Grillsmith - Sarasota

"Rib eye was excellent. Lenny, our waiter was attentive. I liked the wood walls but it made for a noisy area. I will definitely go again and would recommend."

"Dinner lived up to the reviews! We had the oak Salmon with shrimp which was perfectly done with a nice crust and the baked pork chop (cooked medium & juicy). Ahi tuna as appetizer. Attentive friendly service. Nice kids menu options (cheeseburgers). Highly recommended. Addendum - we accidentally left a cellphone behind and were leaving the next day before they opened for dinner. Drove by and got lucky, the executive chef was coming in early for work and was so helpful and friendly. He searched high & low and we eventually found our phone. Would give this place a 10 out of 5 if I could for the meal & especially the special service we received from various staff. Many thanks!"

"We see this restaurant all the time when shop in the area. Based on location and the building not looking any different than any other restaurant, we have never stopped in. WHAT A MISTAKE ON OUR BEHALF. This place was FANTASTIC!! From the moment we walked in, we were greeted quickly and kindly. It was early so we didn't have to wait for a table. The waiter was wonderful! My husband being a chef is difficult to please food wise. The waiter took his time to make recommendations, and he did not disappoint. The food was out standing. It was so nice to see portions not super sized, so half would end up in the trash or that we would over eat. Yet we were fully satisfied and delighted with the amazing food. I went with French toast as I love breakfast food! My husband ordered the shrimp and grits. We had such a wonderful experience. The restaurant restrooms were very clean. A big pet peve of mine. We will DEFINITELY BE BACK! Only this time for dinner. If you haven't been, Go. This restaurant is a hidden gem. It is now one of my favorite go-to places."

"We visited for my father and mother's birthday. We let the restaurant know ahead of time and made reservations online where we notified them that it was their birthdays. Upon our arrival we checked in and were seated fairly quickly. Service was unfortunately poor. The waitress was on her third day of serving and had nobody helping her. We were asked our orders twice. We were not asked if we wanted the larger small portion of appetizers but were brought the smalls. Dinner was subpar. My mother's meal was pork and she enjoyed it but the fish tasted like it was frozen. We each asked for specialty parmesan fries and received two orders of french fries. One was regular and one was parmesan and we were missing an order. We noticed that we were missing an order and we let the waitress know. We waited about 15 minutes and no fries were brought out. At that point we just settled for the fact that we were not going to receive them and as long as we were not billed from them that it would be fine. Our waitress forgot to ask us for bread and offered it to us after we finished our main dishes. It was such a disappointment. For four people and one glass of alcohol it cost $160. The food was subpar, the management was not attentive, and we were overall disappointed. We have dined at grillsmith in a different town in Florida before and we were really impressed so we were disappointed to know that our local chain was not at the same level of quality or service."

"I went here for my birthday dinner & I was very pleased. Staff were very nice & our server Michelle was great and gave us some recommendations & also helped with any questions we had. Our steaks were cooked perfectly, I got the chocolate Marshmallow martini & I also got complimentary dessert and decided on the key lime pie which was delicious :) The pictures don’t do enough justice! We definitely will be returning!"