Walts Fish Market Restaurant - Sarasota (FL)

4 /5 Tanmay Datta: This place was one of the top seafood places to visit in Sarasota. Every YouTube video I watched, recommended to visit this place. So I decided to visit this spot during my trip. We ordered, the Lobster bites, and two dishes from the market. We ordered a Red Snapper and a Florida Lobster as part of our main course. We ordered both the dishes in grilled format and selected Caribbean Coconut sauce with our respective sides. The restaurant also serves a smoked fish dip that they make based of the regular catch with crackers. The Caribbean Coconut sauce was complementing the lobster very well but the lobster felt a little bit chewy. The other dishes were very good though. The place can get really crowded and we did have to wait for about 35 minutes. The ambience and atmosphere is really cool. The walls are decorated with the history of the restaurant. The fish from the market is a very cool concept where you can see whats available for the day and order your seafood accordingly.

5 /5 Ansel Morsillo: Went for dinner with family on a Friday evening. Great service. Had the conch fritters as an appetizer and then the grouper bowl as my main. Food was served quickly. The conch fritters were great. Tons of conch in the corn meal and spice batter that were fried just right. The main had the grouper that was cooked to perfection over a bed of rice and vegetables with this garlicky aioli sauce over the top. Dish was superb. Would recommend this place to all that love seafood. Parking is a bit tight and since the place has such good food it is popular and busy. Wasnt super noisy and you could at least hear the people you are dining with.

5 /5 Jeff Nicholson PhD, PA-C: Our first experience at Walts was quite positive with the exception of a 1 hour wait. We arrived at 5:30 and were able to take advantage of $6 and $1 off tap beer for happy hour. The complimentary smoked fish dip and crackers were delicious. We had a fish basket containing both grouper and flounder with two sides that included red roasted potatoes and garlic butter green beans. The food was very well done. We have been twice to Phillipi Creek and we think Walts is even better. It has also a fascinating history and it feels great to support a third-generation family run business. Are waitress was super friendly and attentive. Next time we visit Sarasota from our home base in Cape Coral we will definitely stop in again.

5 /5 Robbie Burnett: The bar had a great atmosphere. The happy hour margarita was good. I had a mango flavor. The fish dip/ appretizer was really good. I was hesitant to try because I dont eat tuna fish. The fries came out quick too at the bar. I had the shrimp meal that was vibe along with my husband salmon meal although he would like a little more rice.