Waterfront dining in Sarsota can be a great experience. There are many great restaurants on the water, but only a handful can be reached by both land and water. If you like boating, here are my picks for dining by water travel.
In today's blog, I will be taking you to five restaurants that I believe offer a great dining exerience. Not only are the views great, but the food is super. I start with the Drydock restaurant on the south end of Longboat Key and work my way south to Blackburn Point Road.
Our first stop is the Drydock Waterfront Grill (http://www.drydockwaterfrontgrill.com/) on the south end of Longboat Key. Heading east through New Pass, head left and follow the markers past Duck Point Preserve. The restaurant is about 1/2 north on the left. You can pull up to the grill and dine outside or head upstairs for a great meal. Prices are reasonable and the food is good. Their grouper is super!!!
The Old Salty Dog (www.theoldsaltyddog.com/cityisland ) is on the south side of New Pass and is very easy to get to by boat. You can pull right up to the dock, jump off, and have a cold beer and grouper sandwich, at the bar, in about 30 minutes. Fun place to have good seafood!!! I enjoy going there at sunset as the views are beautiful.
If you like to be downtown, Marina Jacks (http://www.marinajacks.com/) offers both causal and formal dining. What I like about the causal dining is there is always great music, and a place to dance, after you have had a bite to eat. The food is good and the service is super. The upstairs exerience offers stunning views of Sarasota Bay and even better sunset views. I love the food!
Traveling south towards Siesta Key offers lots of opportunites to see wildlife (I saw six manatee and several dolphin last week). As you make your way toward marker 48, you can enjoy two different kinds of dining experiences. The first is Turtle Restaurant (http://www.turtlesrestaurant.com/). It is a fun and relaxing atmosphere. Food is good and the service is fine. What I like is that you can walk across the street and take a stroll on Turle Beach so that you can take in the sunset, if you like. The other restaurant, Ophelias, is about 400 yards south of Turtle's. Ophelias, in business for over 22 years, is a wonderful dining experience. The food is superb and the service is excellent. It is a great place for a romantic dinner. There is outdoor waterfront dining and very nice indoor accommodations. You won't be disappointed. See their site at http://www.opheliasonthebay.net/.
Looking for a funky, fun restaurant? Look no further than Casey Key Fish House (http://www.caseykeyfishhouse.com/) located just south of the Blackburn Point swing bridge. The bridge is one of the few swing bridges left in all of Florida. It is quite a boat ride from the downtown Sarasota area, but it will be worth it. They serve both lunch and dinner and you will always find something there that you will like. Their grouper is always superb!! Food is great and the prices are spot on.
I hope you can make it to one of these spots the next time you are out on the water.
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