Mr. & Mrs. Emanuele to-be! AKA Karen & Anthony
Fun Things To Do
Pirate’s Cove Resort and Marina
Pirates Cove Resort and Marina offers an outdoor patio bar area, which also serves apps and light fare. They outdoor bar stays open until 12p on weekends and 10p during the week. Pirates Cove also has an indoor dining area as well as a upper porch deck with a view of the Manatee Pocket Marina. The patio 'tiki bar' also has live music on Fri and Sat evening and on Sun afternoon.
Historic Downtown Stuart
Historic Downtown Stuart is a quaint waterside downtown area, with various retail shops and restaurants. 5.5 miles straight North up A1A. The small downtown area is pedestrian friendly with everything within ealking distance once you park in or near downtown. There is a free trolley that picks up in various designated spots. Check out the general store Stuart history museum, The Old Colorado Inn (built 1914), have lunch or dinner at one of the restaurants serving with a variety of menus. Talk a walk and have dessert or ice cream at one of the 2 sweet shops, or enjoy some retail therapy browsing the retail shops. Downtown Stuart is a 15 minute drive from Pirates Cove.
Stuart Beach
Stuart Public Beach has plenty of parking and easy beach access. The beach is slated to have a new concession stand for lunch and a beach side tiki patio for drinks, opening Spring 2021.
Sailfish Sands Golf Course
Anthony has played here before the recent renovation (Est. completion Jan 2021), but there seems to have been some great improvements and added features since then, such as a rare 9 hole reversible golf track, new double decker driving range, restaurant and bar. The golf course is located 3.7 miles north of Pirates Cove Marina Resort, which is only a 10 minutes drive.
Safari I Deep Sea Fishing
Safari Deep Sea Fishing Boat offers daily fishing trips from the Pirates Cove Marina, weather permitting.
Sandsprit Park and Fishing Pier
This is a great public park for flying kites and picnics. There are walkways and a couple of piers for salt water fishing. Tony and Karen have coolers, fishing gear and kites for you, if you plan to go to the park.
The Whistle Stop Hoagie Shop & Eatery
The Whistle Stop is a casual place to have Breakfast or a Sandwich lunch. They offer outdoor seating. The Whistle Stop is a 7-10 minute walk from Pirates Cove.
Manatee Island Bar and Grill
We occasionally enjoy a a relaxing snack or lunch at Manatee. This is a very casual restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. The menu is focused on Pub Style and Seafood. Manatee is a 5 minute walk from Pirates Cove.
Shrimpers Grill and Raw Bar
Shrimpers offers indoor and outdoor seating. The outdoor deck is directly on the water facing 'The Pocket' (Manatee Pocket), indoor seating is old school and quiet. Shrimpers offers mostly Seafood and is about a 7-10 minute walk from Pirates Cove.
The Twisted Tuna
The Twisted Tuna is a large and often busy restaurant and bar. The menu is diverse, but they do not specialize in anything in particular. You can get anything from Fried Seafood, to a fresh catch, to sushi, or raw bar. The main draw at Twisted Tuna is the rear deck which often has live music on a floating barge, next to the outdoor deck bar. The back deck can be quite lively, animated and the music can be loud. If that's your type of entertainment, this place might be for you. TT offers indoor and outdoor seating and is a 5 minute walk form Pirates Cove.