Sloppy Joes is upstairs overlooking the ocean. It is attached to the Howl at the Moon Jazz & Piano Bar....(nd dueling pianos). On a weekend (& Fri) night, Joes will probably have a band....later, the music will come from the Howl at the Moon....it seems to have a variance on indoor smoking.
Joes IMO is pretty good food....the staff is super friendly, but at night, the old folks retreat (usually) to Maxs Grille....which on weekends is also very busy...(was there today...was super busy for lunch (still $3.99)
http://www.sloppyjoeslauderdale.com/
http://www.maxsgrille.net/
Joes is in the ent book, and on the
www.idine.com site. (so is Sally O'Brians)
Sally O'Brians is downstairs with indoor and outdoor seating....outdoor near the BP stage, were in the early evenong, they have local schools and other places do 'events'. This stage also becomes alive in the later PM with ANOTHER live group, usually a band..
They are also listed on restaurant . com :
http://www.restaurant.com/microsite.asp?rid=313564&nv=1&nsa=1
Casablana Cafe is across the street from MBP, and don't need to use the two mentioned above, and if you are able to walk up stairs, I would try there....it quiet upstairs, its the oldest beachfront house in Ft Laud (not counting Bonnet House), and you overlook the ocean. They have temporality discontinued the 1 free lunch with one, but lunch menu prices have come down.
Can you walk? Brian has a recommend a very good restaurant in the new hotel W. It is less than 1/2 mile. One mile S is the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort....they have several restaurants, and two interior ones overlook the ocean. (THey MAY also have the outdoor BBQ - Hawaian buffett...but we saw that last year, not sure if they have the outdoor stuff this year.)
Casablanca owners run the Cafe Aruba, Capones, and are trying to reopen Yesterdays....but they have begun contracting to re-open the H2O. If this works, it will be right next to MBP, and was very popular 'quiet place' in the past. (He said in a few months...I don't think the Las Olas Beach Club rebuild of the historic Ft Laud beach hotel will be done by then.
BTW....I didn't like Sally O'Brians too much for food (staff was nice)...and that is kinda unusual...I usually don't say too many bad things about a place...I don't know why....Cheeburger seemed better (but I still contend a bit messy...even Hooters had good scenery, (but not many tables overlook the ocean).
I have to agree with the above....both your choices might be hard to come by for a nice 'QUIET" place....unless you eat about 3 to 5 PM.