Riverfront Restaurant, Bar & RV Resort · Bradenton, FL

LingerLodge

Name: Linger Lodge
Address: Bradenton, FL
Telephone: 941-755-2757

Est. 1945A Florida Original

Screened decks over the Braden River, knotty pine walls, and a jackalope nobody in Bradenton can quite explain.

See the river deck

→ Down to the water

The room, the porch, the river.

Walk in past knotty pine walls hung with a mounted bass, a deer, a couple of rattlesnakes, and a jackalope a previous owner left behind. Walk out onto a screened porch built on stilts over the Braden River, tea dark and quiet under the oak canopy. It has looked something like this since 1945.

The entrance to Linger Lodge, under the Est. 1945 awning

The screened porch over the Braden River, seen from the water

The hand-painted Linger Lodge sign at the turn in, pointing toward the restaurant and the RV office

On the Braden River since

Google reviews

Google rating

0 acres

Original fish camp

The fork at the turn in

Two doors. One camp since 1945.

Their own driveway sign points two ways: restaurant one way, RV office the other. So does this page.

← Restaurant & Bar

Dinner, drinks, and a screened porch over the river.

Full-service restaurant and bar, covered and screened outdoor decks, live music weekends, trivia Thursdays, karaoke Fridays, and happy hour Wednesday through Friday. Private events and group dining too.

restaurant@lingerlodge.com

RV Resort →

Riverfront RV sites under the oaks.

A separate operation from the restaurant, run out of its own office on the property.

rv@lingerlodge.com 941-739-9313

What Florida sounds like

2,071 people have said something.

A 4.3 average across more than two thousand Google reviews. Three, in their own words:

"One of a kind place with good food great service. Old Florida charm." · Phillip Busse"Our family of average looking adults and well behaved teens asked to be seated for lunch in the screened room." · Catherine L."We sat outside and were greeted quickly by our server, who dropped off menus and said she'd be right back." · Restaurantji review"One of a kind place with good food great service. Old Florida charm." · Phillip Busse"Our family of average looking adults and well behaved teens asked to be seated for lunch in the screened room." · Catherine L."We sat outside and were greeted quickly by our server, who dropped off menus and said she'd be right back." · Restaurantji review

Theriverhasn'tchangedmuchsince1945.Neitherhastheporch.

Questions

Quick answers.

What is Linger Lodge known for?

Old Florida atmosphere on the Braden River, walls covered in taxidermy including a fictional Jackalope left by a previous owner, plus screened river decks and live entertainment.

How old is Linger Lodge?

It dates to 1945, when it opened as a 100 acre fishing and canoeing campground on the northern bank of the Braden River.

Is there an RV park at Linger Lodge?

Yes. The RV park is a separate operation reached at rv@lingerlodge.com or 941-739-9313.

What entertainment does Linger Lodge have?

Trivia on Thursdays, karaoke on Fridays, live music on weekends, and happy hour Wednesday through Friday.

Come linger a while

The porch is screened in. The river isn't going anywhere.

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