Fat Willie's Fish Camp

Willie's Seafood was excellent! The shrimp fried or blackened was fantastic and the catfish was amazing. It was so good that even my 7 year old decided he wanted the catfish over his shrimp. Service was excellent as well. Also I recommend trying the Cajun hush puppies, I personally find they are better then the original ones.

Stopped in after Sunday services, I 'd been here a few times but it 's been 10 years or so. I remembered the food was good from years ago. It 's tucked away with a small parking lot. As you enter it has a very old time Florida feel, the decor is vintage and feels good. Like an old river side fish shack, but nice. Wood floors, sunken dining room, mounted fish adorn the walls, along with cigar boxes and old photographs of locals and local historical significance. We were sat promptly and service was fast and friendly. The hostess mentioned they had just freshened up and remodeled a bit. Drinks came first and shortly after coleslaw. The slaw, couldn 't tell if it was from a bag or made from fresh, the pieces of slaw were very very small almost puréed, which for my taste was a little off putting initially. If I had the choice I wouldn 't get it again, I prefer larger shredded pieces and a tangy, slightly sweet more vinegar based slaw. Don 't mind me though, I 'm picky when it comes to slaw. My wife said it 's ok , not our favorite, the kids didn 't touch it. We all got, catfish, grouper and gator baskets. They came with hush puppies and fries. The grouper was perfectly fried, seasoned well and tasted from fresh not frozen. It was delicious! The hush puppies are perfectly crunchy outside, soft and slightly sweet inside and dipped in tartar....... So good. The catfish had a different breading, again perfectly fried and seasoned perfectly! The gator was delicious it 's like a gamey chicken, crispy breading not to heavy just right and tender white meat morsels. Service was great! Food was delicious, with exception of slaw. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for a tasty seafood. I would say this place is in my top 3 in the south east for fried fish baskets.

Coming on a Friday at 7p, most of the crowds were leaving. Amanda greeted us on entry n gave us the 50 year history of Willie's while helping us navigate the menu. So enjoy finding hidden gems. Willie's is a delight n fills the need for exceptional seafood. Judy had grilled scallops while I had fried oysters. Both 5 star. The hush puppies were perfect. Not so with the too sweet southern slaw, or the so so FF. Had to order Ellen's famous onion rings. Ellen (Amanda's daughter our waitress) delivered- nicely tangy n sweet white onions crispy n not too greasy. Excellent conclusion to our dinner.

I called the other day, they no longer sell Tilapia, but said they only sell cod, I asked why and was told to keep their cost down. I'm so disappointed.

My husband was craving seafood and Bonefish wasn't accepting DoorDash orders. We had never heard of Willies but didn't want fried seafood. We took a chance and were really amazed. Our fish was nice and light, coleslaw really delicious as well as the hush puppies. The fries from a French fry aficionado were really nice. We will be back.