Here are the top seafood restaurants in Tampa, Florida. This list was put together for those of us who love seafood and it is comprised of local restaurants that have been rated by their customers.
Seafood lovers can be very picky about the way their food is cooked. To a certain degree, they can overlook the service if the food and atmosphere is perfect.
However, with these seafood restaurants, you are going to get a mixture of good food, atmosphere, waterfront views, price and service. They are the best of the lot, according to their
reviews.
I have found that taking someone else’s views to heart may not be a wise thing. The best thing to do is to try out these top seafood restaurants in Tampa, Florida and form your own opinion.
Seafood lovers aside, different people have different expectations, so check out these restaurants, you may be surprise what you discover.
Hours
Sunday through Thursday: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Friday and Saturday: 11:00am – 11:00pm
The Colonnade serves fresh in season seafood that is prepared on site at their restaurant. Nothing is pre-cooked or pre-breaded before coming to the Colonnade. Sometimes however, they may have a shortage of an item that shows on their menu, but this may be due to storms or other events beyond their control.
Their soups, sauces, chowder and baked goods are made with all fresh ingredients, and are prepared at the restaurant. They have an extensive menu with a wide variety of choices in…
Appetizers – Soups and Salads – Entrees – Little Fisherman’s Menu – Platters – Sandwiches Desserts – Beverages
This restaurant also offers service and space for any event, meeting or banquet you desire. If you want take out, they have a take out menu that can be printed. The prices range from $5 up to
$27 or more. It depends on the market price of some of the seafood. You get a wonderful view of Tampa Bay, because the Colonnade is located along Bayshore Blvd.
The Skipper’s Smokehouse and Oyster Bar is probably not like any other seafood restaurant you’ve ever seen. I would say it’s quaint, but it’s far beyond being quaint and into being
eccentric.
You have seating inside and outside, on picnic benches under oak trees. It may remind you of having a big family get together. Besides the food, you also get live entertainment from bands all
over the world.
The Skipper’s Smokehouse and Oyster Bar offers a lovely menu of delicious seafoods in all categories…
For your pleasure, they also offer gator tail, which you will have to try. The prices range from $1.50 up to $15 dollars. They have a list of the upcoming shows, and they sell tickets, all on
line. If you need catering services, they offer that also.
Roy’s Restaurants
4342 W Boy Scout Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: (813) 873-7697
www.roysrestaurant.com
Hours
Monday through Thursday: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
Friday and Saturday: 5:30pm – 10:30pm
Sunday: 5:30pm – 10:00pm
Roy’s Restaurants is different in that it offers what is called a Hawaiian fusion cuisine, which consists of Asian spices, fresh local ingredients and European sauces.
Their menu is centered around fresh seafood from the oceans that surrounds Hawaii, such as shellfish, sushi and other hand-cut meats. The menu is filled with delicious and exotic items like
Sunrise at Haleakala, which consists of tuna, hamachi, salmon, avocado and a tempura roll and butter sauce. This is just one of many delicious delicacies you will find at Roy’s Restaurant. They also have…
If you should try this restaurant, just remember that it’s not your ordinary seafood restaurant. If you’re celebrating an anniversary or birthday, why not try the Spring Prix Fixe Menu for $35 person. This menu consists of your several appetizers to choose from, several entrees to choose from and your choice of dessert. They also offer their services for small events and meetings.
Hours
Monday through Thursday: 11:00am to 10:00pm
Friday: 11:00am to 11:00pm
Saturday: 12:00pm to 11:00pm
Sunday: 12:00pm to 9:00pm
Okay, I included Miguel’s Mexican Seafood & Grill, for those who love their seafood with a Mexican flair, and I know you’re probably wondering how can seafood have a Mexican flair?
Well, for those who love chimichanga, they serve a seafood chimichanga that is a flour tortillas filled with shrimp, scallops and crab meat, and a seafood enchilada that is a corn tortillas filled with shrimp, scallops and crab meat.
They also have a shrimp fajitas, Seafood El Mario that has shrimp and jumbo scallops, Fajitas Ixtapa which a 6oz broiled lobster tail basted with seasoned lemon butter. The prices range from
$0.99 to $20, and covers a vast menu of…
They also offer catering for your events, meeting and celebrations, and you have the convenience of printing their on line menu.
Rusty Pelican Restaurant
2425 N Rocky Point Drive
Tampa, FL 33607-1437
Phone: (813) 281-5661
www.therustypelican.com
Hours
Monday through Saturday: 11:00am to 3:00pm
Sunday through Thursday: 5:00pm to 10:00pm
Friday and Saturday: 5:00pm to 11:00pm
The Rusty Pelican is located on the waterfront, which offers a wonderful view of Tampa Bay. So not only do you get to enjoy your meal, you also get to enjoy the view, and live entertainment.
That is, if you decide to have dinner there. The entertainment is on the grand piano in the lounge and begins at 6:00 pm.
This restaurant has a lunch and dinner menu, and both are filled with food prepared with fresh ingredients that you will love. They have…
If you find yourself needing catering for any event, meeting or celebration, then they can offer this service to you. The prices range from $4 to $27, depending on if you eat lunch or dinner
there.
Whiskey Joe’s Restaurant
7720 W Courtney Campbell Causeway
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: (813) 281-0770
www.whiskeyjoestampa.com
Hours
Monday through Thursday: 11:00am – 12:30am
Friday and Saturday: 11:00am – 1:30am
Sundays: (Lunch & Dinner) 11:00am – 12:30am Happy Hour: (Everyday) 5:00pm – 7:00pm and 9:00pm – 11:00pm
Whiskey Joe’s Restaurant is your typical beach bar that has live entertainment and 14 flat scree TVs. You can eat inside or enjoy the weather and dine outside on their patio.
This restaurant is located on the water, so you will enjoy an amazing view of Tampa Bay while dining. Whiskey Joe’s Restaurant has a wide variety of seafood dishes on the menu, that range from a local favorite called the Whiskey Joe’s Po’ Boys Grouper Sandwich to blackened grouper to fried shrimp. They offer…
So, if you ever need a place to hold your next meeting, event or celebration, Whiskey Joe’s Restaurant will be able to handle this for you. The prices range from $5 to $20, and they have a menu that you can print on line.
Mitchell’s Fish Market
204 Westshore Plaza
Tampa, FL 33609
Phone: (813) 289-3663
www.mitchellsfishmarket.com
Hours
Monday through Thursday: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Friday and Saturday: 11:00am – 11:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Mitchell’s Fish Market specializes in serving the freshest seafood that comes from areas like the Gulf of Mexico, Chesapeake Bay, Chilean Coast, Bering Strait, Cape Cod, the Great Lakes, the
Atlantic and the Pacific.
This restaurant prints the menu twice a day, and has at least 80 seafood choices for your dining pleasure. They state that their philosophy is freshness which you can taste in their dishes. They
offer you…
Appetizers – A Raw Bar – Soups – Salads – Shellfish – Specialties – Seafood Combinations Summer Seafood Sensations – Kids Menu – Gluten Free Menu – Retail Fish Market Menu – Bar Menu Desserts – Beverages – Wines
They are now offering their Summer Seafood Sensations which consists of several salads to choose from, several seafood entrees to choose from, and a dessert of your choice, all for
$19.95 per person. The prices range from $5 to $30 dollars. They also offer their services for meetings, events and celebrations.
Hours
Monday and Tuesday: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Wednesday and Thursday: 11:00am – 11:00pm
Friday through Sunday: 11:00am – 10:00pm
Harry’s Seafood Bar & Grille has been billed as a New Orleans style restaurant, who is committed to their customers by constantly improving their service and the atmosphere. They want to exceed what their customers expect the restaurant to be.
So the only way to see if they have succeeded at this is to visit them, and try their lovely seafood menu. Since that consider themselves to be a New Orleans style restaurant, then you can expect to see some type of Louisiana style cooking, in the form of Creole or blackened.
Either way, the menu looks delicious, with a wide variety of offerings like… crab cakes, Bourbon Street Salmon, Grilled Blackened Ma hi and Voo Doo Shrimp. You get to choose from…
Appetizers – Soups – Salads – Side Dishes – Seafood Specialties – Sandwiches – Kids Menu
Fresh Fish Selections – Bourbon Street Favorites – Dessert – Party Platters Beverages – Wines
The prices range from $4 to $25 dollars, and you can print their on line menu if want to. This restaurant also offers their services for your meetings, events and celebrations.
Catch Twenty Three
10103 Montague St
Tampa, FL 33626
Phone: (813) 920-0045
www.catchtwentythree.com
Hours
Monday through Thursday: 4:30pm – 10:00pm
Friday and Saturday: 4:30pm – 11:00pm
Sunday: 4:00pm – 9:30pm
The name Catch Twenty Three may not sound like seafood restaurant, but believe me, it is. This trendy restaurant has a tropical feel to it, where you can dine either inside, or outside surrounded by banana plants, trees and shrubbery.
They have extended this tropical feel by serving dishes with a Latin and Caribbean influence. This is an up-scale restaurant that states their seafood is certified fresh. So go partake of their services and the menu, while listening to Island music.
On Friday nights, from 7:00 to 10:00pm you will have the pleasure of listening to live jazz, while dining inside. Your seating can be either tables, booths, open hearth kitchen or lounge. Their delicious menu is also extensive while serving…
Appetizers – Salads – Soups – Fresh Fish – Fish With a Twist – Side Dishes – Specialties Children’s Menu – Desserts – Beverages – Wines – Mixed Drinks
The prices range from $10 to $30 or more. They also offer cooking classes and catering for those who are preparing for any event, meeting or celebration. They do have an on line menu, but
apparently it’s not working.
I sincerely hope you will try these restaurants and form your own opinion about the food, prices and service. What appeals to one person, may not appeal to the next. All these Seafood Restaurants In Tampa, Florida have at least 2 people rating them a five.
Another thing I would suggest is that you call ahead and make reservations for these seafood restaurants in Tampa, Florida. This would eliminate one factor of having to stand around waiting
for a table. Bon appetite.
