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Gator's Dockside Lake Mary

2.9 (193 reviews)
ModerateAmerican
Open • 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Moderate noise
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Good for kids

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Burrito meat quesadillas- delish!!
Victoria M.

Had a quick lunch with friends because the menu has so much variety. We grabbed a couple of apps, then some hamburgers ( no pics, but regular and looked good), chicken fingers, and boneless wings with a variety of sauces. I personally recommend the scooter sauce, as I like medium spice with garlic. I also tried the buffalo cauliflower and wasn't disappointed. The portions are plentiful and I love their ranch dip; so good! No dessert or drinks, but a really solid lunch today. My only critique was that the staff was obviously sparse at midday, but mistakes were made in the orders. They fixed it all quickly with smiles and great service. We will be back:)

Debi W.

We were here with a large group and the service couldn't have been better. Of course we understood trying to accommodate over 40 people has its challenges, but they did it well. The food was served hot and to our liking. The wings with scooter sauce are our favorite! My daughter had the ribs that were fall-off-the bone and she loved them.

Mojito with extra shot of rum - 10.15
Arun K.

I went on a Thursday evening with my colleagues for a get-together. Another colleague made a reservation at 7, but I arrived early. I was seated at a large table while I waited for my colleagues. Once my mates arrived, I decided to do a drink. Unfortunately, they do not have the hurricane drink anymore, so I did a mojito with an extra shot of rum (a little over 10 dollars). I am happy that I paid for the extra rum, as it provided the extra strength to give the right amount of buzz. It was nothing special, but good enough to enjoy. For food, I ordered from their special menu and tried the shrimp quesadilla (about 13 dollars). There was a good amount of quesadilla and shrimp, but nothing much else. The quesadilla was a bit well done with the black marks and I didn't see any other ingredients inside. The hot sauce I asked for was just Tabasco, which added some heat and flavor. The salad on the side was just lettuce. So it was just fine at best. The service was good, prompt, and helpful. Since there were about 15 people in our group, I guess extra attention was given. The atmosphere was stereotypical bar setting, and I am very glad I dressed extremely casual. Music was your regular American pop music, which I don't really care for. There were some arcade games and crane games. Being Gators, there were gator decorations and statues, but none to hop on and ride... Sad! For about 24 dollars for the food and drink, I really didn't expect much. The quesadilla was acceptable, which would give this place 3.5 stars. But for the relatively strong drink and the good service, I would round up to a 4. The prices are right for a bar, and it looked clean as well. I will try their wings next time I visit.

Gator poutine
Lindsay M.

Wait time was about 20-30 min not bad for a Friday night we waited by the bar and had a few drinks we asked for a booth but they called us for a table instead I had surgery so this wasn't comfy for me but they quickly cleaned off a booth for us the hostess and buser the waitress we found yo be sarcastic and was also rude to her coworkers anyhow the food was good we had the gator bites , the shrimp I had tossed in Buffalo sauce they were big and yummy . We also tried the gators poutine and It was just ok not great the meat was cold and the fries soggy . Topping off with there was gnats flying around annoying won't be back

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Arthur C.

American style resturant specializing in Wings. The service was amazing. Staff was well above. we left a greater than 25 percent tip. The ambiance is sports bar. so.med to loud level bunch of kids at the gaming area and plenty if tvs for local.and national games. We have been frequent flyers here........now for bad news. the wings were sub par. the lemon pepper came out. no lemon and less pepper. we asked for new ones and those came out overly basted......we will be looking for a new wing hang out for sure......

Yadira R.

Came in for the first time on a Thursday night at 10pm ( they close at 11). When we came in there was still people eating but it wasn't busy at all. We had to wait a few min before we were acknowledged and sat down and right after us was a line of 3/4 people waiting for pick ups. They didn't see to happy that we were there , but we're polite enough. It is a big sports bar with 2 bars and nice beer and wings vibes. To drink I had the blue coconut frozen margarita which was good. To eat I had the garlic Parmesan wings and Mac and cheese. I think the Mac needed more seasoning, but the wings were really good. My husband had the grilled mahi mahi tacos. Those were absolutely terrible. Unseasoned and just plain bad. Go for the wings and a good time. Maybe I'll go again to try something else.

Chase Y.

Dinner with my manager on a remote job we're working in the area I grew up in - we sat at the bar near the back, the bartender was friendly and attended to us when able (busy night, almost every seat at the bar was full). We had a few drinks and ordered/received food fairly quickly given how busy things were. Gator Tail appetizer was so good paired with wings and drinks. Always a nice spot to chill for a bit and have a good time.

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Love there all you can eat wings on Mondays. Liz is a great server and always on top of things.

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Waiter was screaming in my ear, and there was a hair in my food overall my wings were good and I liked the pretzel bites.

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