Cabana Cafe

Not much of a lunch atmosphere. I ordered a burger cooked medium. I got a burger burnt to a crisp. Chicken fingers had no flavor. I couldn’t recommend eating here. Service was good FWIW.

When you’ve got the late-​night munchies in Destin, there aren’t many great selections. Cabana Café was perfect. We walked in after 11 p.m., they still had 12 people dining and more in the bar.
A casual place that offers live music earlier in the night, Cabana Café is a popular spot for beach goers after the sun sets.
I was most impressed that I was able to order a grilled mahi dish at that hour and still be able to customize it (no breading on the fish, sweet potato fries instead of mashed potatoes). The house salad was remarkably fresh, couldn’t believe how good it tasted with little dressing.
Waitresses are fast, attentive and have a great attitude. Would definitely come back if in the area again.

The wife and I hit this place for dinner and it is great. I had the tuna sashimi and she had a burger. Everything was great. Much better than we expected for a vacation location. Give them a try.

Best tuna sashimi ever with a ginger crust. Very good service. Nothing to complain at all. Thanks

This is a great little café for family dining. They have a lot of choices for kids and adults. Their food was surprisingly good and not just typical bar food. All of their sauces are home made :)

If you like Alfredo Pasta and Hamburgers this is probably the best restaurant in Destin. We have stayed at Ariel Dunes several times and eat here at the Cabana Café every other day.

Awesome find so close to where we are staying. 2 adults and 4 kids. All members of the clean plate club! Very happy! Great singer, who doesn’t start late.

We bought the Margarita pizza. It was way undercooked and we had to put it back the oven for 20 minutes. Why would I pay for a meal that is supposed to be ready to go and then finish cooking it myself? Nope, not my ideal situation. They used to make a «B» grade pizzas, but now it’s more of a C– grade. Sometimes you get an okay pizza, other times it’s really bad. Sometimes your pizza is loaded with toppings, other times it looks scarce. I guess it depends on who’s cooking.

Very pleasantly surprised! Odd location being in the Ariel Dunes high rise but the food was fantastic. Best burger I’ve had in Destin area. Very juicy and very fresh ingredients. The pizza was delish as well. All of their dressings are house made and they taste that way too! Will definitely be back!

My spot when I’m in Destin. Order anything on the menu and you will love it. Pizza’s are incredible. Service is even better than the food. Had my wedding reception there. The prices are the best around. No gouging there. Wayne needs to do a little work on the front patio. :(
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I know they are more of a pizza joint but I just wasn’t in the mood, so I got chicken parmasian, started with a salad that had lots of veggies on it, all fresh I really enjoyed it. Sweet tea was awesome. Chicken was not as flavorful as I would have liked but the pasta sauce made up for it. Service was very good. We ate early so the place is pretty much empty. The rest of our party… shrimp poboy, very good. Turkey club, good. Mahi Mahi very good. Chicken marsala was good also. All in all a very enjoyable meal.

A real hidden gem. It is located inside the Ariel Dunes 1. The food and service were excellent. They also have live music, which was fantastic. Had a real good time!

Need a place too hang out and have drinks?! No matter your type off crowd! If you’re visiting this beach this is the place to be!!! I appreciate the great service from the bar tender who was tending to well over who was just at the bar and checked on is often! Nice accepting environment where everyone’s motive is just to have a good time

Service was awful. During the whole meal, we were checked on maybe twice. Food took over twenty minutes without an apology or explanation. When the waitress finally came around, she checked on everyone as if she was playing duck duck goose, «Be with you in a minute, be with you in a minute, be with you in a minute.» In addition to the bad service, the food was nothing to look forward to eating again, especially for the prices.

My friends and I decided order take-​out here since we were living in the condos that were connected to this building. We ordered over the phone (three separate orders for 6 ppl) and were told it would be a 40 minute wait, so we waited about 35 minutes and then headed over to pick up our food. When we got there, the hostess charged all of our cards and informed us that it would be another 10 minutes, so we sat in the front and waited.
We weren’t in a hurry or anything so we just talked and chilled in the front for about 30 – 35 min, before we decided to check and see if our food was done yet. When I went up to ask the hostess a second time, she told me «it’ll be here soon» without even looking up from what she was doing. My friends and I figured that they had forgotten about our order and probably just starting cooking our food when we went in to pay for it, so we decided to give them about 10 more minutes (since they had originally told us 40 min over the phone).
After almost 1 ½ hrs of waiting and asking about our food THREE more times (the workers and manager seemed like they could care less), we finally got our food.
The cherry to top of our less than wonderful experience? The food wasn’t even that great… my fish was way overcooked and everyone else agreed that the food was definitely not worth the wait.
I understand that they probably don’t worry too much about customers returning, since majority of their customers are tourists visiting from other states, but at least PRETEND to care when you have customers who waited over 2 hrs for food that they already paid for.

Shared the cabana salad with shrimp with my hubby and ordered the grouper meal as well. It was just ok this time. It was overly priced and I wasn’t as impressed with the toppings on the salad. I wanted to pick up from here out of sheer convenience to our condo, but I’m not in a rush to go back.

We really enjoyed the Mahi Mahi and veggies. The blueberry cobbler looked delicious. .if I weren’t doing a show, I’d have some!

What’s amazing about this is where it is hidden! It is in the same «condo campus» of Majestic Sun, SeaSurf and Ariel dunes. In fact this is at the ground floor of Ariel Dunes. The atmosphere here is very local; even though all tourists from the condos make it here on their first night to try out.
Nice live music! Definitely the highlight for the experience. «Cabana Boy» a must for mixed drinks lovers. We loved the fried shrimp appetizer with Blazing Asian sauce. Good nothing special or eclectic but overall good, a little too bland for my taste. Most tables are a tad too dark in lighting. One side has a pool view.
Overall, a good place for a decent meal with good drinks and lovely live music!

Ok. So I came in with some friends after dinner and this place came recommended. The live music was really great but I felt as though it was the «tinder» crowd of an older generation. A group of people were present and honestly I couldn’t tell if we were watching a swingers group in action or whether they were just day drinking followed by night drinking. A great time was had catching up with friends. The atmosphere was cool. This seemed like the place for locals and I will definitely be back.
The two person band was the highlight.

By far one of the best experiences to be had in the area. I hesitate to write this review because I want to keep this gem to myself, but the staff and the food here are too damn good not to share!
Take a minute get off the touristy beaten path and go see Corbin and the crew. If you want some sweet music to go with your meal then be sure to stop by Thursday through Sunday for a very amazing duo that will keep you partying into the night!
I absolutely despise the «redneck riviera» however the people here have me questioning why. Oh wait it’s the damn tourists! We will be back, again and again!