Captain Brian's Seafood Market

We had just landed in Sarasota and needed to eat. Captain Brian's was suggested by Google, and I'm so glad we went! I had the seafood combo platter with a crabcake and blackened grouper, shrimp and scallops. It was all fantastic. The sautéed spinach and crispy potato wedges were great. Somehow I managed to fit in a little bit of key lime pie, too. Yum! We were inside only briefly, snagging a table outside. Our interactions with four staff members were positive. Dorothy was our primary server, and she was excellent. It was lovely to see how the staff worked as a team. My partner has a sensitivity to fish, which the kitchen accommodated by grilling his chicken away from fish. He devoured his sandwich and his salad, declaring it all delicious. We both remarked on how fresh everything was.

This place is like a mom and pop... the food is amazing. I went with the waitress choice blackened style it was delicious. Reasonably priced around the corner from the Sarasota Airport hotels

Obviously the favorite of a local is packed at 5:30 a.m. on Monday night. apparently before our order. the meal was not disappointed. highly recommended!

We had a great dinner today at Captain Brain's. Restaurant just outside the SRQ airport with fresh seafood market in the restaurant. They have stone crab (when in season), Grouper, snapper, lobsters, etc etc. The food was great and the prices were surprisingly low. My daughter got 2 big pieces of fish and potatoe wedges (thier French fries) for $4.95. The Grouper, and fried oysters were great with a nice light breading. The Blackened Chicken was some of the best I've had. Recommend thier Blackened seasoning. Definitely an older demographic as far as customers but we had a great experience.

Had a great experience from start to finish the staff are very attentive and informative of all the menu so feel free to ask questions. I had the monkfish breadcrumb battered and sauteed in the garlic butter lemon with capers it was perfect. For sides I had a side salad and coleslaw very good. The menu has it all for seafood but they were out of stone crab I really wanted some and they also have huge live Maine lobster available or clams oysters swordfish etc... They also have a fish market with great offerings like smoked fish and dips to take home. GREAT PLACE! 2nd visit three pound lobster fresh from Maine absolutely amazing!