Gilligan's Island Bar & Gril

It's possible that Gilligan's is a good place to hang out with friends after leaving the beach if you want a few drinks while looking like you just came from the beach.  However, don't eat here.

Girlfriend and I came here for dinner on July 4.  Service was horrible.  Our server kept going to other tables and while I hate doing this to servers because I think it's disrespectful, the only way to get her to come to us was to wave her over.  And we weren't being impatient, but when your glasses sit empty for 10 minutes, and you ask for the check but it takes 15 minutes and then she doesn't come back for the credit cards for 10 minutes...anyway, you get the point.  I am guessing the issue was it's a holiday - especially a beach holiday and this is a beach community - and we weren't drinking and she was busy.  However, she didn't have trouble standing at the table next to us and chatting up a storm (and completely ignoring us in the process).  What doesn't make sense to me is why you wouldn't at least check on us.  If we were an undesirable table because we weren't drinking and our bill was small, then if you had checked on us at all, you probably could have gotten us out of there and turned the table at least 20-30 minutes quicker.  And, guess what, we're good tippers.  So you could have gotten us out fast and gotten a good tip on the check.  Instead, you had us sit for way too long and got a sh*t tip for it.

Food was mediocre at best.  Neither of us were impressed.  I don't even remember what I got, but I didn't like it all that much.  Best you can say is that it was food and it was edible and I didn't vomit.

Skip this place for food.  If you want some cold beer or something, then fine, but you can get that somewhere else, too.  There are much better places on Siesta Key

1.5 stars. The food is edible, but with so many other choices on the key, this is bar far the worst food.  I am convinced that the only reason this place hasn't gone under is the fact that it is one of the closest restaurants at the beach and people are too hot and weary to go any further.

The only redeeming quality is the patio and general wide open layout of the interior, but even our table on the patio was tilted and the chairs were unfortable.

The server was slower than a blue-hair at a buffet.

On my 1st visit for a late lunch I was hungry and ready to try some of the tempting menu items.  The menu was large but featured way too many fried items but since they were pushing it, I tried it anyway.
Had the fried grouper sandwich and it was terrible.  Simply terrible and I could not even finish it.  My friend had theblackened grouper and said it was so-so.
Our server was nice and fairly prompt so that was a plus.
Bathrooms were not terribly clean and the place was kind of dirty in general.  Seems more like a late night dive bar than anything else.
Probably try another place next time.....