After a disappointing visit to Casa Marina Hotel for brunch, I decided to give brunch a try at another popular Jacksonville Beach restaurant. This time I was headed to Refinery. This upscale restaurant features an ocean bar, pub, entertainment lounge, and an elegant upstairs dining room. They serve Euro-American fare. The ocean bar is their outdoor option giving direct access to the ocean air and view of the beach dunes. The First Street Pub offers a surprising touch of

Next up for review is Fudpucker’s, not to be confused with the chain Fuddrucker’s. This lunch and dinner establishment claims to be a beachside bar and grill, but it is not located on the beach. However, if you are looking for a family-friendly, food-filled, quirky tourist trap, have I found the place for you. The beachside reference comes from…wait for it… “The World’s Greatest Alligator Park” called Gator Beach. Yes, you heard me right. This restaurant not only serves

Our next breakfast spotlight in Destin is Ruby Slipper. The concept for this restaurant is absolutely genius in my opinion. Have you ever wished you could have a real authentic restaurant brunch any day of the week? Well, Ruby Slipper has answered that call. From coffees to cocktails and bennies (benedicts) to sammies (sandwiches), their menu hosts many of the treasured options that come with the ideal brunch spread. Ruby Slipper is a chain that was started in New Orlean

Crackings is a family owned and operated restaurant that began in 1998. They are a breakfast, brunch, and lunch establishment. They currently have 2 locations, one in Destin and the other in Santa Rosa Beach (Grayton). I typically only go to a breakfast restaurant when I am on vacation. I find that most breakfast restaurants smell greasy or like dirty dishwater and the floors are either sticky tile or carpet that hasn’t been changed in at least a decade. Thus, I’m a litt