Billy's Stone Crab

Reviews

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  M “Quazar” C

  4 days ago
  5.0
  Amazing!! This is my first time visiting and I've already made this my favorite hangout of all time! From the galley bar to the "loft" - there are eclectic and hand-selected nautical themes all around the buildings. My favorite is the loft which offers spectacular views of the water, and reminds me of being at a deck bar on a cruise ship. The pictures don't do it justice - you HAVE to see this place in person to appreciate how wonderful it is. I came for a quick lunch and had the fried haddock with fries and pineapple coleslaw. The fish was cooked perfectly with a thin light batter coating. It was fresh and delicious. The pineapple in the slaw gives it a refreshing sweetness and complements the tart cabbage. The fries were good but I think they used old oil - so they had a metallic taste. Overall, the staff were attentive and friendly. The views were superb. The patrons friendly and conversational. The prices are fair. And this is where I'm going to hang out from now on. 💯🙌
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  William Allen

  Feb 24, 2026
  1.0
  I visited here on my anniversary and had the worst experience ever. I normally meet clients in the area her for lunch or a couple drinks after meetings and normally it’s a great experience but on my last visit I decided to come and celebrate a special occasion which was a huge mistake. We sat in the dinning room where the server was an older gentleman. We were there maybe 15 minutes before he took out drink order and waited another 15 minutes to place our food order. While waiting for our food another table was leaving where a customer stopped the server and expressed he wanted to leave I’m guessing the food runner a $30 tip and expressed he wanted to put it in his hand because he did a great job. The server replied he understood and found the food runner. When we finally got our food we made sure to ask for the check as well because we didn’t know how long it would take for him to return. After I finished my lunch I went outside to take a business call where my fiancé met me after paying the bill. As well we’re getting in the car I heard a gentleman yelling in the background but paid it no mind until I saw my fiancé step back out of the car where she replied yes I’m serious have a good day. After my call I asked her what was going on and she replied the server ran out of the restaurant and yelled aggressively from the ramp “ARE TOU SERIOUS ABOUT THIS?” where she explained she didn’t feel comfortable leaving a bigger tip considering the service we received. We never got a refill on drinks and waited 30 minutes to place our order. Regardless of the tip I consider it extremely rude and unprofessional to react like that towards customers where this situation could have escalated had we not paid for an art class that we were heading to.
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  Michele Berger

  Feb 21, 2026
  2.0
  My husband and I visited this restaurant and made a special effort to get to this restaurant given their notoriety for stone crabs. There was nothing special in our experience. Our waitress was young and polite, but inexperienced with most of the menu and could not give great recommendations. My husband ordered the stone crabs and was disappointed that the meat was not moist. They did not taste that fresh. My hogfish dish was nothing remarkable. The seasoning on the fish was just OK. The pineapple coleslaw was not to my liking. Not very tasty pretty bland actually. We did not order alcoholic drinks, but I’m sure those would be fine. And we were there on a rainy evening, so no view. Pretty expensive and not worth our Uber there and back.
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  Laila Baumanis

  Feb 19, 2026
  2.0
  I'm not normally one to write a bad review but I just has one of the worst dinner services tonight. I'm local so I know season is starting up so being short staffed at 5pm on a Thursday in feb isn't abnormal but not greeting a table for almost 25 minutes after they were sat is ridiculous. First off I want to give a shout out to the host, he hussled. He saw that we were sitting for awhile and checked in on us and we saw him talk to the server AND manager about our table and the lack of service. But unfortunately that is the only positive I can give about the service. We were getting ready to head out by the time the server finally showed up. We ordered drinks an app and our meals all at once not knowing if we'd see an employee again .. drinks came in a timely manner wernt anything to write home about but atleast it was something. And then we waited again. 10.. 15... 20 minutes pass nothing. Server pops back up saying he'll check on our apps. We asked for refills since our drinks were empty , server said okay and we waited again.. Somehow 10 minutes later our appetizer and meals showed up together but no drink refills. Server stops by to drop off napkins and see the empty glasses and go 'oh yeah your drinks I'll be right back' . . . I'm sure you can guess how that went. To wrap this story up service was horrible (besides the host) Food and drinks were mid Views are always beautiful I've been to BSC many times and I'll probably end up back again eventually but this just wasn't the quality experience we normally have. If I come back I'll make sure to sit at the bar, atleast I know I'll get some kind of service there.
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  Stuart Cooper

  Feb 17, 2026
  2.0
  Came here on a random weekday afternoon while visiting Florida on the way to Fort de Soto. The building itself is a throwback with plenty of history and lots to look at on the walls. The location is quite picturesque and certainly a good spot to go on a sunny day with the right seat. I will preface this by saying they may have been having a real bad day and this is based on my one visit as a tourist. The food itself was ok, but just ok. At a cheaper price it might have got an extra star, but at the charged prices it didn't make sense. The service was bad, both meals ordered came out incorrect (one of them twice) and we ended up with a spread of various plates and bowls as other parts of the meal appeared independently. I guess we got a bowl of free coleslaw that wasn't ordered out of it. For nearly $100 spend for 2 people it just wasn't up to expectation.

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