4/17/24 – BD babies for any month is a Free Meal but you must pay for drinks. One BD complimentary meal per year & may be used any month for Birthday Buffet.
Menu: Salad bar, Buffet with Queen cut Prime Rib, Salmon Florentine, Chef’s Potato and Vegetable, Birthday cupcake and beverage. Dinner is complimentary for the members celebrating their birthday.
Not your birthday? $29.00 plus tax and gratuity.
**Members receive one complimentary birthday buffet per calendar year.
. Q-tips say: Food was good.
We used our complimentary BD dinner. Enjoyed the visit with good neighbors in the hood.
Salmon
Carved Prime Rib
Roasted Potatoes
Green Beans & Carrots
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Monday Madness – you get 50% off Well Drinks, House Wines, Beer & Beverages & All you can eat buffets.
Q-tips say: Yes, go if you like Monday Madness. Enjoy the food/drinks and seeing neighbors in the hood. Enjoyed & we will stick with Wings & Nacho Madness & Slider Madness. Perhaps Pasta Night. Pizza Madness/Subs & More Madness was just so so – way to much bread. The Best part was visiting with neighbors in the hood.
The Q-tips say: Nacho Madness was just ok. Chef made the beef a tad more liquidy than previous Nacho Night madness. Tasted a bit more like Chili.
Mrs. Q says: We will stick to WING Madness, NACHO Madness & SLIDER Madness & maybe Pasta Night.
Slider Madness had: Buns, beef, pulled pork, chicken patties & Sides: Several salads – pasta salads & various sauces/toppings- cheese, etc.
A selection of toppings: lettuce, cheese, onions, several condiments & a variety of salads to choose from.
Pork Sliders
Chicken sliders
Cosmo
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Pier 22 – Good drinks, food, ambiance & nice service .
Had a great time with neighbor from the hood: Roger.
Q’s had: Old Fashion – Maker’s Mark Whiskey, simple syrup, orange bitters.
We shared:Spring rolls.
Mrs. Q had: French Onion Soup – Caramelized sweet onions with fresh thyme, toasted croutons and melted provolone & 1976 – Iceberg lettuce and Parmesan dressing finished with applewood smoked bacon crumbles, chopped egg and Parmesan cheese & I added Salmon.
Mr. Q had: New England Clam Chowder – Creamy chowder filled with fresh clams, potatoes and vegetables, served with oyster crackers & Mussels and Bleu– 12 oz., white wine, garlic butter, spinach, bleu cheese, bacon.
Red Barn Flea Market – 1707 1st St E., Bradenton, FL 34208, (941) 747-2595 www.redbarnfleamarket.com –
Q-Tips Say: Flea Markets-You either love ’em or hate ’em. We love them. Some good deals and a some junk..some interesting people as well. You’ll find a lot more vendors in-season than in the summer – the outside vendors are more sparse during the heat-can’t blame them. The main building has AC. This is a pretty good Flea Market. There is always something fun and cool to find there. You can find stuff very inexpensively at red barn, including a huge selection of locally grown produce & a food court. Go and ENJOY. We did.
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4/13/24 – Had good dinner/drinks and enjoyed every aspect of this visit.
YES, to Rosebud. Go in the Dining Room.
During “snow bird/money birds & spring break time,” make a reservation for the dining room.
The dining room is much nicer & not as loud so you can actually carry on a conversation especially during “prime season“. Go to the dining room & ask for TOM – One of the nicest people & server we have met.
We shared the bread & butter.
Mrs. Q had: Old Fashion up – dirty ice on the side.
Mr. Q had: Perfect Manhattan up – dirty ice on the side.
Mrs. Q had:French Onion Soup & then we shared the Center Cut Pork Chops – Two center cut chops from the loin. Thick and juicy, au jus & a loaded Baked potato.
Mr. Q had: New England Clam ChowderSoup & then we shared the Center Cut Pork Chops – Two center cut chops from the loin. Thick and juicy, au jus & a loaded Baked potato.
Some of our favorite dishes: Awesome Prime Rib dinner, delicious fish items such as Salmon, several whitefish choices, ribs, shrimp, best Liver & Onions around. Go in the dining room & enjoy.
“Mrs. Brown’s Boys” follows the life and antics of Agnes Brown, a Dublin matriarch who interferes in the lives of her friends and family members. Brown’s six children include eldest son, Mark, who has been running the family since his father died when Mark was a young boy. Brown faces family troubles and attempts to fix everyone’s problems, even going as far as joining a counseling session to find out what secrets her family is keeping from her.
Q-tips say:Yes, watch it. We found it funny, goofy, silly, & at times ridiculous but enjoyable. Had a good time laughing many times.
Mrs. Q says:During exceptionally difficult times in the world, having a program that completely takes your mind off these terrible issues is HUGE.We laughed so hard at every episode of this sitcom it takes minutes to recover. Love Brendan Katy and all the cast. They are having so much fun. Need more of that! For anyone who doesn’t appreciate this humour, throttle back, take the time to watch and listen, and enjoy. You’ll live longer if you give yourself an hour or two to laugh hard. Don’t worry, the dire realities aren’t going anywhere. But maybe you can approach these issues with a little different perspective and who knows, things may get a little better.
BRIO – 190 University Town Center Dr., Sarasota, FL 34243, (941) 702-9102 brioitalian.com Q-Tips say: Go and enjoy, we did. Happy Hour begins at 3:00 to 7:00 in the bar/or outside sitting.
Each Q had: Their Manhattan. Shared the bread.
Mrs. Q had: Small House Salad – Minestrone (N) Carpaccio – Shaved tender beef, field greens, capers, mustard aioli.
Mr. Q had: LOBSTER BISQUE – A light cream lobster bisque with a touch of sherry & then Carpaccio – Shaved tender beef, field greens, capers, mustard aioli.
Indoor/outdoor/bar area seating & good libations.
Lobster Bisque
Carpaccio
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Q-tips say: Service/drinks/ Pasta Night dinner was just ok but had fun with the neighbors in the hood.
Q – tips had: We began our dinner with our usual libations – An Old Fashion – up & dirty ice on the side. The other half had his Perfect Manhattan.
PASTA NIGHT – Caesar salad only & some kind of a bread stick & then choose your pasta, pasta sauce with your toppings of choice (shrimp/peas, black olives/sausage, etc. Pasta Night Buffet dinner you get to choose your pasta, sauce, meats, shrimp etc. & how much of each. Wish they would have the cheese garlic bread instead of the boring bread stick.
The best part of the evening was visiting with friends/neighbors in the hood.
Bread sticks
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Q-tips say: Yes, go and enjoy. We went for the Happy Hour menu – 4pm to 6pm in the Bar/Lounge only.
Mrs. Q had: Old Fashioned – Canton Ginger liquor, bourbon, muddled orange and cherry with bitters with dirty ice on the side.
Lamb Chops – Soup of the day: delicious Chicken Soup & Seared New Zealand lamb chops, Andean Herb Pesto & roasted pepper relish & we shared an order of Truffle Parmesan Fries.
Mr. Q had: an Old Fashioned & soup of the day – Clam Chowder Soup & Lamb Chops – Seared New Zealand lamb chops, Andean Herb Pesto & roasted pepper relish & shared an order of Truffle Parmesan Fries.
A wealthy man hires down-on-his-luck grifter Tom Ripley to travel to Italy to urge his vagabond son to return home; Tom’s acceptance of the job is the first step in a life of deceit, fraud and murder. A series. Netflix
Q-tips say: We did enjoy it. Mrs. Q liked it because he travels to Italy – the sites are wonderful & so is his acting.
Mrs. Q says:The first part is not that dark, but the second part might be highly disturbing to many viewers. Ripley keeps people guessing until the very last moment, and that’s what makes it so interesting.
Tom Ripley is someone who is only happy when he can be satisfied with his ability to outsmart people. He is only truly comfortable when he is lying, weaving tales for inspectors on his trail or suspicious friends.
