Emerald Coast Bar And Grill: Your Perfect Airport Dining Experience

We had a couple of hours until our flight leaving from Florida and decided to grab a bite from the Emerald Coast Bar & Grill. Located in the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), FL, the restaurant is located after the security checkpoint (located to the side but within the gate area). It is situated in a highly-trafficked area for arriving travelers. We were seated quickly and there was no wait. Our server was very friendly and helpful. I ordered a 202 oz draft 30A blond ale (local) and my wife ordered the Emerald Coast Cooler. For lunch, I ordered the Bacon Ranch Chicken Quesadilla (comes with a side of sour cream). It came with tortilla chips and salsa and it was all very good. My wife ordered the Grilled Pesto Turkey Sandwich. She like it so much that she made it for the family a couple of days later. :-) Both of our meals were very good. I expected the prices would be much higher due to being in an airport, but everything was reasonably priced. Recommended!!

Sit down restaurant inside the Destin airport. Great for drinks and dining as you wait. We waited for quite some time after sitting to get a menu because we did want something to eat but only drink menus were on the table. No one acknowledged us so we just hung out for a bit reading our phones. Finally my husband got up to ask the bartender for a menu. We shared a California Cobb salad and it was actually excellent. Great portions and very fresh with lots of well seasoned ingredients. Outstanding and outstanding Bloody Mary. M Prices we insanely high. $21 for salad and $4.50 for a Diet Coke. It it’s the airport. We weren’t checked up on while eating but after we finished we were asked if we needed anything else and the server was friendly. Slow to pick up the credit card as well so we had to go get her as we had a flight to catch. We also had to ask for a receipt of our bill as it was not given. We would eat here again as it was delicious. Just know it is a bit slow for an airport restaurant.

Pretty good food and the prices were okay too. Service was quick and friendly. Once you go through TSA you just stay on that floor and the entrance is there. I went upstairs and couldn’t find it. Thought it was only available before entering TSA. Had enough time to figure that part after I went somewhere else. Didn’t like it so went back downstairs to find out it was accessible. Google has pretty good reviews so I wanted to give it a try. Didn’t disappoint.

No one is a tougher critic of chicken wings than my wife, and she found everything absolutely perfect—no complaints at all.

It's decent for an airport restaurant. The food is actually pretty good. A little spendy but didn't expect anything less, it's in an airport.

Nice place to eat if you are stuck in the Destin airport. I appreciated it somewhere. They have sitdown service so you can relax. They also have a full bar with liquor, wine and beer. I had the cheeseburger with bacon and it was really quite good. It was made fresh and it was very tasty. I also had the old-fashioned and it was good as well. The restaurant was clean. The server was attentive and overall it was a good experience.