The business is co-owned by Victor Mattay of Dips Ice Cream, Brian Seymour of Anna Maria General Store and Nicholas Graham of Graham Slam Fishing Charters. The three also operate Pine Avenue Bait and Tackle in Anna Maria.
“We want people to come out here and have fun – family, friends, any age group,” said Graham about the restaurant, “whether it be kids in the afternoon getting ice cream or the adults coming out for sunset, having a beer or a glass of wine or some dinner.”
City Pier Grill features breakfast 7-11 a.m., with menu items like pancakes, waffles, a breakfast sandwich, biscuits and gravy and bagel and lox. It also serves coffee and tea from Banyan Coffee Co. and juice from Mixon Fruit Farms, both of which are based in Bradenton.