Category: | Restaurant, |
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Address: | 525 St Judes Dr, Longboat Key, FL 34228, USA |
Zip code: | 34228 |
Website: | http://www.harryskitchen.com/ |
Opening hours (Edit) | |
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Monday: | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Tuesday: | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Wednesday: | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Thursday: | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Friday: | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Saturday: | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
Sunday: | 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM |
This is one of the very few places to eat and drink on the island. They have great food and very friendly staff. Definitely recommend this for dinner or brunch.
Excellent lobster sandwich, fine service by Denise, and creative(shareable)deserts. A great place for a patio late lunch.
This review is for the dinner visit on March 22, 2019
The food:
My impression was that the restaurant carries itself as fine dining. The prices for the most dishes are in the $30s range, with some in the $40s, like Filet Mignon at $45. The menu selection and the descriptions were well crafted and very appealing. But the actual food was rather underwhelming. We ordered two fish specials, at $42 each. It almost felt as if the chef's idea of a fine dish was to carve vegetables into half-ring shapes, and place an edible flower on top of what probably can be described as a well-made diner food. Here's protein swimming in sauce, here are vegetables, and here's some rice. And the flower. I think a $26 price tag would have been a fair price given the location.
The service:
In general the service was good and timely. The wait staff was young, college age, but hard working. They did forget one of the items I ordered, but quickly resolved it. They made a good team and didn't mind helping each other.
The environment:
We were sitting outdoors on the patio. Here, also, the details were lucking for the type of place Harry's is trying to be. For the most part the patio was well setup and cared for. But one corner of the patio was used as a storage - see the picture for stacks of propaine tanks and umbrellas. Again, if this place was a diner, I would have paid zero attention to this detail.
I have not seen the inside of the restaurant.
Miscellaneous:
The propane tanks were used for the patio heaters. It appears that the heaters were not properly maintained - they exuded the black smoke, with the corresponding odor lingering around patio. One of the nearby heaters was started while we were sitting at the table. After it heated up, the baked-on soot from its surfaces started flying off in small chunks. Some landed on our snow-white table cloth. After coming back to the resort, I have discovered that the soot also stained my light brown pants and a light coat.
The food was amazing! Perfect outdoor dining area. Our server was very friendly and attentive!