The Swai fish dinner was delicious and cooked to perfection. The fried onion straws were an addictive, and delicious appetizer. The Sparky’s burger was incredible and very tasty too. The sweet tea was delicious. Keri was our server she was friendly, polite and very attentive. The facility and restrooms were very clean. The food here is always very good and the atmosphere is friendly, welcoming and festive. Don’t pass by without a stop. Your taste buds will be upset.
julie selman
Boating on the St. John's led us to this wonderful community! Sparky's laid back atmosphere was perfect! Excellent food, ample portions, great prices! Thanks for filling our bellies!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Hom
Update. Finally got to make it in for breakfast. I had the Astor skillet with sausage. It was very good and filling. Service was great and the coffee was really good!
Stopped in after a weekend camping trip. Was hoping for breakfast but we were a little bit late. Had the Sparky burger. A good burger covered in cheddar cheese. Swamp burger looked good too. If you want breakfast here, make sure to get there before 11am.
Sponge Bob
We visited Sparky’s on a weekend in September 2024. We popped in just before eleven am. This appears to be an important time as Sparky’s switches over from a breakfast menu, to lunch. This also entails giving the grill a good cleaning as well. So there could be a short waiting period if you show up just before eleven and prefer lunch. Anyway, we were still in the breakfast period, but just barely. We decided to go with breakfast, since we could and it would be quicker for us. Although we did feel pressured to make a choice because the clock was running on switch over. But to be fair to the staff, their system requires the time, so folks need to make quick decisions if they arrive just before eleven. Now I will say that our orders came out at different times, including parts or our individual orders. But I’ll again chalk that up to the chaos of switch over. As well as there being more than two people. There were mixed reviews on meals. None were bad. I thought mine breakfast was quite good. But I also heard good, but nothing special. But to be fair to Sparky’s, tastes do differ. What I think is good, may not please others. For example: I had gravy on chicken fired steak with my breakfast. I thought it was quite good. But I overheard another person make the comment on “how he was from New Jersey, and they won’t eat that gravy.” He decided to order additional food because he refused to eat anything with gravy. I’m not judging this person in anyway, but I’m not truly sure what that meant either. The New Jersey part is irrelevant, but made it more memorable for me. And as I said, people have different preferences and tastes. Sparky is a small restaurant with limited tables/booths. The prices are subjective to peoples opinions. To me, they were not cheap. But they were not overly expensive either. So I’m going to go with pretty much average on their pricing. But it should be said that they do give you a good size portion for the money as well. So even if you might feel them expensive, you will not feel that they shorted you on the portion. I found Spark’s unique in their decor. It seemed to be an older and maybe slightly rustic building. They have some flying winged skeletons flying around on the ceiling.(Maybe for Halloween) But they also had some nice pictures of Manatees and such on the walls. So it was a little eclectic to me. But I liked it. Probably more so because it was unique in a country way. But I like more country or down to home eateries. I’m not a fancy type person, so Sparky’s did work for me. The building is yellow, so it’s easy to notice when driving by or looking for. And they are located right near a turn on route 40 in Astor. So they are pretty easy to locate. They do have single, mens and women’s restrooms. Although I will say that the mens room was probably not the cleanest restroom I’ve ever seen. It was not what I would consider filthy, but probably could use a little more effort upon cleaning time. All in all, I found Sparky’s, different. But I liked them. The food was good. The staff seemed nice, even if they had to pressure us to make a quick decision because of our arrival time. The decor was interesting. I thought the food taste, quality and portion size was quite good. So I will say that I found the price quite reasonable. And we would stop in again when in the area. Although next time I would probably come later so I could try out their lunch menu. Or then again, maybe earlier to alleviate the decision to have breakfast or lunch, already knowing that breakfast was good. LOL
Parking: The parking is adequate. But there is some sandy dirt areas. So watch your footing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Alissa
The ribeye melted in my mouth like butter yall, this place is amazing. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul Lucas
Decent littke dive staff very friendly . Stop in you will like it.. its getti g expensive but i suppose everywhere has
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Carmine Warren
Worth the drive from anywhere within 4 hours.. a unique family run business where you are family and the family cooking for family means an incredible meal! Plain and simple. This place rocks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Daniel Turner
My dad always loved this place, it was my first time and absolutely understand why he loved it so much. Good food, atmosphere and prices.
Among food, I had the Appetizer Sampler platter, the 3 in decided on was Fried Zucchini, Broccoli and bacon bites, and Onion Straws. More than enough food and the best I have eaten. Small atmosphere but great service.
Best food ever! Ten out of ten!!!!
The Swai fish dinner was delicious and cooked to perfection. The fried onion straws were an addictive, and delicious appetizer. The Sparky’s burger was incredible and very tasty too. The sweet tea was delicious. Keri was our server she was friendly, polite and very attentive. The facility and restrooms were very clean. The food here is always very good and the atmosphere is friendly, welcoming and festive. Don’t pass by without a stop. Your taste buds will be upset.
Boating on the St. John's led us to this wonderful community! Sparky's laid back atmosphere was perfect! Excellent food, ample portions, great prices! Thanks for filling our bellies!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Update. Finally got to make it in for breakfast. I had the Astor skillet with sausage. It was very good and filling.
Service was great and the coffee was really good!
Stopped in after a weekend camping trip. Was hoping for breakfast but we were a little bit late. Had the Sparky burger. A good burger covered in cheddar cheese. Swamp burger looked good too.
If you want breakfast here, make sure to get there before 11am.
We visited Sparky’s on a weekend in September 2024. We popped in just before eleven am. This appears to be an important time as Sparky’s switches over from a breakfast menu, to lunch. This also entails giving the grill a good cleaning as well. So there could be a short waiting period if you show up just before eleven and prefer lunch.
Anyway, we were still in the breakfast period, but just barely. We decided to go with breakfast, since we could and it would be quicker for us. Although we did feel pressured to make a choice because the clock was running on switch over. But to be fair to the staff, their system requires the time, so folks need to make quick decisions if they arrive just before eleven.
Now I will say that our orders came out at different times, including parts or our individual orders. But I’ll again chalk that up to the chaos of switch over. As well as there being more than two people. There were mixed reviews on meals. None were bad. I thought mine breakfast was quite good. But I also heard good, but nothing special. But to be fair to Sparky’s, tastes do differ. What I think is good, may not please others. For example: I had gravy on chicken fired steak with my breakfast. I thought it was quite good. But I overheard another person make the comment on “how he was from New Jersey, and they won’t eat that gravy.” He decided to order additional food because he refused to eat anything with gravy. I’m not judging this person in anyway, but I’m not truly sure what that meant either. The New Jersey part is irrelevant, but made it more memorable for me. And as I said, people have different preferences and tastes.
Sparky is a small restaurant with limited tables/booths. The prices are subjective to peoples opinions. To me, they were not cheap. But they were not overly expensive either. So I’m going to go with pretty much average on their pricing. But it should be said that they do give you a good size portion for the money as well. So even if you might feel them expensive, you will not feel that they shorted you on the portion.
I found Spark’s unique in their decor. It seemed to be an older and maybe slightly rustic building. They have some flying winged skeletons flying around on the ceiling.(Maybe for Halloween) But they also had some nice pictures of Manatees and such on the walls. So it was a little eclectic to me. But I liked it. Probably more so because it was unique in a country way. But I like more country or down to home eateries. I’m not a fancy type person, so Sparky’s did work for me.
The building is yellow, so it’s easy to notice when driving by or looking for. And they are located right near a turn on route 40 in Astor. So they are pretty easy to locate. They do have single, mens and women’s restrooms. Although I will say that the mens room was probably not the cleanest restroom I’ve ever seen. It was not what I would consider filthy, but probably could use a little more effort upon cleaning time.
All in all, I found Sparky’s, different. But I liked them. The food was good. The staff seemed nice, even if they had to pressure us to make a quick decision because of our arrival time. The decor was interesting. I thought the food taste, quality and portion size was quite good. So I will say that I found the price quite reasonable. And we would stop in again when in the area. Although next time I would probably come later so I could try out their lunch menu. Or then again, maybe earlier to alleviate the decision to have breakfast or lunch, already knowing that breakfast was good. LOL
Parking: The parking is adequate. But there is some sandy dirt areas. So watch your footing.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The ribeye melted in my mouth like butter yall, this place is amazing. 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Decent littke dive staff very friendly
. Stop in you will like it.. its getti g expensive but i suppose everywhere has
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Worth the drive from anywhere within 4 hours.. a unique family run business where you are family and the family cooking for family means an incredible meal! Plain and simple. This place rocks!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My dad always loved this place, it was my first time and absolutely understand why he loved it so much. Good food, atmosphere and prices.
Get the swamp pizza best in Florida
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Among food, I had the Appetizer Sampler platter, the 3 in decided on was Fried Zucchini, Broccoli and bacon bites, and Onion Straws. More than enough food and the best I have eaten. Small atmosphere but great service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Parking: 50
Kid-friendliness: Great options
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Swamp Fries, Onion Straws, Wings
Perfect small town dinner. Lots parking available.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fries
Not very welcomed walking in,
Was asked to order to many times before we even figured out what we wanted
I got my first time had to get there attention for utensils, not very attentive
But overall what got me was the amount of flys in the restaurant
They were flying everyone landing on me and my food
When asked about the problem was explained it was because they opened the door this is not sanitary to eat I would say
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
You get more than u pay for.I hope you're hungry ? .outside tables as well.Great Food.
Wheelchair accessibility: Ramp
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
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