Best Lunch Restaurants in Lake Sarasota

We dined at Coopers Hawk Winery & Restaurant for my birthday celebration. Our Waitress, Paula, was very helpful, since it was our first time at Coopers Hawk, with choosing our wine, dinner and surprised us with a delightful birthday truffle dessert. We had the steak medallion lunch and it was tender, cooked to our request and delicious. We will be back to Coopers Hawk.

Incredible dining experience - excellent food. Try the rustic bread with whipped ricotta, it’s fantastic. Our server Josh was outstanding - attentive, kind, allowed our dinner to flow at our own pace. The atmosphere is gorgeous - my husband says each time we visit that he’d like to incorporate features like that into our next home. Keep up the great work!

Every second was fabulous!! The service, the food, cocktails were absolutely divine! We were very disappointed in the attire of some of the patrons!! T shirts and gym shorts do not belong in a fine dining restaurant of your caliber! I do not want your image to fall to the beach going mentality!! Thank you for asking for our opinions!

Kore is about providing an elevated, exceptionally memorable experience through the decor, plateware and thoughtfulness put into the expansive options they have. I wish their dessert menu breathed a bit more Korean authenticity to it. For example, it would be nice to see them feature Hotteok, Songpyeon, Yakgwa,or Baesuk, to name a few traditional Korean sweets. It would also be nice to see their beverage program expand upon Korean alcoholic beverages and cocktails that reflected cultural tradition: for example, Gwasilju, as an option for those who want to drink their dessert yet in a low alcohol form, or perhaps see Sansachun in a seasonal inspired cocktail. Otherwise, Kore remains a favorite that I’ve visited repeatedly and I’d recommend for special occasions.

Great energetic atmosphere. There were lots of families with small children, as well as all other age groups. Outdoor seating had colorful seating tables, a large rectangular fire pit with plenty of seating around it. Long outdoor bar with TV's. The food is scratch made and delicious.