Sharkys On The Pier Reviews

Great views and atmosphere with live music. Baja tacos with swordfish and mango salsa highly recommended.

Nice because is on the water but menu could use a facelift.

we are from Pa and was told that Sharkys was the best . so we tried it and lived it . the food was awesome and the beer was great .Try the clams they were great . the view from the restaurant was so nice . the view from the pier was awesome . we could have sat on the pier for hrs . we went to the water for a swim and was lucky enough to find some sharks teeth . I highly recommend this restaurant for a place to stop and eat and take in the view . I told my wife I want to move to the area when we retire . everyone must see this place at least once . I am coming back for sure ! Thanks

All went well,,except waiter ran the credit card wrong on another parties check...but was resolved eventually

Excellent meal. Lobster stuffed flounder
with sauteed green beans and really good
sweet potato fries. Very busy, even on monday. Wait staff friendly and efficient.

We love this place. Has the beach the pier the restaurant all in the package. The food is excellent every single time we come. The same with the service. we come for the beach and freqently we take a walk out to see what the fishermen are catching then stay to eat dinner. Really, whats not to love about sharkey's. They also have great live bands at night. Come just for that.

Excellent food and fast service and nice atmosphere

Typical beach front bar food restaurant. Food is fair and high priced for average quality. Locals patronize occasionally. Vacationers and snowbirds visit more frequently. Just okay.

Toni, the manager did a killer job for lunch yesterday afternoon. He offered to make my grandmother cauliflower tots because she is gluten free. My grandma absolutely loved her tots! We will be back to visit Toni again.

Great location and service, but the food wasn't good at all.

Great atmosphere, great staff and most importantly the food

Decent food and drink selection. This place, even on the on season gets dead after 8 PM. It's ashame because we're in our 20's and this is about it for night life in Venice.

Fun atmosphere outside. We sat inside the food was awful. Wouldn't eat there again. Inside service was bland and boring.

Awesome service...food was good...a little over price...

It was absolutely wonderful! The whole experience was great. Wonderful service, amazing food, and a breathtaking view of the beach.

Promise of waterside seat, waited 40 minutes; stuck in rear of place

I only had a beer, that wasn't very cold, and a bloody Mary, that had to be one of the worst things I've ever tasted. The food looked and smelled good, everything was very expensive, but the view was beautiful.

Food not so good. Expensive too. Great location though.

Great food, fresh seafood, fun atmosphere, fun fruity drinks with actual alcohol in them! Lots of places seem to barely touch the bottle to your glass, but this place delivers punch with a PUNCH!
Pleasant breeze outside and live music on a Thursday evening.

Went here with my dad and his lady never had better and I drive over the road and will for sure be back

We absolutely loved our meal, drinks and service at Sharky's, it was excellent! Great portion size for the price and the service was wonderful. Our waitress even offered to take a photo of our family when she saw us trying to do a of all ten of us. Wish I remembered her name because I would definitely ask for her again.

One of THE absolute best places to watch the sunset. Great food, great drinks, great atmosphere!

Waitress was phenomenal, food was okay, calamari was very chewy and their signature seafood dish could have had more seafood. Flavor was there though.

Great service, nice waitress, good pina coladas, clam chowder, mahi, grouper, and salmon were tasty, nice place to view the sunset.

Terrible service and lousy food with high prices. My wife ordered a seafood pasta dish with shrimp, came out greasy and the pasta was over cooked. She had three bites and said no thanks, waitress didn't even ask if everything was ok Go there to enjoy the views and have a drink but stay outside.

Hors d'oeuvres were great, beer was cold and our excellent waitress was outstanding

Very casual direct beach front surrounding beautiful Venice Pier. Valet parking. Atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere!

Can't beat the location. Food and drinks are great!

Two hour wait, understaffed. 25+ person single file line just to get a drink. One drink per person Dumb. Figure it out.

Great place to eat. Fun atmosphere, great food. Crab cake sandwich!

Only 2 people on the beach as far as I could ,,,red tide was ad as my throat felt raw in 20 minutes

Amazing!!!!! This is a must! Ask for Angelica as your server she is great and will take care of you! We had the grouper sandwich and the chicken Jamaican sandwich. AMAZING!!!!! We also had the Brie and apple flat bread and that was OUTSTANDING!!!!!! This is our favorite place to eat now! The drinks are great, the outside seating is perfect (not a bad seat in the house) and everyone is just so friendly! Eat here or your missing out!

The appetizers were fantastic, crab stuffef mushrooms n lobster artichoke

Excellent food service great view of the Gulf and beach

Management should have polled their audience before posting "no smoking" at the outside bar, to discover what the majority of their customers honest opinion is about smoking or no smoking there. We enjoyed this place until now. We'll spend our cash elsewhere who is more customer service satisfaction oriented.

Great place to visit, loved the view of the water, nice choices on the menu, good food and great staff

This is a must visit when in the area
Great food and drinks. Awesome sunsets. You won't be disappointed.

They have a happy hour that can't be beat and it is on the beach!

Go for the sunsets they are amazing. The food is meh.

Coming in we got complementary valet sounded great. We get our pager after they told us it would be 45 minutes or less and decided to wait on the pier told us the scanners work. So we wait, for an hour and half we ask how longs the wait she says she can sit down now. We ve gotten forgotten about. We wait for our waiter Steve for 15 minutes takes our drinks after order and eating we get our plates picked up and we wait and extra 20 to get our check then no one comes to pick up the check and then we get up to look for him, pay and then I see no valet guy and just my keys in the front of the drive in, on a chair. Food over priced and not very good lacks service, . Pier was nice tho.

Great service.. Food and atmosphere. Delightful experience.

I am a local...
Great location, Gulf view, pricey, Looong wait on a Fri or SAT nite, food is good... Not great.
Go for the atmosphere - like u r "on vacation" feeling. Can't go wrong if u Hv the patience.
Take off your shoes and walk the beach after!

Great food right on the water. Out server was fantastic

Great view from the restaurant.
Beach is amazing, waves can be dangerous.
Pier is worth some extra time.

Great views, good food and service, but poor drinks. Come on guys, how hard would it be to step things up a notch and offer really nice drinks? I really love the atmosphere and want to come here all the time, but my friends won't because the only good drink they can get is a beer.

Burgers were tasty...they were bigger and made with many toppings. Price was pretty good.

The good was fabulous the staff was very knowledgeable and very pleasant. Beautiful view of the sunset. I enjoyed it very much

I didn't eat there but the view and the beach are absolutely beautiful.

Delicious food, attentive waitress and a pleasant atmosphere.

Great views. Love to walk out on the pier. Must visit when in the Sarasota area

Yummy food, tasty beverages, ocean view, walk on the pier at sunset. What's not to love?! Never had poor service--very accommodating (second picture is the selection of taste tests that my server brought me when I couldn't decide which adult beverage to order, first picture was my final choice--Mango Bango-YUM!) and friendly.

Sat outside with a great view. Three people shared nachos and lobster artichoke dip. Perfect amount of food. Not great service but good food.

There were little expensive but the Baja tacos for 17.50 Were pretty good in the appetizer Coconut shrimp with Mango sauce was very good. Angie is an excellent waitress

Quite the tourist trap, expensive, bad food, but it's on the beach so there's that.

This place is absolutely fantastic the food , cold smoothies and a beautiful view with AC lol you can't beat it. We had the chicken quesadillas and some sweet potato fries with there "special blend" of spices ....A Must. We will be back again

Love the food, love being on the beach! Usually pretty crowded, but well worth the wait!

I love the food here and staff is very friendly I come here every time I'm in town

Great food but food and drinks were slow to arrive. Beautiful view.

Such a fun place to go for casual outdoor beach dining! Live music started just after we ordered, which was fun. Our food was good. My husband gave some feedback on his portion size and they took care of it promptly.

Always fun. Walk pier. Eat outside. Friendly staff. Food is good. Moderate prices. It's a must go to place

The food here is great. Most of the time we just go there for a drink and the view.