Best Lunch Restaurants in Gulf Gate Estates

First my time dining out and we decided to sit a that bar where the noise level is manageable. The bartenders are on Friday night were anttentive and funny! We even received 2 complimentary dishes from the kitchen somehow. Also the bar has specials that the other diners do not have. We had the crispy pork and lamb hummus- both fantastic. Highly recommend the old fashioned as well. You need to try the ritz cracker ice cream!

Great food and ambiance. Service was a little slow, but Nick jumped in and did a great job in moving our meal delivery along. Tripletail entrees were delicious as were the bacon wrapped scallops and lobster bisque.

Excellent neighborhood eatery with well prepared food at moderate prices and numerous happy -hour and wine specials.

What most distinguished our experience was our waitress Alyssa, who outperformed. I’ve been a server in the best restaurants in Santa Fe and Boston and can say that she was excellent, thoughtful, and knowing. It was also nice that Kaitlen checked on us and made sure we were happy. Food was terrific and the wine deal for lunch is unbeatable. Also, Alyssa was perfectly charming.

We ordered oysters which were good tasting but had to navigate around the pieces of shell and rock salt in them. The clam chowder was excellent. We had 4 in our party and 2 ordered the grouper, 1 ordered the hogfish and the other ordered the mahi mahi. Unfortunately we had a medical emergency develop and were only 1/2 way through our meal. What we had tasted was good. I cannot say enough about the staff and patrons who rushed to our aid and called 911 for us. They are surely to be commended and we thank them for their assistance. We would love to come back and give this restaurant another try someday when we return to Siesta Key.