Monday, October 24, 2011

Tampa, FL - Miguel's Mexican Seafood & Grill


My companion and I asked at the Hilton where we could get some good seafood in the area and Miguel's was recommended to us by the front desk clerk.  Our navigator found it readily enough and we found plenty of available parking in the back of the restaurant.  We were a little early for the dinner crowd and when we left the parking lot was full.

We were greeted by the hostess and after consulting her chart and another hostess she headed to a table.  We passed a very large and loud party on the way to a table further in the back.  I was glad we were being seated away from the large party.  As soon as we started to sit down the hostess said 'oh no this is the wrong table' and she had us get up and head to another table.  The second table was a tiny table for two right next to the large loud party.  My companion asked if we could sit somewhere else and we were taken back to the original table.  The hostess acted like it was an improvisation on her part to reseat us but we were much happier away from the large party.

A server soon approached with chips and salsa and he offered us several alcoholic drink options and told us about the Kobe beef offerings.  The salsa was incredible.  It has roasted peppers or something special in it and I couldn't get enough of the salsa and my companion said it was the best salsa she had ever tasted.  The prices do seem a little higher than other Mexican restaurants in the area but Miguel's is cleaner and seems more upscale.  I had the Tacos Michocan with chicken and they were delicious.  The tacos had huge slices of avocado, fresh chilantro, fresh onions & tomatoes.  The shells are hand made corn tortillas which were limp and not all that wonderful tasting but the contents of the tacos were wonderful.  These tacos were served with refried beans and yellow rice.  My companion had fajitas and she said they were wonderful too.  The fajitas were served without cheese and she ordered a side order of cheese.  I also noticed that the tacos had very little cheese.

The server had another table seated next to us after we were seated and he seemed to spend most of his time waiting on the second table.  They had ordered alcoholic drinks and he seemed to know them and he spent most of his time visiting their table.  Our service was fine since we had drink refills and salsa refills when we needed them.

All in all the hostesses and the server did not do a great job of making us feel wanted and appreciated as guests but the food more than made up for it.  I will happily eat here again if just for the salsa!


Miguel's Mexican Seafood & Grill

3035 West Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33609-3136
(813) 876-2587
Hours: Sun 11am–9pm; Mon-Thu 11am–10pm; Fri-Sat 11am–11pm

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