Sharky's Seagrill - Bradenton Beach

I'm giving this place two reviews in one actually!!! We stayed in AMI for this past week, we went on the 7th for my mom's birthday. We got the lobster egg rolls app, prime rib, and macadamia encrusted snapper. Everything was amazing!! We aren't sweet eaters but we indulged and got the key lime pie, which was PERFECTION! Not too tart not too sweet. Not to mention our waitress was such a sweetheart! The next night my mom got a craving for soup and Sharky's happened to be a 2 min drive from our condo. We got two bowls of the chowder and another slice of key lime pie all Togo to share. Y'all that chowder is amazing! We both had HUGE chunks of fish, whole mussels, etc. I tried the Floridian drink while I was waiting for the Togo order and it was great also!

It's 9:05 and an employee shouts out their closed. That's an hour early. The storefront says 10:00. Too bad.

Don't let the shark on the outside of the building fool you. The food and services were EXCELLENT! We ordered the tuna sashimi for an appetizer and both had the pecan crusted snapper. The tuna literally melts in your mouth. Our server, Michele was a delight and treated us like family. We will definitely come back on our next trip to Anna Maria.

Sharkeys is located on Anna Maria Island across the street from the beach. There is no patio or views of the water at this restaurant. But what you give up in the view you get back in the food.. They are not currently taking reservations but on a Friday night from about 4-7 we never saw people having to wait for a table. The previous review noting it having British pub vibes was accurate. We were dressed casually for our dinner and that was pretty much the norm. The food was wonderful. For Starters-The garlic bread was topped with real roasted garlic, the sauce on the muscles was to die for. For entrees the crab stuffed tilapia was delicious. My dining partner ordered the prime rib and is somewhat of a prime rib enthusiast (if that's a thing) and was very impressed. They also do have a kids meal and offered crayons for the kids. The service was good in that our waitress was delightful and clearly a professional and ran her ass off, but she was waiting on the entire restaurant so it was someone slow. The bartender didn't seem to help or care, and probably could have at least brought people their drinks. Overall we had a wonderful dining experience with fantastic food.

Being newer to the Bradenton area, we are still checking out most of the AMI restaurants for the first time. There are so many options! On a Friday evening, we were looking for a place to get dinner on the island with a guest from out of town, one that we hadn't been to before and on the lower end of the price spectrum. We had passed this place several times before, but it's a very hole in the wall joint; still, it seemed to have pretty good reviews and the menu sounded promising, so off we went. Immediately upon walking in, we were struck with the strangest smell that everyone in my group noticed. I won't speculate on the source, but it wasn't something you want to smell as you're eating. The restaurant felt humid and stuffy, my husband was a bit too warm the entire time. Something in the restaurant had his allergies going haywire throughout his meal, from the time we walked in the door. He found signs of water damage in the mens room as well. The place was quiet, with only a couple other diners there at dinner time on a Friday night. But we were already there and decided to stick it out maybe the food would redeem it? The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't quite enough to make me want to give it another shot. The bruschetta starter we shared wasn't great, as the bread was completely soggy. My fish and chips were good, with generously sized fillets of tilapia (seriously, huge! and a nice crunch. My companions felt the same way about their dishes not bad, but not good enough to make up for the overall unfavourable experience. There are too many other options in the area for me to be in a hurry to come back.