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The Spotted Donkey Cantina, Clearwater Beach, FL

The Spotted Donkey Cantina

4.0
4
379 Reviews
$31 to $50
Unspecified

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 5 times today
  • Lively
  • Dog-friendly
  • Neighborhood gem
Chef Inspired Mexican Cuisine made fresh with simple ingredients. Try our unique Herradura Double Barrel Reposado Tequila made exclusively for the Spotted Donkey Cantina!

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Location
    400 Mandalay Ave, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767
  • Neighborhood
    Clearwater Beach
  • Cross street
    Street level at the Hilton Clearwater Beach
  • Parking details
    Parking is not included with your meal, public parking is available.
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Menu

At present, we do not have menu information for this restaurant. Please see their website or wait to visit the restaurant to learn more.

What 379 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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

4.0
4 based on recent ratings
  • 3.9Food
  • 4Service
  • 3.8Ambience
  • 3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

379 Reviews

  1. Neil

    VIP

    Hawaii

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 2
    Menu options limited towards the end of the evening, although food was good.

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  2. KimS

    Chicago

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    The wait staff was lovely, but took 45 min for our drinks to arrive and almost 2 hours to get our food! Several tables got up and left mid service as the food took forever. They kept saying our meals were coming and then would disappear for 20 or more minutes, then drift back and say food was coming soon. Would not recommend or go back.

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  3. Dawn

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The salmon tostada and carne asada were delicious! Slight headache from the house recommended margarita, so I should have upgraded the tequila that was used.

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  4. Linda

    Raleigh

    93 reviews

    4.0

    93 reviews

    Dined on December 30, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    A nice, Mex-Tex restaurant right on the 400 Mandolay Ave. block (high tourist area). Indoor or outside seating, lots of people to watch. I have an allergy to pod-type peppers and there was very little to choose from on the menu for me, but they tried to work around the problem.

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  5. Gaurang

    VIP

    New York City

    11 reviews

    3.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on December 29, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The food was pretty good, but the restaurant lacked many vegetarian options. While the service was good, it was noticeably slow. I would consider eating here again if they expanded their vegetarian menu.

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  6. keith

    Cincinnati

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 26, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Location good and service was great. Food was average and place is an echo chamber.

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  7. Jamie

    Cleveland

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 18, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was mid. Service was stellar. Would I go again…prolly not

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  8. Jacqueline

    VIP

    Des Moines

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 16, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Was looking forward to trying this restaurant from the moment I booked our hotel stay at the Hilton next door. It is heavily advertised as "high end Mexican cuisine", but I am not sure why. The food was so so, the spicy margarita I had tasted weird, and the service was slow and made several errors. We ate on the patio, which was up and away from the street and well spaced out - but going into the restaurant to use the restroom, the space inside was not nice looking at all at in need of updates.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 7, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Overall The Spotted Donkey was a delightful experience, Aaron was exceedingly kind! Our waitress Barbara very kind. The food was delicious and the atmosphere was great!!

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Tampa

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 30, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This was the "Best" Mexican food. I do not know how anyone could complain about it. Maybe, they don't like Mexican to begin with! The price was very ready for the amount of food you get.

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FAQs

The Spotted Donkey Cantina offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (727) 461-3222.

The Spotted Donkey Cantina is rated 4 stars by 379 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 5 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for The Spotted Donkey Cantina

400 Mandalay Ave, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Street level at the Hilton Clearwater Beach
  • Neighborhood
    Clearwater Beach
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 12:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 12:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Unspecified
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Resort Casual
  • Parking details
    Parking is not included with your meal, public parking is available.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Dan Doherty
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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