Crystal River Seafood

Crystal River Seafood.    When I think of a traditional North Florida Seafood House, this is one of the places I think of. Good fried shrimp, cheese grits and french fries.  Eaten in booths with great conversation and great company.  It is located on North Monroe Street just south of I-10.

For this meal we started out with the Seafood Spread and the Red Rock Seafood Bisque.  The seafood spread was good.  Served with individually wrapped crackers it was a little light on the seafood but good never the less.   In the old days you would get this as a standard part of the meal, but now it is a appetizer and I recommend it.  The standout was the Red Rock Seafood Bisque.  It was perfection in a cup, with lumps of seafood it had a wonderful flavor with only a hint of spice.  Had I known it was going to be so good I would have ordered a bowl and begged for a loaf of french bread and been happy, happy, happy.  Nothing else needed.

For the entrees.  They have a full selection for everyone. We ordered the Bite Sized Shrimp, the Fried Shrimp, the Grilled Shrimp and the Scampi Fiesta.  Everything was good.  The portions were large and everyone was happy.  The menu is on their web page at: Crystal River Seafood.

Scampi Fiesta

The Scampi Fiesta was good. Shrimp and Scollops with onions and garlic in olive oil cooked great.   Served over rice with cheese grits, fries and hush puppies. All very good.  

Grilled Shrimp

Grilled shrimp served on rice with green beans, apple sauce and hush puppies. Perfectly grilled with some spice on a kabob with pineapple.

Bite Sized Shrimp

Bite Sized Shrimp with Back Potato, apple sauce and hush puppies. This is always the staple of what we get when we go. Very good and always done right. This is the least expensive entry we had and probably the best value.

Mate Fried Shrimp

Fried Shrimp (mate size portion) with fried okra, hush puppies and cole slaw. A full plate of shrimp done just right.

It is hard to review the food since it was all very good. The sides were done well, cheese grits just cheesy enough.  The okra done perfectly.  The fries done just to crispy, not under done, not over done.    Everyone loved the hush puppies.


So the ratings:

Web Page: http://www.lovethatseafood.com/

Price:  $11.95-14.95 per entree.  

Atmosphere:  7  

Taste:  8.5 -  Good North Florida Seafood

Service:  8 -  Fast Service and kept my glass full

Value: 8 -  Good amount of food for the money

Will I go back:  On the favorite list