Big Water Fish Market

Name

Big Water Fish Market

Legal name

Big Water Fish Market

Website

https://bigwaterfishmarket.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Restaurant and Fish Market

NAICS

Fish and Seafood Retailers (44525)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Food Stores (5400)

akta.pro primary industry

Seafood Markets & Fishmongers (CRAHAHAC)

Keywords

• Fresh seafood restaurant
• Boutique fish market
• Gulf seafood dining
• Seafood retail deli
• Takeout fish market

Headquarters

HQ city

Siesta Key

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Restaurant/Dine-in Sales: Revenue from prepared seafood dishes served in the boutique market setting. Customers dine on-site enjoying fresh fish dishes.
2. Retail/Deli Sales: Sale of fresh fish, seafood, produce, specialty spices, sauces and complementary products for customers to prepare at home.
3. Beverage Sales: Sale of full line of local, domestic, and imported beer.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Big Water Fish Market is a single-location seafood restaurant and boutique fish market in Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida. It sells dine-in prepared seafood dishes using local fresh-caught Gulf of America fish (Grouper, Snapper, Hog Fish, Mahi) and imported fish, a kids menu, retail fresh seafood and produce, specialty spices and sauces, and a full line of local, domestic and imported beer. Orders can be placed by phone or via the Clover online ordering platform for pickup.

Product overview

Big Water Fish Market is a boutique seafood restaurant and market in Sarasota, Florida. The operation consists of a dine-in restaurant offering the Big Water Menu (seafood dishes inspired by international culinary influences), a Kids Menu for children, and a retail deli section selling fresh seafood, produce, and specialty items. Online ordering is available via Clover platform. The company sources local Gulf of America fish daily and also imports fish, with a selection including fresh and smoked salmon.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Big Water Menu (dine-in seafood dishes) The restaurant's main food menu featuring Florida-influenced seafood dishes using local Gulf of America fish (Grouper, Snapper, Hogfish, Mahi), imported fish, fresh and smoked salmon, plus specialty spices and sauces; served to walk-in dine-in customers and as takeout.
• Kids Menu Child-sized portions of select menu items available at reduced pricing, intended for families dining with children.
• Online Ordering for Pickup (Clover) Skip-the-line pickup ordering service integrated through the Clover online ordering platform, enabling customers to place orders in advance and pick them up at the Siesta Key location.
• Beer Selection Full line of local, domestic, and imported beer available for purchase alongside seafood meals at the restaurant.
• Deli / Retail Market Boutique-style retail market offering fresh seafood, produce, and specialty spices and sauces for customers to purchase and prepare at home. Open daily 10am-8pm, separate from restaurant dining hours.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bonefish Grill: National casual-dining seafood chain focused on fresh fish and wood-grilled preparations. Comparable on seafood-centric menu and casual dine-in format for a broad customer base, but at chain scale across many U.S. markets rather than a single boutique destination.
• Legal Sea Foods: Established East Coast seafood restaurant chain with a long-running fresh-fish retail counter alongside dine-in service. Most comparable national peer given its hybrid seafood-restaurant-plus-retail-market model, though operating at significantly larger scale and broader geography.
• Joe's Stone Crab: Iconic Miami Beach seafood destination specializing in fresh Florida catches and stone crabs. Comparable as a high-profile Florida seafood institution with a strong owner-driven identity and tourist-driven customer base, though at significantly larger scale and single-iconic-location brand.
• Eddie V's Prime Seafood: Upscale national seafood restaurant chain owned by Darden with curated fish programs and premium dining formats. Comparable on seafood-forward menu and fresh-fish positioning, but operates at much larger scale with a national footprint rather than a single boutique location.

Direct peers

• The Old Salty Dog: Iconic Siesta Key Village seafood and casual dining spot serving fish sandwiches, grouper, and beer to tourists and locals. Directly comparable on Siesta Key geography, seafood-forward menu, casual dine-in format, and tourist-driven customer mix.
• Walt's Fish Market Restaurant: Long-running Sarasota seafood market and restaurant combining a fresh fish retail counter with a dine-in menu. Closest direct analogue in the same Sarasota market — same hybrid market-plus-restaurant model, same Gulf-sourced seafood positioning, similar target customer of Sarasota locals and visitors.
• Siesta Key Oyster Bar: Seafood-focused bar and restaurant in Siesta Key Village offering oysters, fresh fish, and casual seafood plates. Comparable on Siesta Key location, seafood-centric menu, casual dine-in experience, and tourist-heavy customer base.
• Crab & Fin Restaurant: Sarasota seafood restaurant focused on fresh fish, shellfish, and seasonal Gulf catches. Comparable on product offering (fresh Gulf seafood), target customer (Sarasota-area diners and visitors), and upscale-casual dine-in positioning in the same regional market.
• Captain Curt's Crab House: Casual seafood restaurant on Siesta Key serving fresh Gulf catches, crabs, and seafood platters to a mix of locals and tourists. Directly comparable on product (Gulf seafood), target market (Siesta Key visitors), and casual dine-in format, although it lacks the boutique retail market component.
• O'Leary's Tiki Bar & Grill: Sarasota casual seafood and tiki bar serving fresh fish sandwiches, grouper, and seafood baskets to locals and visitors. Comparable on Sarasota market, casual seafood menu, dine-in plus beverage program (full bar), and tourist-friendly positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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