Best Waterfront Restaurants in Lauderdale by the Sea

A great place to celebrate my husband's birthday. Lots to observe between courses.

My experience at shooters waterfront is always amazing. My waitress Tiana and the manager Rob went above and beyond to accommodate our table. This is one of my favorite restaurants. The food is absolutely superb. The staff is amazing and they will treat you like family. I highly recommend this restaurant for any and every occasion!

Serafina is always a favorite. We like that it’s off the beaten path, making it a hidden gem. There are plenty of Italian restaurants in South Florida, but there are only a few that are consistently delicious.

Mastro's was all around amazing 11/10 experience. Parking: Valet was $8 nice young man! Upon entering the ambience is great. The staff was very friendly every staff we came in contact with while walking to our table greeted us. Our server provided exceptional service, he was attentive and friendly and offered great recommendations. His service was the cherry on top an excellent night. My boyfriend enjoyed his birthday! His name on the menu was a great touch. We sat outside the view was great. The food was delicious and the drinks were outstanding The bread basket 10/10 Appetizers: Fried Calamari 11/10 they were fired just right loved the sauce. Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes 10/10 Main: Jerked Spiced Grouper 11/10 perfection Herb Roasted Branzino 10/10 Lobster Mashed Potatoes 9/10 Mac & Cheese 11/10 rich and creamy Creamed Spinach 10/10 Cheesecake 10/10

After traveling all day and wanting to go somewhere within walking distance I booked Sands Harbor. We were here several times when Rusty Hook owned the place. No whole fish fried with Thai chili sauce, bummer, but the food was pretty good. Grouper bites were good with yummy tarter sauce (always a good sign). My husband got the steak sandwich after toying with mahi tacos. He said the steak was tender and everything that went along was tasty especially the slaw which was plentiful and pretty delicious, also a sign of a good restaurant. I had the steak bites over Spanish rice with chimmichuri which was delightful, not so sure it was Spanish but very tasty. Lots of crunchy flavorful broccoli to balance out the fried fish bites. And the steak was grilled with mushrooms, peppers and onions, all really delicious. We got a bottle of wine and took the leftovers home. Definitely go that route because the glass pours seemed very small. Our server was a little green but super sweet and took great care of us. We sat under the covered area because it threatened rain but none came along. The open air breeze was so nice after coming from CT’s unpredictable now winter type weather, ugh. Great first day restaurant pick for sure. Not a luxury menu and missed that Thai fish dish but satisfying all the same. I hear the flatbread is nothing special. Our server said the vodka sauce pasta was his favorite but we weren’t feeling pasta. Great views of the intercostal with a nice breeze. Can’t go wrong there. Very relaxing and peaceful.