We stopped here for lunch on a beautiful drive along the coast. Prior reviews were wonderful but I would rate this place no more than 3.5 stars. The staff was friendly and restaurant appeared clean. We both ordered the Grilled Flounder Tacos. It took quite a while to get our order but we weren't in a hurry so didn't mind. The food portion was adequate and the hot things were hot-they just didn't have much flavor. The coleslaw was good (sweet, for those of you who don't like that kind). The "Greek Potatoes" are home fries with Greek seasoning on them. The place was quite busy and seems popular with the locals. read more

Really good food & friendly atmosphere, even for kids. We went for a late lunch & had to get to go boxes because it was more than plenty. Everything on the menu sounded good & there is a variety that isn't seafood. (I had to get fried shrimp since it's vacation). Shrimp were great and the cheese grits & green bean sides were amazing....reminded me how my grandmother made them. Kids ate all of their chicken tenders & fries as well as the key lime I took to go!! Also, there's a cool fish tank & the fish in the market area was well priced & very fresh. I'll for sure recommend it and would like to go back for supper. read more

Went here for lunch on a weekend. Ordered raw oysters & saw them being shucked. They were good. Ordered the mullet. It was awful. The grease they used needed to be changed. I paid a forty plus dollar bill for one person and will not go back. read more

Stopped there for lunch. Not very busy. Nice menu. Ordered lunch special shrimp and grouper. Requested fries instead of cheese grits (hubby doesn't do grits). Waitress said no problem but came back and said kitchen wouldn't do substitution. Told her to keep the grits and bring order of fries. She was back with our orders in less than a minute. Fries were cold. Hush puppies were very over cooked and bland. Shrimp were good. Won't be back read more

A friend and I stopped in hoping to get some decent food for a late lunch. The mullet was dark brown, OLD and lousy. We barely touched it as it was INEDIBLE. The fried mushrooms were coated in so much breading and tasteless after peeling off the breading we did not eat those either. Both items were fried in old grease ( old grease affects the color). The salad was comprised of wilted, limp l lettuce & it was the Greek salad for three dollars extra! We did not eat it either. YUC! read more

We are locals, we only eat out here and now, well, this night I guess we should have stayed home. Ordered a platter that is on the menu, pretty popular choice, well, I know for a fact that was NOT grouper on the plate, also as soon as my plate was delivered to us, you could smell a extreme fishy smell. cheese grits and coleslaw was awful, and all the other items on my plate were mediocre, need less to say, I had to stop and vomit on the way home....sad, its a hit and a miss depending on who's cooking. but lets just say I will not be going back unless I just want a beer and a salad. I let the wonderful waitress know what happened, would hate for tropical trader to serve that to anyone. never had an experience with food like that before. read more

Well, this is not someplace I'd go out of the way for at all. I ordered the shrimp and grits and there's just WAY too much stuff on it that just isn't necessary. How about just SHRIMP and GRITS and leave off all the other crap. There was nothing spectacular about any of the food. Tiny scallops, super thick fish dip that was sent back by the person ordering it because it was over-powered with chunks of onion and almost too thick to even spread on a cracker. If there is a next time, I'll just get some simple grouper and nothing smothered in sauce or too many toppings so you can actually taste the food. read more

This is our favorite seafood restaurant in the area. The seafood is fresh, properly cooked, and reasonably priced. Wait staff are fantastic! Every time we get a chance we dine at Tropical Trader Shrimp. PBerne read more

Went to late dinner with family and we all ordered the fish and chips. The waitress told us the fish would be Cod. The fish was the slimiest fish we had ever eaten. It was either frozen beforehand or was something other than cod. read more

Great food & friendly service. The shrimp & grits & fish tacos are as good as any I've had. Great stop on our way home from the coast.

Best shrimp and grits ever. Excellent service. Whole broiled flounder was superior. Blue crab legs very good. Fish tacos not best but good.

Food was great. Our group had for appetizers conch fritters, bacon wrapped shrimp, shrimp and blue crab cake, fried blue crabs and oysters on the half shell. For dinner whole Maine lobster and their shrimp and crab dinner special. Everything was excellent. Try the house greek salad dressing. It was wonderful. The restaurant is busy so you have to wait a little for your food but it was worth the wait. Very casual restaurant. The only reason I rated it a four instead of a five was there was not a wine selection. Just one house brand. Give them a try you won't be disappointed. read more

The black peppered shrimp and the homemade sangrias are amazing, just what we needed on our vacation!

local place , not fancy but clean . everyone seemed to know each other and were having fun. our waitress, Susan was attentive and cheerful. LOCAL oysters were great, sweet and juicy. scallop and flounder platter was delicious. gently fried, slightly crispy not greasy. shrimp and grits were OK. ....not really hot enough to melt the cheese but it will be good warmed up the next day for lunch. would definately recommend going there. read more

Just had lunch no more than 5 minutes ago and I must say the gumbo and fish tacos were great. And the sweet tea was just right. Great food, nice staff, and clean restrooms as well. read more

I went there after a day at the beach and everything was completely over priced for the actual quality of the food. I ordered the shrimp and grits and asked for no tomatoes on top and the waitress brought out shrimp and grits without any toppings (supposed to be bacon, cheese onions and some green sauce) but there was no toppings and she claimed that I said I didn't want any toppings but that wasn't true because I only asked for no tomatoes. So on top of that the grits were very soupy and chunky and it had a very gross flavor. If you're going out to eat at a place where your dinner costs 14 dollars then it better be made to please the customer because in the end they're paying you to make the food. read more

We ate here during our vacation based on the good reviews and were not disappointed! My husband agreed with previous reviewer that the Shrimp tacos were the best he's ever had. I had the grilled shrimp kebabs with pineapple and loved them. Good service and casual atmosphere. read more

Our visit to Tropical Trader Shrimp was a pleasant surprise. The establishment was island like and friendly. Our dishes were expertly prepared, juicy, tasty, without a hint of fishiness. The addition of a fresh Greek salad over it produced an incredible taste. We loved it. read more

The Greek burger in this small town diner was great! Friendly staff. Lots of fresh seafood. We bought some smoked Mahi Mahi dip to go. The homemade salad dressing was a hit too. Note: They are one of the only places in town that are open on Mondays. read more

Fantastic place. We stopped on our way back from Tallahassee as the parking lot was full. What a wonderful surprise. Best grilled shrimp, collard greens and cole slaw I ever had. My husband had the low boil and it was enough for 3 people. We will return. read more

We have been here many times and recommended it to others. Stopped on our way home from the beach for a much awaited dinner with the grands, who have also been here other times. Cane away all dissatisfied but one. Told to seat ourselves, which we did. Waited a bit for our server. Ordered onion rings, which I know are hand cut so take a little longer, but it was loooong. Once received we had no plates or silverware and had to eat on paper towels, not great with the yum yum all over it. Finally got our server and got silverware, but no plates offered. Food took way longer then usual and it was not that busy. Server had to be reminded that one of the grands still had fries to come. Hubbie ordered grilled grouper fingers sandwich, which came fried and had to be replaced. I ordered greek potatoes and found they were not available. We hated the grouper. I mentioned to the server that I had never seen it served like that with onions and stuff all over it and that I did not like it. She just said I'm sorry. Then I found the tiny shrimp on my platter were just gummed together by breading in a string. Terrible. Then I finally said that's it and sent it back. She offered to take off half. Really everything was sub-par yesterday, the grits, the butterbeans, everything. She went through the desserts and we ordered coconut and strawberry. Came back - no coconut. Servers should know what is available unless you just sold the last piece. No Key Lime. our first choice. After all that a measly $10 was taken off our bill. The prices here are high anyway. So no going again, which is sad. read more

This place has some of the best food in the area. The calamari with yum yum sauce is excellent. The service is consistently good, the staff is friendly, and the prices are reasonable. My only complaint is that sometimes the food can be a bit salty. read more

10/02/2015 My Daughter called and said she wanted to go here for her 50 Birthday, so her husband (a Fine Man) my Wife, and myself went. Let me put it this way we did not leave hungry, all of our orders were delicious and prepared to perfection. Raw oysters had good salty taste and the right size for a cracker and sauce. Waitress was very friendly and knew the menu well, and attentive to our needs. The appetizer we shared was smoke fish with a side on of Greek sauce (good stuff) and hot chips. My Wife ordered mullet and we all had to help her eat them ($10) Daughter got the tempura jumbo shrimp, Son got blackened plate, and of course I had the special of the day plater broiled . All our entrees were spot on and made our evening very pleasant. The Family Friendly restaurant lives up to its name on this Friday night but I throw away those five stars and give them a GOLD CROWN. thank you for a wonderful evening out. read more

My wife and I were traveling down 98 heading toward Port Richey and it was her birthday and she wanted shrimp. We saw this place and hit the jackpot! This place isn't fancy, it's the real deal. You know that when there is a guy shucking oysters behind the bar and a counter where you can buy fresh shrimp to go.My wife had the fried shrimp basket and I had them broiled. Both were outstanding! The sides were incredible. Greek potatoes, coleslaw, cheese grits and Lima beans. These were not an after thought. These were homemade with a lot of love. Yes I did say Lima beans and they were the bomb! Simmered with garlic in there own juices. Did I mention the baskets also came with homemade hush puppies. Sarah G. was our server and what a sweetheart! She made us feel like we were home. We washed it all down with a local brew for $2.50 a frosty glass. My wife and I agreed it was perfect! Thanks to all and especially Sarah G! Wish we lived closer. read more