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Roy's Restaurant: Traveler Reviews


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#23 of 931 restaurants in Tampa
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  • Cuisines: Asian, French, Seafood, Eclectic, Californian, Pacific Rim
  • Average price*: $ 80
  • Special features: Romantic, Business, Child-friendly

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Reviews of Roy's Restaurant

( 4-8 of 22 )
“Expectations”

Roy's Restaurant

Oct 4, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Coming from Philadelphia I have experienced some of the best food you can find. I dined at the location there several times and had the same expectations for the Tampa location. I came to find that the "Chain" label they are given is much undeserved. Completely different scene and style. The chef is fresh from the Philadelphia location but it is not at all evident. At first I was a bit disappointed in the volume of business and wait. I then realized that unlike in Philadelphia this location is the place to be, and they have earned that reputation. Once seated our server came over. He didn't go about it as we're used to, instead he asked what we like, then made selections based on our likes rather than suggesting dishes blindly. Everything from the Hawaaiian Martini, then the appetizers, entrees, and that Hot Chocolate Souffle was stunning. There are a ton of seafood restaurants in the area but it's quite obvious that the chef goes to extra lengths to make sure his quality is unrivaled. The managing partner was a really cool guy to talk to and actually took some time to talk to us on a really busy night. The chef even came into the dining room and talked to everyone about their food. I will admit the service is better than up north, but Roy's service is outstanding. Strong recommendation. If possible ask for Tony, he is the most knowledgable server I've ever had.

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“Well worth the Price”

Roy's Restaurant

5 of 5 stars
Warwick, Rhode Island
Sep 17, 2008

Went to Roy's the first night during a visit to Tampa...liked it so much went back again the next night.
Food was excellent, very high quality, expertly served.
Try the prix fixe menu, you get your choice of an appetizer,entree and dessert for a reasonable price. And save room for the chocolate souffle....

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“Awesome Food!!!!!”

Roy's Restaurant

5 of 5 stars
Tampa, Florida
Aug 9, 2008

I have lived in tampa for 3 years and ever since i found out there was a roy's restaurant here, me and my family have been going at least once every two months. the food is delicious and the presentation is awesome, the service is good. price is justified by the food quality and taste, for a group of 5 w/o wine $400 if you want wine which is the best way to go up to $520 one person meal $85. if you haven't you should visit roy's

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“Service Does Not Justify Price Paid”

Roy's Restaurant

3 of 5 stars
carolkemp@aol.com
Jul 26, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

This was our first time to Roy's. We have acquaintances who rave about it. We have found many rave about places since they are "status'" symbols or the places to be seen versus great service and outstanding food.

We each had a glass of organic sake, since unfiltered Nigori is not available at Roy’s. The explanation of our server was that they are unable to locate the right brand to carry. Since there is not a large variety of brands of Nigori available in the USA, this explanation did not seem logical to us.

I found the Unagi Nigiri served to me at Roy's average at best with average presentation and taste. Having travelled to Japan several years ago, I have seen, eaten and know what fine sushi is. Further, it was disappointing for us to have our sushi and appetizers arrive all at once, especially since we requested that they be served separately. Our server arrived at our table just before everything was served at once, explaining that everything may come at once since the sushi bar is very busy. This made no sense to us since, if the sushi bar is busy, why not wait on that order and put in the appetizer order or if both go in at once, logic would say the appetizer would have arrived before the sushi. We found this unacceptable when fine dining. It put us in the mood of casual dining atmosphere and left us very unimpressed and wishing that we had not driven so far to experience this when 40 minutes away, near our home, we could have had a fabulous meal at Zen Forest restaurant at a fraction of the cost. Don’t miss Zen Forest in New Port Richey, FL if you are nearby.

The filet & gorgonzola Sui Mai with Kim Chee & Namasu Cucumber, Black Bean Drizzle was good but I did not find much taste or bite in the Kim Chee, another disappointment.

By the crowd at the bar, it seems apparent to us that this is a hot spot on Saturday night 'want to be seen' crowd. There were open dining tables and no guests waiting to be seated. We realize folks like televisions all around them but when we fine dine, we prefer to concentrate on the 'fine' dining portion and prefer to have it more quieter with more attention to the diners than the bar hoppers and the televisions.

The Hawaiian Opakapaka entree was good. The presentation was nice but not necessarily memorable. An absence of fresh herbs was noticed, yet the seasonings were good. The Gorgonzola & spinach crusted salmon had more taste and would be recommended

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“Have the Butterfish”

Roy's Restaurant

4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Contributor
Jul 26, 2008

Have the Butterfish

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( 4-8 of 22 )
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4342 W Boy Scout Blvd, Tampa, FL 33607
Tel: (813) 873-7697 Fax: 813.870.0447
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