Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida

In a word; DON'T. It's too expensive and aint that great. This is breakfast at Cracker Barrel, about 15 minutes from Disney. About 23 bucks, tip included for bacon, sausage, ham, eggs, pancakes and everything else for two people. The Trail's End resturant at the campground runs $14.99 per person and from what I've read, is not anything to brag about. There's plenty of good places to eat just off Disney property, most will run about half what it costs to eat on site. Eat a big breakfast off-site, in your room or at the camper, carry a drink, water and a snack with you, eat a cheap lunch if you have to and split a drink (will run around 25 bucks for 2 people, the drink will be $2.49 for a small and $2.99 for a large, all four parks will run about that) then go out to Olive Garden or something for supper.

The Donut Hole, Detin, Florida

I got up early one morning (8:30) and thought I'd get some fresh donuts, The Donut Hole is only like a mile from Topsail. Holy Cow, the place was covered up. They serve breakfast and I think maybe lunch, evidently it's good cause the parking lot stays full until after lunch time. I never did get around to trying anything but the donuts just because I didn't want to get up early to beat the rush. The donuts were excellent, maybe next time we'll try breakfast.

There are two locations, this one near Topsail and another on the west side of Destin.

The Crab Trap, Destin, Florida

The beach bar is a great place to have a Crab Trap Punch and a beer while you wait on your table. There's usually a wait, sometimes 10 or 15 minutes, sometimes 45 minutes to an hour, it's a popular place.

You can get an open air view of the gulf if you get the right table.

Don't go if you're expecting a nice quiet dinner, it's loud but the service is always good.

The food is great, above is the Captain's Platter, my wife had the Crab Lover's Platter (below).

Great place to eat, enjoy a beverage, watch the folks and look out at the beach.

There are 3 or 4 more Crab Traps around, this is the only on we've tried. Here's a link to the rest:The Crab Trap

Bayou Bills Crab House, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

There's two locations, east of Destin (3 or 4 miles from Topsail) and one in Panama City.

Char-grilled oysters, kinda like steamed with a charcoal grilled flavor.

One night we split a platter for two, ended up more like four, we ate it for lunch the next day.

During the week in September it's not crowded. Maybe a wait on the weekend.

This is the house special, a bucket of steamed. You get a choice of blue crab or legs. I managed to empty my bucket but it would actually feed two easily.

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Bayou Bill's Crab House



Stinky's Fish Camp, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Stinky has a saying on the wall, "It is what it is and it aint what it aint."
Well, it is good food but it aint good service. We sat for 10 or 15 minutes while they cleared 4 or 5 tables around us. The waiter was about 6' 6" tall and mumbled, so I kept wanting to stand up to hear what he was saying. They had some poo-poo specials, blackened sword fish or something (I really could not hear) but I wanted to try the crawfish pie. The dude said it was fixed fresh so might take a while, not a problem I thought. He asked if I wanted more tea (my glass was empty, did he really have to ask?) but never brought it. He later asked if we needed cocktail sauce but we still had to ask for it. I finally got the check and left him 82 cents tip just cause I didn't want to wait for him to bring the change.
Anyway, good food, stinky service. Might go back someday but wouldn't recomend it.

Jordano's Pizza & More

This aint Joe Momma's Pizza. It's just as good, just a totally differant kind of pizza. A butt-load of toppings pilled on a crispy crist. Best thing is that you can lay up on the beach all day then have it delivered. Menu and other info posted later.

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The pictures are of the EBA pizza, Everything But Anchovies, and lots of everything. Took about 15 minutes on a weeknight and 25 on weekend to get our pies delivered, always less time than they estimated when ordered. They do deliver to the campground at Topsail, I wonder if they'd deliver straight to the beach, might have to ask next time.

Fudpucker's, Destin, FL

I can't say they have the best seafood in Destin but it is good. We usually have a Pucker (sandwitch) but this time I had clam strips. The appitizers were a buck each, fried jalapanos and cheese fries. All that, my wife's shrimp poboy and drinks for less than $28. It's an interesting place and the service is good, very casual.

Pappa Joe's, Apalachicola, FL

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Papa Joe's was highly recommended as a place the locals go to eat. The food was very good and as described, it was extremely casual. Large bar (with fresh oysters) as you come in the door. The raw oysters were good and the steamed (with onions and parmesan cheese) were excellent. Only complaint would be that the oysters and scallops were tiny but I'd blame that more on the BP oil spill messing up the fishing.

Papa Joe's web site

FYI-The beer was cold.

Dockside Cafe, Port St. Joe, FL

The Dockside Cafe is right on the dock, no suprise there. Nothing fancy, food was good. I had the fried oysters, some of the better ones I had on this trip. Large bar, my wife tried a Key Lime Margarita, she'll skip it next time. The place is open, keep that in mind if it's a 100 degrees outside, it's hot. Be a good spot for a late evening beer and late supper with the water views.

Sharon's Cafe, Mexico Beach, FL

This place has a reputation on the internet for good food. Great waffles. Breakfast is their specialty but they have burgers, sandwitches and lots of other stuff. It's all good and greasy. Not fancy at all, think Huddle House only better service and food.