Surfside Taphouse

395 Mandalay Ave, Clearwater
(727) 201-3530

Recent Reviews

Pizzo

We ordered 2 drinks and 2 appetizers and it was over $50 for draft beers, nachos and mushrooms. The beer was flat and warm with no head, the nachos were alright on the top then it was just a pile of chips underneath for $19 and 9 fried frozen mushrooms for $16 was ridiculous. The live musician was so loud for an empty bar we couldn’t hear each other talk, let alone the waitress. The one good part was the service but we were asked 3 times if we wanted to put more food in before we even got our appetizers. There’s also an unexplained 3% service fee charged for no explained reason that’s then taxed as well, not sure what that was for? I can’t tell you where a better spot is, but I’m definitely sure there’s better spots on the main strip.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

Bradford Lindberg

The atmosphere and the service from the waitstaff and bartender were excellent. Sports bar with lots of tvs and had live music. The reason for the 2 star review is pricing. I understand that this is a tourist spot but $13 for chips and salsa, $16 for fried pickles and the rest of the menu pricing is outrageous. I'd honestly expect better pricing at Raymond James Stadium for a Bucs game.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Mountain of Nachos

Samantha Lutz

My husband & I went here tonight and It was awful. We were greeted when we walked in but then saw no one for 15 minutes. We watched the waitresses sitting at the tables with other patrons and flirting with them. We ordered drinks and they were WAY too strong and definitely not made properly as they did not taste like the actual cocktail, 3 sips and you had a big buzz. The food was not edible at all, we gave it a shot but ended up having to spit it all out. My husband tried eating more than me and ended up sick. When we got the bill we were shocked to see it was almost $100 for only 2 PEOPLE. 100% do not recommend and will never go back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

MIKE COOP

Has really good food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

nik lemoine

The staff was extremely friendly and went above and beyond to make sure we had a great time. Carlos was fantastic and made sure our experience was one to remember! Absolutely worth stopping by when you're in clearwater and need either a bite or a drink

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kendall Mott

Laura is the best bartender! She makes the best pineapple margaritas! Easily the best one on the beach anytime I have a hard day I love coming by and seeing that smiling face :D

Stacey C

Service with great we had a new girl, as she told us I think her name was Angel she was very attentive and her trainer Kelsey. We had wings since they here on special, they were the tiniest wings I've seen, but the sauce was great. We also had the pile on nachos the were delicious.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mountain of Nachos

Craig S

Incident report 4/21/24 Between 7am and 8am I believe!I come there to spend good money, To get trespassed by a trash manager over asking for coffee, I'll take this review down if he gets fired!All i wanted was a coffee! The manager Had an attitude, He had me trespassed for no reason and called the Clearwater police over nothing! Literally, I'll pay 30 grand to have that balled pathetic excuse of a man fired. Literally, Lost my business for life! Enjoy the Google review. I'll take the Google review off if that manager's fired. Not worth giving any money to this hole in the wall business! Million followers! If you plan on spending thousands of dollars, I'll tell you right now. Go to Shepherd's, Don't come here, I'll tell you right now, Not worth it! Enjoy the negative review, all because of a pathetic employee having an attitude over a $10 coffee! This review literally means nothing to me, Every character in this paragraph is worth $1000 to me. Just to leave this review, I asked to have the owner, call me! The lady on the phone said, "Don't call back!" Lol, I won't! Thought I'd try to speak with the owner before I left this negative review, oh we'll. Enjoy the million dollars in lost revenue over a guy, That probably makes less than twenty dollars an hour! Your whole staff, I let them know As I left, I would be doing this google review. You think they gave two f's! Short answer no, All your staff are very unprofessional and it's gonna cost you at least a million dollars! Your whole staff, I made them aware how valuable my business was over a 10$ dollar coffee which I got trespassed for!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Jason

Your staff are all very unprofessional and very rude! I will never be going back there again, Good day! The owner reached out to me, I was very disappointed with how he handled the situation, He is just as unprofessional as his staff!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Joshua D. Brett

I enjoyed it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amy S (Peppermint Mocha Mama)

This place was dark, dingy, dirty, and cramped. We stopped in for lunch and it was mediocre at best. The server was a absent, the food was bland - I got a shrimp po boy and they have no clue how to make a proper remoulade sauce. It tasted like mayo, ketchup, and ground pepper! The fried were really good though. My husband got a Cuban and it didn't have any flavor at all. It was really disappointing.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Fries

emilie koenig

Surfside Tap house hosted my wedding reception. They were incredible to work with and the set up was AMAZING! It rained in the morning and they were ready to host the actual wedding anytime! Thank you to the hardworking staff and awesome manager James for helping make my day wonderful!

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

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!

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