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    Gerstle's Clearwater

    3.9 (53 reviews)

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    GERSTLE'S CLEARWATER ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Live music
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    David G.

    What a hidden gem. Its at the southern most end of the beach. They have a great layout with a large patio. They have live music and sometimes they have a DJ. Wings are superb. Perfect cooked with a nice crisp. Sauces are delicious. We had buffalo and honey garlic. The honey garlic was sweet wi5h a hint of garlic. Buffalo was slightly spicy with good flavor. They are very dog friendly! The servers were super nice and attentive. Jesse Ray was playing live music on a Tuesday. He is great! Has a country vibe kind of like red dirt country from Oklahoma or Texas. Looking forward to coming back on a weekend to enjoy the nightlife. I hear it becomes a fun spot on the weekends.

    Great menu
    John S.

    Great place to watch any sports. Staff was great. Always someone saying hi and asking how we were. I had the Grouper bowl. Veggies guac, and nicely grilled grouper, in rice. Delicious. Lynn and the chowder. Everything was very good. Perfect place to hang and enjoy great food

    Kisa A.

    Good location, sports bar happy hour every day Server very friendly live music atmosphere is relaxed and cozy inside and outside seating lots of beer selections home made chili lots of food selections

    Smoked brisket
    Christina T.

    We must have come on an off day. The sliders has wilted lettuce instead on slaw as advertised and they were burnt. I ordered my smoked brisket without heard. It was unfortunately very greasy, tough, and full of gristle. Regardless of the bad day in the kitchen, the staff was friendly and it's a good place to get a drink.

    Amazing snow crab!

    Our server Haley was amazing! The all you can eat snow crabs was out of this world! The manager and service was excellent and the food fabulous! Will definitely come back!

    This sign is posted but they don't offer the special.

    We saw this sign the other day and decided to walk down from our hotel to check it out today. The bartender said she didn't know anything about it. I think it's inappropriate to post a sign and not honor it. They were very few people in this place and we left.

    Stringy flavorless brisket.

    Terrible. Stringy brisket. Flavorless Mac and cheese. No other words need to be said.

    Mini Burgers and I don't know what the stuff is on the bottom of the bun?
    Wkh F.

    Terrible food!!!! Low quality we ordered mini burgers and brisket....first and only bite of brisket was spit into a napkin.....mini bigger had some unidentifiable stuff on them...I asked server and she didn't know...we are locals and won't be going back again.....

    Debbie P.

    Ok - two times in 3 days. Had to try some different things on the menu. We have not been disappointed. We had wings, burger, brisket, fries and it's all been delicious. Love this place.

    Read the fine print...Happy Hour is 11-7 so the discount applies after 7. A good deal nonetheless.
    Janssen A.

    It's a good spot with pretty good beach service. The happy hour beer/seltzer deal is really good, especially for the beach. But take note of the local discount fine print on their advertisement, which states it's only applicable after happy hour, which is fine, but it's hard to see that tiny and faded disclaimer at the bottom. Either way, it's a good deal after happy hour is over. My only complaint would be they need to figure out who's behind the bar and who's serving because it creates confusion and delays bar service because everyone thinks you've already been helped when you haven't. Overall, not a bad spot and will return.

    Smoked Turkey

    Good ol Gerstles. Where everything is hot fresh and delicious! Smoked Turkey club and pork tacos are always a great option!

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    Great food, great price, great service!! Ordered takeout for 9 ppl and they had everything labeled and correct!

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    We had such a blast here! Great live music and the bartender and owners were amazing!!!

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