This review is for "The Market." We were vacationing in Crystal River and wanted some fresh fish…read morefor dinner. We arrived at 6:36 and then saw the hours as we walked toward the door (missed it by six minutes!). Our fault - we saw the restaurant hours on the web site. We turn around and start heading back to the car. We hear - "Can I help you?" After trading friendly comments about reading the restaurant hours, etc. the staff member said come on in and let's see what we have. We ended up getting fresh snapper filets and had a great dinner. Thanks for going above and beyond to make our pre-4th of July dinner fantastic!

I'd like to keep this place a secret because it was so good! Staff is amazing and food is…read morespectacular. Situated on the water in Crystal River, it is amazing. I have nothing to criticize, it was all amazing!

The Crab Plant is exactly what you think of when you think of "Crystal River". It's a cash only…read moreseafood establishing nestled on the water with probably 100's of crab traps sitting on the outside. There was a wait for a table but my boyfriend and I were able to secure 2 spots at the bar. The waitresses/bartenders are BUSSSYYY but they never let our drinks be empty. We both ordered 2 low seafood boils which had sausage, corn, potato's, crawfish, shrimp, mussels/clams and a blue crab in it and covered in old bay with a side of garlic butter. We could not stop talking about this dinner the next day. Everything was so fresh and juicy. For 3 beers, 2 seafood boils with tip we paid $82 which is not a bad deal at all. We absolutely will be back.

It pains me to write this review as 2 years ago I went to this restaurant with my mother and had an…read moreamazing meal and experience. I'm thinking management must have changed because wow the staff has been better. We both ordered the same thing which we loved from our last trip 2 years ago, the Royal Red Alfredo. We get our dish and it is clearly not what we ordered last time but figure we haven't seen our waitress for 10 minutes and she never even checked on us. We had been out all day so we're starving. Oh, worth mentioning...it was my Birthday. Didnt even get a "Happy Birthday" after mentioning it to our waitress. My mother had to get a refill from the bar. The more we eat the more we realize this wasn't what we ordered, but rather the Shrimp Scampi variant. We call for the manager who argues with us over what an Alfredo sauce is which clearly it is not...he swears it is and that it has separated into God knows what as all we see is a soppy mess of butter and garlic. I show him a picture from Yelp of another customer's Alfredo from the restaurant we are CURRENTLY sitting in and told this is an old picture...We both realize we're getting gaslit as we know what an alfredo sauce is and had the exact dish so we know what it looks like. We agreed that we ate the food and will pay the price for the scampi dish they served us which is $2 cheaper than what we actually ordered. They refused to lower the bill so we left and paid without tipping. I've never had an experience quite like this where the manager will not even work with you. Not even an apology...we will never be back here again. You can judge for yourself if that looks like Alfredo to you. If you want straight seafood, this place might be alright, but the service we received was absolutely terrible.

Thursday lunch special was shrimp, FF, coleslaw and hush puppies. Quality of the food was worth 5…read morestars: hot, fresh, and tasty. They do not have iced tea- fair selection of bottled drinks tho. I did not get a drink so i do not know if they have cups with ice. Its a carnival type of trailer serving food from a window. Do not let this stop you- food was worthy of any sit-down place. Everything was served "to go" in a bag. When i sat down to eat i discovered napkins and silverware were not included- only 4 stars for service. Cole slaw without a fork is difficult. I would go again, just more aware that i need to pay attention. Seating is outside with generous picnic tables and umbrellas. Hot or rainy days might be less comfortable, but a sunny January day was perfect.

Never had a bad or mediocre anything here. Everything is out-frikkin-standing !! The staff is…read moregreat, the food is excellent, and what's better than eating fresh gulf seafood that came right off a cotton pickin boat? You just can't get no better than that !!! My favorite go-to meal is easily the buffalo shrimp !! Come hungry though ... Cause they ain't playing when it comes to portion size !!!

We've been here a number of times and we're always surprised that it is not busier because the food…read moreis very good. Perhaps that's because it is attached to Norton's Riverside Grill and to their outside patio with its rather noisy ambiance. However, it is quiet inside the restaurant and it has a nice nautical theme, and an aquarium. I can't point to any one specific dish that is outstanding but everything we've tried is very good. Service is always prompt and efficient.

This place is next door to Nortons bar. It is very nicely decorated and clean. Service was very…read moregood. The bread to start was hit and fresh. Butter was very soft. We started with a salad that was good with plenty dressing. My wife ordered the coconut shrimp that was very good. Hush puppies were good also. I ordered the prime rib special. It was huge. When I cut into it the center was raw. I like it rare but not raw. She took it back and when it came back it was thinner and grilled like a steak medium. I was ok and hungry. I believe the seafood is what I should have ordered. Next time.

Food was delicious. Great service!…read more Loved the ambiance. Party of 6 and no issues. Very accommodating.

This used to be one of our Favorite Seafood restaurants. Not anymore…read more Let me be very clear. The food has changed completely from the original recipes from the original owners. It's not the same quality or tastes. Let us go down memory lane here & revisit our last conversation, we had with you all there, last visits. You told us the story that the new owner was so dedicated to keeping the recipes the same, that they offered the one person a higher salary to stay on, because they were the ONLY person that knew how to make the original Clam Chowder, that everyone loved. You told us to our faces, my husband & I, that he was the only person that knew how to make the Clam chowder & you KNEW that you all had a LOYAL CUSTOMER BASE & FOLLOWING that loved your food & you were NEVER going to change the recipes. You told us you offered the man a bigger salary to stay on. You assured us the new owner wasn't going to change the recipes, just give the place "a makeover." We drove hours to get to Dan's on Saturday. We get there & there is a new sign out-front, its super cute, the building is painted very cute, looks like a super cute little Maine lobster shack in New England somewhere you would visit on Vacation. Now, the Local Florida vibes & charm, all gone. Asked for Tabasco & you don't even have any. In a southern Seafood Restaurant. Insanity. We order our usual Haddock sammy's, fries & Fried oyster app. The fried oysters batter is different, it's sweet. The two sauces on the side are different. Tastes like bottled Miracle whip & sweet cocktail sauce with no horseradish at all. Both sauces are HORRIBLE. The haddock batter is different. It's sweet & doesn't stick to the fish. (see photos) It's just falling apart all over the place b4 we could even attempt to eat them. Both our Sammy's a complete sweet mess, and not in a good way. The fries are some kind of GIANT hand cut fries that are undercooked. The bun, is a cheap bun like from walmart. No side of cole slaw nothing. I'm also not sure why your Haddock sandwiches and fries are $25 bucks each, double the price as "Gaby's" in Clearwater, Florida. I have posted many photos of their Haddock Sandwich's also, and not only are theirs half the price at $12.99, theirs are twice as big served on a cornmeal crusted bun WITH cole slaw. Math doesn't add up. Your haddock is overpriced and/or you cannot do simple math. OuiOui. Now that you have wrecked the food we will be eating The Haddock sammy's at Gaby's in Clearwater, Florida from now on. I have now taken you off all my Favorite restaurants lists & added "Dan's" to the "Worst food of our lives lists." Congratulations on your gentrification of what used to be one of our favorite seafood restaurants. You wrecked it, the food sucks. But, great paint job, it looks so cute. Will never return.

I LOVE this place. It is cozy and gives "down home" vibes. As soon as our group walked in, we were…read morewarmly greeted by the staff. We traveled to Crystal River to hang with friends during my son's spring break. Our group of 8 was hosted by our beloved locals, Oma (grandma) and Opa (grandpa). Our table ordered everything from clam chowder and jambalaya to a burger to seafood alfredo and then me ordering the pick four platter because I literally wanted a taste of all of the seafood. Everything was fresh, piping hot and tasty. Crab cake, oysters, grouper and shrimp. Sooooo good! To top off our visit, Mr. Bunch himself, came from the kitchen to greet all of his guests. Whenever I return to the area, I will always check-in here. It feels like home. Cheers!

First time there. It reminded me of old Florida and a local place. We were excited to try it…read more We traveled because hubby loves oysters and restaurants are hard to find. The inside was clean and cozy. There were 4 other tables occupied. Waitress greeted us quickly and gave us menus. We ordered . My hubby wanted the large serving of fried oysters, we had no problem with the market charge for the oysters . Food came out quickly but my husband said something about the amount of fried oysters. They were cut up and fried in very small pieces . They were the size of popcorn shrimp. Hubby ate them. My salad was great! Service was good. Couldn't ask for better. It was a disappointing visit for $45.00 before tip.

Holy crap balls, the food here tastes so good, you wanna smack your mamma or at least I did!!! Up…read morein CR with the wife exploring and she works her usual Yelp magic. She's like a yelp ninja that one. She pulls this place up and we plot our course. It's located in the crystal river plaza which looks like an abandoned strip mall . Windows are covered with graphics so you're not 100% sure of what you're walking into but.......open the doors and it's a cool looking Irish pub. This Sunny in Philadelphia type vibes. We sat at the bar and Marissa waited on us. She was a total delight. Lots of fun to chat with. The food was WOW! We had the lobster bisque, ponzu and chili oysters, tuna sushi and a lobster roll. All were stellar, like hands down amazeballs for real. The bread there is LIFE. Soooo good. The bisque was outstanding and the oysters were insane. I wish we lived closer but if we get a place in the water up there we will bug the crap out of Marissa. I don't give out 5 stars often but this place deserves it.

Great Irish bar vibes. Service was great ... menu was about what would be expected and a couple…read moreother items too. Food had some pretty good attention to detail. Everything came out on time, hot, and had good presentation. Great place to cool off and have a drink. Check it out.... Muscles B+ Tuna A Bread A Drinks A Burger B+ Fish n chips B+