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Justin Steinvia Google

about 2 months ago

Bern’s is so much more than a great steakhouse, it’s an experience. Make sure you request tours of the kitchen and extensive wine cellar from your server, as well as make a reservation for dessert afterwards. For those unfamiliar with Bern’s, dessert is served upstairs at different tables, with a separate host station and different server than your meal. Generous courses and sides make this a great value and terrific must-experience when in Tampa.

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Paige Razavia Google

2 months ago

An experience from the beginning till the end! Great selection of steaks that are served with a soup salad and two sides. I love the macadamia nut dressing. Upstairs and dessert room is an exceptional variety of desserts, and a unique experience with live piano. They have everyone you could ever think of. It is a very classy, beautiful, wonderful dining experience.

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E. B.via Google

2 months ago

We went for dessert only. It was incredible. Great place to celebrate something special with loved ones. I recommend going on the tour too. They take you through the kitchen, wines cellar, and dessert room. I have to recommend the bananas foster. It's not only delicious it was fun to watch them prepare it tableside. Very fun place.

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Jen Layvia Google

3 months ago

My good friend and I celebrated his birthday on Tuesday 12/2 in the lounge (where a more relaxed dress code is accepted) around 6:30. We decided to come in last minute but it was a great spontaneous choice! We got sat right away at a nice booth in the corner, the server was very fast and friendly! I ordered a tequila cocktail and my friend enjoyed an old fashion. All of the food was amazing and we shared some dishes as well, so good! Loved the atmosphere and people watching!! And last but not least, we of course decided to go upstairs to the dessert room and take a kitchen/wine cellar tour…. Don’t forget to ask towards the end of your meal! Thanks so much for making our experience special, see you soon.

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A Wvia Google

4 months ago

My husband and I planned a weekend trip from Daytona to Tampa specifically to try Bern’s after hearing so many glowing reviews from friends and social media. The interior is certainly unique and you can tell it once had a “wow” factor, but much of it feels dated now, with worn chairs, faded décor, and crowded, noisy dining rooms. The lobby was chaotic upon arrival with no clear direction on where to go, and the host stand felt rushed and unfriendly. The pre-table drink service in the lobby was a nice idea in theory, but difficult to navigate while standing shoulder-to-shoulder with other guests. We were seated in a loud room next to the bathroom with a large mural that looked faded. Our server, Harrison, unfortunately offered service that did not match the reputation or price point of this restaurant. He barely stopped at the table, never checked our steaks for temperature, and we had to flag him down multiple times for refills or additional drinks. There was little warmth or conversation, no check-in about how we were enjoying our meal, and no clearing of plates—even though we saw other servers doing so at nearby tables. For a restaurant that claims extensive staff training, this felt like a major miss. The steaks themselves were also underwhelming. My Chateaubriand was tough and looked like an end cut, and my husband’s Delmonico was extremely fatty. The included sides (onion strings, green beans, French onion soup, and the house salad) felt more like something from a diner than a high-end steakhouse. The upgraded lobster bisque and Caesar salad were just okay, and the house salad tasted limp and far from fresh. The oysters and stone crab were excellent, however, and the dessert room was genuinely enjoyable. Our dessert-room server was warm, knowledgeable, and made that portion of the night feel special. The cost is also important to mention. Dinner alone was $500, which already included the restaurant’s mandatory 12% server tip. The dessert room added another $100, making our total for the night roughly $600. For that price, the food quality and service fell far short of expectations. I would have shared my concerns with management, but no manager ever came by to check on tables. While Bern’s has an interesting history and the dessert room is worth experiencing once, the rest of the evening didn’t reflect the reputation or the high-end pricing. We actually made reservations at Bull & Bear in Orlando while dining because we wanted a guaranteed great steakhouse experience the following weekend. For us, Bern’s was overhyped, and we wouldn’t return based on this visit.