We had an amazing experience dining at Ocean Prime on our special Wedding Anniversary , my Wife’s birthday. A special shout out and thank you to Austin C. Your hospitality was above and beyond. You are truly second to none. I’ve dined all over the United States and abroad. Thank you sir, for making our evening and special day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Detri Parrish
Great time tonight! A little mix up with tickets handled with grace and poise. We enjoyed everything about it! Thanks so much Ocean Prime for an unforgettable birthday and dining experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Russell Black
5-Star Dining Experience at Ocean Prime Sarasota
From start to finish, our dinner at Ocean Prime Sarasota was first class. The ambiance was elegant yet comfortable, and the service was impeccable.
Our server Neil delivered a flawless dining experience — gracious, attentive, and professional. He anticipated every need with a calm confidence that truly elevated the evening.
The 22oz bone-in ribeye was nothing short of perfection — tender, juicy, and bursting with flavor. Every bite showcased the kitchen’s precision and care. The sides were equally impressive: Smoked Gouda tater tots that were crispy and rich, and Chophouse corn that was creamy, fresh, and perfectly seasoned.
We also enjoyed the Chilean seabass, cooked to absolute perfection — buttery, flaky, and delicately balanced.
The wine menu offers an excellent and diverse selection, with thoughtful pairings for every course and palate.
Ocean Prime Sarasota continues to set the bar for fine dining on the Gulf Coast — an exceptional experience from start to finish. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura Lee
Our first time to Ocean Prime was out of this world! Amazing atmosphere! Waterfront dining at its finest! Staff was outstanding and very knowledgeable! Food and wine were fabulous! Manager was very attentive and impressive! Would highly recommend! We will be back! Thanks for a lovely evening!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vic Prichard
Our first visit to this restaurant was an absolute perfect experience. Top-of-the-line food, drink, atmosphere and service. We will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Volker Petzold
Service was very poor. Cocktails took along time to get, ordered 4 times bread, got them served after the appetizer, canceled them. The French onion soup was not backed as promised, reordered to get a perfect one. After dinner l a kakerlake run over our table. I killed it and left it for the waitress on the table. All together, it was not a good diner experience
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 2
Danielle H
Excellent food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rick Schendel
A great birthday experience and service. The meal didn't disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gina Dangelo
My husband and I went here for diner for our 48th anniversary. What a wonderful experience. We were greeted with champagne. Our server was Nick. He was fantastic, made some very good recommendations. We had this awesome seafood tower. This is our new go to place for special occasions, because they make you feel very special. Thank-you for making our special day even more special.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christopher Perone
Seems to miss the mark. I have tried this restaurant twice and both times they just don’t seem to get it. On my first visit the service was atrocious and they got the orders all wrong — that was a birthday celebration. After I complained they gave me a gift card to come back. Next visit - Delicious cocktail, goat cheese ravioli was amazing, my house salad with grilled chicken… was a dud. A mediocre salad thrown on a plate with some flavorless dry chicken was a disappointment. The plating of the salad looked as if no care was applied to it and the chicken…it’s a big fail - no seasoning. Dessert was a strawberry shortcake which had a very bitter, off-putting after taste. For what they are charging — the meal should be flawless. Tried Ocean Prime twice — won’t be back.
We had heard many good things about Ocean Prime and I thought it was time we checked the place out. We've been to the top restaurants in Sarasota and Bradenton many times over the years so, we were excited to experience one of the new shining stars on the current scene. From the minute we walked into the lobby we were treated like VIPs. We were seated immediately at a great table with what had to be the best waiter in the building, Neal. He was so personable and knowledgeable about everything including wines and specialty cocktails to appetizers to salads/soups to specials/entrees to deserts. One of the best waiters I've ever had!! Every course we had was exceptional not only from a taste standpoint but from a presentation standpoint as well. Bottom line, the whole experience was exceptional and we are already planning our next visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jaena Yoder
My husband took me here on a date night and it was such an amazing experience. We started out with a bread basket with whipped butter that was wonderful. I love the assortment they give you (the pretzel was my favorite). To drink, I order this blackberry cocktail, unfortunately I can’t remember the name. It was very sweet but soooo good. I ordered the grouper, which was served with gnocchi and lobster and my husband order the triple tail served with lobster, carrots, and mashed potatoes (this was a special). Both of our meals were delicious, we were going to share but loved them too much to spare the extra bites. For sides we shared with au gratin potatoes (these were to die for) and brussel sprouts. Then to top it all off we got the Chocolate torte with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert. Everything we had was made to perfection. And to make our experience even better our server, Amanda, was so kind and made sure we always had everything we needed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Margaret Faucy
The food was fantastic, but honestly overpriced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
William Harvey
Food was good. Had some sliders, crab cake and salad. Drinks were good, well balanced. Great ambiance on the inlet to the intracoastal. I guess I was expecting something more from all the hype. I'll definitely go back sometime and try a little more of the menu offerings.
We had an amazing experience dining at Ocean Prime on our special Wedding Anniversary , my Wife’s birthday. A special shout out and thank you to Austin C. Your hospitality was above and beyond. You are truly second to none. I’ve dined all over the United States and abroad. Thank you sir, for making our evening and special day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great time tonight! A little mix up with tickets handled with grace and poise. We enjoyed everything about it! Thanks so much Ocean Prime for an unforgettable birthday and dining experience!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
5-Star Dining Experience at Ocean Prime Sarasota
From start to finish, our dinner at Ocean Prime Sarasota was first class. The ambiance was elegant yet comfortable, and the service was impeccable.
Our server Neil delivered a flawless dining experience — gracious, attentive, and professional. He anticipated every need with a calm confidence that truly elevated the evening.
The 22oz bone-in ribeye was nothing short of perfection — tender, juicy, and bursting with flavor. Every bite showcased the kitchen’s precision and care. The sides were equally impressive: Smoked Gouda tater tots that were crispy and rich, and Chophouse corn that was creamy, fresh, and perfectly seasoned.
We also enjoyed the Chilean seabass, cooked to absolute perfection — buttery, flaky, and delicately balanced.
The wine menu offers an excellent and diverse selection, with thoughtful pairings for every course and palate.
Ocean Prime Sarasota continues to set the bar for fine dining on the Gulf Coast — an exceptional experience from start to finish. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our first time to Ocean Prime was out of this world! Amazing atmosphere! Waterfront dining at its finest! Staff was outstanding and very knowledgeable! Food and wine were fabulous! Manager was very attentive and impressive! Would highly recommend! We will be back! Thanks for a lovely evening!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our first visit to this restaurant was an absolute perfect experience. Top-of-the-line food, drink, atmosphere and service. We will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was very poor. Cocktails took along time to get, ordered 4 times bread, got them served after the appetizer, canceled them. The French onion soup was not backed as promised, reordered to get a perfect one.
After dinner l a kakerlake run over our table. I killed it and left it for the waitress on the table.
All together, it was not a good diner experience
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 2
Excellent food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
A great birthday experience and service. The meal didn't disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband and I went here for diner for our 48th anniversary. What a wonderful experience. We were greeted with champagne. Our server was Nick. He was fantastic, made some very good recommendations. We had this awesome seafood tower. This is our new go to place for special occasions, because they make you feel very special. Thank-you for making our special day even more special.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Seems to miss the mark. I have tried this restaurant twice and both times they just don’t seem to get it. On my first visit the service was atrocious and they got the orders all wrong — that was a birthday celebration.
After I complained they gave me a gift card to come back. Next visit - Delicious cocktail, goat cheese ravioli was amazing, my house salad with grilled chicken… was a dud. A mediocre salad thrown on a plate with some flavorless dry chicken was a disappointment. The plating of the salad looked as if no care was applied to it and the chicken…it’s a big fail - no seasoning. Dessert was a strawberry shortcake which had a very bitter, off-putting after taste. For what they are charging — the meal should be flawless. Tried Ocean Prime twice — won’t be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
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We had heard many good things about Ocean Prime and I thought it was time we checked the place out. We've been to the top restaurants in Sarasota and Bradenton many times over the years so, we were excited to experience one of the new shining stars on the current scene. From the minute we walked into the lobby we were treated like VIPs. We were seated immediately at a great table with what had to be the best waiter in the building, Neal. He was so personable and knowledgeable about everything including
wines and specialty cocktails to appetizers to salads/soups to specials/entrees to deserts. One of the best waiters I've ever had!! Every course we had was exceptional not only from a taste standpoint but from a presentation standpoint as well. Bottom line, the whole experience was exceptional and we are already planning our next visit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband took me here on a date night and it was such an amazing experience. We started out with a bread basket with whipped butter that was wonderful. I love the assortment they give you (the pretzel was my favorite). To drink, I order this blackberry cocktail, unfortunately I can’t remember the name. It was very sweet but soooo good. I ordered the grouper, which was served with gnocchi and lobster and my husband order the triple tail served with lobster, carrots, and mashed potatoes (this was a special). Both of our meals were delicious, we were going to share but loved them too much to spare the extra bites. For sides we shared with au gratin potatoes (these were to die for) and brussel sprouts. Then to top it all off we got the Chocolate torte with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for dessert. Everything we had was made to perfection. And to make our experience even better our server, Amanda, was so kind and made sure we always had everything we needed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was fantastic, but honestly overpriced.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was good. Had some sliders, crab cake and salad. Drinks were good, well balanced. Great ambiance on the inlet to the intracoastal. I guess I was expecting something more from all the hype. I'll definitely go back sometime and try a little more of the menu offerings.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Great atmosphere, food and service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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