Rusty's Bistro

I usually avoid dining at hotels because the food tends to be a little generic, but we decided to eat dinner at Rusty's Bistro since it was convenient and allowed us to spend more time at the beach instead of driving or taking a trolley. The menu sounded good, but I kept my expectations low because of the negative reviews. To my pleasant surprise, I was blown away by how good the food was!!! This might be some of the best seafood I have ever ordered on the beach!Rusty's Bistro, located at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort, is one of more upscale restaurants of the three choices at the resort. The menu includes many local seafood choices as well as several dishes with an Italian flair. The kid's menu offers everything from steak Kabobs and fish and chips to children favorites such as chicken tenders, hot dogs, burgers and pasta. Everything we ordered was excellent, even the children meals were or high quality! My husband and I shared an appetizer of PEI mussels that were accompanied by the tastiest broth and charred bread. For my entree I selected the scallops and my husband ordered the catch of the day. The side dishes change seasonally so you can always expect the freshest vegetables to be served with your entree. The service was just as excellent as our meal. We adored our server and the manager made time to stop by our table to chat with us. When we mentioned the food was so good, but we wish we weren't seated next to the kitchen with the loud construction they offered to immediately move our table and offered complimentary dessert. I will go out of my way to eat here again because this was such a great meal and the service went above and beyond!!!

Excellent service. We love coming here for thanksgiving. They have a prix fixed menu. We all chose the lobster bisque to start. For the main course My brother chose the traditional turkey dinner and the rest of us ordered the prime rib. It was incredibly best one I've ever had. Juicy and tender meat. And the mascarpone mashed potatoes were a great accompaniment. For desserts were great we got pumpkin cheesecake, chocolate bomb, and pineapple upside cake with coconut ice cream. The later was my absolute favorite. The coconut ice cream was so flavorful. The decor was perfect for thanksgiving with orange and yellow flowers and gourds on the table.

The resort put a lot of effort into this Bistro. It is well put together, very clean, and beautiful. The service was excellent and servers were patient with our large group. The food was top notch. Well prepared meals and beautiful to look at. I think you would enjoy this place after spending the day on the beach. Excellent restaurant, service, and food! Come check them out!

My son and I went to Rusty's to have Thanksgiving dinner. It was three courses for $52 per person. We both ordered the lobster bisque. I had noticed a table close to us was talking to the waiter and he was apologetic and appeared to be removing their bowls. There was a long delay and our waiter said there was a problem with the bisque and they were remaking it, hence the delay. He then brought out the bisque and I tried mine and nearly gagged. It had a horrible smell and metallic taste! My son also said it was really bad so we sent them back. The waiter brought me a Cesar salad instead of the beet salad I had requested, but I didn't want to make a big deal about it so I ate it. The main course was good. Turkey, dressing and mashed potatoes were very tasty. Green beans were just ok. The desserts were good but a tiny amount. For $52 a person it just wasn't worth it. I will never go back.

Decided to eat here since I'm staying at the Sheraton. I'm never one to eat at the hotel restaurant but I was blown away at how good the food was here. I initially thought I would get couple appetizers, salad and the bisque. The server comes by and says there is a special and she said it was fresh pasta with basil cream sauce and crispy pork belly and shrimp. She highly recommended it so we said we will do that, salad and bisque and will share it all. Salad was good, dressing was slightly sweet with the tart. It had some good greens but not the typical lettuce. Then there was oranges, grapefruit and strawberries with the sweet nuts. I really enjoyed this salad. The bisque was good but too salty for my taste. My husband enjoyed it. I don't cook with much salt at home. Then the main event. The pasta just perfectly cook, the pork belly crispy like a Korean bbq. The shrimp was good but I fell in love with the pork belly. The sauce was cream sauce vs like an Alfredo sauce which has cheese. It was Percy for me as I don't like cheese. Super amazing special!

Somewhat surprisingly, quite good. Not perfect but well worth the meal during a crowded spring break. We started with the Risotto balls which were crispy and full of cheesy goodness. Also the olives were a surprise hit with a dash of meat and fried. For the main dishes, the steak frosted was a great value and well prepared (and mostly tender). The crab cake and filet was a huge hit. Great crab cake without too much filler. The tagliatelle Al Tartufo was pretty good too with mushrooms and tenderloin. It was just missing one thing: tagliatelle pasta. Instead it seemed to come with a spaghetti or angel hair with no explanation. The same with the seafood version of it. Weird and kinda disappointing since I love a good tagliatelle. The desserts were also mostly good. The key lime creek brûlée is a stand out without being too tart or sweet. The bread pudding was loved by my dining companion. The vanilla ice cream and caramel certainly made it but I found it lacking on the bread itself which felt just over cooked to me. Service was solid and food came out quickly. Decor inside is nondescript and kinda disappointing in a hotel sort of way. But would I comeback again? Yep. The food was much better than I expected.

While staying at the Sheraton we dinner at Rusty's once, and took it to go another night. We had four different dishes that ranged from surf and turf to chicken pasta (chef creation), and shrimp pasta. Everyone enjoyed their meals. I personally had the chef creation and it was AMAZING! The flavor was great and the left overs were just as delicious. They provide you with bread before your meal and it was really good to. I hate that I didn't get the servers name because she was very kind. The restaurant is a little on the darker side, with a low noise level. We didn't make it for their breakfast, but absolutely enjoyed their dinner!

Soooo good! Enjoyed the service provided by Blake (I hope I have his name correct!) and Adam. Both were very friendly, efficient and professional. I had the tagliatelle pasta with beef, mushrooms and pecorino cheese. It was amazing! The taste and temperature were spot on. Incredible. Husband had steak with a crab cake- both outstanding!Oh, how could I forget about the bread basket...variety of breads all fresh, warm and tasty. The butter with the black salt - yum. If that wasn't enough, we split the banana bread - bread pudding with ice cream. Everything and I mean everything tasted so good. Highly recommend!

Rusty's solid dinner service here with Steak Frites and Pappardelle Bolognese! Both were great meals! Today we are eating breakfast at Rusty's and food was fantastic again the Southern Benedict- buttermilk biscuit, whole hog maple sausage and Cajun Hollandaise Sauce Yummy! The Grand Marnier French Toast, the Pancakes and the Simple breakfast were also great! Everyone satisfied and happy easy 5 Stars !!

We ordered the super green salad, half rib with rice, and kid's burger with fries, along with a virgun Pina colada. Everything tasted amazing, surprisingly.The ribs were perfectly seasoned, sweet, juicy, tender and melt in your mouth. The salad was ok, could have added more stuff, because it looked half empty. The kids burger was the bomb, perfectly cooked, fries tasted great, my son loved it. And the virgin Pina colada was the star of the night. Service was excellent, we ordered it to dine outdoor and the food came out within 15 mins.