The Daiquiri Deck in Siesta Village is a fun and tasty hang-out!

Our Sarasota Dining Guide takes you to The Daiquiri Deck in Siesta Village!

The Daiquiri Deck in the heart of Siesta Village on Siesta Key is a few steps UP off of sidewalk level so you can look down and out at Siesta Village and check the goings on as well as people watch.

This fun Key West-style open-air restaurant and bar is open for lunch and dinner or drinks. With about a dozen different Daiquiris to choose from, you’re sure to find one to wet your whistle.

And there’s a wide and varied menu to choose from that features everything from specialty sandwiches, deck wraps and bodacious burgers to fresh seafood including Fish in Foil to Steaks.

A favorite place in my Sarasota Dining Guide among locals and visitors, the menu at the Daiquiri Deck is varied enough that it just might make it rather difficult for you to make your selection. They even offer 7 Pasta selections on the menu, including Linguine Basil and Tomato; garlic and plum tomatoes sautéed in olive oil with fresh basil to which you can have the option of adding fish or shrimp to the dish ($15.25). Or you might try the Calypso Chicken Pasta; chicken sautéed with garlic, scallions, mushrooms, tomatoes, island spices and rum ($16.95).

And, the seafood and steak choices are equally as tempting as anything else on this menu, from Mahi-Mahi ($17.75) and Shrimp and Scallop Skewers ($17.95) to Flame Broiled New York Strip Steak ($19.25), Filet Mignon, Surf and Turf ($38.95) and Rack of Lamb ($24.95), the Daiquiri Deck does its best to provide a large and varied menu in all price ranges.

Daiquiri Deck in Siesta Village Florida

I’ve mostly ordered off the Specialty Sandwiches and Deck Wraps menus at this Sarasota Florida Restaurant and have had a mouthwatering Ribeye Steak and Cheese sandwich, which comes with grilled shaved rib eye steak along with onions and Jack cheddar cheese ($8.95). It’s quite good and quite filling as all the sandwiches come with your choice of fries or home made coleslaw.

I’ve also partaken in the marinated strip steak sandwich, which is grilled in a “secret” marinade, topped with mushrooms and served on a hoagie bun. It’s another filling meal ($9.25).

The Daiquiri Deck in Siesta Key Village

Hamburgers at the Daiquiri Deck are called “Bodacious,” and they are! There are a dozen different combinations of Bodacious Burgers on the menu. Start, if you like with their “Classic Burger;” a half-pound of ground round grilled the way you like it ($8.25). These Bodacious Burgers are served on fresh Kaiser Rolls along with lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle. It also comes with your choice of fries or coleslaw. They are good.

It can get a little cramped on the deck because they try to squeeze as many customers into every last available square inch. It can become a very busy place, especially when the combination of peak season and spring break come together.

The Daiquiri Deck on Siesta Key near Sarasota Florida

Even on the hottest days of summer at this open-air restaurant and bar, ‘the Deck’ is cool due to strategically placed air conditioners hanging from the ceiling that blow cold air down onto the deck, a nice touch!

You can spend a lot or a little and still get a good meal in whatever price range is comfortable for you and have a fun time at the Daiquiri Deck in Siesta Village on Siesta Key.

Directions: From Sarasota and/or U.S. Rt. 41: take Rt. 41 to Stickney Point Road and go west over the drawbridge. At the first intersection (Midnight Pass Road) turn right. Follow Midnight Pass Road until it becomes Beach Road (Midnight Pass Road turns to the right where it intersects with Beach Road). Follow Beach Road to Ocean Boulevard, which will take you into Siesta Village. The Daiquiri Deck is located at 5250 Ocean Boulevard.

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