My husband and I stopped at Salt Creek while in the area. Immediately we were greeted with friendly…read moresmiling faces. A Server came over and asked us right away if we would like to see menus and what we would like to drink. Our Server was very knowledgeable about all the different foods on the menu. Based on her recommendations, I had the fish Reuben and my husband had the Philly cheesesteak. We didn't have to wait very long for our food. Both our meals were delicious. The fries were outstanding. Our Server was very attentive making sure everything was our satisfaction. She also informed us of upcoming event events, and we're sure to return. The restaurant was very clean and the ambience was inviting.

Was alright. We'd hoped for some outside dining to take in the beautiful scenery, which is sort of…read morewhy we made the Sunday drive on out, but our waitress steered us into staying inside sayin' the bugs were bad. I don't know about all of that, having lived on the water in the Keys and St. Augustine, was pretty windy for bugs ...but whatever. The rest of our experience was unremarkable in a good way; I guess. Fish dips, okay. Low country boil was okay. Chicken sammy comes with melty cheese which isn't on the menu and the one of us who actually ordered it is terribly lactose intolerant; so, at least she liked the fries. Overall, okay. A one and done kind of thing as there wasn't anything memorable about this place to bring us back.

Very food price and extremely tasty seafood! Fresh and perfect cook. The cajun sauce is awesome and…read moredelicious. CS is okay, average servers. Recommend their seafood bag & fried shrimp

Love the food and the staff is the best! We love their…read moreshrimp baskets for lunch, but we share a shrimp boil sometimes! Both are yummy!

We found this scenic restaurant on our way back after stopping at the springs…read more It's boat-friendly, dog-friendly, wheelchair-accessible, and very kid-friendly. We visited during lunch and had a bit of a wait before the food came out, but watching the river made the time pass so quickly--we even saw dolphins jumping, which was such a memorable surprise. The staff were very kind and welcoming as well.

Ok food, good entertainment at times nice ambiance but there is so much more potential for this…read moreplace.

We made the trip from Dunnellon to Treasure Camp on Wednesday 3-25-2026. The building is not a lot…read moreto look at, but the food more than makes up for it. As you sit in the Restaurant or in the outdoor seating area, you have a great view of the beautiful historic Suwannee River. The Service is quite good and friendly. I had a cup of the Crab Bisque before my meal arrived. The owner makes it fresh daily. The waitress said they often run out of it. I ordered the Palm Salad , unfortunately it was already gone. For my Neal I had the Fried Grouper with Fried Okra and a Sweet Potato. The food was served nice and hot , cooked to perfection and was delicious. My wife had the Fried Grouper Sandwich. With Cole Slaw. She enjoyed it very much. . On their Website they guarantee that you will not leave hungry. That was true. We had enough leftover food to bring home enough for another meal. For Desert we decided to share the Brownie Sunday. In many restaurants desserts are served up in skimpy portions, not at Treasure Camp. The portion was so large that we both ate plenty of it and brought home enough to finish off another meal. If you enjoy a rich decadent gooey brownie with a generous portion of vanilla bean ice cream, this will be the dessert for you. They also had Key Lime Pie, sizzling Apple Pie and Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. Treasure Camp Restaurant is well off the beaten path, but the food makes the drive worthwhile. If you have a boat you can also arrive that way. There are some cabins, but we did not look at them . A boat ramp is adjacent to the Restaurant and Store. After your meal you can stroll along their dock. This Restaurant has a Chiefland address, but is well outside the town. We drive from Dunnellon about an hour away, we were told that they have frequent diners who come from Crystal River and Homosassa Springs which is even further. Most people would not make this trip unless the food made it all worthwhile. We would definitely make the drive back here again!

Sitting on Suwannee River. Whole belly clams in garlic butter fresh from Cedar Key so delicious…read more Blackened Mahi Reuben also fantastic. Very friendly, great service and excellent food.

I eat here a lot when out to freedive at the springs. I think the restaurant may have changed…read moreowners a few times because various classic aspects of it come and go--they once had these great sweet hush puppies they brought out for free with your dinner and those have disappeared in the past year or so. The salad bar has also changed up a bit but thankfully the excellent bean salad remains on it and the large cubes of cheese which are really a nice addition to any salad. The decor is nautical, the atmosphere country as is the music on the radio including often older country hits (think Dolly, Conway, Waylon, early Reba, even Lacy J. Dalton now and then). It's cozy, family-friendly, and you're likely to see people you know. The waitstaff is super-friendly too though promptness varies--normally good service, sometimes someone will disappear for lengths of time, though--I like to say when that happens they've gone over to the springs to catch more mullet. The real winners on the pretty long menu: fried shrimp, stuffed shrimp, really anything they do with shrimp. The fried mullet, too, which is local. The shrimp po'boy or fish sandwich. The salad bar which, as salad bars go, is very varied and good. Best sides: sweet tater fries, swamp cabbage when in season, fried okra. All in all, a solid place for a good dinner and certainly nice people working there day in and day out--which, by the way, they're open seven days a week which can be a rare find out here in the country.

All you can eat shrimp! Excellent fresh! Top shelf!…read moreWanda my server was a DOLL! Absolutely perfect service! The ambiance was homey and friendly! I will be back!

I love seafood and this little neighborhood seafood market has it. The store is clean and it…read moredoesn't smell undesirable like stale fish. The store clerk was kind and very pleasant to the customers. Everything looked fresh and the miscellaneous items were stacked nicely as well. There was a lady outside in the parking lot asking patrons for money who eventual came inside and asked the store clerk if she could use the restroom; the store clerk was polite and said yes. I overheard this exchange but I felt it was worth mentioning and three stars at the very least. When I asked if they used butter or margarine on their fantastic looking crab trays and the clerk said margarine. I appreciated her honesty but everyone knows how extremely unhealthy margarine is; margarine is not five star quality. The overall experience and interaction was five stars but the margarine is a negative one for sure and needs to be reconsidered.

The seafood is fresh and very good ,but I was very surprised at the girl working the counter.She…read morewas very flirtatious with my husband.She was showing a lot of skin and just seemed ti be trying to hook up with him right in front of me.She had no respect or honor about herself .Now my husband wants to by fish from there all the time just to talk to her.Even though she said she was engaged to be married.She flirts with men to get them to come there to buy fish .Business must be bad in Lake City if business owners are resorting to this tactic.Be glad when she gets married and moves to Canada.I honestly don't like this girl at all ,the way she looks at men like they are a piece of meat.Seriously ,I don't understand why she just can't be professional and just sell the fish.I mean it's all too much .She is not professional at all.I would not recommend this business to anyone.

Stopped in her on Sunday afternoon just before noon. There was a line out the door and people…read morewaiting on the front porch (almost didn't stop but had heard great things about it). We made our way to the front counter and got on the list. Figured we would be in for a long wait, but our total time from putting our name on the list to being seated was under 10 minutes. It was a buffet style restaurant so the waitress got our drink order and invited us to help ourself to the buffet. The food was overall very good for everything I tried. They had 5 buffet bars set up 1 salad bar, one meats/mains, 1 veggie, 1 split veggie & warm desserts and a cold desert bar. The standout foods I tried were the fried chicken, fried catfish, and fried shrimp. I tried the catfish without many expectations since it was a buffet and not a huge catfish fan, it was one of the cleanest tasting catfish I have ever put in my mouth. The fried chicken was delicious as well. We weee totally impressed with the building, speed of service and the great food. My wife who hates most buffets even looked at me and said she would come back to this buffet anytime.

Best Buffet was what i was told in North Florida by a fellow youtuber. They weren't even lying,…read moreHand down the best, from scratch , home style cooked buffet in North Florida for sure!! When we pulled into the parking lot only 1 hr after opening it was packed!! went in put my name on the list less the 15 mins we were seated and greeted! They have specials which change daily , today they had pork chops added to the buffet.Salad bar was amazing .And the chicken they have both baked and fried. Shrimp wasnt over breaded, matter of fact all the fried foods were perfectly seasoned and lightly breaded. The waitresses were all very friendly and came by and checked on us regularly, and refilled our sweet tea. Even the dessert bar was amazing , peanut butter cookies were so soft and my favorite. I only wish i took more pictures of food, next time!! It is only about an hour from Gainesville, nice relaxing drive and worth it!!

Delicious!!!! . …read more . . Fresh!!! . . . . Seasoned butter was so good. . . . . . . . .

Man. When I say this is the -go to- spot for lake city seafood.... I'm not kidding. They do shrimp…read moreand boil style plates, but lesser known is there made when ordered fried menu takeaway. I'm telling you, if you are looking for take out in lake city, this is the answer to your question. Nowhere else have I had such consistently excellent seafood west of my old home town St Augustine. Very high praise.

This is very much a favorite of the locals. The staff is very friendly and know most everyone who…read morecomes in. Service was good. We ordered fresh raw oysters that were delicious. We also had a small grilled redfish and fried oyster dinners with sides. Both were tasty but the oysters were the star of our lunch. The swamp cabbage was different than I've had before and it was good. We wanted Mullet Backs but they didn't have any mullet dishes available. Guess we'll just have to try it again on our next visit to the area.

We loved this old school seafood and oysters house, apparently the locals do too. The staff here…read morewas extremely friendly although this place was packed I was amazed that there was no wait being there were only a few parking spaces available when we arrived. Cindy our server greeted us immediately after being seated, we were seated in the back of the restaurant which allowed me to look at what the locals were eating, yeah almost every table had oysters either raw on the shell or chargrilled which were all sized large. There are lots of options here no matter your preference We both got crispy fried catfish and I added fried shrimp I opted for a side I've never seen on any menu anywhere "Swamp Cabbage" (sautéed heart of palm with bacon) I covered it with a healthy dose of Trappy's Pepper Vinegar, it's definitely an acquired taste I'm sure but delicious, we also ordered fries which came with a generous portion of thumb size hushpuppies served with guava jam. We also ordered an order of Lacy's Rockin Oysters for an appetizer, they arrived about half way through our dinner service but well worth the wait for sure, a few dozens of these would make a wonder meal by itself - everything was delicious and the prices are a very good value - a shout out again to our server Cindy she was exceptional. If you're in the area and want some fresh seafood and the freshest oysters this is definitely the place to come. The area is still recovering from the last hurricane which devastated the area but it seems all is well here...

I've always kinda liked Bett's Big T but also used to have reservations about it. Back circa 2015,…read moreit was pretty run down, looked pretty grim honestly. I guess it began as a truck stop decades ago and then became solely a restaurant. Anyways, they have had a cosmetic refresh, painting the building, adding cute signage including some features explaining Bett's long history, and just made the dining rooms a down-home but clean and inviting place now. This goes a long way: I am all for hole-in-the-wall restaurants but you don't want a place to look dirty, either. Bett's no longer does. It looks comfortable and plain-spoken, honest, and home town now. The food has always been good. You get a menu dinner or daily special--things like chicken fried steak or liver and onions or fried mullet--and a choice of three sides. The sides range from mac-n-cheese and collards to normally a couple homemade desserts: the peach cobbler and strawberry cake both are not to be missed. Portions are generous. Their Friday and Saturday all-you-can-eat seafood dinner is also a real deal and good food. Red velvet cake, caramel cake, and lemon cake are hits too but less frequent in their menu appearances. Ford hook limas sometimes show up too, slowly cooked with bacon or ham and are awesome. The painting and general interior and exterior refresh really went a long ways with me to have greater confidence in Bett's. It's now easily a place I rank with some of the region's best country/Southern cooking restaurants.

Bless their heart, they tried. We visit the area regularly and visited Bett's at the suggestion of…read morea friend. We knew it was a renovated truck stop so we weren't expecting much decor as we walked into the messy dining room. However, I was still looking forward to a yummy homestyle meal. Unfortunately, from the sticky tables to the slow waitresses, the visit only went down from there. My daughters ordered the chicken fingers and boneless wings, and both were barely lukewarm and lacking flavor and proper chicken texture somehow. My husband ordered the patty melt, which was literally just that...a hamburger patty and some cheese melted on top on white bread. However, the star of the show was my liver and onions, a classic from my childhood. It doesn't take much to impress me with this classic meal though, and it didn't overweigh the slow service and filth of the restaurant. All of our tummies were a little bit upset after leaving, so we won't be visiting again.