The Bridge Tender Inn Dockside & Tiki Bar

Bridge Tender Inn is always a favorite when we’re on AMI! The service is consistently excellent, and the food never disappoints. The atmosphere is perfect, enhanced by fantastic live entertainment. It’s the ideal spot for a delightful dining experience. Highly recommended!

This place has one of the best atmospheres on the island. Very casual and laid back. Live music is always good. Whatever side of the street you’re on it’s just a good time to be here. Food is average and service at a table can be a bit slow because of how busy it gets. However the bartenders when you’re sitting at the open bar are quick to get you your drink. Highly recommend for a good time.

Fun, beachfront restaurant and bar with a tiki bar and tables in the sand as well as an indoor eating area. I loved the fun drinks and their names - especially Becki's Bikini Babe with a floater. For my lunch, I had the coconut shrimp appetizer, which was pretty large, and the soft pretzels with cheese. My sister had a turkey sandwich, and my mom enjoyed the peel and eat shrimp. Our waitress was great, and the live music from the brick and mortar was the perfect edition!

Delicious food! Enjoyed watching the pelicans, boaters, and kayakers on the bay. Great atmosphere dining on the water.

One of my Favorite places to visit on AMI any time of day! Great location, Fabulous Staff, Yummy Food and Expertly made cocktails! 😋

Always enjoy a great meal from The Bridge Tender. Philly Cheese Steak with and w/out the bun. Both were good. A little on the dry side for us, but it was good. Triple Decker Turkey Club was the bomb. Ton of turkey. Their homemade coleslaw is definitely one of the better coleslaws around IMO. Younger female server was awesome, with a super fun personality. Definitely makes the customers feel good while enjoying some laughter. See y'all again, and again, and again...

Unplanned stop at this lovely waterside bar & restaurant. Grouper bites and prawns were delicious. Great service. Lovely relaxed vibe.

Fun harbor side open air tiki bar and restaurant, music, food was good, drinks a little pricey but well made.

We visited for the first time in 2021 and fell in love with Anna Maria Island and the Bridge Tender Inn quickly became our favorite place. We came back for a few days, and after 2.5 years, it still feels like home. Service has always been great but Tanner went above and beyond to make us feel like family. We came by every day and made sure it was on his shift because of how we were treated. He is by far one of the best bartenders we have ever had and we are originally from Vegas - so we know good service.

The food is delicious! Everything we have tried we love.

The ambiance is amazing. The music, right on the water, is a slice of heaven! We can't wait to come back again. We relocated to Florida 18 months ago so you can guarantee we will be back often now!

Thank you, Bridge Tender Inn for another incredible experience.

Love going there. The food is awesome. Staff, too. And sitting right next to the water is awesome.

Great food and drinks. Very fast service, very happy!

The Bridge Tender is Not a Hotel…It is a Great Bayside Restaurant in Anna Maria Island in Florida. It is a Dockside Restaurant that serves Comfort Foods and Delicious Cocktail Beverages. I was there again tonight for an Awesome Halloween Theme Party. The Decorations were super nice. They really went all out. They had Fog filled Bubbles that released smoke when they popped. Spooky Fun Decorations. We had an Awesome Time Tonight. Since I live on AMI it is one of my Favorite places to relax and enjoy the Evening Entertainment and have a few Cocktails and a bite to eat. A must Go when your here on AMI.

Location location location. This place has the most amazing location, great food, awesome music and just an absolutely beautiful atmosphere. We said outside by the Bay and relaxed while listening to music, talking to our awesome server and enjoying fish tacos and then had an exceptional turkey & bacon club which he loved!

Seem to be a nice mixture of locals as well as tourists and I can't believe we haven't been here before or after being on Longboat Key so many times. This will definitely be a regular visit location. Would love to check it out at night are the Bands and all the beautiful string lights hanging from all the trees. Can't wait to go back. Don't miss this local gem!

Perfect location for sitting near the water and enjoying the atmosphere. Even better if you are a cheesehead because apparently so is the owner. Grouper sandwich and beach drinks were great! The Crazy Whitney drink is sooooooo good. Malachi was our waitress and she was so fun!

This place is simply the best! Great, friendly service… right on the water. Live music. Just a great, laid back atmosphere. Our bartenders Tanner and James are truly the bestest!!!

An absolutely wonderful experience! Very good food at a reasonable price, superb service, live music, and all this in a beautiful atmosphere right on the water. In addition, staff and management went above and beyond to troubleshoot an issue (fully mine, not theirs) with professionalism, kindness, and courtesy! Highly recommend

Drinks & food came out in a timely manner & it was really yummy. Grouper Ruben 🤌🏽. The kids fried shrimp is actual gulf sized shrimp, not popcorn shrimp, they loved it. House margarita was also 🤌🏽. Reasonably price for being on the water. Live music was great! After eating, it’s fun to walk bridge street & pier.

Been here a couple of times and always had a great time. Friendly bartenders, good food and drinks. Parking is a bit tight in season because it's on Anna Maria, but well worth it. Pro tip, get the Basa Bites, they're absolutely delicious! Also if you're looking for the best Green Bay Packers bar in the Sarasota/Bradenton (possibly even Tampa) area, this is it!

We had chowder, grouper Ruben, grouper fingers, tuna, coconut shrimp, adult beverages, and grilled cheese for my little. Everyone enjoyed the meal and atmosphere. Great view as well, will be back when in neighborhood 🙌🏼✔

We had fun listening to live music. Nice crowd of music lovers that enjoy the live guitar and rhythm of Doug Bidwell. He is quite talented and plays Wednesday’s and Saturday’s. The music starts at 7 pm. We also enjoyed excellent food and Service. Becky waited on us and checked on us frequently. I enjoyed my house salad with grilled grouper and my husband had nachos with chili. Both had a lovely presentation. This is a pet friendly location. Sue, the general manager has been there for 25 years and keeps the place running smoothly! We have been eating there for years. They have their own parking lot adjacent to the restaurant which is bay front. The water is peaceful and it is fun to watch the boats!