Marina Jack’s Restaurant on Sarasota’s Bayfront
Marina Jack’s offers a fabulous dining experience amid a magnificent setting. The restaurant’s theatre-style seating has spectacular views of the marina, Sarasota Bay, Big Pass, the downtown area all the way out to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Dining in a Spectacular Waterfront Setting
January 13, 2012
Marina Jack’s Restaurant is all about the view overlooking the marina, downtown, and Sarasota Bay.
It’s location on the magnificent Sarasota Bayfront makes it look like it has been around as long as the Sarasota Bay itself. The restaurant has been singled out for its taste of coastal living and is touted for its staple dish, Captain Jack’s Fried Seafood Platter.
The menu at Marina Jack’s incorporates the usual Marina Jack’s favorites along with fresh seafood dishes in its daily lunch and dinner menus.
Marina Jack’s
Marina Jack is situated in the heart of downtown Sarasota; so, there's no limit to the number of attractions and entertainment that can be found here and nearby.
The dining room at the Marina Jack's Restaurant highlights astounding architecture, a relaxing lounge area, a saltwater aquarium and great lighting effects from fiber optics. The restaurant also features an open-air raw bar next to the Deep Six Lounge. The bar offers a bit more excitement with its casual dining and dockside cocktails.
The dinner menu at the restaurant consists of prime beef, seafood, pasta and chicken. Caribbean lobster trail is the house specialty. The ambience here is casual yet festive, and outdoor patio seating is also a popular feature. The menu at Marina Jack's has aged gracefully just like its wines that have earned it three Wine Spectator awards for excellence. Its featured menu includes Pan Seared "Diving", Glazed Duck Medallions and Twin Tales.
Marina Jack's Deep Six Lounge offers a unique setting with an interior look of a whaling ship. This part of the restaurant offers all items on the menu for the guests to enjoy. The Lounge also takes its reputation as a late night, Sarasota hot spot after the Piano bar opened in 2000. This menu at the piano bar offers signature entrees like Lump Blue Crab cakes, Atlantic Salmon, and Herb Crusted Grouper and the music starts at 6 pm.
Meanwhile, the outdoor Portside Patio is open for lunch and dinner on a daily basis. The specialties here include Seafood Louis salad, Sante Fe wraps, oysters on a half shell, along with garlic shrimp hoagies.
Service at Marina Jack's is attentive and professional. The wine list here is not very long and offers variety of price and style. The restaurant's popularity as a favorite celebration spot is highlighted with ample choices of sparkling wines. Also abundant are the red and white varieties.
Marina Jack is an ideal cruise destination. The Marina Jack II is Sarasota's luxury cruise and dinner boat. Enjoy exquisite dining as you cruise the inter-coastal waters along with the Gulf of Mexico. The cruise is also famous for its world-class service and spectacular views. Perhaps the best way to take in the waters of the Gulf is from the Marina Jack's open-air decks. If you're not outdoorsy, you can retire to the air-conditioned salons as well. Incidentally, all the seats on the Marina Jack II are window seats.
The best thing about Marina Jack II is that it offers a unique dining experience, on the water. Your choices for a lunch buffet include Grilled Chicken Alfredo and Catch of the Day or Captain Jack's Prime Rib & Special Entree dinner buffet. You will be amazed by this rare dining experience in the midst of dolphins playing, the warmth of the sunshine and soothing breezes from the Gulf.
This dinner boat is also available for special occasions like corporate events, weddings, birthdays, social gatherings or anniversaries. The Marina Jack II also has a variety of cruises every day.
2 Marina Plaza
Sarasota, Florida 34236
(941) 365-4232
http://www.marinajacks.com