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Boondocks Restaurant

4.0 (838 reviews)
ModerateSeafood, American
Closed • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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BOONDOCKS RESTAURANT ATMOSPHERE

What's the vibe?
Casual
Moderate noise
Happy hour specials
Good for groups

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Shrimp dinner with Cheddar Mac and Cheese
Jacqueline C.

Fantastic!! The wait was about 45 minutes, but in all fairness, we had 12 people. Bartenders were on point. Food came out hot, and was really tasty. I got the SHRIMP DINNER with Cheddar Mac and cheese. My sister got a salad with lightly blackened shrimp. All in all, great experience. See pics!!

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Anna E.

The food was great. The service was great. Great view of the water. Drinks were weak which was the only downside.

Tacos with home made chips
Steve R.

I do recommend this place if you're looking for an old Florida seafood restaurant on the water. The menu isn't extensive and nothing is fancy by any means but it's a local hangout with a marina attached to it. The service has been good and quick Just remember it's a local place and not a fancy chain Food is tasty and served hot

Blake M.

This place is tucked away on the water behind Ponce Inlet. I've been there a few times. The staff is always friendly and the place has great outdoor seating. The food is ok but nothing to go out of your way for, I usually go for the water front location.

Steamed Shrimp
Susie R.

Boondocks is a must when in Daytona! It never disappoints for the coldest beer in town and the best steamed shrimp! The service is always great and the view of the river is spectacular! My favorite restaurant and holds many wonderful memories of meals past!

This is the house salad with galic/blackened Fish and it's absolutely delicious and so healthy!

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The food is great. The service is great. You cannot beat the beautiful. I think they have the best hamburger around and it's fresh.

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A perfect casual spot on the water! Service was outstanding and the food was delicious. Fish Ruben a must have.

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Food has gone downhill a bit, however the service was great! Our server Chuck was very attentive and simply had a great attitude!

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Food was good and the fish fresh. The onion rings yummy. Nice view of the marina. The waitstaff pleasant , we went for sunset

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We had an awesome experience . The food was delicious. The servers were really good asked and alert on our needs. Very prompt service

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Ask the Community - Boondocks Restaurant

Do you have a full bar? Someone said it was beer and wine only?

Full bar! My favorite is the goombay smash with captain Morgan in it !

Do they cook your catch here?

Yes, we do cook your catch! Come see us after your fishing trip!

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Everything was delicious. Serving sizes were unexpectedly large…read more The waitress was friendly, offering helpful suggestions. Relaxed enjoy the sun and water atmosphere.

This was our fifth visit over several years to this hidden treasure at Ponce Inlet Florida! Taking…read morea road trip with friends, we chose to spend some time at Daytona Beach allowing us to revisit an old acquaintance ... the restaurant "Down the Hatch!". Located right on the water allowing a wide range of options for diners to arrive in style. This rustic restaurant offered indoor and outdoor seating with fresh catches of the day along with "fish camp" staples of shrimp, scallops, pasta, salads with assorted chicken and steak options. A wide variety of draft and bottled beer as well as house specialties from a full bar. We arrived to enjoy a slightly late lunch so the crowd inside was small but a much larger group of diners were enjoying a really warm afternoon in the shade of an overhead tent allowing for gentle breeze cooling everyone from the waters edge to to the parking lot! Our server was very attentive and handled all of our orders very efficiently! I would encourage everyone who might be in the Daytona Beach (Ponce Inlet) area to make the effort to locate and thoroughly enjoy lunch or dinner at this local gem practically in the shadow of the nearby lighthouse!

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Inside seating - really cool history. The inside was rebuilt from an old Wisconsin barn
Inside seating - really cool history. The inside was rebuilt from an old Wisconsin barn
Pulled Pork BBQ
Pulled Pork BBQ
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We've been really impressed with the Hidden Treasure Pub at Harbor Village…read more Food is great and awesome service. We like the fire out tables. You can eat and have some nice drinks while the kids swim. All the servers are great but Amanda is really a lot of fun and great at taking care of us. Highly recommend

While hanging out at the lighthouse, we got hungry. I'm not sure if the lighthouse made us hungry…read moreor if blasting Wind Walker's album 'What if I Break' on the way there made us hungry. (seeing them in May-excite!) I don't think this place is associated with the lighthouse but it's conveniently located and easy to walk across the street to. They have indoor and outdoor seating so depending on the weather-your preference, you can still enjoy. Any time there's food and a large body of water close by, it's sure to be a good time. They do have a bird. He seemed to be a regular because everyone knew about him and servers laughed about him. I heard one guy say that they sell some kind of shrimp there to feed him so I suspect that's why he has created his home. They probably can't even kick him out. I wanted oysters. I needed them. Not the best I've had but they were good and didn't make me sick so a win. Had I died from them,(Wind Walkers-"Just be sure when you leave, you leave me in a body bag"). At this particular moment, I wasn't sure if they'd be enough so I did order the Island Pork Wrap - key lime pork ribeye, rice, pineapple, mango, peppers, and onions. It was good but a bit heavy. I ate half of it and took the other half. I saw rice, pineapple, mango and needed it. The pork was the lacking part. My wife had the same thing but the bowl version. She ate all of it. We did order the fried green tomatoes as well. Delicious as most green tomatoes are. I'd certainly visit this place again. They had a large menu/huge variety. The atmosphere was good. The food was good(at least ours was). The service was absent at times but it might just be one of those places where you have to flag someone down. It was middle of the day on a Wednesday so it wasn't that busy but it did seem like it took our meal a while to be brought out. Not a big deal because we were killing time anyway but something to keep in mind if you have somewhere to be. I wish I could apply this lyric to the place: "Even when I'm cold, I will love so loud", but I can't. I still liked it though. If you're hungry, this place will satisfy.

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S'mores lava cake
S'mores lava cake
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The food was awesome. Had the Cajun fried grouper YUM. Cheese grits were perfectly cooked…read more Server was busy, but always checked on us. Great ambiance.

We visited this restaurant at the recommendation of someone local. It is a staple of the area, for…read moresure. The restaurant overlooks the river and has a separate bar area with a full bar. The Pink Flamingo was delicious. The biggest surprise for us was the cinnamon roll kitchen where bakers are making fresh cinnamon rolls in front of you and you can eat as many as you like! The beauty of this restaurant is that the "fish camp" fixins' are on an all-you-can-eat buffet. But your entree is made to order, fresh for you! Best of both worlds! We had 8 in our party and were delighted to know that it takes 12 for the gratuity to be automatic. That was not an issue, though. Our first server "cousin Richard" was excellent, but then he got pulled away and "cousin Bailey" took care of us. Both were delightfully friendly and very attentive. In our group we had chicken tenders, which I sampled and were some of the best I've ever had. We had shark and alligator appetizers. They were both awesome. We had sautéed shrimp and sautéed scallops. Both were swimming in a delicious buttery garlic sauce and cooked to perfection. One had meatloaf and said it was great! One had salmon. And a couple of people had the crab cakes which they also said were delicious. The sides were also good, and the "fish camp" sides were awesome. I want to especially comment on the cheese grits. As a G.R.I.T.S. (Girl raised in the south) and a devout grits snob, I give my wholehearted double thumbs-up on the grits. I thought my grandson was going to make himself sick eating so much! Final word, the cinnamon rolls were AMAZING!! Warm out of the oven and covered with sugary sauce.

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Omelette and pancake station - brunch
Omelette and pancake station - brunch
Corn bread, broccoli and cheese casserole, beets and cinnamon buns including fish spread
Corn bread, broccoli and cheese casserole, beets and cinnamon buns including fish spread
Sunday Brunch

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