Flippers Beach Bar

We stopped in this bar Sunday evening about 7:30 hoping to have a few drinks and dessert. As we walked in the live music was just ending. :-(We sat down at an empty table and waited. There were 3 or 4 other tables of dinners who were all finishing up. There was no one behind the bar and no servers in sight. After about 5 minutes or more, a server showed up with 2 «to go» boxes for the table across from us. Over the next 10 minutes the server passed by our table at least 6 times, never making eye contact. There were no signs stating their hours of operation and nothing on their website about them either. We had plenty of time to check this out. Finally, the server stood with his back to us, talking to the table next to us. So we left. It would have been nice if the server had told us that they were closing or he would be with us shortly but he just ignored us. Seems like a nice location but we won’t be back. I gave it one star because no stars is not an option.

We visited Flippers Beach Bar on May 8, 2015. We picked a table to sit at, and like a couple of idiots we just sat there thinking there was service. Nope. I had to go ask another patron if there was service. You have to order everything yourself from the bar, so we did, or I should say we tried. There were 2 bartenders. One was full on eating something and the other guy was completely enjoying the company of a bunch of dudes sitting at one corner of the bar and he ignored us — the only ones standing there who weren’t his buddies. When the food came out, the chicken tenders were inedible. We asked the bartender to take it back and give us back the money on our card. He said he already closed our tab. We said give it back anyway, and get your manager. He never got his manager and we ended up just ditching everything and getting out of there. This place is an embarrassment to the Dolphin Hotel. I’m sure they are not under the same management — who knows. All I can say is there are so many good beach bars — just steer clear of this one. There is nothing about the experience you will walk away with a good memory about.

The food was great. Hot and delicious. I’m not just saying that because we had been drinking. It was legit. We got the boiled shrimp, chicken wings, grilled all beef got dog, and sausage pizza. Yum.

Staying at the resort, thought we would grab a bite to eat because of the location next to the pool. Bartender can not finish one transaction before starting another. Fails at multi-​tasking. The food came 15 later than told soggy and cold. Shrimp under cooked. Chicken strips edible after the 2 inch thick leather exterior. Yummy. Fries cold and limp. I ate on all over St. Pete beach and this was the worse food we encounters. Don’t wast your time, go somewhere else on the strip. Use it for drinks not grub