The food is delicious! Ordered the Big Wave, included a sample platter of various seafoods. Service was decent. Live music was a nice touch, although wish we were seated near the ocean. read more

Both service and food was great. We sat outside and the weather was beautiful. The black bean soup was outstanding. The shrimp, andouille sausage and grits was very good along with the seasoning. Our server Rex was very attentive, friendly and great. We will definitely be back. read more

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Walked up on a Sunday at 4 when we saw the sign say unlimited snow crab. Too rich for our blood at $90 pp. 1.5 lbs was plenty for me and my meal and drink for $40. Crab was AMAZING, not fishy, cracked easy, meat was easy to come out. Service was great. Walked up, seated outside, street view, sat in the shade, nice breeze. Server couldn't be more helpful and pleasant. 10 out of 10 read more

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This is my second time to eat here since years ago. It wasn't as good as I had the first time. Calamari was not crispy and a little soggy. My grouper was too salty but I ate it all anyway. I wouldn't go if not because of the gift card. The price was not match with the food. read more

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We orders the beef tips and the stuffed grouper. The beef tips were ok. The marinade was too strong but the beef was tender. I wouldn't get it again. Now the the stuffed grouper was the best I have ever ate. We were so full and couldn't stop eating it. I would go back just for the stuffed grouper. read more

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Had a day in Daytona Beach and saw advertisements for this place having live music and All you can eat Crab legs so decided to come in. Place was nice and clean, service was fast and our waiter Joe gave great recommendations. I had the Riptide Mixed Grill and my man had the Jerk Burger. Both were cooked to perfection and very tasty. We also got the Riptide Ceramic Cup Drink and was told you get a discount on future drinks. Over all great experience. We will be back again! Make sure to ask for Joe when you go in! read more

The food AH-MAZING! We ordered the all you can eat crab legs and every order that came out was so delicious! Hush puppies were good as well. Definitely will be visiting again when we are in town. read more

Let's just say we were unhappy with the service. The waitress was not very attentive and it was not busy. We did not get out bahama mama until after our food came oh and we had to remind them. ( side note: does not even compare to the one from Red Lobsters had to ask for the same refill 2x. She never brought the ketchup that was asked for. She never said thank you, she never asked how everything was, she never came to refill any drinks without asking. Maybe she was having a bad day, in turn made our first experience here not memorable at all. I think had we had any other server, the experience would have been different, sadly we will not be back. read more

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Plan to stay all night if you want to get your meal. Slowest f*king service ever. Appetizers were good, but I think they catch the fish before they plate it, there's no way a piece of broiled fish and a sandwich wrap should take over an hour on a Monday night when it's not even 1/2 capacity. read more

Was in town for a comedy show and decided to give this place a try. For starters I ordered a strawberry margarita and it was just ok. For food I had the peel and eat shrimp appetizer and it wasn't good. My family members had the jerk wings, Caribbean chicken nachos, and fish dip. The food wasn't good but the service was great. read more

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The food was really good. Waiter was friendly and attentive. Only negative is parking. You'll have to find street parking.

Food was pretty good. I ordered the stuffed New York Strip, Medium, and was fairly tough, but had a great flavor!! I probably wouldn't order again. Hubby got the stuffed grouper which was very good! Can't go wrong there! The green beans (fresh veggies) were surprisingly really good!! French fries were really fresh and hot! Loaded potato was great as well! Cool atmosphere with good music! Server was descent and friendly. I would come back in future. read more

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Shrimp poboys were great! The drinks were tasty. The music was nice and our waitress was really helpful and friendly. read more

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This place was on our list the whole week and it did not disappoint as a last night at the beach meal. We got the mixed grill amazing but felt it needed a little more meat or veggies for the price The other dish was the stuffed grilled grouper. Wow this is good great flavor huge portion of fish well worth the money Had drinks and can't enough about this place the menu had so much it was hard to decide wish I could have eaten here another night. read more

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Wonderful food great ambiences and amazing drink specials. The Shrimp are absolutely to die for and the service staff is fantastic!!

Domestic beers $4 need I say more?!? Apps.. oysters were good. Out of Virginia so they were small but tasty. Baked oysters are not chargrilled don't let that fool you but they were good. All you can eat crab legs as we saw on the airplane banner advertisement which brought us there were $100 per person. No one can eat that much. We ordered a pound of crab legs, 2 house salads and royal red peel and eat shrimp. Server said it was 1 pound of reds, when it came it was less than a 1/2 pound. We were told later it is an order of 8 pieces of shrimp ( not specified on the menu ) they were delicious however. We ordered 2 orders each! Royal reds are amazing!!! read more

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Great flavorful food and good ambiance with the live music. The menu is hard to pick from either do many selections, but we were pleasantly impressed. So glad ended up here instead of the original place we were heading to. Nice staff and plenty of space for everyone. read more

we got the big seafood variety. enough for 3-4 people. medium quality, service was good

Over priced tourist trap. Best part was the dad and daughter singing duo. AC inside doesn't work had to move outside to enjoy the ocean breeze. Food was cold after a good 45 min wait for it. Opted out of snapping any pics of the food. read more

While eating a small bowl of Overpriced clam chowder, I bit down on a very hard object, it jolted the whole right side of my face. I found that I had chipped my tooth on whatever it was. I informed the manager what had happened and informed him that I would need to see a Dentist. The next day another piece of the tooth fell out. I now have a large portion of the interior of the tooth exposed. This will require a crown. I sent an estimate to the Manager, a Mr Blesser. I was assured this would be taken care of. Since then I have received no communication and am actively being avoided by the management and now the owner also. They are to busy to speak with me or call me back. I am now forced to have an $1800.00 dental procedure done due to their negligence. Beware of this place, if something like this happens to you or your family you will be met with same avoidance I have experienced. I now have to go through the aggravation of the procedure and having a Lawyer pursue damage recovery. Go somewhere else!! read more

Outstanding service and food. Not to mention the location for year round sun and fun. Check it out for sure and have Riptides on your list when you come to visit Daytona. You'll dig it! read more

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We saw a banner on a plane for this place while enjoying the beach today. So why not let's give it a try. To start with parking is very inconvenient right now because there is construction near by. The server we had was a complete dick. His arrogance made me want to leave immediately. But since we had a party of 9 and it was the last night of our family vacation I decided to stay. After having to talk them into it we were able to get our sirloin tips cooked well done. (It's hard being the only non-seafood people in the family) nonetheless the sirloin tips and baked potato were fantastic. The hush puppies stole the show. They were great. The ambiance is great live music and just a good vibe. Only reason for three star is the server and parking. read more

First time visiting while on vacation. Started out bad and went downhill. I was brought out horseradish for a blue cheese dressing. Okay so a mistake no biggie. Then I asked for a glass of ice three times before I finally got one. Okay no biggie on that. Then the calamari we ordered was brought out in huge round chunks that were barely cooked and laying in grease from not being drained. Gross. Sent those back. Then my meal, crab legs with a baked potato, was brought out. The potato was brown it was so old and over cooked. I asked for a fresh one. The manager came over and said they cook the potatoes that morning to serve the rest of the day. Gross again, who does that. Crab legs were good but how can you mess those up. My husband had fried shrimp. Said it was mushy and under cooked but he ate it. It was a first and last for us. Avoid is all I can say. read more

Just awful. The food tasted as if it were from Sam's club and headed in a from a microwave. The service was find, but I would not return for the food. read more

Worth the hype! We saw a plane go by in the sky advertising their crab deals and two different Uber drivers recommended...so went went, and it didn't disappoint! Would definitely recommend! I didn't even get a picture of the calamari, we scarfed it down!! Crab was amazing! Burger was great! Will be back next time we're in town! read more

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The seafood plate was amazing as was the raw oyster appetizer. Love to put my oysters on crackers with hot sauce. Yummy. As an entree I got shrimp & grits which had sausage mixed in and was amazing. Highly recommended read more

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We just went there last night, and my husband got the stuffed grouper, my daughters, a burger, my other daughter, the avocado, chicken wrap, and myself the fish cakes. Honestly was all very good and literally we all finished everything. I was a little disappointed that they didn't have a good IPA on top but you can't have everything. Lol the parking was pretty tight but we were also here for GP so that's to be expected. The way it was only 30 minutes which was about radon. I really love sitting outside next to live music. The atmosphere was fabulous and the cocktail I had was good as well. I don't think you'll be disappointed definitely try it out and if you're in that way stairs it seems like the place to go. I'll together for my family of four with a couple drinks and an appetizer was a little over $150. Which I thought was great. read more

Service and management was horrible. Food came out at different time. Wings, chicken Mac and cheese , and all you can eat crab. What a joke.

Riptides didn't disappoint!! Server was very friendly n attentive. Started with couple appetizers and then dinner. Take your time n enjoy the food !! Fun atmosphere would definitely stop in again when in town ! Only comment - (wasn't our main server but one that brought food to table once ) have servers (males included )with long hair have it pulled back, something about a seeing a server with hair passed shoulders and all in their face, it isn't appealing to some. More professional to pull it back in my opinion. Understand others may have different opinion. read more

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Was trying for a different place and found it was closed so decided to try Riptides. Found parking right away and we're seated promptly. If you're looking for an ocean view choose another location as our view was the valet parking lot next door and the busy street. The Rumicane Shrimp ($14) as a starter was delicious but disappointing that there were 5. Never like to arm wrestle the hubs for the last one! Charge $16 and put 6 on the plate! We had drinks - the Orange Pilsner and a Ruby Red Mojito- they were tasty and the mojito had plenty of mint. We split the stuffed grouper ($34) and enjoyed it very much! The food was delicious, the service was good and prices were expected. The only downside was that people kept coming over near the table where we were sitting and smoking. I'm not anti-smoking but I don't want to do it with you and it was strong and blowing right onto us/our table with the breeze. read more

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Food was excellent. Had a seafood combo, my crab cakes were the best. The building Parking is not very good. Used beach parking at 20 dollars. Did ask for a water with my beer several times, finally I walked to the bar and got it myself. Nice atmosphere inside, will repeat but will have to find better parking . read more

Visited twice on vacation: Great bar staff, tourists drinking buckets of slushy drinks, they had champagne by the glass - a festive way to start vacation. Live, laid back guitar music (different singers) also adds to the beachy vibe. 1st dinner was Coconut Cay Mahi, was crispy but sweet and the Cay sauce was almost dessert-like - overly sweet. (05/15/22) 2nd dinner was stuffed grouper $36. The grouper was buried, topped with a "stuffing" that was charred outside, yet mushy/pasty inside. Besides the occasional whole shrimp, the rest was indistinguishable and edible. (05/21/22) Bar staff is friendly and fast. My server on night 2 was full of cranky attitude, making for a less than pleasant experience. read more

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We came in on the first Friday during Bike Week & was able to get seated right away. The place was clean & super cute. Our waiter helped us pick what drinks we should get & they hit each time. Food was delish & portioned very well. read more

Fun times and friendly service at this always busy spot. Riptides is a roomy restaurant that has indoor and outdoor seating that handles large parties with ease. I was there with a party of 30 on a weeknight and the food and drinks just kept on coming. Smoked Fish Dip - I had never tried a Florida Fish Dip before so I was excited to test it out. The dip wasn't as smokey as I thought it might be. Mayo, lime juice and some other ingredients to make something that has a similar consistency to tuna salad/chicken salad fillings. Served with tortilla chips, salsa and jalapenos. Overall this starter was just okay to me. Gator Tail Bites - Breaded and fried, it tastes like chicken! Okay, that's what everyone always says. The gator bites here are cornmeal breaded and fried and served with remoulade. No fishiness taste at all. Gator is kind of like chicken, but I feel it's a little chewier when you are biting. Stuffed NY Strip - 12 oz NY strip steak stuffed with grilled jumbo shrimp, garlic Boursin cheese and drizzled with a balsamic glaze. It's as crazy as it sounds. These and the steak and the balsamic surprisingly worked. It was packed with five or six shrimp inside. Was the dish really good? Yes. Would I order it again? Maybe, this is one of those dishes where you have to be really hungry and in the mood for all of that, because there is tons going on. Add on my onion rings and stuff baked potato on the side, I ate past my fill line. Riptides is also famous for their raw bar (oysters anyone?) and all you can eat snow crab. I would've gotten the crab but I didn't want to be the one justifying my spend amount on my expense report while everyone else was keeping it reasonable. Maybe next time! Overall the food and drinks here are solid and the servers were on point. Take a look at the menu and if it looks interesting to you give it a try! read more

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This place is the best!! From the drinks to the entrees. Great service as well. A must try when here, it will become a traditional spot for the future. read more

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The waitress I had wasn't so friendly, but she was a good waiter in a sense of getting things to us on time besides that the place was great. It looks a little old but I guess that's the look that they're going for the main thing. The food is one and they give you a large portion, so don't be scared of the pricey prices, it's worth it read more

One word...AMAZING!!! Absolutely AMAZING!!! Everything was perfect!!! We ordered a dozen baked oysters with garlic butter and Parmesan as appetizer. So delicious...we had to order another dozen. Son got mahi sandwich and loved it. Daughter got a grilled chicken sandwich on a pretzel bun and loved it. Wife got the shrimp and grits and smashed it. I asked the waiter for a popular selection. He said folks love the stuffed grouper. This definitely did not disappoint. Again...amazing!!! To finish up we got the cinnamon rolled donuts. Wow!!! Freaking amazing!!!! Great restaurant and great service!!!! read more

Everything met our expectations. Food was fantastic and our server Tom was outstanding. Comfortable and clean. We will be back for sure.

This restaurant is on the main strip and just on the back of Ormond Beach. The menu was vast but I read reviews about the crab legs and this was today's mission. With no distractions and no appetizers...I dove straight in! Their crab legs and their seasoning were very, very good. Sometimes (remarkably), people can get crab legs wrong. The boy had Mahi Mahi sandwich and thought it was well cooked and tasty. His fish was cooked perfectly and was not at all dry. I've subtracted a point for ambience. This restaurant is on the main stretch and it is difficult to get a seat outside. The interior is actually quite sad and if you're ok with eating in a dark room on a bright sunny day...you won't be perturbed. I also ordered a key lime daiquiri not realizing the recipe mentioned ice cream. It was a bit of an abomination for me but maybe there's a market for such thing. read more

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Unfortunately we ate our food before we thought of getting a photo. The food was very good. I had the steak tip salad. The steak tips tasted of sweet and were very good. My husband had the steak tips and shrimp dinner...he loved it. Service was spot on and the live music was nice. We will be back! read more