Riptides

Worst spot ever. Actually, the bar is ok but the service is the absolute worst. We would’ve stayed here longer but the male bartenders had the respect of a two year old. Do not come here. Do yourself a favor; go next door to Nori Thai, get some excellent sushi, then take an Über or Lyft to a bar far, far away. Bartenders with an attitude?! Nah thanks.

Locals bar and awesome time! Can’t beat the prices and the bartenders Nancy and Denise will take good care of you trust me!!!

Definitely a locals place, but since I’m a pretty good socializer, the locals warmed to us, and we were treated ok. We were there for football Sunday, and really had a good time. Looked like a carry in, and a very nice buffet was laid out, which we were strongly encouraged to participate. Getting drinks wasn’t the easiest thing, but a minor inconvenience. Prices were the best we’ve found in the area. Not shocked by some negative comments on here, some people just wouldn’t fit in this type of establishment.

I love this bar. It’s far enough removed from the beach so you don’t get the typical ‘frat boy’ beach crowd, drinks are cheaper than all the popular beach bars, and I adore the bartenders Johnny and Mark. They’re sarcastic and funny and treat you like a friend. The crowd is younger and it’s always lively on the weekends. Smoking permitted, there’s 1 pool table, 1 dart board, and a couple arcade golf consoles. It’s laid back and comfortable, and it has a pizza place next door open til 4 for those late night munchies. Thanks guys!

Got treated like absolute sit here .Let me start by saying I’m a former law enforcement professional, and proud veteran. I am not a terrible starter. Been there a few times and was treated just like anyone else in this bar… go in on a random Sunday with friends and get treated like shit by the bartender who then blatantly violates my privacy by showing my card around the bar and then calling me names when I try and stop her. If you like being pissed off and leaving sober then go see this chick. Would give 0 stats if possible.

Do not go here. I live one block from here. I drank here twice then showed up to have a good time and drink and watch football. I still had my NEW YORK STATE ID. She said she wasnt comfortable serving me. Would not say why. I am 24 years old and am a registered nurse. I came to have a good time. DO NOT GO HERE. Not sure if she has something against people from new york or just thinks i have a fake id, but its crazy. Do not go here, especially if your from out of state because she «might not be comfortable serving you». When i told her im a local nurse she laughed at me and said «well im a bartender».
Ridiculous experience that was unneeded. I’ve been able to drink for four years and i deserve to if i choose to. I’m a local and I’m offended.

This place is great! We just moved to St. Pete from North Tampa for fun beach bar experiences and were happy to find this place! The bartender was extremely nice and even gave us free «welcome to riptide» shots! Free «Scooby snacks are given to all bar goers which consists of gold fish, cheese its and many other goodies! Great company and an overall great experience. Glad we stopped in instead of listening to other reviews!

Typical bar on the beach. Well, not exactly –on– the beach, but you know what I mean. If you’re looking to get sloppy drunk with younger people on the beach, this place seems to be it. They do have a pool table though, so there’s that.

Ok so my review is going to be a little IMO based the fact that this place was crazy smoke filled, cloudy with a chance of lung cancer! Yuck! I went he with my hair smelling like smoke. One thing if your goin to allow the dirty smelly killing things, at least get decent ventilation! Duh! Now for te positive, they have a fun bathroom with silly jokes and pictures posted everywhere… that was random. The fun parts were being there with friends playing darts with strangers, mostly locals and not so much tourists. They also had a pool table and plenty of people ready to challenge you to a game. Music was pretty good top 80’s and 90’s. Cool spot overall.

Good bar. I usually start at Sloppy Pelican and walk here… parking lot looks a good size. It is a smoking bar, but it’s very open so unless you’re sitting next to someone smoking you’re fine. They have a pool table, darts, and the bowling/​golf game. Drinks are reasonably priced. Never a long wait for a bartender. It’s off the main road so easy to find.