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Lodge Restaurant & Bar
Categories: Nightlife Bars Restaurants American (Traditional) Bars, American (Traditional) [Edit]
516 S Howard AveTampa, FL 33606
(813) 251-5634
- Hours:
Tue 11:30 pm - 11 pm
Thu 11:30 am - 1 am
Fri-Sat 11:30 am - 3 am
Sun 10:30 am - 11 pm
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Price Range:
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$$
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Late Night, Lunch, Dinner
- Music:
- DJ
- Best Nights:
- Fri, Sat
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Loud
- Good For Dancing:
- Yes
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
22 reviews for Lodge Restaurant & Bar
Review Highlights
"Really cool decor."
(in 3 reviews)
"...drinks can be expensive, but a great deal during happy hour."
(in 4 reviews)
"2.50 Natty Lights on Friday night, with BJ Upton, Evan..."
(in 3 reviews)
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22 reviews in English
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Review from JT M.
Tampa, FL
1/18/2012
The food is surprisingly good and the service is excellent. Even the pretty wait staff are very attentive...not so much the case usually in South Tampa.
It does get a bit crowded with few places to stand if there is no table available, but it is a popular dive. -
Review from Larissa S.
Tampa, FL
1/27/2012
Do you like reheated food? Come to the Lodge. The place is visually appealing. It kind of has a cottage look with a little red trim. Makes you feel like you are in the Rocky Mountains except for the fact that it is 90 degrees outside. The girls are extremely attractive, which keeps me from bringing my boyfriend in on my bad days. Let's go back to the food.
This restaurant is owned by the same people as Ciccio & Tony's, Daily Eats, Water Unique Sushi, and The Lime. The Lime is the redheaded step child if he was tall, had amazing abs, and deep blue eyes that you lost yourself in. Every other restaurant in that group is god awful. The Lodge offers your finest fried and premade items, a variety of sushi that doesn't require fresh fish (California= crab with a K, Spicy tuna= shredded frozen tuna mixed with Sriracha and JaponeSe mayo to hide the taste just to name a few), and of course, burgers. Pretty plain menu, easy to cook items.
For night life, it is a little better. They usually have a DJ, couple drink specials. They are a little on the expensive side as far as drinks go. I'd rather go somewhere else on Howard. Anywhere else really. -
Review from Erin W.
Tampa, FL
1/8/2012 4 Check-ins Here
After being here several times, this is still one of my favorite places to eat AND drink in south Tampa since most places are either/or. Yelp has a check-in offer for a free shot! Make sure you take advantage.
The menu is ginormous, but more importantly - cheap! I've had everything from sushi to the sliders and have never been disappointed. They have their own version of the TV Dinner where you pick whatever items you want, and they bring it out on a tray. The service is great and the staff is very friendly. We had my brother's birthday party of about 10-15 people in the private room off to the side, and they were extremely accommodating.
I've been told the mimosas that are on special Saturdays and Sundays for brunch are yummy. I'll definitely be back to check them out.Comment from Jeff G. of Lodge Restaurant & Bar 1/25/2012
Erin, so glad to hear that we're one of your favorites! I'd… More » -
Review from Olivia S.
Tampa, FL
12/7/2011 1 Check-in Here
After being to this place several time, I have to say it always proves to be interesting. Depending on the day you go, you could end up having great sushi (they even offer soy paper wrapping vs. nari) and relax watching your favorite sport on the big screens or dance between the tables inside to the DJ playing on the loft area with his very own GO GO dancer. The sushi was fresh and well worth the price. The drinks can be expensive, but a great deal during happy hour.
Comment from Jeff G. of Lodge Restaurant & Bar 12/20/2011
Olivia, so glad to hear that you had a great time! I'd like… More » -
Review from Collin S.
7/13/2011 7 Check-ins Here
One of my favorite places in SoHo because it can do so many things. You can get some great food during the day, or you can get a $20 fishbowl of blue booze that will get you absolutely wasted after just one on a Friday or Saturday evening.
Don't think because this place becomes a de facto nightclub on weekend evenings that the food isn't excellent during the day or dinner. The menu is massive, and has everything from multiple forms of mac and cheese to sushi to steaks. And everything I've tried is quite good. The pizzas are awesome, and the burgers are really good as well. And go for the tater tots, which win over fries any day.
Staff is friendly and fun, and I've always had great service either sitting at the bar or a table. Plus I've watched games there and the TV's are big enough to be seen from multiple places.
Even if it's not your favorite place in the area, it's certainly the most versatile, and does so many different things well. -
Review from patrick c.
New York, NY
7/21/2011
Accommodating 17 dudes for dinner? No problem! We had a reservation at 8:30 after our 2 hour open bar happy hour at MacDinton's. Once we arrived, we were seated immediately. The waitresses were INCREDIBLY hot, nice and competent. Can you imagine that? Nice, hot and competent? holy crap i've never seen that before at a restaurant. It's usually one out of three if you're lucky.
The other staff was also amazing. I called a few weeks ago and discussed that I was bringing in a huge group of guys for a bachelor party. They didn't have a problem with that at all. They even gave us a few deals and some freebies. Some places were incredibly skeptical when I called to try to make a reservation for 17 ppl.
Now onto the food.
The food was amazing.. but I might be completely off here. Big disclaimer. We just finished 2 hours of open bar at MacDinton's we were pretty smashed. Our bachelor doesnt even remember eating dinner here. The burger was delicious, sliders- yummy , very interesting "sushI", decent appetizers and DELICIOUS PIZZA
We were incredibly rowdy and a fight actually broke out among our group but the lodge rolled with the punches.
Im sorry lodge that you had to deal with us, but thank you very much for tolerating us. The Bachelor Party was a huge success. -
Review from Gregory N.
Miami, FL
8/7/2011
While visiting Tampa, we hit this place on a lukewarm recommendation from a local friend. As the name of the place says, it is a Restaurant and Bar, not a bar within a restaurant. There were about 16 tables there, a long "L" shaped bar, and a front patio with some live music.
I realize if I was in my twenties, just out of college and looking for fun on a night out after work, I probably would have loved this place. Let's just say I'm well past that stage in life and my priorities are different.
Let's get to the food. Around the table we had, chicken quesadillas, California burger, chicken nachos, and fish sandwich. All were average. On the good side, I got cucumber salad as one of my three sides and it was cool, crunchy, and very tasty. On the bad side, my wife got served some ice cold mashed potatoes. The waitress brought out another bowl of mashed potatoes that was really hot, so it must've been microwaved.
If you are there to socialize with a group of friends, hang out at the bar and talk very loudly, you will probably love this place. If not, head out to somewhere else. -
Review from Tia S.
Tampa, FL
9/24/2011 1 Check-in Here
I stopped in for the $7 lunch specials and ended up getting the lobster mac which was one of the not $7 daily specials. But it was soooooo worth it! It was hot cheesy and delish!
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Review from Tabitha R.
Tampa, FL
6/24/2011
If you're looking for an afforable place with great food!! - The Lodge is where to go!!
I've been to both locations (Howard Ave. and Tampa Palms) and I LOVE this place!!
Amazing variety of food from yummy pastas, pizzas and burgers to healthy stir frys and california bowls ..and sushi!!! As well as friendly, fast and attractive service LOL :) !!!
The one on Howard is in a great location for bar-hopping around S. Tampa - and if you stay late enough on a Friday night - there will be dancing!!
Try this place you won't regret it !! :) -
Review from Michelle M.
Tampa, FL
8/10/2011
Went to the Lodge and was not impressed. The bar was dirty and the floors were sticky. Ordered the sangria and the merlot from the happy hour menu and they were both good. The spring rolls and the buffalo chicken macaroni were ok, but the loaded fries were disgusting. (Lose the chilli!) Near the end of our visit I ordered 2 shots of chocolate cake... when I got the bill I found out they were $8 each! Might have been nice if our waitress had mentioned the price since we had been drinking $4 wine and $5 sangria!
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Review from Sara H.
Tampa, FL
12/31/2010 4 Check-ins Here
Went to the Lodge for the second time last night and it was decent. It's too generous to give the entire fourth star, and since I can't do 3.5, a three will have to do.
The prices are just ok. Because there was a happy hour on appetizers, our 5-piece wonton plate was an acceptable $4, but the regular $6 would have been too much. I love the TV Dinner option (adding three sides to nearly any entree) so I got the Big Tuna roll and edamame, cheddar mashed potatoes and fried raspberry cheesecake. They make no pretense about their sushi, and even call it "American sushi", so don't go there hoping for some really authentic sushi, but it was still tasty. Overall, the food was the highlight of the evening.
Drinks were just ok. Had a pomegranate saketini, which came with a bit of dry ice; it was a nice effect, but not worth the pricetag. The $2 draft Yeungling special came in a tiny plastic cup that failed to impress. The server was so-so, and appeared to be largely disinterested in us. The service was reasonably fast, just not overly friendly. Finally, the atmosphere was just ok as well. Kitschy lodge themed stuff on the walls didn't really match the mod retro white pleather booths. The booth shook horribly my entire meal thanks to the other side's occupant, so it obviously wasn't anchored to the floor. Overall, they just built the place with dark wood and hung a few antlers and called it a lodge. -
Review from B. B.
Tampa, FL
6/16/2011
Can get packed, crowd varies, a lot of overflow from Macdintons.
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Review from Amanda Z.
5/28/2009
I'm semi-bummed that this place wasn't more hoppin' on a Sunday afternoon. Don't you Florida peeps do all-day brunches like we do in Chicago?
...Crickets...
Guess not. Cuz when my gals and I rolled in early on a Sunday afternoon, there were hardly any people here. I gladly took advantage of the $3 mimosas special (Orange juice OR cranberry juice? How do decide? See my current profile pic, no decision necessary!) and we took advantage of the lovely seating outside on the patio to pass the time.
Our server was an adorable teenager. He wasn't really a teenager, but that's what I call boys who I find cute that are way too young for me. But yes. Teenager. Cutie-patootie, indeed. In any event, he took care of us to the point where he replaced some unsavory nachos for more traditional ones, and always came back with a smile on his face.
A little corny, calling it Lodge and making the servers wear Uggs (in Tampa, that's just weird), and throwing up animal heads on the walls inside, but I was alright with it. A fun time, definitely.
Thumbs up to teenage servers. Thumbs down to the manager who turned down the music on us when we were having our own private dance party on the patio.Listed in: Tampa, Tampa, Tampa!!!
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Review from Luke H.
Updated - 2/14/2009
$2.50 Natty Lights on Friday night, with BJ Upton, Evan Longoria, and Matt Garza....The Tampa Bay Rays (for all you non MLB fans).
Nightlife here is better than lunch.Listed in: Bachelor Party Spots - Tampa…
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2/8/2009
Hot waitresses. Cool decor. Good Food.
The menu is overdone, and I feel like it tries to be too Guy… Read more »
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Review from Travis M.
Tampa, FL
5/13/2011
I like there Americanized sushi rolls . Only problem I really had was service was very slow and we were the only ones there . Good prices for what you get
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Review from Rachael N.
Chicago, IL
11/23/2009
I told my friend after picking me up from the airport I just wanted to go somewhere independently owned and relatively cheap.
So we drove up to this place, sporting it's "Sorry, We're Open" sign, which tickled my fancy.
For the area it was extremely affordable and decent food. It was mid-day and not a lot of people and I would like to come back another time.
But I found it a strange restaurant to have sushi... for god sake's it has a moose on it's sign. -
Review from Jodi M.
Valrico, FL
12/27/2010 2 Check-ins Here
We found this place with Yelp when we were looking for a new place to try for lunch. Well, it was okay. Service was fine; the decor was cool with red chandeliers and lots of TVs. This is a great place to go to if you are looking for a sports bar and don't have high expectations for the food.
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Review from Claudia E.
Tampa, FL
4/5/2009
Food is decent, portions can be small, depending what you order. Can get loud, seems like a good place for parties...if you are in college or something. They had a 4 person shot log that kept being brought around to a table near by. Good for after dinner drinks with friends, but if you are looking for a calm place to talk, don't go here.
Some may say it's a place to see and be seen (but not me). -
Review from Diana L.
Tampa, FL
1/19/2009
Went here on a Friday night around 8:30. The place was jam packed and really loud! Really cool decor...feels like your in a lodge! Love the red chandeliers, the antlers and the white booth seats.
Had a martini (think is was called "...Comfort" something martini). Would not recommend that. Funky tasting! Ended up drinking my standard... Grey Goose and soda.
We ordered several of the sliders... tuna, sirloin, and country chicken. They all were very good... though a bit expense at $3.25 each.
We also had a basket of the sweet potato fries. They come with maple syrup and powdered sugar. So good!
If you don't mind the noise level when it gets packed, I would recommend you try this place for an evening out. -
Review from Jason R.
Tampa, FL
5/3/2010
The food isn't all that bad. The nightlife crowd is of the fist-pumping variety. Middle of the road in all aspects.
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Review from Alexander B.
Lakeland, FL
8/30/2010
Cool decor, hip area, good drinks, decent food. Would be great with a big group.
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Review from Chuck W.
Tampa, FL
1/24/2009
My wife and I went for dinner last night. Arrived about 9ish and it was already crowded. Great vibe, crowd and music. The décor is very cool and totally different then any place in Tampa. Then we looked at the menu and wereblown away. Don't e left to order your standard favorite meal, unless you want a spin on it. We ordered the Philly Roll for an app. It's a Philly Cheese Steak sushi roll! I would have never thought of making it, but it was awesome! I got the BBQ Chicken Penne and it was a great combo of flavors. If you like BBQ chicken and you like pasta, I would recommend it. My wife got the almond crusted salmon, which you get three sides with. You can include a dessert as a side and we got the Twinkiemisu. It is what it sounds like it is; a Twinkie with tiramisu topping! Unreal! I highly suggest Lodge, but do yourself a favor and make it a cheat meal and order what you want. Don't try to eat healthy! Enjoy!
