Dave’s Last Resort & Raw Bar

What Dave’s Last Resort & Raw Bar does

Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar is a privately held, independent single-location seafood restaurant and raw bar operating at 632 Lake Avenue in Lake Worth, Florida, founded in 1999. The venue serves casual American fare with a focus on fresh seafood, offering raw bar items (oysters, clams, shrimp, crab), fresh fish, and complementary protein options including filet mignon, baby back ribs, burgers, and chicken dishes. Customer segments are local Lake Worth and Palm Beach County residents, supplemented by tourists and visitors who discover the restaurant through TripAdvisor, where it has earned Travelers Choice recognition.

The business operates a traditional direct-to-consumer restaurant model with walk-in dine-in service as the core revenue driver. Supporting revenue streams include branded merchandise (t-shirts, hats, coolies, dri-fit apparel) sold via an online store at ldubstore.com and on-site, and physical and electronic gift cards sold in $10–$100 denominations through Toasttab. Online ordering for pickup is enabled via a Toasttab integration, but no third-party delivery service is present. The technology stack is limited to Toasttab for POS/ordering, WordPress.com for the website, and Square Checkout for charitable donations to DSBA Charities.

The company is independently owned (the contact email suggests the founder, "Dave," remains involved), reports a headcount of 5 employees, and has no disclosed funding, parent company, or M&A activity. Pricing is à la carte across the menu, with happy hour and daily specials as the primary promotional levers. The customer base is entirely consumer-facing and granular, with no enterprise or B2B sales motion. In short, the business is a long-tenured, locally focused independent restaurant with a modest digital footprint and no technology or platform differentiation.

Name

Dave’s Last Resort & Raw Bar

Legal name

Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar

Website

https://daveslastresort.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar is an independent, single-location seafood restaurant and raw bar in Lake Worth, Florida, founded in 1999, serving local residents and tourists with dine-in service, online ordering via Toasttab, gift cards, and branded merchandise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seafood Restaurant

NAICS

Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

Keywords

• Seafood restaurant
• Raw bar dining
• Casual american fare
• Fresh shellfish menu
• Burgers and seafood

Headquarters

HQ city

Lake Worth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from selling prepared seafood dishes, burgers, sandwiches, wings, raw bar items, appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, and alcoholic beverages to dine-in customers. Single physical location generating walk-in traffic.
2. Merchandise Sales: Apparel and gift items including t-shirts, hats, coolies, and long-sleeve shirts sold through an on-site shop and online store (ldubstore.com).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar operates a single-location full-service seafood restaurant and raw bar in Lake Worth, Florida, serving fresh oysters, clams, crabs, shrimp, fish, conch, and lobster alongside non-seafood options such as burgers, wings, filet mignon, and baby back ribs, paired with a full bar and daily specials. The business complements dine-in service with online pickup ordering via Toasttab, physical and electronic gift cards, branded apparel and merchandise, and catering for private events.

Product overview

Dave's Last Resort & Raw Bar is a single-location seafood restaurant and raw bar in Lake Worth, Florida, founded in 1997. The core offering is a full dining experience featuring fresh seafood (oysters, clams, crabs, shrimp, conch, grouper, dolphin, lobster, crawdads), cooked-to-order meat entrees (filet mignon, baby back ribs, burgers, chicken), and an extensive raw bar. Supporting offerings include online ordering via Toast Tab platform, physical and digital gift cards, branded apparel and merchandise through an online store, and catering services. The restaurant operates as a single unified brand without a modular platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-Restaurant Dining Full-service dine-in experience at the Lake Worth, FL location featuring raw bar items (oysters, clams, shrimp), fresh fish, crabs, conch, lobster, and a broad menu including filet mignon, baby back ribs, burgers, wings, and sandwiches, complemented by a full bar.
• Online Pickup Ordering Online ordering via the Toasttab platform enabling customers to place pickup orders from the restaurant's menu.
• Gift Cards Physical and electronic gift cards sold in $10 to $100 denominations, available in-store and through the Toasttab e-gift card platform.
• Catering and Private Events Catering services for private events hosted at the Lake Worth, FL restaurant, including community charitable donation programs through DSBA Charities.
• Apparel and Merchandise Branded merchandise including t-shirts, long-sleeve shirts, dri-fit apparel, snap-back hats, visors, bottle coolies, and can coolies, available through the on-site shop and the ldubstore.com online store.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ToasttabcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerToasttab provides online ordering platform for pickup orders and e-gift card sales. Restaurant website links directly to Toasttab for rewards signup and gift card purchases. This partnership enables direct-to-consumer digital ordering and is integrated into the restaurant's main customer flow.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• The Oceanaire Seafood Room: Upscale seafood chain focused on fresh fish and raw bar. Comparable seafood-centric concept with similar premium positioning, though at the higher end of the casual-to-upscale dining spectrum.
• Bonefish Grill: National casual dining seafood chain serving fresh seafood in a polished-casual atmosphere. Comparable seafood casual dining experience at scale, with broader geographic reach and brand investment.
• McCormick & Schmick's: Seafood-focused casual dining chain with extensive raw bar offerings. Comparable seafood and raw bar menu focus in a polished-casual setting, though at chain scale.
• Outback Steakhouse: National casual dining chain known for steaks and seafood with a similar blend of seafood, burgers, and casual American fare. Comparable casual dining experience and menu breadth, though at chain scale.
• Legal Sea Foods: Established seafood restaurant group with a strong reputation for fresh seafood and raw bar. Comparable seafood-focused casual dining experience with multi-state reach and brand recognition.
• Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. National seafood chain specializing in shrimp and shellfish dishes with tourist-heavy locations. Comparable seafood-centric casual dining concept leveraging tourist foot traffic and destination dining.
• Captain D's: Largest U.S. seafood quick-service chain. Operates in adjacent seafood category, sharing a seafood-focused menu and franchise-scale operating model, though at a quick-service price point.

Direct peers

• Rustic Inn Crabhouse: Long-standing Florida seafood restaurant in Fort Lauderdale with crab/seafood focus and raw bar offerings. Closely comparable single-location independent seafood restaurant with similar atmosphere, menu breadth, and casual South Florida positioning.
• City Oyster: Delray Beach, FL seafood-focused restaurant featuring raw bar selections, fresh fish, and American fare. Similar South Florida independent seafood restaurant with comparable menu mix and casual dining positioning.

Regional players

• Old Key Lime House: Long-established Florida seafood and casual restaurant in Key Largo. Similar independent Florida seafood restaurant with raw bar and tourist appeal, though based in the Keys rather than the South Florida mainland.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/daveslastresort
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dave%E2%80%99s-last-resort-&-raw-bar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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