Happy Snapper Seafood Restaurant

After reading a couple of the reviews here and on yelp, I have to say that we really enjoyed our dinner and the waiter was so attentive and so polite. It is a small little restaurant but definitely worth the stop. We are from Arizona and if we lived here we would definitely be back. Just shows that you can’t listen to the minority. We have a small business in Arizona and as a small business people don’t realize what their bad review does. I had the fish and chips and my husband had the seafood fettuccini. They were both delicious!!!!!

We took a wrong turn and went a few miles looking to grab some lunch we ended up here. I walked in and no one was in the restaurant. We were instantly greeted. The service was amazing and the food was the best I’ve ever had. Definitely my new lunch spot when we drive up every week! Definitely Don’t miss out on this hidden gem.

Worth the 45 min drive, yup we drove 45 mins for the fried snapper. We recently visited Mexico and had fried whole snapper and anytime we get this dish outside of the states it always hits, but back home it's never the same. FINALLY we found a spot! Happy Snapper Seafood HITS, from the small family owned feel to the fresh seafood to the service. Definitely find the time and GET THE SNAPPER!

I came here after work to pickup some lunch with my friend and was shocked to see that we found ourselves a new hidden gem. We ordered ourselves two delicious crab cake sandwiches to-go but then we wanted to dine in because of pleasant calmness inside when usually at other restaurants we are bombarded with a swarming unpleasant busy when going out for lunch. Super underrated lunch spot. Coupled with the food being fresh, crisp and savory we were enjoying it straight away and the customer service from the servers were very attentive caring and not to mention friendly you guys earned yourselves some new regulars we will be back!!!

Jose was awesome, friendly, and gave excellent suggestions. The blackened grouper was so fresh I couldn’t believe it’s quality and flavor. Amazing! No overpowering flavors, but just right. The grouper came with white rice and broccoli. Bathe white rice and brócoli were cooked perfectly. Fluffy rice, light natural flavor, and the broccoli was steamed just right, with a little bite to it. They weren’t seasoned much, but it honestly highlighted the grouper flavors and made for an all together healthy dish you absolutely would order again and feel healthy after eating. I was loving everything so much, that as I write this I ordered a shrimp quesadilla- one of Jose’s suggestions. Can’t wait for it to come out! (Update, it just came out and I cant tell you enough how perfect it was. The shrimp was so delicate and the cheese was rich and creamy. They serve it with peppers inside and something acidic to give it a pop and boy was it outstanding. Atmosphere, painting and decorating: the place is simple, lit mostly by the window light. It does need updated lighting. The can lights are a bit small and too dim even at midday it seems a little dark. The seating is a bit plain, they could use something a little more rustic looking that reminds tu of docks or something. But I didn’t want the score to be affected too much because atmosphere aside you need to visit asap.

So, so good. I had the hole fish snapper steamed and blackened with broccoli and dill yuca. A ton of food for just me, no small serving sizes here. All delicious, and the dill yuca was something new , different and tasty! A nice family run business, very hospitable folks. I overheard the couple next to me raving about the chowder too. Only sad part is I live nowhere near here, but if ever back in Orlando I'll visit again