Ozona Blue

First try for this place, on a Friday night. Appeared very busy, but we were seated, pronto. Beachy atmosphere in the evening, festive. Most of the seating had great views (beside a marina). Friendy and attentive waitress (Melissa). Goofed-up part of our order, but corrected it in record time. Firecracker shrimp was spectacular. Valet returned our vehicle whilst really speeding around a tiny little parking lot, right in front of us.

The service was a bit slow. They seemed not to staff properly but our server did the best he could. Very pleasant gentleman. The food was outstanding. Had the cheese steak, potatoe salad, chicken caprese sandwich (which was gigantic) and the bang bang shrimp were very tasty! Atmosphere is always a win! Fun place! Highly recommend.

This place is truly amazing. We stumbled upon this while driving from Tarpon Springs down towards Clearwater. The food and staff were Amazing. The steak tips appetizer was delicious. The burgers were super juicy. The potato Salad is the best. Nothing beats the views. Very clean and has an upscale atmosphere but is very laid back. We love the idea of a pool side restaurant but we wasn’t dressed for swimming but we will be next time. This is a gem of a place and we will be back here for sure.

Sometimes I give a place 5 stars and think it might be just that I liked it that much. You know, the 'different strokes for different folks' type thing. NOT this place, if you go, you will give it 5 stars...everyone! My wife and I went for our first visit on a Saturday night by golf cart. It was packed, but the valet guys basically escorted us to cart parking. Then we walked in expecting over priced and ordinary food, basically paying for the view. Not at all what we found, first, this place is massive! It is clean and run with efficiency and precision. The pool closes at 6 pm, but as expected there were kids running all over from a nearby group party under their tent. The owner/manager went right over and stopped the kids and got the parents involved, it was appreciated. There is a great indoor bar (huge), then out back and even nicer and larger bar under a huge roof with more seating. The food was much less expensive than we thought, it was awesome and fast. This is the type of place you wear a collared shirt on a Saturday night, but then we went back Sunday afternoon for the World Cup and we stumbled in dressed like hobos and fit right in. One surprise, the sunset view is blocked by all the stacked boats, so I don't get all the hoopla about the view, but the ambiance is fabulous! Do not miss this place.

The bad first--parking is extremely limited. Plan on using the valet. Bring cash to pay and tip the valet. They do a good job. Atmosphere, they only take reservations for parties of 15 or more 48 hours or more ahead of time. It's crowded and loud. Plan to wait. We ate inside at a high top table to minimize the wait. Our table was wobbly. Our servers, Ralph and Sam were excellent as was our food. We had 2 appetizers. They were delicious and disappeared so fast that I didn't get any pictures. Presentation of all the food was really nice. High quality ingredients, perfectly prepared and plated. The desserts were large. We shared 2 among three and took half of each one home. The test of a chocolate cake is when the cake without the frosting actually tastes chocolaty. This one passed the test. I've rarely found key lime pie that has both an fabulous crust paired with a creamy luscious key lime custard filling. This one had both. While the whipped cream was a nice complement, a bit less would have really allowed the pie itself to shine. Overall, the food was truly excellent. Our compliments to the chef, their team, our servers, and the valet service. We had a wonderful evening at Ozona Blue.