Crab Leg Heaven - Keep 'Em Coming! I'm usually not a fan of AYCE or buffets, but Crystal River Seafood-Orange Park is the big exception! Their All You Can Eat Monday (4-8 PM) is unbeatable--you get delicious crab legs, shrimp, and two sides for $39.99. If you want the freshest crab legs, come here! No buffet heat lamps--just fresh, hot, steamed clusters delivered straight from the back and the service is great about keeping the refills coming until you literally can't eat another bite! LOL. While the shrimp are a nice addition, they are a little small; however, the crab legs are so good you won't even mind. Sending a huge THANK \ (･‿･) /ﾟYOU to Kelly and Jimmy for providing top-notch service always! We will be back next week... and this time, I'm bringing my own set of shears and tools ready to go! Highly recommend for any seafood lover with an appetite! ƪ(･‿･) Pro tip: Parking is tight here, so plan ahead to snag a spot! We finally got one after the third round at 5:30. read more

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The parking is tight. The dining area is a nice size. The service was quick. The waiter was nice. My platter was ok, The shrimp were small and bland. No real taste. The crab cakes were not good. I did not taste crab meat just bread batter and vegetables, I was very disappointed. read more

Crystal River Seafood Restaurant - Combo Platter shrimp and crab cakes with fries and apple sauce - Seafood Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

The servers are always friendly and the food is good! I love their coconut shrimp! It's a relaxed atmosphere, so it's great for family or date night! read more

The food was good. It was a big group of us and the did Great. I would definitely go back if i was hungry ! read more

Crystal River Seafood Restaurant - I had the fried shrimp salad!! It was good if you go you should get this. - Seafood Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

I was told they are a great sea food place and their taste was amazingly good to me...and my wife also..

The staff was very polite, the food was delicious and the portions was more than I could handle... No complaints over here.

I ordered from Door Dash thinking that this was a place I had tried before and I believe it was years ago. But I didn't go back for a reason. The food was just mediocre, didn't have much flavor and honestly the best part was the big salad I added onto my meal for $1.99. The pies must've been sitting for awhile because there was a residue on the crust that made it soft and less like graham cracker. The corn was also so dry that it took me a lot of butter, a little water and foil to bring back to life. I'm trying to figure out the best part of the meal, I ended up turning the side salad into a shrimp salad with the fried shrimp and I believe that satisfied me. read more

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I used to go at least once a week, but the Quantity and quality of the food has really went downhill. The services is very slow, and the servers pick if they want to be treat you good or bad. read more

A big group of us (around 25) dined here for late lunch/early dinner. We arrived earlier than our reservation, but were accommodated and sat quickly nonetheless. Two servers were checking on us frequently and did well enough for the size of our group. Our ordering to food on the table was surprisingly quick given given how many of us were dining, and my Feast For One was fantastic - a great experience of o day so myself! read more

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Very good service and temperature of food was good. Took reservations 1 hour before needed service.

WOW. The rice came cold and hard. So either it's building bacteria in unsafe temps in a hotwell ......or it was refrigerated and not worked up in a microwave all the way. First, not cooked all the way. Either way it was terrible. Spoke to the manager. She didn't care. Kurstine showed no true concern for repeat business or safety/health of customers. She said she would come back and tell us how it was cooked after putting her finger in it and being surprised at how cold and hard it was. read more

The food was plentiful and fresh. This is an older restaurant that is no frills. Price is good, customer service was decent.

We ate there for the first time this past weekend. The food was really good. We ordered salmon, mayo mahi, grouper and a scallop and shrimp dish. Everyone loved their food! The waiter was perfect, will definitely be back!! read more

Salad, Shrimp and Pollock combination plate. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was friendly and quiet, location easy to find. Fast service and a clean establishment. read more

Crystal River Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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Always pass by this establishment. Several cars in the parking lot does NOT mean great food, it may equal poor taste buds. Customer service GREAT. Food was not fresh they threw it back on the grease for a bit of warmth or it was just cold. Cole slaw was realllly runaway slaw. I thought the fried shrimp was calamari and the hush puppies well no words can explain. Will not plane patronizing, even if it's ALL you can eat Monday night crabs. DISAPPOINTED. Oh but the tartar sauce was flavorful. 1/2 star for trying and the other for the tartar sauce. read more

This is one of the old school restaurants serving seafood and that's what they specialize in and they don't try to do anything else but sell. Seafood to their customers with great quality great service great food. The individual that's managing as a restaurant takes great pride in the food and its customers and employees that they have. It's like being at a friend's house having a fried fish fry. read more

We enjoy this seafood restaurant for eating in or takeout. The fried shrimp basket is our favorite.

The service was great and the food was okay. I think the fried option has a lot more flavor than the grilled - I tried to be somewhat healthy that afternoon but my shrimp and scallop was pretty bland. My wife's fried shrimp however was pretty tasty. I would skip on the crab cake. For about $8-9 you get three patties that's stuffed with a lot of filling. I'd come back here on a whim but probably wouldn't go out of my way. read more

Crystal River Seafood Restaurant - Shrimp, scallop and clam lunch - Seafood Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

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Alligator Tail to Die For! Since moving to Jacksonville I have never explored the more exotic regional food delights; so from the very moment I saw Aligator Tail on the menu at the Crystal River Seafood Restaurant on Blanding, I was obsessed. I simply HAD to try it and as the waitress said "it was to DIE for", I knew I had to venture in. When it arrived I was deep in conversation and had not even noticed when the waitress placed it both carefully and stealthily. Another sip on my frosted mug of Budweiser and it's savoury scented arrival caught my attention and having no idea what it was, I asked. It was the alligator tail, sliced into nifty tid-bits, breaded and fried to perfection. Oh my god! To say it is to die for is no understatement; enjoyed with our without the side of dipping sauce it was fabulous. Nothing to fear. But wait... how about those Frog Leg read more

Crystal River Seafood Restaurant - Gator Tail - Seafood Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

My friends and I eat here every once in awhile and we have never been disappointed with our food. I ordered the blackened flounder and scallops with green beans and cole slaw. It also came with rice and hush puppies, Everything was cooked just right and delicious. Everyone was happy with theirs also. This is our favorite seafood place! read more

The hiring manager and his hostess team have racial issues with hiring people that are looking for employment, especially with brown skin...I guess they have the right to hire whoever they want...2024 when employment is still low and employers claim that no one wants to work. Maybe it's that they really don't want to hire , anyone else and rather overwork the two or three employees that they have, just to keep the extra money in the pocket of the hiring managers. read more

Good food at a good price. Friendly staff and good attention to detail. I went there and they forgot to add one of my sides but before I could even say it the staff member hurried out and gave me that and insisted I have little extra. Second time coming here and I will be coming back. read more

Horrible service especially with management!! First and last time there..I didn't even get my order after ordering 90 dollars worth of food but my particular order was missing and when I went back the lititle wrinkled faced manager had an attitud, I will take my business to Trent's seafood where there is great customer service and food is always delicious and good portions/prices read more

We had GREAT FOOD, GREAT SERVICE and at a fair price. They were keeping it Covid19 clean with super friendly servers. You won't be sorry for trying this place. read more

My daughter and I went out to dinner we ordered the 30 Shrimp with fried Okra, Fries and grits very reasonable the waitress is on point we park right in front of the bldg and it's very clean from the counter to the rest room and check out is w breeze read more

Crystal River Seafood Restaurant - Shrimp, hushpuppies, fried okra and rice pilaf it's so good 30 shrimp under $20 - Seafood Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

My mother & I love to come here & eat. We get seated as soon as we enter. The staff is always friendly. We usually get the 30pcs shrimp dinner for $16.99 but we got the duo lunch special for $11.99 you pick two items & two sides. I got shrims, scallops , baked potato & cheese grits. I love this cheese grit. I ate half of my food & took the rest home with my baked potato. I don't have any complaints. Always good food & service. read more

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Stopped for lunch today with a group from work. I had the trout on bed of yellow rice, hushpuppies, coleslaw and green beans with bacon. The canned green beans were made with generous chunks of ham and served hot just like my grandmother's. I love fresh but these were nostalgic and much better than those at similar family diners. The trout was very great and the hush puppies very light and fluffy. I should have ordered the baked potato and nixed the faux pilaf but otherwise the lunch was fine and reasonably priced. read more

Clam Chowder, Clam Strips, Cole Slaw, Scallops and Crab Patties is what I ordered. I think it was called a trio something and it comes with two sides. Not sure of the name, but it was a platter. After I ordered, the cook came out to tell me that my food would be out shortly. I thought that was really nice of her. The place was very busy so I just new that the food would be good! There were a lol of older more local crowd eating there. I thought that the price of the food was fair for all that I ordered. My food was really good and tasted fresh. The ladies at the front counter were really nice and helpful. Not many people dining in, but I did see two families enjoying their meals. read more

Building is a bit tired, but the food is good and the staff are attentive. Order came out quickly. Good quantity/value.

We have been to this restaurant quite a few times over the years and the food is always Decent. The waiter or retrwaiter or waitress that we've had they've probably could have been better. I have to say that this time that I went we tried the shirts camping and my husband got a low country boil and it was delicious the only thing that couldn't make it better is if the low country boil could have had lake substitutions. He didn't want the crab leg he just wanted more crawfish and you would think that be not an issue because crawfish are not as expensive as the as the crab legs but we were told that they didn't have The crawfish amp to accommodate that. It was nice to see that they had more options that were fried as they used to I'm not they've scaredave scalebactor menu to not be so busy.. It was dead and there though either was not a lot of people there . But it's a decent place to eat read more

This place is a small place with incredible seafood. The prices are extremely cheap . All you eat fish for $13.00 with 2 sides. You can't beat that at all. Wine is $3.99 not the best but for the price not that bad. I will definitely come back. read more

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This restaurant has definitely went downhill and I will be reporting them to the health department. We ordered a whole catfish. They serve two cut pieces with bones. The first piece was fine. Both of our second piece of catfish was halfway raw with pink inside, taste funny and smelled funny. We told the waitor and asked can he replaced it. My cousin fish came out b4 mines and it was still that way so she sent it back. I said I no longer want mines before it came out. The waiting asked did we want anything else so he started making suggestions. We said no to shellfish options. The waiter said would you like some salmon instead we said sure. Then the manager comes out to our table huffing and puffing at us. We thought he was a method head getting aggressive with us. So my cousin said are you the manager he said yes. We couldn't tell because he was extremely rude and disheveled looking and started tucking in his shirt at our table. I'm not use to a manager looking or behaving like that. He was made at us because we selected salmon but the waiter suggested it. Then he tried to act like we were stealing fish. Him and my cousin exchanged words. I was trying to be an example of how he should act when speaking to folks respectfully. When I was correcting his false narratives of the facts he turned to my and trying to cause a scene and she told his ass off. Then he said well don't pay you can leave. My cousin still showed him mercy because we were trying not to cause a scene. The waiter came out and said what happened we explained he lol said wow how unprofessional of him. My cousin tipped the waiter for us both while I took a call and we left. I forgot to mention that the fried okra was undercooked. I will never come back to this restaurant. All the good memories I had were ruined by this one incident. read more

Food is good but service is terrible. Two times there now. Both times the bill was twice amount than expected. Senior citizen menu times 2 plus 2 wines and 1 beer and pie should have been $51 as per pricing in their menu. Charge was $96! That included a 3.5% credit card usage fee. Apparently they love to try to rip off people and thus are charged by their card service provider a high fee that they pass on. First time there their credit card system was down. Took only cash. read more

Oh yeah! Real seafood here! Always amazing! And, I could kill myself on your Key Lime Pie. I never had it before, and I wish I never did. Its my new weakness!! read more

This restaurant has been here since I was younger. Staff is super friendly and attentive. Food is ok, not spectacular. The restaurant is clean and spacious. read more

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Me and my friend went on Saturday and the food was mediocre but they messed up my friends order and when we went to fix her order the girl at the front made comments about her accent and how she couldn't understand her English. I understand not being able to properly hear your customers but you should always confirm the customers order before making and especially to not discriminate against someone bc maybe they don't speak English as well as other customers would. I am very displeased about the situation and my friend is the one that was put into a bad spot. I do not suggest this place at all just save your time and money. read more

Crystal River Seafood is a decent place to get a seafood dinner on the westside of Jacksonville. It's better than some of the chain restaurants. They always have very good fried shrimp and their sides are tasty. They have the usual sides you find in most Seafood restaurants. Their lobster bisque is very good. Other than the shrimp, the bisque, and some sides, I haven't tried anything else on the menu. However, I will definitely be going back to try some other food items. read more

Crystal River Seafood Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

Good food good service. Have been there three times in past year. Every-time I have walked out full and happy.... With a little extra in my bag.... The staff are on top of their game with service. read more

Mediocre at best. The shrimp dinner was okay nothing to write home about. The batter does not stick to the fish it just falls right off. The baked potato was dry probably preheated a couple of times. Coleslaw is too sweet. No telling how long those condiments have been sitting on the table. Hush puppies were overdone on the outside very crunchy and yet still raw in the center. Oh yeah and when you're getting ready to leave and pay they charge you an extra 3.5% if you want to use your credit or debit card. No warnings of that ahead of time it's posted on a little card there at the cash register. On the upside they do let you take home a glass of syrup, I mean sweet tea. read more

Used to love this place. Service continues to go down hill. They no longer clear dishes until you leave. Dirty dishes pile up on tables. Our server last night was a little better than lately, and they got rid of the extra girl who stood next to the cashier texting on her phone. That had to save them money. 2 of us ordered fried pollock. Mine was perfect. White, flakey, cut with a fork like mashed potatoes. Unfortunately for the other person got fish that was dark, rubbery and could not be cut with a fork. She folded it in half and it snapped back straight without breaking the fish. Only the crust broke. The replaced it with flounder she loved. read more