Harry's Old Place

Has been a while, but we're back. The entrance is fresh and inviting. Nicely updated restrooms AND a hand-washing station is also available. Love that!Service was congenial and efficient. Super nice!The food is as good as we remembered. Sweet Tea in a giant Mason jar was fresh and crisp. Most folks won't need a refill. ;-)We can happily recommend the Tossed Salad with Blue Cheese Or Ranch dressing. Served cold and fresh - very nice.The Fried Shrimp and Oysters are still favorites. Nice, light batter and prepared well. Definitely consider these options!The Fried Catfish was 2 big filets. Wish the batter was a little lighter, but very good. We enjoyed the tartar sauce, too.Too full for dessert (again) but will try to plan better next time.

Ok I gave this place a one star for being honest about its name "Old" Housed in an old shack like structure along the banks of one of Winter Haven Florida many little lakes with a challenging dirt parking lot that allows one vehicle to either enter or exit but never at the same time. It is old, and so is the railing I'm asked to pull up to in the parking lot so old it's frightening. There isn't much room to park back here along the rickety railing, so the party in the black KIA suv taking up three spaces makes it even more challenging. But I soon understand. This place is mobbed with older old folks out for their Saturday night dinner date at 4:00PM. Judging from the wait time the must start arrive here at about 3:30PM. The place is packed inside and out. Which means there must be about 100 diners inside and out with another 100 waiting inside and out. The noise level is beyond my friends hearing- aids volume control. He took them out while we waited and still the noise was as deafening without them. But all these people can't be wrong. Something good is about to happen, isn't it ? Nope not even close. Our poor waitress could hardly hear us as we shouted our orders. Fish and chips, fries, and coleslaw, Fried fish platter with fries and coleslaw. Two mixed fish casseroles which we were told was a casserole of shrimp, scollops, crab baked in butter with crumb topping, with fries and coleslaw. Wait change one coleslaw to a salad. Hot rolls come out six to the basket warm but mostly flattened. Dinner arrives, no coleslaw, wilted greens salad. The deaf friend loves his cod fish and chips, my fried fish platter looks good I can see shrimp, oysters, and scallops under a mound of clam necks. The shrimp was delicious, the oysters mushy, the scollops sour, the cod pieces dry out ends. Not the dinner I expected. The casseroles were a mushed mixture of unidentifiable shredded stuff in a mayonnaise base covered with bread crumps. There was absolutely no identifiable seafood in this mush except the color running through the mayo did look like crabmeat. So we complained. The manager slips us six fried shrimp and a piece of cheese cake as compensation. This place just isn't worth the drive, the wait, the money or the deafening noise to warrant a return visit. Back to Gary's for fish and chips.

The Service, Food & Ambiance are AMAZING!Everything is Extremely FRESH! The View of the Lake is AMAZING!

Yelp did not lead me astray! Found this place based on high reviews when I was in the area and had a craving for some fresh seafood and was tired of all the chains around me. Had a brief wait on a Wednesday night around 6pm but not bad. Was very thankful they had a kids menu as my kids love seafood and I was nervous this spot may not be kid friendly at first glance. This place had everything we wanted, great local vibes, excellent service, fresh food, and amazing staff who were so pleasant to our family. Overall, we had such a pleasant dinner. Will definitely be back next time I'm in the area.

This appears to be a local hangout. I adore all of the fresh fish options . I had the monkfish the favorite way with lemon and a side of butter. It was delicious. The chowder was a miss but the fish was delicious. Definitely stop as they have an array of different fish cooked anyway you like.

Went on a rainy Tuesday night around 5:40 and it was packed. Had to wait about 40 minutes for seating but worth the wait. A big draw for retirees - so go for a later dinner If you don't want to wait as long. We tried the gator and pork sausage appetizer plus pimiento cheese and crackers. A little pricey, but a fun unique choice. My husband had the strip steak and it was very tender. I had haddock and key lime pie to go. The hush puppies were my favorite - as far as tasty goes.

this is what you think of when you think of central fl restaurants. it's right on one of the many lakes and very rustic. the fish I got was really good. nicely seasoned crispy batter with a light flakey fish. the salad was pretty normal but did come with homemade ranch which was good.

I came here in November 2023 and I ordered Margate broiled in lemon butter, Gator Bites, and French Onion Soup. I also had cheesy grits and french fries as my sides.On a Saturday 1PM, seating was instant even though it was packed. I originally wanted to try the Cobia fish but it was unavailable. All of their available items were on the board. 8 minutes after ordering I received complimentary bread and butter. It was warm, chewy, and satisfying. The French Onion soup was yummy too. It has gooey cheese and was not too hot. The soup also looks deeper than it is. As a tourist, I was most excited for the gator bites. It had a sour and salty taste, like a strange chicken. It came with a sauce that felt like a variant of thousand island. It honestly reminded me of orange chicken, but way more chewy. I personally enjoyed the gator bites a lot.The cheesy grits were a miss. It was too salty for me and I struggled to finish it. The fish was pretty average. It remind me of catfish, which is unfortunately my least favorite fish. I personally wasn't a fan of the flavor but glad that I got to try something new. The texture was good though.Overall this restaurant is in the middle of nowhere but has good food and pretty views.

Wow. Love the new look. Came for the Tuesday Lobster Special. Did not disappoint. Server was tentative and always around when we needed her. We did the triple lobster tail special. Was delicious and tender. Just remember if you come after 5:00pm the place is packed. My recommendation come early or later. Thanks for rebuilding and coming back.

This establishment gets crowded for lunch very quickly. We were seated in the back room, which was very cold. People were even asking to be moved to the front room. You are given a dinner menu and told that there are lunch specials. Although, the waitress forgot to tell us that there were lunch specials. We overheard her telling another table that she did not have time to write them on the chalkboard. The waitress took orders from the first four tables that were seated. Three of the tables got their orders quickly. I, unfortunately, did not order a lunch special and our order came a lot later. They also ran out of fries by that time. I ordered the Fish Reuben sandwich. It was bland and mushy. Halfway through eating it, the waitress set the fries at the corner of the table. Other people seem to be enjoying the lunch special. The prices were high for lunch portions.