Going by the 3.5 star rating, I really wasn't expecting anything too amazing. SURPRISE!! Best grouper of the trip. I guess the owner is a fisherman and provides some of the catch. Anyways, the grouper was super fresh and nicely cooked (not overcooked like the last one we had in Clearwater). We also tried their smash burger- totally legit! The yucca fries were a nice surprise as well. Great food, great service (thanks Lexi!), and a cool location with a good vibe. we'll definitely return the next time we're in the area. read more

We came here for lunch and a drink and it was good! I didn't realize it was a restaurant located in the middle of a hotel but you can't even tell! I got the Shark Bite Punch and it was delicious! I also got the chicken wrap with fries and it was also delicious! Our waitress was friendly and helpful! I love the decor all around and it feels like a beach bar! read more

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This place is cool. It's a hotel with a big bar in the middle of it with live music. There is food and drinks. There's a disco ball. It's a very chill place I would go here if you're trying to "turn up". It's good to sit and hang and drink and listen to music. Our server was great! It's seat yourself read more

Friendly quick service. Prices average for a beach. Cool set up under an open air tiki. Was 87 out and cool under the tiki with fans going. Didn't eat but observed food coming out. Looked good. Bartender was Rae, super sweet!! read more

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This is probably the best dinner we have had. The sever was great, service was face and food was amazing. We got the queso idea tacos and the quesadilla read more

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Really good food, drinks and services. I ordered the brussel sprouts and the coconut shrimp. Really good portions. read more

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There are lots of spots to sit here. Staff was nice & plenty of drink options. It's near plenty of places to check out as well.

Friendly service, nice vibes/environment, close to beach access, and delicious chicken nachos! read more

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Fun place for a sandwich and fries! The live music definitely elevates this place. Good mix of all ages. Service is sparse and the sandwiches are typical island fare. Had the nachos chicken and fish sandwiches. The cheese makes everything wet and messy-i prefer a drier slice of cheese and fries were the usual. Its all about the ambiance outdoor feel big ole chairs for photo ops and fun cornhole games. All in all i would go again! read more

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Catie and drew were amazing. Good drinks! Great Food! Friendly atmosphere! Great street view of the action.

This place was honestly one of the worst experiences I've had in Siesta Key. I don't mind waiting a little when a place is busy, but the service here was unbelievably slow. We sat there forever before anyone even came over, and once we ordered it felt like our food took ages to come out. It wasn't even that crowded, which made it more frustrating. When the food finally showed up, it definitely was not worth the wait. Everything tasted bland and kind of thrown together, like no one in the kitchen really cared. For a tiki bar in a place like Siesta Key, you'd expect at least decent food, but this was just disappointing across the board. The waitresses didn't help the situation either. They came off as rude and annoyed the whole time, like taking our order was some huge inconvenience. It made the whole experience feel uncomfortable instead of fun and relaxed like it should be. On top of all that, the music was just bad. It didn't fit the vibe at all and was loud in an irritating way, not in a fun energetic way. It honestly made it harder to enjoy being there. Overall, between the extremely slow service, terrible food, rude staff, and bad music, there's really no reason to come here when there are so many better options nearby. read more

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We had fun we had too many drinks and some apps. They had a good happy hour as well. Live music was a plus!

Poor service with ambivalent attitude. Rude guy bartender. Enough with the blaring Cardi B nonsense! Play to your crowd, not your younger staff... Much better options on the Key for sure. Steer clear imo read more

Great food, drinks , and friendly staff!! Simbad the bartender was AWESOME!! The rooms are newly refurbished and everyone was extremely nice and welcoming read more

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Our server, Alissa was amazing! Come Check it out Two for one drinks for happy hour read more

BEST FOOD AND SERVICE ON THE KEY!!! 100% recommend stopping by. They are right across from the beach as well, making it very convenient for a quick bite and some drinks!! read more

Wait staff was very nice. Drinks, reasonable, and cold. Happier was awesome. Buy one get one free they bring them both to you so you better drink faster or you might have a warm drink. I didn't see any problems with employees they were awesome. Food truck park right here and stand up and walk 30 feet right to the food truck and order. read more

Went to this place twice while on vacation. Great place for drinks and food and live music. Great friendly and happy vibes. The bartenders are great, know how to make many drinks well. Music was great and it was the first stop of our pub crawl on our last night. Definitely a place to hit while visiting Siesta Key. read more

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The Brussels Sprouts were great. I enjoyed the Thai Sauce, both on the Brussels and with the coconut shrimp. And the 90s alternative live music was the icing. read more

Have been here multiple times and absolutely loved the sunshine state drink! Recently I have gotten a new ID and to tell you I was disappointed in staff was an understatement. Apparently the class they just took clearly didn't hit the mark. Be prepared to be turned away with Valid ID because staff doesn't know how to properly card people or handle IDs in general! Unfortunate. read more

Just stopped in for drinks when our driver told us to try their happy hour. Drinks were all two for one including top shelf. Bartender was very friendly. They had a music as well which the gentleman playing acoustic was quite good. Food looked good so we will definitely be back to try sometime. read more

My wife and I joined friends at The Big Tiki Lounge last night to celebrate a birthday. I don't drink or dance, so visiting bars or in this case, a lounge, is not something I normally do. I do like to eat and I like music, so that's what I will focus on in this review. The Big Tiki Lounge is indeed a very big Tiki, open to the outdoors, very high ceiling. Finding a place to park was a challenge as it is all around Siesta Village, but we knew places to check and found a spot without too much trouble. They have a food truck, The Porthole Grille. The Porthole Grille has their own Yelp listing so I will post a food review there, but I will also cover the setup here. For dining in, you need to order from the servers for Big Tiki. That didn't go as smoothly as I expect from a sitdown restaurant, but this isn't really a sitdown restaurant. Our group needed to flag down a server so we could order food. Big Tiki has a walk up bar, perhaps we should have walked up to order food too. Nevertheless, we got our order in, got our food in a reasonable amount of time, and before we left were able to pay our server. All good. I posted a photo of my food, Wagyu Beef Smash Burger. I got it sloppy, not exactly sure what that meant. It did come with cheese. I liked my burger and particularly liked my fries. I also got a good sample of their Brussels sprouts grilled and tossed in a Thai chili sauce. They were exceptionally good. I should mention there was an 18% service fee and now I'm not sure if that was for the food truck team or our Big Tiki server. Hopefully everyone who deserved some of that got something. They also added a 3% convenience fee for using a credit card. Both of these fees were well disclosed. We simply paid cash. Now to my favorite part, the live entertainment. With a strong, clear voice perfectly in tune, our singer called Casey on the Key sang popular funk and pop tunes, a little country, even a little rock. There was dancing, both from our group and others, and Casey interacted with all that very well as she sang song after song. She was really good. Casey is currently performing at The Big Tiki on Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday. read more

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A cute bar and very island/tiki theme decorated. They had live music when I was there. The do serve food, I only stopped in for a drink. I got a frozen one, which was really good. The bartender was very nice and knew how to make the beverages. They are connected to a resort, which seemed nice and it's a very short walk to the beach. read more

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Enjoyed lunch here! Easy parking as they have a lot where most of the other restaurants do not. Sinbad was fantastic & funny. We enjoyed drinks & lunch (chicken quesadilla & the corn). Food was surprisingly better than we expected. Go there & see Sinbad! read more

Love this place!!! I had the best smash burger of my life!! It was so good we came back a second night just to have it again before we left. The service was great! Didn't have that many people working but the ones that did worked hard! They were so polite and were so attentive. The music was top notch too!! Both nights we went they by far had the best performers in all the Seista Village!! Loved the atmosphere! Everyone was having a great time!! Can't say enough great things about this place!!! read more

Friday night My wife and I ordered two drinks. Tequila and club soda , a double. We picked an average Tequila. Got the bill and it was $70!!! For two drinks! Not only was it a ridiculous charge the drink was weak! I questioned the charge and the server confirmed that was correct. Never order alcohol again Again!!!! read more

They close early. The food is ok so the service. In another hand the ambience and the place are nice read more

Great bar! Menu is perfect! I had the perfect lemon drop martini at the bar, before heading to a wedding on beach.

Good drinks and atmosphere! The Miami vice was delicious. Simbad was a great bartender

The server Sinbad was awesome. Great food and a fair price. My boys love the cheesesteaks every time.

The place is awesome!! Good vibes!! Sinbad was super friendly and welcoming. Going to come back for the live music and happy hour

Simbad is the man! He has excellent service and very friendly. Definitely will come back!

Absolutely delicious food and the staff is even better. My husband and I both made a point to comment on how friendly everyone was, especially Sinbad and Ashlynne! So happy we stopped in. I highly recommend the taco bowl and Kiss of Death cocktail! read more

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My boyfriend and I came here on 4th of July for our first stop barhopping. Very open atmosphere, and the young woman playing guitar that day was great. Our bartender, Chris, was very attentive and friendly . We didn't try any food but the drinks were good. We'll be back soon. read more

We went to Big Tiki to hear the singer Casey on the Key who is fantastic. We had the chicken tenders and they were very good. Their beer prices are reasonable but we drink rum the price for a rum and coke is $11 which is high. The high drink prices could be why the place was almost empty. I felt sorry for Casey who is amazing. read more

The hostess , Haela was so sweet !! Our server Hailey was the best !! The Happy Hour special is great ! Definitely will be back

I loved my experience at the big tiki! Catie and chloie were the best! So attentive and gave excellent service! I would hire them any day, if they don't receive a raise soon, I will definitely be reaching out to the both of them!!!! An amazing experience!!!! read more

Nice siesta key stop for a beer and a snack. The quesadillas were awesome and nice service. Good island vibe with music.

Food is made in a food truck. It's a bar with a food truck. They charge $8 for chips - a very small portion - and the waitress would only give us 10 or less chips when we asked for, after paying $8. No salsa was given- only a tiny dressing-size container of pico de gallo. Not even big enough to fit a chip into. Waitress - Jen - was not friendly and she seemed irritated when we ordered food and drinks. Even though we were spending a lot of money on over-priced food and drinks. We requested songs from Casey, the live music person, and she said she would play them after her break, but she never did. read more

Food is disgusting, drinks are overpriced, go to any food down street toward siesta village center. Cider Can drink is $7 plus taxes and %18 tip included it's $8 per can drink... saying they have happy hour 3-6 intact no happy hour prices read more

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