Fanning Springs' Lighthouse Restaurant Re-Opened and Renewed-February 2015 - Visit Natural North Florida

You remember the old Lighthouse Restaurant, don’t you? Or did you drive by during the times when the food was not very good and the service slow and wish the restaurant would return to its former glory? Well, fret no more. New owner Jamie Griffin has brought The Lighthouse back and has come out swinging in the big, bad, and unpredictable world of Florida seafood restaurants. What helps this recent success is that Jamie’s no newcomer to the restaurant business, owning the Seabreeze in Cedar Key and Bett’s Big T in Chiefland (more about these two places in later posts!) and that he’s made an effort to return the Lighthouse to “Sue’s Old Menu” in terms of offerings, quality and especially prices.The menu at The Lighthouse is extensive, and is based mostly on seafood offerings. However there are special things that will be of interest to landlubbers. You’ll find the usual shrimp, oysters, mullet, crabs and other Gulf seafood specialties on the menu, but you’ll also find steaks, pork chops,...