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    The Gator Shack

    4.2 (107 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    THE GATOR SHACK ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Divey
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    Gin Martini
    Anna S.

    Four of us stopped in for dinner on a Tuesday evening. We were greeted with smiles and seated immediately. The place was lively and filled with big groups. Our food was served hot and quickly. We dug into both the appetizers before I had a chance to take pics One of our party members stated the gator bites were the best he had ever tasted. The homemade pineapple habanero sauce for the coconut shrimp had just the right amount of kick to it. We enjoyed our meal very much as we have all the previous times we've dined at The Gator Shack. We will definitely return Highly recommended

    Judy S.

    If you are ever up this way. This is a good place to stop. There are not a lot of options this way with restaurants. The service was friendly and the food was good. This is a local spot and a casual place. Everyone knows everyone here. It is a friendly place with a big bar in the middle of the place. The place was easy to find and it had plenty of parking spaces. It also had a beautiful huge tree on the side. I asked the waitress what was good. The restaurant had a daily special. It was hard to choose. She responded with everything. I will say that what I got was good. The cheese curds tasted great and the fish sandwich was good. It was flaky and good. I would get it again. The menu had some interesting choices that I did not get like frog legs, gator, and lobster nuggets. I enjoyed the meal and time here.

    Our son's family.
    TJ M.

    My wife and I took our son, daughter-in-love and 4 grandchildren there for lunch. My grandchildren begged to go. We had been there in April and they wanted to return. Everyone greatly enjoyed their meal. The 4 grandkids had sandwiches (two cheeseburgers and one Philly, and one ham & cheese -- the sandwiches were large), our son had a gator bite po boy, my wife and daughter-in-love had pulled pork and I had fried shrimp. We all shared a basket of gator bites. As side benefit we also went on the Eco tour. What a fun day!

    Gator margarita
    Lilith F.

    5/5 for sure. Will definitely be back. Great service, very tasty apps, and huuuuuge margaritas. Recommend trying the shrimp po boy, fried pickles, and the gator bites, of course!

    Frog Legs
    Marqus R.

    While in Sebring for the Porsche races, I stopped by The Gator Shack. Sebring is rather void of restaurants, so other than Apex located at the Sebring International Raceway Hotel, this is about it. It caters to visiting tourists with some novelty local Florida and Southern dishes such as gator nuggets, chicken gizzards with homemade gizzard sauce, deep-fried pickles, and frog legs. I must say, I tried the frog legs. They were battered, deep fried to a golden brown and were totally delicious. The other menu items are of the usual suspects of grilled chicken, sandwiches, burgers, wings, etc. My partner had Ruebin and found it very good.

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    The steak was delicious!! We had the seared Mac and cheese and cabbage w bacon! It was all delicious except they missed the mark w the fried Mahi- it was really dry! It was packed but staff was friendly and helpful w suggestions. Ambience of a hometown bar and grill nothing fancy right up our alley!!!

    The top plate is my husband's meal and the bottom plate is my meal
    Carol D.

    All I have to say is Wow!!! The perfect place to eat good food in a comfortable laid back atmosphere! The waitress Shannon was AMAZING!! She took such good care of us. My husband had the steak cooked medium and it was spot on. You get to pick your steak before they cook it. He also had a loaded baked potato and onion rings (they were perfection) loved that they were not over battered. He also got cole slaw and that was amazing also. I ordered the Pork Ribeye (one word; delicious) mixed veggies that were so fresh and tasty and a sweet potato which came with what looked like home cinnamon butter. I did also get a salad. For dessert we had Florida orange cheese cake, so good. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! We drove 2.5 hours and we are so happy we went. This truly is a Gem!!

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    Joe G.

    I've driven by this restaurant more than 100 times while working but never stopped in. I decided after parking in the lot to send an email and could smell the grills working. I had already eaten so only got the Puny Burger with hand cut fries. I have to say fir the price it was a great value and cooked perfectly. I now to try for dinner the next time I'm in the area.

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    Excellent food and service the best gator bites around. Great bartender and waitress staff excellent drinks

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    4 years ago

    Nice small place with good food and atmosphere always great service and food ! We go for dinner early because it's always busy

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    4 years ago

    Best food great service Ashley was the best food was right out hot and wonderful no wait time on seating need go by and eat over all best

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    7 years ago

    Came here to ty their gator tail. Price was a little high but the taste was awesome. Will stop by again soon!

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    5 years ago

    Amazing food and service! The portions here are more than generous. The shrimp tacos were phenominal, and the hand cut fries were so fresh!

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    3 years ago

    great food. our server, Heidi, lite up the room with her smile.

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    8 years ago

    Great food, friendly service! They have awesome Gator tail and are located right near the river.

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    6 years ago

    We had a nice dinner and drinks. Friendly laid back atmosphere. Feels like eating at a bar.

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    7 years ago

    The food and service is fresh and served quickly. And i had a beer while I was waiting. Great place to eat

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    10 years ago

    Food is great...prices are resonable...staff is friendly! It is slightly out of the way, but definitely worth the drive!

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    9 years ago

    Great place for homemade food and great staff New York Strip and Mangrove steaks are awesome, Beja is a fun waitress

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