Doc Ford's Rum Bar and Grille St Pete Pier

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   Kevin

   VIP

   Mobile

   31 reviews

   3.0

   31 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Great Place for waterfront dining and a tropical Florida feel. Always a great experience with this one exception. Wait time and turn around for drinks and food were long. 45 minutes for appetizer. We ended up having to leave guests there so that we could make a deadline and apparently per their comments the server was way overloaded. Also, one guest ordered a mahi sandwich but received shrimp. No biggie she ate it anyway due to the delay. Not the servers fault. Appetizer was credited due to the delay. We won't let this one delay keep us from coming back.
   

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   Connie

   Northern MI

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Looking back, I should’ve anticipated this experience and chosen a different restaurant. We were a couple going out to dinner on a rainy night. This would’ve been a fun place to hang out on a sunny day, sitting on the patio overlooking the bay, drinking rum drinks. Inside, it was loud and not special in any way. Our beers were very good. The baked oyster appetizer was average. My fried grouper sandwich barely had any moisture in it. Same with the “upgraded” sweet potato fries. The tartar sauce was the best part of the meal—it actually was really good. I had one of their specialty rum drinks and it was average. Our bill was typical for a touristy place—$100 for our meal and drinks. Go on a sunny day, sit outside and enjoy a rum drink! That’s how to enjoy this place correctly.
   

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   Rick

   New York City

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Make an online reservation and give yourself extra time to find parking. The restaurant is very good!
   

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   Cindy

   VIP

   Orlando

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Mikey was great. Food was OK. Some of the dishes were good while others were lacking in seasoning and were delivered not as described on the menu. Biggest issue were two things first there’s an up charge for gluten-free yet. There were no modifications needed so we were kind of confused why you had to charge for gluten-free. Maybe this was noted on the gluten-free menu but we did not see it. Second issue was from the gluten-free menu. It was suggested to do a chicken thigh which my daughter ordered. However, she has serious issues, eating meat from a bone, and this was on a bone. So the description needs to be corrected to show that that is on the bone. Lastly our reservation has to be seated on the deck, and we were seated below in the pebbles. Probably won’t be back because I feel unless you’re changing things on the menu to accommodate an allergy you probably shouldn’t be charging for this. But that’s just my perspective.
   

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   John

   New York City

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 20 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server was fast and courteous. We sat on the terrace overlooking Tampa Bay. It was spectacular. 
   

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   Rachel

   Milwaukee

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 20 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic food and great view of St Pete’s pier! Highly recommend. Noise level was moderate. Delish clam chowder and tuna app/salad.
   

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   Pam

   Chicago

   3 reviews

   3.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on 20 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Good service. Good food. Extremely loud/ we were yelling across table. Reservation requested nice view/ got a view of parking lot and no other tables available / disappointed
   

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   RICHARD

   Devon

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 18 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fabulous place Fabulous food Will be back Beautiful location
   

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   Michael

   Tampa

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 18 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food and service were great. Can’t beat the views…
   

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    Brian

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 18 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The seafood is great. The Seared Tuna Appetizer is AMAZING! Prices are very reasonable.
    

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