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The Menu
"by Chef Mark Carey"
Appetizers & Snacks
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Bacon Wrapped Blackened Scallops
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Lightly blackened with our own custom blackening. |
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$9.00 |
Southern Fried Oysters
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A dozen prime oysters deep fried in our beer batter. With cocktail or tarter sauce.
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$9.00 |
Buffalo Fried Shrimp
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Beer battered shrimp fried and tossed in Buffalo sauce. Blue cheese too!
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$9.00 |
The Emperor's Shrimp
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A Backwater's special creation with shrimp fried and served in a crispy shell with a soy cream sauce. Plenty for two.
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$9.00 |
Fried Calamari
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A plate full of this treasure of the sea. Served with a marinara sauce.
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$8.00 |
Hot Crab Dip
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Baked mixture of 3 cheeses and crab meat served with Crisp croutons. From a Costa Rican fishing trip.
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$8.00 |
Backwaters Sesame Wings
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Ten wings in an Oriental sesame sauce with Blue Cheese. |
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$7.00 |
Fried Macaroni & Cheese
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Served with Chipotle Dipping sauce. |
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$7.00 |
New Sand Key Style Crab Cake
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Our own special recipe loaded with crab! |
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$9.00 |
Prime Oysters on the Half Shell
½ dozen - $5 dozen - $9
Fresh Primes! Steamed on request.
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Shrimp Cocktail
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A Steak & Seafood House must have cold shrimp! |
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$8.00 |
Steamed Mussels or Clams
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A pound of cold water mussels with parsley garlic butter or a dozen clams. Garlic bread with both.
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$9.00 |
Rare Seared Tuna Stix
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Marinated squares of Sushi grade Tuna seared rare with Wasabi cream. |
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$8.00 |
Lobster Egg Rolls
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Hand made daily. Served with Jalapeno/Mango Sweet & Sour Sauce. |
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$8.00 |
Jumbo Shrimp Peel & Eat
6 - $6 12 - $12
Ice cold, boiled in Bay seasonings to peel & eat . |
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Celery, Carrots, Cucumbers
For dipping in Ranch and Blue Cheese dressings.
Plenty for two. |
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$6.00 |
Salads
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Calamari Dinner Salads
Sauteed Calamari on a Caesar Salad $9.00
Fried Calamari on a House or Caesar Salad $9.00 |
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Florida Sunshine Dinner Salad
Strawberries, spinach leaves, tomatoes, red onions, oranges, and seasonal fruits and vegetables with fresh tuna salad and blueberry bread. |
$9.00
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Blackened Seafood Caesar
Shrimp and Scallops lightly blackened and
served on our made to order Caesar. |
$13.00
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Oriental Chargrilled Chicken Salad
Delicious Asian flavors with crisp noodles, mandarin orange segments and greens. |
$9.00
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Caesar Salad or House Salad
a la carte |
$5.00
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| All salads served with garlic bread. |
Soups
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Lobster-Seafood Bisque
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Freshly made bisque with lobster and seafood delicacies. |
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$6.00 |
French Onion Soup
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Made with a beef base and caramelized onions. |
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$4.00 |
| Soup du Jour
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Evening Sides - ala carte
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Backwaters Twice Baked Potato
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Roasted garlic, chives and cheddar cheese. |
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$3.50 |
| Steak Fries or Baked Potato
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$3.50 |
| Chef's Veggies of the Day
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$3 |
Seafood with an Attitude
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Grouper
Florida's most popular fish. Backwaters offers only fresh local Gulf Grouper delivered daily. Caught by gulf fishermen.
Blackened, Chargrilled or Fried - Market Price
Stuffed with Crab Dressing - Market Price |
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Red Snapper
This may be second in popularity to grouper, but many people say it is better!
Pan Sauteed with Seafood Sauce $16
Crab Stuffed with Creamy Blush $18 |
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Jumbo Shrimp
Backwater's is known for our large shrimp.
Deep Fried in Beer Batter $17
Garlic, Wine & Butter Sauteed $17 |
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Sea Scallops
Large and sweet from day boats.
Deep Fried in Beer Batter or Lightly Blackened $17
Garlic, Wine & Butter Sauteed $17 |
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Fisherman's Platter
Shrimp, Scallops, Mahi-Mahi.
Blackened $17
Beer Batter Fried $17 |
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The Big Clambake!
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Oysters, Shrimp, Mussels, Scallops, Clams - steamed in wine, garlic & butter. With garlic bread. |
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$18 |
Crab Cake Dinner
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Homemade Maryland style. Crab sauce. |
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$18 |
Half Pound Lobster Tail
Sweet & delicious, broiled with butter.
Add a tail to any entree (not ala carte) $16 |
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$27 |
Fresh Atlantic Salmon
Known for its flavor and flaky texture.
Flash Fried Teriyaki $14
Chargrilled $13 |
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Grill Seared Tuna
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With wasabi cream & soy. Rare to medium. |
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$16 |
Key West Mahi-Mahi
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Blackened with mango jalapeno sauce. |
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$15 |
Parmesan Shrimp Pasta Platter
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The Chef's creation with deep fried shrimp topped with tomato marinara and Italian cheeses. |
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$16 |
Black Angus Steaks and Selections for Land Lovers
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Butter Blackened New York Strip
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Rare to medium only. Now our top seller! A Backwater's iron skillet original |
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$18.95 |
Steak & Shrimp
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Our special cut sirloin & half dozen beer battered jumbo fried shrimp. |
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$19.95 |
Parmesan Chicken Pasta Platter
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The chef's monster creation with a chicken breast topped with tomato marinara & Italian cheeses. |
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$14 |
Backwaters Special Cut Sirloin
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10 oz. with red wine portabella gravy and julienne sliced for you. |
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$16.95 |
Filet Mignon with Caramelized Onion Butter
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1/2 lb. Rare to medium - butter flied above medium. |
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$19.95 |
Hand Cut New York Strip
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12 oz. hand cut from USDA choice beef loin. |
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$17.95 |
Chargrilled Ribeye - Hand Cut Black Angus
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Our biggest steak - 14 oz. Well marbled cut. Best steak for flavor! |
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$21 |
Barbecued Baby Back Ribs
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An extra large slab of American farm raised Baby Back pork ribs. Slow cooked all day and guaranteed tender! |
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$19 |
Boneless Jumbo BBQ Pork Chops
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Low fat loin chops - tender - "The other white meat!" |
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$15 |
Classic Surf & Turf
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12 oz. NY Strip & half pound Lobster Tail |
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$32.95 |
New York Strip Caesar Salad
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Our most popular steak cooked to order on top of our Caesar. Cut in strips for easy eating. Comes with garlic bread. |
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$17 |
Evening Sandwich Platters
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Backwaters Burger Platter
Maybe the best half-pound burger around!
With cheese or grilled veggie selection. $10.00 |
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$9.00 |
Sloppy Shrimp Sandwich
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An original Backwaters creation with provolone cheese, cole slaw and jumbo fried shrimp. |
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$9.00 |
Fresh Grouper
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Our most popular sandwich! Deep fried black grouper fresh from the gulf. |
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$9.00 |
Philly Steak
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Shaved ribeye steak with grilled onions, green peppers and mushrooms. |
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$9.00 |
Grilled Chicken Teriyaki
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Chargrilled chicken breast finished with our teriyaki sauce and garnished with pineapple. |
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$8.00 |
| Served with choice of steak fries, kettle chips or cole slaw.
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Kids Menu
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| Hamburger & Fries
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$4.00 |
| Shrimp Basket with Fries
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$5.50 |
| Chicken Fingers & Fries
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$5.00 |
| Cheeseburger & Fries
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$4.50 |
| Macaroni & Cheese
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$4.00 |
| Grilled Cheese & Fries
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$4.00 |
| Fish Basket & Fries
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$5.00 |
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