After not visiting for about a year, we decided to have an early dinner at In On The Gulf in Hudson on a Tuesday evening, and I have to say, we were extremely impressed. We arrived around 4:30-4:45 PM and were immediately seated. Since it's the off-season, the restaurant wasn't very busy, which made for a relaxed and enjoyable dining experience. I ordered the Fish & Chips made with grouper, and my girlfriend chose the broiled grouper with a loaded baked potato. Both meals were absolutely outstanding. The fish was fresh, flavorful, and perfectly prepared, and everything arrived at the table hot and cooked just right. The portions were generous as well. The salads were huge, and the soup servings were much larger than expected. It's refreshing to find a restaurant that delivers both quality and value. What really stood out was the service. The staff was attentive, friendly, and professional from start to finish. Our drinks were kept full, and the timing of the meal was excellent. Overall, this was one of the best dining experiences we've had in the area in quite some time. In On The Gulf reminded us why it's been a local favorite for so many years. If you're looking for excellent seafood, generous portions, and exceptional service in a beautiful waterfront setting, I highly recommend giving them a try. My suggestion would be to go a little earlier, as we did, to enjoy a more relaxed atmosphere and great service. We will definitely be back soon. read more

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Best Seafood Hudson area hands down! Food: I've had everything here over the past week. Octopus, grouper bites (amazing), saganaki, lobster, scallops. The list goes on. And the list never disappoints! Everything and I mean everything is amazing. Service: It's dang near as good as the food! Elina and her friends at the bar make it a fantastic experience. The servers are all super sweet and make you feel at home. It's A+. Not to mention Mike the owner is constantly showing face and shaking hands and making certain his customers have the best experience. Owners should take notes from this man on how to run a restaurant!! Ambiance: Can't beat this location. Smaller cozy spot that feels welcoming. I love it. Couldn't see myself having dinner anywhere else but here while In Hudson. Wonderful job Mike and team! read more

Inn On The Gulf - 5lb Live Maine Lobster - Hotels Near Me - Hudson, Florida

What a great place and reasonably priced! Hubby had the sailor platter- came with crab legs , fried shrimp, fried clams a baked potato and salad all for $23.00 I had the crab legs with a salad for $21.00 , may have been worth it to get the sailor platter. We sat on the patio , it had a nice breeze and very comfortable. I feel like the pricing was reasonable for a couple looking for somewhere to retire ! read more

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There are beautiful views of the gulf. I would recommend reservations. It is packed at 4:30. There is an early bird dinner. The difference is smaller portions. For example you get one piece of grouper instead of two. We had 1/2 pound of steamed shrimp which I forgot to photograph for starters. The shrimp were perfectly cooked and delicious. I ordered the fried grouper and fries. It was the flakiest fish I have ever eaten One diner has the broiled grouper. She didn't eat it because she didn't like the seasoning. Another diner ate a bite and was a fan One diner had the seafood Alfredo and loved it The New England clam chowder was excellent. The other diner loved the broiled flounder. Nobody had room for dessert. read more

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We ate here on a Sunday around 1 pm. The location is great, right on the water in Hudson. They have plenty of seating with both indoor & outdoor options. The restaurant was cool so bring a sweater if you're sensitive to that. It was clean and the service was great. They have a lunch menu with a nice variety of options, my husband had the fried grouper with fries. The fish was a nice portion and it had a breadcrumb type breading. It was good. Nothing spectacular but it tasted fresh. The specials also came with soup or salad and we both got the Manhattan clam chowder. The soup was hot and it tasted nice but was on the saltier side. I had the captain's seafood platter with crab legs, fried shrimp and fried clams with coleslaw for the side. The fried seafood seemed like frozen and fried- it tasted okay but nothing special. The crab legs were a nice cluster and hot. The coleslaw was very sweet. The portions were plenty & we were full! Overall, we liked our food we just weren't blown away and for a $70 bill, we aren't sure if we'd go back or not. read more

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2 lb. Lobsters!!! Amazing! Service was great! You definitely need a reservation though!!

Ok. Been living in Sea Ranch for 7 years. Inn on the Gulf is my go to place. I love it. The food is always outstanding. The bartenders , especially Nicole , really take care of the customers and "know" their drinks. In my opinion- best thing on the menu is anything to showcase the homemade blue cheese dressing. I wish they would put a buffalo shrimp or buffalo chicken salad on the menu. They will make them; but it forces the servers to really go above and beyond. Overall I love this place. You can't go wrong. Best food in the west Pasco area for sure. read more

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Just wow! This place was epic. My husband and his friend got the calamari appetizer and it was huge and apparently delicious. I had the saganaki (flaming cheese) and it was probably the best one I've ever had. Huge portion and crispy outside! Yum! My husband had the special which was grilled grouper, 3 local scallops, 3 Gulf shrimp, and 2 sides! I think it was $34 and massive portions. Truly amazing deal for such high quality food! We got the fries and greek salad as our sides but they had so many options to choose from including sautéed veggies, clam chowder with either white sauce or red sauce, etc. Amazing! Thank you! read more

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The Worst food I have ever had at a "supposedly" high end restaurant. The salad was horrible. It looked wilted, tasted as if it had some sort of gritty substance in it. The oysters rockerfeller were small and had little to no flavour. The bisk soup was brought warm NOT hot as was my girlfriends meal. The only thing good? The drinks and the bread. Wont EVER go back! The service? I didnt like how the waitress was upselling certain meals for a higher tip. Its was just too obvious. Do better. Still wont be back. read more

As soon as we sat down the waitress Lisa was so incredibly rude to us that we got up and left ! May 31, 2026

Great seafood and drinks! Did not disappoint! Would go every night and try all the different options on there!

This is worth the wait but please note that I highly recommend the call ahead seating! Our waitress was polite, quick and professional. The portions are huge and the seafood was cooked perfectly. The calimari batter was light and very tender. The mussels in scampi sauce were perfect with bread to soak up the remaining sauce. YUM! Great service by nice people. We will definitely come back here. read more

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Best baked potato in a long time. Crab stuffed grouper was to die for started with a great red chowder

This place is my new favorite restaurant in Florida . Took the whole family here while we were in town visiting for a wedding and the fisherman's feast with added crab legs were absolutely amazing! Burger, grouper sandwich, crab cakes were delicious too. Prices, service and appetizers were excellent as well. We will be back as soon as we get back! Did I mention the excellent location and atmosphere? read more

Great service and excellent food! Can't remember our waitpersons name but they were fabulous. We were celebrating our anniversary and the restaurants were between Sam's beach bar vs Inn on the Gulf, the win went to Inn on the Gulf because it was 10 minutes shorter wait time. We started off with mozzarella sticks and crab cakes which were fantastic. The crab cakes were made with fresh crab and had a lemony pepper sauce. We had ribeye with crab legs and steak potatoes and side salad. Shrimp scampi linguine with a cup of soup, chicken and orzo. Classic cheeseburger with steak potatoes. The seating out on the patio nearby beach access, the music that was too loud if we had stayed at Sam's was just perfect from the Inn on the Gulf. We finished the dinner with a slice of keylime pie and the Vesuvius. Both were phenomenal! read more

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Having heard good things about this restaurant, we decided to take 2 guests from the UK with us for dinner yesterday. Booking was handled well by phone, and I requested a table close to the door as my wife has MS with very limited walking and balance ability. On arrival our table was close by and as we were led to it, I held onto my wife to provide necessary support and assistance to walk. As we passed the dias at the entry, 2 young lady greeters were standing blocking the path for us to follow our hostess, and looked at us as if to show that we should go in single file around the main girl blocking our path. As I cannot let go of my wife, I politely asked her to let us pass, but she moved about 6 inches and stared as if my wife was drunk. I was not happy and this was not a great start to the evening, so we got past, and our hostess sensed there was a problem, so I shared what had happened after seating my wife. The hostess said, who did it?, by which time they had gone, so I left it alone and hoped that the evening would improve. Our server was great and our respective meals, 2 lamb, 1 pork chop, and 1 chicken parmesan were ordered, and with the exception of the chicken dinner were all served after our stuffed mushrooms were finished, and they were delicious. As 3 of us had our meals, we started eating at the insistence of the fourth party member, who's dinner arrived some 4 minutes later with no explanation as to the delay. The pasta in that dish was only Luke warm, but our friend did not tell us this until after we left, and it was abandoned after only eating half of it. She said that she didn't want to spoil our evening, so did not mention anything until later. The restaurant had all the makings of an enjoyable experience, but it was soured by these 2 simple issues. I think we will keep our special event restaurant to Vintage on 5th, in Crystal River as our "go to" place, as this one did not live up to expectations, and for $240, it should be tip top in every aspect. read more

Earlier this month, I met a few of my nieces and nephews for dinner at the Inn on the Gulf restaurant at Hudson Beach. We had reservations for 7:15pm inside. We arrived as scheduled, but the Florida weather was surprisingly nice and breezy so we asked to be seated on the covered patio. Not a problem! Tables and chairs for five were quickly pulled together outside. Heather greeted us as our server. She was very friendly and provided excellent service throughout the evening. Our orders started with calamari and stuffed mushrooms on to entrees of steaks, grouper, and Gulf shrimp with side dishes and drinks. Heather was very attentive and keenly anticipated our needs. By the end of the evening, she was saying, let's see what Auntie has to say about this question. And we laughed and had a great time! We have dined here a few times before, although not together. In the past, the food has always been delicious, kept warm, and served timely. Tonight we expected nothing less and you nailed it! As usual, the sunset views of the Gulf are spectacular! read more

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This place is wonderful and it's even better when you have Chelsea as your server. We have been going here for a while, and everyone has been great, but Chelsea is awesome. She knows just how much time we need and is so nice and polite. We will always be back and asking for Chelsea, she is wonderful and deserves to be recognized. read more

Go to place in Hudson, Florida. Great food, great ocean view. Great local beer on draft. Great waitstaff.

Good for staying not good for vacation, water was dirty and sand was grassy. Sorry if you wanted to spend vacation here but there's a lagoon close to it that is good read more

We had dirty silverware, the grouper was paper thin,one of blackened fish was also thin and way over cooked. the men's restroom was dirty and there was no paper towels. Our waitress was pleasant and very tentative. I have eaten there a lot before and it was always good. I will not be going back, unless I hear of better standards. I had out of state family in town and we bragged about how good it was there read more

If you enjoy fishy, sultry calamari and dried snow crab, have at it. The server was very nice, but the food was straight out of a sysco box truck. Not fresh and not good. We came for a celebration and left after appetizers. Let our server know the calamari was underwhelming. She said sorry. Yeah me too. what could have been a better check average for her, changed to a quick exit. read more

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Service was awesome as usual. Been there many times as my sister lives down the street. I would never order the "gulf" stuffed shrimp again. Seemed like shrimp cocktail with stuffing on top. read more

The food is generally good all except for the Seabass we had several months ago. That expensive piece of fish looked and tasted like it was either frozen prior or not seabass. I have had seabass at Inn at the Gulf in celebration of many birthdays and it used to be so delicious. I won't buy it again after that experience. 3 persons from the table ordered it an none of us could finish it. It tasted terrible. We left without making a fuss because we feared we would ruin our birthday celebration. I still remember! read more

My brother and sister and I took my mom here for her 89th birthday. My brother recommended this restaurant because all my family loves seafood except my sister; and Inn On The Gulf has very good steaks as well as an abundance of seafood. Started off with my personal favorite: Vodka Martini with blue cheese stuffed olives. Then I ordered Stuffed mushrooms for my appetizer, salad with honey mustard dressing (I liked that the dressing was served on the side without even asking), and lobster and shrimp for my main course. All the seafood was delicately seasoned and delicious. Makayla served our drinks and food with great timing. As soon as we finished each course she was there to clear away the dishes and present the next course. Each time she remembered who has ordered what and gave all 5 of us the correct dish. She was also quick to bring extra napkins and MORE blue cheeses stuffed olives (there is no such thing as too many blue cheese stuffed olives!). Altogether the bill was $342 (including generous tip for Makayla). Well worth the price! read more

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Good food, great service. Ocean views , outside seating. You can't go wrong. Seafood specialties. Try the greek cheese.

Food is fresh and homemade check out the specials of the day. Food is very flavorful and the desserts are amazing with the best presentations. The waitresses were attentive. Great place to see the sunset. I would suggest you should call ahead for reservations because it is a little busy, but you still don't wait long. Enjoy my friend. read more

Our neighbors told us about this lovely restaurant. We were pleasantly surprised of how it reminded us of seafood restaurants that we had here in Florida back in the 60's and 70's. The food was very reasonable and cooked perfectly. My wife had the broiled grouper and she loved it. I had the mariners platter that had a pound of snow crab, 4 large coconut shrimp and fried clam strips that were delicious and tender, not like rubber that some places serve. The staff was very friendly and polite. Our server Bella was a gem. She made us feel welcome and appreciated. When we go back we will ask for a table that Bella is assigned. All in all this place is well worth the drive to Hudson. We will be back and bring our friends with us. read more

The food was outstanding and the service was great. This place fills up fast when nearing dinner time. It's not overly crowded but it does get a bit loud. It's probably my favorite seafood restaurant. The price $$ was right for the quality and quantity provided. I believe it is 5 star restaurant. read more

Went with grandparents who love Inn On The Gulf and frequently dine there. The food was great, the atmosphere was nice, and I highly recommend the early dinner menu for a good deal on their seafood. The service on the other hand wasn't so great. Our server, Sam, was rather impatient and unnecessarily demeaning toward our late 80s grandparents during every interaction. Whether it was when they were ordering or trying to pay with a gift card, she was extremely condescending, which thankfully it seemed our grandparents didn't pick up on. We were by far the youngest people there as the majority of their customers are elderly folks and I watched her have this same rude attitude with all of her other older customers as well. Every other server and host was kind and welcoming so I'm not ruling the place out entirely, just intend to never have this server again. read more

Classic spot. Very friendly owner. Very consistent food. I used to be a regular when I lived in Florida. If you're traveling up or down HWY 19 be sure to stop by for a sunset and dinner on the beautiful Gulf of America. read more

Adorable location and good food. The coconut shrimp and marmalade were perfectly cooked and d flavorful. Service was also good too. We love the decor and the location is beautiful (next to the water). read more

Inn On The Gulf - Coconut Shrimp - Hotels Near Me - Hudson, Florida

Staff were very helpful even on an extremely busy night. My to go order was ready in 10 minutes. Food was delicious!

Went there with a large group of ladies and we were seated promptly. Servers came right over and took drink orders and they were quickly delivered..gave us time to figure out what we wanted since there were so many great choices and were not pushy in hurrying us. Each table has a different server and we had Stephanie..she was on top of everything and the service was perfect! Soup and salads were served right away along with Bread and Butter which was a hit with everyone..I upgraded my Salad to a Greek with my meal and it was loaded with delicious Feta..I ordered a Sailors Platter which has Snow Crab Legs, Clams and Shrimp and I was able to remove the Crab Legs and do double Clams..Meals were served fresh and hot. Looking forward to coming back again soon...one thing I noticed after I got home, I paid cash and the fee they charge for credit cards was not removed on my receipt, so be aware if paying cash... read more

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Tasted like it was frozen and definitely overcooked. I had the stuffed grouper and my wife had the fried grouper. Not even good enough to give the restaurant a second chance. Service was great ! Food was disappointing, especially for $100 meal. I have lived in Florida 20+ years and my wife has worked on fishing boats. read more

Service and food was generally pretty good, HOWEVER, their Grouper sandwich is definitely NOT Grouper. I am a native Floridian and have caught, cooked and eaten a lot of Grouper. The fish is Haddock or something similar. They should be reported and fined!! read more

We were just turned away by the manager. Can't have your pet with you outside on the patio area. We've been coming here for years. Guess that's the end of that. read more

Inn On The Gulf - Hotels Near Me - Hudson, Florida

First time visiting and boy we weren't disappointed! Everything I mean everything was absolutely delicious. The portions were HUGE and prepared perfectly. The Grouper and Gulf shrimp were extremely fresh. Our server Chelsea was excellent and very attentive and knowledgeable. We will definitely be back sooner than later. Very enjoyable experience . Don't even think about it just go, you wont be disappointed! Our new goto place for sure! read more

It's been a few years since we've eaten here. We remembered how good it was the last time we ate here and also read my previous reviews. We were seated right away on the outside patio with a nice view of the Gulf. Our server, Hope, came over right away to greet us and take our drink order. We both ordered the House Wine. Our favorite fish is Grouper so my wife got the Grouper Sandwich and I got the most unusual Grouper Ruben. It came with a huge piece of Grouper, a Mustard Slaw on toasted bread and fries. My wife's was a huge piece of Grouper on a toasted bun. Both were fresh, hot and delicious. The food was amazingly good. And the service by Hope was spectacular. We were never rushed and got to enjoy our meals and the ambiance of the patio. We wish this place was closer to us so we could come more often. Can't wait to return very soon. read more

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Honestly the service at this place was fantastic. We had a great server and the ambiance was great but I found the food to be quite terrible. We had the calamari and mushrooms to start which were actually the star of the show and probably the only part of the meal we actually enjoyed. I got the broiled seafood combo and it left much to be desired. It was overly seasoned but somehow still tasteless. I got the New England clam chowder with it which was super salty and tasted like cooking sherry. My husband got the fisherman's combo. The fish was flat and didn't have a lot of flavor the only thing worth eating on the plate was the shrimp. Overall everything was pretty tasteless and over priced. read more