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    The Soho Backyard

    4.0 (187 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 2:00 AM (Next day)

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    THE SOHO BACKYARD ATMOSPHERE

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating

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    Stephanie D.

    I specifically stopped by on Memorial Day weekend when a wing craving hit, and Soho backyard did not disappoint! Best wings in Tampa! Recommend if you're looking for a chill bar atmosphere that is in Soho without all the Soho craze. It definitely can get packed on the weekend or during a game, but not as rowdy as other Soho establishments. Food: The margherita flatbread came piping hot and crisp. The 10 piece wings appetizer was everything I was dreaming of. Super crisp and fresh and definitely the largest wings in Tampa. Other places really skimp on the wing size. One thing I wished for was a side of celery to complete it all. We also ordered the chicken parm sandwich but subbed it with grilled chicken. We wished the grilled chicken was more seasoned but it was a substitution so not a biggie. Drink: The downfall of the experience was either the sweet tea vodka having gone rancid in the bottle or the spout going bad. Twice I was served a drink that tasted like something was funky. The waitress was great in remediating the situation and getting to the bottom of this, but more QA checks for your opened bottles please! The beers were super cold too :) Service: Was on the slower side and our waitress left without saying bye to the table. It's a bar so didn't take this too seriously.

    Selin Y.

    Backyard Soho had some highs and lows for me. It seemed like they were short-staffed, so service was on the slower side. We tried the Just the Tip and goat cheese stuffed figs/ both were very good, though they oddly came with the same garnishes. The duck wings were pretty fire we got them with the Thai chili sauce because our server said that was a customer favorite. The brisket slider was phenomenal, the sweet potato fries were solid, but the dipping sauce tasted more like icing, which threw me off a bit. I had a slice of the short rib and caramelized onion flatbread. if you're a goat cheese fan, you'll like it, but I personally felt it was a little lacking in flavor. The fries were decent but reminded me more of potato wedges. My friend had the pulled pork sandwich and said it was very good. Overall, I'm glad I tried it.

    Leek Pepper(and potato?) Soup - soooo good
    Thanh-Van L.

    For a place that plays sports on the tv, it's delightfully tame inside. Very chill place to have Sunday brunch with some simple delicious food and AYCD mimosas (while watching the games if you care). We've been a few times and Haley is an extremely attentive server, as is the other staff. Very helpful and never let's a drink get too low whether it's mimosas or water. We usually get standard egg-type breakfasts but they have a seasonal soup right now (November 2024) which funds would go toward benefiting a great agency - Metro Ministries. Some leek soup. Looks like a standard soup but DELICIOUS. Definitely try it.

    Eggs Benedict with bacon and carmelized onions.
    Shekila S.

    We happened upon this little gem during our stay in Tampa. We arrived on Sunday morning looking for a a casual but delicious breakfast while walking around the area by our Airbnb and stumbled across this place. It didn't look like much until we got inside. It was charmingly decorated in a rather chic bohemian style. Not many folks at that time, so we were promptly greeted and seated across from the bar. I decided to have a Bloody Mary after seeing one freshly made sitting on the bar. It looked scrumptious! Whoever came up with the idea to load them up with tiny edibles was a genius! You can't go anywhere for a Bloody Mary that doesn't come loaded with yummies! Today was no exception. It was by far the best bloody I ever had! There was an underlying sweetness that just made that drink addictive! I let my husband have a sip and he agreed. He went up to the bar to watch the bartender make another. It contained Zing Zang--which I have used in the past. Well, their secret is safe--no idea what made it sooo good. Our brunch came out quickly! I ordered the Eggs Benedict which had bacon and carmelized onions on it--yum! And hubs had a breakfast Cuban sandwich. His was every bit as delicious as mine. His had truffled roasted potatoes--which were crispy outside and creamy inside--perfection! The bill only came to $54! Which wasn't too bad in my book. If you get a chance to have brunch there--it's definitely worth a stop!

    Chicken sandwich
    Abby D.

    One of my favorite places. Guinness are phenomenal. Drinks are solid, bartenders friendly. The chicken sandwich was fire per my boyfriend. I LOVED their sweet potato fires. I usually get the house salad with salmon, which, as a salad connoisseur, am obsessed with. I love this homey place. Of course will rate it 5 stars but don't want it to get toooo popular ;)

    this was my first time coming and the food was excellent. I recommend y'all to come check this place out. God is a good place to eat and relax. The people there are very friendly.

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    Danielle C.

    Hands down my favorite bar in Tampa! LOVE this place. Literally could eat here daily if I could. Happy hour is awesome, and hospitality if you're in the industry as well 20% off. The food is always phenomenal, and the staff is always friendly! Perfect low key dimly lit vibes inside, but also has patio with one of the bars being half outside half inside. 10/10! Call me a regular if you will haha!

    NY Strip, Butter Shrimp, Yukon Golden Mash w/ Grilled Asparagus with a peppercorn sauce
    Marcus T.

    Great Service, food is amazing and I only had the NY Strip, lol. I'll be back for other main items that look really good.

    Interior TV as proof that i was there, lol
    Brad S.

    Walked in around 7pm on a Saturday. Interior of place was comparable to a sauna. Hot, humid, no air movement, just gross. Sat at outside bar on patio, thank God it was a perfect Tampa evening. Service as far as drinks and refills was good the whole time, but then we ordered food and everything rapidly went downhill. We were sitting next to regulars so the three bartenders that night, a female and 2 males, paid much more attention to them than us and were doing several shots with them over the 2-3 hrs we were there. The bartender who had mainly been taking care of us, Justin, was legit drunk after the halfway mark of our visit (my first visit here ever mind you) and so he completely forgot to put both my and the regular's next to me food in. I waited over 35 min for the corned beef brisket special and her approx the same for whatever she ordered and we were told the kitchen was backed up, however i watched as the couple across the bar who ordered after us got their food in a reasonable amount of time. So we have a drunk bartender who's now forgetting to do his job and then lying right to customer's faces about it. So stupid, he literally yelled out to the ONE guy in the kitchen, "I JUST PUT IT IN!" LOL. Again, first experience of this place ever. Corned beef brisket sandwich comes out and it's a disgusting overcooked patty of mystery meet that has the texture of shoe leather (corned beef AND brisket both are supposed to be pulled meats). The little side of homestyle potatoes it came with were good and i ate the 10 little pieces of them cuz at this point was starving. I tell Justin it's awful and simply ask for it be removed from the bill, but he says he'd hate for me to leave hungry, am I sure I don't want anything else? So i said sure, I'll do the pulled pork slider (little $6 app). That came out and was really good. Fast forward to getting the check and the special shoe leather sandwich ($24) is still on there with the $6 slider comp'ed and zero'd out. I wait another 15 min for him to come pick up the bill and tell him the wrong item was comp'ed to which he says but you ate the potatoes and some of the sandwich. I reply i had a single bite of the sandwich and that's how i determined it was terrible, and yes i ate the ten little potatoes cuz they were good and i was starving. I should be paying for what i ate and you should be comping what i didn't. He says, ok I'll take care of it and walks away. This is where it got weird and emotional and argumentative and cringey for zero reason. He decides to walk back over only a few sec after walking away and start right in with, "So how much do you think you should pay cuz you ate the potatoes?" Couldn't believe one sec ago he said he'll take care of it and now two secs later is trying to barter with me so i don't get to have eaten free potatoes after waiting for the most disgusting sandwich I've ever ordered. I indulged it, trying to be fair, and said I'll pay $8 for the potatoes. He says, ok so you want $15 dollars off? I'm gonna make it $10 off!" And storms away like a bratty tough guy having a temper tantrum (yes, this ALL happened exactly like this. I am FAR from a Karen, lol) I walk inside and meet him at the center bar closest to the register he's at while he's making obvious body language of annoyed and just being a giant baby. He hands me the new bill and now the $6 slider is added back on and only a total of ten dollars from the $24 special shoe leather sandwich is removed. I asked him why won't you just do what's right and instead are getting mad for nothing. It's not your money. And he goes, "I'm not mad but you're making me mad." Lol cool bro. Great customer service when all i did was order something that both you and the kitchen effed up horribly. I finally got the better and slightly older of the two male bartenders to fix it properly for me after explaining what happened and told him i appreciate you making this right, and i did start this night wanting to come back here, but now, unfortunately, i can't and never will. All because one beta-boy, emotional bartender got drunk at work and the single cook in the kitchen was making God knows what as the special. Crazy, stressful first experience for no reason. 2/10. DO NOT recommend.

    Jamie Z.

    One of my favorite places in Tampa. The food and serivice is always amazing! I want to give a special shot out to the whole kitchen, Haley, Jon, Josh, Justin, Nick and Tatum for making every experience a great one. Despite the bar have some dive bar vibes, every bartenders are kind, fast, and make a wide verity of drinks. This kitchen is equally as good. Even my Italian NY family described the salmon, steak tips, and asparagus as better then $40 entrees in the city. The patio is fully dog friendly, and my dog loves it. Hight recommend it to anyone in the area!

    Charred grease burger could barely digest the bite I took served with "truffle fries" didn't even taste the least bit of truffle.
    Shayla N.

    This place is only given two stars because of the Mac n cheese, which was the only pleasant part of this restaurant. One server was nice, the other was hard to look at because of his demeanor. Given it was past midnight on a Monday night, I could try to understand the harsh attitude. The grill must've been too high since the burger and buns were so charred I could barely taste the actual food. Literally tasted like I was eating charred grease. The Truman burger was so hard that when I cut it it literally fell off the bun and bounced off of it onto the seat. I would only ever come back for the great Mac n cheese. And then order for takeout since the atmosphere was unpleasant. Maybe jus stick it to drinks if allowing people to order food is inconvenient for u.

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    friendly staff. Cheeseburger and fries were not the best I have had in Tampa but were quite good. I'll be back soon.

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    Great neighborhood spot! Great service & you can bring your fur baby & sit outside! I loved the duck wings...

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    Terrible ownership with staff that is disrespectful to patrons. Terrible food. Terrible attitude.

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    Food: great. Chefs are geniuses. Bartenders: great. Living, breathing rockstars. Great people, great...everything else.

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    Too shady for us we left. Looked dirty and smelled bad. I didn't feel comfortable ordering a drink

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    Doesn't look like much and seating is sparse but food and service were fantastic! Good place to watch sports too.

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    I've been wanting to get here for so long and it was beyond worth the wait. Absolutely adored my…read moreexperience at Bulla Gastrobar -- from velvety dates to robust sangrias, top to bottom this was so good. It's a must try! They offer a prix fixe menu, but we opted for the Saturday brunch menu on the Luna Lounge rooftop, which is packed with incredible options -- tapas, paellas, large plates, sweet plates and charcuterie. The bottomless mimosas were so reasonably priced, this alone is enticing me back. $23 for bottomless mimosas & sangria! They were also incredibly balanced and delicious. The sangria (I preferred the white but both were delicious) was a bright sweetness, and the mimosa was sweet but punchy on the tastebuds! I loved it. Definitely get this. (Pro-tip get the passionfruit mimosa & thank me later!) Ham croquettes had a crispy outer shell with a savory, cheesy inside that completely melts in your mouth with the salt of the crunchy bits of meat. All of that is countered by the sweetness of the fig jam, it's such a great combination of textures and flavors. It was indulgent! The ceviche de jalapeno was a highlight of the day -- such robust and bold flavors. the shrimp and fish were so fresh with the perfect texture and. The lime mixture was divine, I couldn't stop eating it! Tangy, tart and sweet. the heat was light for me but i loved the kick from the jalapenos. The dates were also a homerun -- the way the sweet dates melted into the salty bacon and savory chorizo was fantastic. We also tried the calamari, and it was okay but nothing to write home about. Here's what I recommend: * Serrano Ham Croquettes * Ceviche de Jalapeno * Bacon-wrapped chorizo stuffed medjool dates * Chicken & Waffles w/ rosemary syrup

    I tried Bullas today with some friends and I have to say it was a good time,…read more I really enjoyed their $17 two course lunch special. I had the Flatbread and the Pollo al Chilindron Platter with a Pineapple Mezcalita. Delicious! Our server was Anna and she was also very engaging and had a wonderful presence with us. I will definitely return!

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    3.9(180 reviews)
    0.5 miHyde Park
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    We found Bouzy while walking around looking for a brunch spot on a rare trip to Hyde Park and came…read moreaway very pleased with the experience overall, though there were a few minor hiccups with our visit. I'll start with the good stuff. The space inside Bouzy's front dining area and bar is gorgeous. It's not large, but it has very high ceilings, which add to the sense of space, and the modern decor, especially the bubble-inspired lighting, all add up to a bright and vibrant atmosphere. I can easily imagine it looks even more polished and stylish at night. Also, our food was excellent. We got the Florentine Benedict and the Shrimp & Grits -- both were beautifully plated and delicious. Also, if you're feeling snacky before brunch, try the Marinated Olives. It's easily a snack for two -- we even ended up taking some home! I did mention a few minor hiccups at the start. The bottle of Cava Reserva we ordered was not kept chilled, so we had to wait a little for it to come out and we did worry for a moment that we wouldn't get it before our entrees arrived. Also, our server, while very friendly and sweet, was a little uneven in terms of how often she came over to check on us. At the start, she seemed a little scattered, but later on she found her groove and came over to us more often to see what we needed. As I said, minor hiccups, and certainly nothing that would discourage us from another visit the next time we cross the bay and visit Hyde Park. Definitely curious about what it might be like at night!

    The food was mediocre. We had a party of 7 for Brunch on a Sunday, so we ordered a lot of different…read morethings. We ordered oysters and they were the smallest oysters I've ever seen in my life. Premature oysters. The avocado toast, that was trash. Do not recommend. Made with spread from Publix. The surf and turf Benedict was really good. The wedge salad was pretty good . The steak sandwich was alright but half of the sandwich had no meat at all. Veggiees and spread only . And can't forget that all their main plates comes with a. Side of lays chips from Walmart. Very small tables, we had a party of 7 and they put very tiny tables together. They can't accommodate big parties. They also need better ventilation system because they have a open concept kitchen and the whole time we were there the restaurant was so smoky my eyes we're burning and the smell making me nausea's. At least kept the bottomless mimosas coming and our server was very nice. Also on their website they said they had a Dj on sunday Brunches and he was nowhere to be found. Music sucked.

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    4.6(702 reviews)
    1.3 miSouth Tampa
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    EXPERIENCE: My…read morefriends and I made a last minute decision to come and grab dinner here. The placed was decked out in Japanese culture. It is a small restaurant so the atmosphere is very bustling -- I liked it though. Definitely expect a wait of at least 25-30 minutes, but once you sit down and order, your food comes out really fast! FOOD: Mentaiko Fries 10/10 -- Delicious! Definitely my #1 recommendation here. Krab Special Salad 6/10 -- You taste more mayo than anything. Shiso Rangoon (n/a) -- No rating because I didn't try any. Just keep in mind that the rangoon is wrapped in shiso leaves and it's tempura styled. It's not in the pictures since we ordered it later on. My friend liked it though. Takoyaki (n/a) -- I never tried it but my friend who loves takoyaki said it tasted really good. Katsu Curry 8/10 -- The rice to katsu ratio is upsetting because the curry sauce is soo good. BBQ Eel on Rice (n/a) -- My friends entree. She liked it enough to say she would get it again the next time she comes. Kimchi Cream Udon (n/a) -- Two of my friends ordered this entree. One enjoyed it and the other one couldn't finish it because she got sick of eating it. Said it tasted too "fatty", needs more seasoning (?). However both felt queasy on the ride home.

    Izakaya Tori is easily a 5-star spot for sushi in Tampa…read more Everything tasted incredibly fresh, high quality, and thoughtfully prepared. The sushi was beautifully presented, and every roll we tried was packed with flavor without feeling overdone. You can really tell they care about the ingredients and overall experience here. The atmosphere is also a huge part of what makes this place special...cozy, modern, and perfect for either a casual dinner or a night out. The staff was friendly, attentive, and made the entire experience feel welcoming from start to finish. Definitely one of my favorite sushi spots in Tampa right now, and I'll absolutely be coming back.

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    Beacon

    3.9(142 reviews)
    1.9 miDowntown Tampa

    Beautiful bar on the 27th floor of the JW Marriott downtown. You can valet and get your ticket…read morevalidated at the hostess stand for complimentary or discounted rate depending on the night. We didn't have any food, but the drinks are pretty good with lovely presentation! They are pricey, but to be expected. Service was hit or miss, started off good, but then when we were ready for a second round, she was no where to be found, so we just got our checks. Come for the views!!! Absolutely stunning experience to watch sunset from up here!

    The Beacon is located at the JW Marriott hotel on Channelside. It's at a great location. They offer…read morecomplimentary valet parking for 2 hours and then $30 after that -- make sure to get it validated. Beacon is super cute in the inside and out. Of course those Tampa views are amazing and it wasn't too crowded -- we booked reservation so we were seated right away. There is bar seating that I assume is first come first serve. It's a very intimate spot, so I also wouldn't advise too big of a group coming here -- it is NOT a club, there is no dancing lol. While the music was not my speed, is was still a nice vibe. The service was really nice. We had 2 or 3 people come check on us which I appreciated as everyone was pretty busy it was nice to have multiple people making sure we were good. The food menu is very sparse so don't come here to get full -- it's more of finger foods and lite bites. NOT dinner. They have a full alcohol menu. The food menu is primarily why I gave it 4 stars, but I would come again for a cocktail and to mingle perhaps. The Buns were flavorful. I was a big fan of the texture of the meat. Something about it was too soft, but it was flavorful. This would likely be what I would recommend to get though lol. The Mediterranean pizza was OK, just different. The dumplings were also decent. The ticket/tab can surely climb quickly when you're having a good time, so do with that what you will.

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