Restaurants near Museum of Sarasota

We a had a great family dinner. We even brought our 17 month old granddaughter, who enjoyed her dinner too! The French onion soup, lobster bisque, steak, ahi tuna, scallops and Chilean sea bass were very good. Service was very good. We’ll be back.

Excellent as always. A beautiful day and dining experience. Only wish we could come more often than during our winter escape from Illinois.

Ayanna our server was AMAZING! She was so thoughtful about suggesting menu items. The food was incredible . We’re so happy we chose Columbia today.

Our go-to place for special occasions (last night Valentines) so we’re very fond of this quaint restaurant in downtown Sarasota except last night it was so busy that some items seemed to have slipped through the cracks. The food is always great however last night wasn’t as great. The service was excellent for us but we noticed other tables were not as fortunate. The prices seemed to have been adjusted for the Valentine’s menu (adjusted meaning RAISED), for we each had a meal, (Grouper / Pork Oso-busco) nothing fancy) a glass of wine and shared a dessert with one complimentary basket of bread (NOT even a house salad) and the bill was $175! A bit pricey if you’d ask me.

The Ringling Grillroom was an outstanding Valentines Day experience. We had the $99 couples special, where we shared an appetizer, dessert and bottle of wine, and got our own entrees. I had the beef medallions and my wife had the snapper. Both were delicious, and all were more food than we could eat -- we brought home doggie bags. We sat outside in a perfect temperature and slight breeze ... the sun was setting over the Ringling grounds, which were very peaceful. Lots of room for nice conversation. Our Venezuelan waiter was attentive and charming, and talked with us for a long time. Really ... if there's a better Valentines Day dinner, I'd like to hear about it. We love the Ringling!