Amazing beer, smash burger and service. Hit every spot…read more I said the important part, now I need to come up with more words to be able to post the most excellent food, beer and service I received. Thank you!

Me and my girlfriend came in for a quick bite to eat for lunch, I'm so glad we chose this spot. It…read morewas kinda dead but they just opened 40 mins prior so it worked in our favor. CHICKEN TENDERS are FANTASTIC! The pickle brine makes them so juicy and crisp. Fries were amazing, pretzel sticks amazing, sauces amazing, I'll come back here for sure next time I'm in Sarasota!

Still a Little dirty. No longer Very smokey. Still Quite friendly and great selection of beer…read more I love this bar. They are always bringing in live music and throwing parties. Bartends rock and good music on the juke. Bring cash, else you'll be using the atm machine in the phone booth ;)

Used to be a great local pub. Now with rising prices, no WiFi, broken juke box, and bad management…read moreit's lucky to give it 1 star.

great business, friendly staff, cold drinks and nice bathrooms. recommend.read more

Sometimes.... You…read moreneed a dark, dingy, smoky, hole-in-the-wall bar, close to work, close to the interstate, with a patio facing a supermarket's loading ramp - so you can have a few cocktails and forget the planet Earth is still orbiting the Sun outside. For those times, and more, Coleman's is simply a haven to levitate towards to.

I cannot understand its success, sometimes I feel that my taste buds are not aligned with majority…read moreof Sarasota's diners. The interior is dark and feels like it needs a good cleaning. I had a tuna poke bowl, tiny pieces of tuna on a bed of fresh veggies which tasted like dirty dish water. The saving grace was the wasabi dressing which helped cover up that odd flavor. I could have had a whole bowl of the wasabi salad dressing! Service was nice.

Everything went well and this place is the best!! Delicious…read moretoo.... I always have ordered the burgers or the nachos. Plenty of food to share... Enjoy!!

What a fun experience visiting Raffurty's today for lunch on a rainy day of vacation. The staff…read morewere super friendly and helpful, especially Kat! She makes a great Bloody Mary!! Thank you for an awesome afternoon at Raffurty's. We will definitely be back on our next trip!!

This place used to be good. Apparently competence, professionalism, and basic customer service all…read morequit at the same time. I went to the upstairs bar and ordered a double Captain tall. I stepped outside briefly to grab something from my car, came back, and found the drink wasn't made the way I ordered it. Not exactly a national emergency. Any halfway competent bartender could have fixed it in thirty seconds and moved on. Instead, I had to flag her down because she seemed more interested in hanging around the storage area than actually tending the bar. When she finally decided to return to work, I told her the drink was wrong. That apparently triggered a full-scale emotional crisis. She immediately developed an attitude, started arguing about what she supposedly asked me while I was already walking away, then stomped over to the register shaking her head and muttering under her breath like a teenager whose phone had just been taken away. Absolutely embarrassing behavior from someone whose job description includes interacting with customers. Then security arrived, and somehow things became even more ridiculous. A bargain-bin bouncer with an inflated sense of importance marched over and decided I was the problem. Apparently his investigative process consisted of hearing one side of the story, skipping anything resembling common sense, and immediately appointing himself sheriff of the upstairs bar. Truly inspiring work. I asked for Karl, the owner, because I previously thought he was a reasonable guy. That assumption aged poorly. I explained the entire situation. His solution wasn't to address the bartender's behavior, apologize, or simply have the drink corrected. No, his brilliant management decision was to tell me I could move away from the bar and sit at a table or leave. That is an impressive level of backwards thinking. Employee creates the problem. Customer points out the problem. Management inconveniences the customer. Outstanding leadership. Apparently accountability at Raffurty's is treated like an endangered species. I wasn't going to relocate because a bartender couldn't handle being told she made a drink incorrectly, so I left. I didn't drink it. If I'm charged for that drink, I'll dispute the charge through my bank and deal with it appropriately. The truly amazing part is how spectacularly unnecessary this entire situation was. Remake the drink. Say, "Sorry about that." Problem solved. Instead, they turned one incorrectly made drink into a masterclass in attitude, arrogance, amateur-hour security theater, and management incompetence. You almost have to admire the efficiency. It takes real talent to turn a minor bartender mistake into a customer permanently deciding not to return. If this is how Raffurty's handles a simple complaint, customers should probably lower their expectations before walking through the door. The bartender was unprofessional, security was laughably overzealous, and management demonstrated the conflict-resolution skills of a folding chair. What used to be a good bar now feels like a clubhouse where the employees protect each other's bad behavior and customers are expected to smile and tolerate it. I won't be returning, and I'll gladly share this experience anywhere reviews are accepted. Congratulations, Raffurty's. You successfully turned a thirty-second drink correction into a lasting example of how not to run a business.

We liked this place! It's a sports bar, but the food is a bit above most sports bars. The chicken…read moretenders were not overly breaded. The bacon quesadilla was very tasty. I loved my Mexican street corn. The beer cheese soup was ok. They also have a small arcade to enjoy retro Pac-Woman - haha! Just affordable fun!

Bummer!! Been coming for years ! Loved it! I was wanting a…read moreburger without crappy additives.. and drove across town to the trusty food+beer.. always brought friends here too.. but yesterday , I got a burger and the queso which has always been top notch.. and out comes a disgusting canned goop which prolly has zero cheese in it .. used to be best in town.. now absolutely garbage.. literally couldn't eat it at all.. wondered what else they went cheapo on ? Very sad .. won't be back .. quality gone gone gone I asked the waitress she said they have a new "recipe" which nobody liked

Pizza, pizza, pizza!…read more Ok other foods are good- so my friends tell me The 20+ tv screens are set on sports. You will enjoy the place- right on Main Street

Great restaurant responsible beverage service standards A…read moreasset in downtown Great food Rob is great

I went on a Monday and took advantage of their $6.95 cheeseburger special. First and a burger with…read morethe fixings. Not a bad price. Sadly, it wasn't a full size burger. It was over cooked. The fries are barley passable. The service was fine. The menu varried enough. It was a food quality issue. When I am asked if I want pink I my burger and I say yes, having a burger that is closer to well than medium just isn't acceptable. (I was starving, ate what I was served. Didn't think after giving instructions once they would get it rightva second time) The beverages were cold. The tvs were showing the world cup. I'd go back, just not on a Monday for a burger.

Food was good and service was fast…read more The happy hour margaritas were also really good. There isn't a parking lot but you can find street parking around. Everyone was really nice. The fries are a little weird but evert thing else was good. We went to another location before and felt like their menu was larger but it might have been the time of the day

First time in there had a lovely bartender Samantha. Great service she was very polite and always…read moremaking sure that we were well taken care of! I'll say this much for now on when I want a cold one I'm going to go see Samantha at Duffy's On University Parkway

Unfortunately this was one of the worst restaurants we've eaten at in years. The Duffy's on Holmes…read moreBeach is great, a little local place, but this location was terrible. It felt dirty inside the restaurant and the grilled chicken sandwiches was terrible. The chicken breast is not marinated so there's no flavor at all the Tater Tots were just ok. What a shame.

Ambiance here is great. This place is adorable and of course it would be because it's across from…read moreThe Ringling University. Service and beer selection was great. They have beautiful artwork on the walls and just loved this place.

I learned about Growler's Pub on Yelp when my husband and I planned a weekend trip to Sarasota from…read moreMiami. We were happy to find out that Growler's was right near where we were staying, so we headed over on a Saturday evening during happy hour ($1 off drafts). Happy hour on Saturday? I'm ready to move to Sarasota. The atmosphere inside is nice and casual without being grimy. Even the bathrooms are clean! The bartenders that we had were awesome -- friendly and helpful. We enjoyed a couple of beers and although there was sound background music playing, it wasn't TOO loud to have a conversation, like a lot of bars (at least in Miami). There's no food at Growler's, but the bartender suggested that we order from one of the nearby restaurants and have them bring it over. We ended up leaving to eat, explore a bit, and then return to Growler's later that night for some live music. However, we did see some people order food and the restaurant nextdoor walked the food right over. Around 9 or so, a couple of bands started playing. It seems like a pretty cool place where new artists can get a start. One of the women who played said it was her first show ever. The bands were pretty good and the bar started to fill up as the night progressed. If we return to Sarasota, we'll hit Growler's up again for a laid back night.