Best Casual Restaurants in Lakewood Ranch

In my opinion this is the place for a fantastic special occasion dinner, , when there is no live band. The food has always been amazing especially the steaks and whiskey cocktails. The service is great from start to finish. However last night ,which was valentine’s night , was over the top loud. The Bar area was out of control in which the bartender had to yell at one of the customers to knock it off and calm down stating to the customer “ We aren’t animals in here”. That was a little disturbing when you’re trying to have a pleasant meal and conversation at your table. Way too loud last night, this has never happened to us before when we have gone. I will be more aware of when they have live music playing and avoid going during this time because it’s to loud and the people are just screaming at each other to where you can’t enjoy yourself for a nice meal.

A perfectly romantic Anniversary dinner date. What a lovely setting and overall experience. The staff is sweet and welcoming! We enjoyed our evening here and can’t wait to go back to try the other menus.

We had a lovely meal sitting outside on a beautiful night. The noise level was quite high as we were very close to the bar area and there was a live band in the parking lot. The guacamole made tableside was absolutely perfect! Cocktails and food were amazing!

It was our first time there. We were so happy with all aspects of our experience. It’s a fun, classy vibe. The design and decorative choices are perfectly appointed. Our server Angela was so knowledgeable and assisted us in moving through our menu choices. Every suggestion she made was spot on. Her timing and attention to detail was much appreciated. The food was incredible, each course was delicious and the pistachio olive oil cake with gelato was over the top, wow. Matt the manager stopped by and we had a great conversation with him. Overall a 5 star experience.

It is tomahawk tuesday, which is big enough for two. Came with two sides and two salads or soup, and two dessert. We had the flemings potato’s, which were incredible. Similar to au gratin potatoes, except they had a light cream sauce with chopped jalapeños, and a jack cheese topping. Amazing!!’ We also had asparagus, which is asparagus and how can you ruin it? For dessert we had one piece of New York style cheesecake with fresh, strawberries and strawberry wine, drizzled, and one piece of carrot cake that was unbelievably delicious they put the calories next to the menu options, which is a bummer, because the carrot cake was 1250 cal!!! One of the reasons why our bill was high as we both had a margarita before dinner and then ordered a bottle of wine with dinner. We met the general manager who is super gracious, and came over and checked on as many times We both highly recommend They did have an extensive seafood menu, but we both decided to do steak tonight. Oh by the way all the steak is flown in fresh from the Midwest and never frozen.