Zudar's On Platt - Tampa

I'm also with percent of the reviews on this page. I used to love this restaurant, but now apparently the server, Mr. T., bases his service and cleanliness on looks alone. I never had a problem with this restaurant until the election and then, wham, you get hit with bad service and bad bad food, food that looks like it was scraped off of someone else's plate. You go out to eat food that is safe to eat, not to get sick after.

My food was cold and took a long time to get but place was really busy and close to convention center.

It seemed they were short staffed for our eating experience as the first server who took our drink order spent most of the time behind the bar. Once we received a different server, service was much better. I was disappointed as I told our first waiter about our open table reservation (Zudar's has no host stand), but she did not seem to redeem it for us. I have eaten at Zudar's before with an open table reservation without problem.

Great food and wonderful service for a price that can't be beat. They had great music too! Run, don't walk to this place.

O'clock reservation. Very difficult to get in with wheelchair. Stood in the doorway several minutes before a server acknowledged us and told us to go to the counter. We waited while they decided where to seat us. On reservation I put in the notes we had a wheelchair. We were seated in front of what I guess would be called the hostess station. Server was very pleasant. Took only a few minutes before taking our drink order where I also placed the soup order. Got mom's drink, soup and nothing else for minutes. I requested my drink again in between there. Finally after minutes I asked, not so nicely, again for my drink. When I decided I wanted frittata with ham, grilled pineapple, and gouda cheese and mom decided the cob sandwich, we ordered. minutes went by before we got our food. Mine came first, fritta, potatoes, and fruit. Server took another because now she's having to cashier. Gave mom my fruit, she was hungry. Also got my own silverware and extra napkins. My pineapple was from a fruit bowl, no grill marks, and ham, sliced luncheon meat and lastly the cheese, sandwich slices. I was so disappointed. Yes it's mothers day but at no point were they ever so busy anyone was waiting to be seated nor ever full. People who came after us left before we did. As well as another customer, in uncertain terms, letting front end staff know how dissatisfied they were with their service.