Reviews for Speaks Clam Bar in Lakewood Ranch, FL
This place has an amazing menu and everything I had was delicious. I loved my server Cassandra also. I wish I lived in the area... so I could try everything. Read more
I took my family there for dinner and sampled several entrees... every meal was amazing. The service & atmosphere is excellent.
It’s sad that I have to wright this review, because there’s good in this restaurant and the potential for it is great. But... the sauce is in the details and it’s where I believe based on my experience they are failing. We got there right at dinner andwere seated outside. We ordered a couple of appetizers, main course, drinks and all of the desserts they had as we wanted to trythem. The waitress was good, personable and had a great attitude. We order Eggplant Napoleon and the Colossal mozzarella sticksand they are BIG! Unfortunately it didn’t seem or feel fresh. The cheese was hard, not melted or hot at all the picture isuploaded. The meals came out pretty soon after the appetizer did, mine was the Buba Bucket which was greasy, the batter wassupper thick and it fell apart on the first bite, I couldn’t finish eating it. The other one was the Penne alla vodka, thatone was good but we found a hair in the sauce and it was sent back to be remade. Front of the hose manager came out and was veryapologetic and so was the back of the house manager. The food came out and again, there was another hair in it! Like I wish Icould have those odds playing the lotto. At this point we didn’t say anything, just paid the bill and left. Based on myexperience here and first impression, the meal and the service wasn’t worth what I paid and I will not be eating here againand I won’t be suggesting this place to anyone any time soon. Read more
Truly a hidden gem - not at all what you would expect in a strip mall on SR70. Very clever and fun concept. All the food I've... tried is fantastic and the drinks are what you would expect from a Speakeasy style lounge/restaurant. Highly recommended! Read more
Average at best. They say they consider themselves an Italian place, it’s not an Italian place in any conceivable way. They... say the pasta and sauces are all made in house… if they are, they do a great job of making them taste like TV dinners. Theycater to the snowbirds so they say the seafood is delivered fresh daily, it definitely doesn’t taste like it is! Still, theelderly crowd seemed blissfully ignorant to the host of better restaurants in the area. I will say they have a pretty goodcocktail menu. I got a sazerac and it was top notch, but I’d be suprised if the entire volume of liquid in the cocktail I wasserved exceeded 2oz. It was the smallest drink I’ve ever been served anywhere in the world and it was over $10 ???? The onlything out of this world here are the prices! I would only recommend this location to someone who enjoys paying for overpricedtiny cocktails and has more dollars than sense. Read more
Overall a good restaurant. The food was good quality. The spicy Diablo type sauce was quite mild and the clam linguini very... salty. The lobster and shrimp lasagna was rich but delicious. They serve hot buttered rolls that were a tasty treat. Overall agood dining experience. Mike the waiter was very attentive and we had prompt service. It can be a bit loud the earlier you go.Solid 4 stars! Read more
My first time at the Clam Bar and man the food is Fantastic! The atmosphere is amazing and the service is spot on. I enjoyed... the steamed breaded clams to start followed with the Lobster ???? bisque. Then the Best Grouper Sandwich Ever! Seriously I havenever had such a moist and perfectly seasoned grouper before. I Highly recommend you try it and come enjoy the wholeexperience. I’m making plans to come back soon. And I live 4 hrs away ???? Read more
The food was good and came out in a timely manor but the service was less than impressive. We dined on the patio trying to... enjoy the fresh air and evening setting on June 12th 2022 our drinks were consistently empty we asked for some vodka sauce forour bread and it didn't arrive till way after I mean at least 10-15 min after our appetizers were consumed and honestly itreminded me of nothing more than Campbells tomato soup nothing to really rave to your friends about. The part that bothered usthe most was one of the employees that ended theyre shift had his car backed up right next to the outdoor seating. He wasdriving a newer style mustang with an EXTREMELY loud aftermarket exhaust (and for me to say loud is an understatementconsidering Im retired military with a constant ringing and hearing loss, probably louder than my Harley Davidson) and afterfiring up his wanna be street racer he allowed it to nauseously run for a good 5 minutes as if he were warming it up in 30°weather. I saw an older woman probably late 50's get up and signal him to please drive away (as if everyone there weredelightfully enjoying his foul exhaust with their meal) and instead of just putting his pride aside and leaving he had theaudacity to leap out of his car as if he were some tiny superhero and insisted on pathetically arguing with the woman trying toenjoy her meal directly behind that car probably covered in god knows what from his exhaust. I was completely flabbergasted onhow this individual handled the situation and honestly if I ever saw my kid disrespecting a woman like that I don't care how oldthey think they are I would have spanked him infront of all those people trying to enjoying their exhausted soaked meal. Gladour friend from out of town got to experience Florida and the little delinquent along with his childish pre puberty badattitude....... such a shame. Ordered a dozen gulf coast oysters they had good flavor the meat was huge minus the exhaust fumeswas not Read more