TL;DR - Food was good, service was serviceable, ambiance was quite (though it was an off time). If you haven't been here - it's worth the try... Stopped in at an off-time and on a somewhat off-day - it was about 4-ish-pm and it was on a Memorial Day Monday. The bar was busy, the outdoor seating was too, but inside it was nice and quite, and more importantly A/C cool. Let they us sit down where we wanted and we were promptly seen by a waitress who took our drink orders and left us to choosing what to pick from the menu. For an appetizer we choose these unique quesadillas stuffed with chicken. It was a very large appetizer that easily can go as a meal if you wanted it just for that. My son had their grilled cheese sandwich - which he loved; my wife had a sandwich which I can't recall, but she enjoyed as well. As for me, I had their gyro stuffed full of lamb and all the expected fixings. It was so big, there was really no way to handle it so I just ate it with knife and fork. Waitress was polite and somewhat efficient, would have liked for her to stop by a time or two more (considering it wasn't busy by any stretch) but it wasn't entirely a big deal. I can see that on an on-time and day this place must be hopping mad with people - and with the food they serve, I can see why. If you haven't given them a try - I humbly suggest you do... read more

I stopped into Gator Dockside and overall had a pretty mixed experience. We started with the gator bites, which were delicious--definitely a must-try. I also had the gator sausage dip, which came with pita bread and was really flavorful and enjoyable. For our mains, we both ordered the gator/pork burgers, one with sweet potato fries and the other with an onion blossom. Unfortunately, the burgers just weren't my favorite. they didn't stand out compared to the appetizers. The space itself is pretty large, with a strong bar vibe. There's a pool table, some games in the back, a big bar area, and a separate dining section, but it definitely feels more like a sports bar than a traditional restaurant. Service was good overall. Friendly and attentive. I'd come back for the appetizers and the atmosphere, but probably skip the burgers next time. read more

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Gators is doing better. Food quality has improved from the last time I ate here. Service was excellent. It did take a long time to get our food for two kids meals, a hamburger for my wife, and a shrimp diner for me. However, my shrimp arrived very hot (right out of the fryer?), and my wife's burger was very good. Restaurant was not busy, bar was moderate. It was a Tuesday early evening. Overall, pretty good experience, kids ate free BTW, with pretty good spaghetti! read more

Came in tonight sat at the bar figured it would be a chill Monday night Nope girl had a bad attitude and took far too long for a simple drink I paid and left. I'll be sure to not waste my time & money here again. read more

All you can eat wings night. Spent 20 minutes trying to get servers attention to order 2nd round. Its now been 35 minutes AFTER that waiting for the next round of wings to come out. I also ordered a side of sauce that has now been 35 minutes. Twice. Figured id go ahead and write this review while i wait, since i seem to have plenty of time. Restaurant is not that full. Maybe half full. Server is doing their best! Not sure where the real issue lies. Hopefully they figure it out. Arrived at 6:15, writing reviews at 7:30. read more

This is what was advertised as a "smash burger". The patties were barely smashed, unseasoned, and didn't even taste like hamburger nor look the part. I also ordered their birría quesadillas which, first of all barely had any cheese, as well as the consomè tasting NOTHING like it should. The quesadillas themselves had almost no cilantro, and neither the soft shell nor the meat was dipped in the so called consomè. This was one of the worst restaurant experiences I have ever had. Do NOT recommend. read more

Gators Dockside - "Smash" burger - Sports Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

We had the grilled scooter, which is hot honey, garlic wings, and the fried pickles. It was so good then we added the Birria quesadilla and oh my gosh, it was amazing. The happy hour was great drink prices were so awesome. They had a ton of games for the kids and a cool patio, which is pet friendly which we loved. We will be back! read more

First time to THIS Gator's, but have been to many others as Floridians. Great choice prior to the George Thorogood & the Destroyers concert on 9/3/25. Our party of six (6) sat at the bar, had dinner & a plethora of alcohol provided by the awesome Misty! She's was "on target", and served us VERY well. Kudos to Misty & Gators Dockside Melbourne! read more

Gators Dockside - Sports Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

The only reason I gave it a star was because of the staff and service, outstanding. The food is horrible, wilted lettuce, greasy onions, wings one of the worst I have had. Beer is cold and fresh from the tap. Table tops sticky. Stop for a beer and talk to the staff, Don't order food. read more

I am a first timer. I arrived on a Monday or Tuesday for lunch to meet a friend. The restaurant was huge for the amount of customers I saw when I arrived. Perhaps they just opened but there were not many people in there. I think I only saw one server. There were some people sitting at the bar watching a sports game. The food came out quick and the quesadilla was delicious. The server was quiet but not unfriendly. She didn't go above and beyond for service but I wouldn't give her any bad remarks. And I heard this restaurant is dog friendly on the patio. I will probably go there sometime when they don't have any parties on the patio, which was the case one other time when I was going to go there with my dog. Apparently it gets very packed when there's a gators game Based off of my first experience, I would go there again read more

Gators Dockside - BACON & RANCH CHICKEN QUESADILLA - Sports Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

What happened here? Used to be such great food. Very disappointed in my rare Burger and the wings did not look appetizing. BUT ..... The sweet potato fries were tasty! read more

Good food and service. Enjoyed salsa and appetizers. Stopped by mid afternoon for drinks is and light Lunch.

Food was mediocre. Very salty Caesar salad had no flavor. Chicken club came with no lettuce tomato onion. Chili was cold. No one ever came back to check if our food was OK Service was just OK very very slow. read more

Such down to earth friendly staff. Best burgers in our area and the ranch is amazing. Very kid friendly as well for anyone looking for that.

Terrible! I hope they go out of business. The only good thing is the beer. I guess I had to add a star. That one is for the beer they don't make. read more

Yesterday, my office did a fairly large order for lunch and we picked it up. Once back in the office, we realized our drinks were missing. When I called back, the manager on duty quickly resolved the issue. Also, I had to call back for the receipt this morning before they even opened up. The General Manager-Lindsay Knox, quickly emailed me the receipt and apologized for the mix-up with our order. Our food was excellent! Everyone LOVES the gator chips. It's a great thing to have such excellent customer service and great food too. We definitely be ordering again. read more

I've been going to Gators in Melbourne for at least five years and unfortunately, it is going downhill in my opinion. They have very few items that are fresh. Maybe it will turn around since today they had a whole new menu. My friend wanted to go there because he wanted the avocado salad and he said it was good. I had the blue cheese burger and it was fine. It's an OK place to go if you only want some wings and beer. They do have all the NFL games so if you can't find a place to see your team, Gators is a good option. read more

First time here. The appetizers were very good... pretzels, gator nuggets & mushrooms. Unfortunately, the goodness did not last. My bro-in-law's chili came out cold as did most of his main dish. His roast beef was not properly trimmed...it had a lot of gristle. The gator tenders were heavy with what tasted like white pepper. I have always loved sweet potatoes fries NOT here. They came out loaded with black pepper. read more

I always want to like this place, but alas never fails. Lackluster service- 8 minutes for drinks , 29 minutes for burnt pretzel and dry overcooked chicken quesadillas, waited again to try and flag down server to pay for the mess read more

I got Gators Dockside one other time before this incident and that was with my coworkers for a lunch. Last night I decided I want a quick dinner and chose to buy the Chicken Club Sandwich. Everything was great at first until I looked down at my chicken and realized it was completely uncooked. Luckily I didn't get an upset stomach or food poisoning, I couldn't eat my food after that. read more

Gators Dockside - Raw CHICKEN CLUB SANDWICH - Sports Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

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Honestly a bit shocked this place manages to stay open. The food sucks and it's always empty for good reason.

Very fun place for small bites and cocktail hour food. I appreciate the upbeat atmosphere! Enjoy a couple of your favorite beers or a cocktail to refresh you- it's a delight to stop by there any day. read more

Today I stopped by for lunch. Having never been to a Gators Dockside I wasnt really sure what to expect. I was warmly greeted by the hostess and promptly seated. My server Sabrina was not just very friendly but sweet. She was very informative about specials and the loyalty program. She brought me some iced tea while looking over the menu. I decided to try the lunch special Gator Patty Melt with Gator Chips. My order arrived promptly and I am happy to report that the patty melt was very tasty and the fresh made Gator Chips were also very good. I tried the apple crumble for dessert. This was an excellent sweet dish. A delicious balace of apple crumble, cake pieces, and ice cream. Ill be back read more

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Gators Dockside is a nice place along N. Wickham Rd. It sits in front of a fairly large strip mall and relatively easy to find with more than adequate parking. Now the goods, for starters the server was very polite and the place is very clean and has that sports bar kinda feel, lots of TVs positioned all around. I opted for a gator bite appetizer.(afterall, it's supposed to be a gator place). It was an excellent choice, very lightly breaded and deep fried, tasty too! Also, I got the Cuban sandwich with fries. It was another good choice (I devoured that thing in no time)! Furthermore, if you're into cold draft beer, they have quite the selection! read more

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We ordered DoorDash and glad we did. Wings and flavors were well seasoned and flavorful. My husband got grilled lemon peppers and I got the Caribbean jerk. I messed up my order by ordering tenders but was able to call the restaurant and they accommodated. The roasted corn and plantains were amazing. My son enjoyed his wings also, not sure what flavor it was since it was from kids menu and no option to select flavor. Overall, we would definitely recommend this place. read more

It is what it is. I go there for the football games and they are great with supporting what ever team you want to watch.

Let me start by saying that I only have it 2 stars because the waiter did a good job. Now on to the food. I ordered the steak poutine and let me just say that they have absolutely no idea what poutine is and how it's made. What was brought out to me was some French fries with a little gravy and a slab of what looked like fried cheese not even close to cheese curds. Very disappointed. If I was Canadian I would have been insulted! My wife ordered the gyro and again very disappointed. She said the pita it was served in was awful! All in all a very disappointing experience. Would we go back? Probably not. read more

Place is up and down Old management and employees were great. Now it's up and down. Food is fair but price is high for the quality. Staff seems pretty unprofessional and tables are always dirty. read more

Just plain awful, and the service, if possible, was worse. McDonalds would be a significant upgrade.

MANAGER IS OUT OF CONTROL My friend and I have been coming to Gators on Wickham Rd for many years; ever since Gators purchased the building. They have Golden Tee Golf which we play once or twice per week. On this last Wednesday of August at 2:30 in the afternoon we had just finished our game and we were finishing our last beer and had already paid our bill. My friend commented sarcastically "When are you going to close?" There were only three people in the whole restaurant and we were two of them. The waitress got upset and charged to the kitchen. Moments later the General Manager charges out and exclaims; inches from our face; to GET OUT. We are barred from ever coming there again. He exclaims we are hurting his business with the attitude. He then threatens to call the police; WHICH HE DID. My friend leaves and I was finishing my beer. As I walked out the manager followed me into the parking lot and repeated my license place to the police. At this point I decided I was going to wait for the police. Two Sheriff Duputies show up. I spoke to them; both very friendly helpful officers. I left without any problems. I have never seen a General Manager act in such an aggressive un called for manner. This was WAY OVER THE TOP. This guy is going to cause a serious law suit for this restaurant; and get someone else hurt. read more

Great wings fry's and drinks. Great sports bar with tv s all around. Family atmosphere kids welcome.

I really liked the gator appetizer here. I also ordered some wings but these were average l. The service was not very good either. I would recommend if you are in the area and are not sure what to eat. read more

Gators Dockside - Gator Breaded - Sports Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

I have eaten here a few times and the food has always been decent. My parents come here with my daughter for Kids night on Tuesdays. The wait staff is pretty on top of it and the fry temp is always on point. Good select of beers and drinks. Kid's menu has a good assortment of choices... Though it would be nice to get a Fruit And Fries. Family fun with sports in big screens. read more

Gators Dockside - Freckles the Fabulous Clown here for Kids Night (Tuesday kids eat free with an adult) doing balloons and face paint! - Sports Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

We love this place for casual fun and great food. Always have a fun time there. My favorite is the Chicken Wings.

Love that place. Great food and fun atmosphere. I think right now it's the same everywhere with lack of help but we would still continue to go. read more

Been to this restaurant quite a bit. Service is usually pretty slow but I'm pretty patient and understand staffing issues/related issues with running a restaurant during these times. During nba/nfl season I come in and order their beer tower which is a 128oz container of beer. They brought out our tower and we instantly noticed there was something wrong with the beer. After a beer was poured, all the carbonation was completely gone after about 30 seconds leaving the beer flat. They sent 3 people to our table all of which denied an issue with the beer and said there was nothing they can do. I showed everyone the freshly poured beer with zero carbonation but they insisted it was our taste and not the beer (even though I've ordered the same thing minimum 15 times). Wouldn't recommend going here in the first place unless it's for cheap beer prices but they can't even seem to get that right. read more

Got take out tonight and the Fried shrimp basket was horrific. The batter on the shrimp tasted funky and smelt even worse. Was too scared to eat anything further in case of food poisoning. Not a happy customer . read more

Came in yesterday. Server was rude and unhappy to be there. Forgot our appetizer entirely and didn't even apologize when we had to remind him what it was and he finally put it in. I ordered a burger done medium well, which is normal and he remarked "So you'd like a boot?" Brought our check while we were still eating and never asked if we wanted dessert or anything. I am a server, so I sympathize. But he was downright rude, unhappy to be there and overly rushing us out of there. He was not busy and there was absolutely no excuse for his behavior. Food was good, as usual.. once it finally came out. read more

Descent beer selection. Affordable. The Creole wings are buffalo sauce based. It did not dawn on me to ask before I ordered because I can't recall ever having a creole sauce made this way before. I questioned it and they offered to exchange it. It wasn't horrible and I did not want to waste it, so I reluctantly ate it anyway. I'd still recommend Gators overall. read more

Gators Dockside - Plenty of TV's for sporting events. - Sports Bars Near Me - Melbourne, Florida

Great wings. Good food, but bar food. The best part is the environment. There is an outdoor bar and a lot of outdoor seating. The only complaint was how loud the trivia was. read more