Mattison’s Forty-One

Specialties

Mattison’s Forty-​One is a highly acclaimed restaurant boasting comfortable elegance in South Sarasota open for lunch and dinner daily. Family-​friendly, fun with a healthy children’s menu, and comfortable elegance with a Mediterranean flair.

Our menu features fresh seafood; perfectly prepared meat dishes like lamb, aged beef and duck; a complete tapas menu including Flash-​Fried Calamari, Chef Paul Mattison’s signature Artichokes Esther-​Style, and Lump Crab Cakes; fresh salads; fine house made desserts and so much more!

As your partner in good health, we’re committed to bringing you the highest quality products available for any diet. We’ve put together extensive Gluten-​Free Menu for lunch. For dinner, we will customize any entrée to a Gluten-​Free meal.

Happy Hour is daily from 4−7pm in the Piano Lounge where we offer live music nightly.

Winner of Florida Trend Magazine’s prestigious Golden Spoon Award, other awards include the Sarasota Herald Tribune’s Readers’ Choice Awards, Sarasota Magazine’s Best of the Best, SRQ Mag

History

Established in 2003.

Located half a mile south of Stickney Point Road (just over the bridge from Siesta Key) on South Tamiami Trail, Mattison’s Forty-​One is local Sarasota dining offering comfortable elegance with a Mediterranean flair that is also friendly and fun. Chef Paul Mattison’s private dining area, the Galleria, is a Milan-​style room for catered events for up to 100 seated guests. The Galleria offers a dedicated entrance and the option of an outdoor garden terrace.

Chef Paul Mattison’s menu features fresh seafood; perfectly prepared meat dishes like lamb, aged beef, and duck; a complete tapas menu including Flash-​Fried Calamari, Chef Paul Mattison’s signature Artichokes Esther-​Style, and Lump Crab Cakes; fresh salads; fine house-​made desserts and so much more!

As your partner in good health, we’re committed to bringing you the highest quality products available for any diet. We’ve put together extensive Gluten-​Free Menu for lunch. For dinner, we will customize any entrée to a Gluten-​Free meal.

Meet the Business Owner

Paul M.

Business Owner

Chef Paul Mattison, executive chef and proprietor of Mattison’s, operates a successful culinary group on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Located in Sarasota, each Mattison’s restaurant location is unique to its neighborhood, offering Chef Paul Mattison’s signature menu items, outstanding service, and quality ingredients, while supporting the community, regional farmers, and culinary suppliers. Mattison’s Catering is a chef-​owned and operated company procuring fresh, natural, and local ingredients. Catering In-​house and off-​site, Mattison’s Catering Company offers certified wedding and event planners, experienced professionals, and custom menus.

Chef Paul Mattison grew up in New York, cooking and gardening side by side with his Italian grandmother, Esther. He began his culinary career at age 15 in a local Greek restaurant and was encouraged by the restaurant’s owner to attend the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). Upon graduating with honors from CIA, Chef Paul Mattison went to Aspen where he