Skipper's Smokehouse

~On-Vacation Micro Review~Picture a smoke shack off the side of the road. Swamp trees and in the dark, who knows if a gator may pop out! All of that ambiance to say that this place is AWESOME. There's live music, a bar, and a restaurant. We are inside the re

This place is a gem!!! Everything we tried was delicious, try everything. Amazing prices. Great vibe. The fish is all so so so fresh, and the people who work there are very friendly as well. Highly recommend- can't wait to go back, and there is live music as well !

I love supporting local businesses and I love oysters mix those together and you have Skippers Smokehouse. They had really good raw oyster deals on Thursdays. You get one oyster for a dollar each. The oysters tasted fresh and really good. I also decided to get fried okra and they had the best fried okra and remoulade sauce (I'm guessing that's what it was) I've had. The service was really good too. I was greeted right when I entered and always made sure that I was good throughout my dining. The restaurant was a very chill vibe and I can tell that they have really fun on days where they have entertainment. I will definitely be back and bring friends!

Wonderful dinner that never fails to hit the spot! Started with raw oysters. Then ordered a Grouper Reuben sandwich with hush puppies and Mac & cheese. Perfect dinner on a cool/ rainy night. Pedro and everyone behind the bar is always SO attentive and friendly.

We were visiting friends in the Tampa area and they brought us here. Super fun spot and the food was on point. I had some beers which were good and the service was decent not great. We had the smoked fish dip with crackers which was really good. We had raw oysters which were super fresh. We had fried green tomatoes and they were decent. My wife had clam chowda but it wasn't really what we were used to. I had the fried grouped meal with Mac and cheese and hush puppies and it was bomb. In all I would definitely go back but I would go later because they seem to have bands outside with an outside bar.

Here on Sunday for Johnny G Lyons, for free! He performed solo, and was terrific, very nostalgic for me, as I have seen him perform with his band for decades, and a Tampa icon.

Researched as part of my 7000 mile 24 city food tour. Excited to try the promoter gator ribs from man versus good. Need setup. Has a beach bar vibe with a state in an outside portion. My server was fantastic! Ordered half dozen oysters which were solid. The gator rib platter came with hush puppies and 2 sides (I chose Mac and Cole slaw). Flavor wise...everything was great! However, I must say that the gator ribs while a nice smoked flavor, were very very tough. Like 2 hours longer on low and slow tough as one I couldn't even pull apart with my hands off the bone. Overall it was still a great value for $20. Just needed a longer slower cook IMO

The service here is great, Julie is a nice lady. The mac and cheese is one of the best in the country as far as I'm concerned but yeah. The fried green tomatoes were more like raw green tomatoes. The crowd here is questionable, when we pulled in a man was shirtless in a top hat. I wouldn't really hang out outside but the oyster bar is cozy. Beer comes in plastic and is frat party quality. Be safe folkz.

I went there for a concert to see Stevie nicks experience, and I ordered a drink ( sangria ) and some hush puppies and a peach cobbler. Well the drink was watered down and was a waste of $8.00 and the peach cobbler was cold and was not a cobbler. The hush puppies were good !!! I also had good service from the bar tender. But I wasted $20.00 for bad cobbler and a bad drink. The entertainment was great !!! I think maybe you need to make a real cobbler for the $6.99 for a small piece that you gave me. I am sorry to do this but I was not happy. My group of friends had better food , and I decided to leave. I wasted $43.00 for the whole night. The ambiance was fine. I am hoping the next time I come, I get better food !!!!!

Customer Service was horrible. No greeting when arriving. Rude waitress. Poor management. Disrespected by staff. Have been there many times, never going back.