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    White Elephant Pub

    2.7 (249 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Bars, Seafood
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    WHITE ELEPHANT PUB ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Live music
    Good for kids

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    Miami Vice
    marina s.

    Great times this Saturday at White Elephant after hitting the beach. We sat outside by the water , we split a fried gator app w spicy sauce ( so dang good..crunchy on the outside, , soft and juicy on the inside ), one of the best gator meals I ve had in a while , my friend had a cold Prosecco split, I thoroughly enjoyed Miami vice w a floater. Service was good, live music was fun. we shall return soon !

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    Travis C.

    It's a vibe from boat life to beach life. It's a one of a kind 100 year old place that's indoor outdoor. The servers are really friendly and the the bar is almost always packed.

    Darren S.

    It's hit or miss with this place. Typical bar food, but can be disappointing. I've been here when the food is decent, and I've also been disappointed to say the least.

    Shrimp
    Allen Y.

    Basic water-side restaurant. Pros - good location. Cons - super loud music and you cannot hear the people at your table. The food is basic. The chips and salsa are bland and store brought. The burritos are flavorless. Not much to look at nor worth eating at. Spend your time elsewhere.

    Coconut shrimp "dinner"
    Candace C.

    Disappointing only begins to describe our dining experience with the White Elephant. When we came inside, we noticed a number of patrons smoking at the bar. We asked for a table outside which was readily available. And - the guests at the two tables nearest us were also smoking. No escaping the second hand smoke. Rick ordered the steak sandwich - medium rare. Not sure why they give you a choice. The sandwich was well done - as in - overcooked. The sandwich came on a toasted hoagie bun. The meat was tough and not tasty. Fortunately they had A-1 sauce to help with the taste. Fries were - fine. I ordered the coconut shrimp "dinner" - which comes with rice and a vegetable medley of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots. Um hum - that vegetable medley was more like a solo (the carrots) with backup singers of broccoli stems and a few pieces of cauliflower. The broccoli floret you see in my picture is the only one on my plate. Those veggies were steamed - but zero seasoning. No butter, no salt, nothing. Just the carrots and their veggie friends. The rice? I thought it was a bad rice-a-Roni mix - but that's giving too much credit to Rice-a-Roni. I'm not really sure how they managed to get this side dish of rice to be so tasteless and bad- but they did. The shrimp? It's hard to do coconut shrimp poorly. And frankly - the shrimp were fine. I ate all 8 of my shrimp. But the sauce? Heinz sweet and sour in a package? I could have gone to McDonald's to get that! You can't make your own shrimp sauce of sweet Thai Chili? Mango pineapple? Cilantro melon? Honey and orange? Seriously - I can think of quite a few inexpensive and easy options to make your own sauce that would taste much better than the sugar laden Heinz sweet and sour that you serve. (I asked about the veggies with the meal - I did not ask about the sauces available for the shrimp - shame on me.) I ordered one of their "tropical drinks" - a vodka lemonade that would be $6 - $8 anywhere else in the area - but was $12 at White Elephant. The "smart" patrons were those who had a friend with a boat. They pulled up to the dock, got some drinks to go - and headed back out. That might be the best way to enjoy the White Elephant.

    Outdoor dining area.
    Susie L.

    Karaoke Sunday was a blast! Didn't have any food because I think there were better options next door but we stayed for karaoke all night Sunday. Servers were attentive, drinks were reasonably priced. Place is huge and they had fans placed throughout for everyone to be comfortable.

    Views from White Elephant Pub deck

    Amazing that they are open after Manasota key has been so devastated by Hurricane Milton- just piles of sand and damage everywhere. Therefore also understandable that the menu and drink selection very reduced. Views still awesome and staff friendly and helpful

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    Larry W.

    It was decent, nothing over the top. Food was just ok.. wife got the turkey Reuben that basically had no coleslaw, burger was decent nothing saying come back to buy again. Easy access by boat. Service decent, two brothers singing on the stage was decent. I would go back and try it again, just needs a little better vibe, maybe we boated in to early in the day.

    Service was great and atmosphere is fun. please keep in mind that during karaoke the folks that frequent this bar will choose TRASH songs. I felt like I was at a middle school dance in Alabama where they only played country slow dance songs. Oof But would come again but when they get a vetting process for the music.

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    7 months ago

    Good food. Good service. Water front seating with nice views. Friendly staff. Clean place. Local musicians playing.

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    Terrible drinks. Worst grouper sandwich. I couldn't even eat it. I would give them a 0.

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    Fun place to hangout. Great service. good live music. Nice variety of food on menu.

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