Even on a very hot day it was delightful to enjoy lunch on the lovely deck overlooking the water. The staff went above and beyond to accommodate our large group at short notice. The food and drinks were great! read more

Hello everyone, it's the restaurant guy .. former owner of The Chart Room in Cincinnati Ohio. This review is not an easy one. Four of us went to this restaurant recently .. and this review is mixed. The GOOD ... Nice, clean appearance, nice atmosphere ... not loud and crazy. Nice attractive menus. Good food and nice presentation. The pasta entree was delicious. Some happy hour prices on drinks. Pleasant servers. Nice new furnishings. Nice background music. The NOT SO GOOD ... $33 for a piece of fish?!? (Included a half slice of a small sweet potato) Redfish is not that rare or expensive. $33 for a crab cake?!? (Included Hominy Corn Edamame) Sorry, but a 33-dollar price tag on those meals is a bit too strong! The whole bill came to $125. That's a bit strong for most folks, in my opinion, to support any local Crystal River restaurant. No one sweeps the floor in between meals. I did ask one server to do so as we were leaving. Crumbs, straw wrappers, etc. Overall, it's nice that someone is trying to offer a restaurant that's a bit upscale ... and although the meals tasted fine, they were nothing special .. nothing that would make me want to return any time soon without tapping into my saving account. The place is too big to be an intimate upscale restaurant. Good luck and bon appetite. Bob read more

My SERVICE DOGS were kicked out of the restaurant, fully enclosed in my stroller carrier, and was asked to leave because my dog in training barked at our waitress. There was no threat at all, and he only barked for less than 1 minute each time. I have a service dog letter from my doctor detailing that I need the dogs in order to perform daily functions for my disability. They do not like animals here and I would not recommend the trip, even if it was only a 5 minute commute. read more

Riverfront Social - The scary puppy. Both service dogs for my disability. On the porch, not even in the restaurant. - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

This is a newly renovated restaurant overlooking kings bay. We stopped in after hearing new owners took it over. We had reservations but they weren't super busy for a Friday. The restaurant is clean and decorated nicely. Our server McKenzie was very friendly and helpful. She said the bar was behind a little and brought us water. Our drinks came out in about 10 minutes. We started with the crab corn chowder. It was very good. My wife ordered the fried cornmeal crusted snapper with the pickled tomatoes and greens. Also charred sweet potatoes. The presentation was beautiful. Her fish was good but a little bland. The micro greens were very earthy. I ordered the bone in prime pork chop with succotash and sweet potatoes. The succotash was very good. I liked the charred sweet potatoes. My pork chop was undercooked and had to be sent back. Our waitress was very good and offered us a dessert for the inconvenience. My meal came back out 15 minutes later and was cooked properly. It wasn't a good experience for us . Our dinner with tip was $145 . We will be back to try something else , maybe lunch. read more

Riverfront Social - Cornmeal snapper with greens - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

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Great food and excellent service. We went for happy hour and were served by Caraden who was very good and so helpful. Would recommend this place to anyone. read more

This was not a very good meal- as soon as I walked in the burning fried awful smell hit me like a truck- the food was just not good- for my appetizer I ordered a cornbread, this was not good at all it was burned, extremely buttered, way to much, and not worth the 18 dollars, then the server took our orders and left- it took and hour and a half for a petite filet- and 3 salads for my table- the filet was undercooked- like just barely cooked enough in the middle to be considered rare- I ordered medium- the front was odd it was nasty looking and trashy- the ambiance was just bad. It felt like trashy Hollywood mixed with the beach- witch is a odd vibe to say the least. I will not be coming back here but I didn't hate the staff so +1 bonus read more

The service was excellent. The food was delicious. Will definitely visit again when I'm back in town.

The food was fantastic, but most importantly - the price was FANTASTIC!!!! We got ribs for $17, a whipped feta appetizer for $8.50, etc. For four people, it was only $75, which is insane for such a nice place with great food!! Lovely staff, very clean, etc. Would 100% recommend!!! read more

Riverfront Social - Whipped feta with bread and cucumbers - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

Nice setting and good food. Service was good too. we ate outside as the inside was over air conditioned

We were so impressed, service, setting, food was out of this world. We are locals and found our new spot!

Accepted reservation however it was closed ! Very disappointed Do not accept reservations on line ! I was charged a $5 fee for the online reservation very deceitful. read more

Pretty good, not the best but certainly better than many local restaurants. Not many vegetarian options which is unfortunate. Great location which is probably the best part about this restaurant. I would definitely go back but it wouldn't be my top choice. read more

I dined last Friday at Bayside. It was my third time there. I was meeting two others who were late for our reservation. I asked if I could change it and that sweet hostess said "just come in, we'll seat you and you can comfortably wait for the rest of your party". Every wait person smiled and spoke to me so I didn't feel awkward! My party arrived, were treated very nicely, and we dined on delicious food! I had ribs, cousin had swordfish, and other cousin had shrimp and crab cake. Outstanding food and service and so nicely decorated!!! Thank you!!!! We'll be back and on time!! read more

We went in Tuesday (yelp says they're closed on Tues?) but it was A-mazing!! Top notch service too. We started with whipped feta w/pickled onions & candied pecans. Then I had the venison shank with pimento cheese grits & Brussel sprouts. The venison was sooo tender, the char on the Brussel sprouts was just like I like it. My husband had a steak; cooked to order and tender. Spent $100 with 2 beers & a cocktail but it was worth it! Please visit & keep this place going! We'll be back! read more

Bayside Kraft Kitchen does an incredible job of offering unique dishes in a beautiful bay front setting. The restaurant is located right on Kings Bay with an incredible view of all the action. The food is terrific. My favorite is the pork chop with grilled sweet potatoes. I also love the Shrimp and Grits and anything that comes as the Catch of the Day. Service is very good on top of it all. read more

This is not your typical Crystal River dining. And I mean that in the most sincere way. This place has a refined setting with beautiful decor. We sat outside on the back patio that has a water view. We almost sat inside because it was hot but they had fans blowing on all sides, you were cool enough. You have the Tipsy Tarpon and the small private boat ramp as your view but I won't complain. If I see water I'm good. Our Server Nic made the experience enjoyable and her service was top notch. She was knowledgeable of the menu and made recommendations. She got us waters after introducing herself without hesitation. As someone who's been in the fine dining industry for years, that sets the tone for a great dining experience! The best part...the food was PHENOMENAL! From the apps to the main course. We got their pork belly, whipped feta dip and bbq grilled shrimp. My main course I got the panko fried snapper with Brussel sprouts and arugula salad. I devoured it all. All tasted so delicious! The menu is pricey. As I said before, it's not your typical restaurant here in this small town. Which is a breath of fresh air and a great place to dine for special occasions. My husband and I will be back! read more

Riverfront Social - BBQ grilled shrimp - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

We had the Southwest and Athena salads with crab/shrimp cake and salmon as add on proteins. Both were excellent. Chocolate mousse for dessert had great cocoa flavor, not too sweet at all, and a nice stabilized whipped cream topping. Service was friendly and attentive. read more

It's a relatively recent remodel of an old restaurant on the water. Good food, the service was very professional, price was decent

2. for service 5 star for food. Went there for a late lunch at 2:45. According to our waitress they only had 2 servers? Seemed like more to me and other tables were getting lots of attention. From the time we asked for the check and finally signing it took 20 minutes. Left table at 4:30. Due to her high stress level she was not pleasant was not communicative for 3/4 of the meal. Kept hearing how busy it got on her. Very unfortunate. Sat on deck and it was beautiful. read more

Beautiful sunsets and a great atmosphere. Our meals were really good but a bit pricey for the quality. Our server was outstanding and very attentive. At everyone's suggestions, we tried the feta cheese appetizer and it was amazing! Highly recommend it! I was wanting an amazing steak, it was very good but not over the top. It was thin and very much paste the med rare I ordered. read more

Had to send back a cocktail(Old Fashioned) that was just horrible. Alleged Snapper was served and was absolutely tasteless. No bread or rolls offered. Charred sweet potato was stone cold. No salt or pepper on tables. Management could not be bothered to address our complaint. Won't go again. read more

Wow the food was amazing and the staff were lovely. I ordered the pasta and my boyfriend ordered the steak. The desserts were so delicious. Would definitely come back!!! It was a cold night but they had heaters available for us at the patio which helped a lot! read more

Great! Super Great! Celebrated my birthday with family and friends. Spent a little extra money but it was worth it for a special night. One of the specials was a veal chop on the bone au poivre. Looked unbelievable, tasted even better. read more

We really enjoyed Bayside. The restaurant is very clean and has a great atmosphere. The fried brussel sprouts were fantastic and the grass fed cheeseburger is probably the best burger I have ever had! The fresh cut French fries were also a hit. The service was outstanding! Alex was very attentive, sweet, knowledgeable and provided excellent service! read more

Riverfront Social - Brussel Sprouts - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

thank God, we have another upscale restaurant in the Crystal River location restaurant is lovely, the service was very good, the food was very good as well. I wish some people would just have some class and get a little bit more dressed up however, the restaurant next-door to it, has this singer that overflows into the Bayside restaurant and he was horrible just simply ignore it and enjoy this restaurant which we are surely going to return over and over again we loved it! read more

On recommendation of a friend we tried Bayside. The restaurant was recently taken over by new owners and completely and very nicely renovated. The old restaurant was called Charlie's. The menu was exciting and varied. There were four of us and we had the shrimp, snapper, venison oso buco and root salad. And a couple of apps. The venison was excellent and it's the only restaurant that I have ever been at that had this dish. If you love venison this was fantastic. The snapper was flavorful. The shrimp were good as was the salad. The wine list was very diverse. French, Italian, Argentinian, Washington state and California. I had the French Cabernet Franc and it was excellent. For apps we had pork bellies, Cesar salad and corn chowder. All were good. For desert we tried the key lime and coffee chocolate chip ice cream. Both were really nice. The service was friendly and attentive. The only negative was they did not use stemmed wine glasses which was a turn off. Otherwise a really good experience. We will be back! read more

Absolutely delicious and so nice inside! They even have Mocktails! 10/10 Crystal river needed this! We will be back soon.

Ok just walking in the place has been updated from the former restaurant. Nice atmosphere and of course it overlooks the water. So upon sitting down, the seater gave us the wine list and menu. After reviewing the menu the waitress, Gaby, told us the specials of the day. She told us the Scallops were the daily special and they were small and market price. After myself and family reviewed the menu, I decided on the King Crab Legs. The people next to us ordered them and were brought to the table. We noticed a fishy smell and we asked the people, they said they had no taste and smelled funny, so we skipped them. We were told they were $85 dollars a LBS. For this area, that is a lot of money for Snow Crab. Anyway, we ordered our appetizers. We had the jalapeño corn bread and the oysters along with the crab and shrimp cake, my wife got the root salad. The jalapeño corn bread was lacking jalapeños and it really needed something on top, like jalapeños baked in or something. The corn bread was good, not gritty as the rest. The oysters, market price, were fresh but small and only 8 came with hot sauce and cocktail sauce, no horseradish sauce was offered. The crab and shrimp cake was good but lacked crab. Overall it was moist and had a basic taste. The root salad was well made and tasted really good, so that was a great choice. Now, the main courses were steak, ribs, and catfish. So the steak was cooked good, med-rare. The dinner came with mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts. The mashed potatoes tasted like real mixed with instant, but the waitress said they were not. The Brussels sprouts were cooked to perfection. A little grizzle was present in the steak, but it was not a top cut steak. The next was the catfish. It was warm and pleasantly presented to us. The catfish really needed more blacked seasoning. The succotash was very good and was well made. The next one was the ribs. The ribs were present, presented very well and when brought to the table were warm and not overly sauced, but very juicy. The lobster tail was good, but it was a little spongy due to overcook just a little bit. For dessert, we had the lemon cello, chocolate mousse with a macaroon, and Keylime pie tart. The lemon cello was very sweet, but the waitress said on a scale of one to 10 it was around an eight so we went ahead and we ordered some side, lemon juice, and a side of sweet-and-sour mix, which complemented the lemon tart and made it just right. The chocolate moose with the macaroon was very good but the chocolate was lacking over the top taste. it could've used some chocolate on top but was still missing that wow factor. The Keylime tart was your average Keylime. It could've used a little bit more lime or even some lemon to go ahead and bring out the flavor so it was just like what you bought in a store. The drinks , well-made and the liquor in the drinks were present for sure. Overall, on a scale of one to 10 I would give it a 7 1/2. I feel that the prices are high for this area and for a family of three to go out it was around $300, so it would not be affordable for your average citrus county family. overall the food was good, the atmosphere was nice, but overpriced for this area. They own Catch22, being rebuilt, and the Waterfront Social Restaurant. read more

Riverfront Social - Catfish with sweet potatoes and succotash - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

A-M-A-Z-I-N- G!! they cooked our scallop catch in lemon white wine sauce!! Fair price. It was amazing!! Great Service! Great food! We'll be back for sure!! read more

Our dinner was terrible. We ordered an appetizer that was burnt on the bottom. We send that back. The replacement was also burnt but not as bad. I ordered a Caesar salad that I couldn't eat. The croutons were made of scorched cornbread. My Husband's dinner was burnt as well. It was very expensive and we will not go back. They need chefs or at least people who know how to cook. read more

Food is amazing and so was the service, my sister took me & my other sister for our birthdays and it was amazing, from the drinks to the desserts, such an amazing place with a beautiful view! read more

Stopped in after visiting Homossasa State Park to see Lu the Hippo and decided to stop in for lunch. My wife and I shared the Grouper sandwich (grilled) and the Athens salad. Both were remarkable. A little pricey but wkat isn't these days. Surprisingly very good fare. We'll be back. read more

I'm not usually writing a review, but I want to give you a recommendation to try this spot! It is a beautiful setting for sure, but the space inside is beautiful, as well! Then, there is the menu and food- fresh,, healthy and delicious choices. We tried two salads, the Southwest and the Athens (Greek). Both of those were delicious, with fresh veggies and tasty dressings. The crab cake was also very good. The wait staff was friendly and efficient. We will definitely be back! read more

Great food, great attentive service, beautiful views. This restaurant is really a great asset to Citrus County. We have eaten there five times, trying different foods each time. Each time we were delighted with what we were served. It's definitely in our rotation. read more

Bayside Kraft Kitchen was a welcome break from the usual small town seafood fare. We drive through Crystal River pretty often on the way to the Tampa/Clearwater/St. Pete area to visit family, and my husband's brother has a place in nearby Homossassa Springs. We stayed in Crystal river almost a year ago for a family reunion, and the dining establishment previously in this spot was closed for renovations (now we know it was to transform into this gem of a restaurant). My husband had the lobster dinner, which came with 2 sides (he chose the edamame succotash and pimento cheese grits), and I had shrimp and grits, which was crowned with tomato chorizo sofrito and micro greens. Just fabulous! The wine choice was unusually extensive for this part of Florida, and the service was impeccable! We will make it a point from here on out to time all our trips to Pinellas county around a meal at Bayside Kraft Kitchen! Highly recommend!!!! read more

Food was amazing. Service was great until the manager completely disrespected us. Fire the manager and this place would be 5/5.

Our first time at Bayside KK since it opened recently. The ambience is contemporary/mid-century modern and the service (Christina) is great. Our visitors from NY were equally impressed as we were with the service and most especially the food! We chose to eat indoors since all the tables were taken outside (well-it was a Fri night!). We each ordered a different entree which allowed some sharing. The catch was Swordfish and I had it blackened (light) and it came with a white wine reduction, roasted brussels sprouts and mashed potatoes. I'm not a big fan of Brussels but these were terrific. The Swordfish piece was quite large and done to perfection, added the reduction sauce and it was heaven! Other entrees were Blackened Catfish (also w/reduction) and charred sweet potato. Shrimp & Grits (Pimento Cheese Ground Grits, Andouille Tomato Sofrito w/Herb Oil), and Florida Snapper were the other 2 entrees. All were excellent-no leftovers to take home. Only after we started eating did I realize I didn't take any pics, so when I ordered the Chocolate Mousse I made sure to get the photo. Only drawbacks were: It's a bit loud inside (many new restaurants have this issue), the parking was sparse and as for the menu, I think they need to find some additional side dishes other than brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes. read more

Riverfront Social - Chocolate Mousse desert to top off a fantastic dinner! - American Near Me - Crystal River, Florida

I just left there stuffed. Servers were very nice and prompt I didn't have to wait for anything. The appetizer we had was very tasty it was the jalapeño corn bread I wish there was a bit more jalapeño taste and a tad moister so the fork would not split it. My girlfriend had the cheese burger medium well . She told me she has found her new favorite burger. I tried a bite of it myself and it instantly gave me a memory of a time on the beach when I was a child. It's not often food can do that it's an amazing thing. The burger is delicious. I had the shrimp and grits. They put a pimento cheese on it with 3 huge perfectly cooked shrimp. The combination of cheese and grits was amazing I will definitely have that dish again. I'm looking forward to trying other dishes here. Food came out fast. Outside seating was comfortable but I would recommend heavier menus to keep the wind from blowing them away. read more