A growing Florida airport just added a new restaurant for travelers. See details
Sarasota Bradenton International Airport has added another dining option for travelers.
Located in Concourse B, the new Mattison's City Grille restaurant opened Monday, June 16. The restaurant group has three other Gulf Coast locations.
There's a City Grille in downtown Sarasota and another along the Bradenton Riverwalk. Mattison's Forty-One and its catering service are in south Sarasota.
'It is an honor to be part of the modernization at SRQ,' Mattison's owner and executive chef Paul Mattison said in a statement, using the airport's letter designation. 'The partnership between Mattison's and Paradies Lagardère has been nothing short of amazing.'
Paradies Lagardère, a travel retailer and restaurateur located in more than 90 North American airports, is a partner with Mattison's City Grille at the airport.
What's on Mattison's airport menu?
Mattison's airport restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner and features a lounge that offers local craft beer and specialty cocktails. The menu includes the rosemary honey-glazed salmon and a coconut lime curry bowl. Sandwiches include chicken and burgers.
Mattison's also has a new breakfast menu at the airport, including a Mediterranean frittata and breakfast club with fried egg, bacon, lettuce, tomato and 'firecracker' aioli on a toasted brioche.
SRQ has two terminals. The airport opened Concourse A in January, featuring five gates and a remote sixth gate for future use.
Concourse B, where Mattison's City Grille is located, is on the airport's second floor.
For more information, visit FlySRQ.com.
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