Reviews for State Street Eating House + Cocktails in Sarasota, FL

To the location, staff, cocktails, and food, my dining experience and party had a great time. Very clean, modern, and... aesthetically pleasing. Everything was great, but the fried chicken is top tier. A must try. They also have a bar/lounge arearight next door. Looking forward to checking it out on my next visit. Read more

Upon entering this place is beyond what we could have imagined. The manager Jason is so knowledgeable about his wines we had a... beautiful bottle of Gramercy, charcuterie and mushroom toast. It was spot on! Compliments to the chef everything was savory anddelicious. Our waiter Ralph was phenomenal and quick! Highly recommend this place to anyone venturing around the area it’sbeautiful sitting outside on a cool night listening to music and good conversations. Lisette and Lily are both friendly, funnyand amazing very knowledgeable on the menu and the bourbon. We went to celebrate our 10 year anniversary week and our heartshave been stolen. This will forever be our home away from home restaurant! Read more

Elegant atmosphere, and I definitely felt underdressed. The waiter came over quickly and he was extremely knowledgeable of the... menu and specials. As a matter of fact, I ordered one of those specials (The Red Snapper), and it was so good. Would highlyrecommend. Our cocktails were professionally made and tasted delicious! Read more

Definitely the best restaurant spot around! Will be coming back. The daily specials are unique and delicious, though I recommend... asking for the aolis on the side. You have to make a reservation even though they're typically empty. The tables were clearlypainted improperly and have a gross residue on them. This really bothered two of the six of us (not me). Because it was peelingaround food, someone suggested the health department should be called! Just food for thought. I had a great experience, ha-ha. Read more

The food here was so magical! The service was fantastic, & the atmosphere was perfect. We will be back for sure, can't wait to... try their brunch! Read more

One waitress who was very knowledgeable, kind and bubbly. The cocktails were good but inconsistent. Food presentation was... beautiful. Flavor was ok. I was a little disappointed after seeing how it looked. We did the Octopus and the flat steak. Read more

I have a mixed review of our experience here. We dined outside, and ordered cocktails, the charcuterie board and we split the... pork ragu. The meat on the charcuterie was exceptional, the best we’ve had, and the the pork ragu was fabulous. Where ourdining experience failed miserably was with the cocktails, and this is something the restaurant highlights and is the mainreason we chose this restaurant. My husband ordered the yakisugi fashion ($20), which was to be smoked and was presented to thetable unsmoked and had to be returned, when it was returned the smoke smelled charred and was extremely fleeting, if you blinkedyou missed it, overall the drink was mediocre. I had ordered the “fizzy ending” and it fizzed right onto the table (I wasrecording the fill and had to stop because of the mess it started to create, and in the same photo you can see that myhusband’s drink is not smoking) and through the slats of the table, making it a sticky mess so beware of your shoes/clothingunder the table (I had to place the drink on a plate). The drink was very underwhelming, and for the price ($25) and time ittakes for this cocktail I would’ve expected much more. This was relayed to our waiter, but all we got was an apology. I wouldgive that drink a hard pass and take it off the menu, the presentation and drink was awful. The cocktails ruined the diningexperience for us, a shame since the food was so good. Read more

What a great experience! We were treated very well here by Jessica (she’s the best). The food was top notch, maybe one of the... best places in Sarasota. Everything was great, but I have to say that mushroom toast was my favorite. My wife doesn’t evenlike mushrooms and she liked this toast. I think my wifes favorite was the ragu, which was spectacular. They gained some regularin us tonight, thanks for the great meal. Read more