The Francis in downtown Sarasota set to close this fall

Banquet and event space had been open for more than five years

  • By Kevin McQuaid
  • | 12:00 p.m. September 18, 2018
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COURTESY PHOTO — Tableseide Restaurant Group has decided to shutter The Francis event and banquet facility to focus on its restaurant holdings.
COURTESY PHOTO — Tableseide Restaurant Group has decided to shutter The Francis event and banquet facility to focus on its restaurant holdings.
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More than five years after its debut, The Francis event and banquet space in downtown Sarasota is scheduled to close this fall.

Tableseide Restaurant Group, which owns and operates a number of successful restaurants throughout the region — including Libby’s Café + Bar — has decided to focus on the upscale Louies Modern restaurant adjacent to The Francis and its other eateries.

 

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