I am new to the area and wanted blue crabs. I was skeptical but thought I'd give it a try. The…read morecrabs were great and well seasoned. Great customer service!

Simply put , this is the best crab place around. Thank you…read morefor the wonderful food, we travel up here often and this is our go to location

The best seafood I have ever had! The lobster tails are out of this world! Everything is so fresh!read more

They always have the freshest seafood and are happy to take special orders. Their large lobster…read moretails are fantastic and the scallops are heavenly and huge!

They have a great selection of meats. Great customer service. I will continue to shop thereread more

Excellent quality and good prices. They have Saturday specials and are clean and well stocked. The…read moreprime cuts are the best.

Please take note. This is not a restaurant any longer. It's only a fish market…read more It looked pretty good as a fish market but no prepackaged food. Parking is quite difficult.

Simply Seafood market is a great place to get fresh seafood at a great price. The owners and staff…read moreare the best and if you have a question about seafood, they will know it! Love going here and you will too if you like seafood!

I have visited the Saturday market about 5-10 times now. I have been here for other events as well…read more I cannot believe I have not reviewed the market yet. This is one of my favorite things to do in Ocala. The market is only open on Saturdays from 9am-2pm, rain or shine. Other events are held here all other dates and times. I cannot stand the heat so I appreciate that the market is under a covered pavilion. There are some vendors that set up outside the pavilion because there is not enough room. The parking is free as well, with plenty of options in the surrounding areas. You don't have to walk far either. The market is extensive enough that you could easily spend 2-3 hours there. There are several food trucks you can purchase food and drinks from. Sipping Grounds is my favorite! They offer snacks, as well as coffee drinks, beer, wine, and mimosas. There are a variety of vendors, with many being staples each time I have visited. I usually stop by and purchase from the same vendors. There are several vendors selling vegetables and fruits, a farmer who sells cheese he makes, a seafood vendor, a vendor who sells dips, spices, and seasonings, another vendor sells oils & vinegars, bakery items are sold by several vendors, and usually there are a couple of vendors specializing in doggie treats. You can also sample a lot of these items, which is awesome. Of course there are vendors who sell jewelry, artwork, decor, pottery, etc.

The Ocala Downtown Market puts the actual "farm" back in farmer's market…read more Unlike those pseudo farmers markets out in California where people discuss their heirloom tomatoes, this place is where folks casually mention their cattle count and debate chicken acquisitions like they're discussing the weather. But don't let the farm talk fool you. There's serious variety here: grass fed beef suppliers, fresh eggs, wellness drink makers pushing sea moss and charcoal, potters working live, pottery, kitchen gear, clothing, and trinkets galore. It's a whole ecosystem of real farm life. I felt like I'd stepped directly into that world without actually being at a farm, which was wonderful until I realized my outfit didn't get the memo in my very short mini dress. Cute as can be, but everyone else was in jeans and tees. I stuck out like a designer purse at a livestock auction. Next time I'm definitely dressing down to blend in. The market is bustling and packed with options. You can skip Publix entirely and do all your grocery shopping here, just cheaper. Everything's cheaper. This is legitimately as close to farm life as you can get without actually stepping in cow manure. ... trust me, one wrong step in a mini dress and you will be fishing a high heel out of a very fresh cow pie.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Just tried this gem in Ocala for the first time and couldn't have been more satisfied! We started…read morewith the gator tail bites which were delicious! I had the blackened redfish from the daily specials and it was excellent! My husband had fried shrimp which were also excellent! We both had the red skin garlic mashed potatoes, I loved them, hubby's had a little too much garlic for his taste. Oh and I had a "Seller's Hurricane" drink that was wonderful. The service was top notch and the atmosphere was great! We can't wait to come back with our out of town visitors soon!

Pros: The food was really good. We had the crab balls appetizer which was excellent. I had the…read moregumbo soup with a side of beans and rice and my wife had the blackened grouper dinner with a side of collard greens and red beans and rice. She said it's the best grouper she ever had. I would definitely return. Cons: Music was way too loud making conversation difficult. The wait staff was not very attentive. Glasses not refilled and used dishes left on the table and they did not check back at all. They need to work on this. This would have been a five star review had these things been remedied. Service is just as important as the meal.

Had their wings and fried shrimp combo with fries. Really good and plenty of sauces to pick from.read more

I like to support anything graffiti related but it seems like a really odd gimmick in relation to…read morethis business, just kind of shoehorned in. I spent about two weeks in Ocala last December and it didn't exactly seem like a graffiti hotbed. Or a seafood hotbed now that I think about it. The outside has murals that don't even look that graffiti influenced or that are very memorable. The inside has some graffiti pieces and boring stretches of white walls and just very basic decor. I had a crawfish boil as I love me some crawfish. It was a nice big portion but largely potatoes, sausage , corn and eggs. There was a pile of crawfish, too, but they were some of the smallest crawfish I'd ever seen and not at all flavorful. It didn't taste fresh and was pretty greasy. It was a bit of a struggle to finish the whole thing. It really stayed with me how greasy it was. I wish I knew the story behind this place. It's so weird.

Not much to look at, but we've been coming here for about a year & Chen's never fails to…read moredisappoint. Their fish is always fresh, much of it wild caught, tasty & reasonably priced. Had the crab leg & shrimp boil for dinner tonight, very good! Highly recommend. Also love their salmon!

While shopping Aldi last week, me and my husband found Chen's seafood market next door. We bought…read morehalf dozen live blue crabs. At home we discovered some legs and claws were missing and two of the crabs were dead and not tresh. Thinking the poor crab quality may have been an exception, we stopped by today to try their fish. We asked if the mullet were fresh, the sales woman assured me that they were. When we got home, I cleaned the fish and found that they were at least several days old. The gills and guts were dark and nearly rotted. Very disappointing, we won't be returning.