Best Casual Restaurants in Longboat Key

The Columbia restaurant is always a winner! We had a fabulous meal and Jack was an exceptional waiter. We love the food, the atmosphere and the value. My husband always starts with the exceptional black bean soup, I had the empanadas yum! We both had Grouper. Rounded out our meal with key lime pie ( a generous slice) and the tres amigos churros, delicious 😋 we highly recommend and we will be back!

This is our second visit. The first was a week ago. The next is three days from now. Need I say more? Only opened 8 months ago, it is in my opinion the best fine dining restaurant in the Sarasota area already. Quiet, elegant, beautiful new building, excellent and diverse food, warm and well-trained service even if all quite new. It has everything. Taziana was a top-notch server. Personal, warm, knowledgeable. She arranged for truffles on my excellent Tagliatelle Boulangese instead of a the traditional cupcake with a candle for my birthday. Much, much preferred!

We had a wonderful meal at Scarpino's. Food was very tasty, ample portions, all in all, a pleasant dining experience

Incredible dinner! Grouper bites and Category 5 shrimp appetizers were as good as it gets. The delicious fishcamp chowder is almost a meal in itself. Finally, the lobster tacos also were great. I apologize f this sounds like I own the place. My wife and I are three times a year customers who simply love this place.

As always, they never disappoint! The food is amazing, ambience, perfect! We’ve been going to this restaurant since the late 80s and it’s as good as ever before. Always an enjoyable experience!!