I want to like Gators so bad, but every time I leave disappointed in the food. I love the environment of indoor and outdoor bar setting. It has a great environment but the food is just not that good (even for bar food). I guess out of everything I tried.. maybe the quesadilla and the sliders were the best? I will keep on trying things bc I really so want to find something that can be my go-to when we go! I tried their salads, wings and sandwiches.. nothing that I would get again. Their fries are very good though. read more

Damian is a manager that gets mad a the customer instead of his cook ‍ poor performance and to make it worse. Manager Damian ‍will walk away from you while you are trying to gets the burger not burned and the French fries not from siting until customers order. Also, bartenders only focus is to do dishes. By the way my drink had bugs. After considering dirty ice it was determined the alcohol bottle had bugs in it. All this issues where on diferente ocasións. So, it was time to post on media. I live behind Gators Dockside and this is the only place open late but be aware. The Health department should be coming in here and I'm done trying to have them make it better. I know shit happen every where but they get an "F" and is not an isolated issue. Is a never ending bad establishment. read more

This was probably the best location I have been to. I have been to about four different Gator's in FL. Brian was our server and extremely attentive and nice! They have an excellent selection of both draft and bottled beers. Their outdoor patio area is awesome and they allow you to bring dogs as well. It is very busy for football on Sunday, but that did not stop having such great service and food. read more

Dear Joe (owner), Please hire a diligent manager, and some experienced servers... just having bodies standing around chatting isn't going to gain you business, especially when you also have a serious issue in the kitchen. Food was mediocre ANd that's being generous. Call corporate you need help! Would be great if we had a REALLY GREAT PLACE IN THE AREA, I'm hoping you can get it right. read more

I've been a longtime fan of Gator's Dockside and this location fits the mold of what many other locations bring to the table. Gator's is always a great place for good bar food and a great place to watch the game. They're Scooter Sauce wings are always my go to and is a good mixture of sweet and spicy. Make sure you get them grilled as I think that little char adds a great flavor to it as well. Overall you really can't go wrong here if you're in the mood for decent food with a cool sports atmosphere. read more

Tried to eat here tonight and it's as if there isn't a pandemic happening. They're seating is back to full capacity, yet they have no precautions in place. Other restaurants have installed plexiglass to protect their patrons or spaced out their seating, but not Gators. I feel bad for the workers but I won't be going back until it is safe again. read more

Love the wings and wingers. Great drink specials and clean place For the most part. I ordered a side of broccoli and it came out in little pieces from the bottom of the bag. That's the only thing that I didn't like about the place. I will still go back For other things. read more

So far, still waiting outside. Was told 30 minutes when we checked in. Checked back at 35 minutes and was told it is going to be another 20 minutes. Found out the manager is telling his hostesses to say 30 minutes regardless of the actual wait time. I spoke to the manager and he is just making excuses, like "you must have been caught in our busy time and a lot of large parties just checked in". He must think I was born yesterday as the wait times are based on the people before you, not the people in the future. I have an 11 year old that is now going to have to wait even longer. If you are the owner of this restaurant, may want to teach your manager that honesty is still the best policy when it comes to customer service. So ... finally got seated. Placed an order, quesadilla and two orders of wings with fries and coleslaw. Waitress came back five minutes later and said the kitchen was backed up and would take about 35 minutes. Needless to say, we left. Will give this another shot when this place gets its act together. Maybe need to have the staff come in early for some much needed training. The bright spot here is that the waitress was honest with the time. The downside is when I told the manager about it in the way out, he said said the waitress shouldn't have said that. Obviously he is more concerned about getting people in the door and not about providing a good experience. Maybe he should sell used cars instead where that business model actually works. read more

The food is okay. Go here for the alcohol, casual fun atmosphere and pretty damn good service.

The food was very bad. The bowl I would stay away from them. I think they are getting their food all ready cooked. The eggs were pre cook and old. The avocado tasted like it was rubber. Not fresh for sure. They have stopped their loyalty program at a time when everyone needs help. It is very sad. I will be going to Duffy's from now on they still value their customer. read more

First thing's First, can't deny the food was great. No complaints there at all. The service however needs A LOT of work. So We got there at 6:30 and were told that there was a 20 minute wait, it ended up being close to 50 and during that time we were told (several times) that our table was ready and was being cleaned for us. After complaining they decided to move a bunch of tables around for us, so there was never a table ready and being cleaned.....I hate being lied to. After we where finally seated and they took out order an hour passed before we got our first dishes. In that time we asked about the food a couple of times and at what point the waitress told us to talk to the manager because there was nothing she could do. I asked for a beer, 20 minutes later I told her she forgot it and she went inside to get it....3 minutes after she came back out, no beer in hand, to ask me what was it that I ordered because she "couldn't remember" 45 minutes or so after waiting we asked what was happening to which the waitress told us that the food had only taken 17 so far to come out. After talking to her and several other employees we realized that she forgot to put our order in and that's why she said that it had only been 17 minutes. I guess we could have cut her some slack because her dreamy boyfriend was visiting her at the restaurant and she seemed more preoccupiedwith talking to him that actually doing her job. After an hour of waiting, complaining, kids hungry and crying we finally got our dishes.....but only for half the table, the rest would have to wait another 10 minutes. 10 minutes into our meals she came out and actually asked us if the "hangry" levels had come down. It was just a really bad experience and they need to do a better job at training the staff. I haven't had such a bad experience in a really long time. I need to point out that the manager never bothered to stop by our table to talk to us, even though he was full aware of what was happening. By the end of it all we got a $5 discount for our troubles..... I really hope they get better as I love this place and it's the first time we have one close to home. read more

If I could leave zero stars I would. Living in the Windermere area for almost 5 years and never had good service at this restaurant. Food and the service has always been horrible. My boyfriend and I always try to give this place a "second chance". We wanted to watch the 4 o'clock football games and since we sat down service was awful. Asked for the manager and spoke to him about our experience for the past 5 years and nothing change after speaking with the manager. Cold soup that took 20 mins after ordering, no utensils, cold app, etc. So we asked for our tab and wanted to speak with the manager again. Unfortunately, the manager at the time didn't have the balls to come out to speak with us and sent their hostess to us!!! Awful place. Stay away! Let's run them out of business and get a place that is actually enjoyable to go to!!!! read more

I am a Buffalo NY native that has lived here for 16 years. I just recently discovered Gators wings and I tell you in 16 years these are the best wings I have had in Florida! I order the breaded and am beyond satisfied every time. Also: DO NOT FEAR THE PB&J SAUCE OPTION!! It is amazing and delicious! read more

Haven't been here for about a year since Covid. We came here tonight and we had one of the best service we have had in years. Probably top 2 in the last year. Kate you did awesome hopefully you get recognized by your management staff. read more

Gators Dockside - Sandwiches Near Me - Windermere, Florida

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This Gator's is brand new and we love the location. The mojo pork tacos were great, the service was solid and when we sat outside we could even see the fireworks from Disney. Highly recommend. read more

Gators Dockside - Mojo pork tacos - Sandwiches Near Me - Windermere, Florida

Best place to eat wings, I love it, this is the best place to eat wings for the wings lover, the have different flavors from sweet to very spicy, my favorite Thai peanut, and the gators chips are the best. read more

If I can give NEGATIVE stars I would! How sad that management would discriminate against my brother who has a disability!! TRULY SHAMEFUL!! I will NEVER come back to this place! My brother has been home bound for 8 months and he finally is able to be out and the manager ridiculed him?? I understand that many times we LACK WISDOM in a situation .... yet take the time to SEEK FIRST TO UNDERSTAND RATHER THAN TO BE UNDERSTOOD!! Shameful! Just absolutely shameful!! read more

I don't know how a place like Gators can have such poor reviews as far as food is concerned. I'm a regular at this specific location and always have the best experiences. You cannot go wrong with ordering Wingers or traditional chicken wings...the variety of sauces they have is insane and the prices are also great (which I appreciate in comparison to Miller's Ale House). During my last 3-4 visits, I have somehow been assigned to the same waitress (Celeste) and I'm not complaining. She's the most attentive and professional; you'll never have to ask for getting your drink refilled bc she's always got you. Will definitely miss this place very much when I move to MSP. read more

An independent local sports bar. We had the gator tail and veggie quesadilla. Both were good. This place is a ok but I would not make a special trip. read more

In the last 7 months this place has gone extremely downhill. Their new GM (let's call him) DB .... Short for you know what.... Doesn't understand how to take care of good customers or simply manage a bar / restaurant. It's widely known that the bartenders use your points to pocket the $10.00. I give this sh*thole 6 months and it's gone. As for the d_ucheBAG GM, let's hope he goes back to bagging groceries @ Publix. Signed, the worst President EVER. read more

I love gators, been a patron a long time. But tonight witnessed them not kicking a group out that was supplying a man who had fallen over 3 times to their taps. Granted they "cut him off" but he continuously had a beer in hand when confronted. He drove off absolutely plastered with his partner and when I confronted the manager for the photo of plates, which him and I attempted to capture photos, to call the cops to at least alert in case of ,god forbid, a wreck or to at least attain the driver, he told me no. I can't let that go. No telling how many times this man had been there and drove drunk or countless others that were let off on the same leash. I love gators and their service but can't allow a slap on the wrist to a blacked out driver go without notice. read more

It gets 2 stars because it was edible. Placed a pickup order. Got an email and app notification saying it was ready 10 minutes before I got there. Got there and was told it wasn't ready. Waited for 10 minutes when someone set another order out near the other pickups. Girl was too busy talking to associates to notice. Another 5 minutes pass and she realizes my order is there. Chicken was dry and tough, and the meal was expensive for the quantity and quality. Won't be returning. read more

So glad All You Can Eat Wings is back on Monday nights!! Like usual we started with Gators Own Hot, they begin with 10 wings, then 6 for the other reorders. Amira, our lovely waitress, was very attentive and made sure we were taken care of. Always made sure we had wings in front of us too!! The whole process and experience, like always, was perfect and efficient! Love coming to Gators for such great wings! read more

Bartender ignored us for 15 minutes so we left the first time. Next time the Beer lines needed to be cleaned badly. Last time the food greasy and gross. Won't be back anytime soon. Lucky there's no other choices near by. read more

We are here tonight as a family! I was impressed with the decor as soon as we walked in! We were sat as soon as we arrived and the server arrived at our table within 1 min to take our drink order! The drinks came quick and the server was attentive throughout the entire experience! I ordered the Mojo Pork, my wife had the winger wrap? my son had wings and my other son had a kids hot dog! All the food was great! If you are looking for a great family sports bar with awesome happy hour specials stop in to this place! We had a great experience! read more

Came here for the 1st time today. Great first impression, hostesses sat us quickly, server & took good care of us. Jay the GM came to the table & welcomed us to Florida. The food was Good and the service was excellent. We will be back for sure. read more

3/18/18 Visiting friends who just moved in and decided to get a bite. Gators is right near their new place. We went for lunch on a Sunday and it wasn't super busy. We were told 10 minute wait for 5 people and didn't even wait that long. Our server was awesome. I wish I could remember her name. She has short hair with some purple in it and she used to work at Disney. Two people got drinks, one was a Bloody Mary. Everything was good. We got the fried pickles with ranch. You get quite a bit and the batter is light on the pickles. Best I've ever tasted. I had the fish and chips (seasoned fries). It was really good and a lot of food. Another friend had a cheeseburger which was big and yummy. The last was the monte Cristo. So much food! It's basically two meals. The manager stopped by to check on us and we had a great time. read more

Gators Dockside - Sandwiches Near Me - Windermere, Florida

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Almost everywhere I've been in this area has super friendly staff and great guest service. This Gator's is really spacious on the inside which is deceiving from just looking at the front of the plaza. It's a brand new plaza so wait times are expected because everyone's excited places are finally opening! No complaints. Friendly tip: just be patient with the new staff while they train. read more

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Great staff and awesome beer selection. Try the ahi tuna app, the blue cheese chips and any one of their burgers. read more

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The Last Straw I live near the Windermere location and a frequent visitor with typically large groups when we go. When this location opened it was an incredible place to be and food was even better. However, the last two insistences were a terrible experience and tonight is the last straw. We were a group of about 8 people all ordering our favorite meals and a few from our group wanted slushies from a convenient store across the parking lot. Not thinking an issue would ensue or having signs outside or within the lobby stating that outside beverages are not allowed, the few returned to the restaurant and proceeded to sit down. As they were walking to the table, a waitress from behind a register on the other side of the restaurant began shout at the individuals from our group stating that they cannot bring the drinks in the restaurant and they walked right out. While this "rule" is understood and not disputed, the issue is the way the waitress handled the situation. The treatment of the waitress was extremely disrespectful, humiliating and embarrassing in front of other guest who witnessed the ordeal. The manager Damien was no help in resolving the situation and began to become verbally combative and at one time, justified the waitresses action as appropriate. No accommodation or initial apology was given of any kind by management, only when it was time to pay. What a humiliating experience tonight (6/4) and unfortunately this is the last straw. There was no consideration or customer service whatsoever during this entire ordeal and the only thing we asked, was an apology from the waitress for the manner in which she spoke. Not even that was satisfied. I hope this experience will pave a way for retraining and to improve the customers service in all aspects within this restaurant. read more

Tonight was a fail. My partner and I always come here and we are part of the gators dock side club. The food is good as always. Service sucked. From the moment we walked in with the host to the server. Our server came to our table to take our order and that's it. Have not seen him since. Never came to check on us. We had to ask a different server to refill our drinks. Definitely will not sit in that servers section again. Get better service at the bar. read more

Awesome wings and burgers! Very nice clean convenient location, the staff is also great! read more

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Def the neighborhood go-to. Kristi is pretty much our personal server. She's amazing and holds the place down on her own. Awesome menu always nicely cooked for a sports bar type place. The manager , Damian Always super polite and checks in on the regulars often like us an we really appreciate it. Anthony and Tiffany holding it down at the bar. Amazing bartenders. Thanx guys ! read more

Amanda was a great server! On a busy night, she was so funny and quick! We also enjoyed trivia with Chris!

Love it here 100%. Lunch time when it's not busy is amazing. Those gator bites are absolute fire. A must try if you're visiting or just moved here read more

GREAT spot for drinks and a bite to eat! I come with my hubby and have a blast here. Happy hour drincheap and the food is yummy.

please please make sure that you check the food you are served before you eat it!!! i was served spoiled pot roast and have been sick for three days so far from the food poisoning here. the worst part about this experience was being told by my waitress that she thought it was strange that they "ran out" after my plate was served! i guess they realized it was spoiled but allowed me to keep my plate. i will definitely not be going back, and will be making sure that all of my friends and family do not go here as well. also, read more

Came to watch football and had a great time. Service was great, they put our game on the TV closest to us for easy watching. We just noshed on appys but all were good, came out hot and very promptly. Also a variety of drink deals. Ricardo is a great server! Ask for him, you won't be disappointed! read more

Ordered to go through Uber to a hotel. I really don't think it's incumbent on the driver to make sure the restaurant sends plastic ware for salads and pasta dishes, or maybe the restaurant thinks you don't need that to eat. Possible. Just does t seem complicated to me. read more

Food was good, portions are large, salad to die for. It's cleaner and nicer than the typical Applebee's or TGIFridays but same concept. Wait staff and hostess are very accommodating. read more