Place is nasty dirty, and f you are not a local you will be made to feel that way immediately. Food was below par, beer was warm, which is sad when you're coming in from a long flight and this place was the only nearby place open. Wish we would have ran across the street and grabbed a couple beers and chips and went to our room. If it wouldn't have been for the very kind server/travel agent, the whole place would not have received one star. read more

The Food was awesome, atmosphere, and entertainment were wonderful. Our service was outstanding. read more

Grumpy Gary’s - a plate of food on a table - American Near Me - Dania Beach, Florida

This local spot was great. My family and I enjoyed a meal at Gary's our last night in Fort Lauderdale. The service was great as well as the food. The coconut shrimp are very delicious and the mini crab cakes were great as well. Cool spot on the water near the airport! Check them out if you're in town. read more

We made it for happy hour after a crazy day of travel down to Ft Lauderdale area! This was a great place to relax and unwind! The food was delicious and the service was great! read more

Food is very fresh Very delish. Great lunch specials Mon thru Fri Great Happy Hour and live music as well. I totally recommend this establishment read more

Grumpy Gary’s - Marinated Flank Steak. Flavorful and tender So delish - American Near Me - Dania Beach, Florida

Excellent blacken grouper. Must have key lime pie for dessert. Service impeccable and live music was a bonus. It's a must stop.

Garry the owner of is a great person and the band was great and our waitress was great the only issue I had was the peel and eat shrimp I ordered. 1 1/2 pound and they bought out 5 1inch shrimp and told me that was a half i assured that was not a half pound of shrimp and she brought out 3 more shrimp I don't know what scale they are using but it's obviously needs to be calibrated I've never seen 5 shrimp weigh a half pound for 15 dollars you can buy 2 pounds of shrimp at Publix for 15 dollars read more

Amber was absolutely awesome!!!! if you are ever in Dania Beach you gotta come check it out. Food, service, atmosphere:) Will definitely stop next time we come to Fort Lauderdale!! read more

The food was great! I had a burger and Mac n cheese. The Mac n cheese was so creamy and cheesy! They had live music too! Great "Locals" hidden gem! read more

Food was great and the employees was the best I just had to double tip my server made me feel to spend the entire night there unfortunately I have a plane to catch but I'll definitely be back there read more

Grumpy Gary’s - American Near Me - Dania Beach, Florida

Great Bloody Mary & tuna melt on way to airport drop off. Nice people too! Would go again if in area.

Great food, great service, great entertainment, local fun! Great happy hour will not disappoint read more

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The menu and food descriptions look great! But when I think of a fried grouper dish, I'm thinking a nice thick piece of grouper lightly breaded and fried. What I got was a marginally thin piece of grouper (I'd argue that it wasn't even fresh) between two heavily breaded sides (top and bottom). It was like a ratio of 2 to 1 fried breading to actual fish. The fries were nice and crisp but the Caesar salad was nothing more than some lettuce with parmesan cheese overloaded with croutons. My wife ordered blackened fish tacos and envisioned nice blackened pieces of shrimp. What she got were very tiny bay shrimp that were very undercooked and arguably not even blackened. The coconut shrimp appetizer was tasty, I have to admit, but as with the grouper too heavily breaded and over fried; and at $13 for just four shrimp, over priced. The wait staff was friendly; the pain killer rum drink and mojito were decent, the can of beer was chilled but nowhere near cold and they must have run out of cilantro on the second mojito ordered. For over $90, I don't think we got value for our dollar. read more

The food was good here but the serving size was inadequate. The service was prompt and attentive - could not ask for more. They call this waterfront which I find totally misleading. There was no outside seating. Was there water - yes! But it was on the other side of the glass AND barely visible for all the boats in the adjacent marina. read more

Had a great lunch, the food was delicious, the server Liz was excellent, and the boats on the water were beautiful. The live music was awesome!!! His name was Jeffrey Mead, I wish I could have stayed longer to listen to him, but I needed to drop off a friend at the airport. I love country so I enjoyed it very very much. read more

I walked in having wanted to try Grumpy Gary's for a while. After sitting down, we almost left. There was a bit of a smell and it didn't feel as clean as I would have liked. My friend convinced me to stay. The waitress was nice. The salad was good and the shrimp scampi was alright. We also enjoyed the key lime pie. Overall it was fine but it won't be back. read more

Gotta come here for drinks, food and entertainment. Their key lime tartar sauce with the fish and chips is fantastic.

Love the ambiance. Relaxed with style. We've been several times and the live musics been great. Food is delicious. Service has been fantastic. . read more

If looking for a quiet, cozy place for dinner, this is not the place. Walking in the front door you immediately are in the bar. Standing around looking if there was someone who would seat us, finally the bartender told us to sit anywhere. The waitress was running around frantically trying to take orders. She apologized when she got to us and took our drink and food order. Got our drinks and later our food came. The sweet potato fries were cold and limp. When the frantic waitress came by and asked how things were, told here the fries were cold. She apologized and brought hot ones 10 minutes later Yes, they have live music, but don't expect to be able to talk to your tablemate without yelling. The music was much too loud. Overall not impressed. After going to 3 Sons the night before, sorry we didn't go there again read more

I had a cheeseburger grumpy Gary's. I had a good flavor, but I got to tell you who is one of the greasiest hamburgers I've ever had in my entire life and I'm about 1 billion years old. read more

Service was best part of our experience. Spouse had calamari which was over cooked and chewy. House salad was awful. Appetizer platter had overcooked chicken fillets. They were fried to dark dark brown. Key Lime pie was authentic and served with an unnecessary amount of whipped topping. Not worth a return. read more

SAVE YOUR MONEY Yes, the place is freshly painted, looking clean. .but when it come to the service and the food , as they say, nothing much to write about. I do not recommend that new Grumpy Gary The menu has a lot of appetizers, I guess more direct to a bar than a full restaurant. I ordered the naked burgers with the Cesar salade, medium/ rare, I got more something like a hockey puck. Over cook, tasteless hamburger, no salad, I had to ask again for my salad. The waitress said," Ha! you want a salad? She seem very spacey, not 100 % there, just like the other servers . My guess had the same problem with bacon classic burger over cook, but he said the sweet potatoes were good. How can you spoil sweet potatoes? Beers were a good price $4.00 We use to go at there first location on the broadwalk, we decided to go check there new place, but we are not going to get out of our way to go back there. Parking, when it was Dockers, was a problem, so nothing has change there, still bad, and living the place, on route #1, his a busy area . read more

Damien is the best! We came in with a group of 16 & we were all very well taken care of. I had the fish & chips & a grumpy margarita which were both very good. read more

This place was amazing and I cannot wait to go back! Perfect environment and great food! I was amazed by the flavor, presentation and quality of the food. It was great! We will be back. read more

The best place to go to for food and entertainment, but most of all for my favorite bartender CARI. So caring, friendly and eager to help. Making customers happy is her goal. Always happy and her service is irreproachable It makes me very happy to see Cari anytime I go to Grumpy's and I would not choose any other bartender to help me. I am her customer, period. Keep it up Cari, you are doing a great job!!! Juliana read more

Had driven by here many times and decided to stop in for lunch. Friendly staff and good service. Nice very of the marina , adds to the casual feel. Ordered the $10 lunch special - fish (cod) and chips. Nice lunch size portion and was very tasty. Really liked the key lime tartar sauce ! read more

Just here for one night, stopped by Grumpy Gary's for a drink. Pleasant surprise. The bartender Stacie was outstanding at her job. Definitely a local favorite as she knew most of the customers by name. She made us welcome right away. The atmosphere was amazing. I highly recommend. read more

The food was delicious and big portions. I had the chicken quesadilla.. Server was friendly and attentive. I loved the ambiance of this place sitting by the window and looking out at the boats. Just set the mood perfectly for my day off and lunch with a friend. They also had lunch specials daily which is a great option. Plus my pina colada hit the spot. I will definitely recommend this place!!! read more

Super cool place. We walked here from our hotel. It was super loud and a lot to walk into but was nice. Gary greeted us very kindly. The food was good as well. read more

Absolutely terrible service, got here at 1:15, ordered at around 1:25, and never got my food after an hour of waiting. The place was empty when we arrived, they served us drinks, but never served us our food after an hour of waiting. They served the food to a family that had gotten there 30 minutes after I had arrived. The owner of the store had also just gone around flirting with customers and touching on the waitresses. One of the waitresses had also dropped silverware on the floor off the table and had placed it back on the table, not switching it out after it had been on the floor. The tables were sticky and the floor was disgusting. Overall disgusting place, did not even get to taste the food. read more

Ordered soft pretzels, cheese was cold. Ordered hot dog, bun was cold. I was not impressed and will not be returning.

Went to Grumpy Gary's for dinner last night and had Rigatoni Blognese that was outstanding ! I eat out most nights and I must say this was my favorite meal and experience in a very long time. The service was great the staff are so professional and friendly making us feel so welcome and the live entertainment was perfect for a great night out. I highly recommend you try for yourself.... P.S. The Best Esspresso Martini in town to top the evening off! read more

Grumpy Gary's is a wonderful place to go for great food, drinks and atmosphere. I will definitely go back and highly recommended Grumpy Gary's. read more

We had some time to kill between our hotel checkout and when we had to hit the airport so we stopped here. Calamari and Mahi tuna tacos were both excellent as was the service. Our bartender was so sweet and she made us feel at home during our stay!! Couldn't recommend this place enough! read more

Great food, service, and atmosphere. Have tried various dishes and all were amazing. Will definitely be coming back !!

The food was perfectly prepared. Our waiter was great and the bartender made a perfect rum runner! The atmosphere was welcoming and had live music! We enjoyed very much and would recommend! read more

Did not eat there, saw a awesome band with Ricky Valido and had adult beverages!. Band was tremendous! Been looking for music and dancing almost 2 weeks. Wait staff was awesome. We will be back today! read more