The Pink Elephant is the perfect blend of family-friendly,
yet sophisticated, restaurant with a relatively traditional menu done well.
If you're looking for a more traditional, Old Florida experience, The Gasparilla Inn's dining room has been catering to titans of industry, down from the North, for a century.
The Gasparilla Inn also has its own bar, BZ's, featuring gorgeous cypress and teak furniture, good, strong drinks, and excellent people watching.
Home to a more casual, lower-floor restaurant (Miller's), and then the Eagle Grille in upstairs, with a more leather, nautical theme, and upscale menu.
Chips are the main side dish and wraps of every variety are in store. Multi-generational families fill the tables, chattering away and drinking Coronas.
If you aren't interested in a full meal, there is an indoor bar, but they also offer outdoor Adirondack chairs where you can take your drinks from the bar.