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    Gator's Dockside Apopka

    2.9 (134 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Casual
    Loud
    Happy hour specials
    Dogs allowed

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    Geneva B.

    Bring back the gator chips We love the staff and we love the restaurant. We always go on Tuesdays, the kids eat free, get their some animal balloons and their face painted. It's always clean, the staff is always super friendly, everyone is just nice. My kids love the smiler fries, wings and burgers. No complaints, ever! Full accessible with lots of parking!

    Food, service, and prices are all very good. Im writing this review because I have been going to restaurants for a very long time and this is the first time I've even not gotten a knife with my flatware. This is strange to me and very annoying that I now have to ask for a knife. What ever brilliant manager had the bright idea to do this should be demoted. This saves almost nothing but causes an inconvenience for your guest. I can only wonder what other poor decisions have been made

    Fish and chips
    Mandi S.

    Great lil bar food place to watch the UCF games. Great draft beer prices. Cocktails are the typical bar wells with the extreme overly-sweet mix. They give me a stomach ache. I'll just stick to drafts which is what I like to drink when watching the game so it's all good. The fish and chips are legit. So stinking good. I got plantains instead of coleslaw. They are fried sweet plantains. My hubs got the ahi tuna bowl. This dish was far above the atmosphere here. He said "it was very very good. Cooked on point. " That's his speak for 'I'm coming back and ordering this every time.' Haha. Our waitress, Laiyah, was amazing. Friendly, helpful, efficient. Really the only thing disappointing to us was our cocktails. And not because the bartender was bad....just the quality of mixes was super poor. That said, if you love sweet, these are super sweet!

    I added tomatos, guac and more Queso to the nachos
    Sam G.

    The wings are good if you order them exactly how you want them (extra crispy, extra wet...) They are good with that. The service is friendly and the drinks are good also. I don't recommend the nachos with chicken. They might have been better with the chili but I'll never order them again so I won't find out I was looking for a more fully loaded type of nacho. I had to ask for extra toppings to make them look better. I did not get my nacho fix this night.

    Noel G.

    GD is all around a great place for family and friends. Wings are my go-to finger food here. All of the sauces have their appeal, but the house gator sauce is good, but the best kick of sweet and hot is the mango habanero sauce. I usually ask for extra sauce on the side for dipping. Get 'em grilled, Buffalo, breaded, boneless... no matter how... you can't go wrong. My wife LOVES, I mean LOVES the mashed potatoes here with the classic BROWN gravy. It's a good sized side option for whatever plate you order. She always get the Wingers platter. Gators has almost anything you can think of from appetizers, salads, sandwiches, full on dinner plates and even options for vegetarians. There are TVs galore everywhere you turn your head and music in the background. Usually there is a TouchTunes player where you can choose songs from an app on your phone. Come on over and enjoy a casual drink or a full on meal with choice of sides.

    Weekly specials
    Tim D.

    We love Gators and they are consistent each time. Their specials are great. Our favorites are all you can eat wings and the kids night where they do balloon animals and face painting along with free kids meals. They have arcades and and a bunch of TV's. The service has also been great.

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    Bengie M.

    Disappointed. It's been a minute since we've been to Gators and it just wasn't as good as we remember. My husband wanted to go for the wings specifically as they used to be some of the best in town. The wings on this visit were dry on the inside but, nobody asked. The tomato soup was just ok and the best of what we had was the $8.99 Grilled Shrimp Rice Bowl. The side of the restaurant we sat on was virtually empty. The menu is reasonably priced but we'd be happy to pay more for better quality.

    What wings ? Clean sweep
    Chanele S.

    I like Gators for their wings. I usually stick to hot (lemon pepper here is my least favorite). I've also tried their nachos which are amazing (and very plentiful) and the fries and cheese sticks are pretty good too. Their cocktail menu is my least favorite. Most of the drinks don't have the best taste and there isn't enough alcohol in them for my liking (I'm not much of a drinker so that says a lot). Their wine selection is very limited. My coworkers love the beer specials though so we usually come here after work for happy hour.

    Jordain J.

    Came here for the first time and was Skeptical of what I was going to eat. I decided to go with the gator meat on top of the dirty rice, and I was ashamed that I ate it. It wasn't that great, maybe just a meal overall or I could've been me. But I didn't enjoy it. On the other hand, my partner that came with me she enjoyed the cheeseburger with french fries. But what was the most enjoyable part of the entire experience was definitely the drink, I don't remember the name of it So I decided to take a picture. And it was the most enjoyable part of the entire thing. For now it's only three stars but if I go again to try to chicken wings or something like that I'm sure I would rate it a little higher.

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    Great wings. We always request Kelly as our server, she is the best. Can be loud & full of kids, fair warning.

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    Ask the Community - Gator's Dockside Apopka

    Does Gators have all you can eat wings on Mondays?

    Hi Richard I apologize for the late response, we have AUCE Wings on Monday night 6-10p, and AUCE Boneless wings on Wednesdays between 6-10. We also have many other things going on in each location so please feel free to call the hunt club location… Read more

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