Best Hot Spot Restaurants in Anna Maria Island

I celebrated my 50th birthday there today. Food, service and entire dining experience was amazing!

Flemings hit this new flagship restaurant transformation out of the park with their impressive modern, clean exterior and beautiful landscape. When entering the restaurant you are immediately taken into the vibrant atmosphere with view of the large wrap around bar. Checkin process was seemless. The restaurant has different sections, a huge section around the bar and a section of seating tucked away to the right. The service was impecable (Our server Chris) a sweetheart making great recommendations for wine. The food was as always top notch. Flemings has in my opinion still the best steak in the region. The only thing that I would deduct points for is the noise level and the very 'open concept' in the dining area. It is very hard to understand your company since many many people are seated in the dining area and it feels like a big hall. There is no privacy or intimate setting. Servers were rushing trough the aisles and around your table (with accidents happen) and it was not very comfy. Overall, good job on the design, food quality and service.

Ate upstairs vs patio. Nice water views from all tables. Service was excellent. Food was also great. Server shared recipe for the citrus sauce served with the Grouper. Recommend this place for all.

We took friends for a first time intro to the Columbia and it surpassed all expectations. Our server Paul was outstanding. We all ordered different entrees and we were all extremely happy with our food. I have always found their food and service to be consistently excellent. We look forward to our next visit.

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!