Norton's Riverside Sports Bar and Grill in Crystal River - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

In my opinion, they have the best shrimp around! As for the other food, we haven't had a bad meal from this place! This is our go to bar & grill!

One of my favorite spots for wings. Dog friendly outside.

Met with friends for drinks and had a blast.

First reuben grouper I've tried and it was delicious!! Great live music on weekends.

Stopped in yesterday for a drink and snack. Best buffalo shrimp I have ever had! Mason our server was also amazing! I will be back!

Food is amazing and the staff are the best!!!

I wrote this place a bad review before and they not only didn't try to correct it , they banned me because I didn't like the way I was treated. I just came back for the 1st time in two years and ordered a water and they turned me away instead of showing me they're better than that now. Very unfortunate that I'm a public figure and very influential person as they are aware of yet they'd rather be immature and unprofessional. Sorry that everyone doesn't write you the best reviews but that's no reason to disrespect them. The bartender was kind but the owner doesn't understand business ethics. So I want to go ahead and leave this 1 star review for MY PERSONAL experience. Although someone else's may be different.

Unreal watching someone who hasn't said a word get kicked out before even having a single bite to eat or a drink until the owner took out a personal vendetta. It's a prejudice situation and that loses all respect in my eyes, I will not be returning to this place and have spoken to others who are also disappointed about this and will not be coming back ever.

I am here currently, and my drinks have been small, and my food isn't the great to say the least. I just watched them turn away someone who I consider a hero that has helped many lives and many people and I was shaking his hand to take me and him a picture. They refused to sell him anything or even give him a cup of water. He politely left, but I will never return to this place and I will never recommend this place.

Good drinks, good food, great prices, friendly staff. One of the best patty melts I've ever had! Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the outdoor seating area. Live bands on occasion. It's a frequent for us.

Place is really nice. Need to bring in Randy Ray more often, he is really a good entertainer.

Whatever you do, make sure you ask for Megan as your server! Great drinks, chill vibes, good food and Megan had us laughing our entire visit. Can’t wait to come back and hang out again.

Order from here every other day they messed up my order and all I asked for was a 5$ refund on a 13$ order and they couldn’t accommodate. Will not be taking my business back. This is not the first time either. The lady who anserwed the phone was very nice but not her fault her manager does not provide good customer service for a frequent customer.

The place is a great place for hanging with friends or casual family time. The huge pretzel, suggested by Jordyn, was a great great starter. It came out hot and the presentation was one of a kind. Chicken wings were awesome.

Quick lunch and a beer on Saturday afternoon.

This would have been a fun place bc we can take our little yorkie but the gnats were so bad they were all in our hair, skin & our clothes. We even had to move tables. They were all over it as well. The waiter was really nice & he understood us wanting to move. My other disappointment was the temperature of the food except the chicken wings. My dad & I had the French dip sandwish & fries. They were so cold it seemed they had been sitting a while & the fries were so soggy. But the chicken wings were great & hot. If I come back again I'll just get the wings. I hope the problem with the gnats aren't an every day issue. If it is we won't be back unfortunately unless it's takeout. Like I said, the wings were great.

This place kept hassling us about drinks due to our daughter in law who was 20 and us as parents allowing her to taste our drinks....we ordered food it was tasteless and old the grease need to be changed in the frier we were so irritated with the harassment and sub Par food we finished our drinks and left. We will never be back they also interviewed a family member for a job that didnt exist, whats that about???? Not my money nor business ever again.

Great vibes and great food! We came over after paddle boarding Crystal river and it was within walking distance. Great location!

Pleasant evening with live music. Positive wait staff, service was good considering it was a Saturday evening. This seems like a very friendly atmosphere. We enjoyed sitting on the large deck with the band outside. It seems like this tiny little town knows how to have fun, it is rather magical!!

This place was great! We went on a Thursday for dinner after swimming with Manatees with Hunter Springs Kayak. We got gator bites, fish and chips, grouper bites and a cheeseburger. The gater and grouper was wonderful! The sauce for the gater was different but paired pretty well. My 10 year old didn't care for the burger. He said it has a funny taste and shared my fish and chips. The fish was a bit mushy in the fish and chips. The music was great Ms snow did a great job and was entertaining! Thanks for the great dinner.

MEGAN is the best!!! She sure knows how to make us feel welcomed every time.

The grouper sandwich was delicious. Alexandra gave us a wonderful service and attention.

Always good food and great service. Chicken wigs are great! Nice atmosphere with great live music.

Great club sandwich and tater tots. You just can't go wrong. Good ND tasty.

Very nice sports bar & grill with live music (from Thursday to Sunday) and delicious wings. The bar is frequented by many locals and is worth a visit. It was quite full when we visited, but drinks and food came quickly after we ordered. Highly recommended are the chicken wings (also hot if you wish 😅) and the burgers

We had a party of 12 people and when we walked in, they setted us right away and made us feel right at home. We were informed that they were short staffed, so to bear along with them. You never would have known. They were short staffev because they were on us really good. Other than the fact it was bar food, I would definitely go back.

Service is always great 👍 food is delicious

Absolutely! Love Norton's! Service is great. The people are great. The food is great. Atmosphere is great! Sometimes the transients running around are idiots. Other than that, you'll enjoy yourself!

I highly recommend this place. The food was great and the price was good.

Cute Lil bar and grill. Food was pretty good. Service was excellent. Live entertainment. We had a great time

Great mom and pop place near the river!

Locals and Tourists alike love Norton's! Sports bar with an outdoor Tiki vibe too!

Went for a few drinks but didn't order any food. Great atmosphere and the prices of food did look reasonable.

Good food, and plenty of it. Nice atmosphere with both inside and outside dining. There is an outside bar that we plan to come back to and enjoy. Prices are very reasonable and drinks were 2 for 1. Can't beat that! Update: came back and Matt at the tiki bar was a great bartender and nice to chat with.

Wonderful little sports bar with great food

Fun place, service was good, bartender was super friendly. Food was good for bar food. Will go back next vacation!

Excellent prices, never had a bad meal and great service on the deck with Sheri and Matt. Steak night $14 best value in town

Other patrons were served food before us despite arriving to their table AFTER we ordered food. Grouper rueben served with coleslaw on it instead of saurkraut. I should have been told to expect the opposite of a rueben for $16. Very disappointed. Burger was basic, like a frozen patty. Not a fresh burger at all... $15. Waitress was not very attentive. Refill of tea was not correct, but why bother to tell her. We think she forgot to put in the food order then blamed the kitchen staff for the delay. We been here before and never had an issue.

Best BLT sandwich I’ve ever had. You gotta try one.

We called here on Friday 3rd May after Fun 2 dive swim with manatees experience who recommended. Fantastic bar. Great prices. Very friendly staff. Great tasting Fresh food. Only wish we could of stayed longer.

Live music, cold beer, and good food. Excellent service too!

We've been to Norton's a few time and we love coming here! There is outside seating and inside seating. Dogs are welcomed (for outside seating) as long as they are friendly and mind their manners! :) Food is always good and served hot! Staff are very welcoming & friendly and extremely quick with service. Pictured below is the Bavarian Pretzel, Loaded Nachos, and a Roast Beef Club sandwich!

My boyfriend and I LOVED this place! Our waiter was awesome I think his name was Justin. We went there for a night outing on a Saturday and the atmosphere was fun, loud, but respectful. There was a band that was so fun and the food was phenomenal as well.

Legendary place! Great food, service and ambience. Took my kids and wife here while visiting the area. Was so much fun and so cool with live music!

Best wings I’ve had in many years. They know how to do wings the right way. Staff was very friendly and atmosphere was great. Live music a huge plus. I would have gone here the entire time we were in Crystal River if my wife had let me :-)

A great place to drink and eat. Had the fish and chips and a bowl of clam chowder. It was sooooo good!!!❤clam chowder.

Matt at the outdoor bar is amazing. He is such a hard worker and a great people person! He has waited on us twice and we appreciated him!! Good food for a decent price! What a concept!

Nice bar and grill that has great food with plenty of outside seating. The patio is also dog friendly. I had a club and my wife had the chicken sandwich. Both were very good. The fries were lightly seasoned and good too. Atmosphere was nice with some music playing in the background. Definitely would go back again.

Love this place!!! Great food, atmosphere and cool place to go and relax!!

Very nice place to eat, drink beers and take good time. Special thanks to Megan, the best and coolest barmaid in Florida!

Best wings in west citrus. Totally get the Carolina style you won't be disappointed. They also make their own blue cheese best I have ever had.

Great food, great service(thank you Meagan!! You rock!!)great atmosphere!!! Definitely will be going back!

Sherry was one of the best we ever had party of 9 ..nothing missed or bad she was on point ….just gave us a new place to enjoy all HER!!!

Great food and atmosphere definitely recommend

We have been here before and the food is always really great. We had the patty melt and onion rings. Best patty melt I have ever had. The onion rings were big and the remoulade sauce was so good.

Food was excellent service was great

When they say best wings around they are not lying. You must try the Carolina sauce an absolute favorite. They also make their own blue cheese and it is the best O ha e ever had.

SAT, 3/16/24 4PM: TWO CHANCES TO SERVE A GOOD BATCH OF WINGS AND BOTH ATTEMPTS WERE EPIC FALURES. OVERCOOKED AND NOT THE WAY I ORDERED THEM. INCOMPITENT COOK !!

Remember, it's a bar. Good experience.

Great peel and eat shrimp!! Grouper bites are the best !!

definitely one of our fav places. we've never had a bad meal and love the servers here. wings, burgers, the soft pretzel OMG ...Mac n cheese bites sooooo good . hubby loves the fish n chips & thank God they air sports on their MANY TV'S & not have the juke box on blasting cause after all it IS a sports bar .

This is a good place to go if you have a dog. The outdoor seating is expansive and the tables are far away from each other to not cause problems between dogs. Now…on to the food. My wife order nachos. Incredible! Very tasty ingredients. But the chips were not slathered with cheese…like most places. Instead, they were just in the rest of the food. Not a big deal…just different. I had a melted cheese sandwich which, I’m sure, would’ve been nice, but I got to eating their fries that the sandwich got cold. So, their fries are fabulous! Crispy on the outside and nice on the inside. Service was good. We would recommend it.

Delicious. Nice place to sit on deck

We always love coming here, never a bad time.

Food was excellent 👌 our waitress was friendly and attentive. When a neighboring restaurant was backed up in their kitchen we had to go to plan B and Norton's did not disappoint.

Love the staff and atmosphere! Always a blast and I will definitely be back! 🥰

onion rings were way overcooked. My sister in laws were actually burned dark brown. My Philly steak sandwich had less beef than normal not alot of peppers or mushroom but it was good otherwise The wings were good . The presidential burger (special of day) was really really over cooked. The chicken Philly wrap was good Nothing was outstanding. I'm getting so tired of mediocre meals & higher prices

Bartender at the inside bar was extremely rude. Told the six of us we weren't allowed to stand at the bar. I have never heard of such a rule.

I previously said Nortons had Oysters that were large and delicious. It was not Nortons it was Boil Yard that had the oysters. But Nortons food is very good. Sorry.

One of my favorite local joints. Food is always good. Great value and awesome servers. Great outdoor seating venue with live music.

I was not happy with the food or the service. I returned the first item that I ordered bc the flavor was not good. The second item I ordered was just as bad (hot dogs). I was charged for both until I asked the unfriendly waitress about it. Then I was charged an upcharge of $1 for onions. But, that's fine. I just know not to come back here. BTW my children weren't impressed with their food either

Always great food and service. The pretzel is so good! Nicole is a fantastic bartender : )

Excellent food, service and deck. Everything coming off the frier was done to perfection. Buffalo shrimp are a must try for sure. Overall excellent experience.

Great little spot! Food was good and waiter played along with everything!

Were here for Manatee Fest, found Norton's from the reviews. Our server was awesome! She remembered my dirty martini/ yuengling order! Food was amazing! Drinks are really good and priced right! Definitely recommend!

This place has slowly been gaining a reputation as a bestion of food innovation. And I don't doubt that for a bit. I have been dining in some of San Francisco's best-kept secrets for many years now, and I must say it's quite as expertence. This so-called food revolution happening in the Bay Area has seen many of the country's best new restaurants sprouting like mushrooms in this lush valley. And for those of you searching for a culinary experience like no other, look to further than Lune Nestled amid the lofts and showrooms that pepper the city's trendy SoMa district, Lune is the brainchild of Chefs Marcel Petain and James Pham childhood friends who grew up on the Fretch-Vietnamese fusion cuisine they're bringing to the bay. The restaurant is located in a rather unassuming converted warehouse that's quite easy to mes However, the interior will resindvisitors of minimalist, Cast Away-esque tropical paradise. The decor allows the simplistic beauty of the food to really shine though beauty isn't the only thing bringing folks to Lune. The restaurant buzzed with excited energy and was comfortably full with seemingly satisfied patrons. We started with Lune's nous deconstructed bath which is essentially salad of pickled vegetables, spicy mayo, french baguette croutons (which they make themselves), and truly remarkable, perfectly cooked pork served on ladlespoons. My wife and I shared one order, which consisted of six full spoons of banh mi goodness. We certainly could have shared a second order, though that is more reflection on the otherworldly teste than the portion size. For the main course, I decided to go with Lune's nervit spring rolls filled with roast duck and exquisitely tart green mango. The favor of the green mango balanced the richness of the sinfully tender duck very well. My wife ordered goi cuon which consisted of marinated pork, grilled bacon, ripe mango, and greens wrapped in a rice paper roll. The dish was executed perfectly. and the bright colors of the ingredients peeking through the thin rice paper made it a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach. I did find it too sweet for my liking, but I know a lot of people who would be willing to pay top dollar for a dish like that. The servings were big and bit ptoey. but it was well worth it There were a few dessert, but we went with an original Chef Pham creation called Pham Fatale a pandan and dark chocolate lava cake made even richer with the addition of coconut milk. Pandan is a type of leat used to flavor many sweets, and has flavor that will be unfamiliar to most of Lune's patrons. It's a tle grassy and alle nutty, with hints of vanilla and a bit of that coveted uma flavor. Paired with bittersweet dark chocolate and rich coconut milk, the cake simply divine. Though I would love to be selfish and keep use all to myself, the work of Chefs Petain and Pham is too good to stay hidden for long. There's no doubt table Lune quickly become

Right downtown. Fun atmosphere, friendly people, delicious food, excellent service. Grouper sandwiches were scrumptious, great fries.

Quality of food and margaritas no longer seem to exist.

I never leave reviews, but if you go here do NOT GET THE BUFFALO WRAP. It is very soggy and is super messy. The chicken is all fried and no chicken. Waitress was not attentive after we got our food was too focused on fixing the TV. We left immediately

A very clean environment. Friendly staff and plenty of dining space both inside and outside. A Huge bar ! The food was good.

Great place to eat and / or to have a quick beer at the bar. The grilled cheese is divine. So is everything else on the menu. They have a great outdoor dining option as well.

This place rocks at night. It brings in a lot of people. The food is great, and the outside deck is very nice. Always a band playing weekends. This is a favorite spot of mine, they do it rite.

Outdoor seating available as well as indoor. Heaters on open porch when needed.

Best wings in Crystal River. Lots of TVs. Good drinks. 👍

Good mix of locals and tourists. Good drinks and food. Will be back! The place even smells good, for a bar.

Normally Awesome Here..... Tonight weird, all tvs on screen savers, waste of electricity!!!! Taking forever to get a drink, unless, your special...... U no.... I've always loved this bar, but not tonight. And I TIP WELL!! Be happy when I get closer to home, by HYJNX. ALLWAYS GREAT THERE!... SORRY ABOUT RATE .... I DIDNT MAKE IT THIS WAY....... SUMIN TO THINK ABOUT..

Love it here! Fun every time we go.

Really good food for a good price. After 6p it seems to become a cigarette smoke and 70’s rock vibe which is still fun just caught us a little off guard when we stopped in for the early bird dinner special! Staff was very friendly and we both loved our meals

Great good and service. Fun place.

I need to come back to make a correction. My last review was 1 star, but since then, they have really upped their game and the quality! I send everyone here. Our favorite spot again!

Stopped by for lunch, you have to place your order inside then a gentleman brings it out hollering your name, checks your ticket number with his slip, and plops your food down in front of you. Crab claws are well worth the trip, very tasty.

Nice place to eat and relax. Been here a few times. No issues. Service was great as was the food and beer.

Always a lot of energy in the restaurant. Football games or live music is the current menu! Food is bar style items done very well.

Been there twice now and enjoyed everything about it. Best sandwiches I've had around here and great atmosphere

Very nice atmosphere and the staff was exceptional great service and great prices. I'd give them a 10 if there were more stars.

Inside and outside sitting area has a pool table. Order the chicken nacho big enough for 2 people and the pretzels bites.

Didn't have food, just drinks. Went back later in the day for food but they didn't have an tables available and we weren't up to waiting. Will go another day for food because everything looked so good.

They were very busy but the bartender made sure that I knew he knew I was there and he got my order out to be as quickly as possible. He even insisted on bringing it out to my car because the container was very hot. Their wings are awesome!

First time for me personally. My sister and her beau love Norton's. Enjoyed an evening here with my family Friday night. It's definitely a popular venue. Sat outside. Live band, "Echo Sixx," was fun, high energy, great music selection, and damn good singers! Folks were dancing and singing along. Everyone seemed to really be enjoying themselves. We were front and center and moved our table over as much as we could to give those dancing more room in front of the band. Our server, MEGAN, was freaking awesome! I don't know how many patrons she had in addition to us, but she checked on us often and was pretty much always somewhere close by. I can't say enough about her; great personality; attentive; high energy; great sense of humor; friendly; completely took care of us! Thank you, Megan!! Stellar service! You absolutely made my first visit an awesome one! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Food: I ordered clam chowder, which was delicious! I only got a cup and then wished I'd ordered a bowl. I also chose the nachos with chicken. The plate was HUGE! Nachos were good, but if I get them again, I'll request 'no beef', just chicken. Disclaimer - **taste is subjective** >> for me, I didn't like the seasoned beef, but you might. We sampled each others food; wings, mozzarella sticks, and fries were all quite yummy. Drinks: I had x2 Tequila Sunrises and x2 Screwdrivers; I enjoyed them very much. Good balance of alcohol to juice. We had a DD as my sister and I were definitely there for the libations. The bartender did not disappoint. 😁 Overall, it was an excellent experience! Will definitely be back!! Thank you again to Megan! Norton's: keep her happy! She's an asset! 🍔🥂 🎵🎶 🎤 🎶🎵 🥂🍔

Love going to this place and the staff is friendly, but sometimes the service is slow. We like to sit outside, and a couple of times we have gone to the bar inside to order our drinks. I'm not sure if the bartender takes longer to make drinks on server tickets or if it's the timing of the server, but there is a definite difference.