Fort Walton Beach Restaurant Guide

We dine here everytime we are in town...atleast twice. Wonderful food, great atmosphere. Very kid friendly menu. Our whole family enjoys it.

Loved every bite of the lobster, crab, shrimp and salad. Cooked to perfection! Excellent server named Kevin--very friendly! Will return again as soon as we can. Thank you! Eakins from Texas

This is the worst place in Fort Walton. Way over priced. Food had no taste. Not kid friendly. Terrible service. The venue was nice but the experience was not fine dining at all. Terrible.

We lived in Fort Walton Beach for 16 years and left 2 years ago. Old Bay was our favorite restaurant in the area and we went there at least once a month. Last week we visited for the first time since leaving and of course had to eat at Old Bay. We looked forward to this meal more than any. We were extremely disappointed! Our waiter was rude, impatient, and acted as though we were a burden to him. He spilled water on our guest and barely offered an apology. The food portions were much smaller than 2 years ago. We each got 2 potatoes the size of a strawberry and our crab legs were barely luke warm when they arrived at our table. Really unacceptable food quantity and quality. The salad was good, but we noticed the usual black olives were missing. I doubt we will go back there when in town again.

I ask my husband what he wanted for his birthday and he said to eat at Old Bay Steamer in Destin, FL. We ate there last Summer and loved it. We are driving down in a few week to stay 2 days and eat my husband's birthday dinner at Old Bay Steamer.

We eat at restaurant's all over Destin and Ft. Walton, this is by far the BEST seafood there is. The Shrimp and Crab legs are wonderful, they also have the best Seafood Gumbo! You will not be disappointed. We eat dinner there at least twice when we are down on vacation.

The very best restaurant within 100 miles of Destin. The steamed shrimp and house salad is a meal by itself. I don't know if it's still the case but go there early and you get great specials. Service was great and super friendly. Normal pricing for the area but the amount of food you get is much more than most places. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED !

Simply too expensive for the overall value. Food is ok but nothing outstanding. Service alright but again, nothing outstanding. This is a typical touristy chain restaurant on the beach which really does not have much to offer in terms of excellence.
Fish was good but the vegetables were so so.

Went there on the recommendation of the guy at the desk of our hotel. He said it was where he went for seafood. Best steer we have had in a long time. Great Food...Salad..great, crab..great, clams..great, mussels..great, royal reds..great, oysters..outstanding. Excellent ambiance (good blues). Great value and well worth dining there.

The food was outstanding. I went back a second time while in Ft. Walton

We love old bay steamer.. any time we have people from out of town (who like seafood) this is where we come... (even if we don't have visitors) I'S GREAT!! YUMMMMY

As locals here this is one of the few places that we have enjoyed for years. The food is wonderful and so is the family that runs it. The place has a New Orleans funky setting about it and the casual atmosphere will make you feel right at home. Also the house salad is the greatest and as the motto says "steamed not fried"

the best seafood restaurant. best blackened mahi beurre blanc.... yummmy!!!

We first ate at old bay steamer in the fall of 2006 LOVED it. We recently returned a few days ago and were GROSSLY disappointed. It appears as if the staff was sabotaging the food and the waiter was dispassionate and uncaring. The food was cold & underecooked. 3 thumbs down

I moved from Florida to Texas over a year ago and have an opportunity to go to Fort Walton next week. My ONLY stop will be to Old Bay Steamer. I'm so excited, I can already taste the crab! Please, please please open a restaurant in San Antonio!!

While visiting my daughter and her family over Christmas, we had dinner at the Old Bay Steamer. We ordered the family seafood platter & were pleasantly surprised at how much food there was...all of it delicious! The salad was delectible...the Key Lime Pie, a MUST to try! Our server, Patrick, treated us like royalty!
The next time we visit, Old Bay Steamer will be first on our list of things to do! :)
Keep up the high standards...you will continue to be a truly great dining experience!
Thank you!
Marsha from Southern California

Great food, great atmosphere, and great service! If you have a chance to go-----GO! The house salad is to die for......

The BEST ever!!!

We look forward to eating here almost as much as the trip to the beach itself. The entire dining experience is perfect. It is excellent food in a casual atmosphere.

We love Old Bay. The appetizers are tasty, especially the mushrooms and the tuna dip. For fresh steamed seafood, it is the best. I'm heading there tonight!

My husband and I dined there last summer and will be in the area again this summer and DEFINITELY will be dining there again. We ordered the Sampler for Two and it was absolutely delicious. Their salad and salad dressing was out of this world as well.

Was given a gift certificate to eat here while vacationing in Ft. Walton on our honeymoon -- left a lasting impression -- truly THE FINEST experience I have ever had with seafood - a MUST TRY to believe!

Our vacation plans to Fort Walton Beach had to be cancelled due to Hurricane Dennis but we were able to make new reservations in Panama City Beach.However,we drove to Fort Walton just to eat at Old Bay Steamer.The the food and sevice was excellent.Great job!

My husband and I go every year (making the drive from Boaz, Alabama to Fort Walton, Florida) at least twice a year. It was the only restaurant that we had ever chosen to visit twice in the same vacation week. The food is so fresh and delicious and the service is second to none. We recommend it to all our friends that are beach bound!

my grand son told me about this place when he was 7 years old(he loves seafood)when can came back home from vacation this place was all he talked about food wise when he got back ,so i got to expericenc this last year with them ,and he was right this is the best shrimp,crablegs,lobster,salad and the corn ,potatoes i have ever eat.my daughter and grandson eat there 3 out of the 5 night we were there. IT IS THE BEST, P.S. the service was great also,HOPE TO SEE YOU THE WEEK OF 7/24/05 ,WE WILL BE THERE THE NIGHT OF THE 24TH ,IF THE STORM DONT MESS THINGS UP.
FROM THE GORDYS AND THE LANES FROM GA

Old Bay Steamer is the BEST resturant I have EVER been to. The best thing to get is the supersize platter. It comes with lobster, king crad legs, snow crab legs, corn on the cob and more. It is SO GOOD!!!!

When asking a realtor in the area for a place to stay she also suggested OBS for great seafood. It was the best seafood EVER!!! Our family of 4 had the "Family Steamer" and actually ate every bit of it! Great atmosphere and service :)

I live in ft.walton and try to eat there as much as I can. The food is as great as their sevice.

Wonderful seafood! We are from Louisiana and we know our seafood - this place is the greatest and we make sure we eat here at least once everytime we visit our condo in Destin. We have NEVER been disappointed.

OBS has become a tradition for the two of us. we never fail to eat at least once when we visit Ft. Walton Beach. Food, service, and value is wonderful.

We had a great time at the Old Bay Steamer. We were in Ft. Walton Beach 3 nights in late March of 2004. Seldom do we repeat at a restaurant, but we ate two evenings there. This restaurant is a must do for visitors to the area - you won't be sorry.

Excellent food at theright price. Best value on the strip....

It is the best place to eat in fort walton beach

Old Bay Steamer has become a favorite or ours and we never travel to Ft. Walton that we don't eat at least once there. Our last waiter was called "friendly" and he lived up to his name. i have spread the word far and wide about this place and i like the new location.

Every time I travel to Ft. Walton Beach, I dine at least once and maybe twice at Old Bay Steamer. The sweet prawns are my personal favorite. This is the place I bring my co-workers and friends for seafood.

My experience at the Old Bay Steamer has always been excelent for the many years I have been going there.