Gaspar's Grotto

Pirate themed bar and restaurant. Staff here friendly and food was delicious! Great lunch deals, especially coffee and beignets *chef kiss* Customer service top notch. My friend is vegan and half jokingly was asking the server to take out all of the beans in the soup for her if she could (my friend loves beans). With a smile on her face and no hesitation, she actually did that for my friend and we could enjoy a meal together. We just so happened to stop by and found a gem of a place, will be back!

This place saved our date night. After walking into a bar that didn't serve alcohol🤔, the wife and I found this place; it is awesome! 3 bars. Great food. Great service. Great music. The live music by a young man named juanes really did it for us; we stayed and drank until he finished singing. The bartender was awesome and made drinks that weren't on the menu for us! Totally recommend this place. Everyone was friendly and just rocking out. We will definitely be back; the place is awesome!

The restaurant is very beautifully decorated, a different atmosphere from other Cuban restaurants. The pork was good but as you can see in the photo the beans arrived at the table dry, I don't know if it was because of the slow service that left the dish waiting for a long time or if it was the kitchen's fault 🤷🏻‍♂️, actually being Cuban I have eaten better at home

I came here to watch the NBA Finals the other night since this spot was a bit more toned down compared to all the other bars and restaurants. I ordered the 10 piece smokehouse flavored jumbo wings and they were really good. The Long Island drink was kind of light (I prefer them strong). My friend said his beans and chicken lacked some flavor. I would’ve liked to hear the sound of the TV during the game but I didn’t mind what the DJ was playing. I would definitely come back when I’m down in Ybor again.

I went here on a Friday night and sat in the outside seating area. It was definitely a nice and lively atmosphere; it was really loud in there and they had karaoke going on. We ordered our food at the bar and had to check there for when it was ready. The drinks we ordered were good. My friends got the Cuban bread and butter which was good but a bit dry. My sister got the wings which she really liked. I got the tater tots which was nice because there was a lot of them the only thing Is I felt like a lot of them didn’t have any toppings and some even seemed a bit under heated. Other than that, however, this is definitely an upbeat place to go hang out and it wasn’t too expensive, also their Cuban sandwich looked really good. They also have pb&j wings which sounds super interesting but I was too scared to try it

I had so much fun at the Grotto for lunch on a weekday! The inside is the coolest decor, I would have loved to explore it more. The weather was perfect so I sat outside, a beautiful patio with plenty of umbrellas, and honestly I was so entertained by the chickens walking around! My server so very kind and pleasant. Their sangria is phenomenal, and I had the shrimp & crab quesadilla. I don't know what sauce was on the side but it was the perfect combo! I would go back for that anyway. I saw a few reviews about the service, which is annoying, but I had a great experience and I think you should come to this bar for the ambiance and atmosphere. It's such a cool bar, and at the end of the day, bars are about fun, not necessarily above & beyond service. Just a thought! I very much hope to return.

Nice outdoor seating area with a bar there is lots of space inside and outside. We tried the $35 bucket of margarita and Long Island. Definitely enough for 6 people to get buzzed. We got the Garlic Parmesan Wings and the Kickin Korean BBQ Wings. Great wings best I’ve had in awhile definitely recommend trying the wings we also got a basket of fries that came out hot and fresh. The server was friendly we did come out a Monday and there was no wait the food was fast and fresh. Great place to have drinks and wing’s definitely will be back!