Sam’s St Johns Seafood

Great shrimp. We were at the one in The Villages. and when they were on 200 in ocala. good food, good prices

Great fresh seafood. Had entrée called enough for one & it ended up being enough for two. Definitely will be back.

we had a great meal and the portions were nice. the scallops were good. we appreciate the fact she asked us if we wanted them grilled or fried. the waitress new the menu like the back of her hand. we will be back.

Always great food and service. My fiancé loves the ribeye. He said it’s the best steak in town. Better than marks prime rib. I love the fried shrimp and the prices are great.

I live blocks from this place but only go there in a pinch. Way too much fried food and not enough healthy options. Thought it was a little pricey for the quality (more of a fast food quality). Too bad. The area we’re in is a captive audience. Not much else close by as far as sit down restaurant but I will drive much further to not have to go there.

I don’t see how you can give this place a bad review. GREAT FOOD, WAS MY FAVORITE RESTAURANT WHEN I LIVED DOWN THERE! Go before 4 and you can get the all you can eat seafood, or fish for 10 DOLLARS! You cant beat that the fried seafood is amazing. Love the platter enough food for two meals. Great!!!

Busy Sunday afternoon. Prompt service. After dining, and waiting for the bill, I had to run to the «john» and void my meal. And one more time before we could leave. After arriving home, one other party member had their food pass through quickly as well. Common denominator was shrimp, coleslaw. Shrimp tasted good, although there was no seasoning in the shrimp boil, which the server assured me there would be. Thank heaven for cocktail sauce. Potato was burnt black. Last meal was very good, but cannot take another chance here. Many more restaurants in Ocala.

Great food and great service Very pleased with the food did not expect such a great menu in a Resturant next to a grocery store. Check it out

I give the fried shrimp here 5 stars. They’ve really fresh and have a great light batter. The place in next to a super market and nothing fancy but has good food. I’ve eaten here every time I’m in Ocala.

Pretty good and not expensive.

We went into this place, excited to try something new (we are new to the area) and we were totally ignored by the hostess. We waited a few minutes, she talked in the phone, replied to another waitress who asked her a question, but never even looked up once at us to even acknowledge us being there, much less tell us «one minute, please».
We walked out. Might go back again someday, but if it happens again, it will surely be the last time.

Recent Health Inspection: At Risk-​3 violations for good hygenic practices, food contact surfaces clean, toxic items properly labled & food management certificates.
I have not been here in a while. They have new billboards plastered on I-​75 that say «Killer Seafood» «Florida’s Best» with a new pop art type logo giving the effect this is a trendy place. Not!
Nothing has changed inside at all. Banquet chairs, bare walls, one open sad area with dirty rugs and restroom. This location has NEVER been renovated. They took all the high priced seafood items off of the menu and are charging exhuberent prices for cheaper seafood entrees.
The only shining star are the lunch special, which by the way run until 4:00. A good selection of seafood entrees w/​2 hush puppies and 2 sides. And you recieve a decent amount of seafood. Prices for the lunch specials range from $ 7.99-$ 9.99. Unfortunately the vegetable sides are frozen. With frozen cheap fish, you’d think at least the sides would be fresh. Too bad the server doesn’t know if they serve sea or bay scallops. They should of put those extra dollars into the product and renovations in lieu of advertising.

This WAS a favorite resturant. Things have changed. I ordered «all you can eat» crab and they refused to bring any after the initial serving!
Also the once complimentary seafood dip is gone. The quantity & quality of the meals served to the others at my table was also not like it used to be.
When trying to offer constructive advise to manager Brad, he demonstrated a very unprofessional attitude… we wil not go back

Good food and service. Disappointed that they started to charge for the once complimentary seafood dip and crackers. Portions have gone down while priced have creeped up.

Sam’s knows how to fry green tomatoes, fish and hush puppies! Conveniently located in a shopping center at the intersection of 326 and 441, Sam’s is a pleasant and casual local favorite, and they have a very friendly and accommodating staff to serve your food. They are quite adept at serving a crowd, so don’t let a line scare you.

This was one of my favorite restaurants for seafood until recently. The portions have been significantly reduced and not as fresh. The price is still excellent but will not go out of my way to return.