Rusty Pelican - Tampa

2425 N Rocky Point Dr, Tampa - 33607
787 reviews
Seafood American Venues & Event Spaces
(813) 281-1943

Tj was an excellent waitress!

It was great! A perfect place for celebrations! Pricy though so I wouldn’t go very often. It was me and my boyfriends anniversary and our waiter covered our champagne it was awesome! Had a great time there I recommend it to couples! Not a kid’s restaurant!

A couple good things about the restaurant. The location was amazing. During the dinner we were fortunate enough to watch a dolphin come within 10 feet of where our table was. The service was also great. Ashley and Julie were extremely attentive and very nice. The food on the other hand was hit or miss but mostly miss. The prices for the food items didn’t match anywhere close to the quality of the food received. Let’s start real quick with the food items we enjoyed. The Chilean Seabass and Coconut Shrimp were well-made, visually stunning, and delicious. Now for the majority of our food…which was mostly bland, cold, and just overall terrible. The oysters we ordered came in varying sizes (some as small as my pinky) and were void of any of their juices. Two of the steaks we ordered were cool to the touch when we received them, were obviously not seasoned at all (thank goodness they gave us salt and pepper), and no where close to the $48 price point. I’ve seen and tasted better steaks at the Golden Corral. The French fries we received were way over fried. The same thing went for the sliders that I ordered with them. All I could taste was charred meat and whatever sauce they slathered on to the meal.

We had great service and you can’t beat the view here

Very rude will not recommend

It was great food. The only thing is it was very cold inside so bring a sweater if your like me and can't stand to be cold. Other than that the service was good and the food was great as well. Will come back.

Requested window seat and was not given it. When I saw that a table left asked for it and was told that it was saved for someone else. Thought maybe they didn't see the window seat request. Then I ask for a sangria and it came with baby breath's flowers as a decoration. Normally in cakes flowers are covered with a straw so that it doesn't tough the cake because they're typically sprayed with insecticides. Not only was the stem and all inside the beverage fbut baby breaths are known to be toxic to humans. The shouldn't be on any food. I was appalled. Food was so disappointing considering the price. Corn Bread was awful, appetizers (crab cake and calamari) not bad but nothing to write home about, and then the entree (board for 2 for a woping $125) absolutely disappointing. Mashed potatoes were horribly underseasoned. Risotto was overcooked. Steak was almost 2 temperatures above what was asked. Salad's dressing was discussing. Asked for broccoli, server forgot and never got it. Paid nearly $300 with taxes and tip. Absolutely not worth the price. Would never go again. I rather go to Cooper Hawk honestly which is even cheaper than this.

Everything was perfect to celebrate a milestone anniversary. The location, the food, service and ambiance couldn’t have been better.

Amazing view of the water. Great food & great drinks.

Great view but the rest was way to dark. I understand creating ambience but when you have a hard time seeing a piece of Blackened Swordfish on your own plate it’s to dark. For the price of the entrées the food was just average. I wish it would have been better.