The Tiki at Paddletail

Well, what a wonderful audition to Crystal River. Ride on the water with amazing food, our bartender/server was amazingly cool and the food was some of the best. We loved the Cuban sandwich and the fish sandwich both huge portions perfectly cooked great views nice place and we could bring our dogs on leashes which were awesome. We will definitely be back Oh, it’s a little hard to find with no signage but just go behind the hotel pass the pool and it’s right there on the water.

My husband and I stopped in for lunch. My husband had the blackened fish sandwich with coleslaw, the fish was swai, it was absolutely phenomenal. phenomenal. I had the smashburger with fries and it was incredible. our bartender was Sabrina and she was extremely friendly and attentive. We will absolutely be back for another experience.

Awesome views, awesome service, awesome food. It was some of the best food we had during our stay (the lemon pepper honey wings and french fries were awesome!) Tim was our host/server/bartender and was incredibly attentive and personal. From greeting people, to taking orders,and serving food and drinks, he was a one man show at the "front of the house" and still made his rounds to make conversation with everyone dining. He even remembered my drink of choice(IPA) 8 hours later when I stopped back by and offered a local IPA to me. This was a great experience , we can't wait to come back!

After a day of canoeing and manatee viewing we stopped at The Tiki at Paddletail for a late lunch and it did not disappoint. Friendly staff, quick service, and a lovely lookout over the river. I was so impressed with the whitefish basket! It was a nice sized filet fried to perfection and super fresh. To note, the tartar sauce was delicious too - not just out of the bottle…they do something special to it. Def a nice little spot for afternoon drinks and tastey eats.

We had pain killer drinks the bartender Sabrina made us. We share a cuban sandwich and i had the cold slaw. She warned me the coleslaw had a ranch flair(which I wish I would have listened). My stomach said his stomach hurt and was in the bathroom a couple times, mine did not so I am not sure. Music and vibe was great at the end of a long day