Okay Steve's Tavern On The Avenue in St. Pete is described as a casual, no-frills, "smoky dive bar" with a good beer and cocktail selection and fast service. It is popular with locals and good for groups, and reviewers mention a pool table and friendly staff, but it does not offer food. To be honest, I wanted it to be more divey. Thanks read more

I hadn't been here in years and while I like that it has stayed the same as the whole area has gentrified it is still the same. But it's also really old. The people, the periodically working TVs, and the staff. Good prices. Cash only. Bathrooms are meh. It's a good drinkers bar. read more

Dare I say heaven on earth? This is where Nickelback and Creed would go to have beers. It's a cash only joint with pool, darts, and most importantly, TouchTunes. You can really get the party started with a few $6 jack n' cokes and some Scott Stapp and Chad Kroeger on the tunes!!! read more

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The building is situated in a very appealing setting. Huge beautiful trees in front and back by the screened in area, ground cover and plants. We sat in the screened in area adjacent to the restaurant to listen to the band called Home Made Jam. Our server Joseph was attentive and gave great service even though it was a busy time. Bonus: my favorite cocktail, an old fashion, was made correctly. I had a yummy shrimp cocktail for a starter and a tasty Chicken Tender basket with fries for my meal. read more

Have you ever seen Cheers? Ya the old tv show with Sam, Woody and Norm! Well here is a fun little game to play, come on down to Steve's and see how long it takes to figure out who is Sam, Woody and Norm! LOL This place is a "locals" hang out! Great for drinks, good times and lots and lots of people watching! What a great spot! read more

Recently turned NO Smoking inside which is awesome because my wife likes going now! Nancy is Amazing and love a great locals dive bar!

Steve's Tavern is one of the best bars on Central. The prices are right and the bar is cool and dark. A welcome break from the intense Florida sun. There is a very nice mural on the wall if you would like to see some art other than Salvador Dali. read more

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I always bring out of town guest here, I really enjoyed it BUT I went in with a friend all excited and she said to me 'hey can we eat first then come back' So as we go to leave we were yelled at & told that this was not a sidewalk & when I said my bad and went to explain I was met with a Very aggressive man being rude Not only was I disappointed & embarrassed but hurt that someone would go out of their way to be so so Gross to two women and so unnecessarily out of line. read more

This is such a cool CASH ONLY dive bar. Large bar area with a pool table and two dart boards. We love coming here before and after a Rays game. I almost don't want too many people knowing about it because it's not as packed as all the other bars. The bar tenders are super nice and quick to get you what you want. One more thing, the pours here are heavy and well worth the money. LOVE this place! Oh, and if you're sensitive to cigarette smoke, this won't be your kind of place. read more

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Steve's Tavern is it. The perfect dive bar. Literally nothing fancy here... no food, one pool table, good tunes, one long bar. Feel free to bring your own food from any of the neighboring restaurants. Parking is available in the front on Central Ave, or in the alley in back. PLUS, they're dog-friendly, since they don't serve food! Cheap beer & cheap cocktails... perfect! read more

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Erin and Mary were the absolute best. I hope next time i come around they're there to make us feel welcomed again!

Quintessential dive bar. Haze of smoke and whiff of stale beer upon entrance. Draft section and liquor rail that leans toward the old tried and true with just a smattering of the new dangled boogie juice. Full blend of clientele including a few that have the look that lets you know they've lived some things that aren't to be talked about. At least not for a few more drinks. Cheap pool table that still sports a couple cues that roll relatively straight. One of those damn new internet connected jukeboxes ..... sigh. (Can't stem the tide on everything.) Perhaps the one thing that does stand out about Steve's, at least in my visits, is that the staff seems to be universally friendly and inviting. Gotta be honest though, adding one gruff old fart behind the bar might not be a bad thing to complete the place. Bring cash. Buy drinks. Leave your pretense at the spots surrounding it, and you'll have a fine time. read more

For starters, you have to actually LIKE(or love) true dive bars to like Steve's. If you hate smoke and want fancy drinks, don't go here and give a low rating. Steve's has great beers and plenty of liquor but they aren't going to make you an old fashioned and that's okay. I love the location because it's sort of hidden but also a lot o the uppity people in the area would never think to go so if you're down-to-earth and just want a drink and some good conversation with a friend, this place is great. read more

Stopped in before the baseball game. We know nothing about the area and just sort of wing it as far as finding local drinking holes. This was one of them. We walked in and sat at the bar. The grumpy 50 something bartender greeted us with a 'what do you want.' We asked her what the special are and one of them was cheap wells and she went on to say "but that's not really a special, that's everyday." Ok, a cheap well it is. She slammed our glasses down on our coasters and walked away. We could barely get two more drinks out of her. We headed out to the baseball game after that. It is amazing how much a staff person can affect a review. This place was exactly what we love. A dark and smaller bar that is on the cleaner side and not super loud. It could have been the perfect experience. Instead, this woman bartender decided to act like a grumpy old lady and completely changed our experience. If you don't like your job don't work there. If all you can do is act like a grumpy jerk find something else to do as customer service jobs are not for you. As to the drinks, sure they are cheap but sometimes I don't want a cheap drink when it is going to be slammed down in front of me by the bartender. read more

Good dive bar! CASH ONLY. Or else you have to use the atm machine. Beers are cheep here. No food but a bag of chips. However you can get a pizza from pizza box next door and bring it over and eat it at the bar. read more

Always a great place with an interesting crowd. Early in the day it is an older, musically astute crowd. Great tunes, good games of pool, cold select beers, and friendly staff. At the end of the night you hipster vampires, who also are very cool, especially when they bring in their hot quarry. No really, great place - stiff drinks, low prices, good pool table, lots of tv's, and close to Tropicana Field. read more

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Love this awesome little dive bar, always my go-to when heading downtown. Strong cheap drinks. Michael, Erin, and Megan are awesome.

Came in for a quick nightcap was busy and loud grabbed a beer and a smoke this bartender was purely abused by fellow patrons but she she was busting her tail Samantha You Rock!! I tipped her really well because she rocked!! Steve would and should be proud and honored to have her around!! W read more

Popped in here after a Ray's game mainly for a cool (as in temperature) place to get a cocktail. Definitely a dive bar. It was obvious that most of the people there knew each other. The one drink I got was okay but they allow smoking inside and the patrons were mostly smokers. Beware if you cannot tolerate a smoky environment. Due to my asthma we finished our drinks quickly and left. read more

We had a delightful afternoon. Wonderful Bar with the nicest and most generous bartender named Nancy. Atmosphere was topped off with great friends and patrons. read more

Drinks are unbelievably weak. Servers are so rude. Too mainstream for my taste. Tourist trap. Megan was the WORST!

Favorite downtown Saint Petersburg dive bar. Erin and Michael make a great team. Cash only, good prices and a jukebox.

Steve,s. The best. Period. Cheap, fun, good. Steve's. Been in St Pete for ever. Steve's, why do I have to write more than that? Go there.

My favorite dive bar. Cheap drinks, internet jukebox, lots of TVs, pool table, indoor smoking, tiny bathroom, ATM; and they will over-serve you into oblivion... simply a great place to get hammered. Close enough to The Trop to make it a pre/post Rays game stop. Occasionally you'll see some street folk at their worst, but it is usually entertaining and over pretty quick once the police or ambulance cart away the principals. read more

Steve's Tavern is that bar everyone should have 2 blocks from their house. It's the place you go when you want a cheap/stiff drink. It's nothing more, and its nothing less, but what else do you need. You got sports on the TV, you got drinks on the cheap, you got a bar close enough you can crawl back home from. This place is sweet......bring cash though, they don't do that debit/credit charade read more

Bartender smokes like a chimney and she's one of only 2-3 people smoking in there. Place gives you a headache. If you go I suggest you sit away from the smoke. Cash only bar. I'll never go back. read more

I went to Steve's after a long 80 hour week as a Professor and hard workout at the gym. The bartender refused service saying I was "on something". Oddly many other patrons were equally as out of it and as poorly dressed. However they were not black males. Infer from this what you wish! read more

Total dive. Great cheap strong vodka drinks. Good place to wander in after a Rays game, but smoking is allowed so be aware.

Watch out for the old crotchety bartender. My boyfriend and I stopped in for a beer and shot and what we got in addition was an attitude. I asked for my fireball super chilled and she acted like I was asking for her first born. Mind you it was early evening and an empty bar. She continued to be rude to me throughout my short stint here. I wouldn't recommend this bar if you are a fan of good service or clean air. read more

Best dive bar downtown, the bartenders are awesome the drinks are cheap, pool table,cash only(they have an atm)

My Girlfriend and I love this place. Totally local. Best bartenders in the city. Erin, Emily, Emma and Allison are some of the nicest girls and nobody out works them. We frequent this place 3-4 times a week. And you can smoke there! Another plus is that it's never the same crowd every night. Nice eclectic mix of people. Love, love, love this place!!! read more

Went with with my pup. Was told bud lights were $2.50. Gave a $10 bill received $4.50. When I waited for the bar tender to come back she avoided me then sent the bar back to tell me that my pup pee'd twice and I was reported anonymously. I asked the guy where because as a pet owner you are watching who's touching your pet and where they are and he couldn't say where the proceeded to boguard me out of the establishment. Won't come back and don't recommend it to any DTSP regular. Felt absolutely humiliated. read more

Cheapest drinks downtown, great staff that's hardworking. Good crowd. My go-to bar for cocktails and beers. They have a pool table and darts. Many TV's and they even let you smoke inside if you're into that. They sell cigs and munchies there for semi-reasonable prices. 9-12 Friday night $2 fireball/jäger shots. read more