Blue Water Bay in Florida

"This little gem of a restaurant in this Tiny Town was absolutely awesome. Our waiter Forest was fantastic. I had the Prime Steak cooked to perfection. The lobster bisque soup was absolutely out of this world and portions here are huge. Fried oysters were the best we have ever eaten anywhere. I would recommend anyone that comes through Melrose to stop at the Blue Water Bay."

"A total hole in the wall from the outside, but dang, their chefs know what they're doing inside. Very different take on our favorites. You've got to try this place. Slightly upscale with a separate bar room away from dining room."

"We arrived there and got a table super easily because there was barely anyone. There was a singer (Sunday nights i assume there is live music) and a comfy environment. We sat down and the menu had pretty good options. The waitress was very nice, made small talk with us, and recommended places to go. The food was absolutely fantastic I would 100% recommend. Kind of a seafood place but there’s turf too. However the only drawback was the time taken to get our food. Now if there was a bunch of people at the restaurant I could understand. But there was barely anyone and it took us over an hour to get our order done. I assume this was because of Christmas break. Didn’t bother us though food was great, if you’re in melrose I would strongly recommend Blue Water Bay."

"Great place with friendly service and a diverse menu. Clean and cozy. Lots of parking. The food was excellent. Preparation didn't take an unreasonable amount of time. Price was fair. Recommend it and will definitely be going back"

"We love Blue Water Bay, and have been visiting for many years now. We miss the wonderful buffet they had, but we still enjoy the fried and grilled seafood platters, fresh pork rinds and the drinks are great too. Service is mixed - sometimes great, sometimes not. We get it! Food is also sometimes not quite up to the standard we expect. But as is every place. Thank you for being our seafood go-to for our family."

"This is the first time here. The menu had a lot to offer. We’ve never heard of fried ribs so we wanted to give it a try. Breading was OK but bland. Ribs were tender and a little on the spicy side. My friend had a French onion soup and absolutely loved it. He also had the Cuban sandwich and Was very happy with it. I had the 1 pound wings. They were very moist and a nice crisp on the skin. The mild flavoring was OK. The staff were nice. Appeared to be very busy that day with a large party. So a lot of focus was on themabove all else."

"The crab dip is absolutely the most amazing I’ve ever had. It has tons of crab meat in it. I had the bay fish and my wife had the chicken salad they were both very very good. We stayed on the bar side and Cheyenne was absolutely amazing. Made the best drinks ever. We drove 45 minutes and we’re definitely not disappointed. Cheyenne should get a raise. Thank you thank you The reason I put the amount of money per person was so high is because we had drinks and etc.."

"If you're making the run between I-95 & I-75, Blue Water Bay in Melrose is well worth stopping for! The service was friendly, welcoming and informative. The food came out in a timely manner. Long enough to indicate the food was being prepared and not sitting on a warming window. But not so long that you wanted to gnaw off your hand from hunger! We love fresh pork rinds aka chicharrones. They don't try to season them or gussy them up with sauces. They are fresh and hot and delicious! The smoked, fried ribs with homemade blueberry barbecue sauce were phenomenal! Can't say enough about these! The fried shrimp were perfect as well. This will now be on our list when traveling to and from FL!"