our deck down under

absolutely fantastic food. people gripe about the line & ordering at the counter but it is worth it. get the spiced shrimp basket (best in daytona) or the fried fish sandwich. great jalapeño poppers & their hush puppies are fantastic. also great oysters & crab legs.

our deck down under. food average at best. by all means they should start serving wings. the trick to beat the queue is to know what you want, go to the bar and order a drink and go sit down. the waitress will come around for another drink refill, and take your order, but you must know the menu and know what you want. works everytime!

service was great. friendly staff! conch fritters a must!! wife's mahi mahi perfectly cooked. sons clam strips were excellent not rubbery. my tuna (southwest) was delicious, daughter's shrimp was the down side of the whole meal cooked well just no flavor. atmosphere was very nice.

above & beyond @ our deck down under!. we recently gathered family and friends for a farewell party @ our deck down under. great food and great service! with their team effort, our party was effortless and fun. plus, you cannot go wrong with their awesome water dining experience!! more than five stars for us. thank you to the staff of our deck down under! you miss out if you don't experience!

spotlight is on fresh. after spying this place on google earth, an aquaintance suggested it. we popped in our first night in town. we saw a long line and quickly found out you order and pay first, but get full service at the bar. the bar was for us and we had great service.

we shared fried flounder and shrimp dinner. coated with a light cornmeal coating, it was fried to a perfect crunch. it came piled high on a bed of crinkle fries for us, but you order your sides. the emphsis is on the freshness of the seafood, so spices are kept in the dipping sauces. i would ask for some extra horseradish for a little extra kick.

we thought since we had such a good meal on our way into town, it would be a good choice for lunch on our way out. we were right. i was lucky enough to catch the lunch special, a blackened mahi sandwich with grilled onions, peppers and provolone.....mmmm. fresh, fresh and delish!

the only thing i would caution visitors about, for this place and all over the beach...the water contains a lot of sulphur and it flavors the ice and subsequently any drinks over ice. bring your own or hold the ice.

not happy with the setting. i didn't like the setting of this restaurant. after waiting one hour in line (standing up) to order our food and paying for it up front, you have to find yourself a seat, after another half hour your food arrives, we ordered fried fish and shrimp, the fish was tasteless, the breading had no seasoning, no salt, didn't taste like fish, shrimp didn't taste like shrimp. key lime pie...publix makes it better. fries were good. coke was good. the view was nice, but not worth $47 and a wait time of 1 1/2 to eat tasteless fish. atmosphere was nice, but i don't go to restaurants for the atmosphere only, i go to eat. never going back! what a waste of my time and money.

great food but.... the weekend of our wedding my family made several trips to "the deck". the frist time the line was over an hour long but the food was so good that it was worth the wait. the second time the wait was so short that no one had tome to figure out what they wanted, but again, the food was great! 3rd time, average wait, great food. friendly service, and the meals are enough to feed 2 people.

the food here is always good. but the way you have to order is a serious flaw in their service. standing in line for 30 mins to an hour takes away the relaxing quality that your on the water. i understand that it paces the kitchen...but it would be so much better if you could be seated and enjoying the view while you wait.

i'll be brief--if you are going for the atmosphere and decent blackened fish then you won't be too disappointed. if you are going for anything fried, don't waste your time. this place will leave you confused on whether or not you should come back.

another great local restaurant that offers great views with seating on the deck. food was perfect for the atmosphere. staff was constantly giving refills and checking in. only reason i gave it less than 5 was they took fried oysters away.

nice lunch place. probably very busy on weekends. we had an appointment near daytona and stopped in. sort of a fish camp feel

had a crab cake sandwich and a shrimp-crab cake special wrap. good.

this is a nice place for a group or a meet up. staff is friendly and fast

hubby is obsessed with raw clams on the half shell. this craving harkens back to his nyc upbringing where he was known to indulge in eating 2-4 dozen on his own, heaped with cocktail sauce, horse radish and lemon juice. as a matter of fact it was hubby that introduced me to raw clams, something i’d never had any desire to try. well he got me hooked as well and i especially like when he prepares my clams just so to make sure they’re dressed correctly. our hotel concierge recommended our deck down under and we’re so happy he did.

we ordered two dozen littleneck clams on the half shell and slurped them up in no time. i followed that up with a salad topped with grilled tilapia, and hubby got a shrimp po boy. the weather was brilliant and we enjoyed sitting on the open deck – a most pleasant experience. our deck down under is a terrific casual place that families will enjoy. we sure did!

it was the perfect way to celebrate our big day and we were so enchanted by all that daytona beach has to offer that we will be returning later this year and bringing some friends with us.....the more the jollier!

the conch fritters were mostly bread, the shrimp had no flavor, and the bloody mary tasted like watered down cocktail sauce.  the only good thing about it was the cold beer and the atmosphere.

a bit unconventional: you wait in line and order at the counter, then seat yourself. however, the service is impeccable and friendly, the food is fast and, while not the best i've ever had, was pretty good and very inexpensive with good portions. there was even plenty of options for a vegetarian to leave full and satisfied. not to mention we got to see the fireworks across the water at the track. i would come back every time i come to the daytona area.

shame. because you got bad shrimp. that means you should make your customers pay for it. i tried for 30 mins. pinching piece by piece of peel. waiting for someone to come check on how i was doing, i start to get up and someone finely comes by. i ask for a reorder. i didn't recall whether it was a pound or 1/2 at this point. so, think that it looked like a good porch-en, i said a pound. another lady returns with my order and proceeds to give me (born in daytona, caught a few myself) excuse on how it wasn't their fault the shrimp wasn't peeling and if these also didn't peel she would get me something else. remember, the speech i just got, for asking for reorder. another minute later she returns to tell me that i had only ordered a 1/2. i told her she could have her shrimp, at this point still having problems peeling them. she responds with"no i don't want the shrimp back, i'm just letting you know" so, getting an extra 1/2 pd of shrimp that i cant peel makes it all better. i fought through a couple more only to be left with a shrimp peel stuck in my throat. i ate a couple of crackers finishes my drink and hacked all the way home and a hour later. should have just left the shrimp sitting there. can't see fighting with them anymore as i still have this peel stuck i my throat!