Sharky

About Sharky

Seafood and tiki bar drinks on the beach in Venice

Sharky is a beachfront seafood spot where the tiki bar mixes fruity frozen drinks to go with a fish-heavy menu. Its website names tropical cocktails and fresh grouper sandwiches among the draws. The restaurant sits at the foot of the Venice Fishing Pier, looking straight out at the Gulf of Mexico.

The company describes the mood as relaxed and festive, built around sunshine, sunsets and live music. It says the Upper Deck gives you a wide view over the Gulf and the pier. After your meal you can step off the dining deck right onto the sand.

Before you head to Sharky

Sharky opens at 11:30 am every day and runs until 10 pm most nights, an hour later on Friday and Saturday. It holds a 4.4 star rating from 15,510 Google reviews. Sharky says it is not taking reservations right now, so plan on walking in.

Leave the dog at home. The restaurant states that only service dogs are allowed. It also lists Thanksgiving and Christmas Day as days it closes.

Live music plays Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday from 6 to 10 pm, and Friday and Saturday from 7 to 11 pm, the company says. Driving an EV? Sharky reports four charging stations for electric cars on site, plus two for golf carts.

Venice gets 55.5 inches of precipitation and 0.0 inches of snow a year, per NOAA normals for 1991 to 2020. The town counted 30,477 residents in 2025, per the Census Bureau, in Sarasota County.

If you want a late night by the water, go on a Friday or Saturday, when the doors stay open and the band keeps playing until 11 pm.