Photos: courtesy of Clear Sky Beachside Cafe (clearskyrestaurants.com)
Clearwater Beach · Where to Eat
The all-day Mandalay Avenue anchor — breakfast from 7 a.m., seafood and steaks at night, and rehearsal dinners by name.
for the wedding weekend
Its own events page lists "rehearsal dinners" outright — with an online form for date, time, and guest count.
Clear Sky Beachside Cafe is Clearwater Beach's all-day utility player: breakfast from 7 a.m. (weekends stretching toward brunch until 1 p.m.), a seafood-forward menu with steaks and globally inspired plates, live music, and a daily 2-to-6 happy hour, all a block from the sand on Mandalay Avenue.
For wedding planning it's the rare beach restaurant that says the words itself: the Cafe Dining Room hosts, per its event-reservations page, "showers, rehearsal dinners, birthdays, anniversaries" and more — during breakfast, lunch, or dinner — booked through an online form that asks for date, times, and guest count. The sister-restaurant family (Clear Sky on Cleveland, Dunedin's Draught Haus) means a backup room in nearly every town this directory covers.
| Location | 490 Mandalay Ave, Clearwater Beach |
|---|---|
| Group events | Rehearsal dinners + showers named on its events page; online form |
| Hours | Sun–Thu 7 a.m.–11 p.m., Fri–Sat to midnight; breakfast daily |
| Reservations | OpenTable · 727-442-3684 |
Details verified June 2026 against clearskyrestaurants.com, clearskyrestaurants.com — hours and policies change; confirm directly before locking the itinerary.
Clearwater Beach
Open-air beachfront dining directly on the Gulf sand — grouper sandwiches, live music daily, sunset every night.
for the weekend The welcome party that plans itself: point everyone at the beach, order super groupers, let the sunset run the show.
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Clearwater Beach
Family-owned since 1948 — steaks, fresh seafood, daily live piano, and a detached private space for celebrations.
for the weekend The rehearsal-dinner classic: a Special Events page, private and semi-private rooms, and 75+ years of hosting exactly this.
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Clearwater Beach
Opal Sands' Gulf-front dining room — housemade pastas and Gulf seafood with water views from every seat.
for the weekend The polished group dinner nearest the resort blocks: breakfast for the morning-after, dinner with the Gulf out every window.
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