Reviews of TASTE Downtown Tampa. (Restaurant) in Tampa (Florida).

Name: TASTE Downtown Tampa
Address: 513 S Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33602, United States, Tampa, Florida
Price range: €€
Rating: 4.0

TASTE Downtown Tampa

41 Reviews

32 Comments

Restaurant

513 S Florida Ave, Tampa, FL 33602, United States

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Information of TASTE Downtown Tampa, Restaurant in Tampa (Florida)

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Open hours of TASTE Downtown Tampa

Sunday

4–10 pm

Monday

4–10 pm

Tuesday

4–10 pm

Wednesday

4–10 pm

Thursday

4–10 pm

Friday

4–10 pm

Saturday

4–10 pm

Reviews of TASTE Downtown Tampa

Ronald Elkins

We went here for drinks after seeing signs in Tampa to stop in. Walked into a very busy and energetic bar and the bartender Jacob promptly got to us and made us some amazing drinks! They also had some fantastic food options; all of the plates looked and smelled so delicious as they passed us…especially the desserts. The octopus special smelled especially special! I plan on coming back for food again soon! Great spot to take a date for drinks!

Robert Negron

Tampa Bay Restaurant Week - Taste The food was amazing! A 3 course prix fixe menu for $38. Taste is inside the Embassy Suites in downtown Tampa. To the right of the lobby when you enter. It's very casual and unrushed at 5pm. The bar staff were friendly but forgetful. The Kitchen staff was attentive, pre-emptive and had a flair for presentation. The Buratta was ambrosial, tying all the ingredients together in a delectable bow. The Delmonico Steak was a flavor parade, sweet, savory and complex w/ tiny maraschino type cherries providing tiny bursts of bright tangy essence. The Brulee Cheesecske was a visual attraction. A phenomenal flavor concert combining aged bourbon, pistachio crostini and the blueberry compote to a brulee flavored cheesecake. Exquisite! Very clean bar ambiance with plenty of natural light and outdoor covered seating. Parking is directly across the street for $2 an hour, huge plus. This is not a restaurant environment, tables are low or high but nothing in the usual table height. I ended up at the bar. A good place to kill time, get your drink on and eat. Close to where the Tampa Bay Lightning play hockey.

Bill Green

Burger was great and chicken sliders, wouldn't get the Steak, the sauce was off.

Gilbert Chin

Nice restaurant with good burgers. Staff is friendly, and the ambience is casual and relaxing

Lisa Doss

We were there for a long weekend and for the Lightning hockey game. We stopped by Taste for a bite to eat, but Jacob and Gary made us want to come back just for drinks, which we did right after the game. They were a lot of fun and excellent bartenders! Jacob saw what I preferred in drinks and got me to try the "chocolate covered strawberry" drink that he created. I was hooked! Thanks for making a great weekend even better!!

Shail Madhav

Gary and Jacob were an excellent team at bar tending. They knew exactly what I wanted to drink without asking them. Only want to use them at this place!

Mary Belovich

Amazing bartenders who were so patient with the rush of people stopping in after the Lightening game. Awesome service!

Ben Findling

This place is phenomenal. First of all the food is fantastic. Usually hotel restaurants are a let down, only there to allow for a quick bite after a long day of travel or to grab a couple of drinks. Most of the time the food is sub par and is passable in a pinch. Taste on the other hand is so good that me and my friends chose to go there almost every night because the food and service was just that good. One of the most impressive things this restaurant does is blend flavors that you wouldn’t expect to go well with each other and make them taste great. The burger with bean aïoli was fantastic the sweet onions complemented it perfectly. Their French fries are also Alecto fluffy and crunchy but not to salty either. The real star on the menu is their different nachos. While the chicken nachos are pretty good coming in a big portion, the ahi tuna nachos are by far the best thing on the menu. They way they blend flavors from the parmesan cheese to the tuna or the bed of guacamole. It is nothing short of amazing and a must try item. Everything on the menu is fairly priced for what you get. Where some may see a double digit price tag for nachos others will see that an entire tuna steak was sliced up and put over nachos reassuring them that their money is well spent. Last but certainly not least is the service and with the amazing staff it is impossible to forget the great experiences me and my friends had. Gary the bartender and our waiter who makes fantastic drinks made sure to always leave us laughing and enjoying our time there. The one and only Chef Andre made sure to say hi when he could which really added a nice personal touch to our time at the restaurant. If you are in the area Taste at the Embassy Suites is a must stop location.

Jireh Stokes

During a college trip I stayed at the hotel for one night. I ended up going to Taste really late and honestly I was hungry enough to just eat anything but what I got was so much more. For only having a few people on staff at the time I was served pretty quickly and when the food came out it looked as good as it smelled. And after taking a bite of some crispy chicken tenders as well as their sandwich I found that it was absolutely divine! After expressing my compliments to the chef I actually got to meet him. He was very personable and after speaking with him it makes sense why this food is so delicious. I've never done a review for anything before but I felt like the effort that went into the menu and service is something to be enjoyed. Thanks staff at Taste!!!

Michael Thomas

Over the course of two nights I had the snapper sandwich and the steak sliders both were spectacular. You can tell the chef (Wes, I think) both cares about the food and knows what he's doing. The cocktail program was inventive and delicious. Try the one with gin and herbs - it's spectacular - thanks to Gary and Jacob for turning me on to that.

Jenny Clarke

Had such a great time here! Jacob and Gary served up the BEST cocktails!!

Christina Thomas

The atmosphere was great. So was the service. The food was terrible. After everything I read...my husbands fish came out rubbery. My French dip must rely on the bread for flavor. We had such a busy day we didn’t have the energy to complain (and while our server was helpful she was not knowledgeable)

Synethia Curry

The food was GREAT, I had the beef short ribs and my husband had the shrimp and grits. I was very surprised at the quality of the food.

Jennifer E “Jae Jae” Chiello

Beautiful place service amazing food is without a doubt delicious

Christian Lewis

So while the food was absolutely amazing, the prices were exorbitant and the service was spotty at best... Nevertheless, one $10 rum and coke and $13 mac and cheese later, I can't deny I'm in a good mood... The only downsides: no host so you are unsure of what to do immediately upon entering, you have to ask for straws (and only paper is provided), and ask again for napkins... It did take a while for someone to notice us when we finally did seat ourselves, but once we got the ball rolling it wasn't too much of a hassle... I would eat there again, but given the rush and the lack of general indoor seating, I would call ahead for my next visit...