Green Iguana Bar & Grill

this place is the pits! do not waste your money… or your time. The food takes 30 – 40 min to arrive. it’s good food, but DONT GO HUNGRY!!! I have been there twice with my family now and I promised them NEVER AGAIN. It’s unfortunate, as the location and the food is actually great. The servers are even friendly and very apologetic. What goes on in the kitchen, however, remains to be a mystery…

What happened to this place since they moved?
I had the misfortune of going here two times with in one week. First time was with my family for dinner then I got invited to a birthday party a few days later. The only positive was the waitress she was nice but the bartenders especially the one with the beard was a complete A hole who just hit on 3 girls all night and ignored everyone. They told two of the girls in out party there were no drink specials on lady’s night! So I guess they charge a cover on lady’s night because this place is so awesome?
We found another bartender who said yes, ladies drink free tonight so we tipped him $ 20 and sent all the guys and girls to him. Its not like anything is free all the guys were paying full price and tipping for drinks and food. Its not like the group was100% girls drinking for free. So A hole bartender got no $ and talked to skanks all night long and the other got tipped multiple times and actually worked.
The place is also dirty. They definitely didn’t paint when they moved in must have just moved on top of dirt.
Speaking of dirt they made dirty dinning list last week and they found tons of live roaches.
I have been going to Green Iguana in Ybor for over 10 years and Winthrop since it opened. I will never set foot into this place again.
Oh yeah one other thing the DJ played like 5 Chris Brown or Featuring Chris Brown songs WTF is this like the best of Chris Brown? This place stinks since they moved!

The worst service I have ever had… food is good. but it will be hard to go back after today. Waited 20 minutes just to get something to drink. we were there at 2:40pm.the lunch crowd had left so no excuse for why it took so long for the server to come to our table. Took another 10 minutes to get out drinks and 20 minutes later the server asked if we wanted to order. We ordered an appetizer and that was another 20 minutes before the appetizer got to the table! Half the portion of appetizer that we usually are server too. very disappointing. Finally, the server from the kitchen brought us water… which we asked for when we ordered our drinks. The server that took out food order somehow disappeared. It took an hour before we got our entrée. our server was outside on the patio chatting… totally forgot about our order. Good grief! The service sucked today…

I wanted to give this place more stars but, there was a long wait time for a waitress to even acknowledge us. Then when we actually stopped a waitress and asked her why we haven’t been served she stated that our seating was last and servers serve in order of seating which is fine but the place was no where near packed. Eventually manager approaches us, but by then we decided to go across the street to Applebee’s. You might have a different experience but I had the same that most Unilocal users had.

Much better service and quick turnout of food tonight. Sounds like some changes were made in the kitchen and with some staff. Some new menu items coming soon. Love their burgers and seafood. Good experience tonight.

You know they care about their customers when they don’t care to have them. Waited over 10 minutes only because we didn’t want to wait longer after even walking in the bar area and still not receiving any service. It almost felt like the restaurant was closed, except for the bartender ignoring us. What a terrible atmosphere

Good food little busy on fridays after work when you just want to go get something to eat with friends after work. Even though if your wanting a beer or Wine there’s specials only for wine or bud light :(no good

I just moved to the Tampa Bay Area and I came here for my first after work Friday happy hour. I was really impressed with the ambiance and the size of the establishment. It was a beautiful day outside (of course) so we decided to sit on the patio. The server was very attentive and took our order right away. I ordered the stacked chicken (sub’ed with mahi yum!) and it was phenomenal… They have really good happy hour specials as well. The service was so good, even the bartender came to check on us. Also, you can’t beat getting a free drink for checking in right? I will definitely be back :)

After Alan F. Contacted me promising to have the GM contacts I provided my email and have heard nothing from either of them. Have been back and service staff seems uninterested in customer service much like their management interest in following up. Speaks volumes.
Kitchen needs work; raw fish then a few days later on the «redemption» visit I got cold fries. Really cold fries and you knew I had rcvd raw fish a few days earlier?

The service at Green Iguana has definitely fallen down since the move to the new location on Lumsden. We were seated right away, and got our drinks, but nothing else. I watched all the waitresses hang out with the hostess, and play with each others hair, for 20 minutes. No one ever came to take our order. So after wasting 20 minutes we left with having never ordered.

This is a really cool bar and Brandon and cool bar doesn’t seem to go together. However, this was the exception that disproves the rule. Huge inside barn type bar area with a big stage. A decent band was playing there the night we were there. Huge tvs scattered all around so it also has a sports bar type feel to it too. Great selection of beer, friendly and knowledgable staff too.
The outside patio are was very nice albeit a little small. People watching was just average, however. It is boring Brandon, you know? Oh yeah, and I got a free drink for checking in here so thanks, Unilocal!Will definitely be back.

Even though I live close to the Green Iguana on Westshore Blvd in Tampa, tonight I had my first experience at the location in Brandon. It was a friend’s birthday and we had a large party so we were please to be accommodated as walk ins a little after 7 pm. We were seated at a long table on the side of the dance floor area for later in the night.
And that’s when the waiting began. It was a good 10 minutes before our server came over to get our drink orders. And then we waited some more. When our drinks came we all put in our food orders. And it took well over half an hour before anything came out. With no one really checking on us or refilling our waters. The restaurant didn’t even seem busy, it just seemed like there were only three servers for the entire place.
When the food did come, it was delicious. I had the Mambo King burger and it was very tasty. Unfortunately it took forever for our server to come back, for us to tell her we were ready for our checks, and then pay and leave.
Our server was very courteous, so there’s no complaints about the quality of service when we actually had someone at our table.
In conclusion, the food and atmosphere were great. We just experienced it for way longer than we intended to. Great burger, but the wait was pretty bad.

To be fair, I have never tried their food. I went here because of the good reviews. It was a Monday night at 6:30pm and I was informed I would have to pay a $ 5 cover. Really! It’s Monday evening at 6:30! Apparently this is not the place for locals to have a drink and enjoy dinner after work.

The food was surprisingly good and the drinks are a great value. I had the crispy Mahi Mahi with Mango salsa. Which came out nice and hot. This is a relatively new venue… they were not long ago at another location. I was suspect on the relocation… but it works. The live music on Friday evenings has been very good.

Went to the new Green Iguana in Brandon by the mall for my 38^th birthday on Saturday night got there about Ten or so and we could tell we came to the right place the music was loud and the girls aka the wives were ready to dance. The $ 5 cover for the guys really didn’t bother me. I was more pleasantly surprised with drink prices were far better than I would thought in a club like setting. I’m not much of a dancer but the wife managed to get me out there for a few songs. We really did have a good time.

Yet another place who, will honor the check-​in reward, but who have no knowledge it establishing said reward.

We have been three times now during regular restaurant hours and are not impressed with the service or food quality.
We are always told to wait. Even if the place is totally empty the first thing out of the hostess mouth is ok wait right here and I’ll see what we have available.
It is as if we catch them off guard and they have to go figure out who wants to take another customer.
This is a serious issue management, and I hope you are reading this. You have to make sure your staff is well trained, informed, and working together as a team. Time spent at the hostess station while your staff figures out who is ready is terrible first impression.
You are basic running two businesses, restaurant during the day and a bar at night. Train your staff for each business model.
Atmosphere is very nice at this location and the music is always pretty good.

Located snugly in the corner of winthrop town center. From the huge standing green iguana outside to all the attire inside you cant not avoid this place. The live music is good but not anything more than that, i think if it was it would be too much for this place. Service was nice and clean.
I had the cali baja burger and my wife had the southwest bacon burger. We had previously had these at a Unilocal event and fell in love with them. They were sliders at the event and these were full size burgers. We both decided they would be better as sliders. The french fries were good and like any other bar food place they were just good old fries. The drink specials were not bad either for the type of joint it was.
All in all we have decided to make this a regular when ever were out or have family visit.

A pretty decent place close to work for happy hour. It’s a bit hidden away in the Winthrop Town Center so it’s not visible from the main road but that adds to its uniqueness. This place also offers something different in the Brandon area that you may find in the mall area. I’d suggest they broaden their Happy Hour offerings to draw in more of a weekday crowd.

My first visit to this Green Iguana was based on Tampa Unilocalers’ recommendations for a great place to get a burger. I was not disappointed! I love the southwest burger. The onion straws are delicious, too. The sweet Caribbean sauce on the wings… mmmmm. The french fries are the only menu item that has disappointed. They taste no different than what you get out of the grocer’s freezer.
I have returned to the Iguana countless times. I return not only for the good food, but for the atmosphere, the patrons, and the servers. Live music, dj’s, karaōke. something for every fancy. I like the outdoor bar and tables, though I wish they had heaters outside. I enjoy the others that patron the Iguana. I find I can strike up a conversation with anyone near me, which, as a lonely traveling nurse, is the best way I meet the locals. I enjoy the conversation that the servers provide. It’s fun that they can share an occasional drink with me, too. They make me feel like they are having as much fun working as I am drinking. I’ve been acknowledged by the manager, which makes me feel appreciated as a patron and not like just another dollar.
In general, if you are looking for a place to have a good burger, you’ve found it. If you’re looking to sing, come on in. If you want to hear some live music, here it is. If you’re looking to relax outside with a casual gang, a cold brew, and the game on TV, here is a stool with your name on it.