Family Dinner Night at Mr. Manatee’s

With all the hustle and bustle of daily life, it’s easy to get caught up and miss eating as a family more often. Eating dinner as a family, however, is extremely beneficial to families, and it’s important to plan times that you can do this! Family traditions can strengthen family bonds and serve as markers for family memories. Mr. Manatee’s Casual Grille wants your family to maintain good traditions and you can do this by planning a tradition of family dinner night!

Family traditions are great for a family. They encourage families to spend time together which makes for strong family relationships. Traditions are created within a family to fit their specific lifestyles and stay close to each other. Strong family traditions establish great communication within a family, provides support, love and laughter. Think back to your childhood family traditions, how much fun was it to do things together? Continuing or creating new traditions for your own family is a great way to stay involved in your kids’ lives as they grow up!

While doing anything together as a family is great, eating dinner together specifically benefits kids. Research has proven that kids who eat dinner regularly as a family are less likely to smoke, drink, do drugs, get depressed and develop eating disorders. It is also proven that kids who eat dinner regular with their families are more likely to do well in school, eat their vegetables and have a higher vocabulary. With these great benefits for your kids, you’ll want to do everything you can to make eating dinner together a regular activity.

Having a special family dinner night set aside is a great way to combine eating dinner as a family with a lot of fun! Whether you’re dining with us or getting take out, Mr. Manatee’s is making family dinner easy! We have great dine-in specials for you and your family to enjoy, and our casual atmosphere is always a hit among kids!

With so many benefits for your kids to spend time and eat dinner as a family, finding a way to make the time to do these things is great for your family. ‘Like’ Mr. Manatee’s Casual Grille on Facebook and come join us for your family dinner night!

Vero Beach: Never Dull, Always Peaceful

Vero Beach is a beautiful town on the coast of Florida with plenty of great places to go, but with the feel of old Florida. Located on the Treasure Coast in Indian River County, the town is often considered a peaceful and calm environment where businesses and residents spend a great deal of time volunteering and helping the community. Vero Beach has a naturally beautiful landscape that offers an abundance of things to do, and there is also a variety of great restaurants and entertainment for residents and visitors.

-        Mr. Manatee’s Casual Grille – With a large selection of seafood dishes and regular dishes, tropical drinks on hand, weekly specials, a raw bar and a great and friendly atmosphere, Mr. Manatee’s is a local favorite! Be sure to check out Mr. Manatee’s on Facebook  for exclusive specials and offers –which make this restaurant an even better catch!

-        Vero Beach Museum of Art – The museum is the largest cultural arts facility on the Treasure Coast. It includes five art galleries, sculpture garden and an educational wing that houses several studio classrooms, art library, seminar room and an outdoor studio.

-        The Village Shops – These shops located in Indian River Shores are a unique grouping of apparel, home décor and unusual gifts. Stroll through the village, browse and shop and stop for lunch or tea.

-        Kennedy Space Center – Whether you’re 7 or 47, the space center is a great place to learn about space, NASA and even experience what it’s like to be an astronaut!

-        Recreation – The landscape of the area allows visitors and residents to take full advantage of so many activities including golf, fishing, kayaking, boating, boat tours, surfing, skate parks, camping and bicycling! The Vero Beach Country Club is a great place to golf and Adventure Kayaking offers great kayak tours for any level!

-        Riverside Theatre and Riverside Children’s Theatre – The theatre is a great place to catch a comedy show, or production. The Riverside Children’s Theatre is a youth based branch of the theatre that aims to foster the development of the performing arts experience for children.

Whether you’re looking for something new to do, or you’re planning a visit, Vero Beach is a great place to relax with friends or family. Make a day of these great spots – Head to the shops, the museum or spend the day kayaking or golfing and then head to Mr. Manatee’s for dinner and a drink before catching a show at the Riverside theatre!