Brittany & Kevin
Things To Do
Siesta Beach
World famous beach, crystal clear water, baby powder sand, beautiful near shore reefs, world class fishing. What more to ask for?
Siesta Key Oyster Bar
Our favorite casual dining beach bar and restaurant ! Bar food, seafood, live music and relaxed atmosphere in the heart of Siesta Village. $7 dozen oysters 3-6pm and $2 beers all day.
Gilligan's Island Bar & Grill
One of our favorite bars on Siesta key! Great place to grab a drink and definitely gets lively in the evening
Daiquiri Deck Siesta Key Village
Frozen Daquiris make a great escape from the tropical heat! Two locations on Siesta Key Stickney Point and The Village and a location on Lido Key.
Main Street
Main St. downtown has a variety of bars, good nightlife, and fine dining. Some of our favorite bars are Rafferty's, Brewsters and the Gator Club. Some of our favorite resturants are Drunken Poet, Pho 99, Tsunami, Boca.
The Westin Sarasota
Rooftop bar on top of a hotel with a pool. An excellent spot for happy hour and a sunset.
Art Ovation Hotel
Rooftop bar downtown Sarasota on top of a hotel with a pool and top notch bar. An excellent, upscale nightlife spot.
Owens Fish Camp
A giant old house they turned into a large seafood joint. What makes Owens especially special though outside it's obvious Old Florida charm is the backyard. Bring cash only because they have a beers, drinks and campfire cooked seafood next to a live band most nights. Seats are first come, first serve.
Drunken Poet Cafe
The best sushi and thai food around. That's all.
Lido Key/St. Armands
The northern most Key and closest to the the hotel block and wedding venue. Lido key boasts plentiful resturants options and high end shopping opportunities as well as tiki bars and good nightlife spots. Our favorite spots to eat are The Columbia, Speaks Clambar, Cha Cha Coconut. Our favorite spots to grab a drink are Daquiri Deck Lido Key, Surf Bar, and if you're up for a little authenic cuban live band dancing, The Venue.
Oleary's Tiki Bar & Grill
A large tiki bar with good cheap food and plenty of cheap frozen drinks and beer on the water. An excellent lunch and happy hour spot. A hard spot to match when there having a drink watching the sunset over the Gulf of Mexico.
The Hub Baja Grill
My good buddy Brian is the GM here and they make some of the best baja style seafood on Siesta. Check it out!
Cha Cha Coconuts
A casual, tropical dining experience right on St. Armands Circle. Usually accompanied by live music and open air dining
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
A large marine laboratory and aquarium supporting and protecting all marine life in the Gulf of Mexico and the Gulf itself. We are huge supporters. Great spot for families! ...and Kevin!
Siesta Key Parasail & Jet Ski
For the bold and adventourous, See the Gulf of Mexico from above or while zipping across it!
CB's Saltwater Outfitters
Boat rental, tackle, bait, local knowledge of the fisheries and waters, Local fishing charters and guides.
Adventure Kayak Outfitters Tours & Rentals
If you're feeling spry after all the evening festivities, Kayaking through the Lido Key mangrove tunnels is magical for all ages. Call ahead for reservations. Theres a good chance you'll see dolphins and manatees up close this time of year.
Flying Fish Fleet
A local fishing party boat out of Marina Jack. Catch plenty of our tropical fish to eat up or release. If you don't catch fish you can always catch a buzz!
Sarasota Jungle Gardens
If you want to see flamingos, alligators, tropical birds(hold them), and other tropical wildlife while walking through the beautiful trails. This is a good day stop whether old or young.
Snook Haven
This is definitely an off the beaten path spot. Drive 25 minutes south of Sarasota on I-75 and find yourself driving down an old dirt road to one of Florida's oldest in land backwoods fish camps on the Mighty Myakka River. Snook Haven boasts pit bbq, $20 canoeing with dinosaurs, some of the best brackish water fishing around, live music and a river cruise fro the more cautious.
Myakka River State Park
A giant state park that will defintely be the closest you get to walking around Jurassic Park. The canopy walk is awesome! ...Just stay away from the water.
Big Cat Habitat Gulf Coast Sanctuary
Exactly how the title sounds. Lions and Tigers and Jaguars Oh My!
Deep Trouble Dive
If anyone with a dive certification wants to venture out to REALLY see the Gulf and Reefs up close. They'll get you out there.
Keys Huka Dive
No dive certification needed! See the reefs and tropical fish on surface supplied air! Snuba!
Columbia Restaurant
An upscale Cuban/South Florida dining experience, always packed but with good reason. Brittany and I's favorite resturant on Lido Key.
Gulf Gate
Seemingly in the middle of a suburban neighborhood, Gulf Gate is a surprisingly vibrant neighborhood with plentiful of bars and resturants. Our two favorite resturants are Gulf Gate food and beer and Schnitzel Kitchen (reservation only) and our favorite Gulf Gate bar is Monks Steamer and Oyster Bar.
The Beach Club Siesta Key
Exactly as the title states. The main club on Siesta Key. Definitely gets lively at night. Especially the same week as the wedding (Spring Break)
The Gator Club
One of the oldest bars in Sarasota and the more fun ones in our opinion In the style of an old saloon in the center of downtown. Gator club has two floors. The first being a rock n' roll venue and they second being a pool hall/bar and dance club. Defintely a lively spot.
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Beautiful grounds to walk. Definitely a good midday activity.
Evie’s Tavern & Grill on Bee Ridge
Evie's has a large driving range with a bucket of golf balls for $5 day and night and clubs for free use backed by a large outdoor bar with cheap drinks, indoor bar, mini golf, an arcade, pizza and ice cream parlor. A great, affordable spot for adults and children! We love this place!
AXE AND BULL SARASOTA, FL
$35 will rent a 4 person lane for an hour and a half and a lesson in axe throwing! It's much easier than it looks and it's a blast! Plus you can carry in whatever you like to drink! Kevin throws competitively in the league and is friends with the whole staff and owner. If you go mention his name!
New Pass Grill & Bait Shop
Great spot to buy bait on the water, grab breakfast (The best Bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwich in Florida), grab lunch (one of the best cheeseburgers around), or a pint and watch the sea birds fly and around and bait fish swim in the shallows.