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Woody's Waterfront
Rating Details »
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Best Nights:
- Tue, Wed, Thu
- Happy Hour:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Smoking:
- Outdoor Area/ Patio Only
- Coat Check:
- No
6 reviews for Woody's Waterfront
Ok, ok...It may be pretty ordinary, but if you know what you are heading into, it's great! It's a plain and simple BEACH BAR! The fabulous thing about Woody's is that I live approximately a 1/2 block away from it... When I am not there, sitting outside, watching the sunset while drinking an extremely cheap, yet delicious Long Island Iced Tea... I always hear what's going on... 9/10 times it's a blast... lot's of laughing...there is always this laid-back, fun atmosphere... with live music almost every night. I guess I really appreciate people having a good time. Lord knows I love a good time!
Cheers to Woodys! I think I'll go there tonight! Woop!
Here's another place where I liked taking out of town guests when I lived in the area. It's just a beach bar, nothing special, but that's the point. Really laid back (you'd be over dressed in anything more than flip flops), pretty average bar food and beer, and the parking lot is nothing more than sand. If I still lived in the area, I probably wouldn't go very often, but if I ever return, I may pop in for a few.
eh. We didn't get to eat here but we would have liked to. We put our names on a list in order to sit down. Stood around, stood around...waiting....sigh. Finally one of the people in our group noticed a table empty and it sat empty for a while. In fact, no one had been sitting at it the whole time. So he asked a waitess, is this table open? Cane we sit here? Yeah of course, she says. Oooook. So we sit. wait wait wait. A waitress stops by and tells us she's leaving, new shift. She wasn't sure when the girl taking over would be out but she'd tell her we were there. Ok.
wait wait wait
2 tables nearby also sat with no menus, drinks...service. One guy at another table got up to find the waitress. All the while a guy on a guitar is playing ok music (if you're 50) but it was turned up to an ear splitting volume, it was kind of annoying.
Finally we just said forget it and went to a place up the street.
Woody's is a good place to go once or twice, or if you're a tourist.
You're paying for the view, and the ability to sit on a deck, directly next to the water and watch boats pass, have seagulls sit on the wires above your head and fight for food that you drop and the sometimes live music. You can sit in your bathing suit and really don't even need shoes- but you'll wish some people weren't dressed this way.
I'm not a fan of fish, so maybe the seafood is better but the chicken and hamburgers are what I call typical beach tourist food. It's edible, doesn't have much taste, not the greatest quality, but they know they can jack up the prices because tourists will pay for it and think it's delicious because they're taking in the "WONDERFUL" view.
You'll pull into a sandy parking lot, probably forget your sunglasses, kick back some beer and hear a lot of Jimmy Buffett. The staff is friendly, it used to be kind of a hip place for the sun burned crowd over 40-50 but I think now it's becoming a hip place for younger 20-somethings as well. There's limited indoor seating and a pool table in the back.
Like I said, ok once or twice, or if you're a tourist. Otherwise go somewhere decent then walk the beach after if that's what you're looking for.
Great fresh seafood and awesome scenery you will love the crab go in early summer to avoid the random rain. The only gripe is that it's far from anything espicially if you are staying in the area for biz.
If you are visiting St. Pete, do what the locals do and visit Woody's. This very casual waterfront bar and grill is a must for relaxing and good times. Woody's reasonably priced menu is a cut above similar establishments in the beach area. The grouper sandwich is exemplary. Noteworthy, is the spectacular sunsets and friendly crowd. Parking is on the tight side do you might have to drive around some. If you only have one chance to visit, plan coming during sunset. Expect crowds during high season.
