Gator's Dockside Ocala

"So if you have a large party , then this is absolutely the place to go. Their staff are highly trained to handle large parties of 30 and more. Something not commonly found in other restaurants. They have developed a system to tag the orders to the right person to the kitchen and back to the table quickly. We had a about 60 plus swimmers from a nearby swimming event and everyone received their food quickly and correctly. The food I will have to say is simply average. But when you have an entire team to feed, this is where you probably want to go. The food was not bad, it was just average."

"Wonderful experience! We came in at 10pm with a large party after a volleyball tournament. We called ahead but were still nervous about them being able to handle us since our experiences with large parties this weekend hasn’t gone the best. When we arrived the hostess greeted us and happily sat all of us. Our server Michelle was incredible. She made us feel so welcome, took our orders and the kids with no issue, and all of our food came out correct. Michelle was happy and relaxed the entire time and our late dinner ended up being a great experience. Thank you!"

"We visited Gator's Dockside Ocala in September 2023. They get crowded pretty quick. We went early to avoid crowding. First off I do not understand having the dockside name on this chain. This is the only Gator's that I've been too. But there is no dock anywhere within miles of this restaurant. It is surrounded by concrete and asphalt, nowhere near water. Second, the name kind of suggests seafood. Other than Gator bits or some fried shrimp, there is little on the menu that suggests water or dockside. Be that as it may, it's not a bad restaurant. It was mostly designed with wood. So it was comfortable to me. Although the wood chairs were pretty hard to sit on. It is a family restaurant that even has coin operated games/toy machines for your children to spend lots of money on. The wife wanted to come here thinking it had seafood. But with very limited options, she ordered a shrimp dish, that she said was alright, but she would order something else next time. I ordered 8 chicken wings and a Yuengling. The wings were very small, but weren't bad. But expensive since the actual amount of chicken I was served, was half the size of the wings at another restaurant we recently visited (that was actually dockside). The other restaurant also gave me more wings that were also twice the size, for similar money. My Yuengling came out as a buy one, get one free deal, that I didn't know about. But I guess it was a good thing, since the mugs looked to be about six to eight ounces each. So since one Yuengling was free. I guess one six to eight ounce draft Yuengling, was about six dollars. So either the one small beer was pretty expensive, or the two beers is just a ploy to make you buy two beers at a not so bad price. I find it to be shady. They have a lot of TV's. So if you want to watch football or such, this would be a good spot. Although it could get very expensive if you watched a game at Gator's. They even had one TV in the men's room. But the wife said that the women's room wasn't afforded this same luxury. I wonder why? So the food was okay, but seemed expensive for what we were served. The Yuengling beer was very good as expected, but ordering it seemed like a scam, that I didn't even know about when I ordered it. Maybe I didn't read the menu close enough, or it's not on the menu. (prices and such) The tables and booths were good looking, but the table seats were hard, but did the job. All in all Gator's was decent. We'll probably visit again. But I will pay closer attention to the menu and pricing next time. Plus we'll know a head of time that there really is no seafood to be found at this supposed dockside restaurant ."

"Taylor was our waiter and She is so good and attentive person. The Restaurant smells Fresh and looks Clean and comfortable seats. The Artichoke with Chips, Try it, Homemade! food Cajun pasta, Chicken fingers and the Hamburger!!! Amazing Fresh and good taste. I will come again."