Viento Kitchen and Bar

"We were excited to try this restaurant. However, it was a fail for us. Food was way overpriced and lacking. The broccoli rabe was mushy yet impossible to cut even with a steak knife. The Alfredo sauce was watery and lacking any flavor. The lobster ravioli did not taste freshly made, more like frozen. Our server was less than friendly. Unfortunately, we won’t be back."

"Lovely place with good service. All of our meals were delicious. Croissant sandwich and Asiago toast were yummy. And Greek yogurt bowl was great! Joanna our server was attentive!"

"Unfortunately, this restaurant is heavily overpriced and one of the worst meals our family has had in awhile. I wish I could give a better review, but our meal was not great. I got the shrimp/lobster pasta. The pasta was egg noodles, butter, and a few Italian spices. It lacked flavor, was barely warm, and the noodles had congealed like they had been sitting out all day. The shrimp were also tough. We also got the spinach/artichoke dip and it was all cheese where it was breaking the chips when dipping. My parents got the chicken and it was also dry. There are way better options in Long Boat than this place."

"We stayed at Zota for 3 nights and ate here several times. The buffet breakfast is good and economical. Dinner is very good. We had the grouper, snapper, roasted chicken (with excellent risotto) and shrimp with grits. Pretty much tried everything on the menu. The seafood was fresh and well prepared, comparable or better than the other fancy restaurants in Longboat key (we went to others around the area)"

"Dinner was outstanding. Our server, Sabrina was great. Wonderful fresh warm bread to start the meal with choices of butter, oil, and a sun dried tomato tapenade. Delicious. Grilled Octopus with Chorizo and fingerling potatoes for appetizer was great. Caesar Salad was great. Main courses of Rigatoni Bolognese and Moroccan Chicken were excellent. Will definitely be back."