Review Ballyhoo Grill - Tampa

Stopped in here for an early dinner for the first time in years. Place hasn’t changed, but that’s not a bad thing. Food and service is still good. We only had appetizers (buffalo shrimp and grouper nuggets) but both were delicious. The fried nuggets were light and golden, not heavily fried and greasy like some places. Drink prices were decent as well. Only negative I can mention might be the parking. It wasn’t crowded when we went but at busy times, the lot gets full quickly and it’s not paved.

Went here last night with my sister-in-law and it as amazing. Service and food were perfect. I had the raw oysters for an appetizer, side salad and stuffed grouper with sautéed spinach. All super delicious! Oh, and key lime pie for dessert! Thanks for the great time!

Stopped in for a snack. It’s been years since I have been here. The place was super clean. Staff was friendly and the food was excellent! Ordered Grouper Nuggets and a order of fries. Food came out quickly and piping hot. The fish was really fresh! Like right off the boat! All the staff were wearing mask.

This is good food. I like great fish and this is a fine place to get it. It's a casual place with fresh plates and prices are reasonable for fresh seafood. The service is great. I've been here twice. The 1st time almost a month ago, I had seafood gumbo $4, fish spread $8, and shrimp/scallop special ($20). The fish spread is excellent but I don't love cooked salmon. It's good and a lot of people would like this though so you should consider it. The gumbo had an excellent taste & spiciness. Mine was a bit thick but maybe that was a one-time thing. The shrimp and scallops were just excellent. They are what you seek. I will be back to order them again. 2nd time, Sunday I was just there. I had the fish spread again- and had forgotten about the salmon. Think I'll get gumbo next time. This time I had the catch, which was triple-tail snapper. I took a picture- unfortunately didn't think of it until I'd taken my first bite- sorry. The snapper was so good that I was sad when it was all gone, lol. So why not 5 stars? Only a picky topic for me. It's the beer selection. I had the space dust, which is a pretty good tasting sipper. But it's not that drinkable (8% alcohol) and I like beer with my fish. I prefer easy drinking IPA's and pale ales with dinner. There isn't really another great choice on the menu, which is surprising, considering the better breweries nowadays. There are 3 kinds of Amber ales on draft in Blue Point, big storm, and v-twin which are all good but maybe overkill amongst 8 taps total? I'd highly recommend any restaurant getting rid of the always lousy goose island. Replace it with Lagunitas Pale Ale or Lagunitas IPA. Or, Green Bench Sunshine City. or Deep South Citra, or Ballast Point Even Keel & BP Grunion, or Stone Tangerine, or even Cycle Crank IPA. A very light, fruity, hoppy brew with lower alcohol would pair so much better with such great seafood. Please consider so I can change this to 5 stars!

Outstanding! The food was delicious, the portions were great, and the atmosphere was fantastic. And if you are an art lover, all you have to do is look around.

Best crab cakes I have ever had! Stopped here with my pup before heading on a month road trip to travel and write. #eatamplified

The food is awesome. I had the Oak Grilled Scallops, they melt in your mouth. My mom had one of the daily specials, Pan Seared Snapper and it was wonderful. The banana foster cheesecake dessert, OMG it was to die for.

Oh my goodness, Amazing is not enough to describe the meals and our server Destiny. Food and drinks were on point and the Destiny is an exceptional server. My wife had scapplos and I had the stuffed grouper. We also shared 1.5 dozen of Rockefeller oysters and they were also exceptional. For desert we had the key lime pie...yummm. A definite place to recommend and a place we will return to

Excellent Coconut Mojitos... Silky smooth... Crab rangoons were stuffed be w/Double "the good stuff" and my Seafood Cobb Salad was Huge w/lots of shrimp, lobster, scallops, blue cheese n bacon, wow! Local vibe, looks like a fun place to hang out. Came here after a busy open house.. excellent location near Citrus Park Mall & Veterans Expressway..

Local diner with outdoor seating and good drink specials. I had the shrimp Po-boy as well as fried calamari as an appetizer. Our server Emily was really friendly. This location can accommodate larger parties, they spaced the main dining room ( a large bar is located in there) out to socially distance. The food is pretty good & reliable. Our calamari had a light batter (think tempura) & was flavored good. I have been here several times pre-pandemic w/friends and the food is always pretty fresh. It's super casual, usually a somewhat older crowd but warm neighborhood diner vibe.

We eat here/ order take out at least once a week! I have a couple of favorites, like the fish tacos, naked chicken wings and the best you need to try: The Crab Cakes... They are the best in town! Great atmosphere, good happy hour margarita drinks (on the rocks only on HH). The only thing that we don't like is that they removed white Russians from the happy hour drink list.

Good menu and fun atmosphere. The oyster special on Monday is great. Fresh large oysters $.79 each no limit. Greek salad is huge and lots of flavor. Fish tacos are portioned well and the yellow rice and beans as a side are good too. Parking is plentiful and well lit lot.

Great seafood place in the middle of Citrus Park. I love anyplace that serves gator! 🐊 Just a heads up, you can feel the movement of the person sitting behind you in the booths (which is kind of annoying to be bumped throughout your meal).

The servers were really kind and everything arrived to our table really fast, all tasted so good specially the scallops wrapped with bacon.

Food is absolutely delicious and seasoned v e r y well. House beer was good too. Waiter was on top of everything and kind. Worth a try.

My wife ordered me dinner. it was fantastic! I will be back often, I live within a mile . I had an excellent meal.

Omgollie, haven't seen my Sister in 6 months! A great experience with great food and Service. Ribs n Seafood! Two thumbs up! Kelly and Marlene

Food is delicious, especially the shrimp tacos. Went on .50 wing night, I recommend the Thai sauce it had a nice mild sweetness.

Incredible place to go eat some good tasty, soulful food. The place has a great atmosphere and food was delicious. Definitely a must to go eat in tampa.

Hmmmm... have had better. Waitress totally forgot the calamari we ordered, firecracker shrimp tacos were pretty good, but sweet potato waffle fries were served cold... even the ones on bottom of the pile. The plate was warmer than the fries. Loni's Asian chopped salad was terrible... veggies were overcooked to mush, and lettuce was far from fresh! They did knock $6 off the bill... but still hungry... so not happy!

I had the most incredible time celebrating my Bridal Shower at this amazing place. Ballyhoos is an awesome place, the atmosphere was exactly what we needed for this exciting event in my life. I would not have asked for a better location. The staff were beyond helpful and friendly. Everything we needed they provided and went above and beyond our expectations. The food was spectacular and not one person was unhappy. All in all I give Ballyhoos a 10 out of 10 and I will definitely be back with my friends and family.

Was visiting the area and found this gem. This place has amazing food! Husband loved the oysters. Had them ,79 special. I had the stuffed black grouper with shrimp,crab and oysters. Amazing! Great drinks and wonderful service, very low key with very fresh food. If you are ever in the area you need to eat here!

Hands down the best crab legs, all you can eat crab legs, and the best I've ever had, and I've been to a lot of places, crab legs were consistent the service was fantastic, never had to wait for my order, fantastic Place can't wait till next week lol

What a pleasant surprise!!!!! We have been in and out for years - staffing, management and owner changes - have made it challenging- some good, some ........... Tonight was the first time to give it another try (- ps missing Grimald’s at Citrus Park Mall ) Had an amazing time - our server/bartender Abby was great !!!!!! Prompt, professional and very friendly!!!!! Going to give this another try for our place to go !!!!!

Went for all you can eat crab legs yesterday. Absolutely worth it and amazing quality. Service was great and the crab was flowing like water!!

The food was exceptionally Good! I have never eaten a shrimp taco anywhere near that.good. Will go back there again and again for the four months we are in Florida!

I've been there twice with my sisters once to have lunch and enjoy a sister / sister day out, and this past week to celebrate my Birthday! The food is excellent as always, great atmosphere and friendly waitresses. I know I'll recommend Ballyhoo Grill to my friends.

This is a Terrible place stay away! So the rest of us who worship it can get in on a regular time.

I've been going there since it opened! Mike makes the best margaritas in the world. Like it so much I had my 60th birthday party there last year! Great food, great drinks, fun clientele and great service always!

Friendly and very accommodating staff. Food was EXCELLENT! This is our second visit in less than a month. Evan the bartender and Kelly the trainee were so attentive and mix a great cocktail. Your shrimp quesadilla and my entree of the Shrimp n bacon wrapped scallops are the "Bomb"! Highly recommended to all are buddies at the Silver Dollar Resort. Your definitely one of out " GO TOs".

Should not serve fried oysters if they are so small that breading is all you taste!!! Manager came out and said that oysters are really small but that did not help us. 12 pieces of breading for 18.00 was ridiculous. Also, 4 pieces of grouper nuggets for $18.00 waa absolutely terrible value. This is 3rd time we have gone and been disappointed and will be the last time.

Waited 10 minuets for a drink. Poor service and hospitality. They complained about customers. Need better quality bartenders.

Loved the food! I had oysters, scallops wrapped in bacon with shrimp which was delicious. My husband had the rib and he loved them. Service was good too. We will visit again.

We always bring visitors here cause the seafood is great, the prices are fair and the drinks are a good deal. I have never been disappointed. I wish it was on the water then it would be perfect.

Love this place. Great food and friendly staff. I need to visit more often.

Tuesday night's all you can eat crab legs for $31.99 was good. Server Danielle is the BOMB. She kept our drink glasses full the entire time and we never had to wait for another refill order of crab legs.

Food was awesome! Our server Erica was great

Fantastic service and seafood was fresh and served just right! You have to try the carrot cake! Highly recommended!

This was the first place we ate at while shopping for a home here in Tampa. Our agent took us there, and now is our “go to” when we want great seafood with a cool atmosphere. We Always take out of town guest there when time allows us and we make sure we go once or twice a month , at the least. The lobster Mac and cheese is to die for.

The bacon wrapped scallops and grilled shrimp were outstanding! The service was excellent!

Food and service was great! We had the fish tacos and a bacon burger.

Great place. Been coming here for years. Great service.

It was my first time there. My mom loves to go there all the time for the grouper sandwich. This is one of her go to places.

Excellent seafood. Authentic New Orleans Seafood Gumbo. Noisy

Our first time back this year. We went several times last Winter....honestly I think it's even better now. Bloody Mary, Gator Bites and Shrimp Po Boy with a side of Black Beans and Rice it was Fantastic. Already making plans to go again.

Awesome food as usual! Crab legs, Steamed Oysters, and Calamari. Our waitress Jennifer was so fun and sweet!

Always a good Bloody Mary and blackened chicken sandwich

Love it. Our favorite go-to! Especially when LOTP is there! The wait staff is awesome and so is the food!