Desi’s

We drive 40 miles to eat here once per week. It is by far the best southern cooking we have found within our commuting distance. I have NEVER eaten one bite that I didn’t like. Besides 3 or 4 meats and 12 to 15 veggies each day, the desserts are wonderful. It is a wonderful place for lunch.

Best fried chicken and southern-​style cooking in Crestview!

If you like homemade Southern cooking that you know can’t be good for you this is the place! We love this place. It’s super-​old school, old-​time atmosphere that’s hard to find. The building is old and it makes you feel like you went back in time. The food is amazing and there are things there I had no idea existed. Although we are from Texas, so there are a lot of things here in NW Florida we didn’t know existed.
I usually don’t like fried chicken, but this one is amazing. I don’t like bread pudding, but this one is very good and not super wet like some are. The mashed potatoes are real and the gravy is awesome.
You pay one price and it’s a buffet. The only negative is the hours they are open. M-​F and only for a few hours. I think it’s something like 11am-1:30pm, but the effort to get there is worth it.

Desi’s is a Crestview staple. Cheap and delicious. I may have diabetes from the delicious bread pudding and enough cholesterol to clog every artery in my body, but damn that food was great!!! I make it here once a month for good southern food.

Nice local place for southern style cooling! Fried cornbread brought back memories of my wife’s great grandmother’s cooking! They are only open from 11−2pm but it gets crowded pretty quick each day.
They don’t have a large selection on their buffet but it is made fresh daily. In regards to food, I had a selection of the fried chicken, ham, and roast beef and it was pretty good. My son enjoyed the bread pudding for dessert and the salad bar seemed pretty basic.
The décor & atmosphere is… memorable. If you sit against the wall you will see crumpled newspapers peeling off have been painted over. You will notice this is a local’s place with people wandering to other tables to chat with an old buddy or waving at people as they walk in.
Not a big buffet guy so I probably will not come back unless one of my kids wants to eat here again. My son had field day and wanted to try it so this is why we tried it out.

When my family was located here in Crestview. I went downtown to explore the local stores and shops and I tell you I found a place we all enjoyed myself, wife and daughter. The food reminded us of home and it was reasonable priced.

Southern home-​style soul and comfort food at it’s finest!
I happened upon this happening lunch spot by accident, and am very pleased to have done so. My daughter and I have been here twice, and plan to return again sometime soon.
The menu changes daily (call their menu line for the day’s lineup), but the food is always fantastic! The set price, which includes drink, is reasonable and affordable, the staff is lovely, the food is … oh wait, I already said the food is fantastic!
Do yourself a favor and stop in for a bite. The food is served buffet-​style. All they ask is that you don’t take more than you can eat. I’d suggest getting very small servings of everything, because you’ll find yourself wanting to go back and sample everything anyway!
Great find, couldn’t be happier. And the sweet tea is SWEET. I love it!