Fat Daddy's Arcade — Restaurant in Destin

There seems to be a lot of reviews below that don’t understand what an arcade IS. If you’re looking for “value in your investment” that’s not what an arcade IS. An arcade exchanges your money for ENTERTAINMENT. If you’re looking to “invest” your money go open a 401(k) don’t expect Fat Daddy to repay your $100 with $200 worth of value when you redeem little Sally’s tickets. I wish I could take away some of those low stars for you Fat Daddy. On to my review...

We went here on a a rainy day. In the future we will stop in on a sunny day because Fat Daddy does it right. The arcade was sparkling. Ownership clearly focuses on cleanliness. Floors were clean, games were clean, glass was clear, and the whole arcade just felt new and cared for. The arcade was well staffed and the staff helpful and engaged. The games!!! The games were varied, working, clean, seemed modern, and were a blast. We had the following ages in our group: 70, 63, 34, 33, 30, 10, 8, 5. We all found things to play. Lots of games to play as a team of two. Great and well maintained claw machines. We won several things from the claws including a pink unicorn my niece hasn’t put down.

So the big thing with kids is the “prizes”. Fat Daddy’s has an amazing selection. The way they have curated their prizes and the way they display the options is very well done. We had them combine all of our tickets and then split them among the kids equally. All the kids got some super cool items. Our total “investment” for 12 people was around $200. We walked out with bags full of stuff. My 5 year old got a dinosaur claw shovel, a huge bouncing ball, a package that had a soldier/boat/dinosaur in it. Weird combo but he loves it.

Most every game takes “1 credit”. Credits are purchased simply from a kiosk for $1 per credit. However, if you can spend more the credits become less expensive. We ended up doing $50/family which equated to 70 credits. We played for about an hour and a half on that.

Overall, this is probably the best arcade I’ve been to. I hope Fat Daddy’s continues to do the little things right. It’s noticed. We will be back...

Forst off let me say that I'm glad this archade does exist and the games aren't all bad. My gripe though is the cheap undertone and grey area scam each game gives.

I've been going to this archade for about 5 years. I live local and I bring my daughter for about 2 hours each time we go.

The arcade started out as "ok" with games where you win large ticket counts but the claw machines on the right with all the neat prizes are a sham to me. As a mechanical engineer and a minor in electrical, I understand the basic physics of these claw machine games and how to win. Though I have won the 15k ticket, several 1k and 5k large rubber ball machines, 1 Stanly cup and a hydro bottle, it was never the technique. It was always the amount of times you play in a row. The claw machines on the right are the worst as you can pick the items up and they fall until it resets and it closes slightly tighter.

There are the claw machines which are east and you get the little 100-900 count rings but they get placed in a way that only the low count is reachable at all. The small claw machine where you get the 10 uear old ring sucker's and $0.07 toy is never guaranteed either.

The video games are great and fun, though they don't have many. I would not call this a true arcade but more of a way to waste $100 for $0.50 candy or toys.

The experience is good, employees are somehow responsive though a few seem like their two brain cells are fighting for third place. All in all it's 3 stars.

They took the larger ticket balls in the giant ball claw machine and bury them.or they are gone and the other already awful claw machines are way off and I don't think they get many winners.

This is more a carnival type deal, I'd...

Some would boldly claim that their kids are why they come to this arcade but I proudly proclaim that I have no kids. LOL. The Fat Daddy’s Arcade offers a clean, affordable, fun experience for the whole family. They frequently update their games and maintain their old ones. The prices are fair: 25 cents for 1 token and most games take between 2-4 tokens. They do have a deal that you spend $20 and get 100 tokens which is pretty F’ing amazing. The machines often give out prizes… it seems that every time I go in I see someone winning an I-phone or a PS4/Xbox One. The employees there are helpful but keep in mind that most of them are teenage brats and can be a little “numb” at times… but I suppose if I worked around children 8 hours while they played flashy/loud games I would dream of axe murder too. The managers however are fantastic… I remember there was a David there who constantly was helping customers and making sure they were taken care of. Great guy that one. They have Mario Cart, Transformers, Terminator, Basketball, Skeeball, tons of crane games, Wheel of Fortune, Deal or No Deal, and a butt load of kids specific games. Give it a shot I guarantee that you will love it (or at least your kids)… So whether you’re a recently divorced dad seeking the approval of his kids or a loving family that has yet to break up and start you midlife crisis Fat Daddy’s Arcade is...