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    Brooks Dockside Seafood

    5.0 (14 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Dogs allowed
    Outdoor seating

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    Patricia P.

    So, this is the place that will be the one to go to for fresh fish and sea food! It is quite a bit far from the house, but it is worth the trip! On this particular day, we were getting fresh sea food for dinner party and Brooks was a great choice! We bought Cedar Key Clams, Red Snapper, and Smoked Fish Spread! They cleaned and will fillet fish on request. They provided us with a cooler and ice for our trip back home! Amazing! We could not leave without trying food from the food truck sitting just outside, tempting us! We had the most delicious and fresh Grouper sandwich ever! What a place! I wish it was closer!!!

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    3 months ago

    Nothing fancy here just fresh grouper and shrimp. Deliciously prepared and enjoyed on right on the waterfront. You can't go wrong

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    11 months ago

    They have fish right off the boat; great boiled crawfish Thursdays; delicious smoked fish spread!

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    1 year ago

    Deeeeeelicious fresh fish! Highly recommend this food truck. My husband and I ordered the Black and Grouper with Mexican street corn. Yummy

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    2 years ago

    Love this place, great food cooked just right. Shrimp to die for, GROUPER is a must get!!!!!

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    We had blackened fish tacos and my hubby had the grouper dinner w/2 sides.

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    The Crab Plant - Restaurant - Smoked mullet dip.

    The Crab Plant - Restaurant

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    I stopped by The Crab Plant after my manatee tour because it was recommended by my guide -- and I'm…read moreso glad I listened. I ordered the scallop and shrimp mac and cheese to go, and it was absolutely delicious. The seafood tasted incredibly fresh, rich, and flavorful without feeling heavy. You can really tell this is a place connected to the water and the local community. This is a family-owned restaurant and fish market and that they have their own fishing boats. There's something special about eating seafood that comes so directly from the people serving it to you. It gave the whole experience an authentic, grounded feeling that's hard to find. If you're in Crystal River and want fresh local seafood with real character and heart, I definitely recommend The Crab Plant. And, oh btw, it's a CASH only place

    It pains me to write this review as 2 years ago I went to this restaurant with my mother and had an…read moreamazing meal and experience. I'm thinking management must have changed because wow the staff has been better. We both ordered the same thing which we loved from our last trip 2 years ago, the Royal Red Alfredo. We get our dish and it is clearly not what we ordered last time but figure we haven't seen our waitress for 10 minutes and she never even checked on us. We had been out all day so we're starving. Oh, worth mentioning...it was my Birthday. Didnt even get a "Happy Birthday" after mentioning it to our waitress. My mother had to get a refill from the bar. The more we eat the more we realize this wasn't what we ordered, but rather the Shrimp Scampi variant. We call for the manager who argues with us over what an Alfredo sauce is which clearly it is not...he swears it is and that it has separated into God knows what as all we see is a soppy mess of butter and garlic. I show him a picture from Yelp of another customer's Alfredo from the restaurant we are CURRENTLY sitting in and told this is an old picture...We both realize we're getting gaslit as we know what an alfredo sauce is and had the exact dish so we know what it looks like. We agreed that we ate the food and will pay the price for the scampi dish they served us which is $2 cheaper than what we actually ordered. They refused to lower the bill so we left and paid without tipping. I've never had an experience quite like this where the manager will not even work with you. Not even an apology...we will never be back here again. You can judge for yourself if that looks like Alfredo to you. If you want straight seafood, this place might be alright, but the service we received was absolutely terrible.

    Peck's Old Port Cove - Soft Shell Crab Captain's salad. Not on menu. Have to combine Soft Shell Crab App & Captain's salad. Highest Recommendations.

    Peck's Old Port Cove

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    My wife and I make it out to Crystal River for her orthodontist visits. For this visit, we resolved…read moreto seek out Peck's Old Port Cove for lunch. First of all, the drive out there can take some time, especially if you get stuck behind a driver who seemed to almost stop at every hairpin turn...not just slow down but crawl to almost a stop. There aren't a lot of spots where you can legally pass so we just had to hope they get off the road or take a turn before we get to our destination. As luck would have it, they turned right into Peck's Old Port Cove. Doh! Upon entering, we requested outdoor seating and the hostess gave us a couple of menus and two sets of silverware and instructed to head out and find a table we liked. We secured a table right by the water. After reading reviews and checking out the menu, my wife and I both ordered the almond crusted fish with lobster cream sauce and with fries, cole slaw and hush puppies. Service was a bit slow but we weren't in a hurry and the views and refreshing breeze more than made up for it. While waiting for our food, we were served some complimentary fried string onions to munch on. The fish was prepared well. Flaky white fish (which we were told was farm-raised swai, aka basa which Google indicated is related to catfish but didn't taste like it) in a nice almond breading and a sauce that perfectly complemented the fish. The cole slow and hush puppies were also good. My wife and I thought the portions were generous and we wouldn't be able to finish it...but we ended up part of the clean plate club as we ate all of it. We're so glad we made it out here...good food and good ambience. Lunch for 2 with tip came out to just over $46. NOTE: We drove out to Ozello Community Park after reading that it's a worthwhile visit. Nope! Save yourself the time...nothing to see there.

    Started the evening off with Gator bites/Cajun style AMAZING…read more We had the Fisherman platter fried with coleslaw and cheese grits. ALISA R. was our waitress, she is bubbly and knowledgeable about the restaurant and it's food, very attentive TY. Very nicely decorated and looks great after the remodel! Do not miss this place you will regret it.

    Kelly's Half Shell Pub - Baked oysters

    Kelly's Half Shell Pub

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    Holy crap balls, the food here tastes so good, you wanna smack your mamma or at least I did!!! Up…read morein CR with the wife exploring and she works her usual Yelp magic. She's like a yelp ninja that one. She pulls this place up and we plot our course. It's located in the crystal river plaza which looks like an abandoned strip mall . Windows are covered with graphics so you're not 100% sure of what you're walking into but.......open the doors and it's a cool looking Irish pub. This Sunny in Philadelphia type vibes. We sat at the bar and Marissa waited on us. She was a total delight. Lots of fun to chat with. The food was WOW! We had the lobster bisque, ponzu and chili oysters, tuna sushi and a lobster roll. All were stellar, like hands down amazeballs for real. The bread there is LIFE. Soooo good. The bisque was outstanding and the oysters were insane. I wish we lived closer but if we get a place in the water up there we will bug the crap out of Marissa. I don't give out 5 stars often but this place deserves it.

    We are visiting for spring break. We have been to Kelly's before and we're looking forward to going…read moreback. It was an Easter Sunday and they were open! We were greeted as soon as we walked in the door and seated. Our waitress was wonderful. She took our order and checked on us throughout our dinner. We order oysters first and they were as good as we remembered. We had a lobster roll which was yummy and my husband had the burger which he said rivaled his favorite burger place at home. The pub offers both high top tables and regular tables. The walls have Irish themed ads etc. It is located in a strip mall so you need to be looking for it. I definitely recommend this pub and look forward to visiting it again

    Brooks Dockside Seafood - seafood - Updated May 2026

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