Whiskey Joe's Bar & Grill-Tampa

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7720 W Courtney Campbell Cswy
Tampa, FL 33607

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(813) 281-0770
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My fiance and I don't get out very often, so when we do we try to treat ourselves. For a change, we tried The Castaway after driving by and seeing the view. What can I say other t...

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I was not impressed with this restraunt at all. The food was decent, but not worth the going price. I also have had isses with the service. In high school, a small group of my f...

Worlds Best Margaritas!! 7/22/2008

I went to the Castaway last Saturday night because Bahama Breeze was so crowded, and Im tired of getting bad service there. I was surprised to read so many bad reviews on the Cataway, after everything being so perfect. My husband and I had a few drinks at the bar which were the best margaritas either of us have ever had. They used freshly squeezed lime juice, which were just like the ones we had on our hunnymoon in Mexico. The bartenders were very friendly and made us feel very at home. The sevice was on point from beginning to end. My husband had 2 huge lobster tails which was a great price at 55 dollars. I had a seafood collage wich was a quite tasty dish. The server, London, enticed us into splitting a homemade tiramisu, it was as great as the evening. We have decided to make it our new Satuday date night getaway. The only thing that was bad about the evening was the large black woman outside on the beach right infront of our window rolling around in the sand while some guy was taking pictures of her. Luckily they left before dinner arrived. Next time we will request one of the private booths in London's section Pros: Best View in Tampa, MUST SEE!!! Cons: The photo shoot on the beach more

Our new escape 7/20/2008

My fiance and I don't get out very often, so when we do we try to treat ourselves. For a change, we tried The Castaway after driving by and seeing the view. What can I say other than this was probably the best meal we have ever had! Beginning with the most delicious margarita made by "martha", right down to the fabulous sunset I've heard about but never seen. Greeted promptly upon entering, given a romantic booth after cocktails at the bar, service with a smile. But the food was what impressed me the most. I am a bit of a woos when it comes to fish, cant stand fishy fish. The grouper tasted like it came straight from heaven, fresh and prepared to perfection with a heaping mound of steaming potatoes. My fiance's filet was fat and grilled to an exact medium rare. The fishtanks were awesome! My server "Naja" never missed a beat, and made us feel at home with a great smile. This has become our new place to visit when we find an escape out of the house! Pros: Expertice w/ seafood, freindly servers Cons: Need one next door to my house! more

THIS PLACE WAS ON DIRTY DINING!!!! MAYBE, YOU SHOULD STAY AWAY!!!! :( 7/19/2008

I was a loyal guest of the Castaways for many years. As of 2004, the place has gone into a downward spiral and I'm not surprised the restaurant is now on dirty dining. Check it out on ABC Action News...Tampa, Fl. My last experience my server, Adele, was clueless. She took up to 10 minutes to come to my table and then ignored me the rest of evening, until the bill arrived. The food, the service, the price, the atmosphere, and the smell of the bathrooms just baffle me. Just stay away, from this restaurant. Pros: Can't think of any Cons: Too many to list more

BAD BAD BAD 7/5/2008

Horrible food and service. I will never go back. My two year old would cook better than this. I guess i will just go to burger king the next time i want microwaved food! more

Hands down Best Brunch in Tampa Bay 5/29/2008

I love to go out almost every Sunday for brunch all around Tampa Bay, this is by far my favorite! The views are the best, the variety of food amazing and it has the highest quality! With one of the best priced Brunch in all of Tampa Bay. They have made to order Pasta, Omelets, Banana's Foster, Cherries Jubilee, a huge chocolate fountain, Sushi, Seafood bar with all sorts of crab legs, mussels, shrimp, oysters and crawfish, and that's just the beginning. What ever your craving is I am sure they have it, if not just ask, most times I have gotten it. Oh yea, did I mention the Champagne and Mimosa's? So if you are looking to save a buck but still whant all the bells and whistles then check out Castaways. Pros: Great Brunch, Great Food, Great views, Resonable Price more

Do Not Eat Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5/6/2008

This had to be the worse restaurant I have ever been to. First it took thirty minutes to be greeted and than the server fogot are drinks until we recieved our very over cooked food. Everything was burnt and the mash potatoes were crusty and cold. If I want to eat reheats I would have stayed home and ate leftovers because that was exactly what this food tasted like. Two were good enough for me! My wife could not even cut her steak with ease it was so dry and overcooked. Thanks to the management I almost got in to a fight because he wanted to argue with me. Pros: there are other restaurants around there to go too Cons: no experiese anywhere more

Ruined prom 5/2/2008

Made reservations a month in advance, talked to the event manager and made arrangements for fifty people before prom. Got to the restaurant at scheduled time and they said they had no record of our reservation. We had to eat fast food for our senior prom!! Would never recommend or go there again! Completely unacceptable for such a special night. :( Pros: Nothing. Cons: Everything. more

WONDERFUL SERVICE!!!!!! 4/22/2008

The only reason I will ever go back to Castaways is because of Super Dan. He was the most informative waiter I have ever had in any restaurant. I am a 54 year old woman, and I eat out a lot. The food at Castaways is ok, but Super Dan completely made my entire experience there. If you should ever go to Castaways ask to sit in Super Dan's section, you will not receive any kind of better service ever. I went to Castaways a few other times, and had mediocre service. I strongly suggest this restaurant, but make sure to ask for Super Dan! He sure is super! Pros: Super Dan Cons: Not having Super Dan as your waiter. more

Service and food- A+! 4/22/2008

The food was equsite. I ordered the Mahi with Chili Tie pepper and it was the best fish Ive ever had. Our server, appropriately named "super dan" was very knowledgable, friendly and efficient. customers in tables nearby were complaining so I guess they should sit at one of super dan's tables next time! my wife and I deffinitely reccomend this place over and over! Pros: Service! Cons: no valet for a tight parking lot more

Bad Experience 4/12/2008

We drove by and decided to check it out just because; we liked the atmosphere and decided to get appetizers and a couple of drinks. However when asking for the check the young man wanted us to have lunch and we declined then the waiter went on about well one day we might be able to afford the place. We were planning o returning however we will never and I hope you don?t either more

If you want bad food and service come to the castaway 4/9/2008

What a great view but I will never go back. It took our server thirty minutes for drinks another twenty to take our order and then I went on the deck to smoke and found out he was fishing. No tip for him! Then when we ordered everything we wanted they were out of. Finally when we got to eat my salmon was blacken not grilled and our mash potatoes were ice cold. The management gave us free dessert and it was stale. I asked to speak to the chef and all he had to say is that he is too busy to watch everything! Now what kind of chef is that! more

Old seafood, bad service, and horible management!! 4/9/2008

I don't know what happened to this place but I will never go back!! I have always came in for there wonderful fresh fish but the last two times I went in the fish has not tasted right. My last time was April third and i ordered snapper and recieved grouper the server wanted to argue with me about it so a manager came to talk to me and told me I did not know what I was talking about and that I could take my business else where! I was completely upset and I am also a chef and have been cooking for almost thirty years now! Don't waste your time or money there its a rip off!!!!! Pros: should have kept the young female chef from last year, I copied some of her recipes! Cons: Fresh fish does not mean caught last week! more

Valentine's Day Embarrasment 2/19/2008

I don't consider myself to be a food snob by any means. I'm fairly new to Tampa and wanted to take the girlfriend out for a nice V-day dinner. The reviews scared me, but the nice view seemed to be a good selling point. How wrong I was. The place looked like a Red Lobster or Captain Dee's with white table cloths. Seriously, it was a crab shack and the supposed nice view didn't make up for the horrible service or food. The waiter NEVER got our drink order, I had to ask him. The entrees arrived before the salad. And the food was NOT good...and I like everything. I was quite embarrassed for taking my date there. The $110 bucks I dropped (no alcohol mind you) was waaay not worth it. They should've paid me to eat there! Oh and the table next to us had the same waiter and they actually walked up to him and told him how bad he was (I won't use their exact words!) Pros: Nice view if you're on the patio. Cons: Horrible service, and food. Not worth the price. Inside looks like a bad 80's beach movie. more

horrible,sloppy, dirty, a mess 2/18/2008

The worst restaurant ever, managers are horrible , kitchen was a mess dininng room dirty , i waited almost 45 minuts for a chicken sandwich , when camron the general manager talked to me his closed was dirty he looked like a mess thats not the way to dress to a restaurant recomend u to go to another restaurant Pros: noting Cons: everything more

Staffing seems to be a problem 2/15/2008

Arrived on friday at 1:30. Not busy but they say a bus just left. Had to wait 20 minutes to be seated on the patio. We could see many open tables. Service so so. Food okay. I had the grouper sandwich. Bread very dry, fish about the same. My wife had the crab salad and that was pretty good. Great view but the service and food do not live up to the view. Pros: View Cons: Service and food more

Great view and great resturant! 11/20/2007

Wow! What a turn around! I came here a year ago and things where not good, glad to see the changes! Great server and food too boot! The Combo platter was great for our group. The fresh fish was fantastic and so was my wife's steak. Not a hugh wine list but still several good bottles and all by the glass. I don't go buch for the frozen drinks but my friends wife loved the Margerhita. If you haven't been in a while deffently go again! Pros: Great food, drinks, view, price and very romantic Cons: could use new carpet more

The View is the ONLY nice thing! 11/4/2007

I have visited this restuarant twice. The service is beyond the worst I have ever recieved but the food is shortly behind it. I have waited ten minutes to be sat and then waited another 15 for a member of the staff to get a drink order. Then I have sat and waited 45 minutes for a burger. The service here is terrible. The staff stand around talking and cursing with in ear range. The food is just as bad. This is suppose to be a seafood restaurant but there is hardly a nice seafood dinner on here. The Sunday brunch has a nice set up but he price and the food do not match. The food is bland and almost always luke warm. Also I have come to find out, the mimosas they server are non-alcoholic. The place looks run down and continues to be one of the biggest disappointments for a nice location. So if you are looking for a view and a good meal, I do not suggest going to The Castaway. If you have family you want to impress, I would not make your reservation here. Five years ago, this was a great place, today it is no place to remember! Pros: View Cons: Everything else more

AVOID DID NOT GET GOOD SERVICE / AND DID NOT GET ALL FOOD 10/7/2007

SAT FOR OVER 10 MINUTES BEFORE A WAITER CAME TO TABLE.....APETIZER DID NOT COME AS ORDERED AND WAS GOING TO BE CHARGED FOR XTRA..SAUCE ORDERED FOR GROUPER WAS NOT ON FOOD AND ASPARAGUS WAS BURNT...SAUCE WAS $6 XTRA AND THE MANAGER ONLY SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS AND SAID HE WOULD TAKE THE $6 OFF BILL...DID NOT EVEN OFFER TO BRING A CUP OF THE SAUCE OUT...... Pros: AMBIENCE , ROMANTIC Cons: SERVICE AND FOOD more

Best of the Best! 9/22/2007

We have been to Castaway's many times and have never been disappointed. Their Sunday Brunch is the best we have seen in years, and we have frequented resteraunts all over the world. The only comparison was in St. Thomas at the Windham Sugar Bay Resort. more

Worst Service 6/16/2007

Wanting to provide a great meal on the bay for an out-of-town friend I took her here. It was a horrible evening! It was an HOUR before seeing a server, even after mentioning this to the server working at the table next us. We ended up getting our appetizers and drinks from the bar whilst still waiting for a server. Once it was realized we hadn't been served yet, the hostess came to take our order as no one else had. After the order was placed we still continued to get our drinks from the bar - still lacking a server - and bussing our own table. Once we spoke with the manager and explained to him our unhappiness with the service of the restaurant, he shrugged, said it was "out of season" and had many inexcusable excuses, once he left our talbe he moved on to the next one. Once a server had finally come we still continued to receive horrible service. This was BY FAR the worst dining experience I have ever had. The food is excellent but it may take a while for you to receive it, if at all. If you are looking for a nice bayside restaurant in the Bay Area, I would stay away from Castaway! Pros: Scenery Cons: Horrible Service more
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  • The Scene
    The Castaway has more going for it than scenery. The interior is comfortable and quiet, and if you're lucky enough to get a window seat, you can spot seabirds playing in the...

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