The Shack Fort Walton Beach Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to The Shack Fort Walton Beach, a hidden gem nestled along the picturesque Miracle Strip Parkway. This seafood sanctuary offers an array of mouthwatering dishes that evoke coastal flavors and Southern comfort. Start your culinary adventure with their famous Shack Hush Puppies, perfectly paired with homemade strawberry butter, or savor the richness of their Crab Dip, brimming with lump crab and served with pita chips.
For the main event, indulge in the succulent Snow Crab, known for its tender, melt-in-your-mouth clusters, or choose the enticing Crab & Shrimp Combo for a delightful seafood duality. The vibrant salads and expertly crafted tacos—especially the Baja Shrimp—ensure there's something for everyone.
Set against a beautiful waterfront backdrop, The Shack is more than just a meal; it’s a complete dining experience, filled with fresh flavors and warm hospitality. Your next great seafood experience awaits!
Crabs
Admiral's Bucket
Two pounds of snow crab, two pounds of Dungeness crab, one pound of steamed shrimp, two pounds of mussels, one pound of clams and smoked sausage. Serves 4.
Captain's Bucket
One pound of snow crab, one pound of Dungeness crab, half pound of steamed shrimp, one pound of mussels, half pound of clams and smoked sausage. Serves 2.
Lieutenant's Bucket
One pound snow crab, one pound Dungeness crab, one pound steamed shrimp and smoked sausage. Serves 2.
First Mate's Bucket
Snow crab, Dungeness crab, steamed shrimp, mussels, clams and smoked sausage. (serves 1)
Dungeness Crab
One pound of steamed Dungeness crab legs. Served with drawn butter.
Snow Crab
One pound of "melt in your mouth" steamed snow crab clusters. Served with drawn butter.
Crab & Shrimp Combo
Your choice of snow or Dungeness crab & steamed cocktail shrimp. Served with drawn butter.
Crab Shack Combo
A crab lover's delight. Steamed Dungeness and snow crab legs. Served with drawn butter.
Crab Dip
Our creamy housemade recipe loaded with lump crab. Served with pita chips.
Fried Green Tomatoes
Southern fried golden brown. Topped with our housemade volcano lobster topping.
Fried Green Tomatoes Without Lobster Topping
Southern fried golden brown.
Smoked Tuna Dip
Our homemade smoked tuna seasoned and blended perfectly with onion and celery. Served cold on a bed of lettuce with cucumbers, onions, tomatoes and Captain's Wafer crackers.
Bangin' Shrimp
Spicy, fried volcano shrimp or crawfish tails. Served on a bed of lettuce and garnished with diced tomatoes, green onions and lemon.
Buffalo Chicken Tenders
Breaded and fried fresh chicken tenders, tossed in your choice of housemade sweet chili buffalo sauce, hot honey BBQ sauce or our traditional buffalo sauce. Served with carrots and celery and your choice of ranch or bleu cheese dressing.
Shack Hush Puppies
10 hush puppies served with our homemade strawberry butter.
Fried Pickle Basket
A "Healthy" portion of dill pickle chips, hand-breaded and fried. Served with ranch dressing.
Appetizers
Soups & Salads
Shack Seafood Gumbolaya
Seafood gumbo meets jambalaya in this signature recipe chock-full of fish, shrimp and smoked sausage.
House Salad
Fresh, crisp mixed greens salad, served with dressing. Add any of the following proteins to the house salad: redfish (fried, grilled or blackened), shrimp (fried, grilled or blackened), crawfish (fried, sautéed or blackened), chicken (fried, grilled or blackened) or homemade smoked tuna dip.
Lobster Crab Cake Sandwich
Pan-sautéed and served with our tangy remoulade sauce.
Redfish Sandwich
Redfish cooked to perfection. Served either fried, grilled or blackened with tartar sauce.
Shrimp Po' Boy
Loaded with golden fried shrimp on a hoagie roll. Served with cocktail sauce. Try it "Bangin' style" for an additional charge!
Crawfish Po' Boy
Golden fried Louisiana crawfish tails on a hoagie roll. Served with cocktail sauce. Try it "Bangin' style" for an additional charge!
Captain John's Tuna
Our homemade smoked tuna salad served on Texas toast with applewood smoked bacon and cheese.
Buffalo Chicken Tender Sandwich
Golden fried tenders tossed in our choice of our traditional Buffalo sauce, hot honey BBQ or sweet chili Buffalo sauce. Topped with Pepper Jack cheese and served on Texas toast.
Shack Burger
1/2 lb. fresh beef patty grilled to your liking
Sandwiches
Tacos
Baja Shrimp Tacos
Two soft flour tortillas filled with our "Bangin' shrimp" along with shredded lettuce, remoulade sauce, cheese and our pineapple pico de gallo.
Fish Tacos
Two soft flour tortillas filled with mahi mahi along with shredded lettuce, remoulade sauce, cheese and our pineapple pico de gallo. Available fried, grilled or blackened.
Crawfish Tacos
Two soft flour tortillas filled with golden-fried Louisiana crawfish tails along with shredded lettuce, remoulade sauce, cheese and our pineapple pico de gallo.
Chicken Tacos
Two soft flour tortillas filled with fresh chicken breast along with shredded lettuce, remoulade sauce, cheese and our pineapple pico de gallo. Available grilled or blackened.
Redfish Dinner
Redfish cooked either fried, grilled or blackened. Served with tartar sauce.
Shrimp Dinner
Large shrimp cooked either fried, grilled or blackened. Served with cocktail sauce.
Lobster Crab Cake Dinner
Our homemade recipe blending lobster and blue crab meat. Served with our remoulade sauce.
Shack Cajun Fish Dinner
Blackened redfish topped with Parmesan cream sauce, blackened crawfish and green onions.
Shack Cajun Chicken Dinner
Blackened chicken breast topped with Parmesan cream sauce, blackened crawfish and green onions.
Chicken Tender Dinner
A large portion of our fresh chicken tenders, hand-breaded and fried. Toss them in one of our homemade sauces for an additional charge (traditional Buffalo, hot honey BBQ or sweet chili Buffalo.
Entrées
Sides
Shack Sides
Coleslaw, new potatoes, rice pilaf, French fries, corn on the cob, grilled asparagus, hush puppies, steamed broccoli or sweet potato fries.
Premium Sides
Side shack summer salad (additional charge), side house salad or side Caesar salad.
Chicken Tenders
Fresh chicken tenders, breaded and fried. served with ranch, bleu cheese or honey mustard for dipping. toss them in one of our homemade sauces for an additional charge (traditional buffalo, hot honey bbq or sweet chili buffalo).