Best Wineries in Lakewood Ranch

We visit Cooper’s Hawk often and always have a great experience. On this visit nothing has changed. Our wine came out quickly, appetizers were hot and delivered before the meal as expected. My husband had the pork chop and grouper from the “surf and turf” selection. He thought they were both delicious and served hot. I had my usual, soy salmon and was not disappointed. We had seen some of the reviews from a few days ago and expected delays…. Not so. Considering the busy time of year, Cooper’s Hawk has their act together.

First trip here on Christmas Eve for an adventure and we were so impressed. The food was terrific and the wines (all Cooper Hawk) were very good (you never know about house wines). Great value as well. Four people with 2 appetizers, four entrees, one dessert, and 5 drinks averaged $60 per person. For the quality received and fun had was a very good value. Downsides a little louder environment than we might like but tolerable, and speed of service adequate but not special.

Christmas Eve afternoon dinner. Food was exceptional. We all had filets and they were cooked to perfection. Shared the meatball appetizer and Caesar salad, both were very good also. Our server was very attentive . Only downfall was our after dinner latte’s were ice cold. We didn’t complain as it was very busy, but our server noticed they were untouched and removed them from the check. An enjoyable holiday with family!

The service was outstanding, and remarkable, due to the specifics of this particular night. Our group was at Bavaro's in Sarasota during a busy holiday week, and on a night when the restaurant was a little understaffed, yet filled to capacity with patrons. Even the food met the standard that we have come to expect from Bavaro's. I tip my hat to you Bavaro's.

Food quality and service were excellent. Food was prepared as ordered. Sue our waitress was amazing as usual