We were out for a Sunday drive to Melbourne and passed this restaurant on our way home, we decided to stop and have dinner. We loved the ambiance of this place, sitting on the outdoor deck/tiki bar area was a treat with the beautiful scenic views. The outdoor area is huge with lots of seating and a large bar. Honestly, I entered through the inside of the restaurant and paid no attention because I was only focused on the outdoor area. our server Jessica was wonderful. I tried the painkiller drink which was tasty but a little too sweet for my taste. For dinner, I ordered the seafood melt with a side of broccoli, we also ordered the shrimp and grits which comes with a healthy serving of sausage. My husband said the shrimp and grits were just okay, but I enjoyed the seafood melt, which is very cheesy with bits of shrimp and scallops. Our server Jessica was A+. We will definitely be back. read more

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Fabulous food, ambience, service was outstanding they treated us super great friendly waitress Amazing -highly recommended. read more

The Shack Riverfront - Wonderful view from Restaurant - Seafood Near Me - Palm Bay, Florida

Asked a family member nearby to recommend a local rustic FL seafood place and he said to head to the Shack. We got a table outside overlooking the river and marina. Classic Florida for this almost native! Mrs had the Fried Shrimp basket. Batter was light and shrimp were large and tender. Delish! I had fried oysters, fried shrimp and blackened Mahi. All where delicious. Hush puppies and slaw were good as well. Our server was awesome! Bonus was a local couple singing while we ate. Enjoyed the atmosphere and food! read more

What a find! Where for a mid afternoon meal as a complete shot in the dark and last minute choice. Beautiful location on the River with an excellent design that offers patrons both indoor and outdoor seating. Ordered the strawberry salad and it was totally Delish. The servers are extraordinarily friendly which leads one to believe that it's a great place to work. Moderately to high priced but well worth every penny. And, get this, live music at the outside bar with Riverside seating where one can hold hands with your loved one. See you soon! read more

this restaurant has been in Malabar Florida for 40 years. I think it day has come and gone. We ate there last night, and the place was nearly empty at 7 PM on a Wednesday. The service was good. Our server has been there for about 40 years however, the food was just awful and very expensive. I had grouper grilled grouper that was nearly in edible, the fish was probably 3 ounces and it was over $30. Our friends had steak tacos which were terrible, tough and grizzly. My Husband had Kohn fritters that were dough balls and my other friend had shrimp and grits which was awful. it was a very expensive meal and the quality was really terrible. There's so many choices to be had in the area. I would not go back to this restaurant. read more

This is an update. Our last visit was 5.months ago and the food was terrible. The location and view are great, so we wanted to give them another chance. Tonight was the night to do that. It was the exact same disappointment. This time is was fried haddock for me. After waiting for over an hour for food it came our barely warm and was like rubber. I literally had to saw the fish to cut it. We were with friends and their food was all the same. My one friend got the Alfredo pasta and it was so dry it looked like it was left over frome the night before. Overall, none our food was edible. This place is really only relying on their location to stay in business because they really don't care about serving good food to customers. read more

Rude management, extremely overpriced, food mediocre at that! Drinks watered down! Not worth spending money there, just listen 2 music! Eat elsewhere! read more

The ambiance is wonderful with the water views on the intercoastal waterway. The food is consistently good, but not spectacular.

You can not beat the service & the food. In the 2 years we have been going it only gets better. My favourite is the outside eating & the beautiful water view! Also all of their appetizers are great! read more

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Chef Gary makes all the food and he is goood. Nothing on the menu is sup par. You get what you order and it's good. The views from anyplace at the restaurant are awesome. Good pours. read more

First time visiting there in a very long time ~ decided to go there since hubby wanted a fish sandwich. I ordered the grouper sandwich, which was at MP (market price) and since my husband ordered the mahi sandwich at $16, I didn't question the price. Well, when the bill arrived, thee grouper sandwich was $25.00! For that price, it should have been a magnificent piece of fish but alas, it barely covered the large bun they served it on and overall it was just "meh". The french fries that I ordered were tasty but the serving would not have satisfied a child's appetite. I might go back and get a drink and an appetizer at the tiki bar but not for lunch. With a 20% tip (our server was great!), my lunch cost me almost $60.00 for a couple of small fish sandwiches. read more

Me and my wife one here for lunch. Prices are good. The view is nice. The food was just OK. Will go back and try it again at another time. A lot of the food did look good. read more

The Shack Riverfront - Tiki bar is now open. It's brand new - Seafood Near Me - Palm Bay, Florida

service was so so. 7 for Easter dinner. 1 entree was served with appetizers. then 3 of the other 6 dinners were served cold, not even warm. later the 3 were served again. plates were hot (probably microwaved). mine was over cooked (prime rib). waitress had her manager come over. apologied to me but didn't even ask any questions about any one others food. later saw the same manager dancing in the kitchen with the cooks. absolutely horrible experience. may go back to the tiki bar but never to the restaurant!!! read more

Service is awesome! Order anything seafood! you won't be disappointed. Sit outside and listen to the music.

Our waitress Christina was amazing , the service was fast and the food came out properly cooked and in a timely manner. The food runner knew ex what table to bring the food to. Definitely will be returning as well as the live music was amazing read more

First time here, Mary was our all star waitress. Can't say enough great things about our experience. I critique everything by the way. Mary was extremely attentive & accommodating.. naturally. She made our time spent here wonderful. Oh did I mention the view! Even the dolphins came out to say hello. read more

The Shack Riverfront - Seafood Near Me - Palm Bay, Florida

The dining experience at The Shack Riverfront and Tiki Bar is not limited to just the food. The view here is wonderful, I had the Crabby Patty, delicious. The host Mary, beautiful lady with a lot of heart and energy made sure we received good service and is down to earth even participating in our cheers. They had live entertainment and a beautiful pier that was new and great for pictures. All I can say is there were eight of us, the food was perfectly cooked. The service was great the view amazing the drinks, I'd give a B, always room for improvement. Overall well be back over worth the price and trip. read more

The view is lovely. The food is mediocre and the prices are high. For two meals, I beer and 1 mixed drink the bill was $81!

Excellent atmosphere, terrific food and cocktails, and our server with the crazy socks was fantastic! (I'm sorry I can't remember her name! She was great, though!) read more

Lovely riverfront scenery with a cool tiki bar makes this a popular place for tourists plus a nice happy bar. Food is good, I tried the coconut shrimp and they were very tasty and we'll prepared. My husband tried the reuben sandwich which was good, with the thick meat. Stella on tap, among other beers, plus plenty in the bottles. Good, varied cocktails. Bathrooms were clean. Friendly helpful staff. read more

Please stop the valet parking option! It should be optional. If there's available parking in the actual parking lot, there is no reason to valet. If there is no parking, be aware that they park your car in a dirt-filled lot that's under construction, so if you washed your car, it will be dirty, guaranteed. Speaking from experience, I won't be going back for now until they work this out. The food is good most days, though. read more

Stopped for a few drinks and some shrimp. Our bartender was great, very nice lady. Great scenery. Prices might be a little steep but you get what you pay for. Awesome place! read more

The best fried shrimp ever! Seriously! This place is the real deal. Sure, by no means is this place fancy, but, in my opinion, places don't need to be fancy to be amazing... and that's just what this place is--amazing! This little gem, located near Melbourne, FL, is definitely worthy checking out. They offer a full menu of seafood goodness (both the fried variety and the healthier broiled variety). Now, when I splurge, I don't usually go for healthy, so I can't vouch for those items... but, everything I tried, was right on. First off, I gotta mention those fried shrimp again! Wow! They were giant, plump, tasty and fried up just right! Seriously, I'm not lying when I say they were the best fried shrimp I've ever eaten! Other items I tried included the shrimp scampi and stuffed shrimp. All delicious! [I got the Shrimp Trio meal, which allowed me to try a sampling of their various shrimp dishes.] Before the meal, I tried several apps including the fried calamari and appetizer sampler plate w/ various fried seafood goodies... again, all tasty. We also ordered a few different pre-dinner drinks from their full-service bar, and those were tasty and strong!! Yum! And, to top it off, for their mojitos, they grow their own mint! How cool is that?!?! As for atmosphere, this place is not going to win any awards for ambiance. But, what do you expect for a place called The Shack? :) This place doesn't need to be pretentious when it comes to ambiance because they do food right! Check this place out if you're nearby Melbourne. You will be glad you did. read more

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Christina was awesome! She made sure we made the right choices and let me tell you IT WAS AWESOME FOOD! If you want seafood listen to her recommendations you will be happy you did! The place is right on the water and the view is amazing too. Thank you Christina! read more

Mrs. Mary is the BEST!! The food is great and so is the service. Makes you feel very welcomed and comfortable! Beautiful scenery when enjoying a meal. read more

Came here on a Saturday with my wife. Wow, probably one of the best views of the water around these parts! The tiki bar is very cool, and has a nice little music stage next to it. The food and service was very good and friendly! read more

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The Shack has that special ambiance of a waterside restaurant/bar with comfortable inside and outside seating, a tiki bar and live entertainment. The service personnel are professional, courteous and experienced. The food is excellently prepared with generous portions and very delicious. A great selection of drinks, alcoholic and nonalcoholic. If you happen to meet Mark, the bartender, tell him I said hello. read more

The Shack Riverfront - Background is the inter coastal with its ever present comfortable breeze - Seafood Near Me - Palm Bay, Florida

Come for the view, the drinks and the music. Waited an hour to get food (the burger came out raw) and our waitress Courtney was hard to find read more

The Shack Riverfront - Raw burger.... took an hour to be served and waitress never came back to check on us til she gave us our check - Seafood Near Me - Palm Bay, Florida

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My favorite seafood place, on the river, great views, friendly staff, good music. A must go.

We recently visited here and absolutely loved the atmosphere and view. There was a lot of covered seating too. My husband and I went for breakfast and got the breakfast burrito. We both thought it was really good(sorry, no pictures). We will definitely be back!!! read more

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30.00 for a fish sandwich and onion rings, 20.00 for a chicken wrap and fries we had to douse with hot sauce and salt and pepper had no taste at all. Awful service sucked as well!!!! I'd give it a zero but it won't let me!! read more

Great service, excellent atmosphere, the live music is great!!! But the food sucks, will definitely eat somewhere else and then show up and listen to music and drink beer read more

So food was great service was good. Dirty bingo DJ inappropriate... so bad there were families all around me. That DJ was so obnoxious.

The Shack changed hands recently, and after having lunch or dinner there twice a month for 17 years my wife and I continued the practice. Unfortunately, and sadly, we are crossing it off of our dinning list. Our last three visits were a big disappointment. On Thanksgiving day we had dinner there. My wife's turkey plate consisted more of undercooked turkey skin than meat. When we complained, their response was, "sorry about that". No offer or attempt to adjust the bill, (which was much higher than last years". So yesterday, 12/8 we gave it another try. Both of us had the stuffed shrimp. The shrimp were shrimp in size, covered with a tasteless stuffing, served over cooked and luke-warm. The veggies were as hard as a rock, as though they came directly from the refrigerator. Huge thumbs down, way down. read more

Great place to eat. Food is very good. Our server Mary was friendly and helpful. View of river perfect. Highly recommend!!

Food was ok The views are beautiful had live music the bad thing was it took over an hour for us to get our food our appetizer and our food came at the same time it is expensive for two of us it was $80 but if you wanna preview and live music it's place to go but it won't be cheap burger start at $17 read more

Best food and great environment. The Bacon jam on the burgers is a game changer. Definitely one of my favorite restaurants when we want to see live entertainment and enjoy great food. read more

Amazing service and atmosphere! Food was on point as well! We got rained out on the tiki deck and they had no problem getting our party of 9 all settled inside. Thank update guys! read more

The Shack used to be one of the best ocean view restaurants offering good food, a perfect view and live music. Currently only the view survives as it's most appealing element. Food and service not so much... Celebrating my dad's 96th birthday at The Shack was an unintentional error on my part. On 2/23 we had to wait 30 minutes for a table for (4). No special consideration for long time customers. The Shack seemed to be prioritizing a table of friends and family and blocked off substantial floor space. The kitchen was slow and the service was horrible. Waiters had to be repeatedly reminded to bring bread to the table. All four dinners were served cold and with room for improvement. Side dishes arrived after dinner was served. Speaking with management was pointless, I think they have just given up! Management blamed the kitchen for everything. Never again... 2/28/23 read more

Love the Shack. Cane in today from about a month not coming and food changed. Management actually agreed and was fantastic. Drinks were great. read more