I've gone 3x now and I'm looking for an excuse to go again! The appetizers are our favorites. 5 of them are vegetarian! I've always had good service. There's a free parking lot just across the street. The setting is idyllic...right on the beach, lots of seating choices...what's not to love? read more

The Kokonut Hut is exactly the kind of beachside spot you hope to find on vacation. We were seated right away and scored a table at the edge of the beach. The location is hard to beat, with beautiful views of the water. We ordered the Grouper Bites and the Anna Maria salad. It was so good. The salad dressing we will skip next time and just get ranch, but otherwise, great. The staff was friendly, and attentive. We'll definitely be back. read more

: the view is really nice and they have plenty of shade so you can enjoy the beach while dining. Cons: I got a virgin mojito and it was pretty terrible. It literally was brown, tasted like root beer and the limes were old. I was told it was agave, if so, it was the worst agave ever. The food is overpriced and not worth it. Got a wedge salad ($20) and again, not great. I'm not exactly sure how you mess a wedge salad up, but they did. While the view and location is beautiful, there are way better places to go. Also, I watched the woman next to me send her drink back too, so I was not alone. read more

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Great view - everything else WELL below par. Food came out cold and missing items. Didn't see server for more than 25 minutes after cold food delivered. Friendly but substandard. read more

Liked this place a lot. What's not to like with an awesome sunset setting the perfect ambiance for drinks and dinner? The chicken wings appetizer were delicious. Recommend those highly. Food was generally good; the tacos needed some seasoning or flavoring as they were kind of bland. My husband's chowder and crab cake sandwich were very good as was my nephew's burger. Service was excellent. Will definitely go back. read more

What a great place, we loved Madison she made the experience top notch! Our table consisted of 9 girls who had been enjoying the area all day so lots of personalities to contend with! The food was quick, the drinks on point and of course sitting next to the beach read more

The Kokonut Hut - Best waitress in Bradenton! - Bars Near Me - Bradenton Beach, Florida

Both stars are for the location and atmosphere. The restaurant is a one hit wonder and they know it. I say this cuz our server never came back to check on us to see how our food was....because they know it's mediocre. It was not that they were busy we were there in the mid afternoon and it was not busy . I had the blackened grouper tacos and they were boring, coleslaw and a piece of under seasoned grouper. Husband had a BLT with 1 piece of bacon on each side read more

3 of us came here to grab a light lunch on the beach. They have a really nice setup with alot of tables under a pavilion and umbrellas to give you nice shade. We ordered just a bunch of appetizers to eat. The coconut shrimp, grouper bites, chips and dip, and calamari. I have to say all was cooked excellent and really nice sized portions. You could tell the seafood was fresh and I highly recommend the grouper bites. The service was fast and enjoyable. After you can walk some of the most beautiful beaches in the gulf or check out Anna Marie Island. They do have a giant selection of specialty drinks and beers as well read more

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Great location right on the beach. Great fresh grouper. Amazing place to sit and watch people. Free parking if you eat at restaurant ( very tough parking for beach access ). Traffic to get over the bridge is crazy but after that this place is a 10. If you want to spend the day you can pay for parking and still have access to the restaurant. Beach is awesome. read more

Great drinks, food and service - not to mention the one of a kind view, you're literally right on the beach.

The view of the ocean was very nice. My waiter was a polite guy and that's where it ends. We ordered three mixed drinks, coconut shrimp, and a grilled blackened chicken sandwich. Wow we got the shrimp and that's what it was shrimp on plate, my chicken sandwich came not really blackened (maybe a light sprinkle of seasoning) with Swiss cheese barley melted, the chicken breast had a lot of chewy cartilage or whatever thru out, the chicken breast seemed like something you would buy in a freezer, bacon hard as a rock, and to top it all off thick Demi glaze on top?? Wow I think this chicken sandwich might have been one of the worst I ever had. Now my guest wow ordered the shrimp, we'll let's just say by the time we were on our way home yesterday evening it was a nightmare, had to be food poisoning for sure and we ate nothing else that day. Very very sad evening, I'm not sure what's taking place there hygienic wise or in the kitchen, but wow!! The mixed drinks we had were not even close to a hit, weak and very expensive. For the shrimp, sandwich, and 3 drinks $90, very pricey, to be honest I never looked at the bill breakdown I just paid and I still tipped the waiter good anyway because I'm sure it's not his fault. I will 100% never enter this establishment again and I will never recommend it to anyone I know. What shame, such a great location. I unfortunately had a couple bad weekends in regards to eating out. That just means great restaurants and reviews to come in the near future. I'm really sorry to have reviews like this, but I have to be honest about all my visits to stay authentic. ocean view 9.0 Atmosphere in general 7.0 Food in regard to flavor 3.0 Service 7.0 Prices for bar food 2.0 read more

Fantastic place to enjoy ocean views and appreciate the beauty of the sunset. Service is great and so is the food and beverages. Greek food is fabulous and wonderful variety of appetizers. read more

Great view wonderful lunch Friendly efficient staff It's great place to go! Parking right across st read more

The atmosphere was beautiful service was so so, and the three of us got different types of food, all of which had zero taste and completely overpriced. Grouper sandwich was tasteless, sandwich and burger also had zero taste. French fries were french fries. I would never visit this place again, there are so many restaurants that were much better. read more

The real deal breaker was the food. Coconut shrimp came out over fried and dark colored, coconut rice was cold, as well as the fresh vegetables that consisted of cabbage, collards and 3 blueberry sized carrots. Fried shrimp plate ordered by another guest in our party also had cold rice and fresh vegetables. 3rd guest in our group ordered a blackened grouper sandwich that was also cold, maybe undercooked? After 10 mins of trying to flag our server down to let him know the food came out cold and we didn't want the sandwich at this point, he said ok I'll talk to the manager to take the sandwich off the bill (as this was the one item that we weren't willing to consume anymore of) and walked away. He immediately comes back to our table and requests to take the sandwich away for "his manager to look at it". He came back with a basket of fries for her dinner. At this point the entire experience was comical and we just wanted to get the hell out of there. Do not recommend and will not be back, as a group of guests who frequently visit this area multiple times a year. read more

Aside from its amazing beach side view, the service is great and we love their breakfast. The country sausage Benedict, the cinnamon roll, and the omelettes were all standouts. The perfect place for a relaxing meal on the beach. read more

Amazing experience. It started with out waiter forgetting our drink menu. Then suggesting water (failed to mention they were $4 bottles of water) that we ended up returning. Overall portions were very small for all items we ordered, minus the fish tacos, would recommend. Total bill was greater than $50 a person, personally would not recommend unless you are very loaded. Probably shouldn't be giving 5 stars but this will probably get deleted if it's not so here we are. read more

If I could give them a -100 I would. Food crappy. They have a high school drop out managing the parking lot that wanted to charge me $50 for parking even when I was going to eat dinner. He was also at the host stand ... I went to sit down and he came and harassed me asking where the rest of my party was. While my 80 yr old mother was making her way to the table. At that point I would never give this place a penny of my money so we left ... read more

This is a quintessential tourist trap. No complaints about the bar drinks and that is probably my most complimentary observation I can make. We never would have gone if it weren't for out of town guests who thought the hut looked "authentic". read more

I would never come back. There was 12 of us and however each of us disliked our dishes. On the menu is shows a beautiful Lox bagel however when it came it was dissembled and you had to build it yourself for $20. The grits were so disgusting, watered down and no flavor, even salt wouldn't help. Then we also had a pregnant woman who ordered first, she ordered a fruit bowl with honey and tajin. The fruit bowl was forgot about and when it came it also didn't look like the menu, it was dry gross fruit without any tajin or honey. The only good thing is the loaded Bloody Mary and the beautiful beach. Do not order food here! read more

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Atmosphere is amazing! The place to go for sunsets. Tons of TVs for sports. Great service. Love AJ and Emory at the main bar. Order the Greek salad with blackened shrimp. read more

Thank you to our wonderful server, AJ! We've be back to order drinks but AJ hasn't been working so we went to another bar. You're the best, AJ!!!! read more

AJ is an amazing bartender! We had a blast and had amazing drinks! Highly recommend strawberry basil margarita! read more

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Great view. Excellent place for breakfast , great beach spot , the casserole potatoes are great . The mimosa all excellent read more

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Jumped on this before leaving the nonexistent parking lot. Horrible for food unless you like expensive cafeteria food. Go for drinks?

This place is so FUN! Tiki hut, sand and a gorgeous view of the ocean. We stopped in for lunch. We were immediately greeted and seated. Our server was so friendly and helpful. The food was quick, hot and delicious. This is on our list of favorite places when we come back to the island. read more

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Our server AJ has been PERFECT all week long! We have come to visit for her amazing service. The drinks are always flowing and she has been attentive to all our needs. We have come as a party of 10 and she makes sure we are all well taken care of. I have ordered the red snapper twice and it is fresh and flavorful. Amazing place with such a sweet server/bar tender! read more

The location can't be beat and the remodeling after the storms are top notch. Unfortunately the quality and price of food is debatable. I ordered the gyro expecting freshly carved meat for the menu price. Instead I got preformed meat that is easily obtained at any grocery store in a gyro kit at a fraction of the price. That being said, just be very selective when ordering. read more

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Place looks abandoned. Hosts couldn't be more rude. I'm actually glad that we didn't even got to try what the food would be. We got seated and 20 minutes later no one came by to take our order, so we got up and left while they were looking and didn't care that we were leaving. Never again! read more

We went for breakfast. The view was beautiful but that was about all I appreciated about it. From the time we sat down we felt like we were a bother to the waitress (there was only about 4 other tables there and other servers). Even the pre-teens noticed the cold vibe she gave. Food was really not great...pancakes had a dry rancid flavor. When it was time to get the check she came over and announced that since we were a "large party" (7 and a toddler) she couldn't split the check, that a 20% gratuity was automatically included (no wonder she didnt care about hospitality), and loudly announced the total (over $220). She never showed us a receipt before asking for payment. Electronic payment device did have a "gratuity included" disclosure but interestingly enough the disclosure was for "large parties" no set number. A very subjective way to charge. We wont return. read more

So much potential but this place is absolutely horrible. Bad food, bad drinks, bad vibes.

Friendly bartenders at a nice location, close to the beach. About average pricing I would say ($15/drink). Did not eat there but the food looked good as it came out. read more

The Kokonut Hut - View of beach from bar area. - Bars Near Me - Bradenton Beach, Florida

Don't order the fish and chips , more like fish strips not a filet. The setting is awesome to bad they don't have the very best food offering. read more

The Kokonut Hut - Don't order the fish and chips - not the real deal more like fish strips - Bars Near Me - Bradenton Beach, Florida

We recently went to the Hut to have a couple drinks and enjoy the view. We had wonderful service by Jordan and Aaron. They were both fun and efficient with their work. They made us feel so welcome. There was a really nice band playing. We did not try any of the food but will definitely be back as aforementioned. We felt very welcome there. Thank you, Jordan and Aaron read more

I dunno maybe we came on a good day but this place was legit! The hostess hates her job which was obvious and she was not giving off the same energy as the restaurant and other servers were but I only dealt with her negative vibes briefly so enough about her. The rest of the vibe, the food, our waiter, and the location was great! We went for lunch this past Sunday and there was a Reggae band playing which was really good by the way! I will echo the same sentiments on the pricing as it is pretty steep but then again what would you expect for the prime location and being right on the beach? And the first thing my wife said after finishing her food was, "I was not expecting the food to be as good as it was!" which I totally agree. Yes the food is expensive but it was really good and very large portions. She got the lamb gyro and I got the blackened grouper tacos with coconut rice and it was really tasty. I wanted a coconut to complete the experience but they ran out so I got a Pina colada in one of their pineapples instead. It was $25 and yes very expensive but it's my money and I can choose to spend it how I want to especially when I am on vacation lol. Yes there was a slight smell of a mix between the ocean, trash, and maybe the bathroom but it was not overwhelming and it's something you would come to expect from a restaurant with outdoor seating only and being right on the beach. We would go again the next time we are on vacation in AMI. read more

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We started out paying $50 to park / beach access in this place's lot. We walked across the street and thought this was a slice of paradise. We had lunch at the bar, and continued buying drinks, after about 2 hours of buying drinks and $300 later at this business, this old man walks up to us aggressively, and the man had a thick accent. I was in disbelief as this old A-hole treated us like the scum on the bottom of his shoe. There was no sign at the little tiki table we were at adjacent to the bar. Mind you he collected about 7 drink cups from our group that we purchased there. He told us there was a $100 reservation fee. I walked over to the bar and asked who that guy was, and found out he was the owner, George K. The staff in essence admitted he was an a-hole. I wanted to tell this man that he's doing more harm to his business than good at this point. He needs to retire! read more

The service was quick. Frank, our waiter was kind and very attentive. The food was good. We have zero complaints. We will be back. read more

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Clam chowder - you know when you first taste your spoon before your first bite of clam chowder and you're like awwwww....this won't be very good. Ya, that. Just stale and a bit too sour for my tastes. 2/5 Shrimp and mango salad - Good! Shrimp had great flavor on a standard iceburg lettuce but the mango slices (supposedly from their own garden) were awesome! Dressing was not bad but just WAY too watery....no substance. 4/5 Roasted beet salad - very good! Lots of nuts on top which isn't bad. Beets were tasty and the lettuce was fresh. Didn't even need a protein on top! Service was friendly and fairly attentive. Beach view was 5 stars and I love the tiki hut theme! We thought about having our wedding reception here but it's right on the main drag and way too noisy. I probably wouldn't come here to eat again soon but maybe one day if the line isn't too long compared to other restaurants. read more

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The only thing worse than the plumbing here (the bathroom and kitchen area smells like sewage) is the management and staff. You'll probably end up here due to the incredible location, but I'd advise against ordering anything (food included) besides bottles/cans. And for chrissakes don't order your kids anything "virgin" or "kiddie cocktail". They can't even keep their booze pours straight. read more

The food was fantastic! The service was amazing! Great eye candy, thanks Ty! The beach is beautiful. Very relaxing atmosphere.