"The food, service, and view at Playa at Sportsman Marina are quite nice. The downstairs dining, indoors or on the deck by the bay, is comfortable, clean, and inviting. The second floor, also with an open air deck, has great views of the Gulf, a private bar, and an indoor lounge. It 's almost always a great start when you find a place where their ingredients are sourced fresh from the Gulf Coast and that 's what they do here and it shows. They have a pleasantly eclectic number of tasty treats like the Cuban, fresh salads like avocado tomato, jerk shrimp, tuna poke bowl, tacos, steaks, burgers, ribs, and more with some local faves too. Like the Island Gulf shrimp, mahi sandwich, shrimp grits, crab toast, and coconut shrimp. I especially enjoyed my brunch selection this weekend, the Carnita Breakfast. It 's big chunks of smoky and well seasoned pork, over a bed of creamy sweet corn grits, really delicious fresh chimichurri (almost as good as mine : with eggs over and fire grilled tortillas, nice. I even started my meal with a street corn app, it was also well done. My honey said her mahi mahi was one of the best she 's ever had and with our delightful server, Sarah, and the lovely view, it was a most enjoyable dining experience. Added features: They do accept reservations, they do 'hook and cook ' which prepares your own fresh caught seafood, the entire restaurant is available for private parties of up to 300, plus they also do catering. The same folks that own Playa also run the fine restaurants, Fisher 's Upstairs Fisher 's Dockside. Bottom line: Far enough away from the beach to not cater to mostly tourists and more than good enough to make it a locals ' favorite. Good, food, service, atmosphere, and view, it 's the real deal for coastal dining. Highly recommended!!!!!"
