Tampa Bay area restaurant reviews

Roy's Restaurant no ‘Ono

8/4/2017

-2 Snaps! Not Recommended

Roy's Butter Fish used to be exceptional. Things have changed.

Roy's is off it's game. This high end Hawaiian fusion restaurant used to rock it. Previous visits have proven to be awesome, but my most recent didn't go so well. Seating was snappy and on time. Table service was attentive and pro. I ordered a craft beer (Hoegaarden White) off of the special beer menu and the server soon returned saying that even though it was listed they didn't have it and never have. Bad start, but I can move on.

The edamame was overcooked. They replaced it. The asparagus side was cold. They replaced it as dinner was wrapping up. And the Butterfish -$39.00 -(traditionally an outstanding dish), was mushy on the outside and swimming in too much sauce. Each concern was immediately addressed and corrected, but there shouldn't be that many quality issues with a dinner that totaled $160.00 for 2 people. If I'm going to spend that much dough on dinner I better want to clean my plate. Not so much.

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