Mangrove Bar and Grill

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Mangroves in Tampa is a three star American restaurant. It's known for its seafood. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a romantic atmosphere. This restaurant features a full bar. This place is good for groups.

User Reviews of Mangrove Bar and Grill

Yelp.com Review - by Diana M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Awesome place, after SO many years in business. I used to come by about 9 yrs ago, recently returned and found it to be AS cool as back then. Great signature drinks, music and servers. Excellent...
yelp.com - user review - 06/13/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda C.

4.0 of 5 stars. Mangrove: any tropical tree or shrub of the genus Rhizophora, the species of which are mostly low trees growing in marshes or tidal shores, noted for their interlacing above-ground adventitious roots....
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2009
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Valentines Day was Divine

This was our second Valentines Day Dinner at Mangroves and it was fantastic. 4 courses with such wonderful choices in each course. My husband and I each had a different appetizer so we could share, so we had...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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Always Happy

I absolutley love Mangroves. Iv'e been there twice for New Years Eve and it's a perfect pick to start your New Year off right. They go out of their way to make it a special evening while still having the full...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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WOW! Unbelievable SUSH in Hyde Park!!!

While staying at the Marriott Waterside Hotel during a recent business trip to Tampa, I knew that our small group wanted to try dining at one of the local restaurant that specialized in unique offerings of...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/21/2008
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Hottest Male Bartenders in Town!!

Dave and Mario are not only two of the best bartenders in town, the are SUPER HOT!!!! Go check them out ladies ( and some gents)!! You will not be disappointed with their superb service or hottness, no joke!!...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/13/2008
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Special Birthday

I planned my best friend's 40th birthday upstairs and it was perfect. The owner and manager helped me plan the party and helped me select the food and how to set it up. It looked beautiful the food was...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Siting here (with my AirBook) on a quiet early Thursday evening during a business trip to Tampa. Free WiFi. Doesn't everyone? Don't answer. It was a rhetorical question.A very friendly welcome from...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2008
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Great anniversary

Made reservations for my anniversary, and our experience was fantastic from the momenet we arrived to the end of the night with drinks outside. Dave our server, knew it was our anniversay and gave us some...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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High Standards

I must say it is impressive when you waiter tells you that they are sorry that they are out of tuna because when it was delivered the chef refused it because it was not up to his standerd grade. I was...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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Now thats what I call VIP service

Me and 5 of my friends came down from NY last Friday. We had mistakenly made dinner reservations for Saturday night. I call the resturant early Friday hopping I can change my reservation to Friday. I spoke to...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/16/2008
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Food is Fantastic

The new Mangroves is ultra cool, & very stlyish. The food is delicious, the service was ok, our server did what he had to do to get by. When we arrived our party of 4 was seated in a large booth that was very...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nina F.

3.0 of 5 stars. This is actually 3.5 stars. Although impressed with both the food and drinks at Mangroves, overall the restaurant seems to suffer from a bit of an identity crisis. On one hand, the young and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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UK Visitors on Holiday

Mangroves is just brilliant, the food is picture perfect and is so tasty. We had a lovely British waiter that was so helpful in helping us make our choices, we felt at home. We dined upstairs at a nice table...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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northdale was magnificent

i read the article on mangroves yesterday, i had never even heard of mangroves before, but the photos were so beautiful that it made me want to see the rest of the place. my friend and i went for dinner, the...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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I keep going back

I just love going to Mangroves, it is a place very colse to my heart. Not only is the restaurant absolutly beautiful but the food is delicious and the staff is always friendly. I had my sit down rehearsal...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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Amazing Meal

We were starving and stooped into Mangroves for the first time in many years. They remodeled and it is beautiful, I loved the feel. They were on a wait so we decided to eat outside, and the two of us ate...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/26/2008
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great for the hook up!

Yes, Mangroves has been open for 12yrs, BUT it's not the first time they have received complaints on service, management and even the owners wife or the owner herself! I've been a patron of Mangroves since the...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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100% commited to customer satisfaction

as an employee of mangroves I feel the need to add my 2 cents.. I was working the night of this wedding reception and feel the young ladies comments aren't accurate. I understand that wedding receptions can...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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great food, great service, great fun

i went to mangroves for the first time this past saturday. ive heard so much about the food and wanted to try it out. i must say that it was one of the best meals ive ever had. i had the filet and my wife had...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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This was the worst experience of my life!!!!

Well, I booked my wedding reception @ Mangrove's South Tampa location. I had dinner and open bar upstairs 5-9. Everyone was there by the time my hubby and I arrived. Then the food was served about 6:20. About...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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Good Experience

Our eating experience at Mangroves Northdale was delightful and the service exceptional. The atmosphere is very calming and the decor is pleasing to the eye. Our favorite appetizers were the beef short ribs as...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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great food and atmosphere

I love coming hear for the appetizer and bottle of wine. the music is great on Friday nights if you want to stay for the bar scene.
citysearch.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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worst place I have ever been

SERVICE HORRIBLE!!!! FOOD NO FLAVOR!!!!! DRINKS AVERAGE!!!!MANAGEMENT GET A CLUE!!!!! WE WILL NEVER RETURN WILL ALSO SPREAD THE WORD T EVERYONE IN NORTHDALE HOW RUDE YOU PEOPLE ARE
citysearch.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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My new hangout

I just had an amazing dinner at Mangroves Northdale!! I had been waiting anxiously for the restaurant to open since I live in Carrollwood and I am surrounded by all the corporate restaurant chains. I was very...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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burger is better

burger server better meat than this place. hey chef learn how to cook a steak to a prpoer temo. on a scale of 1 to 10 i would give mangroves a -2
citysearch.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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Good Vibe

This was my first time here & I came with 6 friends to celebrate my birthday. They arranged for us to be in this private room with curtains. We ate several appetizers and lots of martinis. The staff was great,...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/21/2008
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Impressed

Mangroves is upsaclae but not fine dining, or stuffy. My husband & I enjoyed the large selection of seafood and settled on the seabass & snapper. The plates looked like art & tasted delicious. The restaurant...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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waste of time

My wife and I were expecting to have a great night out. I guess we should of choosen another place to make that happen!!! The atomsphere at Mangroves is okay. However, that about all, the food, was awful,...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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Our favorite restaurant!! We are there every Friday night. Can't wait for the cool weather so we can sit outside again.

The food is excellent, especially the sea bass! The service is impecable, they have a way of making you feel special every time. Great atmosphere, I want to have a party in the upstairs room!
citysearch.com - user review - 09/07/2007
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Looking for a date?

I have never had so many eyes on me...and not because I am attractive or anything, but because there was a plethora of eligible men...sharks, really...looking for an available date. The bar itself is pretty...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/23/2006
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A place to eat good food and to be seen...with the whos who of Tampa

The entire night was perfect with a great tasting meal and sevice. We stayed after dinner and could not believe how packed it was on Friday night. Nice crowd...especially seeing some of the Yankee players...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/25/2006
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User review by blakjr

Our group ate great tasting food, we enjoyed the trendy environment, and had outstanding service. We will come again next year when we come back to Tampa. Blake Garnjer
citysearch.com - user review - 04/03/2005
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Great Atmosphere

My husband and I went to Mangroves for our anniversary. We sat up stairs and the lighting and decor really made us feel relaxed. The martinis were soooo good. Especially the chocolate one. The food was a bit...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/21/2005
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Out of this world - Fantastic

I LOVE THIS PLACE! I have not been here in a while, and was shocked when we walked in. The entire place has been re-done, it's beautiful. A total New York or Chicago feel, hip , modern, and classy. The food is...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/20/2004
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Best seafood in Tampa

I've Been to the OTHER seafood restaurants in Tampa, not mentioning names; but there is no comparaion for the quality, quanity of various seafood dishes, and eclectic cuisine that Mangroves offers. The closest...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/11/2004
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Exquisite Food & Best Martinis~!

The food is absolutely "exquisite", new-wave, and the sour apple martinis are the BEST in Tampa Bay!!! The service is impeccable. I always feel confident to send our clients there...knowing they will have a...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/22/2003
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mangroves has everything

I can't wait to go back and try other dishes. The food is beyond fantastic, the decor is classy and swank, the drinks (martinis big, strong, & unique). After dinner we stayed at the bar listening to the...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/17/2003
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Mangroves sucked!

I absolutely abhored our evening there. We went with a large party and was told our drinks would be free. We tried to place entree orders,they said no, wait until all appetizers are served. Then, we waited...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/24/2003
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My Tastebuds Rocked!!!

The Crab Cakes were the best I have ever eaten, The flavor unique and sweet with a kick of spice. Dinner wehad the seabass, the salmon, and the lobster, all full of flavor and nice portion size.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/03/2003
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Fantastic

Delicious food, great environment, friendly and out-going service, great value for price (large portins & fresh quality) I love this place and will be back.
citysearch.com - user review - 05/16/2003
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Quintesential South Tampa

This is the quintesential South Tampa restaurant/bar. The women all have had some form of surgery and the guys are looking to be sugar daddies. If you can get past this they do have some good food. The wait...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/25/2003
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FRESH!!!

The seabass melted in my mouth, it was like butter. Great food, unique environment, good service... One of the top 5 restaurants in Tampa. NY Yankee fan
citysearch.com - user review - 03/19/2003
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New Years

Mangroves puts on the best New Years party in the Tampa Bay area. We had a wonderful dinner , stayed for the bar party and had a blast with the band. This is our third New Years at Mangroves and we will be...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/03/2003
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Massage your taste buds

We have eaten at "fine-dining" establishments all over the country (Trotter's, Aqua, The Mansion on Turtle Creek, Stars, Babbo, and several Ritz Carlton's, to name but a few) The chef and his staff at...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/29/2002
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Incrediable seafood and unique style

With the over abundance of corporate restaurants on every given corner, it is refreshing, to say the least, to find a place as unique as Mangroves Seafood Bar and Grill. Here the cuisine under one of Tampa's...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/16/2002
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Reminds me of New York

What a wonderful experience I had with my co-workers at mangroves for dinner. The seafood was fresh and tasty. The atmosphere reminded me of the Big City, eclectic and one of a kind. This is a great place for...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/15/2002
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Man-bye

The ambience was romantic and contemporary. A place for friends or a date. The crab cake appetizer was delicious. The presentation of the meal was fabulous but don't judge a book by its cover. The meal was...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/12/2002
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best place in hyde park!

The bartenders are the best in town...i will go as far as saying they are the best i have ever encountered! they make a point of remembering faces, names, and what you drink. and they are a beautiful bunch of...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/31/2002
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Fantastic

My husband and I enjoyed one of the best meals of our lives. We ate and ate and ate, from appetizers: the scallops, to the mixed green salad, to the mushroom stuffed filet ,to the truffle seabass. Every morsel...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/30/2002
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The Concierge recommends.....

Mangroves has the best fresh seafood in Tampa. Im a concierge for the largest hotel in west central florida, and I know good food. Our concierge staff recommends Mangroves; many of the guest we send return two...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/20/2002
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Tribune review

After reading the tampa tribune review, we dined at Mangroves and it was even better then I expected. It was worth our trip from Sarasota and we will definately be back for the fresh seafood.
citysearch.com - user review - 06/16/2002
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A perfect night

We enjoyed an exceptional meal, with great service in a very unique atmosphere.
citysearch.com - user review - 05/30/2002
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TripAdvisor

aside from the noisy techno beat music, mangroves was fabulous. great service, inventive menu, jazzy.....
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OpenTable

Mangroves is one of South Tampa's best kept secrets, one you will want to discover. With fresh seafood, beef, poultry and lamb cooked to mouth –watering perfection and beautifully presented. Mangroves is...
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