The Artisan - Gulfport

After reading all the positive reviews I was excited to try this place...boy was it disappointing. I checked the menus on the website in advance found a number or dishes that looked great. Unfortunately after we had been seated ordered drinks we found out upon inquiring because no one volunteered this that they were on a summer menu nearly everything on the Whiskey Grill menu was unavailable. I ordered the sauteed redfish found it to be both overcooked tasteless. The service was not friendly the noise level was horrendous almost impossible to have a conversation. Do not anticipate returning.

The selection of food and food was very good. The sushi was excellent as we love The Lure. As far as the atmosphere is concerned, I expected a little less casual. The main dining room was closed this time of the year, but we did not know that before we arrived. The martini was served in a regular glass, not in a martini glass. If I had known, I wouldn't have ordered it. Service was very good and waiter was attentive. We liked the concept of choosing more than a restaurant menu.

The hostess was very personal and friendly, I didn't catch her name, but mentioned that she had worked in the other place in Saint Pete. After we sat, there was confusion on who our server was, but they finally sorted it out. Sushi roles were good, but not expectations about previous visits. Not that we were in a hurry, but it seemed to take too much time to get articles on the table after ordering, maybe get 10 minutes for a wine order on the table. The server also had a difficult time to track the small trays for our soy sauce, but finally came with a few different trays. Anyway, overall it was a good experience and maybe it's just that it's a slow season and nothing works as smooth as it usually does.

Very cool concept and was excited to try The Artisan and it didn’t disappoint. There were four of us, each ordering from a different restaurant and everything was great. Great waitress, great food and beautiful outdoor seating. I will visit again.

Fantastic atmosphere and food and service were fantastic!