Jack Willie's Tiki Bar Restaurant

We met some people from out of town there , and I didn't realize how far out it was. But we'll be worth the drive . The shrimp tacos were the beat I have ever had. My husband got the stuffed shrimp, which was good, not great. Service was excellent. I would like to stop again.

Been coming here for years, love the laid back atmosphere, great place for live music and sunset. Awesome tiki bar and a killer menu. Love the hushpuppies, spinach salad is so good, so is the burger, shrimp and gator bites. It gets crowded but in all our years, I can only remember one time the service wasn't top notch- and I honestly think that was a her problem and not a JW or lack of training issue because I never saw her there again. Every time before and since has been great! We've never sat inside- why would you?! LOL

We were on our way to Oldsmar and were feeling like getting a drink so we decided to stop at Jack Willie 's Bar. Here 's my take on the experience: Quality of drinks: meh. We got the rum bucket that was extremely sweet and mostly filled with ice. It tasted like it was made in a hurry and had a healthy dose of the sweetest juice cocktail that one can find. Although the bucket looks big, after I finished it, I felt that I had maybe a rock glass sized drink. Décor: boring. We sat outside and the view was pretty terrible. The water didn 't really look clean, smelled bad, and stayed stagnant. There were some metal sticks sticking out of the water in the middle that made the views even worse. Cleanliness: good. The tables and general area was being kept clean. Service: not good. The host/waitress was pretty dry in her responses and did not smile when she seated us down. Price: expensive. They don 't have prices listed on any of the drinks and you have you ask individually for the price and all you get are best guess or let me check. Drink and beer prices don 't fluctuate like the stock market so just please put it on your menu. It also looked like they don 't have a happy hour. I don 't know if I 'll ever be back here since the drinks were expensive and the views were bad. Most of the time, a place so hidden like this turns out to be a gem but in this case...my experience here was a dud.

I had a dinner date at Jack Willie's the other night and wasn't disappointed. I had a glass of Cabernet (I think they told me it was the Josh?, and for dinner I had the blackened shrimp with broccoli and another side I can't recall. The hush puppies were good. My date had the combo platter (the platter where you pick two or three seafood items). He enjoyed his meal. The ambiance is very casual and chill. I felt a touch overdressed but staff welcomed us kindly and let us sit where we wanted. The parking lot (as others have noted) is a little bumpy and could use some repair. I only glanced at the tab but it didn't look like it broke the bank based on our drinks and food order. There was a pretty lively tiki bar outside, but we didn't visit it. Overall JW's is a cool, casual seafood joint tucked away from large crowd dining.

This is my favorite place! Everything about Jack Willie is great! Seafood, service, relaxed atmosphere, beer selection... Children even love this place. My daughter wants to play Jenga while we're here.