Island Way Grill

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1. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Tampa1 review

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food good as usual Good value Very loud on restaurant
   

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   Jivv

   Denver5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Island Ways Grill always is one of the highlights of our Spring Training trips! What a great variety of food, everything was top notch. Service was excellent and personable, and the atmosphere is great. Pair all the above with a very reasonable price and we couldn’t ask for more.
   

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3. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Upstate NY1 review

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Delicious seafood! Delightful waitress! Beautiful view! Couldn’t ask for more.
   

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   Robin VIP

   Washington DC20 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had another great dinner at Island Way Grill Were able to sit outside which was very comfortable. Sushi boat was amazing and great value. Hall Cabernet by the glass was a nice touch.
   

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   John VIP

   Houston46 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Overall good rating. Birthday early dinner before the FOREIGNER concert so we tried the early bird specials. Not something we are accustomed to do but decent selection. Birthday card on table for my wife was appreciated. She had the pork chop. Potatoes. I had the surf and turf (shrimp). It was generally pretty good. Just smaller portions (filet was tiny and with tiny “bay” shrimp that were ok. Pork chop was large and tasty. ) Cocktails from bar menu were Ok. The old fashioned was sweeter than it should be and almost clear color. Would not get another one. Seems they push through those early bird dinners swiftly and a lot seemed premade and had a feeling if not flavor of institutional cooking (think : good cafeteria). We sat near indoor entrance and view was of people going in / out outside. Near where wait staff huddled and it was loud. So sit outside if weather permits or inside the dining room. Service was good but them moving quickly was emphasized by plates being dropped (loud) vs placed on our table.
   

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   KJB12

   Orlando2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Emily our server was fantastic, weather was great and was food was tasty!
   

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   jamie

   Philadelphia2 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Location, ambiance, food are all great. Reservation system is very poor and a huge negative. Both nights we had a reservation, with a request (offered as part of the reservation) to eat outdoors. When we arrived we were told outside was first come, first served. We waited 45 minutes to be seated. So basically there is no reservation system unless you want to eat inside - which is just not at all the reason you go to this beautiful spot. Just an FYI for future guests.
   

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   James

   Tampa1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a great dinner. Great service and great food in a nice place!
   

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   Shane

   Tampa1 review

   4.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Overall experience and service from the bartenders and our server was great. A few details that were lacking. I asked for a quiet table for my wife and I when I made the reservation. I do not believe this was noticed as we were seated in probably the loudest area of the restaurant. We ordered Oyster Rockefellar for an appetizer, a different waiter or food runner brought out a half dozen of raw oysters instead. Our waiter did notice it, apologized and brought out what we ordered on the house. She was great! I ordered a steak to be cooked Pittsburgh style/medium rare. The steak came out with butter on it and was not warm enough to melt the butter the cook spread on it with no char at all. Again our server was on top of this and got it taken care of right away. For a restaurant of this caliber and price point a cook should know how to properly prepare a Pittsburgh style steak.
   

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    Joann

    Tampa35 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    As usual the service was outstanding and the ambiance was wonderful. The oyster Rockefeller’s were amazing as well as the raw oysters I took off a star because my Pork Duloc was over cooked and dry I asked for medium so perhaps I should have asked for medium rare
    

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