Lido Key Tiki Bar

I was actually pleasantly surprised by the quality of food here.

I'm generally not a fan of restaurants at the Ritz Carlton's, they tend to cater to the masses and lack any type of flavor. My friend brought me here for lunch really for the ambience and the view. The restaurant is located right at the beach and you get an unobstructed view of the water and the gorgeous sun. We got a table right at the edge and had a good view. Our waitress was efficient and came and took our orders.

Food came out pretty fast, and surprisingly delicious. Portion size is really good, and the prices weren't super expensive which is very nice. Service was OK, a bit spotty at times.

Overall a pleasant experience

Best place in Sarasota to put your feet in the sand and drink a kick ass Pina Colada! Highly recommend.

I've been going to the Tiki Bar for the past 24 years and it just gets worse every year. Used to be my favorite place, not so anymore. Drinks are grossly over-priced and the bar is negligently under-staffed. Today it was 20 minutes before we could get someone to take our order (just drinks!), another 20 before the last of the order arrived. i don't fault the staff, they're excellent and really hustle (especially Lauren!) but they can't perform miracles.

Management needs to get their stuff together, or the Ritz needs to get new management.

Got there about an hour before sunset and was told right away that they would be closing soon, not the best welcome. We ordered 2 mojitos, they came in about a minute, no muddling, just some soda water, splash of rum, throws in some mint leaves, horrible. After time someone came they reminded them they were closing, even though it was a beautiful evening and not yet sunset. Just rude bartenders, horrible drinks, the stars are for the tiki hit itself and location on the beach. Bathroom was nasty as well, not what I expected from the Ritz. Shame!

I found this place through a friend and I'm glad I did. Really nice tiki bar with great staff and food. They have umbrella if it rains and by the bar area there is seating. It is busy there but umbrella are great. I had their quinoa salad with salmon and it was really delicious, huge portion I would say. I couldn't eat all of it so I ate it later and still tasted as good. Highly recommend and will definitely return here

Great place to catch the sunset. The tacos are great! Wet casual, fair prices, good walk up service.

Definitely the worst Mai Tai I've ever had. I've been to the Ritz in many locations and I expected much more. Overly sweet sour mix from a bottle and a tiny little cup for $15. I'm not even sure there was any alcohol in it.

The bar is cute but the drinks are not. Maybe stick to wine or beer and you'll have a better time.

Went to the bar, it's your typical grass hut bar. Nothing good or bad. I would go again.

The Lido Key tiki bar is a good time bar with tropical drinks galore, and tables right on the sand. If you're looking to feel like you're drinking a pina colada in paradise, this is the spot. There is pretty limited seating due to covid and a limited number of servers, so a lot of people were hanging out drink-less, seat-less & waiting, which is why I've given it a 4 star. The vibes here are great, though, and if you're down on Lido you should definitely stop! We didn't have any food so I can't speak to that, but the daiquiri I had packed a good punch!!

I would give this zero stars if I could.... charges $26 for a double that isn't really a double.... chips and salsa were $20... service was sub par. honestly think that they charge absurd prices because they are outside of the ritz carlton. will never go back, not sure why it's hyped and has good reviews.