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Small Giant Restaurant & Bar, Tampa, FL

Small Giant Restaurant & Bar

4.0
4
56 Reviews
$30 and under
American

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 24 times today
  • Good for business meals
  • Charming
  • Kid-friendly
Small Giant is a friendly neighborhood bar with a heart for elevated comfort food and Columbus-style pizza. Located on Water Street, Tampa.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–11:00 pm Fri 11:00 am–12:00 am Sat 10:00 am–12:00 am Sun 10:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (813) 921-0571
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 56 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.0
4 based on recent ratings
  • 4Food
  • 3.7Service
  • 4.2Ambience
  • 3.9Value

NoiseModerate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Small Giant Restaurant & Bar offers a dynamic atmosphere perfect for brunch, drinks, or dinner. Guests enjoy "amazing food" and attentive service. Highlights include the "dill pickle and bacon pizza" and "superb value" brunch. Outdoor seating and a fun vibe enhance the experience, though indoor acoustics may be challenging.

56 Reviews
  1. Michael

    Dallas

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Great place for drinks and food. Christmas decorations are nice.

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  2. Karen

    Tampa

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Upscale pub with friendly atmosphere! Great location with outdoor seating.

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  3. Nick

    VIP

    Washington DC

    10 reviews

    1.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Mobile ordering was a disaster, supporting service was even worse. Staff brought food first, we had to ask for silverware and plates, they only brought three sets when we had a party of four. Had to then ask for our drinks, refills didn’t come until after our meal was finished. No water refills.

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  4. Stephanie

    Orlando

    14 reviews

    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Menu, ordering & payment are all done via QR code. No wait staff. Runners bring you everything but not a lot of interaction with staff. Food came out as ordered & in a reasonable amount of time. Guess just a new concept to get used to.

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  5. Andrea

    Tampa

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service was outstanding. The only issue was the ordering and the app we had to order from an adequate needs to be redone.

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  6. Samuel

    VIP

    Pittsburgh

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 14, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    Horrible service. Food decent at best. Only good thing was the Christmas decorations

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  7. Courtney

    Tampa

    13 reviews

    2.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on December 8, 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 1
    We just stopped in for drinks. We did not have any of the food. Order is done through a QR code. There is no waiter or waitress to talk to. You pay via your phone and the QR code. Drinks came out separately after a long wait. Extremely loud. May be better to do during the week.

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  8. Allana

    Tampa

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 6, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Small Giant has incredible food, a great atmosphere, and friendly staff, but the drink service was a letdown. As a bar, you’d expect drinks to be a highlight, yet ours arrived 30 minutes after the food. Since orders are placed electronically, there’s no coordination, so while the food impressed, the long wait for drinks dampened the experience. We would have spent much more on drinks if we hadn’t been discouraged by the delays. If they can streamline the drink service, it would be a fantastic spot.

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  9. Hallie

    VIP

    Charleston

    2 reviews

    1.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 3, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    Extremely poor service- restaurant has you order through app, and our drinks and food were forgotten 4 times in the span of an hour. Appetizers came cold. When addressing with the food runner his only response was “sorry” with no solution or explanation. We had to cancel our orders after an hour and a half in order to make our next obligation.

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  10. Carrie

    VIP

    Tampa

    12 reviews

    1.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on November 30, 2024

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Unfortunately we were very disappointed in this place. We went because we read about their Christmas experience and it didn’t live up to the expectations. First they had four Christmas specialty cocktails and were out of two of them. Do you not make more if you run out of something? So you have a special going which is bringing people in and you run out on a Friday and don’t bother making more for the Saturday crowd? Second the bartender we had was very sub par. He made my drink and set it in front of me half full. You’re paying 15-20 dollars for half a martini glass? He must have read my face because he was like let me add some mix to that and poured it straight into my martini glass from the mix squeeze bottle? I’ve never been a bartender but we frequent a lot of bars and have never had that happen. Sitting at the bar watching him I realized he did this with almost every drink, or he would make two drinks of the same and one glass would end up half full the other 3/4 full and he would just add mixer to each? The food was ok, we got the onion soup that was bland, but the pizza was good. The atmosphere was very festive and I loved the Christmas feel. We were really hoping for a great experience since we are season ticket holders to the lightning and always looking for new places to go before the game but unfortunately this will probably not be on the list. We will probably give it another chance since I hate to right of places on the first try but the first impression was not good. Again, disappointed especially since we really like their sister bar bouzy.

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Small Giant Restaurant & Bar is rated 4 stars by 56 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 24 times today
Google Map for Small Giant Restaurant & Bar

1051 Water St, Tampa, FL 33602

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Tampa
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu 11:00 am–11:00 pm Fri 11:00 am–12:00 am Sat 10:00 am–12:00 am Sun 10:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
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