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Hours
Sun
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Mon
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tue
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wed
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thu
11:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Fri
11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sat
11:00 AM - 11:00 PM
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Ratings and reviews
4.0
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CUISINES
American, Bar, Seafood
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
features
Can a gluten free person get a good meal at this restaurant?
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About
The Great Catch of Zephyrhills offers a place where you can enjoy both southern and northern style seafood. In addition to the great food, it features a wonderful atmosphere both inside and out. Outside features a wonderful bar, and three outdoor seating areas. The outside seating areas allow for different experiences depending on your preference. If you are an animal lover and like to bring your dog the lower deck seating is pet friendly. If you are a music lover, then the upper deck allows you to be up close to the entertainment. If you want to eat under an umbrella and enjoying just being outside, then the patio area awaits. If you desire a quieter more intimate setting then inside with the coastal décor an indoor bar is for you.
CUISINES
American, Bar, Seafood
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Parking Available, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Gift Cards Available
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4.0
371 reviews
Excellent
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Very good
84
Average
34
Poor
21
Terrible
29
Radiohutch
Safety Harbor2073 contributions
Nov 2023 • friends
Recently, our car Mercedes-Benz car club had dinner at Great Catch following a visit to the Zephyrhills Military Museum. Honestly, we had not expected such a great experience. The two servers for our 20 members and guests were incredible. There was not one mistake on any bill and our delicious food was delivered quickly. The restaurant had a really nice casual nautical atmosphere. Lynn and I both had fried catfish. We are catfish lovers and ours was cooked perfectly, just outstanding! I ordered the catfish basket ($14.99) which was two huge pieces of catfish, cold slaw and hushpuppies. Lynn ordered the All you can eat Catfish ($18.99), honestly, about the same amount of catfish ($18.99). She ordered an extra piece, but there was really plenty with the original serving. Lynn also had a large mug of Yingling beer. Thankfully, everyone really loved their meals. We hope to have another occasion to return to Great Catch.
Written November 13, 2023
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Paul K
42 contributions
Jul 2024 • couples
A place with a great southern outdoor eating atmosphere. They have some indoor eating space, but most is open air and covered by a huge roof. So nice to be able to still eat outdoors during the common thunderstorms at this time of year. Portions are quite large and they have a really good menu. Shrimp dishes are great. Love the fried gator and frog legs. Decent beer selection, including a wonderful amber beer from the Boston area. While they have a definite New England atmosphere, they remind me of places in rural Louisiana. As a result, we really like this fun place a lot.
Written July 28, 2024
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DeeD794
Lutz19 contributions
Apr 2024 • friends
I eat here occasionally and was here Thursday Apr 4th with friends. I don't remember what my friends had but they enjoyed their meal. I chose the 2 way basket with catfish and frog legs. The frog legs were delicious as was the catfish. No complaints from us.
Quality is great, portions were good, in fact we left with "to go containers" with our leftover food.
I left a sweater hung on my chair, and didn't miss it till Saturday. I went back Sunday and they had my sweater put away.
I am a local and Great Catch is one of our favorite places to eat.
Written April 8, 2024
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Frances M
1 contribution
Oct 2023 • family
Went there last Friday evening for dinner. Got seated at table within 20 minutes which was good and placed our drink order with hostess. Took another 25 minutes to get our drinks. Placed our order for appetizer and dinner. Finished our drinks and still no appetizer. Was able to flag waitress and she went and checked on it. 10 minutes later we got appetizer. Waited another 30 to 40 minutes and still no dinners. Finally had hostess bring our dinners an hour and a half after we sat down!! They gave a 20% discount for the delay saying the kitchen was extremely backed up as it was an unusually busy night. We will never be back. Two hours after sitting down before we left. They didn't waste any time in delivering the check or collecting their money. We watched several other tables come and go while we waited.
Written October 27, 2023
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ronflausa
Dade City128 contributions
Nov 2023 • solo
I ate lunch in the Great Catch today. The service sucked the quality of the food sucked, and even the time from ordering to getting it sucked. I guess enough of that. I have eaten at this establishment never have I had such a negative experience. I guess it is time to find a new place to eat. What a shame such a landmark in the community has deteriorated so quickly.
Written November 5, 2023
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Chris G
Blaine23 contributions
Jul 2021 • none
The only great catch here are the hapless tourists that happen to pass through ZHills. Looked like a popular place with live music and “sea food”, so we were glad that we could have some good food in a small town. Even the subtitle on the sign said “by The taste of Boston”…. That should definitely be changed to “The taste of frozen”. I was excited to order from their fried selection, since we do a fish fry almost every week at home. Big mistake, don’t do it, get a grilled item, no matter how unhappy your server is that you didn’t go for fried food.
The calamari (if any) were lost in the thick batter, the unmistakable sign of frozen. Even worse were the bay scallops, I tried a few from my wife’s serving and couldn’t taste any.
Very disappointing, considering that even though it is in Central Florida, the place is only an hour from the shore, so there is no excuse not to serve, well, a great catch.
Written July 30, 2021
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sensfan1960
Ottawa6 contributions
Jan 2023 • family
Service was good but the food wasn't hot and you weren't provided with the proper untensils for crab. Butter for crab was served in a foam cup and beer was served in a plastic glass. When asked for a second beer they used the same plastic cup.!! Wouldn't recommend to anyone!
Written January 31, 2023
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Debbie
Fort Myers Beach1 contribution
Feb 2022 • couples
We started at bar while waiting on table and were completely ignored. We are well dressed, well groomed people. There was no reason for this. My husband finally said, is there anyone who could get us a drink. He ordered whiskey sour and I ordered a draft. His drink did not resemble a whiskey sour in any shape form or fashion. So he sent it back and got a beer. When we got to our table, we ordered two glasses of ice water and received one. No utensils. We waited an hour for our entrees with no one checking on us or offering an explanation. My husband asked the lady who was at the register and saw us sitting there for an hour if they had to go and catch our food. About 10 minutes later she arrived with a few shrimp for my husband and said that “they” would be bringing out more. Never happened, never checked on him. My order, when finally received, was excellent. I shared my dinner with him since he didn’t get his entire order. The lady stated, well, I just don’t know what the problem is. I replied, well I do, it’s poor service on all fronts. We will never visit this establishment again!!!
Written February 12, 2022
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Tawn S
1 contribution
Jun 2024 • family
We are here on vacation from Michigan visiting family. We had a GREAT time!! The atmosphere was fun and the food was DELICIOUS!! Highly recommend to out of towners 👍👍 We had to get crab for our youngest boy because he loves it. Our middle boy, who is extremely picky, wanted to try some and surprisingly loved it!! Our family will for sure dine at the Great Catch next time we visit ❤️❤️❤️
Written June 26, 2024
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ExTiger1984
Green Cove Springs28 contributions
Feb 2023 • couples
SeAfood is the item you will find here. The first trip, we went twice, was a Sunday afternoon and there was a short wait. They offer daily specials and on Sunday it is AYCE catfish. The fresh was fresh and fried in a batter rather than southern cornmeal style. I eat a lot of catfish and this was a great preparation. The filets were nice and large and perfect for this style.
Went back the following Monday for special of AYCE shrimp. They were fresh, and you can tell the difference. The fries were okay, but the blackened were better. For a place not right on the water it’s with your time and money. Outside and inside dining are both available.
Written February 13, 2023
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Virginia P
2 contributions
Sep 2021 • none
So sorry, but in my and my families opinion, they serve the worst FRIED seafood food we have ever eaten. OMG, no flavor, no seasonings, very bland. Even Red Lobster and the Indian gas stations that prepare sea foods have better flavor. Since we went out for my husbands birthday, we thought we'd try someplace new. When I looked it up on line, I tried to tell my husband the photos make it look like an over priced whole in the wall, but he wanted to try The Great Catch anyway. He was not a happy camper and hated the food. The waitress Julie was excellent though. She is a wonderful waitress. It's the cook who needs to go back to cooking school. Regardless, we don't plan on eating there again.
Written September 16, 2021
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DayTriper20165
Potomac Falls135 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
Good food and great entertainment usually make the food taste excellent... On Dec 21, 2019, the country singer took the time to sing directly to Mom on her 99th Birthday. It was a real Nashville (TN) type experience and the wait staff were all very accommodating.
Written December 13, 2020
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Bigdaddy71100
Hernando377 contributions
Oct 2021 • couples
We stopped in for lunch while in the area based on the reviews and weren’t disappointed.
We were seated immediately and quickly greeted by Hannah our waitress. See did amazing job and answered any questions we had.
We ordered the blackened mahi mahi dinner and the blackened scallops dinner. Both were some of the best we have eaten anywhere. If these 2 meals are any indication of how wonderful the rest of the food is you definitely will be pleased. If in the area again we will definitely be back. Our bill was $43 which included adding a salad to each meal. Well worth every penny!!!! Once again ask for Hannah!! She will take wonderful care of you.
Written October 16, 2021
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lxs255
59 contributions
Feb 2022 • friends
Worst service ever. No bartender for over half an hour. Two friends got their fish and chips before my soup arrived. It came with a teaspoon instead of a soup spoon. It was French Onion soup so hard to eat with the little spoon but easier on account of not actually having much cheese or any onions LOL. We have been here probably 10 times but we won't go back. If you can't get staff you should pay better or close.
Written February 17, 2022
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Tommy O
Florida48 contributions
Jul 2023 • couples
We had the two fresh lobster dinner and it was excellent as always. We get to the great catch a few times per month. Cold beer excellent service and George has done some very nice renovations to the outside patio area. Always has great entertainment on the patio. The only draw back is when the snowbirds return lol line ups for a table so that comment is selfish lol everyone know how good the food is enjoy you won’t be disappointed
Written July 27, 2023
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