Reviews for Whiskey Joe's Bar & Grill - Tampa in Ellenton, FL

What a fantastic place with an even better atmosphere! All the food was tasty and fresh! I liked how the calamarty plate had... other fried things like onions & banana peppers but the plate needed more calamari on it. Majority of ours was veggies. Themussels were so delicious, I almost ordered a second bowl, highly recommend those! Read more

Great atmosphere during the mid-afternoon visit. We were able to sit inside, with a large garage door window space providing a... nice gentle breeze. The taco salad was tasty, the lettuce needed to be drained a bit longer, it caused the bowl shell to bequite soggy. The burger and fries provided a positive experience. The plantains did not cause anyone to ask for more. Read more

Went for drinks and dessert near closing time on a recommendation from a local. I like my drinks on the fruity side and there... was a lot to choose from. The staff was very attentive and friendly. The outside space was amazing, just a great vibe! Woulddefinitely go again. I feel pretty certain it's gonna be a regular hangout as we're moving here soon. Thanks for making usfeel welcome! Read more

I absolutely loved everything about this restaurant. On the water, inside/outside dining, plenty of waitstaff, huge menu, great... food, and a gift shop to get one of their Tee Shirts. My first time As a patron. I highly recommend this place to soak on theatmosphere. The 5 of us thoroughly enjoyed Read more

The place was empty inside. ????????????. Because the view outside is amazing. Staff was friendly and attractive. I had the... alligator bites (the fried pickles were a nice surprise touch. I had the blackened Grouper fish tacos pictured below. Delicious, i like mine with a little more blackening but that me just being picky. Great experience. ???????????? Read more

We had a party for some of our F45 Studio members here over the weekend. The food was delicious and the staff was amazing. Our... captain Kayleen was there to handle all of the details of the party and make sure everyone was having a good time, our serverAmanda was very attentive with the food and provided excellent service and our bartender Shaun made sure all of our guests weretaken care of with all of their drinks throughout the night. I would highly recommend their restaurant for any company event orparty. Everyone had such a great night! Read more

A beautiful date night for me and hubby, sitting outside with a fabulous view of the river. We relaxed over a drink (the house... margarita was very good and not too strong). Since we are on our after Holiday diet, we dined on very light fare, sharing a lbof boiled shrimp and 1/2 dozen baked Oysters with lemon butter Parmesan topping, all filling and delicious. Also, our waiterChristopher was the best, prompt service but not rushing us! Read more

By far one of the worst dining experiences we have ever experienced. If you go, plan on a long night with sub par food a lot of... atmosphere and overworked employees. But the view is amazing (as long as you're looking down the river and not up it at the 95overpass). It took us thirty minutes for our party of 8 to be seated indoors, while the outside wait was 1 hour 30. Notunexpected for December 28. However we noticed that the one hostess also had to seat people and check for empty tables, leavinga lobby full of confused customers. Once we were seated, our waitress (all of whom we're in unnecessarily skimpy outfits forDecember, by the way) was nice enough. She took our drink order, but then took over 10 minutes to return them. She then promptlytook our food order, which then took about an hour to be returned. Finally, we waited another 45 minutes or so after we werefinished eating too be handed the check by another waitress supposedly because our original waitress was too busy. The icing onthis too long baked cake is that when the manager was informed of our distaste for the evening, he made excuse after excuse,with the primary one being that we are in Covid times. All while our waitress was laughing at us behind his back. All I can sayabout the food is that it took too long to arrive and was bland. I had a Shrimp Cocktail, a dish I'm sure you would agree ishard to screw up. The shrimp was fine, but the cocktail sauce came in a plastic cup that was clearly sitting in the fridge for afew days evidenced by the water texture. And it was served on a plate with ice on waxed paper, which melted by the end of themeal and spilled on my lap. I would suggest steering clear of Whiskey Joe's. I can't say you'd have the same dreary experience,but I'll wager the best you'll get is a mediocre one. There are plenty of other options up and down the river, for the sameprice, same views, but with better, more courteous service and superior food. Read more