Restaurants

The Lucky Pelican is a local fish house serving fresh seafood with a New England twist to them. Customers can enjoy fish and chips – England style or choose between the various calamari, scallops, oyster and fish meals on the menu. The restaurant’s ambience is generally lively and the interior is kept bright and open. Lucky Pelican offers both indoor and outdoor dining experiences to diners.

The serving sizes are generous, Items popular on the Lucky Pelican menu include the mahi mahi sandwich, the roasted oysters, the fish tacos and the blackened salmon served with charred cauliflowers and potatoes. The key lime pie on the dessert’s menu is also popular. Customers can order complementing beer and cocktails with their meals. Lucky Pelican also serves a separate kids’ menu and daily fish specials.

At the Lucky Pelican, their chefs put their New England culinary flare into their lunch and dinner selections. Finding new ways to bring out the sweetest flavors from the sea daily, the area’s only local raw bar does not disappoint. Their chefs have the largest selection of fish at their disposal and put all the flavor into their famous Fish Tacos, freshly shucked Lobster Roll and a house favorite twist on the New England Clam Bake. The Lucky Pelican also serves some favorites like sweet potato fries to delight every taste bud.

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Sarasota’s celebrated Crab & Fin, located in beautiful St. Armand’s Circle has been a favorite of locals and visitors for years, showcasing the freshest in local seafood, as well as freshly caught fish flown in from the cleanest waters elsewhere. Crab & Fin typically features freshly shucked oysters from at least six locales daily, typically including favorites such as Blue Points, Rhode Island, Cape Cod, Prince Edward Island, Washington State, and British Columbia, among others! The food is so fresh and market-driven that the extensive menus are printed daily! Talk about fresh!

Serving Sarasota since 1978, they are proud to be part of the excitement that is St. Armand’s Circle. Whether you are window shopping at one of the world class shops on the circle or are looking for a special place to dine on the best seafood the world has to offer, the Crab & Fin is the perfect destination.

Crab & Fin is known for the best oyster selection in the Sarasota area, featuring 5-6 varieties from both Atlantic and Pacific coasts each day, as well as sampler platters so diners can try them all! On a recent visit, there were two from Prince Edward Island, two from Maine, one from Rhode Island, and one from Washington State.

They literally search all over the world to find the freshest and most unique seafood available. All of our fish arrives each day by air, and is cut from whole fish in house.

Preparing each meal from scratch is something they take great pride in. Your taste buds will surely notice the difference when tasting our fresh, homemade pasta and bread, made in their kitchen. It is their pleasure to make your experience delicious and memorable.

Whether you live in the Sarasota area or visiting, Crab & Fin is not to be missed–in nice weather.

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