Restaurants near Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

Great spot on Sarasota Bay for delicious seafood and drinks. The grouper sandwich is the best in the area. The outdoor patio is the best setting, where you can watch the boats wander by or come to be stored in the adjacent boathouse. Plan ahead as reservations are scarce and you’ll face long waits without one.

The Date Night menu always offers a nice selection of entrees. We took our son and his wife last night and they were very impressed with the quality of their dinners. Our server was excellent without hovering.

As always, a wonderful dining experience. Our waitress, i think her name may have been Avely, was amazing. We were impressed with how quickly this restaurant recovered after the recent hurricanes. We loved the mojitos made tableside, and as always, their salad was delicious. Highly recommend this restaurant for both the food and amazing service!!

Ambience and view are excellent, food as well - early bird menu was great value. Service was a little off and website/menu/etc doesn’t mention that happy hour is only the bar area, otherwise would have been 5 stars.

Nice table location inside. Our meals were wonderful and the side dishes were great!! Waiter was very pleasant and efficient. Was definitely a premiere steakhouse!