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Staff's Restaurant


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4 of 5 stars 34 ratings
34 ratings
5.0 of 5 stars
16
4.0 of 5 stars
5
3.0 of 5 stars
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2.0 of 5 stars
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1.0 of 5 stars
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#16 of 48 restaurants in Fort Walton Beach
  • Cuisines: American
  • Price range*: $15-$30
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5 of 5 stars
K-LOfwb 14 contributions
Fort Walton
Jul 14, 2009

Absolutely the cornerstone restaurant in Fort Walton Beach. I visited it with my family when I was 8 about 34 years ago before I moved here. It was great then and is even better now. The Staffs were a founding Family in this area, and are good kind christian people. They showed my family kindess when we were down on... more

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5 of 5 stars
soldierwife 1 contribution
Tallahassee, Florida 32304
Jun 25, 2009

My family and I are from Tallahassee, Florida and was visiting the San Destin/Ft.Walton area for Father's Day weekend . We found the food at the Staff Resturant to be very good. Everyone in our party was very please with the Jumbo fried shrimps and bacon grill shrimps. TThe children was happy with their burgers as well. The servicers made... more

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5 of 5 stars
CFood57 1 contribution
Mobile
Jun 23, 2009
0/1 found this review helpful

I have eaten at this restaurant for years and it has always met or exceeded my expectations. For you people that rate Staff's food poorly, you don't know seafood. Seafood does not have to be over salted or over breaded to taste good. If you want that type of food then may I suggest Captain D's or Long John Silver's. more

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1 of 5 stars
tankytucall 7 contributions
macon ga
Jun 15, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

Horrible service, and the food was not good. I have been before ( several yrs ago) and loved it. This time completely different experience. The waiter didn't even ask us for drink order. Plopped down our food and left. We had to ask him twice for bread. He never came back. Another guy took away our dishes, filled our tea... more

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2 of 5 stars
majisdicp 4 contributions
Everywhere
Jun 7, 2009
2/2 found this review helpful

The food is edible but is bland for the price you pay. You would think all the seafood would be fresh since the restaurant is right off of the water, but it wasn't! To make it worse, the shrimp I ordered was overdone. The waiter came to seat us, give us food, and give us our check. He never came... more

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1 of 5 stars
jennicarver 1 contribution
jennicarver
Jun 3, 2009
1/1 found this review helpful

We were completely disgusted after eating at Staff's. After reading many of the reviews my husband and I decided to try Staff's out. I was a little leary,considering some of the negative review, but he said,"They are always going to be negative reviews on every restaurant." Big mistake--our meal was $80 bucks (2 adults and 2 kids) and it was... more

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5 of 5 stars
arant 12 contributions
Arkansas
May 22, 2009

We recently stayed a week in Fort Walton so we tried several restaurants. We went to this one twice. The seafood was very fresh and cooked perfectly. Bring your appetite the portions are very generous. If you love soft shell crabs they are about the best I have ever eaten. Don't pass on this one a must see. more

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4 of 5 stars
OklahomaGril 8 contributions
Oklahoma
May 21, 2009

We visit Ft. Walton every year and we always go to Staffs. It is a quiet place and the food has always been great. Our food has never been over cooked or under cooked as per some of the other reviews. I always get the stuffed grouper and my husband loves the fried shrimp. The all you can eat salad... more

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1 of 5 stars
light50 9 contributions
Destin
May 20, 2009

I had eaten at this restaurant many years ago and enjoyed it. Not this time. The place was run down, dirty and smelled of stale smoke. The staff seemed run down as well. I had the fried grouper ($24.99) which came with corn on the cob (bland) and new potatoes (not cooked all the way). You also get a salad... more

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1 of 5 stars
Cotonmom 1 contribution
Athens, GA
May 2, 2009
2/3 found this review helpful

I don't know how this place has gotten the good reviews it has, but our food was awful. The only positive thing I can say is there was alot of it but that came with a high price. I ordered fried shrimp and my husband ordered the seafood platter. Everything was overcooked and covered with so much breading it was... more

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Staff's Restaurant Address

24 Miracle Strip Pkwy, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Tel: 850 243 3482
* Restaurant price information is based on meal cost per person, excluding drinks, tax and tip.