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  • Cuisines: Seafood

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( 4-8 of 26 )
“Great time at Down the Hatch”

Down the Hatch

Jul 16, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

We went to DTH July 13th when in Daytona; my husband went as a child and wanted to revisit. We sat outside on the inlet. The view was lovely, the band was playing, people were dancing, and we were all having a great time. The only downer was the bugs...everywhere. We asked our waitress for citronella candles and that worked somewhat but my advice would be to bring bug spray or skin so soft, something with you. Other than that, being outside was wonderful.

The food was fine, pretty good for all of us. Its exactly the type of food and prices you'd expect from a place like this in a touristy area. The quality is also similar, which was fine. I had the crab legs and they were slightly overdone, but still quite good. I also had a salad and some grilled veggies, which were also good. My husband had a grilled fish and shrimp platter, my mother some broiled scallops, and sister coconut shrimp. We all finished most of the food so we enjoyed it.

Its worth checking out ~ just bring the bug spray if you sit outside. :-)

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“Awesome!”

Down the Hatch

Jul 5, 2008
0/2 found this review helpful

I'm 16 and I've been going to DTH since I was a child probably about 2 years old and I love it. They have great food and service and we call ahead so we don't have to wait that long. Even though Daytona was devastated by the hurricane I'm glad to see DTH still up and running as well as it has over the years.

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“Captian D's has better Seafood”

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2 of 5 stars
atlanta ga
Jun 18, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Seafood tasted like frozen (not fresh) seafood that was overcooked. Nice atmosphere, good staff, but not worth the price.

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“Down the Hatch - don't get in a hurry....”

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2 of 5 stars
Indianapolis, Indiana
May 27, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

We went to see what Down the Hatch was all about.... They weren't busy when we were there, the waitresses weren't in any hurry to wait on us. Granted we only ordered something to drink so we could check out the dock and boats going by, but it was like they couldn't be bothered. We even had to flag down the waitress to pay her. I can't imagine trying to eat there if they were busy...... Good place to have a soft drink and watch the boats, if you aren't too thirsty and don't care to wait.

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“Nice Experience”

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4 of 5 stars
knoxville
May 21, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My partner and I went to DTH to eat on the recommendation of others and I remember my parents took me there as a kid. I will rate our experience as positive, which is hard to get from me since I eat out most of the time.

The service was good, although I would like to have seen the server at the table for follow-up and drink refills a bit quicker.

Food quality was excellent, however being this close to the ocean I felt $9.95 was a couple of dollars more than it should have been for a shrimp cocktail.

Don't expect Coke products; they have Pepsi :-( <<shew>>>

I read some complaints here about a long wait to be seated. We were there around 5:30pm and did not have a wait. The server advised that the wait times would be a lot longer after Memorial Day. I think it would be good to go there early, and call ahead to ask specific questions and make sure your needs will be met.

We will go back, but will be more conservative with ordering cause we simply pigged out!

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Down the Hatch Address

4894 Front Street, Daytona Beach, FL 32127
Tel: 386 761 4831
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