Quality Foods Market

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   Barb

   Tampa6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

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

   Quality Foods Market always offers up an unbelievable restaurant experience. Chef Chris personally provides a huge part of the service experience, while also preparing all of the food. Both the food and service are executed to perfection, and I don't think there is a better restaurant in Tampa. We went with the grilled branzino and gnocchi. OMG both were amazing. The branzino had crispy skin that was SO GOOD! The fish itself was flaky and buttery moist and the lemon caper sauce on top was to die for. The gnocchi was nothing short of perfection. Rich and creamy with lots of truffle! We even had the privilege of spending time with Chef Chris at the end of the night, where he sat with our table for 30 minutes, enjoying a glass of wine and giving us some travel advice since since we are going to Italy later this year.
   

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   Cornelius

   Tampa4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

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

   It was a five star experience from beginning to end.
   

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   OpenTable Diner VIP

   Tampa11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 28, 2025

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

   The cab from South Africa was awesome! We got the spicy Italian sausage pasta delish and Bolognese.
   

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   Casey

   Tampa8 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 27, 2025

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

   Quality Foods Market is the perfect date night and special occasion restaurant. The dining room is small and even when every table is full it still feels intimate. It was our anniversary and we've done all the big fancy schmancy restaurants around Tampa Bay and have had nice meals, but Chef Chris made us feel so special and thanked us for sharing our special day with him making us feel welcomed and not just spewing some server script. It was our first time trying caviar and we loved it and since we already went all all in on the caviar we ordered a half dozen raw oysters and half dozen oysters rockefeller. Both were amazing. We saw another table with the veal special for two and that's what the hubs wanted, but I wanted the ribeye so we got both and ended up with a lot of leftovers! Both meals were incredible. The veal fell off the bone and was super tender and the sauce was addictive. I had the truffle butter with the ribeye and it is the best steak anywhere. We don't really know much about wine but we wanted to have some with dinner but not break the bank since we were going all out on the dinner, and Chef Chris was super nice about it and suggested two bottles, one white for the appetizers and one red for dinner and both were perfect, and both bottles were only $45 each! The whole experience was memorable and we will be spending our future anniversaries at Quality Foods Market, and probably every other special occasion dinner too.
   

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   Jody

   Tampa5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

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

   We love eating at Quality Foods Market. We have never been rushed and are always treated to first class food and service. Chef Chris and his staff are welcoming and make us feel at home. The menu changes frequently and we always try and have something different. We did the ossobuco special and it was the most tender veal one could imagine and the sauce was spectacular.
   

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   Linda

   Tampa6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

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

   Quality Foods Market is my must go to restaurant when I am in Tampa. I visit from New York often, and we have our own great Italian restaurants, but Chef Chris puts together an authentic menu that is above and beyond anything at home. A meal at Quality Foods Market is like having a meal just about anywhere in Italy.
   

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   Matt VIP

   Tampa2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 26, 2025

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

   Food was amazing, Chef Chris never disappoints. The special was out of this world. Wine suggestions are always on point.
   

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   Christopher VIP

   Tampa57 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 23, 2025

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

   A+ from start to finish. The caviar service was a nice surprise and a great way to start the meal. For decades, if veal osso buco was on the menu, I've ordered it, and the special was osso buco, and it was by far the best I've ever had. The meat fell off the bone, and the sauce was amazing.
   

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   Alex

   Tampa32 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 22, 2025

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

   We are huge fans of Quality Foods and last night was no exception. Chef Chris posted on the QFM Facebook page that the special was Osso Buco for two, prompting me to immediately book a reservation. The Osso Buco came with two house salads (the best anywhere, in my opinion) and saffron risotto. It was fork tender and extremely flavorful. Luckily, I didn’t have to fight my husband for the bone marrow as it was delectable. Chef Chris recommended a wonderful bottle of wine to accompany our meal that was not only perfect, but extremely reasonable. Our love for QFM has not diminished…it’s still one of the best kept secrets in the Tampa Bay Area.
   

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    John

    Tampa5 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on February 21, 2025

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

    We made reservations specifically to try the ribeye. There were lots of reviews about how good it was and we had just been disappointed the weekend before at a new local steakhouse that didn't live up to the hype. We've eaten here before but always had pasta, and being honest, the price of the steak scared us off in the past. But we decided to give it a try and it blew us away. It's fine dining steakhouse expensive, but the steak is better than any fine dining steakhouse in the area. It's a heritage cut and Chef Chris will tell you the whole story about how the beef got here from Europe and the stringent processes put in place to get it certified by the USDA. We also went all out and had it topped with foie gras butter. This was one of the most expensive steaks we've ever had, and it was worth every penny. We can't do it all the time, but for those couple of meals a year where we super splurge, we'll be having them here and have already got our anniversary and birthdays reserved.
    

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