Best Historic Restaurants in Sarasota

Incredibly good food. Everything we tried was spot on.

We LOVE Sage. We’ve only been with large groups and last night was no exception. We celebrated our daughter’s bday w/five of her closest friends (ages 18-21). Her wonderful grandparents also joined us. Safe to say Sage appeals to all ages - everyone was delighted and amazed by the beautiful and delicious food - from the palette cleansers, unique and exotic specialty cocktails, stunningly arranged meals to our scrumptious desserts. Johnathon and the other waitstaff gave us excellent 5 star service making us feel warm and welcomed as per usual. All of our guests, especially the young people, were just plain happy and several of them (of which have been fortunate to already travel globally), stated, “This is the best restaurant I’ve ever dined in!” Thank you Sage, for the most amazing evening and helping to create a fantastic birthday for our daughter. - P. Quartermaine

Looked for a reasonably priced comfortable experience. Chart House met expectations. Wait staff is friendly and helpful. Limited menu, early dining, our choice was fine. My companion’s meal was perfect. My meal, a variety of shrimp scampi was seasoned well, pasta was cooked to perfection but the shrimp was OVERCOOKED and had the consistency of a rubber gasket. It is not that hard to cook shrimp correctly. In terms of promotion, the menu on line does not match that which the personable server delivered to us. Give it 4 Stars.

Food was delicious from start to finish. We went on Thanksgiving so my husband had a traditional turkey dinner. He raved that it was the best he ever had eaten. I had risotto with mushrooms. The flavor was so good!! We finished with the lemon mousse which was simply perfect. The staff were very attentive and pleasant. I absolutely loved the ambiance of the dining area. We definitely plan to go back. Highly recommend!

Pleasant surprise after we found we were the only customers for a pre-theater dinner just ahead of Thanksgiving. From the outside, the restaurant is a bit unprepossessing as winter approaches, but inside it was more like someone’s ornate living room - cosy and inviting. The service and food were excellent. However, it was still a bit strange without other customers. We will definitely return again.