Food, service and environment fantastic! Our server, Erica, was extraordinary in every way! We always enjoy our dinners there and BOGO with most alcoholic drinks which are on the menu. read more

Do not get the crab legs, they are dried out and old!! Bugs all over the walls at the booth seating, fries were soggy overall highly disappointed. Do not recommend. read more

When I'm up for some shrimp pinchers is one place that becomes my short list. Even though they have a crab on their marketing i love their shrimp variety. They also have the 'little less' option on most of their meals so you can get what you love and not bust the belt. The Venice location bar tenders are some of the best. I love their personalities and their sprit it keeps me coming back. 2 for 1 drinks aren't a bad deal either ;-). Some people discount it as a chain. But I believe chains can be a great go to from time to time. read more

You make and serve the best mahi Thankyou Service is excellent too, will return Many times read more

We had a birthday party for three of us on a girls trip from as far as Idaho and some Floridians. Everyone ordered something different and I didn't hear any complaints. I did order the happy hour oysters for $1.50 a piece and they were wonderful! The service was good considering we had 12 people. read more

Jenn was amazing ! we stopped in for dinner & the evening was amazing ! her great attitude and upbeat personality definitely made our night better. i'm an employee at the Deep Lagoon in Casey Key & this was my first time at Pinchers, it was such a treat and we will definitely be back. read more

Big menu chock full of seafood. I had a Soft Shell Crab Dinner and my husband had Blue Crab with garlic butter, which was well worth the effort. Fresh cut fries were a great accompaniment. Our waitress, Paula, was super friendly and helpful. The Fried Key Lime Pie was the perfect ending of a delightful dinner. read more

Mahi Tacos, there where 2 tacos, hardly no fish, a little lettuce and mango salsa. This was a unbelievable poor taco. The only good thing was the salsa. $ 26 I will never go back there again,,,,, read more

Pinchers - Main meal - Seafood Near Me - Venice, Florida

Food is always good Great happy hour 2 for 1 Fresh fish and reasonably priced raw oysters read more

Food is great, service outstanding and prices are reasonable. They offer discounts to military veterans and first responders.

Good food. Good service. Nice outdoor seating. Their prices are maybe a little better than other like restaurants in the area.

Love the atmosphere and food. Service has always been good and the 2 for 1 drinks everyday are a win! Don't forget to try the crab rangoon!!! read more

Pinchers - Crab Ragoon is so good! - Seafood Near Me - Venice, Florida

Very good crab stuff shrimp! Great positive atmosphere with a fish house flavor! I recommended the shrimp scampi pasta is good also!!!

pinchers is always a pleasant place to go as the wait staff is very well trained and always cordial. The food is always good which makes it an easy choice. read more

We love eating at Pinchers! The blackened Mahi Mahi is our favorite. I would also recommend the Crab Rangoon appetizer and the (2 for 1 all day) red sangria. The service is consistently good and the prices are reasonable. We really enjoy sitting outside on the screened-in deck. We probably go for dine in or carry out almost once week. read more

Excellent food and selection. Extensive options for seafood options along with additional offerings for those seeking other possibilities. Our service was likewise excellent. read more

Stopped in for first time on Saturday night. This is a busy place but had a 20 minute wait so we grabbed drink and waited. Had a pretty large menu, lots of seafood choices. Food was very good and service was excellent. Will be back for sure. read more

DONT GET THE OYSTERS. They were falling apart and had no liquid at all. Dry. I got the snow crab legs and the meat inside was dry as well!!! I couldn't believe it. So disappointing, I was really looking forward to eating yummy crab legs. My mother got the bourbon glazed salmon and enjoyed it as well as the green beans. Service was wonderful. I was just really sad about my food not being good :( read more

Pinchers - crab legs - Seafood Near Me - Venice, Florida

Always good food, service and we love seeing all the turtles and the alligator in thd pond. Lots of birds to watch also!!!

The service was good enough. They served me a half of a snow crab and tried to charge me 50 bucks.

Mmmmm everything delicious Mussels, fish snd chips, snow crab, garlic bread everything soooo yummy. 2 for 1 margaritas yummmmm read more

Pinchers - Sooooo delicious mussels, snow crab, frsh and chips. We ate it all yum yum. Special 2 for 1 margarita mmmmmm Best dinner all week - Seafood Near Me - Venice, Florida

Went in after 1pm on a Thursday. Expected better quality for the prices. First time being at a pincher's. I won't go back. The grouper nuggets had a fishy taste. Service was good. Server checked on us A lot!!! lol! I do like the atmosphere. To me, food has to be amazing for me to pay such a high price. I think that's understandable. read more

Great dinner with family! Seated quickly at 4:45pm. Food was very good. Service was excellent. One minor issue with over cooked meal but manager made good. Our happy go to place! read more

Food was great. Crab wontons were super greasy, so kinda bummed I couldn't finish mine. However, the rest of the food was good. Service was on point. Waitress was very attentive to our needs. Great atmosphere. read more

Waitress was excellent. $80 for lunch with tip. Fries were cold, the grouper sandwich was not fresh. Very small portion of fish - would not recommend. If you order the drink special you get two drinks at a time? So one gets warm?! read more

We had a nice time! Both excellent food and service! And it's hard to beat if you sit out the back on the water! read more

Food quality and restaurant cleanliness need to be improved. Staff are always friendly but seem short staffed like many places so I don't count that against the restaurant in this review. read more

Food and service once we were seated was great. But do not believe the person at the desk who says the wait is 15-20 minutes. We waited 55 minutes for a table in the cold damp weather as there was no where to wait inside. The three of us are 68, 69 and 73 and did not appreciate being deceived that way. I don't know if we would have waited or not but it should be our choice if we want to wait an hour. All that did was put us in a rotten mood. Be honest with the wait time! I understand it's an estimate but she should've known by the number of people 15 to 20 minutes was not realistic. This is what they do for a living so they should be better. read more

Never have had a bad meal there. Service is always great. Drinks were good also. Love the atmosphere. Very relaxing.

Have been here several times and have enjoyed it every time! From the friendly servers to the ambiance esp at outdoor seating to the fresh fish entrees and yummy crab dip as an appetizer...4 1/2 stars!! read more

We stopped in pinchers tonight and to our delight thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The. Large Cesar's salad was easily enough to split between us. The salad was 100% crispy lettuce no core or outer leaves. Seasoned lightly with Cesar's dressing and topped off with plenty of shaved Parmesan and two slices of buttered garlic bread. It was a delicious start to our meal. I ordered from the app menu crab cake with Cole slaw , my husband had shrimp scampi over angel hair Both delicious. Our bartender, Mitch was very nice. We had the house special wine 2 for 1 Great dinner. We will be back! read more

Tried to go to Dockside Waterfront Grill. We live a couple hours away and we came for hubby's bday. We had a past dinner at Dockside and we loved it! They were closed due to a plumbing issue. We drove down the road and saw Pinchers. Never heard of it so we tried. The bogo house margaritas were decent. Good hush puppies except for the sauce! Cajun mayo was not good! Not our thing anyway. I had fried shrimp dinner with fries. It was pretty good. Crunchy smaller shrimp. Good fresh cut fries. Hubby had the crab leg dinner. Supposed to be a pound but I doubt it. We buy them from the store and he should have had another cluster. Anyway they were ok. Not sweet. Edible just not wow! He had baked beans and garlic mashed. Both ok. Server Christina was very nice, we just felt rushed and they were dead! She knew it was our first time, hands us a 10 page menu and asks if we're ready to order. lol. She was on the ball but I think more of a turn the tables over quickly waitress. We weren't there that long but trying to enjoy a birthday dinner and not rush. Hubby said there was salt scrub in the men's room! I was excited and went to women's room and none in ours! No fair! Haha. All in all it was good not great. read more

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Food fairly good. Some not great. Atmosphere fun. Waitstaff friendly. It was nice that they gave a free birthday dessert. And they have a half hour call ahead, which is very helpful. read more

Great good great staff. We will return sometime soon! The menu had many choices. It was hard to choose what we wanted. Everything was great. read more

The food was delicious, the price was reasonable, service was good. I've always had a Great meal there!

I was visiting from California and thoroughly enjoyed the meal. The server was friendly, attentive, and informative about when the order would be ready, and they were very accommodating to my fellow guests' dietary needs. My grilled shrimp skewers were generous (about 20 small-to-medium shrimp) and nicely seasoned, as was the garlic-sauced broccoli. Prices were reasonable for seafood. I also enjoyed the key lime pie - just the right portion. The ambience is rustic seaside fishery, with brightly colored beadboard and a lot of wall signs. Plenty of windows too. I would go again if back in the area. read more

Crabcake sandwich and peel and eat shrimp were delicious, love the 2-1's drinks, great ambience. Our bartender Tanya was friendly, attentive and efficient. Great Place! read more

When the crab dip came out, it wasn't hot. My husband had fried scallops and the batter would not stick to them. I asked for sweet tea twice and both times I got unsweet tea. Our waitress wasn't very attentive. My tea glass got empty and when the manager asked if everything was okay, I pointed to the empty tea glass. I used to love coming here, but I have no desire to return. We had to wait quite a while for our bill. Not a good experience at all!! read more

Food excellent and service great! Order the crab ragoons and crab claws the best. Even when we had to wait to get in it's worth it

Last evening my two sons and their families visited Pinchers. My husband doesn't eat much and we try very hard to make sure his meal will be something he enjoys. We ordered for hom the shrimp scampi with green beans and coleslaw. Not the dinner with spaghetti. I ordered 2 sides as I knew he wouldn't finish. service was quite slow and 4 dinners came out and we had to ask for the grouper bites and shrimp. We advised the waitress that both meals were wrong. She replaced the grouper but not the shrimp with sides. He didn't eat the shrimp and had no sides. No adjustments were made. Paid for the dinner and two extra sides. Extremely disappointed. Can't say we will be back. read more