We went here after a fishing charter. All of the food, sauces and dessert was amazing. You have to get the Key Lime pie!! Also great vegetarian option. Staff was great, truly a hidden gem 10/10 read more

This place doesn't mess around when it comes to freshness--you can taste the difference. Whether you're a seafood fan or just looking for something satisfying and well-prepared, Tide Tables is absolutely worth it. The fish tacos were the perfect balance of flavor and texture--blackened mahi, and a sesame ginger sauce that pulled everything together. The fried shrimp were golden and juicy, not greasy at all, with a satisfying crunch. The combo basket was perfection - shrimp were plump, the scallops melt in your mouth, and the mahi was flaky and full of flavor. Will most certainly be back. read more

Seriously the best grouper sandwich I've had in my entire life!! I had it blackened and hubs had fried. Both were good but mine was best!

Great food, great service! The grouper bites were very good. I had the mahi mahi sandwich which was good. My husband and son had the grouper sandwich which was great they said. I enjoyed sitting outside by the water. read more

Very busy but worth the wait! I love the fish tacos and the mahi sandwich. It's nice that they have an outdoor waiting section with a separate small bar (canned beer, seltzers, and wine). It's my family's go-to place whenever we visit. read more

Tide Tables - Outdoor seating - Seafood Near Me - Cortez, Florida

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Greeted by that amazing waterside air, we came on a Saturday evening. There was a wait, but they have a dock with tables and benches, and no one seemed to mind waiting on the water, watching boats come and go, surrounded by pink sky. Beers and seltzers for sale while you wait. Super fresh seafood... the grilled grouper was delicious. Yellow rice, slaw were both tasty. He got the combo platter - scallops were his favorite. Mango Wheat ale was featured and it paired well with the fish. We shared the homemade, on-site key lime pie and frankly it was the best key lime pie we've ever tasted. For real. Service was friendly and attentive. You're paying a bit more for super fresh seafood and that perfect atmosphere and you won't even care. Highly recommend! read more

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Excellent shrimp baskets. Great outside tables and great service. Small parties share tables and we were seated with some very nice people. Would definitely go back. read more

I always swing by Tide Tables when I'm in the area visiting family. Great views and tasty food! Service is always solid and the crew there is always friendly. read more

Tide Tables - Seafood Near Me - Cortez, Florida

We were on vacation and in the mood for some fish tacos. This place is an awesome lunch spot. Nothing fancy about this spot but that's why i liked it so much. You can stop in on your way home from the beach in some flip flops and t shirt. It's right on the water and the food is delicious. Our kids even liked the food. Our waiter was attentive and polite. read more

Great food. Freshness was evident from the first bite. Sat inside due to the intense sun. Not the most comfortable seats. read more

Tide Tables - Combo Plate - fried mahi-mahi, shrimp & scallops - Seafood Near Me - Cortez, Florida

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Had a great lunch here with the family. Server was extremely nice and helpful with everything we needed. Fish was fresh and delicious. Our group got a mix of Mahi and grouper and there was no complaints at all. I personally got the fried mahi and it was delicious. Fries and coleslaw on the side were also great. Also their tartar sauce was some of the best I've ever had. Nothing like a local fish spot on the water to truly feel the Sarasota / Bradenton experience. Highly recommended. read more

Tide Tables - Blackened Mahi Sandwich - Seafood Near Me - Cortez, Florida

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Very small and mostly outdoor seating - check the local forecast before heading here!! Food was good and staff were great!

Wish I had a picture of my food to accompany this post, but we all dug in too soon. The food here was incredible. Best food we've had all week while staying on AMI. We had a few orders of the fish tacos as well as the fried grouper, absolutely incredible. Not a single complaint. Great atmosphere and great views. 10/10 would recommend!!! read more

Overpriced, small menu selection, and beer/wine only Great view, but that's about it. read more

Food is terrific, service/staff was spot on!! Highly recommended!! And the view is amazing!!

Food A+ Service, always friendly. The surroundings are beautiful on the water and if you time it right, you might catch a sunset. Beer and Wine no liquor. The best place for Jumbo shrimp. Starfish needs to catch up, we ate there the other day and there was no comparison. If you are looking for delicious food and beautiful views, go to Tides Tables read more

Tide Tables - Tide's Table Dining Room - Seafood Near Me - Cortez, Florida

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View is wonderful. Service was great. Food was good. Only downside beer, wine and hard seltzers only. Other than that, it was a good experience for first visit. read more

Tide Tables - Grilled mahi mahi. - Seafood Near Me - Cortez, Florida

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A must-visit restaurant every time I'm spending extended time in or around Anna Maria island. The fish is so fresh you see the boats bringing it in at the dock upon which the restaurant is situated. The friend grouper and shrimp have been consistently excellent on multiple visits. Fries are the crunchy breaded kind and came out fresh and hot (as does everything). This most recent trip someone tried a side of yellow rice and said it knocked their sandals off. Always a fun time sitting at the bar and having a few drinks, interacting with the friendly servers who all just seem like they get to hang out and enjoy working with each other all day. There's outside seating as well but it's usually too hot for us to sit out there- next time! read more

Even though we had an hour wait it was worth it. As always the food was outstanding. They absolutely have the best shrimp anywhere & their in house made baked beans are to die for. Even though they are always very busy the service was friendly & efficient. read more

We'd driven past this place more than once coming in and out of AMI the last couple of years and really never even noticed it...except that the parking lot was generally always full. So after checking around it seemed that the people who responded to my questions were very high on rating this place as a great place to get some great local food.... They were correct! The hostess was very accommodating to our needs and found us seating quicker than anticipated. The server was a bit slow on the soda refills though, which is a pet peeve of mine. The Fish Tacos were Blackened Mahi with a sesame-ginger sauce....ohhh baby are they tasty! Blackened Mojo Chicken for the Mrs was rated as excellent as well. Our associate had the Fried Mahi dinner and it looked as good as it was in size...a good portion! The sides were average fair but decent...no complaints just seemed abit short as compared to the meals. We'll definitely be back again in the future. Watched the end of a beautiful sunset as we waited to be seated...good time! read more

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I really like this place because it's food is really good but when you order a combo plate they don't allow you to change the way it's cooked for example they offer fried, grilled or blackened and the combo has shrimp, scallops and mahi mahi but I would like my scallops grilled instead of fried but you can only have it one way. Scallops fried wasn't my favorite personally. Our waitress wasn't the best service she was slow and I saw her talking a lot instead of working but hey maybe that's the atmosphere here. The location is so amazing and that's why I'm giving this place four stars otherwise food and service would get three stars. read more

Tide Tables - The combo plate. Shrimp, scallops and mahi mahi - Seafood Near Me - Cortez, Florida

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So glad we went !!! Best shrimp we had all week! And we went to many high end places! So fresh and delicious. It is what food at the beach is all about! Not much ambiance but the shrimp was spectacular! It will be on our permanent restaurant rotation! read more

Tide Tables just celebrated their 11th year of service, this established embodies the Cortez vibe and community. Located just towards the island before the Cortez bridge. I can personally tell you their menu is hard to choose... everything is delicious! Service is impeccable and friendly and who wouldn't working in that atmosphere! read more

Updating to capture current prices: Expect to spend at least $50 per pair of entrees. Add more for appetizers and adult beverages. Grouper bites appetizer = $24 Seafood sandwiches = $18 - $25 Seafood baskets = $18 - $30 read more

The food was absolutely delicious. The service was outstanding! As far as the ambience ..We were literally right on the ocean. doesn't get any better than this!! We were vacationing from Milwaukee Wisconsin. And we will definitely return on our next vacation. read more

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Right before you go over the bridge to island on the left hand side beside the trail park on the water was this great little place for seafood. We ordered 3 different entrées and a bowl of gumbo. Let's just say none of us 4 we disappointed with what we had received. Everything was fresh, warm, and tasty! The fish, shrimp were lightly battered with good flavor while the fries came in hot and crispy like i had asked. Now the coleslaw was good and fresh but could use a little attention but i just can't put my finger on exactly what? We sat out doors which gave a picnic feel with cool breeze good food and lots of laughter. Waiter was fantastic with answers and suggestions and was very knowledgeable about the different types of fish etc. We will definitely go back for some grouper bites :) read more

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Greta fresh food served by friendly staff in this down to earth seafood place next to the bridge in Cortez. We will be back. read more

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The bartender at the tiki hut was very rude and uptight. The hostess was not friendly at all, very rude. The food was so so. I do not recommend this place. read more

You know the place is going to be good when there is staff helping direct parking. We came about an hour before closing time and sat inside at the bar. Service was friendly and attentive. Gumbo was some of the best and conch fritter full of conch! We all had the blackened grouper that was well seasoned and cooked perfectly. Key lime pie to go was wonderful as well. Loved the laid back atmosphere this is our type of Florida place. read more

CHIGGERS! Food is good and drinks are cold but for past two years we've gone home scratching our legs for the next week due to infestation of chiggers. Do not take children or pets here. But they do have fresh fish if you don't mind itchy legs for the next week. Last visit February 2026 but bad in 2025 too read more

Tide Tables is our favorite restaurant and is worth the visit. Sit at the bar, talk with your neighbors and bartenders and while you're at it, feel free to enjoy the best grouper tacos and key lime pie in Florida! And don't forget about the view while you eat! read more

Tide Tables - Grouper tacos with fries + slaw! - Seafood Near Me - Cortez, Florida

What a great place. The bartender was excellent. Je provided recommendations and then even gave directions when I discovered they sold only beer/wine. I actually left and went to two other places - one regrettably wrecked by hurricane and one only accepting cash. I returned due to how helpful and welcoming they were. The bartender recommended the fish tacos of which I am not usually a fan. He quickly offered to sub chicken or shrimp. The shrimp tacos were delicious. The whole meal and atmosphere was a hit. read more

Looking for fresh seafood? This little restaurant is a joint, the outdoor seating is likely to be filled with vacationers wearing beachwear, lots of sunscreen and consuming lot of bud light in cold and chunky mugs. The salt air is heavy this time of the year and the Florida sun is relentless but it still takes a few days for those that travel here to understand the sun shines most days so give yourself a break from it when you can - me I rather eat inside where the air conditioning is working overtime and the beer tap is never more than a few feet away - it's small and quaint inside but has lots of character, a few tables and a long bar that's worn and dated, it's a beautiful example of the old Florida charm that I seek out again and again. Griffin was our server and although he provided great service and we never wanted for anything - he was busy, but he managed the bar and food coming from the kitchen like a pro. I muddled over the menu while gulping down my 1st ice cold draft. I decided to try a cup of the chicken and sausage gumbo, I'm a pretty tough critic when it comes to gumbo being from Louisiana but still I love trying the different versions even though I'm frequently disappointed, I knew immediately upon seeing it this version wasn't going to measure up to my expectations but it would satisfy my curiosity, tomato soup was the base, no roux discernible or spices, the vegetables were plentiful and the small cubes of chicken and silvers of sausage legitimized the description but added nothing more than protein, but since this wasn't the reason I came here I dismissed it as no more than a taste test. The real reason in my opinion to come here is the fresh grouper and shrimp - the fresh caught grouper is off the charts delicious (believe me all grouper is not created equal) like any fish the fresher the better it's obvious that this fish is served only hours after coming off the boat and the preparation here is spot on - I prefer it freshly breaded and fried in fresh oil, they checked all the boxes here. The shrimp were as described "jumbo" and fresh some confuse jumbo with colossal trust me colossal shrimp are for shrimp cocktail never for the fryer. This place is ultra casual and could be considered somewhat expensive if you only consider portion size and the price for the portions- if you place quality at the top of the list this place is a bargain like no other, it's rare that quality and quantity come in the same package but this may be the exception to the rule... read more

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How in the world did I not know this place has been here for 8 years!! Wow!! Located right over the Cortez Bridge this place used to be a bait shop and man am I glad Tide Tables is here now. A very casual atmosphere as most of the seating is outside with a small amount of seating being inside, you can wear your bathing suit and a cover-up - that's how casual it is. It's dog friendly. And talk about the seafood! Fresh! Fresh! Fresh! They serve beer and wine only from the bar. We loved it so much that we went 2 nights in a row. The first night Amanda waited on us at the outside bar, the 2nd night Griffin, waited on us at the inside bar. Both were excellent! The favorite were the grouper bites, which is an appetizer, add a side of fries and you've got a meal. We also loved the Fried Shrimp Platter (the shrimp were huge), Fried Grouper Cheeks (special 5-19-22), and the Fish Tacos. We have not tried a lot on the menu but everything we have tried was delicious. The hours are 11-8, don't walk, run going to this place as this has easily become a new favorite and we are thankful for that. Tide Tables and Owen's Fish Camp are our favorites, different atmospheres but both have very good food! I highly recommend you add this place to your list. Just know you may have to wait a little bit, but the wait goes by very fast. Hope you love this place just as much as I do. Cheers & Enjoy! read more

Great food. I had the fried Grouper sandwich, coleslaw, and chips. Casual atmosphere, eat outside or inside. You can come by boat or vehicle. Staff very friendly. read more

After exploring Longboat Key and Ana Maria Island, we decided to have a late lunch at Tide Tables. The reviews here are spot on - our experience was fantastic. The food was amazing, and our server/bartender, Micah, was the best! We had wonderful seats at the bar, and were able to watch the boats come and go, as well as the pelicans and other birds. We started off with an order of conch fritters, which as new Florida residents, we've been very interested in trying! They were crisp and flavorful, with lots of meat. These are a must-try if you come here! We ordered Mahi tacos with slaw and fries, as well as a cheeseburger and a Mahi sandwich with the same sides. Everything was cooked and prepared to perfection - the portions were huge, and we couldn't finish it all. We got a slice of Key Lime Pie to go because why not, and because it's soooo Florida! Our stop here ended an absolutely perfect day. Thanks, Mica, and thanks Tide Tables! read more

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Seafood amazing, grouper superb, bartender inviting... well once you are in.. I couldn't wait to go again after going with my friends 2 nights prior. Walked in, sat at the bar, no hostess in site... till I sat down!! Watch out, hostess came and gave me a 5 min lecture.. don't enter without her knowing, she has full knowledge of all things... I asked her if I needed to leave and was the bar taken... there where only 8 seats available.. she paused and said well... no but next time.... And lectured me again. . I've met bouncers in Vegas night clubs more inviting!!! Quite embarrassing and mind you this is an outside dive bar type place... sand and picnic tables ... good lord! Despite all that- go go go!! The food is amazing- key lime pie, fish all so yum, but follow the rules, from parking to hostess!!!! Great food!! read more

Food is first rate. Service is fine. Ambiance is "dockside casual." We love it!!!!!!!!!

Food was great. Mahi Mahi blackened was perfect. Baked beans are to die for. Loved the baked beans. Key Lime pie was great. My wife had the fish tacos and they were good. Nic e atmosphere. Service was great. Highly recommended. read more

We stopped here wanting to get more seafood while on the island and was very happy we stopped here! We both got the combo baskets and swapped out the mahi for the grouper for an upcharge. I got mine fried and she got the blackened. They were both very yummy! She was raving about their beans so I gave it a try and it was very tasty! The grouper was so fresh and scallops were cooked really well. My shrimp was great as well. Definitely worth a try if you're looking for some fresh seafood! Service was great too. They were attentive and food came out really fast. You can't beat eating seafood so close to the water either! read more