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    The Old Salty Dog

    3.5 (415 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Bars, Seafood
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids

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    Cindy D.

    Sarasota staple of a restaurant. Whether it's this location or the Mote Marine location. Can't beat their deep fried Geier's hot dogs and massive heavy-handed drinks. We went on the weekend and there was no wait time. Snagged a table at the shaded outside patio and sat comfortable with 4 people and a baby at the wooden picnic tables. Our server was great and the food didn't take long to come out. What we ordered: wonton taco bites with blackened chicken. Famous salty dog. Loaded salty dog. Salad. Clam chowder. And I believe the coco loco. Everything was delicious. I would 100% recommend the wonton taco bites as an appetizer. It was even fun watching their resident egret hop around the patio.

    Maui Wow-Wee Burger
    Gene H.

    Vanessa was our waiterres and knew exactly what I trying to order...the Hamburger with the Pineapple is called The Maui Wow-Wee burger and it's pretty darn good! Terri ordered the Blackened Chicken and surprisingly thought it wasn't spicy enough! We both thought it'd been delicious with a slice of pineapple on it as well. It wasn't a bad sandwich by any means but just missed for her. We also ordered up some of the Dog Bites as I really wanted to try some variation of their famous hot dog...very good served up with some sort of a mayo/mustard dipping sauce. Very casual place and dog friendly...love it!

    Kids shrimp
    Scott F.

    Good service, but food was mid.the shrimp po boy was really good, but the gumbo was not great. Cool old school atmosphere

    Blackened Grouper Sandwich
    Jacqui C.

    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!

    Best onion rings I've had in a long long time!
    Chadrick J.

    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!

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    Jaimie D.

    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.

    Blackened grouper sandwich- outstanding
    Heather P.

    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!

    Grouper Reuben
    Brad H.

    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.

    Lisa H.

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

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    8 months ago

    Don't bother with this place, had the fish sandwich. There are too many other places to choose from. Food was not very good.

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    1 year ago

    What a view!!! Service (Robbie)was excellent!!! The fish tacos were a hit! We will be returning again and again!!!

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    An exterminator would help. Nothing worse than sharing a seat with a roach. Fries cold. Floor dirty.

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