Lido Island Grill

400 Benjamin Franklin Dr, Sarasota
(941) 444-7495

Recent Reviews

Chad L.

Generally heavy handed on either entree - coconut shrimp (breading was too thick, shrimp were undercooked) and grouper tacos (grouper itself was also translucent and did live up to the price point). Stick to a burger or tenders and you're probably fine.

Brenda N.

Service is great but the food has gone downhill dry chicken and sub par also took 45 mins to get our food and it wasn't busy!

Frank G.

I was really surprised at how good the cheeseburger, hot dog and fries were here. I didn't expect a lot from a captive-audience beach refreshment stand, but they really do a good job at fair prices.

Nick S.

Good food great service wide assortment of frozen drinks. Would definitely go back to try some other flavors

Laura W.

I had the grouper tacos and they were delicious! The fries were really tasty and crispy too. The price point did seem high but it's hard to beat the location and views. There was live music and he was playing some favorites. The service was friendly and not too long of a wait for the food. The food was fresh. I'd order here again.

Marc Sipolt

DO NOT GET THE CALAMARI!!!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

Nicole Gates-Realtor

Super YUM!!! Had the Mahi tacos and Coconut Shrimp Ceasar Salad. Definitely would come back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled or Blackened Mahi, Coconut Shrimp

Valerie Avallone

The grills mahi tacos are the best, great fries and burgers too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Boon C.

I was visiting Ted Sperling Park near here and decided to stop here for lunch. The restaurant located at the entrance of the beach. Very easy to spot at their Lido Beach Pavilion. I got the blackened grouper sandwich. The portion is good. The blackened is not spicy Louisiana blackened. The fish is fresh. The sandwich good enough to fill my stomach. Overalls beach food is good. Convenient for the beach goer. Parking is free.

C W.

My family loved eating at the Lido concession stand before the change of ownership years ago. We decided to give the new place a chance and we're very disappointed. I ordered the BLT (a favorite with the prior SeaBreeze). I asked if the bread was toasted and was told it is. What I received was a bun which looked and tasted like an English muffin in flavor and texture which was warmed. The lettuce had no crunch and the bacon was only half cooked and almost all fat. I wasn't able to eat it at all. I let the owner know and he was rude and annoyed, but they did offer to cook me something else. I gave the fish tacos a try as they were my favorite dish under the old ownership. Before, tacos were $3 each and the best tacos I have had anywhere. Now, it is $13/$14 for 2 tacos and fries. The fish was half okay and half the pieces tasted fishy/off. Then they had southern style cold slaw which was very odd with the delicious spicy chipotle sauce. No guacamole on these tacos. The fries are not gluten free. Just a heads up to those with allergies. No more coke products. Pepsi products are provided in plastic cups which are half the size of the prior paper cups, but do include one free refill. Tue beloved ice cream shop with beach/pool toys is now a bar. So sad to see the changes that have been made. No more prime snorkeling at the beach, no more family friendly ice cream shop, or delicious fish taco Fridays. They do offer gluten free buns. We did not try them though. Fries were similar to New Pass Grill, but not seasoned quite as well (not gluten free).

Nate T.

Firstly, the lady taking our order seemed a little rude and felt as tho we were annoying her by simply being a customer. Now I would understand maybe if it was busy but no. Just us and a few people already eating. But anyways onto the food. They had calamari which I was excited to see. Kids of course stuck with chicken tenders. I opted for the fried fish (along with that calamari we all shared). Wife got a hotdog. The only good thing was that hot dog. The batter used to fry all the food tasted like just straight flower. The calamari was extremely underwhelming. Soft and no crunch at all. Now I won't lie. When the food came out it looked delicious but after a few bites maybe we were just starving!

Ravida S.

Loved it!Amazing place!Ladies were always nice to me .will be back and recommend!!!!!

Robert Baarson

What are their hours? The website says they close at 5pm. Google states 7pm on Saturday. We got there a little before 6pm and a rude lady said they were closed.

Virginie Robinet

We really loved this place, the food, the staff, everything was perfect

Denis Bellavance

30 minutes to get a burger from the time i

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 1

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