Yelp lists this establishment as closed but it recently reopened. Visited with large group. Service was great, food was excellent! They have reduced their menu from when they were previously open. Personally a fan of a smaller menu where the kitchen can become very proficient on these offerings. All of us were very pleased with our food. The updated venue was very nice and the parking lot has had a very nice upgrade. Very happy that one of our favorite seafood restaurants is now open again. read more

Ignore any of the old reviews, past the last several months. This is a "new" restaurant in that there are new owners, a new (limited) menu, and a remodeled location. The only thing that stayed the same was the name. The entrance is now off the parking lot -- rather than through the back porch or (former) front door. You enter into the bar/counter room. You have to wait to be seated. There's a large board with specials and market prices. If you haven't been here -- as we had not -- since the changes, the prices may come as a shock. Some fish are in the 30 and 40 dollar ranges. We saw several people see the prices and then leave. The free hush puppies and coleslaw are no longer. Even iced tea is now almost $4 a glass -- with no refills suggested or offered. I missed that they no longer have fried oysters, too. My husband was able to find his "go to" shrimp basket still on the menu. This was a decent price. And the shrimp were still lightly battered and tasty. It came with fries and coleslaw. I didn't care for the coleslaw -- a bit too much mayo for me. I got their shrimp and grits. The grits were in one solid cake. A rectangle that had been cubed and fried. They were just okay. A bit hard. The shrimp were good and the gravy not bad. But I wouldn't order this again. The dish comes with a side. They don't tell you, but some of the sides are considered "premium" and there will be an up charge. Make sure you ask so you're not surprised. The "crazy" in their name is now more appropriate. They really should offer a few reasonably priced lunch specials. We did not expect to have a $60 lunch (after tax and tip) -- especially not here in Lake Wales. But I'm glad we came and tried. Now we know. read more

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We used to stop here every trip into and out of Tampa. They were closed for awhile and have remodeled and reopened. The menu has been simplified and due to rising food costs, understandably, prices have been adjusted. Coleslaw and hushpuppies used to be served immediately when you at down. Hopefully the locals who supported this business for many years can adjust to the change. Best of luck going forward! read more

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We traveled from California to visit family. We were craving Seafood so we decided to give them a try. I had the seafood fried platter and my husband had the surf and turf. Everything was delicious .I recommend this restaurant. read more

We loved this place !!! Great seafood, excellent drinks, and great / friendly service !!!! This restaurant is a hidden Gem with a capital G.

If you like it a little quieter ask to sit in the bar area. The food was delicious. The Crab Rangoon appetizer was excellent ordered per server. The fish and chips was good and was a nice portion. The broiled seafood platter was good the crab legs were ok didn't snap so you had to work at it to get your crab meat. Parmesan cheese grits are unique with flavors very enjoyable. Sorry no dessert was full. Will be back. read more

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We had 15 wonderful ladies at lunch today, and Trey was our server. He was very attentive, friendly, and patient with our crazy group. Food was very so good, especially the hush puppies. My only gripe was not knowing my sides had an up charge. read more

The food was hot and fresh. Fish and chips had what seemed to be homemade tartar sauce. Yummy. The fried shrimp basket was delicious and the coleslaw was creamy. read more

What a find! Driving from Orlando to Naples and somehow found this gem. We both had blackened grouper sandwiches with fries, Cole slaw and collards with bacon. Service was friendly and atmosphere was lively. Hope to go back someday! Cannot recommend enough. Just go!! read more

OMG the seasoning was perfect. Wow so impressed We will be back. The Calamari was excellent. A little spice and a little sweet My wife ordered the shrimp grits and a side of collard greens, my son had the Salmon with new potatoes I had the seafood combo. It was all terrific Two thumbs up The service was excellent The ambiance was awesome Love it. read more

Had lunch here for the first time since Crazy Fish reopened under the new owners. My 95 year old uncle has been a regular for decades and had been back since reopening and liked it. This was his best meal yet and I heartily agree. The new interior is bright and clean and the new layout worked really well. The wait staff (I forgot our waiter's name - he is just 53 in the ticket) did a great job and was very attentive in the best way. The food? Classic Florida fish camp, I would say. My uncle had broiled salmon with collards and a salad and loved it. I had the grouper fingers and fries. Everything came out hot and delicious. The big hit was the crab rangoon egg rolls, which was new to my uncle and he declared them delicious. Considering the constant line of people coming in, others agree. We did agree that we miss the oysters and the seafood pasta off the old menu but all in all, this was solid, well prepared Florida food. read more

Food was excellent!!!! Service was incredible!!!!! Such a cute place!!!!Will be back for date night!!!!

Southern home cookin! Red taters, and Florida orange cake, oh my! The story goes that this first started out as an ice cream place. Then it morphed into a biker bar, and now it's the local seafood joint. If you look closely, you can see remnants of its past lives, from the obvious ice cream counter to the biker decor studded throughout. The great thing though is that there's something for everyone here. Even though this is primary a seafood restaurant, they have lots of options. Burgers, chicken, and you could probably request to make one of their pasta dishes vegetarian. I had the mahi sandwich that came with coleslaw and a side. I opted for the red potatoes and I loved the simplicity of it. Just cooked taters with light salt and pepper, that's it. I told the waiter I didn't want the coleslaw because previously, he brought us a sample and I knew I wasn't going to eat it. It was mayonnaise heavy and not much else other than the cabbage. Wish they'd let you choose another side, but believe me, it's a lot of food so I didn't miss the additional side item. That orange cake though, that was my favorite item hands down. The very essence of Florida in a dessert. Also, their house hot sauce is great, give it a try. read more

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Delicious and Fresh!!! Yum! Yum! Yum! We shared a seafood boil and my son had a huge plate of fish and chips. The appetizer we ordered was the ceviche and oysters. Really good! read more

The dining experience was great, and Shawna prepared one of the best expressions martinis.gotta try it oh ask for Julie what a great server go ahead Ask her about Lisa read more

We went 2 times with in 7 days our food was outstanding I do recommend the shrimp and grits! The conch fritters are the best I have had!from the time you walk in the staff make you feel wanted, friendliest wait staff I have experienced in a very long time at any restaurant! Someone is doing it right with this atmosphere! read more

Salad spoiled; first time returned, second bowl even worse. They gave a 10% discount, which is 2.79, and they didn't even come to apologise. I felt disgusted; I couldn't even finish my meal. I've been a customer every week Horebele services read more

Just stopped for drinks the owner was serving us. Nice guy gave good suggestions for places to stop. Seafood place looked great we will be back to try the food! read more

So glad they reopened even with the smaller menu. We enjoyed the calamari appetizer.. cooked perfectly sweet spicy sauce and just barely beaded. When they learned of my shrimp allergy I was offered several options not on menu. My pasta with sun dried tomatoes topped with broiled scallops was also perfectly cooked. My husband had an excellent mahi. All the staff went out of their way to make us comfortable. Do hope they expand menu though read more

Staff was super friendly and food was amazing. We had grouper fingers that were melt in your mouth with a delicious homemade tartar sauce. The swordfish was cooked to perfection, hats off to the cook! The greens were tender and flavorful. Drinks were good and updated building was very cool with nautical natural decor. Salad was standard and prices weren't crazy. Exceptional experience, will definitely be back and recommend. read more

Is this restaurant still open? I had heard it closed permanently. Good seafoods and service.

Awesome server, Julie! Wonderful grouper and coleslaw, as well as sun-dried tomato penne with scallops! Keep it up!! We will continue to return!! read more

This place is truly a local dinner. I took my mother, who lives in Orlando, on Wednesday evening. It was busy at 6:30! I wanted a margarita with jalapeño but they ran out of jalapeños so I tired with pickled jalapeño. It's was terrible but it wasn't great. They had gumbo shrimp & clam chowder soup. Well they ran out of clam chowder. At least they had the crab cake for an appetizer & the server was nice to at least add sweet potatoes fries. Then my mom got a shrimp basket with fries. By the time we got our food and finished it's was 8:00. The server was nice & the food is good. Will I go again well, maybe. I do like seafood. read more

Crazy Fish Seafood Shack - Sweet potatoes fries - Seafood Near Me - Lake Wales, Florida

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Everything was great! Went on a Tuesday at 5:30 for dinner and it was packed! Fish was fresh and everything was hot! Peach sour was amazing and anyone saying stuff wasn't great is lying lol read more

Driving from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa, we were looking forward to a lunch stop for catfish and hush puppies. We usually go to Catfish Country, but decided to try Crazy Fish as it was a bit closer. The dining environment is not great. There is a smell that reminded me of camping; but it's not really bad. You kinda get nose blind to it by the time food arrives. The service was excellent and very friendly. The catfish is lightly breaded, not greasy, flavor was good; but could use some more seasoning. It's hard to get flavorful fish when frying. The French fries were the best part. Both regular and sweet potato fries were excellent. I was disappointed that they no longer have clam strips or clam chowder on the regular menu. The oysters I saw looked good and they brand their own hot sauce that you can buy if you like it. Overall, I'd say we had a good lunch; but not good enough to return. read more

Crazy Fish Seafood Shack - Exterior - Seafood Near Me - Lake Wales, Florida

What amazing people and service! We rode our bikes with the West Coast Florida Riders (W.C.F.R) to have lunch. The staff went well out of their way to accommodate our large group. It was well organized, and they were friendly and welcoming. I arrived late and got a seat at a table after everyone had already ordered. They got me the menu and took my order right off, and it came just shortly after everyone else, which worked out so well. I love broccoli and it came out cooked nice. Not a pile of mush or frozen. The black beans were garlicky, and the salmon was grilled well. They created a limited menu for our large group, but it was well rounded and had more than enough of a variety. I hope we're able to go back again, with or without the group. Thank you for a great day! read more

Great assortment of fresh fish choices. Great service and reasonable prices. Nice update on the decor. We'll be back.

Great job on the interior refresh. Menu is great, service and food was even better. Great staff, thanks Shawna for the outstanding service.

This place was great. Kinda out of the way from Legoland but worth the drive. Nice friendly staff, big portions, fresh fish and reasonably priced. Good Friday specials too. read more

Crazy Fish Seafood Shack - Sautéed shrimp dinner - Seafood Near Me - Lake Wales, Florida

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This restaurant had good reviews but upon eating lunch here, we won't be returning. Two of us got grouper dinners (1 grilled, 1 blackened), one got the grouper sandwich, the last got the cod fried fish platter. The sides included seasoned black beans, seasoned red potatoes, rice, fries, and coleslaw. The grouper sandwich was fantastic. Each of the grouper platters was less than desirable. They both lacked flavor or seasoning. The black beans lacked seasoning, the red potatoes lacked seasoning. The coleslaw was bland. The rice was steamed and lacked flavor or seasoning. It was all around disappointing. The service was good and the ambiance was cool. Fishing themed. read more

Ok. Let's be honest. A seafood place in the middle of Florida? In Lake Wales? That beats the pants off of places in Dunedin and Clearwater? Yep. Crazy Fish wins. Pure quality of food, offerings, and value. They've got it going on! Had the Shrimp Dinner sautéed- so much, I couldn't finish. The salad with homemade Italian dressing - couldn't stop eating it! Wife had the fried grouper - gone!!! This place wins, hands down. Ask to sit in Tiara's section, she took great care of us, checked in frequently, very personable and a joy to chat with! If you roll through Lake Wales FL, stop at Crazy Fish! (Cocktails are great value too!) read more

Stopped for the salmon, grouper, and coconut shrimp. The fish was very good. The sweet potato and broccoli was served a little cold. They changed their desserts a lot. I was genuinely disappointed that they don't have the Florida orange cake anymore, it was so good. read more

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Came here for lunch while on the way to Tampa. Service was good in a rustic atmosphere. Seafood is what is served here. We got gumbo soup and a Mahi Mahi sandwich which came with fries and coleslaw. Food was pretty good. Prices reasonable. Will comeback if in town again. read more

3rd time in winter haven/lake wales, 1st time here. Aj was our server and she was awesome along with her drink preparations! My son got the chicken tenders with sweet potatoes fries. Omg delicious. He ate the whole thing. Which is a miracle for me. Oysters were fresh and yummy.... I got the fried grouper sandwich with hush puppies. Again wow. The grouper was huge! And just perfectly crunchy soft. Drinks were awesomeeee. Will come back. read more

Crazy Fish Seafood Shack - Chicken dippers with sweet fries. I cut the tenders up myself. - Seafood Near Me - Lake Wales, Florida

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I can't say enough great things about this place! I had reached out to them about bringing a large group of 50-70 people on a Sunday for lunch, and without hesitation, they absolutely welcomed us. We went over a limited menu for our group, since it was so large, and when we got there, to our surprise, they had actually created laminated menus JUST for our group. Amazing! When we arrived at 11:45, they promptly took drink and food orders and had our group in an out in amazing time. For a group of 70, they did an outstanding job. The food was hot and delicious, the drinks were cold, and the service was outstanding! Special thank you to Amanda with Crazy Fish for all her hard work in accommodating our group. Thank you all! read more

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Be prepared for a wait during busy hours! My first attempt was too busy so I came back early for my second attempt. It's busy because it's so fresh! Service is friendly and prompt as well. I loved the stuffed grouper special. My side salad was perfectly crisp and fresh. The blue cheese dressing was thick and delicious. The fried spinach was a tasty surprise. The gumbo was decent but I will try the chowder next time. The seafood salad was very fresh and tasty but not exceptional as a noteworthy dish. I garlic butter sauce would cling better to the seafood and take it to a five!The drinks are limited for local beers but the wine selections and cocktails did not disappoint. Adding some porters, wheats or stouts would be awesome for the beer selections. read more

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Unbelievable. Calamari is perfectly breaded. The shrimp boil with crawfish is huge! Would come back for sure. read more

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Typically we like dives, but tonight was a bit of a letdown considering so many positive reviews. The good? Well, the lobster, salad, and fries were decent. The bad? The burger meat had a burned crusty crunch, as did one of the pieces of garlic bread. The coleslaw was straight up awful. And, the overcooked, limp broccoli was pathetic. We were passing through and had no time for do-overs or we would have sent our meals back to the kitchen. A restaurant cannot turn out meh food and expect their long-earned reputation to keep the doors open. We are one and done. Service was good, the wait time was reasonable, our waitress was friendly enough, but it was disappointing to see another waitress come inside, dramatically criticizing customers, just out of earshot. We will be passing through next week and will try the competition. Stay tuned! read more

Crazy Fish Seafood Shack - Charred lobster that was decent, burnt toast, and the worst broccoli ever. - Seafood Near Me - Lake Wales, Florida

Food was good. Shrimp scampi was ok, the pasta was overdone. Added the lobster tail And crab onto our meal. More seasonings would have been good. read more

Y'all deserve a review. 10/10 for me. First time in here, but since I moved to the area this is the place that brings the real food that I expect when going out. Our food was so delicious and fresh, very well presented and uniform, especially considering the fresh quality and the homemade aspect which everything very clearly looked and tasted like fresh ingredients and they were executed very well. The red potatoes were even boiled in some bone/mushroom broth it tasted like, I didn't ask but I should've!!! The fries even looked amazing, you can see and taste the perfect deepry on those and the flavor is awesome. The menu had lots of options, even for picky eaters it seems, as I am. The food came out HOT and you can tell much thought goes into preparing and making the food. The interior feels great for many environments, a date (which I was!) and also good for a family outing. You're not on top of others at all yet it still feels cozy. The server was extremely polite and upbeat :) The chef did her thing in there ‍ Seriously a really cool spot and close by, I'll be back for sure. read more