Restaurants near Boca Ciega Bay Aquatic Preserve

Our first visit was remarkable and we will be back. The Mack brothers were our servers and from start to finish with service and recommendations on food and drinks were excellent. Appreciated the story of the history of the brand and building. Thank you for a great experience we will be back. Highly recommend.

Love this atmosphere you had the tank with all the fish the drawings, paintings and the reception of the staff. Seen how everyone was treated with a royal attitude of gratefulness they were in this establishment, my wife had the salmon and I had the New York strip are appetizer was the crab dip and I must say this steak was tender prepared well as well as my wife's salmon. Would like to especially give an honorable mention to Kaylie our server full of energy we will one of the last ones of that evening and to see the exuberance the kindness as much energy is when you start your shift and she was incredibly amazing of explaining the items to us being our first time there. Well worth the trip from Lakeland for a valentine holiday and also the fact that roses were given to the dates on behalf of the restaurant this shows that details were beyond anything you would think of. The other side of the restaurant saying an energy level TVs with many different items being shown a lot of energy guitarist was singing and playing and I noticed this how everybody in this place work together with such a respect and the success of each table from each person working.

We dined there twice when staying at the Hotel Zamora. We had a nice dinner the first night we checked in. They served buffet on the Valentine’s Day. They confirmed three times to make sure we knew it’s buffet only, not serving the regular menu. The buffet was good with delicious seafood tower, beef tenderloin and dark chocolate covered strawberries. It’s quiet and nice with outdoor seating facing the bay. The hotel is a beautiful property.

This was our first time dining at Palm Court. We could not have had a better experience! The food, service and atmosphere were all first rate. Our main server Dawn was very friendly and personable. We ordered the special Valentine’s Day menu with a bottle of cabernet and each course was delicious and flavorful. The entire package was a tremendous value! We will plan to come back and sample the regular menu - I’m certain that it will be a similar memorable dining experience. Thanks for a wonderful meal!

2.11.2025: I like that they personalize your visit by making a courtesy call to confirm you’re still coming. A very diverse customer base adds to the charm of the large open air dining spaces. The Simple Breakfast (build your own style) option is generous in proportion and quite tasty from the eggs to the bacon to the choice of bread. Seems like a popular spot for large groups to dine. Prices are reasonable considering the current market. Oh, and their mimosas are HUGE… like red Solo cup kind of huge!