Best Casual Restaurants in Lauderdale by the Sea

I was pleasantly surprised and very pleased with the ambiance, service and quality of food & cocktails served. I highly recommend this restaurant for an enjoyable eating out experience.

Celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a great night of entertainment, food and service. We were expecting dueling piano players but instead entertained with a fantastic singer who sang nonstop for the entire time. His repertoire included oldies that was enjoyed by all and even included our wedding song. Dancing and requests were encouraged and enjoyed by all. Staff was friendly and went out of their way for an enjoyable night. Thank you all! We had a great evening.

Our Christmas Eve/birthday dinner was an exceptional treat for this party of 4. We made reservations for 7pm and were promptly seated. The ambiance is old time local family Italian American style- just the atmosphere that I was looking to share with my best friend and our two sons; neither of whom had ever experienced the magical “Feast of the Seven Fishes”, which Anthony’s was featuring this day (they also featured several non-fish and vegetarian dishes if you can’t or don’t like seafood/shellfish) Bread and dipping oils/butter were placed and quickly devoured by the crew. We ordered various appetizers including the fried calamari with a side cup of sauce and roasted grape tomatoes, buratta cheese with prosciutto, Caesar salad, beet and orange salad. Our entrees were varied , with a delicious pork ossobuco with rigatoni , beautifully braised and season; grouper francese with penne in lieu of the asparagus and mashed potatoes that were the sides; fiocchi alla carbonara (pear and cheese “purses” similar to small ravioli with a creamy carbonara. All delicious and warm. Desserts? Cannoli, lava cake with vanilla ice cream (like a deconstructed tortoni), amaretto di Saronno , and crème brûlée. Interestingly enough , no one selected the feast fish, which consisted of clams, mussels, mahi, shrimp, crab, lobster bits and scallops . I am in love with neighborhood mom and pops. The prices were not over the top, but the good and service were! Thanks, Anthony’s . Can’t wait for your Easter menu!

Cozy and intimate spot with excellent service and with deliciously fresh food. Perfect spot to linger and savor the wonderful food and enjoy the company you are with

Dinner was delicious. The table had the grilled cheese, Greek salad, sea scallops, fish sandwich and crispy duck. Everyone was happy. Jordan was our server and she is great. She even helped present a birthday cake to my parents.