My jambalaya was outstanding! My son had the fried catfish and we thought it to be some of the best we've ever had! We saw the owner helping an elderly lady inside the restaurant from her car. A true southern gentlemen! read more

Castaways - Jambalaya! Delicious! - Seafood Near Me - Bonifay, Florida

Food is always scrumptious! Servers do just that...they serve....with a smile. Our favorite go to close to home. Just wish they were open on Monday and Tuesday as well. read more

We stopped here (due to the Yelp reviews) on the way back home to Texas from Orlando. The staff and service were amazing. The other customers were very friendly. The food was amazing!!! The shrimp were large and cooked perfectly. The fish was also amazing and the sides were wonderful. Thank you for this amazing experience, we will be back read more

Smaller local place with Excellent food & service. We both had shrimp, one blackened and the other fried both were great. The owner was friendly and the restaurant was very clean. Would highly recommend. Prices are very reasonable read more

We had lunch here yesterday. The place was busy but we were greeted and seated right away. The restaurant wasn't big but had plenty of tables and a few booths. They also had a counter with 5 or 6 stools. The staff was friendly and efficient. Our food came out quickly and was piping hot. I had 9 fried shrimp with cheese grits and a salad. The salad was crisp and cold, the cheese grits were creamy and cheesy and the shrimp were huge, golden and fried perfectly. My husband had the fried shrimp po boy with onion rings. He said that his sandwich was delicious, with the huge, golden brown shrimp, tartar sauce, lettuce and tomato. The onion rings tasted homemade and were also delicious. We highly recommend Castaways. read more

Castaways - This is my fried shrimp plate. It was so delicious! - Seafood Near Me - Bonifay, Florida

What a perfect little gem!! I had the chicken salad (I'm VERY picky about chicken salad) and the taco soup, and both were delicious! The shrimp scampi appetizer was definitely worth it! read more

Better than anything we had in PCB. The Buffalo Shrimp was amazing! The portions are huge, and the prices were decent. read more

Good food and service. Order was quick and food was cooked properly. The place was generally clean, but the floor was extremely slippery. Will go back! read more

Cute little diner. We had the boat trash. Fried fish and oysters were very good and the shrimp were huge! The crab cake was too mushy and the cheese grits needed more cheese but I'd definitely return to try more seafood dishes. Our server was excellent!! read more

Food was great. Service and manager were always working hard. We come here twice a year on our way to Orlando. Always the same great tasting food. read more

Mix-N-Match (shrimp & catfish) was outstanding and was perfect to split for lunch! Fries and Cole slaw were also excellent. Service was great and quick even at lunchtime on a Thursday. Don't miss the chance to grab a bite here!!!! read more

This is a hidden gem for the random traveler. The food is delicious, the staff are friendly and delightful. Everything we ordered was perfectly cooked and the dessert menu had multiple different choices especially the cobblers. Loved the potato salad and hush puppies. Will definitely stop again as we travel through the Florida panhandle. The full parking lot on a Saturday night was a good indicator. read more

Have been three times and have not been disappointed. Food is really good - try and save room for dessert. Coconut cream cake is delicious. Service on a busy day will be a bit slow, but friendly. Price is fair for the amount of food. Atmosphere is quaint and bit old-fashioned, but not dirty. And the food is so good, who cares how they decorate. This is a local joint and it works. Eat here. You won't be sorry. read more

Castaways - Don't miss it! There isn't a sign. - Seafood Near Me - Bonifay, Florida

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BEST RESTAURANT IN BONIFAY! They have THE BEST grouper, flounder, and shrimp! It's so fresh - straight out of the gulf and half the price of any place in PCB! The service is quick and friendly with everything sprinkled with sugar. Everything looks so clean - and the vibe on the inside is old school fishing. Love the old pictures from the years ago. read more

Castaways - Seafood Near Me - Bonifay, Florida

Food is amazing and service is impeccable! Highly recommend. Crab claws are large and plentiful

The food is AMAZING! And the service is very good. The only thing i didn't like is how bland the grits were. read more

Castaways - Shrimp and grits - Seafood Near Me - Bonifay, Florida

Excellent food and service, the food is always fresh and tasty. The soft shell crabs are my favorite. read more

Stayed here in this town and wanted a local spot to eat at. Hidden behind a gas station is this place. Food was very good and prices were great as well. I had 9 fried shrimp salad and baked beans. Great food great spot. I travel all over the south and Florida. This is a go to spot when I am around this area now read more

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Food was wonderful! Great staff! Would recommend going :). Right by interstate if you are traveling.

Like other reviewers have said, the seafood here is mainly fried. It's hot and tasty tho. I got shrimp and grits and it was tasty, if a little oily from the bacon crumbled on top. Okay experience. Servers were good but there's really zero ambiance and food doesn't make up for it unfortunately. read more

Excellent service. Very attentive to keeping drinks refilled. Food came out warm and tasted excellent. Large portions. Priced fair. Southerly feel. Will return read more

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YUMMMM A ton of food for your money...home-owned--fresh seafood--we had scallops, shrimp and cheese curds..all fried right by the interstate..don't go to a chain! This is what Florida seafood/gulf coast seafood should be read more

We eat out more than I care to think about. This was one of the best seafood meal we have ever had! We had grouper, slaw, onion rings, baked beans, cheese grits, hush puppies and their garlic bread. The best slaw & grits ever! Fish was great, flakey and cooked perfect! You can actually taste the beer in their beer battered onion rings. Keith was wonderful and the staff were very attentive. Great stop if you are in the area...we highly recommend it read more

Found this gem while in Bonifay when I asked a woman where she would go for lunch and she said Castaways. I had an oyster po boy and it was loaded with fried oysters. I also asked if I could have one soft shell crab as they had them that day. Not a problem. Everything was delicious. My friend had chicken fingers and she said they were very good. Then I saw them bring out their friend shrimp and I was drooling! Can't wait to go back. The work staff were very nice and accommodating. Go.....you can't go wrong. read more

The NICEST people. Stopped by for some seafood n my road trip home, they made me happy to be back in the south. Boat trash platter excellent, good sweet tea. They offered to let me bring my pet in if we'll behaved too. Great place to stop for food the interstate, nice field next to it to run the dog. read more

Food is good. A lot of fried foods but they serve their food steaming hot. It's refreshing to get your food delivered to the table hot and shortly after it's cooked. The wait staff are friendly and fast. Enjoyed my Castaways experience. read more

I'm very happy staying here on business from the airport and I recommend the shrimp It's delicious The onion rings are crispy the shrimp is large and the hush puppies I wanted more read more

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Delicious fresh seafood with friendly and efficient service! Our favorites are the boat trash and shrimp and grits.

Great Food and Great Service! What more can you ask for? Seriously, everything is good here if you like seafood. They also have terrific chicken salad and soups. read more

Very good food. Excellent service. Reasonable prices. Comfortable seating. Convenient location.

There are not many dining choices for dinner in this town and Castaways was one of the higher rated establishments. They are basically a fried fish place and they do frying very well. They do not serve beer or wine. The service is very good and all of the staff seems to work well together. We ordered the mini crab cakes , fried flounder and grilled grouper. The crab cakes came out quickly and were good. They come with tarter sauce but we preferred the cocktail sauce. The fried flounder was cooked perfectly and was ordered with a side salad, grits and garlic bread. Get the flounder and grits but skip the garlic bread and salad. My husband ordered the grouper with potato salad, hush puppies and onion rings. We fish and know what Florida grouper looks like...this is NOT it. The filets were very small and thin. In Florida you can't keep a grouper this small. Also, whatever kind of fish it was and wherever it came from it was very fishy tasting. We assumed from the online photos and their proximity to the gulf coast they would serve Florida Grouper. Anyway, go and enjoy the fried items read more

Castaways - Mini crab cakes - Seafood Near Me - Bonifay, Florida

I have been to this place three time. I can finally give them a good review. I always like this place when I come to Chipley. I always come to Bonifay which is 8 miles out for the hotel. The restaurant is actually located there. You will not believe that the inland 1 hour drive from the shore and they have good seafood. Their best seller is the fried shrimp. This shrimp is butterfly slice open and batter with flour or scampi. You can order 6, 9, or 12. It come with a choice of garlic bread or hush puppies. It also come with one side. The amount of food given is decent. This visit the flour stick too much and the coating is thick. My previous experience is better. Next time I will try their scampi. It is difficult to get a table. They normally full. So go early. They only open from Wednesday to Saturday. So remember this date. read more

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Good food. Lil hidden gem behind a gas station. Definitely off the beaten path of chain restaurants. Great service I mean and the ambiance was ok for the location that we were in read more

Eat here! If we lived near here we would eat here extremely often! Last night hubs had a shrimp cocktail and then a big bowl of homemade jambalaya. He was in heaven. I had crab claw tips sauted in garlic butter with sides of cheesy grits and a cup of homemade taco soup. It was delicious. It was so good in fact we went back today so I could have a bowl of the taco soup for lunch. Hubby had the Boat Trash - stuffed crab shell, fried oysters, shrimp, fried fish filet, potato salad, beans, and hushpuppies. I tried the stuffed crab and it was very tasty and nice texture. Hubs ate every bit and loved it. We will always stop here when we travel through. read more

Castaways - Seafood Near Me - Bonifay, Florida

A hidden gem of a restaurant that serves local seafood. Service was attentive and the food was tasty. We had whole flounder and soft shell crabs as entrees, and shrimp scampi as an appetizer. The photographs show the quality of the food. It was also very fresh and not overcooked. This is a place not to miss. read more

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Good food at a good price. Service is a little slow but it's worth the wait. Very convenient to Interstate 10, so if you are passing through, no need to go out of your way for a nice Seafood platter. read more

I had a shrimp po boy. 5-6 pieces of shrimp on a bun. Small dish with lettuce & sliced tomato. Container of tarter sauce. I didn't realize I would be building the sandwich. I decided just to eat the shrimp (which was grilled). Shrimp was fabulous. My husband had the jambalaya and the boat trash. He liked the jambalaya. Boat trash was ok, but nothing special. If you like fried food, this is the place to go. Service was fine, but slow (we knew that going in). Very sweet server and hostess. Very causal place which was fine. I wasn't too sure about the cleanliness, however. read more

Great food at a great price!.... staff is so friendly and that have a huge menu with all fresh fish... oysters and shrimp. If your on I-10 headed west you got to stop. read more

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Their sign is discreet so don't drive by this hidden gem. I think the locals want to keep it a secret. Drove up from Panama City Beach to give Castaways a try. I've been looking for catfish on the bone...found it!! I had the three piece on the bone whole catfish (no head for those of you who only eat filets). Catfish just taste better on the bone. Also slaw, cheese grits, and a side of fries. My brother had the three piece filets with cheese grits and baked beans. The food here is excellent. The service is excellent. The staff is friendly. You've got to try this place right off of I-10 at the Bonifay exit. I found it to be a spot I would drive 40 miles north of PCB to have dinner. For dessert, my brother had the homemade apple cobbler with vanilla ice cream. I tried a spoon full...very good!! So take a break from the beach restaurants. The dollar value is excellent. Talked a break from your I-10 driving. A nice layer back atmosphere. Hope to see you there soon, but save me a seat!! Enjoy!!! read more

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IMO, The food was terrible, over priced and low quality. Maybe the locals like it, I dunno. The fried food is all breading and very little seafood. The water, in a styrofoam cup, tasted like soap. For almost $30 an entree, you'd expect a glass. This isn't some beachy-seaside restaurant, where you maybe can excuse it. I gave it two stars because the the service was good and very attentive read more