The Boil Yard

Since buying a house north of Crystal River, I pass this place every time. Last weekend it was time to try it out.First, on a not so busy night, live music spilling out from the bar area, and No Hostess was able to seat us. We waited over 5 minutes, before a waitress noticed us and went to get someone. We sat near the music, and he was good, we sang along with the 70's & 80's hits as we waited to be waited on. When we finally got a waitress, she was NEW. It was one of her first nights alone, and though she made some errors, we have faith that she'll be fine with time under her belt.We ordered fried Mushrooms and the Ahi nachos, we were not upset by these appetizers, they were delicious, and their ranch dressing is amazingWe ordered a Shrimp platter and a Shrimp noul with the spicy butter sauce. There was a LOT of red pepper, but the hubby said it was tasty, byt he kind of expected the butter to be melted vs still chunky.The shrimp i ate,( lightly fried with Onion Rings and a side salad) were HUGE. I mean plump and Juicy. We did find out that they import their scallops from Japan, while being located in a scalloper's area. They were good, but still, eat local when you can. Other than a bit slow, id say that id come back for those sheimp

Came in for a quick lunch today. This will be our second time, first was back when they opened which was great!! Our server this time was polite and quick. My husband ordered the upgraded steak. I expected a bit more for his steak and they forgot his Shrimp he ordered. I ordered the Southern Pork Sandwich with coleslaw. I was less than impressed with my meal. The seasoning was not there and there was quite a bit of fat and a bone.. maybe the bone was supposed to be in it, but I'd think there should not be a bone in a sandwich. The coleslaw was about 3 bites worth. Probably would give a chance again with a different meal, but not these two.

Sunday 4:30.......out of shrimp since yesterday, no lobster, no crabcakes, no fish dip! Our first time here. Disappointed. Didn't get one of the orders correct. Disappointed. We saw the 3.5/5 reviews but I voted to make up our own minds. I will likely not return ....

Stopped in on a Saturday night with a large group and got seated immediately which was great. Large parking lot out front for the whole plaza. Our waitress was super sweet and explained the different seafood boil flavors really well! I also enjoyed the live music they had.I tried the Lobster Mac and Cheese ($21) which looked nothing like the picture online (LOL) and came out a bit too crispy on top for my liking. It made the sauce dry out a lot. However, it was packed with lobster which was awesome! I also tried the Boil with 1 lb of Snow Crab (MP) and 1/2 lb of Shrimp. We got the flavor with butter and old bay, I forget what they called it. The boil was good but not great - the shrimp was super tough, and I wish there was more flavor all around. My friend's boil also came out cold and after sending it back to be reheated, it was still barely warm. Overall, it was an expensive dinner and I was glad I tried it but unsure that I'll be back.

Second time here and it was good. My boil with shrimp and crab legs was plentiful and hot. The mommas butter was odd like a gravy. It was Alfredo and butter. My wife got the fried shrimp and they were ok. Salad was fresh. The bar area is busy with music . Service was very slow and understaffed.

Not sure if we timed it right or what. But we visited this for the first time after moving to the area two years ago. We were pleasantly surprised. The food was hot and delicious. While we were stuck next to who might have been a manager as the cook brought out food for this guy to try and the staff followed like circling vultures to get their taste tests in too. They were respectful of us as patrons and we enjoyed the outside seating at the bar top. We ordered simple like we always do when trying a new place... the grilled cheese with a side salad and the Sausage Adouille. Both came out perfect. We also ordered the pickle fries which if you like pickles and you like them fried too can be super hit or miss. These were a hit! Everything has the perfect seasoning and non of it left us mad at our dinner choice. We will be back....

The Boil Yard is a popular place in Crystal River for getting cocktails & drinks . They also have a full menu with many various seafood choices. They remodeled and the place looks nice.We were a party of 8 and our two servers were super friendly and quick with drinks and such.The food was awful. There was absolutely nothing that was tasty about our meals. Everything was below average, including the hamburgers my kids got. Everything was a reheat and eat type of freezer food and not fresh. We were surprised that all of the seafood had been previously frozen as well and not fresh at all. We spent a small fortune for food and it was so tasteless and bad.We didn't even take the leftovers.

We had lunch there once before and even dinner. So I thought I would come by and get lunch again. I ordered the riblets and they said they were out, so I ordered a grouper sandwich (fried) and it came out grilled. The bartender said it was her fault and they brought out another sandwich. I tried it and noticed the seasoning was on the grouper under the breading and the breading was falling off. I asked the bartender if they breaded the grilled piece and sent it back out and she went to check. I told her I didn't want another one and she came out with another fresh one.......well, I noticed something on my setup with the lettuce, pickle and tomato. It looked like a pubic hair and I showed the bartender and she seemed to agree with me and comped the meal and apoligized. I left sick to my stomach!!!! Not returning there again!!!!

Beyond delicious! It was very busy and crowded, and we had a tad bit of a longer wait, but our waitress was so kind and tried her very best to communicate (short) delays with us. She kept drinks refilled, and checked back several times once we got our food. We had oysters as an app and even got our 10&12 year olds to try them! I thought they were delish, the kids didn't agree with me haha. For our main meal, our 9&10 year old shared a boil with 1 1/2 lbs of snow crab and 1/2 lb of clams, in the backyard sauce. Our 12 year old had a boil with 1 lb snow crab in St Roch. Our 14 year old had the rib-eye. Uncle had 1lb snow crab and 1 lb green mussels in Backyard sauce. And my husband and I shared 1 lb snow crab, 1/2 lb sausage, and 1/2 lb blue crab, in Backyard sauce with garlic added. We all LOVED our food!! I have been in many crab boil types of restaurants, all over the US, and this was easily in the top 2 (the first being at a spot in Bar Harbor, Maine). The seafood was fresh, perfectly cooked, and the seasonings were next level! The one possible complaint was in my 14 year olds ribeye, it was somewhat thin, and not great (but he still rated it a 6/10). But we had warned him about that from the start - I mean, who orders steak at a seafood restaurant?! Go with their specialties lol! Oh, we also added a side of steamed broccoli and the kids devoured it alongside the corn and potatoes that came in the steamer buckets. And our 11 year old loved the clams so much (his first experience with them) that he ordered another pound to be added on. At the end of our almost 2 hour meal, we were beyond stuffed! We had polished off almost everything except maybe 1/4 lb of sausage, and one of 2 crab small knuckles...we wanted to finish everything but we literally were stuffed to the brim. I wish they would sell the Backyard sauce and/or seasoning, it was so so so good!

Our group of 3 got a boil with shrimp , blue crabs, crawfish and mussels, comes with corn and potatoes and your pick of buttery sauce- fun and delicious!