Excellent VIBES as soon as you walk in Beautiful Big Pink Hot Peel and Eats dipped in BUTTER Handmade Hand Dipped Sweet Onion Rings. Onion Ring Perfection Blackened Grouper Sandwich Delicious ICE COLD Miller Lite Kick Ass Customer Service Get Some! read more

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The new owners ruined it. I went for the best grouper and a cold beer. Trying to make it a bar makes no sense. I drive by 20 bars to get there. I have been a loyal customer for over20 years. I feel so bad for the staff. It was empty the other night. So sad. read more

Dockside Dave's was a fun little stop for lunch! We sat outside and we ordered the onion rings to share and they were RIDICULOUSLY good! The sauce with the horseradish! Omg! So perfect! We each ordered the famous grouper sandwich, some grilled, some fried. I would get it next time just bunless or grouper nuggets, as I feel the bun masks the flavor. But either way such a good meal! Sweet iced tea was fabulous and the waitstaff were very sweet and attentive. Loved it! read more

Dockside Dave's - Grouper sandwich - Seafood Near Me - Madeira Beach, Florida

Lemon pepper grouper was amazing!! The drinks were affordable and great. Shrimp poboy was a great sandwich. Will definitely be back!

Nice local establishment. The restaurant is in what appears to be a converted beach house. There is plenty of parking behind the restaurant. When you arrive you are met by a greeter who makes you feel right at home. I ordered fried fish and scallops with my spouse. The meal was delicious and the service rocket fast considering the place was slammed. Highly recommend these folks if you are wanted a little local taste near the beach. read more

Dockside Dave's - Todays Menu - Seafood Near Me - Madeira Beach, Florida

As good as always and huge portions go to along with it. The seafood chowder has been in my husband's dreams for several years. So glad it was as good as he remembered. read more

The locals love it so we gave it a try. The staff is great,, and for many it's a staple. We had Grouper and Shrimp, and I tried the bisque. Give it a try!. read more

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OMG what a cute beach spot! Sat on the porch and jammed to country with legit the best waitress I've ever had. She was ON IT - brining us things before we even knew we needed it! I had the garden salad with blackened mahi-mahi and it hit the spot. Husband had grouper sandwich with crunchy, delicious waffle fries. Quick lunch here and back to the sand. Great little local place to stop by! read more

Dockside Dave's - Famous Fresh Grouper Sandwich with Waffle Fries - Seafood Near Me - Madeira Beach, Florida

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The food, as always, was really good. Be sure to try it out. You won't be disappointed

Really fun spot with nice waitstaff, great food and drinks. Try the Grouper sandwich with waffle fries and a slice of Key Lime Pie with Oreo crust. read more

Dockside Dave's - Key Lime Pie with Oreo crust - Seafood Near Me - Madeira Beach, Florida

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As an employee I wanted to share how committed the wait staff and all those working behind the line to serving the best quality and generous portions in a happy, friendly and welcoming gathering place. read more

First time visit, burgers and blackened grouper was very good along with the onion rings which we ordered at the suggestion of "Dockside Dave"! We all enjoyed our dinners!!! read more

So I chose this place because it seemed cool....slow-ish service to start. The burger my friend got medium rare was bloody...hard to tell in the picture but it wasn't really edible. We would have sent it back...but we never saw the waitress till she asked us if we were ready for the check. At that point...what's the point. My grilled chicken was very tasty but the sweet pickle was weird. Who puts sweet pickles on things....not on burgers or grilled chicken..... Madeira Beach is big enough to try something else the next time I come here. read more

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Cute little spot in Madeira beach for lunch or dinner sitting outside on a patio. Onion rings are a must get!! The service was great and staff was extremely friendly. read more

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Excellent fish dinners grouper and Hog Love onion rings Always get the best tomatoes Loyal local for many years read more

Don't go here thinking you are going to a 5 star dining establishment. Many have said hole in the wall and I think I concur. However, there is a lot to be said for some of these smaller venues! The building looked like a bar but the food was very good! I had dinner based on the buffalo shrimp and my wife's fries! She had fried oysters - great portion and very tasty! read more

Dockside Dave's - Buffalo shrimp appetizer - Seafood Near Me - Madeira Beach, Florida

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A great and chill environment! Got seated quickly and served quickly too! The blackened shrimp and shrimp Po-boy we're great!! Our server and all staff were very kind. Will definitely come back here! Plan on getting something with grouper next time! read more

The absolute BEST fried Black Grouper you will ever eat! Staff is super sweet and attentive. Great little dive, mom and pop bar. We ate there multiple times on our trip to St. Pete. read more

Food was always excellent and I feel like the quality and price were on point. Service was excellent and the restaurant was very clean

Always a consistent experience. Great grouper and shrimp! Peel and eats are royal reds, huge and sweet. Cole slaw is sweet and creamy. Onion rings huge and beer battered. Fries, frozen. Ok. The burger is also always delicious and hand pressed as opposed to a frozen patty. Sauces are in huge dispensers as your table and rolls of paper towels are as well so you'll never wait around for more sauce or napkins. Servers are usually really nice and as locals we love it there. It's ice cold inside in the summer which is refreshing. The staff is very attached to the place and it shows through their pride in work! read more

If you're looking for seafood near John's Pass that's worth the money- THIS IS YOUR SPOT. I'm so mad we hadn't tried this place years ago! It was pouring outside, so we ordered to go. Our order was ready in 15 minutes. We walked into pickup and noticed the small town feel. I noticed right away- all of these people eating here have definitely been here before! A small bar with seating and a few dining tables. Photos of real life fisherman, most with Grouper, crowding the walls. I noticed their special (too late) as I walked in which was red snapper for only $16.95 so I'll have to go back to get that next time! Maybe tomorrow My husband and son both got Chicken Alfredo- HUGE portion of chicken and very tasty garlic bread included I ordered the Seafood Platter. I'm a die hard fresh seafood person. There should never have to be tartar sauce or cocktail sauce for the seafood to taste good. Same with ordering steak sauce for a filet mignon - YOU JUST DONT. Listen, this seafood was some of the best I've had. The offer 7 different ways to cook your dinner. I chose blackened- perfectly seasoned. It came with 4 Large Sea Scallops, 4 Large Shrimp and a very generous portion of Grouper. I chose a side salad and ordered an extra side of sautéed veggies. Salad was huge! Very good croutons that they (I'm assuming) make in house. Our total: $65. Seafood Platter 2 orders of Chicken Alfredo Side order veggies Side salad The Grouper was market price at the time and their Alfredos were $15 a piece so that means the Seafood Platter was right around $25? WORTH IT. Don't pay tourist price for good food! read more

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The best place for seafood on the beach. The staff actually work TOGETHER to ensure a quality service experience. Dress is casual, prices are fair. You want fancy or do you want great quality seafood? These folks are super nice and committed to serving YOU! read more

Best grouper sandwich in the St. Pete / Clearwater area. Very generous portion sizes. read more

Dockside Dave's - Famous Fresh Grouper Sandwich - Seafood Near Me - Madeira Beach, Florida

Recently went to Dockside Dave's and they did not disappoint! Great prices and great fresh seafood! I got the captains platter blackened. Prices are fantastic (I got basically the same meal of lesser freshness from the conch a couple nights prior and it was $10 more). Friendly and quick staff, with an adorable outdoor patio ambiance read more

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Just a quick overnight in Madeira Beach and decided to try this restaurant for the first time. The restaurant itself is your typical beach restaurant. A few tables inside, a good amount of seating outside and a decent sized bar. We chose to sit at the bar. We immediately got greeted and ordered a few drinks and a small onion ring for an appetizer. The onion rings were phenomenal, very large size. I ordered the clam basket with waffle fries and coleslaw and my husband ordered a breaded grouper sandwich. There was so much food with my meal that I couldn't finish and my husband's grouper sandwich was very large. The service and food is great so I would definitely recommend! read more

Dockside Dave's - Seafood Near Me - Madeira Beach, Florida

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The food and service were both great. We've been coming down this area for years and have passed by Dockside Dave's many times. We will always make it a part of our dinners out when we are down here. My wife had the scallops with rice and vegetables and they were awesome. I had the grouper sandwich and it was huge and tasted great. We ordered a couple of appetizers and our bill was the cheapest of any of the places we've gone to eat down here (our food portions here were much larger). Great experience and we highly recommend Dockside Dave's. read more

The fish dip was the best thing we had there. We got two grouper sandwiches (one fried and one blackened) and I found they were lacking salt and flavor. The restaurant itself isn't really a "hangout" spot, they could do with a little makeover. read more

We watched the cook plate the food without gloves, then touch his hair and apron, and then go back to touching the food. Unfortunately, we had already paid for everything so we took out to go order and felt super sick all night after eating! Don't risk it. read more

Indoor and outdoor seating is available at the restaurant. My suggestion is the outdoor seating we had a perfect view of Gulf Boulevard and what great people watching it was! Fried grouper platter large tasty chunk of grouper perfectly fried. Fried gator bites with a very tangy sauce was also part of our lunch menu as well as large orders of onion rings. Food was great atmosphere is fine . Priced right this is a very good place for lunch stop when you're in the Madeira Beach area. read more

This place is delish. We had the blackened grouper sandwich and fried seafood platter (shrimp, scallops, grouper). Everything was very good. Bartenders are super nice and attentive. Been back 2 more times, and review still holds. You gotta try it, if in the area. read more

The onion soup , yes I said onion soup is the best ever. The grouper sandwich is the huge and highly recommended, it's big enough to split. *** Beer and wine only **** Pepsi products no Coke products read more

Dockside Dave's - Bar - Seafood Near Me - Madeira Beach, Florida

Stopped in when the coffee shop nearby that we thought had food did not. So glad we did. Very tasty. I got the world renowned grouper and a small onion rings. The grouper was fantastic,cane the "small" onion rings were delicious and huge. read more

Dockside Dave's - Blackened grouper sandwich with onion rings. - Seafood Near Me - Madeira Beach, Florida

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Dockside Dave's has the best grouper sandwich in the bay, hands down. The onion rings are excellent as well, just like the state fair. If you find yourself on the beach and want actual grouper then Dockside Dave's is the place to go. read more

Place was great But portions getting smaller Spicy gumbo excellent Loaded Grouper dinner excellent but very tiny Tomatoes excellent Slaw good Key lime pie amazing I come here every chance I get the staff is always friendly But I did hear them tell one guest he couldn't get Garlic bread with his meal Seems crazy Bye read more

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Went here for dinner today and loved it! Had a great waiter and it's a fun little hole in the wall laid back joint. Ordered a beer and a half order of the onion rings to start. Really good rings and they had a nice batter to them. Served with a horseradish sauce and ketchup- horseradish had great flavor but no heat, which worked out well. We got two grouper sandwiches and shared - one Buffalo and one blackened. The blackened needed some salt but that little salt made a world of difference. Great spice to the blackening! The Buffalo was very good as well. Had it with fries which were waffle cut and had the same seasoning as the rings, and were quite tasty. Ended with a slice of key lime pie. While they don't make it in house, they add some crumbled Oreos on top and was a nice touch at to end the meal. All in all a great meal, and the grouper sandwich for $18.95 was the best value I've seen so far this trip. Would definitely go back! read more

This place is so ass, takes ages for the food to be brought to you, the tables are 1 inch apart from each other, the atmosphere is dim, one shitty fan for the light source, and the food, JESUS, the seafood bisque was the color of pepto, the chicken was un able to be cut, the Alfredo pasta was as watery as piss, and the grouper bites were more salty then the fucking Pacific Ocean, DO NOT GO HERE, your best option is to go hungry but the service was mid at best read more

Worst sangria ever had whoever heard of cinnamon in sangria. WTF... and the soup it was so nasty sea food bisque it was pink and was terrible. Never coming back it looks like the food will kill you... read more

We really enjoyed the appetizers (fish spread, calamari, and onion rings). Large portions, very tasty. Two of us shared the grouper dinner and that was alright. They say the portion is huge, so we split a plate, but honestly, the portion wasn't that big. However, it was enough. I enjoyed the vegetable side dish. My boys enjoyed their grouper bites and the burger. Overall, very good food, kind and attentive service, and the ambiance was fun. read more

On the way back from the beach we stopped and had a early dinner at this establishment as we've gone by and always see the place crowded. We had the GIGANTIC Onion Rings as an appetizer and they were great. My wife had the blackened Grouper sandwich and I had the Scallops platter. Everything was GREAT, the service was very good also We're definitely coming back! Thank You read more

Had a small job to do today near the beach so came here for lunch today. It seems to be a pretty popular place on the beach & a lot of regulars. Overall the food was pretty decent but I asked for the scallops to be blackened & instead they were rather salty. And FYI... only beer and wine here. But all of the servers there work together as a team & had great service & warm smiles. I may/may not try them out again. ‍ read more

Dockside Dave's - Seafood Near Me - Madeira Beach, Florida