Pinchers

900 Venetia Bay Blvd, Venice - 34285
359 reviews
Seafood American
(941) 485-9196

On the sign outside as you turn into parking lot says Happy Hour was .99 for wings, shrimp,oysters and clams but when we went to order, wings and oysters were $ 1.50. So don't false advertise. Our bill came to $65 , including 2 happy hour drinks each for hubs and I (which were mediocre) but we were starving when we left. Small shrimp and oysters and the wings were dry. We won't be back sorry

We ate here two nights just because of the convenience from the Hampton Inn across the street. The best thing about Pinchers is the 2 for 1 drinks. But the food was average. We had to wait for seating even though tables were empty and it appeared they had plenty of staff. The hosted stand seemed very unorganized. We also witnessed some "disagreements" between servers and the hostess stand that seemed to amplify the confusion. We ordered different things on different nights and we can't say that anything was beyond average. Some things were too salty and others were very plain with little to no taste. Very inconsistent. However, the service by Jared (first visit) and Traci (second visit) was good and both were very attentive.

Great atmosphere and the staff was friendly! Food was good. Had the fish tacos. Pretty reasonably priced.

Fish tacos was excellent!

This place was better than reviews. The shrimp were delicious as well as the oysters on the half shell,The scallops were grilled in a wine sauce and were average. The sides were good especially the green beans. Raspberry cheesecake was on point . Key lime was average. The beer specials were excellent 2 for 1 all night and the corn and crab chowder was excellent! The service was outstanding. The prices were decent and portions were fair 4 out of 5 stars.Amy our waitress was fantastic.

We accidentally found this place to eat on our Florida vacation. Amazing food for a whole family to enjoy. Great service and great menu items. We are definitely coming back next time we are in Florida!!!

This used to be the place to go to get maryland style blue crabs. They're very difficult to get now. Maybe the retaurant has expanded to too many locations or there's an issue with supply. I have to find somewhere more reliable. A recent visit there was a mixed bag with ok food and spotty service. After dinner we sat for quite a while until the manager came by and we were able to get our table cleaned off. Maybe it's staffing shortages.

My grouper sandwich was poor. I ordered it blackened and it was essentially grilled. Worse it was a tiny dry morsel of fish on a small nondescript bun. It was really more of a slider. The fries were soggy. They do have 2 for 1 house drinks but the quality is poor. Aside from that the bartenders do not make good drinks. I have been here a number of times and only went because others wanted to go there.

Excellent service and food. The reviews on Yelp shouldn’t even be taken into consideration. The staff here is so accommodating and communicative. The food was perfect. Ordered soft shell crab sandwich. The 2 for 1 beers was the topper of a perfect visit. Would definitely come again.

The waitress was very nice and explain the menu especially first time eating..we had lunch, it could almost be a dinner..so much to eat, that was nice. Good food but the reason why I give 3 stars because the food was warm but hot not like hot meal, that was disappointment. Great view. You see the water fountain