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Sonata Restaurant, St. Petersburg, FL

Sonata Restaurant

4.2
4.2
259 Reviews
$50 and over
Contemporary American

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 1 time today
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for scenic views
  • Charming
Located within The Mahaffey Theater beside Tampa Bay with breath taking views of the basin, Sonata Restaurant and Lounge offers two levels of fine dining featuring an exemplary wine list, craft cocktails and Chef Ted Dorsey's Coastal Cuisine rooted in southern hospitality. Please join us to enjoy fine food, wonderful shows and visual art featuring world-famous glasswork by Trish Duggan's studio. We look forward to serving you.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–10:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (727) 892-5857
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Private party facilities
    Waterfront Grand Ballroom
  • Neighborhood
    St. Petersburg
  • Parking details
    Valet
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

What 259 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.2
4.2 based on recent ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.4Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 3.8Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • St. Petersburg

    Great for scenic views

  • St. Petersburg

    Good for special occasions

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Sonata Restaurant offers an enchanting dining experience with "great ambience" and "delicious food." Guests praise the "attentive service" and stunning views of the marina. While some found the menu limited, dishes like the pork osso bucco and deviled eggs are highlighted as exceptional. Perfect for pre-show dining, it remains a "hidden gem."

259 Reviews
  1. Tracy

    Seattle

    9 reviews

    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Scrumptious food! Drinks slow to arrive but very tasty! Will return!

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  2. Annette

    E. Tennessee

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Celebrated our anniversary and the food and ambience was just right!

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  3. Kim

    Tampa

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Manager and staff were very curious and friendly.

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  4. Alice

    VIP

    Vancouver

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Service was the best part of the experience! Food was good but some unevenness on the seasoning and cooking.

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  5. liz

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had an outstanding experience at Sonata for my husband's birthday and thank you for all the attention to service. Food is fabulous!

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  6. SuzH

    Tampa

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on February 8, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was not worth the high price. Server was trying but overwhelmed. Convenient to the Orchestra. Coffee was bad.

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  7. Carol

    VIP

    Tampa

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 8, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent service; lobster bisque was delicious. Disappointed in the steak frites—the cut of beef was meager and a bit overcooked. My dinner guest loved her osso buco. Chocolate brown butter cake was a scrumptious finishing touch. Felt a bit rushed at the end paying our bill in time to get to the orchestra performance. Great restaurant to go to before the show—so convenient.

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  8. Robert

    VIP

    Atlanta

    7 reviews

    2.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on February 1, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 4
    Definitely was disappointed at recent dinner here. Not sure if it’s related to the restaurants decision to only open restaurant on evenings when MaHaffey has a show, but our outing was definitely a step backwards. Most if not all of the waiters and waitresses were young kids with little to no experience. Food was just ok, which, when you are paying top dollar is simply not good enough. Ambience was still very nice at this restaurant, but overall very disappointing.

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  9. Monica

    VIP

    Tampa

    18 reviews

    4.0

    18 reviews

    Dined on January 31, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    First time experience with our family of 5 for dinner and a show. Location: it doesn’t get much better, conveniently within the Mahaffey allowing guests to park once for FREE and in close proximity to walk to dinner and a show. Comfortable space with beautiful water views and bonus of nearby airport to watch the planes glide in… Now to the main stage where they offered creative cocktails and a wine list that was ordinary and limited and would be benefit with addition of more styles. The overall menu touched all bases and excited our family of carnivores and pescatarians alike and with some refinements would align with the excellent location and service. The star of the show was the deviled egg app prepared with a twist & we woke up the day after wanting more for breakfast. Normally we wouldn’t buy a bread basket but we were enticed by the whipped honey accompaniment and consider it was $6 well spent! We had 2 different salads, both true entree size, fresh and plentiful. The short rib and osso bucco were tender and also plentiful but the sauce on the osso bucco warrants some attention. It was like a mole and didn’t quite hit the mark. The lobster bisque was a big disappointment. It resembled a brown shrimp sauce NOLA style and was overly sweet with explanation being the sherry addition. If tasting blindfolded, I would not be able to identity it as lobster bisque so they should do a better job explaining that to guests or adjust their recipe. Our server was more than willing to adjust for us. We had no room for desert but next time I am saving room for the boozy Milky Way martini. They do offer cocktails to go, and while we didn’t partake we were somewhat surprised and disappointed to be stopped by security who would not allow us to enter the theatre with our restaurant to go package. The star of the show was our server Paris. She was impeccable and provided excellent service.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    VIP

    Minneapolis

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on January 24, 2025

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our server Amanda was fantastic - - there was some kind of communication mix up with the food runners - - our entrees came out before our soup/salads came out — then about 2 minutes after the entrees came the food runners comes with the soup/salads and said haha I got distracted!! Not ideal. Food was great, too bad about the timing!

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Sonata Restaurant is rated 4.2 stars by 259 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 1 time today
Google Map for Sonata Restaurant

400 1st St S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701-4341

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    St. Petersburg
  • Hours of operation
    Tue–Thu 4:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri 4:00 pm–10:00 pm Sat 10:00 am–10:00 pm Sun 10:00 am–9:00 pm
  • Price
    $50 and over
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Valet
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Entertainment, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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