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| Cuisine | Seafood | ||
| Hours | Winter daily 11:30am-9:30pm; off season Mon-Fri 4:30-9:30pm, Sat-Sun 11:30am-9:30pm | ||
| Address | 800 Broadway | ||
| Location | At Bayside Dr, Longboat Key | ||
| Reservations | Reservations not accepted | ||
| Phone | 941/383-1748 | ||
| Web site | www.stonecrab.net | ||
| Prices | Main courses $20-$27; stone crab market price (as much as $40-$45 in season, from mid-Oct to mid-May); sandwiches and salads $9-$15 | ||
| Credit Cards | AE, DISC, MC, V | ||
Frommer's Review
Located in Longbeach, the old fishing village on the north end of Longboat Key, this popular bayfront restaurant began in 1967 as an offshoot of a family seafood business established 40 years earlier. From the outside, in fact, it still looks a little like a packing house, but the view of the bay dotted with mangrove islands makes a fine complement to stone crabs fresh from the family's own traps from October 15 to May 15. Otherwise, the menu offers an incredibly large variety of seafood, most of it fried or broiled. Sandwiches and salads are served all day.
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Frommer's Florida 2010
Author: Lesley Abravanel |
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