Oysters Restaurant

The fried chicken was fabulous, the girls who took care of us were terrific, and the owner stopped over to see how we were enjoying and doing. Highly recommend this great place.

Looked past the older reviews and glad we did. There has been a change in management. Fried chicken and Shrimp platter was super good. About the best chicken I've had in Florida. Service was quick though we never felt rushed. You can go to the "named" local place and pay more for less.

Food was great and portions were generous. Fair prices. Good service as well. Clean, simple mom and pop type of business. Have tried their fried chicken, collard greens, fried shrimp, fried fish - it was all yummy....have lived in this area for years, who knew I was missing out??? Will be eating hear more regularly!

Great friend chicken and everything else. I've been eating at William's Oysters restaurant for years 28 and have never been disappointed. The prices are good and the food is wonderful as is the service.

This is an old restaurant in crystal river with the best fried chicken. It is freshly cooked to order within 25 minutes. It's crispy and moist. The mashed potatoes are good and we got extra gravy. Place could use updating.

Oysters located on US Hwy. 19 in Crystal River has been in business since 1962 and known for their fresh seafood and delicious fried chicken. The epidemic has hit this family owned business hard and unfortunately it has shown in their food. The exterior appearance hasn't changed one bit since we moved here in 2005 and the interior definitely needs an update. Mismatched chairs at tables and the walls need a good paint job. Hopefully their business will pick up soon so they can get back on their feet and do some improvements. I had called prior to going to see if they had a Friday special of AUCE fish (which is quite popular in Citrus County) and their waitress told me yes. After we were seated and ordered our drinks, our waiter came over to take our order. We said we wanted the AUCE fish fry and he seemed confused. I explained I called ahead to verify that they had that special. So he went into the kitchen and came back and said no they didn't have it - that the person who answered the phone made a mistake! Not wanting to leave and find another place especially after ordering our drinks we decided to stay.We started with their appetizer of fried gator tail. We love gator tail and was interested in seeing how their gator measured up to our favorite seafood restaurant in town. Oyster's gator tail is delicious. Prepared well, the small chunks were very tender and not greasy- the ONLY disappointment was the size of the portion for the price. Definitely overpriced. We both ordered their blackened fish which came with two side dishes. I chose a side salad with blue cheese dressing and collard greens. We were told that the size of the fish was as long as the waiter's forearm to appease us because of the snafu of the misinformation of the Friday special.Our fish came out a decent size, cooked just the way we like and the blackening seasoning was really nice. Not too blackened or too spicy, I would definitely order it again. However, my sides were under par. My salad came out and it was basically just plain iceberg lettuce in big chunks with one little carrot shred on top just teasing me! No other vegetables- a lot more carrot, a couple of cucumber slices and a few wedges of fresh tomato would have went a long way. My lettuce wasn't even fresh because I was served several brown pieces! Sad that they would serve it that way. My blue cheese dressing was okay, I could tell it was store bought and an inferior one at that! Oysters should buy a better quality or add some fresh blue cheese crumbles to dress up that bland dressing. A few croutons wouldn't hurt either.My second choice of a side was collard greens. Again, a major disappointment. From a can and bland to boot - salt and pepper added some flavor but some hot sauce or pickled pepper vinegar would have improved it somewhat. No bread, rolls or biscuits just two little overly brown hush puppies were offered with our meals. I never eat or enjoy hush puppies. They're usually extremely greasy and dry. Better to have a different bread option! For a Southern style restaurant I would have expected a huge pot of homemade collards cooking on the stove in their kitchen! Many farms around here sell them real cheap and since their business was slow- only a few other tables I think they had plenty of time to do little things to improve their food. Make a gallon of homemade salad dressing, prep a fresher and better salad, homemade vegetables and baked bread or biscuits. We have been supporting family owned restaurants whenever we can because of their situation from our pandemic. I truly hope this lapse in quality and quantity of food is temporary and they get back on track so they last many more years to come!

Small, quaint hometown vibe - we visited Crystal River and wanted to stop for something quick on the way home. The clam chowder was delicious! We got the blackened seafood platter, which was good but smaller than expected. We did see the fried chicken come out and while we didn't get it, that portion looked much bigger! Would consider coming back for the clam chowder if in town!

Our food group" until we eat again " had our weekly dinner at oysters after a small mishap at a birthday dinner party. The owner made good on it and went over and above on customer satisfaction. We decided to thank him by bringing our dinner group to his restaurant. Our group is 13 people and the waitress and hostess both were wonderful and attentive we ran her pretty good. I had a few of the apps coconut shrimp, oysters Rockefeller, and the French onion soup. All very very good. For the main coarse my girlfriend and I shared the country fried steak. This too was very good real homemade mashed potatoes, collard greens and a very refreshing tea. The food was good comfort food and I enjoyed the meal . I feel I speak for our whole group when I say wonderful meal, full belly, and a smile. I left satisfied

I was camping in Dunnellon and needed to go to the Verizon store, saw this little hole in the wall and the word oysters and thought.... yep. So glad I did. My friend and I had a delicious meal and the prices were so reasonable. He had a salad and clam chowder.... he said it was great, I thought he was nuts to get a salad. The clam chowder was really good though, a tad salty. That may just be me, I think everything is salty. I had the fisherman's platter with 3 fish. Shrimp, scallops and Grouper. For my sides I got fries and Collards. Oh and it came with two of the best Hush Puppies I've ever had in my life, and I lived in SC. Oh, an the condiments!! Best tartar sauce, and cocktail sauce ever. The waitress was terrific...... I was patting myself on the back for taking a chance on Oysters. Especially since we went early and there were like two cars on the lot..... when we left there were no empty tables. The views were fun, saw a guy riding along on a unicycle and a monster truck on a trailer on 19/98

BEST SEAFOOD IN CRYSTAL RIVER! Thank you, Mr. Bunch and staff for the excellent service and amazing food tonight! We had a big rowdy bunch and your staff took care of our every need with a smile! I think we tasted it all! From the apps of gator tail, coconut shrimp and mozzarella sticks to the main entrees of your famous fried chicken, shrimp, grouper and oysters....if I could give you 10 stars I would! Thank you! We made some fun memories at Oysters!