The Sacred Pepper

Food was amazing including the Crab Cakes!!Recommend the steak and the Fish.Great vibe, great service and staff.

onight was my 40th dinner at Sacred Pepper in the last 7 months and it was just PERFECT as all the others have been. After enjoying a glass of one of their fine wines, I started with the Buffalo Cauliflower which is fresh-fried cauliflower bites topped with Sriracha aioli and served with cool-herbed ranch dressing, house-made pickled cucumbers. And plenty to share.For my entrée I had the Blackened Tenderloin Steak Bites with crispy polenta, herb horseradish sauce, and house-made marinara sauce. I added 2 sides, the vegetable medley and the Fresh Tillamook Cheddar Creamed Corn w/Applewood bacon. It was all cooked perfectly and very flavorful and delicious, a true favorite of mine.The service staff at Sacred Pepper is the BEST around and all are very friendly, attentive, and welcoming. And my regular server "Adam" is the best server I have ever had, and he always makes sure my dinner experiences are very special and memorable! The stunning decor and ambiance are also worth mentioning and make your dinner memorable.Sacred Pepper is my favorite restaurant in the Tampa Area.

I'd give this spot a solid 3.6 out of 5!Food was solid, ambiance was nice, service was good. My pasta was excellent. Chicken was slightly overcooked but still good. The crab cakes were fantastic- and my fiancé got the short rib which was unreal. Signature cocktail was wonderful. We noted in the notes for the evening we had just come from getting our engagement photos taken- but there was no acknowledgment of it being a special evening. As a former fine dining server that impacted the experience for me. They had live music but the singer was... just ok haha. My fiancé and I giggled about it throughout the night. For the Saturday after Valentine's Day- just a pianist would've been more refined rather a singer singing Bennie and the jets poorly- at that. Overall it was a nice night. A few small tweaks could quickly take this place from 4 to 5 star dining. We may be back in the future- but definitely a fun spot to try for date night!

The ambiance is very nice and this was a convenient place to go after a local pool party. The food and drinks were priced as expected but they were not memorable. There wasn't anything that my crew ordered that would encourage me to visit again.The flavor was standard. Neither bad nor great. The drinks were okay. Again priced as expected but not strong enough to justify the price.

Went to dinner on a Monday night after the original restaurant we picked was closed - what an amazing surprise!!! This place had been on my list, but I'm not in the area often to try it. This restaurant is beautiful and designed so well! The lighting, decor and set up is really pretty, as well as great music!! It wasn't too packed for a Monday evening either!We discovered they have a great deal on Mondays that includes an app or dessert, salad, and entree for under $30! We also got there in time for happy hour and enjoyed $6 house wines. Our server Lily was so friendly and took great care of us!All our food was delicious! We got the meatball app and they were huge. Flavor was so good and the ricotta was a nice touch. I got the house salad and my friend got the heart salad - both were so good and fresh! I ordered the sirloin and it was cooked beautifully. We were so full, we had to get our entrees boxed up to make room for the lava cake for dessert! Definitely will be back!

I've driven by this place so many times for years and last night I finally went! And I'm so happy I did! I wanted to have a celebration dinner for my mom in honor of her being breast cancer free for over 13 years and with October being Breast Cancer awareness month I gathered all my mom's besties and told them to meet me at The Sacred Pepper!We went on a Friday night and it was pretty packed. There was a halloween event going on complete with live music so it was fun seeing everyone in their costumes and the singers set the tone for the most amazing vibe! Our waitress Lilly was awesome and very patient with us considering my mom and her friends speak mostly spanish so the language barrier wasn't always easy but she took great care of us! We ordered fun drinks they even had halloween drinks to choose from! I picked the Poison Ivy a tequila based drink that I enjoyed and for my appetizer I ordered the Mediterranean Baked Goat Cheese which was seriously a dream!!! I LOVE goat cheese so this was amazing. It was served with marinated olives, tomatoes chicken peas and came with flatbread. We used the complimentary bread that came to the table to sop all the flavors us and left the plate completely clean! For my entree I ordered the Spinach Pappardelle & Lobster which was sooooo good I don't think I'd be able to order anything else as my entree next time because I'd want to have it over and over! It was sooooo flavorful and there was a generous amount of delicious juicy lobster. Still has me drooling weeks after! Overall the experience was great. The ambiance, the vibe, the food was everything i could've ever asked for!

Reservation was for 4pm and arrived 6 minutes before and was told we don't open till 4pm, seemed a bit bizarre for me. On a good note, the waitstaff was friendly, engaging and knowledgeable. The cocktails were good. We ordered Oysters Rockefeller, Ribeye, Short Rib, Bucatini with Garlic Parmesan Sauce. Creamed Corn, Spinach and Lobster Pappardelle and Burgers. Everything came out timely and hot with it all being very tasty and well presented. I would put this restaurant on par with many restaurants in and around Water St.

Sacred Pepper offered a magical dining experience as the gathering place of friends and loved ones to celebrate a sister friend's birthday. We had the pleasure of celebrating in the "Pepper" private dining room that can accommodate about 20 guests to enjoy cocktails and seated dining. The service was incredible with 2 servers to add to an enjoyable dining experience. The night started with specialty cocktails paired with shareable plates of calamari fritte served with house-made marinara/lemon herb aioli sauces and sacred meatballs house-made veal and pork meatballs with fresh ricotta, and house-made marinara sauce. There were 3 entrees offered for guests to select from - chicken burrata, oak grilled Norwegian salmon, or 8oz center hand-cut filet mignon. And to top the night off with a salted caramel cheesecake for dessert

First time here... and nicely impressed. It was a surprise birthday dinner put on by a bunch of my neighbors. I ordered the Grouper Picatta, and a Caesar Salad. Creme Brulee for dessert. I did not know they were going to bring me a molten lava cake for my birthday, also. So I got double desserts, yay!Grouper was very good... although missing the buttery, lemony tang I associate with Picatta (at least when I make it). But it was delicious, as was the orzo pasta dish it was served on with asparagus. Desserts were excellent!Service was awesome!

Really good place , love the atmosphere and service just top notch. The food is very good and reasonable for a place like this! Give it a try you will enjoy it .