My family stoped by to take me to lunch at Rusty Bellies during the week and it was a lot of fun. The butcher paper covered tables reminded me of crab parties in the back yard. The family had their bucket of crab special that was loaded with Stone,King crab and large Shrimp and I had their Grilled Seafood Platter we all had more than enough food and it was very fresh and tasty.

Friends who live in the area had heard of this restaurant and suggested we try it. We visited on a Saturday evening around 8PM and were able to get a table on the outside deck. While we checked out the menu, which was varied and extensive, we enjoyed the view of the sunset and the comfortably warm late June breeze. I and my friend had the The Rouge, while his wife had the AHI Tuna Special.
We all found the portions good sized (we each took home leftovers) and extremely well prepared. The price for dinner and a few drinks came to about $75 including tip, much less than I have spent at Chain Restaurants for similar meals. SInce I am planning on relocating to the area from Pennsylvania, and my wife LOVES seafood, I will definitely visit again.

having lived in palm harbor florida for 23 years i have yet to have had a great meal in this area. palm harbor is the next town going south from tarpon springs. tuesday june 23 was no exception. we hade friends visit us from ocala and based on the reviews we took them to rusty bellies for an early dinner. BIG MISTAKE. service was poor, PRICES WERE VERY HIGH for FRIED FISH, menu was limited to mostly FRIED FISH. any one can FRY FISH but a good chef can cook without frying. as some of the reviewers raved about the views again " i have seen better views looking at rain puddles". having lived at the JERSEY SHORE i know what good seafood taste like, and the view of the ATLANTIC OCEAN sure beats the view from rusty bellies.

Having spent the morning kayaking around Tarpon Springs with Simply Kayaking, we were ravenous at lunch time and needed good food fast!. True we did have to wait for a table but only a few minutes and it was well worth it. It's located right on the water's edge with geat views and lively, The food was good - great fish - it tasted fresh as it should be for a restaurant here. Kid friendly and family run. We really like it.