When I showed up with my friends on friday night the club was closed. I assume they had to shut…read moredown due to the raid a month ago, but the lack of information about the business being closed is very annoying. Don't waste your time driving there for nothing!

Younger crowd, majority of the ages ranged from 18 to 20 if I had to guess, music was pretty good…read moreand space was really cool. Drinks were super cheap and they had a deal when we got there (did have to pay cover). Wish they used the outside dance floor but the inside one was a great temperature. Wouldn't be my go to spot for clubbing but I will definitely come back on occasions.

Great place for cigars, a good whiskey and friends. Love…read morethe seating, as if you are in a living room. Whiskey and cigars for every palate and wallet. Ventilation is amazing. Service was spot on.

Once every couple of years, I crave a cigar. This is the perfect spot to shop and enjoy a cigar…read more The staff here is very knowledgable and can help you pick the flavor profile you'd like. They also serve drinks here as well. Be warned, once you go inside, you're greeted with a huge wave of smoke. Since I don't smoke often, it is a lot for me as I'm not use to it. I personally like to sit outside and enjoy my cigar there.

The punch room is gorgeous!! I love the velvet! Drinks and service are always spot on. This is a…read moregreat pre or post dinner spot. Very romantic.

The ambience of this place is the attraction. Beautifully furnished tiny speakeasy feel with…read morevelvets, silks and fireplaces. A very plush intimate environment without pounding music. Perfect for a date where you want to hear each other speak. We nabbed the center seating for the 8 guests in our party. The concept is clever highlighting punch style concoctions. You are met with a sample welcome cocktail which sets the tone for the menu. We each had 1-2 drinks and had mixed reviews. Traditional cocktails are available as well. Our bartender was knowledgeable and helpful in navigating the flavor profiles of items on the menu.

This is the most beautiful lounge dinner ever been to experience the best food we've ever had…read moreat any restaurant or lounge

Located inside the Floridian Palace historic hotel in downtown Tampa. This hotel bar serves food!…read moreWe started with drinks and our server seemed to be running the whole place from bar to tables and back. At first it wasn't noticeable because there were only about 2 tables when we arrived but as the night progressed and the bar got busier, we had to wait for extended amounts of time for her to return to our table. We shared the truffle tots as an appetizer and they were delicious and perfect fried. I got the chicken Cesar wrap for my meal. Overall it was good, nothing special and honestly it was pretty bizarre to have croutons in a wrap. The fries were good but nothing beat those tots. We had a credit from The hotel to dine and our waitress once she learned this got immediately defensive and basically told us in many ways that we were lying and couldn't use the credit. After much back & forth with her she finally got in touch with management and changed her tune when she returned to our table to tell us she was mistaken and it was taken care of. Definitely not appropriate customer service at all on her part. We paid the reminder of our checks, tipped on the total minus our credit and couldn't get out of there fast enough.

The feel and vibe of this place is so fun. It's great cocktail bar for a chill night and the drinks…read moreare always amazing. We love the djs and the bartenders are always friendly!

I really like this spot overall...Alter Ego has smaller, moody dark vibes that feel super cool,…read morewith good cocktails and great music. It's got that all-around fun, energetic atmosphere that makes it a solid choice for drinks. Not sure how it is during the week, but it would make for a fun date night spot to grab some cocktails. That said, I had a real hang-up the last time I went with my girlfriend around Christmas. They tried to hit us with a $10 cover just to get in, on top of $15-20 cocktails. I don't mind paying for a nice spot, but the cover felt absurd, especially since it wasn't even busy. The bouncer said we could make a reservation to avoid it, so I did...and then he made us stand outside forever before letting us in. At that point, we should've just left, but since my friend had never been, we stuck it out to try the themed Christmas cocktails. Once inside, there was a two-drink minimum per person, which is kind of crazy. It feels like they jip you either way...cover or no cover, minimum spend or not. While waiting outside (for no real reason, since it was empty), we chatted with a party of six who came straight from Ash (the sister restaurant upstairs). They'd just spent over $1,000 on their meal and were still getting charged a cover to enter Alter Ego. That's poor business, don't force extra fees to guarantee money when good music, drinks, and vibes should bring people in naturally and make them want to spend. There's plenty of places on Water Street with great (and I'd say better) cocktails where you're not forced into minimums or covers. The Christmas cocktail menu was disappointing too, poor selections and way too sugary. Love the potential here, but the strict policies really turned me off and made me want to go elsewhere next time.

What a DOPE, PIRATE THEMED, speakeasy to go to grab some delicious drinks! Totally blown away!…read more Tucked, downtown Tampa you enter through a secret bookcase door and you enter a very low key pirate bar! Lighting is dim, which is part of the concept. (Auto flash is needed for pics) The joint, is VERY CLEAN! The staff is awesome and very attentive! They understand process. The drinks are SOOO WELL MADE! I had a Zombie as my first drink, and it is very well presented and STRONG! I prefer,my first drink at an establishment to be strong cause then I can lighten it up later. Then I had a Rum Barrel, not as strong, but well presented and delicious! Note: Prices for drinks are worth every dime! They have a small food menu, but everything on the menu looked delicious, but I did not eat there. This speakeasy is attached to a British pub which I went for food after. (Review to come) All-in-all great spot to come and have a drink you are well treated, appreciated and just a fun experience! I will DEFINITELY come back here for a delicious drink and DEFINITELY will try something off the food menu. I'll just make sure next time I won't go there after a big breakfast lol! Five stars alllllll day long!!!

Had a truly awful experience here. At about 9pm on a Friday my party of 5 put our name on a…read morewaitlist. Nearly 2 hours later we had still not received any word from them. When we came back to the hostess we were told that we had cancelled our reservation despite never getting a call or text from the establishment. They could not show us any proof of this cancellation and upon further investigation we discovered that the hostess had typed in the phone number wrong and the system cancelled our names from the waitlist (highlighting his lie that he confidently told us that we had cancelled our reservation and that they couldn't see the waitlist communication after it was sent). Due to the error of their end we asked for him to streamline our names on the waitlist and he became combative and told us that he was not comfortable serving us and asked us to leave. We spoke to the manager and they reiterated that they believe we had cancelled our reservation despite having proof that the hostess was the issue. Eventually after speaking to the general manager on duty he was able to magically find multiple open spots for us at the bar and was completely comfortable with serving us despite the allegations made by the hostess. And then after all that waiting, the bartenders were rude, asked us if we were the people causing all those problems at the front, and drinks were awful. Definitely not worth your time. Everyone is rude and you will feel demeaned just for trying to get access to their "exclusive" speakeasy.

Fancy place to be. Hospitality is amazing…read more Of course food too. Everything we ate was delicious. Definitely coming back.

Every time we come to the area we make sure to come to this Ocean Prime. We love the fresh seafood…read more You have to get the tuna tartar and the berries and bubbles. The MUST TRY item is the bread basket!!!!

The Black Truffle Waygu Carpaccio is beyond delicious! Great atmosphere, good drinks, and amazing…read moresmall bites!

Celebrate the hubs' birthday, and the restaurant is beautiful. We were greeted by the most…read morefriendliest person and seated promptly. We started with drinks and selected appetizers. The crab cakes are delicious! I could have had 2 plates of them and been satisfied. The oysters were also good. I would have liked a half dozen option, but there are only 4. Everything else we ordered was good. I'd recommend the bread service for $9. The butter is fantastic. All in all, we enjoyed the evening, and staff made sure our experience was exceptional.