The Blue Gator Tiki Bar & Restaurant
Overview
The Blue Gator offers great food, ice cold beer, and a relaxing tiki bar atmosphere. Enjoy awesome grouper sandwiches and baskets, tasty burgers, phillies, chicken sandwiches, steamed & fried shrimp, scallops, oysters and lots of appetizers.
This beach-themed bar and restaurant on the Withlacoochee River in Dunnellon is pup friendly to leashed dogs and offers over a dozen outdoor dining tables.
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Outdoor Dining in Ocala/Marion County
People enjoy dining outdoors around the world, but Florida’s wonderful weather lets you do it year-round.
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Your Dog-Friendly Guide to Ocala/Marion County
Beautiful weather year-round and an endless outdoor playground, Ocala/Marion County offers open arms to your canine friends.
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Things to Do on a Rainy Day
While Florida is called the Sunshine State, the weather can be unpredictable. But afternoon showers is a rite of passage…
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How to Eat and Drink Well in Ocala/Marion County
A guide to some of our favorite restaurants and bars in Marion County Florida.