Backwater Fins

Crystal River, FL · Seafood restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Crystal River
#38
of 112 restaurants
City Percentile
44%
rating percentile
Address
Backwater Fins, 13982 W Ozello Trail, Crystal River, FL 34429
Phone
(352) 794-6000
Website
backwaterfins.net
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

Backwater Fins is a restaurant located in Crystal River, FL. It is one of 112 restaurants listed in Crystal River. Its 4.4-star rating matches the Crystal River city average of 4.4 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★★★★★ 5.0 Dan Rider's Shipmate · Feb 2026

At a moments notice our server handle the 10 top superbly. We road our motorcycles from Daytona Beach yesterday morning. We arrived at this picturesque venue all ready to eat. Parking for road bikes was quite a challenge. Gavel that large presents major challenges for motorcycles to gain and maintain grip. Not to mention the ground moving under our kickstands left most of the big bike riders wondering if our bikes would be standing upright when we finished eating. As a motorcyclists I am accustomed to not having accommodations made. But motorcyclists pay for the roads and the food we eat. I heard the jambalaya was exceptional. Two people ordered dinner plates at the other end of the table...they looked phenomenal. About five of us orderd fish baskets, mine had all the left over b

★★★★★ 5.0 Denise Rossetti · Sep 2025

We enjoyed our meal and sitting out by the water was very peaceful. My husband said his burger was really tasty and a 3 napkiner for sure. I had the she crab soup which was really good and had a lot of crab in it. It was a nice drive out there.

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Meg Thomas · Feb 2026

Crazy weather made for a crazy evening but they trudged along! Fish was sooo good. Oh. My. Word. Service was great and funny. System was down so it took longer for everything. Salad super small. Like eight pics of green plus some chopped up onion and small pcs of tomato. Weird. But again, the fish was fantastic and the guys loved their shrimp! Far out in the boonies but worth the drive. Fun atmosphere of regular bar hoppers.

★★★★★ 5.0 Reviewer ‘58 · May 2025

Excellent birthday lunch for Auntie! Turning 88 was never so tasty! The view was excellent; even from inside. Great craft beer choices - local brews. Service was efficient, friendly and entertaining. We will definitely be back.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Stephen Filyaw · Jun 2024

I don’t like to leave bad reviews, but here goes…. After reading other reviews I was fully expecting a 5 star experience. That wasn’t the case. My server was friendly and did a decent job but nothing special about it. The atmosphere was exactly what was expected so big 5 stars for that. The food is what really got me though. It looked great as you see in pics. The hush puppies were excellent. Crab ball was good too. My onion rings, fried shrimp and haddock all tasting like they were dipped in burnt oil after they were cooked in burnt oil. It was so heavy I couldn’t finish it and was sick to my stomach so much so that I “let it go” when I got back to the rental house about a mile down the road. The baked potato was either over done or not done (it was too hard to tell). Cole slaw was go

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Seafood restaurantBarRestaurant

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