Speaks Clam Bar

29 N Boulevard of the Presidents, Sarasota
(941) 232-7633

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Lobster and Shrimp Pappardelle
Connecticut Style Lobster Roll
Baked Clams Oreganata Dinner
Drunken Pei Mussels Dinner
Steamed Middle Neck Clams
Buttered Lobster Roll Hot
Colossal Mozzarella Sticks
Fresh Oysters Blue Point
New England Clam Chowder
Parmesan Crusted Grouper

Menu

Starters
Steamed Middle Neck Clams
Steamed and served with delicious broth and butter.
Calamari Fritti
Fresh, tender calamari, and lightly fried. Served with grilled sweet, banana peppers, and choice of housemade red sauce: sweet marinara, medium, or hot.
Eggplant Napoleon Single Stack
Mouthwatering layers of golden fried eggplant, beefsteak tomatoes, fresh mozzarella cheese, and drizzled with balsamic glaze. Choice of house-made red sauce: sweet marinara, medium, or hot.
Speaks Meatball Taste
Three scrumptious meatballs with ricotta and Parmesan cheese. Choice of house-made red sauce: sweet marinara, medium, or hot.
Shrimp Arancini
Three crispy and golden fried risotto shrimp balls with our house-made red sauce: sweet marinara, medium, or hot.
Burrata & Cheese Prosciutto
Roasted Pear & Radicchio, Toasted Hazelnuts, Fig Vinegar, Toasted Ciabatta
Smoked Fish Dip
Served with capers, onions, tomatoes, cherry peppers, and house-made crostini.
Colossal Mozzarella Sticks
Three huge homemade mozzarella sticks and golden fried. Served with your choice of our house-made red sauce: sweet marinara, medium, or hot.
Spinach and Crab Dip
Hot and cheesy baked crab and spinach dip house-made crostini.
Drunken Pei Mussels
Steamed and tossed in your choice of house marinara sauce (sweet, medium, or hot) or white wine sauce.
Classic Shrimp Cocktail
Five perfectly poached and chilled jumbo shrimp with our house-made horseradish cocktail sauce.
Speaks Meatballs
Our Signature House Ground Butcher's Blend of Pork, Veal, and Beef, Ricotta, Parmesan, Oregano

Chowders, Soups, and Salads
Lobster Bisque
Rich and smooth. Our slow-cooked lobster bisque is the ultimate in comfort food.
Caprese Salad
Fresh house-made mozzarella, arugula, basil, beefsteak tomatoes, pesto, and balsamic glaze.
New England Clam Chowder
This rich and creamy clam chowder is full of middle neck clams, potatoes, bacon, and onions.
Lobster and Shrimp Salad
Lobster and shrimp, mixed greens with heirloom tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and balsamic dressing.
House Salad
Aromatic mixed baby greens and arugula with tomatoes, cucumbers, mozzarella, and house balsamic vinaigrette.
Caesar Salad
The classic: romaine lettuce, Parmesan, and house-made croutons.
Spinach Salad
Fresh spinach with mushrooms, chopped bacon, and hardboiled eggs with warm tarragon dressing.
Baby Arugula Salad
Shaved Fennel, Orange, Toasted Pistachios, Shaved Parmesan, Lemon Honey Vinaigrette

Lobster Rolls
Buttered Lobster Roll (Hot)
Connecticut style. Fresh butter poached cold water lobster meat on a buttered toasted new England roll. Served with fries or coleslaw.
Maine Lobster Roll (Cold)
Fresh cold water lobster salad on a toasted new England roll. Served with fries or coleslaw.

Baskets
Clam Strip Basket
Golden fried cold water long neck clam strips. Served with fresh thick cut fries and coleslaw.
Shrimp Basket
Golden-fried jumbo shrimp. Served with fresh thick cut fries and coleslaw.
Chicken Strip Basket
Crispy fried chicken tenders. Served with fresh thick cut fries and coleslaw.
Bubba Basket
A trio of golden fried clams, cod strips, and jumbo shrimp. Served with fresh thick cut fries and coleslaw.
Cod Father Basket
Authentic beer battered golden fried cod. Served with fresh thick cut fries and coleslaw.

House Made Pasta
Frutti Di Mare
Jumbo shrimp, clams, calamari, and mussels, over house linguine pasta. Served with your choice of house-made red sauce: sweet marinara, medium, or hot.
Shrimp Scampi Linguine
Large shrimp sauteed with garlic butter and white wine. Served with our linguine pasta.
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Our delicious spaghetti and meatballs. Your choice of house made red sauce: sweet marinara, medium, or hot.
Linguine Vongole
An Italian classic. Fresh whole clams sauteed in a flavorful clam broth. Served over linguine.
Rigatoni Bolognese
Straight from Portofino. Rigatoni served with our bolognese meat sauce.
Rigatoni Alla Vodka
House made penne pasta in our pink vodka sauce.
Lasagna Bolognese
Our fresh pasta with layers of cheese, beef, prosciutto, topped with Parmesan, bolognese sauce, and mozzarella.
Broccoli Rabe and Sausage Rigatoni
Fresh rigatoni, mild sausage, and broccoli rabe sauteed in a light cream sauce.

Sea
Lobster and Shrimp Lasagna
Our fresh pasta with layers of shrimp, lobster, ricotta, lobster cream sauce, topped with Parmesan, and fresh mozzarella.
Baked Stuffed Shrimp
Large shrimp stuffed with crab, baked in scampi boat. Served with asparagus and a drunken sweet potato with rum sauce.
Parmesan Crusted Grouper
Our Grouper is topped with house made herb Parmesan crust, baked, and finished with caper cream sauce. Served with steamed broccolini and Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Grilled Branzino
Butterflied and Deboned, Italian Salsa Verde, Crispy Rosemary Potatoes, Roasted Fennel, and Garlic
Shrimp and Clams Bowl
Steamed middle neck clams, shrimp with broccoli rabe, white navy beans, and garlic white wine broth. Garlic toast.

Land
Chicken Parmesan
Breaded and draped with fresh mozzarella and your choice of house-made red sauce: sweet marinara, medium, or hot. Served with house-made spaghetti.
12 oz Ny Strip Steak
Grilled grass-fed 12 oz black Angus steak, topped with Parmesan garlic crust. Served with crispy rosemary potatoes, grilled broccolini, and roasted garlic.
Chicken Marsala
Thinly sliced free range chicken and topped with sauteed mushrooms in a marsala wine reduction. Served with house made spaghetti.
Chicken Saltimbocca
Thinly sliced chicken sautéed with prosciutto, mozzarella, sage, and white wine. Served with house-made spaghetti.
Eggplant Parmesan
Breaded and draped with fresh mozzarella and your choice of house-made red sauce: sweet marinara, medium, or hot. Served with house-made spaghetti.
14oz Ribeye
served with crispy rosemary potatoes, grilled broccolini, and roasted garlic.

Sides
House-Made Pasta with Red Sauce
White Beans and Broccoli Rabe
Steamed Broccolini
Asparagus
Thick Cut Fries
Honey Pistachio Sweet Potato Mash
Drunken Sweet Potato with Rum Sauce
Garlic Mashed Potatoes

Little Rascals Kid's Menu
Pasta and Butter Sauce
Spaghetti pasta tossed with butter.
Chicken Parmesan Strips
Chicken strips with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. Served with French fries.
Chicken Tenders
Fried chicken tenders and French fries.
Rigatoni Alfredo
Rigatoni pasta tossed with alfredo sauce.
Spaghetti and Meatball
Spaghetti with tomato sauce and one meatball.
Cheese Ravioli
Cheese ravioli with tomato sauce.
Fried Shrimp
Golden fried shrimp and French fries.
Fish Sticks
Fried fish served with French fries.

Soft Drinks
Barqs Root Beer
San Pellegrino
Regular Brewed Iced Tea
Mango Flavored Iced Tea
Organic Blueberry Iced Tea
Fanta Orange Soda
Berry Kombucha Draft
Coke
Diet Coke
Ginger Ale
Sprite
Lemonade
Aqua Pana

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Recent Reviews

I do like Speaks and think its a solid restaurant. Especially for Bradenton which has mediocre food at most places.
The fried platter is quite good and the chicken parm is also solid.
Plus if Dicky V dines there it must be good! Its not amazing but it consistently good.
August 2025
Delicious food! High quality, especially for the price. Young, friendly staff do an excellent job. Everything was great. The tiramisu is the most authentic I've had at a restaurant in recent memory.
August 2025
We are visiting this area from Madeira beach. We were told to try this place out that it would be delicious. I will say our appetizers of calamari and muscles were divine. Our main courses were pretty good but were very salty. I had the stuffed shrimp and could barely eat them because it was too salty. The pasta is made in-house and delicious but the scampi sauce is too salty as well. The crusted grouper was very good.
Our server was super kind, a little swamped but had...
August 2025

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Speaks Clam Bar

29 N Boulevard of the Presidents, Sarasota, FL 34236
(941) 232-7633