The Old Salty Dog - A Taste of Fresh Seafood and Beach Vibes in Sarasota, FL

The food was amazing and fresh to order. Close to the beach. Merchandise available for purchase like t-shirts. Friendly service.

Had fried grouper sandwich and a nice lager, fantastic. Wife had a shrimp dish and sangria, fantastic

We spent 2 weeks on Siesta key and the best thing I ate was the grouper sandwich with American cheese from the old salty dog. We ate outside, the server was great! Kids had plenty to choose from along with a giant margarita that was worth the money. We will be back next year!

Cute place with indoor and outdoor dining. The food was really good. The staff was extremely friendly and nice. It has a nice beach vibe. Recommend checking it out!

The Old Salty Dog was one of two restaurants that we visited twice on our visit the Siesta Key. The first time I got the Surf and Turk entree. The shrimp was excellent, but the steak was overcooked and a little under seasoned. I wouldn't get it again. However, the crab legs were juicy, easy to crack open, and very filling. The price for the crab legs were the best I saw on the island, and worth every penny! Just be aware... they are definitely messy! Our service was fast and great, despite being busy. The restaurant as a whole is quitter than a lot of the other restaurants on the island, but it is a nice change of pace if you'd like a more relaxing atmosphere.

We ended up here for dinner around 6:45 after driving down the main drag and finding all of the restaurants jam packed Z this location is towards the end of the line of restaurants but gosh, I'm glad we ended up here! This is a unique restaurant/bar serving seafood and other sandwiches, salads and entrees. We had an incredible experience. The food. The service. The vibe. All top notch! The 3 adults all had the lobster roll special. Good lord it was good! Served on a butte try, perfectly toasted Texas toast and stuffed full of the yummiest lobster meat. My only feedback would be to serve it with a lemon wedge on the side. The kiddos spilt a Mac n cheese meal with watermelon. Super creamy and homemade tasting. No cheap Kraft Mac around d here. We order some dessert to go (to eat on the beach at sunset). Get the key lime pie! It had the most perfect crumbly graham cracker crust and a custard style key lime. We'll probably end up picking up more tomorrow, it was that good. *if you're thinking about the ice cream. Skip it. Our waiter miles was great! Friendly, attentive, timely. Lastly, I LOVE that they had pictures and stories of the dogs available for adoption at the local humane society. What an amazing way to display and get the faces of those sweet babies out to the public while maintaining the branding, "old salty dog". Kudos for being good people.

When you are looking for the most incredible grouper sandwich you have found it! We had the grouper egg rolls- fantastic and then grouper sandwiches! One of us had the salty dog and loved it! Our server was super attentive and had great recommendations! It was an incredible meal! It was a fun, lively place- great evening!

One of my favorite dinners in Siesta Key. The staff were great and pointed us in the right direction for our food and drink orders. For my meal I had the grouper rueben. It was one of the most unique flavor combinations I've ever had. The rye bread was perfect and held everything together. Amazing sandwich and a great experience overall.

Walked down to Old Salty Dog with our dog to site on the patio and enjoy some grub. The Salty Dog is located just down slightly from the mayhem of the Siesta Key Village area. We had a great meal and solid service. Our dog was spoiled by the waitstaff, and we enjoyed what I will call the best onion rings we had on our whole trip! The order was huge and yes, fresh, hand cut, and battered onion rings came to our table! This is another joint I'd come back to in a heartbeat and this one is within walking distance from our stay so big bonus!