Swordfish Grill

Excellent dinner. We had the shrimp stir fry, shrimp scampi and blackened grouper. Great way to end our vacation here on AMI!

So far while I am waiting at the bar I experienced a short pour on my wine by a friended barmaid who did not want to open another bottle. My husband got a full pour and I have the pictures to prove it!

Great view and food.
Located right on the water, Swordfish Grill offers seating either inside with a more climate controlled environment, or outside on the deck. We picked outside on this cool and beautiful evening. There was a 30 minute wait from the time we arrived at about 6pm until we were seated, giving us plenty of time to walk around and enjoy the water view. While we waited we came across a couple of large roosters, pets of the restaurant. That certainly adds character to the place.
Once we were seated and looked at the menu, we discovered this is not just a seafood restaurant. They have a nice variety of offerings, both with sandwiches and entrees. I decided on seafood anyway, their Seafood Lasagna. Several large pieces of scallops and shrimp, and an excellent sauce and cheese, made this a most excellent meal. I definitely recommend this dish.
Service was friendly and very good throughout our visit. Live music filled the air, and there was an active dance floor. We felt like we were on vacation.

Excellent oyster po boy, fries and cold draft beer. They do have free wifi. Lovely outdoor seating, unfortunately a bit chilly today, so we did not partake. The ladies I dined with raved about the coleslaw.

Went here in 2014… lousy service and bad food. By bad, I mean oysters that stank so bad, that the kitchen should never have plated it, the waitress should never have picked it up and delivered it to us… it smelled them upon arrival… hopefully they improve. Too expensive and not good quality

Bobby was a great server! The shrimp fajitas nachos are fantastic!!! Good portion, go great with happy our beer! 4 – 6
Service and at atmosphere was so good we stayed for dinner! Shrimp scampi was good, prime rib on Thursday night was awesome!!!

Excellent food and service!!! The atmosphere is all about fishing… Heck, when you are right on the water and get your seafood right off the boat… What else would it be about, eh!!! I had the clam strips w/​pineapple slaw & their kick ass fries! Yes, I prolly could’ve eaten an entire plate of the fries by themselves but it wouldn’t have done well for my «cough» abs… Hey! Don’t laugh… I’ve got a six pack in there somewhere… It’s just ‘packed’ really well (for safe keeping… Ya, that’s it!) LOL! Oh, and the clam strips aren’t half bad either! (Best I’ve had in a long while)
Oh… And let’s not forget their desserts! Only three words can’t me to mind to describe them… «Oh… My… GOD!!!» :). The key lime pie is just heavenly!!! But… If you really want to go into diabetic coma… Go for their «Pretzel crusted brownie!» As they say… «It’ll make you wanta slap your mommas momma!»
I don’t drink, but my 80yo Nana does… Bless her heart… And she says the local beers on tap are to die for!!” (But hopefully not soon Nana!) :)
They’re a bit hard to find from the road, but if you just go to the back right of the boat refurbishing yard, you’ll find ‘em. Or you can just roll down the windows and use your nose. (It’s the place that smells so darn good!)
So… To make things short (ya… Too late, I know) Go try ‘em out! You will NOT regret it!!!

This rating is based on the the dishes that I ordered mainly… Which was horrible… I had the steam mussels which was was too over cook and became chewy… And the clam chowder corte style was just taste like water boiled potato and some clam meat, which has no flavor not even salty… I ended up stealing my partner’s French fried, which I loved. I don’t think I will be back…

This restaurant was okay. The best part was seeing the rooster walking back and forth like it owned the place. They are also dog friendly, and they have a pretty water view.
We ordered a Mai tai, burger, and shrimp tacos. They were okay. Everything else seemed probably a bit pricey for what it was. It made us full. It wasn’t horrible. It was not life changing.
It is a good spot to take a drink in and take in the rays!

Fun Florida place and air conditioned! Lots of strait from the sea food selections. Also an outdoor area for the hard core outdoor eaters where you can sit waters edge and appreciate nature. The bill was affordable. Good place to take out of town visitors for a taste of old style Florida with modernity of cool air conditioning and nautical atmosphere.

Great view and some of the best mahi mahi tacos I’ve had. Service was good. Folks very friendly. It’s right next to a fish processing plant and that certainly surprised me that there were no smells from it. Great spot for fresh fish!

The «Cortez» chowder seemed like a phenomenal idea… When in Rome right? Well the veggies were hard which left much to be desired and the for a bowl I expected a more generous portion, sure the garlic bread served with it was on point– but that wasn’t what enticed me to order it. The other guests at the table ordered shrimp and mahi tacos which I tasted and were pretty good. Can’t go wrong ever with gulf shrimp. I’d come here again for the unbelievable view, but the soup was not worth it.

Great place! Staff really friendly, great and affordable food, live music every night, and amazing view!!! Will definitely recommend this place to anyone!

Great place to eat.
They have a nice view of the water.
I had the fish tacos first time their and they were incredible.
Just went there today and had firecracker shrimp tacos they were incredible as well.
The staff and Chef was very friendly.
This restaurant was a great find!

Great food, great atmosphere and friendly staff! Can’t get any better for the price. The fiery shrimp tacos are to die for!

On est toujours très bien accueilli avec un beau sourire. La nourriture toujours fraîche et goûteuse. La présentation des assiettes est réussi. Les serveurs sont à l’écoute et toujours présent pour répondre à nos questions. Très bon!!!

The BEST grilled Mahi Mahi tacos ever! Very casual-​great to pull up in a boat and either eat outside, at the bar outside, or inside w air conditioning. Kid friendly but also perfect island drinks available! Recommend the Cortez Cooler.

Really great atmosphere at this spot. We took our catch from deep sea fishing (grouper and snapper) and they prepared it for us — fried and blackened. We ordered sides (meh) to go with our fish — charged us $ 13.99 PP and we brought our own fish (that’s why only 4 stars). Happy that we didn’t have to cook the fish and got to enjoy our meals while watching the locals dance on the outdoor patio.
Firecracker shrimp appetizer was awesome!

We visited here because we had a large group and knew they could probably accommodate us. They had a live band playing on the outside deck but we opted to sit inside because it was really hot and humid. We ordered drinks and their menu is pretty much average for beer selections. I opted for just a water with lemon. I ordered the fried clam strip dinner with fries cole slaw and hush puppies. My hubby got the shrimp and grits dinner. My
dinner was your average run of the mill as I think my clams were frozen and fried out of the bag. My cole slaw was good. My hubby’s shrimp looked like they were swimming in a bowl of cream. The grits seemed really soupy and there wasn’t very many shrimp. He commented to me that he was disappointed in the dish. What’s even worse is he really didn’t much about it which generally translates to he didn’t like it. Oh keepers forgot we ordered fried green tomatoes as our appetizer and they were delish they are served with a mayo based zesty sauce yummy! Our server was gracious as he asked if we wanted dessert and we were all way too full but he delivered us complimentary desserts of a chocolate mousse cake and a chocolate cream cake and they were both excellent. My overall feeling is the place is really good for fried dinners some fresh some frozen I guess you need to ask your server what’s what but it was okay and I would perhaps make a return trip. Just next time asking more questions of my server cause if I’m in Florida I want fresh seafood I can get frozen in Ohio thank you very much.

Last evening we had a wonderful dinner… food was served hot… We had a taste of the shrimp cajun chowder… it was wonderful so we ordered a cup, and shared as we each were ordering… I had the conch fritters and mixed the sauce with ketchup and my partner had a delicious grouper sandwich… Greg the manager stopped, by table to check on our meal and the only thing better was the service. The young lady was very attentive but not intrusive… which made for a very relaxing and enjoyable meal. The outside deck dining is a large area over looking, the water… When in the Cortez, Anna Maria or Bradenton area make this cocktail, lunch or dinner stop you will not regret this meal.
Roberta Grace, New Orleans…

Our waitress was superb & made me up a custom fried green tomatoes salad with extra fresh mango! Portion so large that I will take it home to enjoy tonight! My husbands crab sandwich was equally as good! Great lunch!