Melbourne Seafood Station

We were passing through the area looking for some thing to eat. We saw a deal on a lobster dinner so we decided to stop. Glad we did! We ordered broiled oysters, 2 lobsters, and a shrimp po-boy. The lobsters were perfectly cook, sweet and tasty! We got garlic rice, fries and corn on the cob as our sides. The corn was sweet and the rice was perfect! The fries were really good too. They were a version of a fresh cut wedge fry. The staff was very attentive and friendly. I have a severe nut allergy and the manager personally made sure nothing in the kitchen contained tree nuts.
If you're in the area, we definitely recommend giving this place a try!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I hate writing this review as I love Seafood Station which I have reviewed before. Today we had the worse experience in a very long time there tonight. Don't get me wrong, the food was amazing as always but ummm the service was terrible. I'm disappointed they changed to more of a sit-down restaurant but I do understand they are trying to be more fancy but the service has to match that. The fact they only had 2 people working the front to deal with the tables and take to go orders was a mess. Servers had no energy and we're walking around like they hated their life. We had cups taken to refill that never came back..we requested a check that took another 20 mins to get to us. Drinks never refilled and in the middle of it all, they cut one of the front of the house people with a full restaurant. She then sat at the bar and ate (which I'm ok with). Then to top it off, as we could not get drinks a big table came in and they were told to go fill their cups up (which I like that style better). We sat with no drinks as the 8 of them went back and forth to get their own. Bottom line, food was great, service was terrible. I will admit leaving 2 people to handle everything was a poor plan...and then cutting one was even worse. Our server might be a great server but he was set up to fail, and fail he did. It will be a while before I go back, there are too many options for crab legs...but I surely will miss my lobster and crab legs.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Red Potatoes, Lobster, Snow Crab, Corn on the Cob

Great service, even better food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

There food was amazing I got the crab shrimp boil and it was soooooo good

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

They were short staffed due to an employee illness and still were on top of service. The owner came out multiple times to apologize and check on everyone. A few drinks were comped without us knowing. Food was delicious we both got the fresh catch of the day. The sides alone are big enough to be a meal on their own. No complaints here at all. Will be back for a monthly date night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

good food, big portions, and the friendly staff didn't bat an eye when we showed up with 11 people.

The lobster was acceptable, but the crab, unfortunately, had a rather unpleasant flavor. The corn was not satisfactory, while the potato was adequate.
My husband said the fish was good.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

i love ordering here but i’m sooo upset they got rid of their bowls :( that was one of the best things you could get for the price and it was filling. pls pls bring it back!

Arrived fourty minutes prior to closing with a restaurant with a number of vacant tables. We were told by a very abrupt waitress that they were not seating any more customers tonight.

They were too busy was the answer given when asked. The kitchen was backed up was the second answer provided.

How disappointing after a 30 minute drive to get there and being confronted by such a rude employee. Perhaps ownership should teach their employees some empathy, some general manners. This employee had none.

So many excellent seafood restaurants in the area. No need to waste your time on this place. They will be out of business in a short time.

Service: 1

I had to re-seaon the food to eat it. Big disappointment! Corn was so dry! I have been eating here since they open, and the food is not the same. I will not be back!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

They recently changed their menu and now it's a sit down restaurant instead of counter ordering. They still have all the favorites and it's still delicious just different style of ordering with a waitress now. They are super friendly and attentive. Great service.

A girl brought our food to the table and then 2-3 minutes later realized she brought us the wrong food. No worries she took it back and we assumed had it fixed but she dropped it off at a table inside after we had already eaten out of it. We got a very similar order and would’ve gladly just taken the remainder of what we were supposed to have but didn’t think too much about it. Afterward we ran into a friend we hadn’t seen for a while and realized the girl gave him the food we ate out of instead of fixing the order. His mother just had a kidney transplant and is very prone to germs so obviously he was very upset. Girl who messed up the order came outside after he told them about the issue and said we couldn’t speak to each other anymore… but we told her we’re friends outside of this interaction. She started crying and said she hasn’t had great mental health lately which is fine, but it’s a serious health risk to mess up an order and give someone else food someone ate from. I’ve been a server for over 10 yrs and never done that. We paid for our meal after she offered to pay for it with her money (which is a HUGE red flag if the owner doesn’t allow comps for mess ups or walk outs). Just a very unpleasant and uncomfortable interaction.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Went for some to go food at the end of a hard day of work and was made to wait 27 minutes for linguine and shrimp. Everyone was served when I ordered And two tables sat down after I ordered one table got their crab boil before I got my to go food.. they sat down and ordered dinner and were served before I could get out of there with my to-go food.. I have been a cook and I know that that dinner only takes 10 minutes to prepare and they had at the very most one table in front of me waiting on food.. Two servers and maybe one cook running the entire restaurant during rush hour? I know labor cost is expensive but would it really kill you to bring somebody extra in for a 4-Hour shift to be able to help out? How does saving an extra 50 in labor costs Justify upsetting customers And making people not want to return?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Highly recommend this place if you're looking for great seafood. My husband and I came twice a few years ago when we were on a trip to Florida. We made it back again and it did not disappoint! Excellent service, superb food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I greatly appreciate how nice & accommodating the General Manager was today. We were celebrating my mom's birthday with a party of 15. I accidentally called the wrong location that didn't take reservations and showed up thinking it was first come first serve. He quickly accommodated us and was very nice along with the other servers helping out. Food was delicious and totally worth the drive!

Food: 5

Service: 5