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    Otter Creek Restaurant

    4.5 (19 reviews)
    ModerateSeafood, Steakhouses
    Closed • 5:00 pm - 8:30 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Gummy stuffing with no crab.
    Melissa G.

    Been driving past here for a year and read all the reviews. All I can figure is someone is writing rave reviews for them. Started off by making reservations through the app. Get there and they state that they don't take reservations for two. I show them the confirmation and they say well it's not right. Made us feel extremely unwelcome from the jump. Seat us at a table for six. A table for four comes open and they have us move to that one. Wait 30 minutes for someone to come take our drink order. Wait another 20 minutes for someone to take our order. At the one hour and 15 minute mark, we get our salads. The tomato in the salad is rotten and molded. Bring it to the server's attention and the manager walks over and states that's how they come off the truck every Thursday. I'm sorry, the server makes the salad and can clearly see when produce is rotten. At the one hour 30 minute mark, we finally get our food. I order the stuffed crabs - biggest mistake ever. I received three frozen crabs that were 100% gummy stuffing mix with some onions and peppers - no crab at all. The baked potatoes were ice cold and the butter wouldn't even melt. The steak my husband ordered was a worn out shoe. The majority was fat and was left on the plate. I couldn't even eat my dinner it was so disgusting. The servers and owners never once checked on us, talked to us or made any attempt to make us feel welcome. The reviews claimed that the desserts were homemade yet the sign under them showed Cheesecake Factory. Please save yourself the time and trouble and avoid this place. We left hungry and unimpressed.

    a bowl of coleslaw with a fork in it
    Thomas P.

    Fried seafood platter is awesome. The slaw is the best I have had and all the food is really good. All the desserts are homemade.

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    We found this restaurant while visiting Waycross. The location and ambiance is wonderful and very low country. The interior is very dated, but also what gives this place it's charm. I ordered the seafood platter. It was very good and plenty of food but was a little heavy on the salt. My wife ordered the steak tips. They were a little over cooked and came with onions and peppers. My wife despises onions and was fortunately able to pick them off. It wasn't a big deal but the menu nor the server mentioned anything about onions. Definitely order tea if you're thirsty as soft drinks are offered in a can only. All in all I would eat here again but would try some other local eateries first.

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    Always amazing!!! Ms Diane is the sweetest! And her homemade coconut pie is the Best! Steaks are always my choice!

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    We absolutely loved Otter Creek. The food was delicious and the staff was so friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend!

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    The restaurant is dirty, outdated, and lacks character or charm. The only redeeming quality is its…read morelocation on the river. The waitlist process was frustrating and disorganized. Instead of taking phone numbers or providing pagers, they simply write down your name and loudly call it over a speaker. Despite having four adults in our party and actively listening both inside and outside for our name, staff claimed they called us multiple times and skipped over us, resulting in a wait that was well beyond the estimated time. When we were finally seated, our table was dirty and wasn't even set up with the correct number of chairs, despite there being only four adults in our group. Unfortunately, the food did not make up for the poor experience. It was subpar at best. Overall, aside from the riverfront view, this restaurant failed to deliver on service, atmosphere, cleanliness, and food quality.

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