Swamp Boil

2001 NW 13th St, Gainesville
(352) 204-8888

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Michael Autry

Food and service were great! We got the Floridian boil and several different appetizers. Our server was very friendly. They have a good happy hour and daily specials.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lori

We enjoyed the Seafood Boil for two.It was made perfect not over spiced. The sausage was excellent. The snow crab was really good. Our server Olivia was wonderful. We didn't wait long for our food. I loved the gator mural.

Dietary restrictions: The menu was marked what was gluten free and the seafood boil was gluten and dairy free. They also had a dipping citrus sauce the was butter free.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sausage, Snow Crab

eric russ

I would've loved to given a higher score. But, my gumbo was served dry as a rice dish. No roux with tiny shrimp and a little protein. The chef didn't care. However, our server was fabulous. Our boil, seasoning and sauce was amazing. The service was on point. Great ambiance and atmosphere. Don't advertise cajun food and serve gumbo with no roux.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Will Morris -The Pepper Passion!!!

Some of the Best food I've had outside of New Orleans! The appetizers were great,and the Chicky Chicky Sandwich was off the Charts awesome! Cannot wait to go back! Wish there was one in Jax!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Viet Street Corn, Sauce, Fried Shrimp, Bahn MI

Maria Stone

This place is fusion done right! Everything on the menu looked appetizing. Ultimately we ordered the street corn, gumbo, and pho rench sandwich. Everything was delicious, 10/10. The staff was super friendly and the service was great. The restaurant itself was really cute, with a cool alligator mural. If I lived in Gainesville locally, I would frequent this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Matthew sims

I came here a few weeks ago, and i wasn't going to write a review. The service was on point, and the Gator tail appetizer was so good. My issue was that my girl and I had all you can eat shrimp, and afterward, I had a very strong metallic taste in my mouth. She didn't get the same experience. I recently had my first case of covid and thought maybe I had an allergy to shellfish from that, but I've eaten gumbo with shrimp from Pensacola and steamed shrimp from a restaurant in Homosassa. I did not get a metallic taste from either place. For that reason I will never go back to this place and felt like I had to write this review.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

Cealidh Whalen

I would love to give this place a 10/5 just because their Cajun styled Deep South food was so amazing especially with their popular bang seasoning. Absolutely best thing I’ve eaten in years!The style of the restaurant was very cute and updated, however, the atmosphere of the staff wasn’t equally the same. We were the first to come in and there was no music, just the extremely obnoxious laughs from the staff in the background, with zero welcoming greets into the place. I had three kids with me and they were more well behaved than the staff. Sadly even my husband who is from South America after we left, said mmmm was that really all called for? They seemed rude as he stated. He was absolutely right. It wasn’t pleasant.I would love to compliment the chef!!! Congratulations you really out did yourself.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Classic Pho, Snow Crab

Lauren Bowers

Server was nice, food was okay. Sauce for boil was very garlicky. I mean COVERED in garlic. Prices were average for seafood in Gainesville. I ordered a level 1 (a little spicy), tasted no spice. My boyfriend ordered a level 2 (hot), tasted no spice. Because the boil was served in a bowl and not in a bag, it got cold very quickly. Overall, wouldn't go back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Madeleine Cook

One of the best meals I’ve had in ages! I ordered an appetizer of shrimp in their signature sauce with a gorgeous little loaf to dip it in. Mouth watering. I could’ve just had that and been both delighted and full. But lucky me, I had already ordered their take on gumbo which was delicious.Everything was so fresh, seasoned extremely well and my server Olivia was very attentive and kind. The atmosphere was great, even though I came in at an unusual hour. What an awesome experience!!!! If I didn’t live six hours away, I’d certainly be eating through the entire menu. Go and enjoy!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Andrew

One of the WORST experiences I have ever had at a restaurant. Service was awful. Came with my wife and daughter and had to hunt down our server multiple times to even put an order in. Food took forever to come out and when it did it was below satisfactory. Certain things were over seasoned and some things had no seasoning at all except wayyy too much salt. I don’t know why anyone would waste their time or money here. Honestly disgusting. The managers (or who I believed to be the managers) were all standing around not doing a thing just chatting. That place can’t be doing well financially for how they treat their customers. DO BETTER.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

DRJStAlbans

What a great find this was. Highly original, really tasty food and such nice people. We went back the next day.

L Irons

Crab legs and boba tea unite at this amazing seafood joint in the heart of Gator territory. We stumbled upon this place on a road trip from Florida to Georgia and it didn't disappoint. Great, fast service and food to match. Will definitely visit again on my next road trip.

Kid-friendliness: They treated my little 3 year olds like they were indeed special.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cajun Butter

Peter K

My wife and I stopped in for happy hour thinking we would have an appetizer and then split an entrée. The restaurant is clean, they put on a new paper table cloth when we sat down. The waitress was super friendly and helpful. We ordered the Loaded Etouffee Fries and a beer. The order of fries was huge and smothered in Shrimp Étouffée. It was delicious, the beer was cold and we were too full to order an entrée! I would go back!

LaTranda Irons formerly Martin

Crab legs and boba tea unite at this amazing seafood joint in the heart of Gator territory. We stumbled upon this place on a road trip from Florida to Georgia and it didn't disappoint. Great, fast service and food to match. Will definitely visit again on my next road trip.

Kid-friendliness: They treated my little 3 year olds like they were indeed special.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cajun Butter

Ron Kwok

On paper, the menu looks great. However, the food was a disappointment. The sauce for the seafood broil was bland, the pho was lackluster and only had a few slices of meat (terrible meat to noodle ratio) and the gumbo was lacking in the richness of flavor as you would expect.Our server was great so I still gave them 3-stars. However, don’t expect much in terms of food quality.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

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