Buffalo’s Reef

Not the cleanest place and the outside is disgusting, trash thrown all over and never picked up!
Last night will be the last time we eat there for a long time if ever again. Ordered wings and a burger, asked for the burger to be cooked well done and it was raw, this is the 3^rd time this has happened in a 6 month period. The wings are drenched in sauce, this is only the second time I haven’t enjoyed the wings, less sauce is more. My tip is clean the inside and outside and have a better cook.

This is certainly a dive, but the wings were delicious hot and plentiful. Blue cheese and ranch were tasty as were the kids fries. I came on a busy night and had a few minutes to wait for a table. The hot sauce was tangy and he certainly listened when I asked for extra wet. I debated giving it four stars because it is such a little dive, but at the end of the day it’s worth the fifth star for the food. I son who doesn’t even like cheeseburgers said it was the best burger he’s ever had.

Great place for families. Service and prices are great. Wings are great but on Tuesday’s wing ding all you can eat nights expect to wait 15 minutes between reoders which is how we think they keep you from eating a metric ton of wings. A half order of fries will feed 4. Kids get Frisbees as plates to take home which they loved.

These are the best wings in the state. If someone leaves a bad review they just dont know what a good chicken wing is.

Best wings around, always fresh and hot. Ive had the thai chili, medium, carolina reaper (super hot), and hot n spicy bbq; all of which are amazing. Great for game day as well

Wings were dry and hard. The fries were super soggy and it was just an overall terrible experience. I heard plenty of people recommend this place & I was sooooo disappointed. Definitely won’t be back. My cousin had a burger and the meat was dry and rubber tasting. All in all terrible.
Oh and the staff just looked at me when we were standing there. Not so great customer service either. Barely any greeting.

Walked in and stood there for about 10 minutes until a hostess comes up and says «Are you waiting for something?» Yeah… id like to eat, i got the boneless wings that were hard and crunchy and over drenched in sauce the chili cheese fries which were amazing but the glass of beer i got mine as well have been served in a shot glass rude staff, bad food… not impressed… i wont be back.

The best wings in town, and the best I’ve ever had. The homemade dipping sauces are soooooooo delicious, and the staff is always friendly. Eat here

I have spent countless dinners and lunches at Buffalos Reef even when it was on Okaloosa Island. Back in the Cindy days. I went tonight after a long day as a General Manager in a restaurant in the Destin area. Haven’t had anything to eat all day. Most managers can relate. I jokingly asked the waitress to see if it was possible to get all flats because the drummets have a tenden in them that grosses me out. She said she can’t ask. Ok
I get it. Guess what I recieved, in an order of 25, 19 were drummets. Is it a joke. No sure wasn’t when I sent them back and recieved my bill guess what. I was still forced to pay for then19 wings I returned. The manager came out and said I was for warned. No I was told I couldn’t ask. Not that there was no way of controlling what I was going to get. Needless to say I went home hungry but the curley fries we great. I will be spending my hard earned money elsewhere.

This place is great! One of our top 5 favorite locally owned places in the area. They have American red on tap which makes them a 5 in my opinion to begin with! The wings are huge and LOADED with whatever sauce you choose. The veggies are fresh and they aren’t stingy with any of their servings. A full order of curly fries can serve 4 or more people for $ 3.50. The place has plenty of tv’s and the AC is always cranked up. Overall this place is amazing and the service is always fantastic!

Stopped in for lunch today, as we were looking for a close burger joint. The inside décor isn’t much to look at, and it’s not especially clean for a restaurant. A bar maybe, but not a restaurant.
We ordered the fried shrimp basket and burger. Each came with fries. I ordered mild buffalo wing sauce to dip my shrimp in. Both dishes were very tasty. Large shrimp, butterflied and fried. Burger cooked perfect, medium.
It would have gotten a higher rating, if it weren’t for the dingy inside décor and housekeeping. May return.

As always, the BEST WINGS EVER! It’s a family tradition to come here and we are never disappointed! Amazing service and the food, can’t be beat! Make it a priority on your list!

Best wings in the world! I love the curly fries and pink lemonade too! I come here every week and have a great time with family.

I love these wings! They come out with sort of a crunchy exterior. And I mean crunchy in the best of ways. Favorites are medium and Thai chili. Very good bleu cheese to go with the veggies (ranch is good too). Their chicken salad is really tasty with a little pineapple in it. I also am a big fan of the Dune Burger.

The wings are spectacular! However, do not go in on a busy Saturday and expect good service. We sat for 10minutes before our waitress came to take our order. When I told her we were also ready to order food she told me «I’m too busy right now to take your food order» we immediately got up and left. A server should never tell a customer they cannot take an order! Won’t be back anytime soon. Maybe just carry out from now on until they hire better servers.

We have come here every time we came to Ft. Walton for years! Our favorite place. Best wings and fried pickles on earth! Some things never change! And that’s hard to find!

Stopped in for lunch & got a buffalo chicken salad. Had huge chunks of veggies on it and a lot of chicken. Was a nice large salad, but required a lot of chopping up first. Tiny bag of tiny croutons on the side. Chicken had great flavor (I ordered it hot). I’d love to go back & try the chicken on its own.

I would say this place has good hot wings. Nothing out of ordinary, I am from Houston and since I am pluckers fan, their wings were just stomach filling when I was really starving in Fort Walton. Give their hot wings a try. My boyfriend ordered coleslaw as well and he told me they were not good at all.
So just stick with wings I guess :)

I write this with a saddened heart. I grew up in Ft. Walton Beach. Buffalo’s Reef was my family’s favorite go-​to restraunt. I moved away and had been back to visit several times, and now have finally moved back home. I was excited to have my favorite wings. Every time I have gone back though. the quality was poor, the chicken was dry and both the medium and hot sauce held no spice. We had to get a side of sizzling sauce to feel/​taste any kind of heat.
It’s a bit dingy and outdated as well. The service however was not bad. The staff were quick and polite.
With a bit of sprucing up, and tightening the gears this could be a once again great wing spot.

I came to this place after hearing a lot of people rave about how delicious their wings were. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t blown away and I wasn’t really letdown either. Their bone-​in wings do have a pleasant crunchy exterior and moist meat inside, so that’s a big plus. Their boneless wings. are boneless wings, nothing extraordinary.
As for the sauce, I ordered the fiery thai which was described to me as being similar to a sweet thai chili sauce. It kinda was, it was sweet but it had a different twang to it. Not a bad twang, just a different twang that I’ve had with other similar sauces. For what it’s worth, one of the people I was eating there with said they honey bbq was very good. I also got a bowl of chili cheese fries which were good. Chili didn’t have much flavor, but the chili and cheese were warm so I can’t be too mad.
Overall, this place wasn’t bad. Service was friendly, no issues there. I would eat there again, but honestly, I’d prefer to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings as they have more sauces and their sauces taste better, in my opinion. It’s a divey type place as most people have described and it’s a semi decent place to go on gameday as it won’t be near as loud or crowded as other places like Buffalo Wild Wings.