Cracker’s Bar & Grill

I was part of a large group so it wouldn’t be fair to judge the service, but the garden salad and crab cakes were tasty. It wasn’t mind blowing but it was good. I liked that the cakes were served on a bed of greens but I wish they had served the sauce separately rather than drizzling it on the crab cakes. Also, while the weather was too cool to sit outside, the seating by the water looks lovely.

Seated outside, so nice… We ordered fish & chips. The coleslaw had too much sauce on it, but the fish and fries were outstanding. Portions are huge, however — like a bar tray full of food — so you may want to consider splitting one order. Or take some home, as we did!
Service was prompt and very friendly. Everything you could want for lunch! Enjoy.

Food was good, service was slow. The picnic table area is so far from the kitchen that it takes a while to get food. Cleanliness wasn’t great, but if you want a quick bite it’ll do the job.

Ok so where to begin, first they ran out of beer they only had coors light a craft and yunglin or what ever it is i had 1 coors light we ordered 40 mins later were informed they ran out of prime rib and will be substituing it with a lower grade cut no choices given, we waited i also asked for a new beer after mine rsn out 3 time i 2 hrs and still never got asked for a manager he came and told us it would be at least another 40 mins sd our order was over looked, no appolgy nothing still never got refills so we opted to leave and went to chilis where we were greeted propely and our server was awsome we ate and tried to salavage the night as this just was horrible. they are lacking any type of management stay away if you wanna drink and eat this is not the place. i only gave it 1 star cause Unilocal dont give a option for less

First, we came here on family recommendation. We waited 45 min to be seated. There were tables all over the place in and out that were empty. There were only 3 of us. The menu was basically none existent. Unless you want a hot sandwich or a burger. We did have the conch fritters for app which I will admit were pretty good! We decided not to eat after looking over the menu for quite some time but ordered our son food while we ate app. For one pop, one child’s lemonade, one water, conch fritter app and a hotdog it was $ 20 plus tip. We didn’t actually order so I cannot comment on the food but we just weren’t impressed.

If you want large portions of meh food for not much money, this is your place.
Service left a lot to be desired… Not even a proper «hello, my name is…» from the waitress. And she literally turned & walked away while I was still trying to order.
Went for lunch it was very crowded. We had fish tacos, crab cakes, fish sandwich & fish & chips. All of which were ok. Nothing outstanding. Just edible.
Had a margarita & it was not good.
Won’t be back.

We came for lunch and it was wonderful service was fast and pleasant and the prices were reasonable we will definitely be back here

It is good reasonably priced food. If the day is nice it is more pleasant to eat outside. I would give it five stars but it’s takes a long to get the food, also the hostess was a little rude. The waitress was very nice though.

This place was great! Definitely exceeded my expectations. It looked like just another hole in the wall type place, so I wasn’t anticipating anything particularly awesome. It is right on the water, so if you sit on the patio, you can enjoy nice views. The chairs were made of PVC and were surprisingly comfy!
I ordered the grilled mahi mahi sandwich, and it was delicious! The zucchini fries were fantastic, too! Our table shared an order of the grilled scallops, and they were tasty as well, but a bit overdone. Prices were very reasonable.
We also enjoyed chatting with the hostess, who was super friendly!

Great service very attentive & friendly! Thanks Alicia for taking good care of us. And Kim for stopping by to say hello. Family style environmental. Good food. I had the crab stuffed shrimp my daughter had The double cracker burger. It was «HUUUGE» couldn’t even eat it all. Well drinks are well! Everything was delicious!

Cracker’s sits water front on King’s Bay with indoor and outdoor seating available. We ordered the nachos, coconut shrimp, and the patty melt substituted with bison meat for lunch. Everything was delicious, well portioned, and the service was very quick. Prices were very reasonable and the menu was pretty large.

Seafood restaurant overlooking Kings Bay. Great service provided by servers. Price range is about $ 10 — $ 20 per person. Can’t compare to other restaurants in the area but pretty good. No wait time and a fish market and the bay nearby if you do have to.

The food was average. The blackened shrimp and tacos were good. The broccoli cheddar soup was very good. The amotosphere is great and very family-​friendly. Our service was a little below average (server didn’t bring out appetizer before dinner, drinks were mixed up with another table) but nothing that completely ruined the meal. If you are in the area it’s worth a stop but I wouldn’t go out of my way…

We were seated in the separate, lower deck and no one came to check on us until we got the attention of an off-​duty server who flagged down yet another off duty server who took our drink order and brought us a martini with no vermouth. whatever, miscommunication. not a huge deal. When a server finally took us on as their own, we quickly ordered. For this drink and server confusion, I went to a 3, had the service been perfect from the get-​go (our final server was AWESOME) this place would have been a 4!
Ordered:
Clam chowder
Grouper melt
Grilled scallop dinner
Oyster po’ boy
The meh: The coleslaw has a little too much miracle whip (hellman’s girl here so I spot it a mile away) the clam chowder needed salt, pepper and hot sauce, and the potato salad was just ‘okay’.
The great!
They *actually* listened when I said «spicy,» and to do my fries «well-​done.» THE PICKLE, why was this pickle so good, Crackers? Is there addictive properties to this pickle because I could eat it forever. It was crunchy but juicy and soft with an awesome garlic spice to it, A++ pickle. The po boy’s French bread was grilled perfectly and overloaded with oysters & nicely spicy remoulade. The scallop dinner came with a plate absolutely piled with perfectly cooked scallops and absolutely delicious onion-​y hush puppies. The grouper melt was delicious, went grilled vs blackened or fried, but next time I’d get the Reuben for a little more tang from the sauerkraut.

I have been to Cracker’s a dozen times over the past five years. Food always comes out hot, the fish is always fresh and the drinks are always potent and priced right. The servers, though usually hustling around are generally spot-​on and attentive.
Being right on the water, this place is always on my list to visit when in town. Try the fish nachos, gator bites, and blackened grouper sammy next time you’re passing by.

Cracker’s is pretty hit or miss overall. I feel inclined to give it a 3.5 stars, but 3 will have to do. I’ve eaten here every year for the past five years as my girlfriend’s family always visits Crystal River. The service and kitchen speed is perennially bad. Not that the staff isn’t friendly, they are just extremely forgetful and slow. However, I will give credit where credit is due and say that this past summer they have stepped their game up across the board, and everybody’s food (on both of our 2 visits) was way better than it was in the past. Hopefully this will be 4 or 5 in 2016.

Seafood meal with a Waterview
We stop here for lunch, we were 10 people. The food was delicious and service was top notch. Our waitress was awesome. We add raw oysters (decent sizes) and sweet potatoes for appetizers. You must try sweet potatoes, they were delicious. We try their combo with grouper, scallop and shrimps. We also had shrimp stuffed with crab meat and taco salad. All the food was delicious nothing tasted bad

I’m still thinking about the fish tacos I got 4 days ago! Only 2 instead of the traditional 3, but really they could just add another tortilla and split the fillings evenly, the two are so big.
A while ago we tried the grouper melt and it was delicious. The sweet potato fries are always a must have for me.

Loved being able to sit outside on their patio and enjoy the afternoon sun.
I had a cucumber margarita and it was refreshing, also not a bad price!
The fried gator bites, sweet potato fries, and zucchini fries were great appetizers.
I got the grilled shrimp dinner and it came with two sides– a salad and and I picked sweet potato fries. The meal was delicious and the shrimp was tender and a good size.
A great spot on the river with good drinks and food.
Our server was also super friendly and the service was super fast!

We have been here at least 6 times over the years and have never had a bad meal.
The food is quite good, and the restaurant always looks clean. Sitting outside on the water really makes this place for us, especially when there is live music. Friendly staff and good drink selection. We are true fans.