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Roessler's

➤ 2033 Vamo WayFL 34238, Sarasota, United States

Full • Steak • Coffee • American

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"A while had passed since we last ate at Roessler's. It was great getting back for one of their excellent meals in their beautiful setting. Won't wait next time so long between visits!!! We now live much closer!!!"

Ophelia's on the Bay

➤ 9105 Midnight Pass Road Sarasota, FL 34242, 34242-2914, United States

Seafood • European • Wild Game • Vegetarian

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"elaborate, and a bit travel to get there, but it's worth it. there are many restaurants in the open, but we have chosen to be through a window to get the view. we share an appetizer of steak tarts. as always, the cook has taken its own, and it differs in each restaurant, and that was excellent. we had a fish dish each. my wife had a salmon with a mixed fruit sauce that was the best she ever had. I had yellowfin tuna with oriental sides of the cucumber chimney, meerkrautsalat and the seared thunfisch was on a bed of a kind of lobster pine over reis. it was also the best from the class I can remember everywhere. dessert was the French silk cake with a strawberry rhob sorbet, which was the perfect end. while it is at least an hour drive for us, we will be back."

The Breakfast Cottage

➤ 2301 N Tamiami Trail, 34275, NOKOMIS, United States

Cafés • American • Breakfast • Vegetarian

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"Recently ate breakfast here when I was in the area on vacation. Decent standard breakfast . The prices were fairly typical and service was fine."

The Italian Grill

➤ 8620 S Tamiami Trl, Sarasota, United States

Pizza • Vegan • Italian • Vegetarian

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"They claim to be the “Best Italian Food in Sarasota”, so we thought we’d try it. Wow. What a disappointment. Entering the restaurant there was an extremely loud person at the bar, that turned out to be the owner. Major turn off. The waitress was abrupt and unpleasant. The Lasagna was all cheese and pasta, with a weak canned sauce. Horrible. The Broccoli Rabe looked like they scooped it out of the trash can. My fiancée’s meal of Eggplant Parmigiana was equally disappointing, plastered onto a pile of bad spaghetti. Here’s a pic of the broccoli rabe… I heard good things but won’t ever waste my money or time there again. And we live a few blocks away. We were hoping it was good, because of the convenience. Cafeteria food at best. Yuck."

Eggs-traordinary Breakfast Lunch Cafe -nokomis

➤ 2282 N Tamiami Trl, 34275, NOKOMIS, United States

Cafés • Seafood • American • Fast Food

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"The waitress is racist. I'm black, I came in with my husband, who is not black. I was the only person of color in the whole place. No hello or welcome in when we walked in. Just escorted to a booth. The whole time, the waitress did not acknowledge me at all. Every time she came over to ask how the food was or if we wanted more coffee, she looked at him only and did not address me at all. Now the food was disappointing. I ordered a garden omelet, which comes with mushrooms, spinach, cheese, and so on. Omelet means you cook all ingredients together. Well, what they do here is cook the veggies separate from the eggs and then just toss them in the middle of the eggs and serve it that way, eggs separated from veggies. It turned out to be a soppy mess because all the water from the vegetables was dripping out from inside the folded egg. Traditionally, it is not an omelet, just eggs with soppy vegetables. Anyway, it goes without saying that I will never be returning to this place, and I do not recommend it."