Sarasota’s Premier Fine Dining Waterfront Restaurant

Highly recommend… Loved every minute! The ambience… breathtaking, the food… unbelievable, and the staff… so friendly and knowledgeable! This meal was my Mother’s Day gift from my son 💜 We even had a pod of dolphins playing in front of us while we ate… couldn’t have been any better!!

We stopped in for drink and sat at the bar last night and I’m still thinking about this place! The views are impeccable and wait staff were professional and attentive. We ended up ordering the tuna nachos and it was some of the best tuna I’ve had in a long time. The man running the whole show (I forget his name but he’s the manager) and the bartender Michael, were super welcoming and genuinely friendly- I will definitely be back.

Good food and great service! Catered to our kids and we had a wonderful view I had lobster bisque and a Caesar salad husband had the shrimp. Absolutely perfect!

I cannot say enough about this restaurant. The efforts of Exec Chef Reddel and Sous Chef Graham were superb, from the presentation of each dish and the flavors, to the recommendations from Billy Virzi the sommelier on dessert wines. All were excellent and made for a very enjoyable experience.

Amazing cocktail and wine selection curated by a master Sommelier- what a rarity. I had an amazing craft cocktail with cucumber juice - a taste of a 23 y/o aged claret A tuna seared to perfection paired with a New Zealand Chardonnay. What excuse do I have not to be on cloud 9?

A must try dinner place. We were at Ophelia for my wife's birthday dinner and the bay facing table didn't disappoint. Cocktails and food were amazing. My wife is a vegetarian so she ordered eggplant crepes and salad and I ordered Alaskan halibut - it was an amazing dinner experience.

We had a memorable anniversary dinner here, with a table overlooking the bay, soft background music and a space heater nearby. Danielle, our server, was friendly and very attentive and recommended lovely wines to pair with the courses. The crab cakes, sitting on fried green tomato slices, are full of succulent crab meat. I won't ever be happy with any other crab cakes. The Wagyu Beef Tartare was sitting on super thin and crispy flat bread with hidden treasures underneath. so good! Since we love appetizers, we decided on Eggplant Crepes and Classic Wedge for our second course. The thin crepes were lightly fried eggplant rolls filled with a mix of cheeses and the wedge salad to my surprise was butter lettuce not iceberg. At this point we were stuffed and decided to just have a bite of the main course to leave space for the dessert. Danielle recommended the Atlantic Halibut Entree and the Diver Scallops, both good sized portions, don't be deceived by the picture of 4 scallops on ravioli, those are huge, the largest scallops I ever had. And again a tasty surprise, the ravioli are stuffed with Italian sausage. For dessert we had the Mocha Charlotte sitting on chocolate and caramel sauces, a perfect ending to a scrumptious dinner. Thank you for this perfect dinner experience!

We celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary at Ophelia’s and we had an amazing time! The service was outstanding, food was prepared to perfection, the views were magnificent! We are so happy we chose Ophelia’s as our celebratory destination.

Went here with some friends, party of 4. Here's my take - plan on valet for parking - the patio is a beautiful place to enjoy a meal and friendship - service was timely and courteous. The food is 'fancy' and that's not my thing, but for what it is I'm confident it's on point. Oh, and it got very busy about 6 o'clock.

Incredible Birthday Dinner for my Wife and I. Definitely a special occasion type place where you can splurge once or twice a year. Top notch service, setting, and food!!!

Wonderful 5 star experience. The atmosphere overlooking the water was romantic and elegant. The service was excellent. Our waiter provided some excellent wine and food pairings. The food for our party of five was excellent. Save room for deserts, they have a delightful presentation and taste.