Dockside Waterfront Grill

509 N Tamiami Trail, Venice
(941) 218-6418

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Gunner Runyon

Ashly or i think that was her name was a great server

Erin Brooks

If you are an adult who can't eat seafood then try somewhere else. This restaurant doesn't even offer chicken tenders. Try Waterfrontoo tor the ribs.

Todd TR Irwin

Always love the Grouper at Dockside. Our waitress, Kylie Bowman, made the dining experience a wonderful experience! Well done Kylie; keep up the great customer service!!

Red Neck Hollywood

The staff works hard and the Lazy floor managers do nothing to help. The general manager is not a leader. The shrimp hard as a rock. The chicken was so thin and watery. 34$ for crappy Crab cakes. This place only Rips off Tourists. Great View of a high rise next door. No music playing. Just pumping crappy food. Rant over. Never will go Back. Cheers. N Port Fla.

J P

The food was good. Came with nice selections and portion. The staffs were attentive and the atmosphere was awesome

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Dave S

Food was awesome. Lobster bisque was so creamy and full of chunks of lobster. Wish I could have had a gallon of it.
Linguini and clam sauce was a table favorite too. Just the right amount of garlic to make this dish oh so good.

Parking: Right on the water and at night there are underwater green lights that attract tons of fish.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Sheena Rogers

The food was horrible! We ordered lobster tail which tasted as if it had been water logged and lost all its flavor and tasted more like eating an eraser. The rest was barely warm. My boys ordered pasta it's clearly from a bag. The bacon wrapped scallops were so overcooked it was barely edible. Will never go here again! The waitress was fine and the environment looked as if it would be an amazing place for drinks and food... unfortunately we were horribly disappointed.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Bacon Wrapped Scallops

Rich Souser

Bustling place with good views of the harbor.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Craig Regner

Parking: Forgot to bring two side orders. Chicken sandwich almost cold. Clams overcooked to overly chewy.

Kid-friendliness: Good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Key Lime Pie

Cathy Smith

Went 2x and couldn't get a table due to over 1 hrs wait

Trevis Gibson

Great atmosphere, really enjoyed the view from inside. Food is mediocre and higher priced for the quality. Both lobster roll and grouper sandwich came out dry.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Tab Culp

It's all about the atmosphere here. The server was wonderful. The drinks were great but the food was just OK. I honestly won't go back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Mike Silva

Food was good, but pricey. Nice atmosphere and good drinks.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grouper Tacos, Blackened Grouper Sandwich, Fish and Chips

Mary Hall

I ordered blackened Grouper bites for lunch. Grouper in southwest FL should be great. Mine was overcooked and had little flavor.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Kris Welsh

We went there based on postings we saw about happy hour. The bartender was not very excited to talk about the happy hour specials, in fact was kind of grumpy. We did not stay for dinner since we were underwhelmed by the music and tension behind the bar.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 2

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