Cedar River Seafood Crystal River - Crystal River, Florida

Kathy K.

We went on a Friday and at an early supper time.

Seated immediately but filled up quickly after we were there.

Great selection, decent prices, good service and food.

We started with drinks, tried the Winter Margarita-sweet but good.

Then we ordered an appetizer of Crab Stuffed Mushrooms and opted for the broiled with melted cheese, served with a side of ranch and they were very good.

Ordered the Deviled Crab Dinner and it was three shells full and lightly breaded, for sides we added a Loaded Baked Potato with a 1.50 up charge and the okra.

The crab stuffing was very good, potato-always good and the okra could have been browned a shade bit more but the taste was great.

Ordered the Mahi Mahi broiled with Baked Potato and Coleslaw.

The Mahi Mahi was cooked right, still moist and flavors were a 10.
Potato great and coleslaw good and sweet.

Lastly the Burger with Mac and Okra.

Great sandwich for anyone who doesn’t want a seafood option. Cooked well, Mac was really cheesy and okra again, could have been in the fryer a touch longer but was still great.

Every plate came with two hush puppies.

Would eat here any day of the week, which-by the way-they are open 7 days a week.

The server was busy, very busy.

She was working the bar making the drinks and also serving the tables.

Spent around $110 plus tip between three people, very reasonable considering what we had in quality and quantity.

Three meals, one appetizer and three mixed drinks.

Christina L.

If you are looking for a great no-frills seafood restaurant for your craving; look no further! Cedar River Seafood Crystal River provides a warm, welcoming, and relaxed environment to enjoy your meal with family and friends. We enjoyed the crab legs and scallops, as well as the plentiful side dishes offered. My only feedback would be to use less salt on the crab legs.

Jason L.

We ordered the coconut shrimp and a side of fries for both of us. Originally we ordered from the appetizer menu but the staff explained it would save money as a dinner. The fries weren't worth the upgrade. The portion was lacking. So we feel that we paid more than what we wanted. ($50+ for 2 adults)

Reading through other reviews, there is definitely a price change as an average meal starts around twenty. The appetizers are around ten each.

The menu is confusing and not organized that well. They use different wording rather than being direct about the dinner menu section versus the lunch. Sides are found on both sides of the menu and don't match.

The building is beautiful and well decorated. It's a clean restaurant that also has a bar in the corner. I would say that most customers observed during our visit are in the fifty five plus group.

Corky C.

Our group of 12 visit a couple times a month. It's always excellent... Today went above expectations. Our server, Gary, was extraordinary! 12 of us and he got everything right! Food was excellent and very reasonably priced! Gary was attentive, personable and put up with our humor😊 the salmon was perfectly prepared, shrimp and catfish as well as the Alfredo all wonderful! Try it you will not be disappointed

Larry F.

AVERAGE.. And that's what to expect here. Wait staff is very slow at best. Food takes WAY to long to get to the table. Pricing is just ok. Restaurants decore is nice and up to date. Hush puppies are great but stay away from the canned vegetables... NOT GREAT. Bottom line.. This place needs a management improvement to become a top notch Seafood place for the locals to Love. Right now it's Not happening. Wish it was better all the way around.

Denise F.

We attempted to try this place since its went through so many owners - you can tell that this place doesn't have their act together. From the time that we entered the restaurant until we were seated didn't take long but then we were told how many items that they DIDN'T have - took our order and then came back to tell us that they didn't have the batter to fry the shrimp or grouper - we walked out and will never be back! That's just simply poor management - like that's a staple item on your menu and you don't know when you are running low to send someone to get more? Sorry - being in this industry - I don't cut much slack for slackers! It's not like there are many options but one more checked off as a NO GO!!

Hope K.

Nicely done up restaurant with a good atmosphere. Nothing too fancy but not fast food. The food was in all pretty dang good. My husband got the fried shrimp an scallops with grits and collard greens. As someone else said you could tell the greens came out of a can. But they had a good taste without being mush. The shrimp I stole were Really good. Nice clean taste not overly breaded. Grits were also nicely done. I ordered the flounder stuffed with crab with mac N cheese with the baby lima beans. Flounder was cooked nicely, an a nice portion. For my taste it didn't really have enough seasoning other then paprika. The winner was the lima beans believe it or not. Would I go back? Yes. Would like to try the stuffed peppers with crab next time though.

Maia M.

The restaurant is beautiful and looks like it has been recently renovated, however, the main item (food) did not match the vibe. We ordered a bunch of stuff. Crab stuff bell pepper for the appetizer and it was ok. Broiled flounder for the kids with mashed potatoes, which were very good and green beans that were 100% from cans, sad. I had the blackened shrimp with flounder, that I’m pretty confident it was tilapia, but I could be wrong. Both were not even close to what blackened it’s supposed to be. They were dry WITH dried seasoning on top. Almost like the cook took the fillets from a package, microwaved them and added some old bay on top and I’m not even exaggerating. The collard greens looked and tasted like they had been boiling for 4 days and that was a bummer. Mac and cheese looked and tasted like Kraft mac. My husband had the crab stuffed snapper and his dish was ok. For dessert we ordered the fried cheese cake and boy… if I had known that the “cheesecake” was a spring roll I would most definitely have not ordered it. Hush puppies come with every meal and they were the highlight of the night and that is disappointing, since we all know it’s pre mixed. We also got crab legs to go and haven’t tasted them yet, but based on the rest of the food I’m not super thrilled about them. Everyone was very friendly, they were just understaffed and not well staffed in the kitchen. There were only 4 tables including ours during the almost 2 hours it took us to get through dinner. Very slow. It is sad when you go out to eat seafood in a city by the water, and most of your meal is microwaved. The “hot plates” with lukewarm food is proof of that. I would not come back here. If they cut their large menu by a 1/3 and spend time perfecting their items they have great potential to be a banger.