We visited Ormond beach/Daytona and had Riptides recommended to us and they were on point! The best crab legs ever!! We even tried a few other places and came back a secret nd time on our last night there. Erin was the perfect picture of a server the second time and Carlin was also the best!!
Kayla Horner
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June 25, 2026
The bartender tom is amazing! Engagement with out kids and very personable which i appreciate especially while traveling! The food is never a miss.. always a hit! This place has become our yearly tradition on vacation!! I highly recommend lunch time.. theyre very popular and busy for dinner but I understand why.
Breezy B
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July 09, 2026
Came to the restaurant at 8:15. They close at 10:00. We had plenty of time to eat. The waiters were arguing with the hostess about who’s section to sit us in. The guy who would be our server expressed great displeasure in having to serve us. Not a great look or feeling as a customer coming in and hearing your waiter fusing about having to do his actual job.Anyway, husband got buffalo oysters and the beach break plate. It was blackened grouper, stuffed crab and onion rings. daughter got crab legs and potato pin wheels. Son got raw oysters. I got clam chowder. All was pretty good. This restaurant way was better priced than any other one we have been to. The 1lb crab legs plate was $35.99 I believe and at aunt catfish it was $59.99 for a 1lb crab plate. We enjoyed our dinner. The clam chowder personally wasn’t my favorite but it was still pretty good.
Tammy Bayer
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February 02, 2026
Hushpuppies appetizer was huge, 10 pieces. The jalapeño aioli was delicious. Drinks were delicious.I had the Ponce Inlet Chicken sandwich, which was good. Sweet potato fries were mostly tasteless.Coconut cay mahi- a large portion of mahi with one dimensional flavor. Plantains were an interesting side dish.Overall, servings were large and we left very full. Two drinks, two entrees, one appetizer = $86+. They do add a service charge for using credit cards.Our server was friendly. Could have been slightly more attentive (by the time he checked on us with our food it was mostly gone) but the table next to us was giving him a difficult time.Wasn’t super clear where the front door was. The front porch has dining seating but it was all put away/stacked due to being off season.I appreciated that the music was kept to a decent level and I could near the conversation at my table.
Christin Harris
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April 14, 2026
The food at Riptides is always good! So fresh, big portions, tasty food, and attention grabbers. My mind is bigger than my appetite and I always have a full box of food to take home. This past week I went and the service wasn’t the best, I had to remind my waitress 3 times for my Pina colada and sauces, that I told her to just forget about it all together.
We visited Ormond beach/Daytona and had Riptides recommended to us and they were on point! The best crab legs ever!! We even tried a few other places and came back a secret nd time on our last night there. Erin was the perfect picture of a server the second time and Carlin was also the best!!
The bartender tom is amazing! Engagement with out kids and very personable which i appreciate especially while traveling! The food is never a miss.. always a hit! This place has become our yearly tradition on vacation!! I highly recommend lunch time.. theyre very popular and busy for dinner but I understand why.
Came to the restaurant at 8:15. They close at 10:00. We had plenty of time to eat. The waiters were arguing with the hostess about who’s section to sit us in. The guy who would be our server expressed great displeasure in having to serve us. Not a great look or feeling as a customer coming in and hearing your waiter fusing about having to do his actual job.Anyway, husband got buffalo oysters and the beach break plate. It was blackened grouper, stuffed crab and onion rings. daughter got crab legs and potato pin wheels. Son got raw oysters. I got clam chowder. All was pretty good. This restaurant way was better priced than any other one we have been to. The 1lb crab legs plate was $35.99 I believe and at aunt catfish it was $59.99 for a 1lb crab plate. We enjoyed our dinner. The clam chowder personally wasn’t my favorite but it was still pretty good.
Hushpuppies appetizer was huge, 10 pieces. The jalapeño aioli was delicious. Drinks were delicious.I had the Ponce Inlet Chicken sandwich, which was good. Sweet potato fries were mostly tasteless.Coconut cay mahi- a large portion of mahi with one dimensional flavor. Plantains were an interesting side dish.Overall, servings were large and we left very full. Two drinks, two entrees, one appetizer = $86+. They do add a service charge for using credit cards.Our server was friendly. Could have been slightly more attentive (by the time he checked on us with our food it was mostly gone) but the table next to us was giving him a difficult time.Wasn’t super clear where the front door was. The front porch has dining seating but it was all put away/stacked due to being off season.I appreciated that the music was kept to a decent level and I could near the conversation at my table.
The food at Riptides is always good! So fresh, big portions, tasty food, and attention grabbers. My mind is bigger than my appetite and I always have a full box of food to take home. This past week I went and the service wasn’t the best, I had to remind my waitress 3 times for my Pina colada and sauces, that I told her to just forget about it all together.