Lunch & Dinner Menu

Waterfront Dining • Destin Harbor

Tailfins Waterfront Grill

Open Daily 8AM – 10PM • (850) 650-1200

Lunch & Dinner

Served Daily 11AM – 10PM • Destin Harbor Boardwalk

Fresh Gulf Seafood

Searching for the best seafood restaurant in Destin? Tailfins Waterfront Grill serves lunch and dinner on the Destin Harbor daily, 11AM–10PM — fresh Gulf seafood, a raw oyster bar, Johnny’s wings, baskets, sammiches, steak and ribs, and signature entrées, all with open-air waterfront dining and harbor views. One of the top Destin Harbor restaurants for fresh local catch, sunsets, and live music.

Appetizers

To Start

Smoked Tuna Dip

Lightly smoked and seasoned tuna dip on a bed of slaw with tortilla chips

Southern Fried Pickles

Zesty fried dill pickles served with ranch

Calamari

Hand-breaded fresh calamari with banana and red peppers, citrus aioli and marinara

Tailfins Trio

Melted white cheese dip, salsa and guacamole with house-made chips

Crab Claws

Lightly breaded with cocktail sauce

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Chili Cheese Tots

Crispy tots topped with chili and cheese

Mega Onion Rings

Large crispy onion rings served golden brown

Shrimp Ceviche

Gulf shrimp in fresh lime with onions, cilantro, garlic, tomatoes and jalapeños. Served with tortilla chips

Bavarian Pretzel

Served with honey mustard and cheese dip

Peel & Eat Shrimp

Fresh Gulf shrimp boiled in seasoning mix, served cold

1/2 lb19 1 lb28

Daddy’s Nasty Nachos

Add Chili +7 • Add Shrimp +12 • Add Chicken +9 • Add BBQ Pork +7

Candied Ribs

Johnny’s famous Kansas City baby back ribs sliced, fried and tossed in teriyaki sauce with house slaw

Spuds O’Quigley

Tater tots smothered with cheese dip, shredded cheese, bacon, black olives, pico de gallo and sour cream

Cheesy Bread

Warm cheesy bread

Johnny’s Chicken Wings

Tossed to Order

Boneless Wings

1/2 lb14 Full lb21

Traditional Wings

8 pc15 16 pc27 24 pc35

Wing Flavors

Garlic ParmBBQ KC SweetBuffalo OEDBancheeSweet ThaiLemon Pepper

Oyster Bar

Raw & Chargrilled

Raw Oysters

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Johnny’s Oysters

Lump crab meat, feta and Parmesan cheese

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Tailfins Oysters

Grilled jalapeño, bacon and cheese

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Soup & Salad

Greens & Gumbo

Seafood Gumbo

Cajun roux, crab meat, Gulf shrimp, Andouille sausage, okra, onion, celery and peppers topped with wild rice

Cup9 Bowl12

Soup of the Day

Chef’s choice

Cup7 Bowl11

Dinner Salad

Mixed greens, roma tomatoes, pickled red onions, cucumbers, shredded cheese and croutons

Caesar Salad

Romaine, Caesar dressing, croutons, Parmesan and onions

Seafood Salad

Mixed greens, roma tomatoes, pickled red onion, cucumbers, shrimp, lump crab and feta with honey balsamic vinaigrette

Add Proteins to Any Salad

Chicken +9 • Shrimp +12 • Grouper +17 • Mahi Mahi +15 • Steak Tips +17 • Lobster +20

Savory Baskets

Fried Golden

Fries or tots, hush puppies & slaw

Sub onion rings +5 • Sub house or Caesar salad +3

Chicken Basket

Fried Shrimp Basket

Fried Oyster Basket

Fish Basket

Sammiches

Stacked High

With fries or tots

Sub onion rings +5 • Sub house or Caesar salad +3

Twisted O’Quigley

Smoked turkey, shaved ham, cheese and bacon on grilled pretzel bread with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle

Buffalo Chicken Wrap

Chicken tenders tossed in buffalo sauce in a cheddar wrap with shredded cheese, lettuce and tomato

Pulled Pork Sandwich

KC Smashburger

Two chargrilled patties with cheese, bacon, special sauce, lettuce, tomato, pickled red onion and pickles

Chicken Caesar Wrap

Chicken tenders in a spinach wrap with romaine, Parmesan and Caesar dressing

Fried Shrimp O’Boy

Sub oysters +2

Tailfins Savory

House Signatures

Maine Lobster Roll

Chunks of buttery Maine lobster in creamy citrus mayo with herbs and spices in a New England-style bun

Baja Tacos

Flour tortillas with pickled cabbage, pico de gallo and citrus aioli. Blackened, grilled or fried. Served with chips and salsa

Shrimp19 Mahi Mahi21 Grouper23

Fish Sandwich

Grouper24 Mahi Mahi23

Captain’s Platter

Freshly fried fish, shrimp, oysters and a deviled crab. Served with house fries and slaw

Fresh Gulf Seafood

From the Gulf

The Tailfin Stack

Gulf Coast Grouper topped with lump crab and shrimp, finished with beurre blanc. Served with a petite lobster tail, seasonal vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes

Alaskan Snow Crab Legs

Steamed crab clusters with new potatoes, corn on the cob, slaw and drawn butter

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New Orleans Cajun Shrimp

Blackened Gulf shrimp on rice with seasoned vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes

The Destin Catch

Local fresh catch lightly blackened on rice with Cajun cream sauce, vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes

Crab Stuffed Mahi

Almond-crusted mahi mahi stuffed with crab stuffing, vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes

Tailfins Twin Tails

Two lobster tails over wild rice with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables

New Orleans Blackened Shrimp & Grits

Southern Louisiana shrimp and grits with smoked Gouda, Cajun cream sauce and garlic toast

The High Roller

Steamed seafood assortment with snow crab, mussels, clams, shrimp, lobster tails, new potatoes and corn. Serves 2–6

225

Steak, Ribs & Chicken

Off the Grill

Chef’s Cut Porterhouse

Certified Angus beef char-grilled to order with vegetables and garlic mashed potatoes. Add crab, lobster tail or sautéed shrimp for market price

Johnny’s Famous KC Ribs

Applewood smoked pork ribs served with fries and pit-style beans

Half24 Full34

Bag Pipe Chicken

Lightly blackened chicken over wild rice with vegetables, garlic mashed potatoes, grilled toast, pico de gallo and pineapple

Kids Menu

Little Mates

Ages 12 & under • Every meal $9.99

Cheese Quesadilla & Tots

9.99

Mac and Cheese

9.99

Popcorn Shrimp & Tots

9.99

Chicken Tenders & Tots

Freshly made chicken tenders — kiddos love these!

9.99

Cheeseburger & Tots

9.99

Mini Corn Dogs

9.99

Grilled Cheese & Tots

9.99

Happy Hour Specials

Mon–Fri 3–6PM

Fried Pickles

5.99

Peel & Eat Shrimp

1/2 lb

9.95

Waterfront Dining on the Destin Harbor

Destin, Florida • Harbor Boardwalk

If you’re looking for waterfront dining in Destin, Florida, Tailfins Waterfront Grill sits right on the Destin Harbor Boardwalk at 172 Harbor Blvd — a locally owned, family-operated seafood restaurant serving lunch and dinner daily. We’re one of the best spots on the harbor for fresh Gulf seafood: grouper, mahi mahi, snow crab, peel-and-eat shrimp, a full raw oyster bar, plus Kansas City ribs, wings, and chargrilled steaks for the land lovers.

Grab a table on the boardwalk, watch the boats roll through the Destin Harbor, and catch the sunset over the Emerald Coast with live music and drinks from the upstairs bar. Whether you want the best seafood in Destin, a casual harbor lunch, or a full dinner with a view, Tailfins delivers. Start your morning with our dockside breakfast, bring the family for the kids menu, or catch $7 happy hour Monday through Friday. New to the area? Read more about Destin and Crab Island.