Fat Willie's Fish Camp

A great local staple for fried fish and gator bites 10/10 I would come at 5pm instead of 4:30 because sometimes perfection takes a little longer which is just fine with me we had catfish ponchatrain gator bites and a fried cat fish basket with fries and hushpuppies and everything was great also try their sweet tea is amazing

Made it to Fat Willie's yesterday and it was such an exciting visit! They opened at 4:30pm, and by the time we got there (4:50pm), the whole restaurant was already full! Luckily we were able to be seated quickly. Our server was amazing and gave good recommendations. It did take a really long time for us to get our food, but it was understandable because they had just opened and it was a full house. We shared gator bites and hushpuppies for an appetizer. The gator bites were delicious and the hushpuppies were good, but very salty for our taste. For the entrees we got loaded seafood pasta and the blackened catfish pontchartrain. The seafood pasta was so good and a great deal for the portion size! The creamy creole sauce that came with both entrees were to die for. To end our meal, we got the guava cheesecake which was a game changer. It was amazing and if we weren't so full, we would have ordered another one on the spot! Definitely would come back again.

If you're looking for fresh seafood YES. If you're looking for flavor NO. Disappointed AF. They literally took the scallops out of the package, battered them in flour, then threw them in grease. NO SEASONING. What a joke and a rip off.

Neat little place tucked away on Front Street. Opened in 1975, love the ambiance... backs up to a beautiful wooded area. We celebrated a family birthday here - asked for a table downstairs near the windows but were told they were closing it. There were other people sitting down there, so not sure why we were told no. One of the main reasons we chose this restaurant was to sit downstairs and enjoy the view. Ordered the hush puppies as an app, and they are very good, but know that each meal comes with 2, so maybe try another appetizer. Fried Grouper PoBoy is tasty, but there's a lot of bread/bun involved - she left half the bun. Grilled Shrimp is a generous portion, a little heavy on the salty sauce. Fried Shrimp, Fried Grouper were both delicious. Love the coleslaw. Recommend trying one of the dishes with Ponchatrain Creole Crawfish Sauce - really delicious. Recommend!

It has been around since 1975. We have eaten there often when we lived Brandon. We were out there today and wanted something so we went in for a good lunch. Fried catfish, fried shrimp, grits, fries, Cole slaw and hush puppies. Service was excellent the food was delicious. Always good to be back for a good meal.

This is the third time in two weeks and everything is delicious. The catfish fried hard is my favorite dish along with the clams

Some of the best onion rings I have ever tasted. I love that they are thick and hand battered, not that dried crumbly crust that chokes eaters or the ones in which the entire crust falls off at first bite. These are big enough for several bites each, no dip necessary. I love the catfish however its pretty expensive for just one fillet. You can get a whole fried catfish fish for half this cost back in Texas. The gator bites were just not my thing. I didn't like the texture. It was like a chewy piece of chicken to me. It wasn't my first time eating gator bites, just my first time doing so here. The dips that came with them was disgusting. Basically like pink mayo, gross.Overall a great meal. Tonight was my third visit, but when the place was just called Willie's Fish Camp; why they added the "Fat" to the name confused me if I was going to the same place.

We stumbled upon this restaurant on our way home from clearwater and we were blown away. It exceeded any expectations my family had. We loved the gator bites and fried crawfish appetizers! I had the blackened catfish and it was so flavorful. Would love to comeback next time im in Florida such a hidden gem!

Food sucked, service was worse. My wife ordered blackened grouper came non blacked. Sent it back the waitress returned in one minute either the plate with blackening seasoning on it. I ordered mahi blacken it tasted like it was freezer burnt. My guest had the greasiest haddock ever served anywhere.Save your money a go eat at the hospital cafeteria.

The food was so bad on so many levels across all of the different dishes.1. Seafood Medley PastaI asked for this to be spicy. All of the seafood was bland. I don't understand how you can have a creole theme with seafood and end up with bland seafood. The seasoning was slapped on top of the dish as an afterthought. You can very easily tell all the seafood was heavily frozen. Scallops were cold in the center. Crawfish was tough and shriveled. Sauce tasted like nothing. Bundled coleslaw heavily laden with horseradish which was very, very weird. Friend got the same pasta but in the "Cajun cream sauce" variant. He "forgot" it in my fridge.2. HushpuppiesI'm not sure how you screw this one up but they ranged from very burnt to undercooked. No middle ground.3. BreadToo hard, almost tooth-breaking.4. Key lime pieMy wife had this one. Mentioned that it tasted store bought or something similar. I saw it in the fridge with just one bite either way. Who eats just one bite of pie?If you have a Louisiana flavor itch, roll your dice with Tibby's in Brandon or Cajun cafe on Fowler. $80 did not do it for me here. I'm terrified of the leftovers in my fridge.