I came here with a group of friends for dinner, and overall it was a really enjoyable experience. Even though Seafood Dock is known for their seafood, I personally wasn't in the mood for a boil that night, so I ordered the lemon pepper wings with fries. The wings were flavorful, well-seasoned, and hit the spot, and the fries were crispy and satisfying,simple but solid. That said, when my friends' seafood boils came out, wow. The smell alone was incredible rich, buttery, and seasoned perfectly. I couldn't resist trying a few bites, and I'm glad I did. The potatoes and broccoli were especially good, soaking up all that seasoning, and the seafood itself tasted fresh and well-cooked. You could tell this is really where they shine. The portions were generous, the food came out hot, and it's definitely a fun, casual spot to go with friends. The atmosphere feels laid-back and social, which makes it great for group dinners. While my non-seafood order was good, seeing (and tasting) the boils made me want to come back and try a full seafood meal next time. Overall, a solid spot with great flavor, especially if you're a seafood lover. I'd absolutely return and next time, I might just give in and get my own boil. read more

Seafood Dock - Seafood Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

Well got invited out to dinner with friends here,wifebhas been here before and said it was good. Well bit of a wait for a table, but that had to mean food was good!! Our waitress was named Willow, and she was amazing, Food came out hot and fresh i opted for simple chicken fried rice, wife and friends shared a big family boil. Now i did try some of the sausage from boil, medium heat..wasnt bad im just not a big seafood boil person .But i will say i definitely will be going back to try somebother food from there.My rice was such a big portion i had to share !!! If your a big Louisana style aeafood kind of person definitely give them a visit!!! Love the decor, where we were seated felt like we were in a lobster trap with all the ropes over our heads..lol also plenty of TV's to watch sports on if there are games on. read more

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Don't waste your time or money. The service was terrible, and honestly every interaction with our waitress, Felicity, was unpleasant and rude. When we asked about the spice level of the food, her response was, "Well, I don't have to eat it, you do." The soda fountain machine was also dispensing completely flat Coke. When we mentioned it, Felicity's response was basically, "Well, it is what it is." They insisted there was nothing wrong with the machine, yet later brought new drinks that actually had carbonation, proving the originals were flat. The seafood boil itself was very disappointing, especially considering our entrée cost $43. Compared to other seafood boils we've had in Gainesville, the portions were extremely skimpy. Other places usually include generous amounts of potatoes and corn, but we only received one tiny piece of corn and three small potatoes. The mussels tasted off, and no one came back to refill drinks. Overall, it was a frustrating experience and definitely not worth the money. read more

This was a first time for my family and the last time. Only fried food. Slow and inattentive service. Too cold for children. And a tacky interior. A roll of paper towels for napkins and plastic service ware is not my idea of a place we would return to for a special meal. read more

We were travelling and stopped here for lunch. The restaurant is so cute! We had the crab balls as a starter. They were delicious! I had the shrimp basket with onion rings which was a $1.50 add on. SO WORTH IT! They were the best onion rings I have EVER had!!! My shrimp were quite large and delicious. Our server, Ana, was adorable, polite, attentive, and anticipated our wants. I would highly recommend this restaurant. It is right off I-75. read more

Went to this location based on local suggestion and we weren't disappointed. Friday night arrived around 6, just before the rush hours, perfect! Ordered fresh oyster as appetizers, according our server its from Louisiana and they are hugeeee! Its tastes great and fresh! We pick our own combo with crab legs, calamari and shrimp with broccoli as add on, it also came with potatoes and corn cobs. Alex was our server, she is friendly and has the right suggestions. They also have decent dessert selection that we didn't take, ample drink menu to select, food portion is perfect and both have food coma afterwards! Hmm we missed the Thursday karaoke night, we might be back ! read more

Seafood Dock - Fresh oyster - Seafood Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

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This rating is more because of the food and bc of the waitress we had. With that being said, we didn't have the best experience granted we had a party of about 20 so that had something to do with it but not making excuses for it. Just so you're aware, there's a $30 fee to use the back room for a large party. Ok so it was pretty empty when our scheduled reservation was for (4:30). Idk if it's because they were short staffed or what but the wait took a while and then it took a while for us to be waited on. Nothing against Allie though, she was great, but I'm sure she had other tables to work on which was a problem. About 6 of us ordered drinks and those took forever and then after that it also took forever for us to order food. Once we finally got the food, everything was delicious. Most people got theirs at the same time but there were a few who's came maybe 15-20min later. I had a dozen oysters steamed in the seafood dock seasoning and also lobster bisque. I'd be back for both! I also had a peach margarita and considering it was during happy hour, it was pretty strong. All in all not the worst experience but also not the best. read more

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Attempted to get a good seafood meal while visiting the Ville this weekend. Seafood Dock was recommended and Yelp reviews were favorable. The oyster platter photo cinched the deal. What started out as promising did not end well. Following were my pros and cons: Pros - *Prompt seating and server taking drink orders *Delicious oysters that looked like picture - combo Cajun and garlic butter seasoning was perfect *Good drink selections - Whiskey Ginger Smash was very tasty. My daughter enjoyed her Lychee Mojitos *Attentive service by 2nd server and did not feel rushed even after 11 pm close *Large screen television which worker graciously changed to allow viewing of Gator basketball dominate Bama Cons *First server went ghost when ready to order - later told that she got preoccupied with a large party. Had to flag down another worker to get second server. *Food ingested made me and my adult children sick. Cannot pinpoint if it was the preparation of food or the food itself. I ordered the snow crab legs and green mussels with the combination of Cajun and butter garlic sauce (again) and added broccoli to potatoes and corn that came with order. My daughter had the same sauce combo with snow crabs and crawfish with addition of broccoli and eggs. She also added a spicy Seafood Dock sauce to her meal, and we both added generously to our meals. All items were tasty as were our drinks. Leftovers were bagged and shared upon arrival at our destination. I had an upset stomach later that night and my children were similarly impacted with the adverse effects. It was not a highlight of this return to G'ville and the $130 plus generous tip was not warranted. Will avoid during future visits planned which is sad since the ambiance would have been nice for future game viewing. read more

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I went on a Thursday evening karaoke night. I had a good drinks,good food,good service and good vibes/entertainment. read more

Seafood Dock - Went on a Thursday evening karaoke night I had a good drinks ,good food ,good serviceand great vibe and entertainment . - Seafood Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

The fist time I went here it was actually good not the best but good. So of course, I went for a second time. This food was Trash. It was absolutely nasty. The broccoli was very hard The corn was old and reheated it looked horrible. Now the seafood bag....the garlic butter didn't have any taste it was like just a bag of oil. My girlfriend also had a seafood bag and she had a bag of oil and tasteless food. Money wasted ! I will never return. read more

The decor is magnificent and service immaculate. I tried the oysters, steamed, w/garlic butter, spicy. Omg, I feel in love. Steamed well and lots of butter garlic seasoning and there were plenty of garlic slices to let you know..there is garlic. Not to spicy, hit the palate just right. Then the encore meal, shrimp, crawfish, potatoes, corn, sausage, and an egg. After the amazing experience I had with the oysters, the main meal left me flat, deflated, and gravely disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad, but it surely was not good. There was plenty of butter oil, I stayed with the garlic butter seasoning with this on as well. Back to the butter oil, it was just that, didn't taste buttery at all, just oily, but there were plenty of garlic slices, but not even that could salvage this miss. Nothing was seasoned, well cooked, but bland, boring, and uneventful. I don't eat pork sausage, but I did try two, they were the best part in terms of seasoned foods. The sausage were a bit soft, no crunch to the skin; just a sausage. The corn was definitely frozen, soft, sweet, no crunch that you would get with fresh corn. And then leaves the shrimp and crawfish. You get a healthy portion, shrimp are a nice size, no teeny tiny shrimp here, and the crawfish were a healthy size for crawfish. The butter oil soaked into both, but they were still bland. So, give it try, and if you need to, bring your own Lawrey's or save the calories and just get a fried basket of something. read more

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The food was good. The waitress's could've been a bit better.. it wasn't busy and I had sat my cup at the end on the table with the lid off, I was eating my food and she came by dropped some sauces off looked down in my cup then walked away. My food was a bit spicey so I wanted some more soda. I was waiting for her to come back by and I hardly seen her.. I would've understood if they was busy or even short staffed but they was neither. So my husband had to get up and get my refill. After he done got it, someone told her that her table had to get themselves a refill and then she comes over to ask if we need refills....‍ I recommend the food but the service, well not so much read more

I would definitely recommend this place. It's clean, good food and excellent customer service. I had the 1/2 lbs. snow crabs and 1/2 lbs of blue crabs. It came with potatoes and corn. Every tasty if you are looking for seafood. Nothing was standout about it because it's still a chain seafood dock, juicy crab, Cajun crab company.... They are all the same. But over all it was a good choice. Price was reasonable and the atmosphere was open and well spaced out. read more

Seafood Dock - Crab bag with potatoes and corn. - Seafood Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

This food has everything a traditional seafood boil. Got to give it a solid two star though. I had the build your own. Crab, ramen, corn. Ramen, great texture and delicious. Doc's special, medium with chili oil on the side. Corn was bland even after mixing in with sauce. The crab, looked delicious, but was dry, so over cooked. Ambiance was dope. Service was nice and efficient, but the place was pretty empty. I will definitely be back though. Sundays, they have all day happy hour, my mojito was sub par. read more

We had the best time! This past Monday night we went to Seafood Dock for the first time ever. We are visiting from South Florida. Alexandra was our server and she was so friendly, attentive, and provided us a great dining experience and service for our date night! We got seafood boil I believe combo #3, let me tell you the best seafood boil we ever had! Looking forward to come to Gainesville again just to have the seafood dock seasoning and the delicious boil. Not to mention the hush puppies were right on and perfectly made. The lobster bisque was the best we have in a really long time. Definitely worth to try. Highly recommend. read more

Visited on a Sunday and was seated immediately. Service was great! We went for seafood, obviously, and was very pleased. Largest crawfish I ever seen, in addition to the gigantic oysters. I understand it may be a little commercialized but the quality was great in our opinion. Def recommended and would return. read more

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Hi, we are a 60 year old married couple. So we're not young. The food was good. My husband got the oysters and I got the shrimp fried rice but the problem is the atmosphere. For people Age, we don't want that kind of hip-hop rap gangster music playing. It was just bad and if the music hadn't been so loud and so bad, it would've been a five star for us. You know, I realize that older people are not really paid attention to in Gainesville because it is a college town, but we do have the most money to spend, and we usually are the best tippers. We had a great server, her name was Delaney, but it didn't matter because it just was such a crappy atmosphere. I'll just keep going to Northwest Grill and get good seafood. Probably pay a little more but they cater to people in our age range. Sorry, seafood doc you should pay better attention to your clientele. read more

I have to say, the decor in this place is spot-on! Though it's relatively new, I think this place has a lot of potential. We went for their lunch special and for $11.55 for a no-head shrimp seafood boil with a choice of two sides is worth the price! Not only that, the cocktail was pretty good! Nicely brewed, good presentation and a sweet taste. Perfect for someone like me who has a sweet tooth. I wish I remember the name of the drink I got--ugh it was so good! read more

We came here to celebrate a birthday. The waitress was very helpful. The food was delicious. We each had a crab boil. There was a lot of food, I couldn't finish read more

Seafood Dock - I had a blue crab and shrimp boil with sausage, potato and corn on the cobb. - Seafood Near Me - Gainesville, Florida

Love this place! Great food and well worth the price! Great service too! I will definitely be making this a regular place to go for great seafood! read more

1st time there, ordered boil, didnt get drink refills, finally got check and table next to us got their boils and i saw corn and potatoes on theirs. Waitress never came back, husband paid check and when i went to front and looked at menu it said clearly potates and corn on crab boil. Mgmt said i had paid so nothing they could do. Will return to regular place, mr and mrs crab read more

Food was awesome. Both my wife and I love seafood, so this was a treat for us. Our waiter was very attentive and took excellent care of us. The ambiance was great. Just right on the lighting and decorating read more

Food was fire and so was Alexis's service. Great experience, will be coming back asap!

My family really enjoys Seafood Dock. We come here for special occasions and even to enjoy a random lunch as a treat. The food is delicious and the service is always stellar. Their drinks are tasty as well. read more

I'm rating my first visit five stars. Everything from the clean entrance, to quick friendly service, decor, to menu choices, food, liquor, and prices. We started with the calamari. It was cooked perfect and served with a spicy, sweet red chili dipping sauce. I ordered the combination basket and my husband ordered the catfish. The baskets were HUGE. I wound up taking half of it home. We didn't order any of the boils this time but seeing the food on other tables, we will order these next time. The boils and steamed options are pretty pricey but it's a sign of the times. Everything is more expensive so it's a treat for us. And $1.00 domestics??? Yes . We will be going back. read more

Food is great the service is great. They have the best oysters in town. If you haven't tried them yet you should, just come when you have a bit to spend read more

The food was great and the service was exceptional I had the pleasure of being served by Ariel, and she provided amazing service. The food came out quick and was fresh & hot. Definitely will be back when I'm in town read more

4.5 stars. Customer service was great from all the staff. Cocktail was yum. Good draft beer selection. Nice looking bar and restaurant. Food was good. Crab cake was bomb. Both the raw and steamed oysters were awesome. Hottest sauce could've been hotter. Definitely coming back, even if just to have some drinks at the bar. read more

Friendly staff, nice atmosphere. Nice bar with a wide selection of beer and liquor, and good food.

I absolutely love this place. The service is great!!!! Alexis is the best, she is kind, professional and extremely respectful, best server ever!!!! The food is some of the best seafood ever!!! read more

We really could not have asked for a better experience or better food. There was not one item we ordered that we did not thoroughly enjoy. We left there stuffed and happy! I can't wait to go back!! read more

I have eaten here twice , most recently May 20. I had the best soft shell crab on my first visit in April, so I ordered it again. it still tasted great, but I received only half the amount I had a month ago for the same price, bizarre! I ordered fried shrimp takeout for my husband both times, and it was Yummy. The service was exceptional, Kayla was our server. She was very attentive. read more

I called 10+ times on 3 different days. Unfortunately none of them was answered. I wonder do they still do their business or not?

I love seafood, so it's a must that I try out all the seafood restaurants in the city. I have been anticipating the opening of this restaurant because it stands out so much, once I stepped foot inside the restaurant I saw exactly why. The decor is very nice, it's clean and the art as well as the giant televisions go along with a sports bar/ lounge type. Food was good well above my expectations but I will say it does taste more on the Chinese side versus and Vietnamese seafood boil in which is most common in the Gainesville area. I chose the Combo that had the Snow Crab, crawfish and Shrimp w/ corn & potatoes and added a side of boiled eggs. I chose the Seafood Dock sauce which is a combination of all of the seasoning mixed with selection of spice level. I recommend this restaurant over Mr&Mrs Crab for now. The vibe is more friendly and the prices are cheaper and you're getting larger portions and food quality is better. read more

The customer service was amazing but the food was way too over priced for the quality and quantity of the food. We had the seafood boil and it was $40! Just for 1/2 a pound of shrimp, snow crab, and crawfish with only 1 egg? It wasn't the worst seafood I've had but the best thing I ordered was the cheesecake which was amazing! read more

4,5 stars food was great. However crab orders should come with crab crackers without having to ask for them. Also plastic utensils is a no no for crab as they are too easy to break using to get the meat from the shell and not to mention the environmental effect of plastic utensils. Service was very good and food was fast. read more

Could have been a lot better and was disappointed. I found the bench seats in the booth to be uncomfortable but we were there for the food. Decor is cute and inviting. Oysters were good but not cut from the shell so difficult to maneuver. Hush puppies were the size of a small quarter, solid dough with an occasional piece of corn. Fish only comes with cornmeal breading - not my favorite and served over a huge serving of french fries. The country boil was good except for the corn. You have to ask for any condiments you want, even salt and pepper, plastic service ware. We realize it is a soft opening but anything we mentioned or brought to their attention, they negated, so doubt there will be much change. read more

Realizing this is a soft opening of this restaurant I will try to be fair minded. They are not equipped to deal with older handicapped individuals. We were a party of 5 with 3 members using walkers. They can seat 4 people at a table with all chairs but nothing larger. They put 2 tables together and 2 of us sat on the booth seat and the other 3 on chairs. It wasn't ideal but it worked. The owners are asian and do not have a good handle on english yet which made it a little difficult to work out the issue with the table and chairs. Our waiter was great and did his very best to accommodate us and answer questions. I ordered the 1/2 # shrimp without heads hot boiled. The menu states that the boil comes with corn on the cob and potatoes. I got no corn and only one small potato. My entire meal with only luke warm and was cool before I could finish. The shrimp were large and good but I prefer them warm. Cold potatoes are not my cup of tea. It is served with plastic ware and for the price this seems a bit much to me. The extra napkins with only a 2 fold and thin so I had really messy hands from pealing my shrimp. I ate some french fries from my husbands basket and they were nice and hot and crispy. Really good fries. However his catfish basket was served in a small round basket with the fish on top of the fries and pretty hard to cut and eat on top of fries. A rectangular basket would work much better. Another member ordered the blue crab and the shell was not cut anywhere which made it very difficult to eat. Also it was slippery so very difficult to break the shell with the implement provided. The in house made sausage was very good according to her. Onion rings were good. Only a light batter coating and fried nicely. We will go again after the new year when they have had time to work out some of the kinks and hopefully get the same terrific waiter. Bon appetite. read more

As 2 people in the industry who came from South Florida (Fort Lauderdale/Miami) this place offers exactly what they say "JUICY SEAFOOD" Give me a bib and let me dig in. The food was wonderful! Filled with flavor, I could smell other tables boils from the bar. This place isn't intended to be fancy and we appreciate that. The decor reminds us of Deerfield Beach with places like Whales Rib next to IWS. We came here just for oysters at first and decided to order more based off the smell of the food alone. If you're looking for a place that's fairly priced with great quality food this is it. I hate Yelp because as a starting business y'all can ruin them before they even get off the ground. Give this place a chance, you surely won't regret it. read more

Do not eat here it was absolutely freaking horrible just trash I wouldn't recommend a dog the this establishment I just can't word how bad the service,and food was read more