Happy Hour
Sip delicious drinks overlooking Sarasota Bay Monday-Saturday from 4-6 pm. Happy hour includes, $3 Busch Lite $4 wells $5 house wine & $6 Tito’s.
Waterfront Dining
Enjoy the Florida sun and outdoor atmosphere of one of the last remaining fishing villages on Florida’s Gulf coast.
Rebuilding After Milton & Celebrating a Special Birthday:
We’re relieved to share that, while the impact of Hurricane Milton brought some of the worst winds we’ve seen, the damage to Swordfish Grill was minimal, and as of today, our power has been restored. This means we’re now able to get back to work, preparing to reopen our doors and welcome you all back. Although Cortez was spared from additional storm surge damage with Milton, the back-to-back storms have left a profound impact on our community, and many of us are still reeling.
Reopening will take time. We need to bring back all of our equipment, restock our food supplies, and make repairs to the property. At the same time, our team is working hard to restore their own homes, and our hearts go out to our neighbors still without power and those who have lost their homes and businesses. We can’t express enough how much we stand in solidarity with all the restaurant workers who have been without work for weeks and everyone in our community hit hard by these storms.
Swordfish Grill will reopen, and when we do, we’ll continue to be a place for friends, family, and neighbors to gather and find comfort. Until then, please take care of each other.
Today, we also want to take a moment to celebrate someone who embodies resilience, strength, and heart—our incredible Assistant General Manager, Lily Banyas. Despite facing her own challenges—like her flooded garage and seeing loved ones and her own family lose their homes—Lily has been nothing short of amazing. Through it all, she’s been here every step of the way, keeping our spirits high, working tirelessly, and never once complaining. We are so lucky to have her.
Happy Birthday, Lily! Your kind, giving heart and hard-working spirit are what make Swordfish Grill feel like home. We appreciate everything you do, and we’re grateful to have you leading us, especially in times like these.
2 days ago
Happy Birthday Lily!!!
I drove by yesterday looking for someplace to refuge for a cold beverage and fresh seafood and was relieved to see Swordfish in such good condition. The surrounding neighborhoods are in shambles 🙏🏼✌🏼❤️🌊☀️
Happy Birthday Lily 🥳
Happy Birthday Lily🎉🎊🌞
Love my Swordfish family with my whole heart!🥹🩷
Lilly happy birthday 🎂 we can't wait to see you all again soon. We love our bartender from RI? I believe/And other locals! be safe we are bradenton strong 💪
So happy to hear this!!! Prayers to each of you and families as you rebuild! Happy Birthday Lily!
My friend and I were just there after Helene and the resiliency lifted our spirits Morgan our bartender was phenomenal I’ll never forget it! Cheers to the Swordfish, Cortez, Bradenton and the AMI area! ❤️
Lilly is the absolute BEST!!! Happy Happy birthday pretty lady, we will celebrate you soon and help out in any way we can!! 🎂🎉🥂🍾🎈💕💪🏼
Happy Birthday! Looking forward to being able to CYA all soon. Please be safe!
So glad to hear from you Bob Slicker. So proud of you and your team.
Happy Birthday Lily and we can’t wait to see you in person and the rest of the staff!
Happy yo’ day my beautiful boss lady! See you soon ( 🤞 )
This is a welcome post to read!
Happy Birthday and we're looking forward to seeing you all again!
Happy birthday. Can’t wait to come back for a delicious meal with outstanding people in a beautiful setting. ❤️💪🏻
Happy Birthday! Miss you guys and can't wait to see everyone!
Happy Birthday to a true Queen. 🥳
Happy birthday Lily. We can’t wait to get back there 💕
Glad to hear that you’re on a comeback! ❤️
HaPpY HaPpY Birthday Sweet Lily 🎂 💗
Happy birthday Lily bean! Enjoy your day cuzzie! 🥰❤️
😇 proud of you Enjoy life!
My favorite place! Can’t wait to come back once y’all open 💖 Happy Birthday Lily!
GREAT to see! See ya all soon!
As Hurricane Milton approaches, we are reminded of the strength, resilience, and heart of Cortez. Our community was built on hard work, determination, and the spirit of our people—and no matter what this storm brings, we will stand together and rebuild.
Whether you’ve evacuated or are weathering the storm, your safety is what matters most right now. Take care of yourselves, your loved ones, and your neighbors. The road ahead may be difficult, but we will meet it together, as we always have.
When it’s all over, our hope is that with time, Swordfish Grill will be here, ready to welcome you back—a place for our community to gather, reconnect, and rebuild what we’ve lost.
Until then, stay safe, take care of each other, and we’ll see you soon.
6 days ago
Everyone there.... Please be safe. We will be back to our favorite place in our favorite community.
Prayers for all of you and my friends at florida fishing fleet Please be safe!
A community, Is the people! Well said, you are a Strong Community and all our love and Prayers are with you. Peace in the mist of this storm, in the name of Jesus 🫂🙏
Praying so much for all of you and can’t wait to return to support your business! We love your place and food!
God bless the Swordfish team & their families! See you all soon!
God bless you all and stay safe Cortez village and all the businesses and residents we love you all! And help is here for you-🩵🩵🙏🙏
Hoping your beautiful Tiki survived!!
Prayers that you whether the storm both spiritually and physically! We love your place!
Praying for all of you and the businesses
Love you all. Stay safe. You will be back, better than ever, and we will be back to join you as soon as we can. ❤️
Be safe and many prayers from Michigan!
Love to you all ❤️ and prayers for you all 🙏
Prayers for all!🙏
Praying hard for you guys!!
Praying for your beautiful little town!
Sending tons of prayers!!
Constantly in our prayers from Canada! 🙏🙏🙏
Praying for you all.
God bless all of you and may your restaurant survive and sustain minimal damage.
Sending prayers to all !
🙏 from Kansas. Just there before Helene had to evacuate and go home.
Love you guys! We will be there to help once he passes! We got this! 🙌
Prayers from Vermont!🙏🏻
Sending prayers from Indiana!
We pray for your beautiful Cortez Village. 🙏🙏🙏
**Important Update** 🌀
Dear friends of Swordfish Grill,
We’ll be closed today as we focus on hurricane preparations, both here at the restaurant and throughout the village. Keeping our community and staff safe is our top priority, and we have a lot of work ahead to secure everything before Hurricane Milton’s arrival.
Please make sure you’re doing what you need to keep yourselves and your homes safe as well. We’re all in this together, and we’ll continue to keep you updated.
Our stomachs are in knots, as we brace for the possibility of more devastation to our very wet and fragile village.
Stay safe, everyone.
Your Swordfish Grill Family
1 week ago
Stay safe. 🙏🙏
Praying for everyone 💙⚓️
We love our Swordfish Grill we are Cortez Park Full time residents,,, Praying for all our Cortez Family 🙏
We love you all and are praying for you and your community!
Sending prayers for your business and employees from Ohio. Hope all who can have evacuated. We’ve enjoyed your hospitality many times and are praying for safety for all!
Will be praying for you see you soon stay safe
Love going to Swordfish every year we go to Florida! Prayers to all!!! 🙏🏻
Hoping the best for everyone, be safe!
Praying and thinking of all of you. Stay strong and stay safe!
Prayers for all if you down there! Sure hope no more devastation down there! Please stay safe
PRAYING FOR ALL 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Be safe, all the best🙏🙏🙏
We are praying for you here in Indiana. ♥️
Sending prayers to all of you .. We are in Bradenton hopefully far enough away from the coast ..
Sending lots of
Praying for everyone!
Praying for you all 🙏🙏🙏
Best wishes to keep all safe.
Praying for all of you!
Praying for all you guys! 🙏
Best to all of you!❤️
Get away from the coast.
Stay safe.
Stay safe 🙏 🙏🙏
Prayers for everyone's safety
With grateful hearts, we’re excited to announce that Swordfish Grill will reopen tomorrow at 11 AM. Help support our community by dining with us—many of our staff members have lost everything in the storm, and together we can help rebuild.
Also, tomorrow:
If you’re in need of ice, please bring coolers, buckets, or bags, and we’ll be happy to provide some.
We can’t wait to see you, and thank you for being part of this incredible community! ❤️🩹
2 weeks ago
So sad you guys were creamed. I feel bad for the homeowners/businesses that are already paying crazy ridiculous amounts in insurance and will be paying even higher premiums. All that water will have more fecal bacteria and trash in it! Sad!
So happy to hear this. After we get done working/helping in the Village we might stop in for a drink later this evening.
Do you know how the Cortez kitchen made out?
We had a great lunch today. Respite after our clean up. My husband has misplaced his credit cards. Did you find any?
Can you please have a donation Bucket for the amazing people who work there that lost Everything ?
I just cried reading this!! I’m thrilled for the news and will be there tomorrow to support you!!
Wonderful! We are so sad we won’t be able to vacation there this coming weekend due to the devastation but we love your restaurant and can’t wait until we can return again and enjoy your delicious food and atmosphere ❤️
Cortez neighborhood rocked it today!! Thank you to everyone who came out and helped!!!
See you tonight! Just made reservations for 6 pm. So thrilled to support one of our favorite places with a great staff.
Great news. Love Swordfish Grill. See you soon.
Incredible! Shows what an amazing team you have! Bravo everyone. ♥️
I am putting it on my list for when we get there next weekend. This is so uplifting. .
We are on Bradenton Beach and haven't been off the island since prior to storm.. we DO have plenty of food and water.. but it is canned and non perishables.. MANNNNN.. I can't wait for a real meal. We have a pier and our friend bost their boat over, as our boat is in storage and the Marina isn't open yet.. workers weren't allowed on island.. looked like they are finally showing up next door TODAY!.. Things are moving along slowly but surely! Maybe we can take a break layer today and head over to one of our favorite places for a real meal! Yeahhhhhh! See you all soon!
What about those Conch Fritters? Hehe. Love you guys and I will be there ❤️❤️❤️
We are so happy you guys are okay. We look forward to supporting you when we return to town.
Thinking of you through the storm. I’ll be back in town Wednesday and will be sure to bring my mom for dinner. ❤️
We will see you for Sunday services at the tiki!
Can’t wait to visit next week 💕💕💕 So happy for all of you
Great news you were able to open hope there’s more to follow
What a beautiful sky and sunset. I am so sorry for what you are going through. I am glad everyone made it thru Helene. 🥰
You all are wonderful, awesome!
Leah Wallace looks like we're going to swordfish tomorrow. So happy yall are up and running we will be there to show support!
We will be in to support you 🩷🙏 Cortez Strong 🇺🇸
Many good blessings to you and staff. I’ll be praying for all.
Cheering for you from Canada! See you in April.
