Surfside Taphouse

395 Mandalay Ave, Clearwater
(727) 201-3530

Recent Reviews

Kathy317

Unfortunately 3 of us ordered the grouper sandwich which was cold. There's nothing worse than cold fish. When we told the server, she said she would let the cooks know - nothing else - no what can we get you? Nothing.

kristopher santin

Food and service were average, the music and atmosphere really make this place a good experience and a lit of fun. If not for the music and atmosphere, this is a 3 star at best.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Mountain of Nachos, Buffalo Chicken Dip

Sean Rocca

Fantastic location and always a positive experience. Live music and super friendly service thanks to Donovan!

Amanda Szymczak

Food is tasty, but $21 for 2 shrimp tacos is definitely "beach prices". They do offer daily specials and discounted drinks, which are a lot more reasonable. If you're staying in the area it's fine for a quick bite.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 2

Jake Media

I am not one to normally complain but this is the worst meal we ever had. Food took 1 hour 30 minutes after multiple asks and this includes apps. Not even the drinks showed up in a timely manner. Some hot food arrived cold, cheeseburger was literally missing cheese and looked microwaved, other food blatantly missing general ingredients, list goes on and on.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

Derek Tomassi Jr

Took 45 mins to get us our order of a salad and Buffalo tenders and also they hide the drink prices and didn’t know it was $14 a drink. When they brought out the food finally the salad was in a dirty plate and they brought me the wrong order which then the food runner was all confused by and then had to convince her that’s not what I ordered. It wasn’t just us having a hard time but we also chatted with other tables who were also frustrated by the awful service. We even saw a table walk out and we wish we did the same.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Tim Southworth

We visited the restaurant with a group of 10, despite being informed of potential delays due to a busy kitchen. Impressively, the service was swift, and our server excellently managed our large party's needs, setting realistic expectations from the start.Unfortunately, the food did not meet our expectations, particularly considering the price. The chicken sandwich was notably disappointing, with a texture so rubbery that my son found it inedible. The calamari was merely average, failing to stand out in any way. The cheese steak was another low point, lacking in both steak and flavor, leading my son to rate it as the worst he's ever had. He mentioned it lacked the taste one would associate with steak. On a brighter note, my blackened grouper sandwich was satisfactory, offering a small redeeming aspect to our overall dining experience.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Fries

Manager refused to comp parts of the bill due to cold food, wrong orders, an hour wait, and a misunderstanding on pricing. Waitress did her best but overall poor service and the food didn't make up for it.

Meggie

Took 30 minutes to get a server. 45 minutes to get drinks. NEVER got our food. We had to leave because it was taking too long. EVERYONE was complaining. NEVER GO HERE!! We were there for 2 hours and only got one drink and eventually just left. The tables around us were complaining as well and got up and left! This is my personal definition of hell.

Eating here was a mistake. It was 45 minutes between the arrival of the first meal in our party and the last meal in our party. They gave us three incorrect meals from what we ordered. We were charged for items that we never ordered and didn't receive. Overall a very bad experience and I would not recommend anyone go to this restaurant. This was a similar to experience to all those people sitting around us.

Noah Birkland

Spring break was this week, while me and my family were looking to find a place to stop and chill. We came across this great little spot. Environment is amazing and very inclusive. Donavan was a great server for us. Definitely recommend this place to everyone and will be back soon.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alan Edwards (Tactical Camper)

Three of us went in for lunch on Monday. They were in the midst of changing over from breakfast, and the place was about half full. We waited 55 minutes for 3 sandwiches. They stated they were backed up, and they did take 20% off the bill. The waiter wasn't very personalbe but im sure it was just a rough day. The food was amazing! I wish we had been able to enjoy it, but with waiting so long, we were rushes for time for our next event we ha planned. Would definitely like to give it another try.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 2

Tanner Yates

Tourist trap. Be prepared to get false charges and tricked into making your tab higher. The food is also

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

Kimball Wells

Maybe just a tough night. Singer was really good but wanted too much audience participation and that was hard to listen to. He was great but the screaming was awful.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Abigail V.

SO good! we went for taco tuesday and the tacos were $3 a piece. two of the shrimp tacos is usually $21 so it was a huge deal. generous portions and delicious. hostess was really nice too. had a live musician that was so talented. atmosphere is great. would return again if i lived here!!

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