Kava Culture Kava Bar

514 N Franklin St STE 102, Tampa
(813) 999-1179

Recent Reviews

TampaBay LIVING

I went with my wife tonight after reading the reviews and let me say we were super happy we picked this gem ?Our “Kavatender Ryan” was very knowledgeable and friendly and attentive making sure we were well taken care of!Thank you Ryan you made the experience a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ we will definitely be back soon!!!For anyone wanting to experience the Kraton and kava experience don’t wait and come to this ? asap!!☺️✨

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Upgrade to Premium Kava, Kava Shot

David

Comfortable environment, and great event nights to mix things up. From trivia to bingo to music or movie nights, there's always something going on. Friendly, knowledgeable staff, and plenty of amenities such as games and charging stations for personal devices. They even have a water bowl and treats for your fur babies.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Upgrade to Premium Kava, Kava Shot, Large

Johnny Bowers

It's crazy that a place built with the roots of "caring for one another" that'd you'd have employees, Alexandra, screaming at other business workers in the area at 7am over a parking spot that seemed to read "freight zone" which typically is an illegal parking space. For that I went to another place just so I wasn't a victim of a bad customer experience

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1

Kyna Finley

The girl was super nice and walked me through everything, was patient with me and the latte was so good! Plus vegan snacks, love that!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

John Stanaway

I would go often usually 2-3 times a week, and every time I would be harassed by homeless folk. It's odd to find a place down in the downtown area where they don't have security inside or outside of the building. Normally I would sit outside because it is wayyyyyyy too crowded inside. But lately the homeless has been a huge issue for me. My safety being number one. The drinks are okay, but I've gone to other tea shops where the drinks are a lot stronger. And there isn't anything "special" regarding drinks, just bland, teas. And they're more expensive than the other tea bars I go to!

Mr Dude

I've been a regular for a long time. I've spent alot of time observing what goes on around here. As of recently this place has been ran to the ground, largely because the manager has a massive chip on his shoulder and is blinded by his pride to see it. As of lately the store has completely lost touch with the concept of what a kava bar truly is. The bar lost a vast majority of its loyal community unfortunately and certainly seems like we were never appreciated from the start. There has been many scenerios where the manager has bad mouthed indiviuals to others, as well as intentionally tried to drive them out and caused immature and childlike drama for no good reason. From the looks of it, it's nearly always coming from emotions fueled by jelously and selfishness. It's ridiculous. This bar is not what it used to be, and is nearly vacant nowadays, and for good reason. A large portion of the loyal regulars have jumped ship, and its all credited to a manager who cant keep his mouth shut and is always getting involved in everyone's business and starting issues and drama with others he doesnt like. As well as many other complaints. This indiviual has single handedly ruined this place. I hope it flourishes again in the future.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Lilly Popco

I come in, maybe, twice a week and I decided to stop by this morning. I was disappointed with the service this morning. Took 10 minutes for the guy to look up from his laptop before he even acknowledged me. Then proceeded to get my order wrong. I usually love all the people working because they’re so friendly and welcoming but he was not.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2

Tom nguyen

The best kava i ve had was here. The people in there are very welcoming and its like a community vibe there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

jim sexton

I paid $17 for a large white mang da kratom tea. I went with the leaves version instead of the powder, which was recommended to me by the bartender for stronger effect. The effect was mild at best. So, especially for the top dollar price I paid, IT SUCKED. In general, I know what kind of effect white mangda tea has on me, as I've had plenty in the past. To me, this was a RIP-OFF. And days later when I spoke to the manager in charge about it, his attitude was nonchalant and offered me nothing to make up for it. No problem, just thought I'd share my experience with you all instead.

Service: 1

Lacey Roller

Came here a few times, and can say Nick Josh and Chase are the best !! So hospitable, and always have great conversations. They make this place the best!! Will always come back here.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Jake Lane

For a Jersey boy who has never been to a kava bar before I hope these begin to replace traditional bars near me eventually. Super chill vibe, Matt was great and super knowledgeable and had some cool conversations with some cool people. Would definitely go back next I'm in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Alyssia Doris

Good kava and good

Atmosphere: 5

Service: 5

Barbara Pegg

Really overpriced watered down grass, although the service is better than the kava place down the

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

John Tibbetts

They really got going on at the Kava Bar! Molly is so kind, so thoughtful, and very patient with all my questions about Kava and Kratom (cray-Tom?). Great people and great vibes with fun music! Definitely a great customer base as well— seems like a real community here. Definitely coming back to feel relaxed! Seems like they have a lot of things going on here in a wide selection of products.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Katie

They have indoor and outdoor seating and are dog friendly, which I really appreciate, but the indoor seating limited.

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