Our Deck Down Under

We always go here when we are in Daytona. The food is always fresh and hot. Service is fast. Servers are super nice.
This was our first time being there in January so unfortunately the open air atmosphere wasn't open air because of the wind which was fine with us.
We were offered seating on the outside deck if we wanted. This restaurant is an experience. A must if visiting the area.

My friends and I spent a week in Daytona Beach Shores and they wanted to take me to one of their favorite places. I am so glad they did. Upon arriving at the restaurant, you grab a menu and then when you are ready to order go to a part of the bar where they take your order. You then find a seat and they bring everything to you. While you eat, they are constantly walking around to make sure you have plenty to drink. A bit after 5 or so, they switched to having a hostess seat you.

The restaurant is very nice and clean. There are a lot of fun things on the walls to look at and it is situated right under a bridge on the waterway that makes for gorgeous views.

I ordered a pound of peel and eat shrimp, fries, hushpuppies and some raw oysters. They were amazing. All was cooked perfectly and had plenty of flavor. Everyone in my group was very happy with their meals.

I truly loved my visit and look forward to next year.

Our Deck Down Under (ODDU) remains the "go to" seafood restaurant in Port Orange. Our favorites include the lightly breaded, cooked to perfection fried fish sandwich, blackened Mahi-Mahi sandwich and delicious golden brown hush puppies. There is never an issue except for the many patrons waiting their turn to place an order or finding an outside table on the deck on the water. Before moving to Florida many years ago we discovered this gem hidden under the Dunlawton Avenue (Halifax River) bridge on beach side. The staff stays faithful to customer service making just another reason to dine here. Thank you ODDU for keeping the promise of extraordinary food and friendly service!

The place looks terrific. On the water and it appears it has been updated. The food is another story. Scallops had very little taste and a small salad. The shrimp was squeezed to make it look larger and the shrimp sauce needed a lot of help. This was our first time back in a lot of years. Now I know why!!!!

We come here for the ambiance and the food and the combination can be a beautiful thing. This trip was no different. We both ordered good old fashioned grilled cheese sandwiches, adding tomato to them, along with fries and pups, and onion rings and pups. Unfortunately they gave us both fries. But it's ok, I like their fries too so no big deal.

Food came out fast and the scenery is relaxing on the water. We love this place.

I lived in Daytona before and I come 2x a year and I have never seen or heard of this place. It's def a hidden gem. Great service by Jessie. Amazing food and atmosphere. I will def come back here and omg the conch fritters were to die for!!!! Yummmm

It's great to be back here to this marvelous little gem in da rough. We got seats at the end of the bar (yay, us!) and the Queen Bee asked if we could start w. smoked fish dip. Why, yes! It's chopped Mahi Mahi with the most kick ass smoky flavor that I shall even forgive the accompanying stale saltines. I'd even put this spread on a damn shoe and eat it; it's that GD good!

They were doing shift change when we got there so eventually Ms. Liz became our barkeep. The girl who she took over from was nice as well. Liz took care of us like a champ too. For entrees, shrimp & grits 4 Da Queen Bee; crab cake dinner with wild rice for me. Each came along with 2 hush puppies also.

Crab cakes were just as good as I remember 'em. They come grilled and they're not jammed with a ton of filler or oddball flavoring. Her grits had jalapeño and cheddar, making 'em nom noms even for a grits hater such as myself. Shrimp were grilled just right too, she told me.

Country music and some classic rock playing overhead with a breeze from Da Muggy, uh: Mighty Halifax. Not a bad way to start our week of vacay. I'm sure we shall be back.

Nice place...got a table right on the water. Staff was super friendly and helpful (as we were under a time crunch). My tuna was a bit dry but everyone else enjoyed their food. In their defense, i like my tuna almost raw (in the middle) so most restaurants won't serve it that way. A tasty sauce would have helped (I don't like tartar sauce). I would definitely go back but just get something else to eat.

Food and service are the best! Liz, Kathy, and the rest of the team are so good!!
Food is fresh, hot, and delicious.
The staff is attentive, take the time to get to know you and be sure you are having a good time.
This is one of the hardest working crews you will ever visit, makes you keep coming back to support their efforts. While in town, we went two nights in a row and the menu afforded completely different visits!

Great place for seafood. While visiting family, it was suggested to go to Down Under for seafood. Hearing that it was waterfront dinging we were all in.

We went on a Sunday for an early dinner around 3pm. We stood in line to give our order at the counter then went to find a table. It wasn't too busy and we got one outside on the patio.
The waitstaff brought our drinks and food when it was ready. By the time we left they were taking names on a wait-list and the people would be seated and ordered with a waitress at the table. The process seemed to work well.

Here is what we ordered:
I got the Special Wrap with fries and pups. The wrap was shrimp and crab cake with a parmesan mayo and lettuce. The shrimp were surprisingly very large. It was a great sandwich,,,!
My husband got the platter. It comes fried only and has shrimp, fish, clams, scallops, and a deviled crab. He ordered it with slaw and pups. It was a lot of food!
My daughter got the shrimp and fish platter. Again this comes fried only with fries and pups. Again a good portion and nice size butterflied shrimp.

The hush puppies were very good. Not dry. Oh and I almost forgot!! We started with an order of conch fritters. They were some of the best. Not overseasoned, moist, with nice chunks of conch.

You gotta check this place out!