Capt. Dave's On The Gulf

amjohnson
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4 out of 5
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1
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Captain Dave's on the Gulf

  • September 12, 2005
  • Rated 4 of 5 by amjohnson from Holly Grove, Arkansas
This restaurant is located in the Sandestin area right on the beach. It is a really nice, neat-looking building, and it has a great view of the beach and Gulf of Mexico. We have visited this restaurant several times and continue to go back. This is a great place for a seafood dinner.

During our last visit, we arrived around 5pm, were given a number for a table, and were asked to go downstairs to the waiting area and watch the screens for our number. Once downstairs, there was a large bar area with tables, chairs and bar stools, and an outside porch area that also had tables and chairs. There were screens both inside and outside where you could watch for your number to be called. The porch area had a wonderful view of the beach and ocean and a nice ocean breeze. We had about a 15-minute wait until our number was called.

When we arrived back upstairs, we were quickly seated and given our menus. Our waitress took our drink orders and I also went ahead and ordered for my son, who isn’t real good with waits. The adult menu was wonderful, but the children’s menu was really catered toward older children. They did not offer the grilled cheese or macaroni and cheese. They did have burgers and chicken and such, though. The adult menu was full of wonderful-sounding dishes. I chose the parmesan-stuffed shrimp because that is what I had on my last visit, and I absolutely loved it. My son got his order really quickly. I ordered him a hamburger that came with fries. The burger was huge; I don’t know of many adults that could have eaten this entire meal. It was costly, and I could see why for the size, but I would have rather the option of a cheaper price and smaller child’s meal. My food took a while but was wonderful when it arrived. I also got a salad and bread while waiting on my food. The food was worth the wait. Overall, it took about an hour and 20 minutes from the time we were seated until we received our check. It is a little slow.

The restaurant is very nice, with nice, clean, and neat tables with real cloth napkins. It is a little fancier than many of the seafood restaurants in the area. I will be going back again on my next trip; even with the wait, the food is worth it.

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