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Brotula’s Seafood House and Steamer

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rotula’s Seafood House & Steamer is a locally owned 
and operated, casual, family friendly seafood restaurant 
located on the Destin Harbor.  Brotula’s specializes in 
southern cuisine with a fresh coastal fl are as well as a 

wide array of steamed and boiled shellfi sh platters. 

Their story starts with two local entrepreneurs, Chris Ruyan 

and Tyler Jarvis, who grew up in the area and saw a need for a 
restaurant that both represented the fl avors and styles of the south 
while utilizing the fresh seafood that is caught right here in our 
“back yard” on a daily basis. Chef-inspired dishes that highlight 
the wonderful fl avors of the Gulf of Mexico are created in a way 
that had yet to be seen in Destin’s casual dining scene. 

The name Brotula’s comes from the a local fi shing secret, a 

unique fi sh called the bearded Brotula or Cusk Eel that is caught 
right in our local waters at depths of 350 feet.  A delicious tasting 
fi sh when you are lucky enough to catch one. The unique fi sh and 
its story were representative of their vision of the restaurant; a 
unique concept of fresh local seafood with the great fl avors of the 
Gulf Coast. 

Aside from their fresh fi sh dishes, and famed seafood towers; 

Brotula’s offers the Harbor’s best “hook n cook” option. They 
will cook the fi sh guests catch 3 different ways, blackened, grilled, 
or fried, or any combination of the 3. They pair it with sides and 
plate it family style for sharing. The chef’s choice option is most 

popular where guests leave it up to the chef, to prepare the fi sh a 
variety of ways and pair it with his favorite sauces. By far one of 
their favorite sauces is the sauce meunière. Typically paired with 
the blackened snapper dish, or atop a hook n cook platter; it is a 
great southern sauce to use when cooking fi sh or shrimp at home 
as well. 

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