We have visited this location twice now. The first time was an anniversary dinner & despite splurging on high end menu items, the food was just mediocre. The only thing I really enjoyed was the artichoke appetizer. That appetizer is what made me go back for a second visit. Well actually I called to order the artichokes to go only to be informed that they don't take orders over the phone...you have to go to the bar area to place your order. Well that's super inconvenient. Normally the fact that I couldn't call my order in would deter me from even ordering but I really wanted that dang appetizer! We arrived at the restaurant around 5:30, they weren't very busy at all. We proceeded to sit down in the bar area & wait well over 5 minutes before we were even acknowledged. In fact, we were only greeted after a server walked right past us to help someone that had just sit down and I had to stank eye him. The service was just downhill from there and I honestly don't think we will go back. Guess I'll have to google how to make some replica artichokes. read more

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Another delicious meal and great service. Cajun grilled grouper with potatoes and grilled zucchini. My friend had grilled salmon with wild rice spinach something.. she didn't realize it was like a salad so it's cold but very tasty. We split dessert which was some kind of snickers, caramel ice cream cake. It was worth the splurge. read more

J. Alexander's - Cajun grilled grouper - Steakhouses Near Me - Tampa, Florida

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When we arrived they told us it was a 45-minute wait or we could chose to go to the bar area. We chose the bar area! We sat down and we were tended to very fast. The bar area was a little bit rowdy and little more crowded than we thought was allowed due to covid-19 but we dealt with it and kept our distance. The Mac n Cheese is a must! Since this a branch of J-Alexander we knew it was going to be legit. The jumbo shrimp is not on the normal J Alexander menu so we wanted to try that. It was hit for us. Although the breading on the shrimp was not our favorite but overall the shrimp were great. They were super jumbo in our opinion. They were enormous! I think for $25, jumbo shrimp, fries, Mac n cheese or whatever other side you want is worth it! Our waitress was sweet and attentive. Ofcourse the staff had masks. No complaints! read more

J. Alexander's - Jumbo Fried Shrimp Very Good! - Steakhouses Near Me - Tampa, Florida

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Excellent food, service, and atmosphere. I am looking forward to returning for lunch and dinner.

I always forget about J. Alexander's bc it's so underrated and unassuming. But the food, service and value is top notch. Whenever we do go, I'm always impressed (and we eat at all the Tampa hot spots). Best Prime Rib, I think that we have had anywhere, but for sure at least in Tampa. The drinks are very high quality and I am very picky with my cocktails. We always like to sit at the bar (as we do anywhere) and the staff is on it and friendly. We especially like Megan- she anticipates what you what/need without even having to ask for the most part. Just a classic, go to if you're looking for traditional American food with great drinks and service. Good central location and if you wanted you could go explore and bar hop around Midtown after dinner. read more

Stopped in for lunch the other day. It's been forever since I've visited a J Alexander. Forgot how much I used to enjoy everything about the restaurant. Would it be possible to get the recipe for the salad dressing for the Asian Ahi Salad? It was great. read more

I compare this restaurant as clickbait. Smells good frim outside. Nice open cooking area....however..food was exceptionally disappointing. Extremely overpriced! MY husband visited there recently & ordered the burger & fries. Burgers were absolutely nothing compared to what we expected. We were both so disappointed. Go with Outback for literally half the price, I promise. When we ordered, we ordered a takeout burger meal for our son & when we gave it to him, the burger was broken with 1/4 meat missing! The fries in our meals were bland & lukewarm. We rarely saw waiter, too busy. There was a manager practically jogging/checking thru everyone's dining experience with his head bobbing left to right at the tables, like a puppet. Again & again! It aggravated more than US & was/is a huge disruption to our dining experience! Why not stop & talk to patrons as other restaurants do? We spent almost $80 on bland, tasteless, small burgers? Shocked was an understatement! We eat out a lot & will tell of our experience. Everything was so spurious & ingenuine. I have l8ved in Tampa 24 years & was never ever given a recommendation to try J. Alexanders! That says a lot. One more thing, we waited over 1.3 hours to get seated. We were the last waiting before seated & I had to remind hostess?! WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! We are a retired military family. I thank God there are more restaurants to choose from in Tampa Bay area based on taste & quality, not anesthetics from an open cook area, where the food tastes nothing like the aroma, which fools people. I am still angry when I think of this experience at this restaurant. Faulty Faulty J. Barker 813-543-7911 read more

I am beyond obsessed with this restaurant and would literally eat here daily. The food is always extremely fresh and the service is always impeccable. read more

J. Alexander's - Steak Maui - Steakhouses Near Me - Tampa, Florida

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Grabbed a bite here on a Friday at 12:30 (prime lunchtime) and was delighted with the friendly and fast service. We were seated in a booth and both enjoyed salads. I had the grilled chicken salad with feta, tortilla strips and a white wine vinaigrette. The salad was such a large portion that I couldn't even finish it all despite wanting to. It was fresh and light - perfect for a quick lunch before returning back to the office. I definitely recommend it if you go! read more

Found this steakhouse on yelp of course, and am completely glad that we visited. It is in a plaza (currently under construction) and it is not too difficult to find because they do have a big sign out on the street. They have a private parking lot next to the restaurant so parking is a breeze. The ambiance is absolutely classy and it can be a romantic place to take your significant other here, or if you just want to have a nice, quiet and upscale dinner. Now to the meat; we ordered the grilled chicken salad, the potato soup (of the day), and the roasted prime rib. The potato soup is also great, though a little on the saltier side. The grilled chicken salad was fabulous; generous chicken strip pieces coupled with lettuce, olives, and crunches piled on a small hill on the plate, it is one of the best tasting salad I've ever had. The prime rib was also superb; coupled with the dip sauce it almost melts in your mouth. The server was also great; attentive and understanding, he was able to make the steak more heated without any issues. And offered to box our leftovers without us even asking. Will definitely return to this steakhouse again. Highly recommended. read more

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One reason to come this far out is for the carrot cake. My husband has to have it once a quarter. Took a star away for not being offered a to go set of silverware or a bag. The restaurant want to busy in the main dining area but the bar was poppin. Not sure if they have happy hour or not. My visit again to find out. read more

J. Alexander's - Husband favorite cake in the whole world. Carrot cake to go - Steakhouses Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Outstanding service and food! Worth every penny. This is the place to go for a great cut of prime rib and "smashed potatoes" on the side. Delectable cuts of meat melt in your mouth like butter. The salads are fresh and crispy, and the dressings are light and compliment the vegetables well. This is the kind of restaurant where you can ask for an off-menu condiment or side and they accommodate. Case in point: I wanted an unruly amount of fresh garlic to pair with my steak and they produced a salad dressing side dish (1-2 oz) worth of it on the side. It is now pouring from my pores and fighting the scourge of flu I've been surrounded by this week. The desserts are scrumptious, decadent, and are in need of additional spoons and friends. Make reservations here because they fill up quickly even for lunch. read more

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I haven't been here in years and the food was really good. The New York strip and the Mac and cheese was superb. The queso and chips was just okay. The cheesecake was excellent. As for the service overall it was good albeit a tiny bit slow but understandable due to the high volume of people. read more

J. Alexander's - New York strip and Not Your Ordinary Mac & Cheese - Steakhouses Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Great place for dinner or just a drink. Good service and food. Can't go wrong. Always a go to place

Great service and great food! We were a Party of 8; enjoyed drinks, appetizers, entrees and deserts. Highly recommend the Crab Cakes (loaded with Lump Crab), steaks were aged nicely. The Carrot Cake is awesome!! J. Alexander's never disappoints! read more

A long time favorite was sorely disappointing. Birthday reservation made, and sad to say it meant nothing. Was seated across from loud kids, we did ask to move. 15 minutes for a glass of water, a bit longer for drinks. Dirty silverware setup and steak temperatures mixed up. Somewhat inattentive service, not what we are use to. Spinach queso was good, drinks were very good, probably would have ordered a second if given the opportunity. Could have been a nice glass of wine if it had been served with the actual entree and not half way thru. All in all, not quite sure the $100 + bill was worth it even with a portion of the bill comped after speaking with the manager. Will we give them another chance, unsure at this moment. We have been eating here for many years and tonight left a bad taste in our mouths. read more

Waiters are really nice and food is delicious. We walked in and the place is beautiful we got sat immediately and they started taking our order. Only complaint I wish they played nice calming music but not a big deal great place! read more

New York strip Steaks are great every time we go. Love this place I highly recommend it.

My wife had appointment at orthopedic center next door so we stopped in for lunch. Nice ambiance with open chef cooking area; crowd mixed- business and casual foodies like ourselves. My wife's burger was large and tasty with shoe string fries. My Southern chopped salad was fried chicken chunks with pecans and avacados with mixed greens and a ranch dressing. Nice luncheon in nice atmosphere at reasonable price. Will return next time she sees her surge read more

J. Alexander's - Inside entrance- open kitchen - Steakhouses Near Me - Tampa, Florida

OK gave them another shot a couple of time before this review. I have never had a streak of a bad this or that ever at any other locations. Other than the service being friendly and attentive. So disappointed, after spending hours at the Gasparilla parade, we were hungry and tired. We waited so long for our entrées after the appetizer, we did put everything in at once, which has never been a problem before. When they finally arrived my prime rib that I ordered medium was completely rare, very salty (weird) and lukewarm. Side of broccoli was so overdone mushy almost brown in color. Again, so disappointing.. read more

Highly recommend, great upcoming location with the new addition of midtown Tampa across the street to walk over pre/post meal for some rooftop cocktails or ice cream Mac and cheese was incredible and an awesome pair with the filet and although I did not get to taste the carrot cake here, it was recommended. I will definitely be back to try it. Great food and service! read more

I usually give a restaurant 2... sometimes 3 chances before I make my final decision on them because, hey things happen, and I gave this restaurant 2 tries. Both times I went with guests from out of town (party of 6 each visit). Pros: Nice location, good vibe inside (dim/low lighting) and a good menu that should fit everyone's tastes. Cons: Can't make a Martini to save their life. If I ever order a drink out, it's always a Cosmo Martini, always. So I know a good Cosmo. Both my visits the drinks were horrible. Not drinkable. Taste was off, color was off. I had them remade on both visits and horrible. I returned them and drank water. Food was.... Meh flavor wise. First visit I got the prime rib and second visit was a filet mignon. Both unfortunately totally flavorless. For the restaurant type & menu prices I'd expect a lot more out of their cocktails/bartending skills and food flavor. Unfortunately after 2 disappointing visits, I don't think we'll dine here again. read more

A packaging fee for to go orders? I understand there are materials involved in a takeout order, but they're cheaper for a restaurant because you don't need space, don't spend money air conditioning another person / table, and can generate extra revenue even when the dining room is full. Are you going to start charging extra to put food on a plate for your patrons, now, too? How petty. read more

Food and service are excellent Even during the Pandemic Cypress Salad and Hamburger also on point read more

Always great to come and enjoy the artichokes. Excellent place and menu. I love the open kitchen and see the faces of the people who put their hard work and talents for others. read more

J. Alexander's - Artichoke Joy :) - Steakhouses Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Pre Tampa Bay Lightning dinner. I had the Steak Burger and it may have been one of the top 5 I've ever had however, like the 1844 House in Canton NY I need to confirm its consistentcy by having a second time. The burger was completely well done as requested and already halved, which to me demonstrates their confidence in cooking the burger correctly. The service is excellent and the place is immaculate, including the restrooms. When you visit Tampa, stop in in.and enjoy. read more

If I only had one word to describe this establishment it would be "bland". From the second we stepped foot in the door to when the server forgot to put our dessert in and everything in between. We walked in and approached the hostess stand. One hostess was on the phone and the other just stared at us. After a minute of just staring at the hostesses, the one on the phone asked how many it would be (while she still had the phone up to her ear). Once we were seated our server, Brittany greeted us. We ordered our entrees and then my friend asked the server if they do anything special for birthdays and the server barked back that "you don't get anything for free and we don't sing". That's great, we weren't asking if we got anything were free. We were simply asking if idk maybe you could put a candle in a piece of cake that we pay for or write happy birthday on the plate. I don't think that's a very hard request. This is where we immediately got turned off. We were celebrating my friend's son's 21st birthday and the server didn't even card him! Next, our drinks come out and the runner just put them down on the table, not asking who had what. My favorite part, that actually made me say "what the fuck". Was when said food runner brought our food out and goes "is no one sitting here?" We say "no, no one is sitting there" and he puts my entree at that seat instead of asking who had it! I think this place wants to be fancy but they don't even have seat numbers? I ordered the artichokes and the steak burger with mac n cheese. I LOVE roasted artichokes but these needed some flavor in it. I added some salt and pepper which made them a little better. The steak burger was pretty disappointing and tasted no better than a Checkers, McDonalds, etc. type of burger. The mac n cheese was my favorite part for sure. The server never checked back to see how our food was until we had finished. We ordered two chocolate cakes, only one came out BUT it did have a candle in it. We asked the food runner if another one was coming and she said "I don't know". We then had to ASK her to light the birthday candle. It was so bizarre. Again, the server did not check back until 10-15 minutes later when we informed her that one of our cakes were missing. This was a horrible, bizarre experience. I do not recommend celebrating any special occasion here. There are so many better places that actually care about making your experience a pleasant one. This is a 0 compared to our birthday experience at Flemings where we left feeling like we were the only ones in the restaurant. read more

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Service is good but food is HORRIBLE! Save your money and go to Ruth's Chris, Charley's, Ocean Prime , Fleming's, Bern's ...

Fantastic dinner in Tampa! We went over the weekend Taylor Swift was in town and we were seated quickly and had incredible service. I am vegan so this isn't the first place I would choose but my family and friends wanted steak and l found items on the menu to make my meal. I had a wonderful plate of vegetables and baked potato. Simple but delicious. read more

Shout out to our server Nathan for above and beyond service! He quickly attended to our table and throughout our dining, the service exceeded our expectations. After not seeing any non-alcoholic cocktails on the menu, Nathan promptly offered to have one made for me according to my preferences. He helped me craft the exact meal I was looking for and his food recommendations were on point!! (You won't regret the Mac n Cheese). Great food, great company, great ambiance, and incredible service. Would definitely recommend this location. Thank you for making our night! read more

A regular neighborhood favorite. Lots of variety but my favorites are the Cypress salad, steak frites, and fish tacos. Haven't had anything that wasn't good. read more

The best carrot cake I have EVER had!!!!this place is phenomenal, the food is excellent and the service is even better. Our waiter, Nathan, is the best we will definitely come back here again!!! read more

My wife and I are pretty frequent to J Alexander's and we always receive great food and service. However, our most recent visit was not that great. We arrived to the restaurant at about 5:30pm and was able to be seated right away. Our waiter prompt came over to provide menus and take our drink orders. The restaurant was not busy at this time so we got our food pretty quickly. My wife ordered the chicken tenders with fries and I got the rotisserie chicken with mashed potatoes. My wife's chicken tenders and fries were cold and the breading on the tenders was soft like it was a little under done. We waited for our waiter to return to the table for at least 15mins before we had to ask for another waiter to please send our waiter "James" to our table. James took the complaint and my wife's food and said he will have the kitchen make her another one. After a little wait, James returned to the table with fresh hot fries and what appeared to be the same chicken tenders only microwaved a little or maybe re-fried for a few extra minutes. Nevertheless, my wife agreed the food was a little better and decided to just eat it. James disappeared again and was gone even longer this time. He only returned because a group of people had just sat down behind us and he had to bring them their menus and take their drink order. He then checked in on us and took our dessert order. We have been to J Alexander's many times and I think this is our only bad experience. Shape up James, we will be back. read more

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Reservations made for 545 pm for 5. We were seated on time, and ordered by 6 pm. I must say, I ordered the prime rib, based on reputation, and I was very disappointed. For a 16 oz cut, about 30% was fatty, and quite tasteless. The au jus was lukewarm and lacked seasoning, and my baked potato was not hot enough to melt butter. This was a treat for our daughter's birthday, and our granddaughters as well. My wife's grilled chicken was burned and dry, her macaroni and cheese; also dry. Our daughter's chicken salad was overpopulated with carrots and tortilla strips, and not enough lettuce. Since we waited almost an hour for our food, which our waitress explained as "it's large spring break crowd,( unless it was a spring break from AARP , not likely), we weren't going to have our food reprepared. Our waitress was nice enough, but overly concerned on upselling, rather than asking how the meal was. This was a major "fail" on J Alexander's Tampa. We've had much better at this location previously, and their Memphis TN location. read more

Sunday around lunchtime, the restaurant has a few tables but not busy when we arrive. We request a booth and are taken to the middle of the restaurant. I asked if we could have a booth by window since several are available. The hostess reply, "Well, this is the next servers turn so I don't know if you can, but I will check". She turns around and leaves us standing there for quite a bit. She was clearly unhappy about the request. When she finally returned, I asked if it was a problem, because we can always go somewhere else. She brushed me off and took us all the way past several open booths to an area by the bar. She informed me we had to open this section for us. REALLY???? The vibe here is so different from the Redlands Grill in Cincinnati. Staff here seems mad or irritable every time we've been here. The two stars are for the food which is always great! Just too bad the staff has a chip on their shoulders. read more

J Alexander's Restaurant in Tampa FL Philly cheesesteak was ok nothing special to cost $19!!!! It definitely is not worth a $19 price!!! Bread was NOT a baguette more like a soggy mess with cheese stuck to it instead of being melted on the steak. Steak needed ALOT of seasoning didn't even taste like there was any salt on it at all...I make it better at home. Staff was really nice but surprised when I didn't say the Philly was great! While in Tampa we will not be returning. read more

The food was absolutely amazing and fresh. My wife salad was piled to the top and my steak Maui was delicious. Highly recommend read more

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Popped in here last night after picking my sister up from the airport and didn't realize how underdressed I was (leggings and a cropped tee!) Either way, the staff was still great and very attentive (host goes out if his way to open the door for you). Food was great! I got the New York strip with the Not Your Ordinary Mac and Cheese. I love mac n cheese and will order it whenever it's available. I thought it was pretty good but not phenomenal. Steak was cooked to the perfect temperature but my favorite part of the meal was the Redlands salad and Bacon Swiss Burger. My sister's boyfriend got the burger and it. Was. So. Good. Smashed potatoes was great too. Very buttery! The salad had fried croutons and crispy bacon on top and was so good! I would just go back for that haha. I will definitely will be back again! And dressed to the tee! ;) read more

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The meal the chef prepared was to perfection. No added seasoning needed. Server was very attentive and accommodating. Really enjoyed this experience. read more

One of favorites - reliable, consistent quality of food and service. Hawaiian steak and all the salads are so good and the warm carrot cake is to die for! read more