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Charann's Tavern

Restaurant Bar Bar and grill

Long-standing sports bar & grill featuring a signature cheesesteak sandwich & many brews on tap. People often mention great, steak, good, service, bartender, staff, time,


Address

6748 Memorial Hwy, Tampa, FL 33615

Website

charanns.com

Contact

(813) 886-1199

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (859 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 11 AM to 12 AM
  • Sunday: (Easter), 11 AM to 11 PM, Hours might differ
  • Monday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 11 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 12 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: great (18) steak (14) good (13) service (7) bartender (6) staff (6) time (6)
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  • 5/5 Anthony D. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent service from Ashley, and better food! We played bingo and enjoyed an evening of fun. Thanks Bethany.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sean H. 1 year ago on Google
    Came to town to visit and was a awesome sports bar to chill and have a few drinks. Beth (the bartender) offered great recommendations and service. Definitely coming back when I’m in town again.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Paul s. 1 year ago on Google
    Best steak sandwich I've ever had. There are options for your peppers, from mild to OMG and OMG Hot.. Been here 4 times and only have had that, but other selections look good. Fries are very good too. Sports bar theme with TV's and nice outside deck. Servers are always cheerful and attentive. 8/30 update: still great, becoming a regular. Wait staff is awesome. Burgers are very good too! Mondays trivia night, Tuesdays half price steak sandwiches (the bomb) and killer steak fries for $2.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kimberly M. 1 year ago on Google
    I haven't been to Charann's in a while, but I do remember the food there is delicious. Their steak sandwiches and steak fries are fantastic. The staff is also friendly and welcoming. I will be back.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Michael S. 1 year ago on Google
    Great atmosphere, huge burgers, and great prices. Definitely worth a stop!
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Thomas 5 months ago on Google
    Great Bar , great service , good food and beverage prices.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Dorothy Manganella R. 1 year ago on Google
    Both myself and hubby loved everything, food, service and felt very comfortable, being there. The staff are very conscience to your needs. My hubby does not drink, but he loves his coffee, so we very much Thank you for all that you do to meet our needs. For Sure I will refer your place CHARANN'S TAVERN to go there and recommend Your food and everything else.... 👍🥇👫😇 Thank you God Bless Dorothy 🌟 Greg 4/22/2023
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 James M. 10 months ago on Google
    Their sandwiches are surprisingly good. We'd rather eat here than many upscale restaurants in town. Not just because it's cheaper...it just tastes better.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 El R. 11 months ago on Google
    Me and my best friend had a super fun time here on cinco de mayo! The mojitos and margaritas were one of the best I’ve had and the food was great as well. The best part was the karaoke they set up for the event! Will definitely be back 😊
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jeremiah F. 1 year ago on Google
    I don't even know where to start with this place. My first indication should have been that there was maybe 30-40 people there to watch the first game of the Stanley cup finals of the Lightning playing but hey, they have a nice outdoor patio area and it was conveniently located, so gave it a shot. If that wasn't a big enough sign, the A/C seemed to not work properly. Kind of like it worked fine, but you're in a room of 150 people so it felt warm... but there wasn't that many people! Not sure if this had an effect on the beer cooler but the beer I ordered (amberboch) was not only flat, but warm. I figured because it's not a popular beer it might be an expired keg, but bartender assured me otherwise. Switched to yeungling and was fresh though. Sat outside on the patio and were the only ones sitting outside (myself and a friend) so nobody came to serve us. So i went to the bar to order everything and aside from the bartender bringing out my food I basically acted as our own server going back and forth to the bar all night. It wasn't until the game was over and the bar was closing that a server finally came out (to clear our table). Aside from that the TV's on the patio were so loud I had to yell to talk to my friend (again only two of us sitting outside. I mean volume on full blast) and I challenge you to find a table outside that isn't so wobbly it doesn't seem like it's about to literally fall over. I tried grabbing other tables to see if they weren't super wobbly, even maybe only slightly wobbly, but no, EXTREMELY wobbly. As someone whose worked in and managed a few restaurants, I just can't wrap my head around how bad this place was. It has the potential to be great. It's a sports bar. Fried food, beers, and TV's with sports. Shouldn't be that hard! so I can only imagine the owner of this place is intentionally running it poorly. The bartender was great and super friendly, and the food was OK. I liked that the steak sandwich had spice options for the peppers. Aside from that though this place was almost intentionally bad. I feel bad for the employees because whoever runs this place obviously doesn't care about it and just wants easy money off the backs of its likely overworked employees. I've never written a review like this but damn, I can't help it. Owner should be ashamed, this place could be awesome if they gave a damn or at least put some effort into the building and the staff.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 BblancosTv 4 months ago on Google
    The cheese steak that I order single-handedly the best cheesecake I've had since I've been in Florida. The peppers were great nice and crunchy The bread was amazing The meat was greasy but not too greasy just the way I like it if I could put more stars I would
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lindsay O. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent experience!! Amazing vibe!!! Place was bright and clean, staff was very friendly, knowledgeable about the menu and on point with bringing out food and drinks. Food was excellent!! Definitely will return for more food and good times
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nick C. 4 months ago on Google
    Huge props for the cheese steak, atmosphere, and friendly service. And, I'm a big fan of the pepper selection. All around good stuff.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 sunprintsvl 1 year ago on Google
    As a long time customer since the 90's when Charrann's was a Tampa institution of sorts. I have traveled from New Port Richey to Charrann's through 3 locations. The recent down turn is sad. The bread has been changed, the peppers are inconsistent and the meat is a little more sparce . The French fry portion is really small and Catsup is rationed in small plastic cups. The cheese steak which previously I consider consistently to be the best I ever had. Is now less tasty than chains like Jersey Mike's and Certainly Capriottis. I hope you guys go back to the formula you purchased and not what you are serving today. On a brighter note the server was very good.

  • 4/5 Angela P. 10 months ago on Google
    I wish you could order a big batch of pub chips, soooo good 😊. I had the mushroom swiss burger and thought it was great (though, I would've liked more mushrooms 😉).

  • 2/5 Mark M. 5 months ago on Google
    Agree with others. They have lost the famous Charanns steak sandwich. Used to be the best all the way back to when they were on the causeway. Now the steak was dry and tasteless. Bun had a funky smell. I guess you can’t go back.

  • 2/5 CORIE C. 1 year ago on Google
    The food is pretty good. However , the bar is pretty rundown. Broken windows. Clutter in the corners. Temperature control issues. The venue itself is large inside. The outdoor patio has so much potential. It's in a convenient location to be a great neighborhood hangout yet is always dead. Better management could turn this place around

  • 4/5 Donovan T. 1 year ago on Google
    Food always decent but what makes this place great are the servers. Honestly , these ladies are amazing

  • 4/5 Melissa A. 9 months ago on Google
    Nice place for bar food. Glad to give it a try. Prices are low but food just lacked lots of flavor. But I liked it as a new place for a date with my other half.

  • 4/5 Donnie W. 1 year ago on Google
    Went here Saturday night just before they closed which is at 12pm a Lil early for a bar but great hospitality and bartender was a doll

  • 5/5 Steve W. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place and great food. Bethany is a wonderful bartender

  • 4/5 eric b. 1 year ago on Google
    Still can't beat the steak sandwiches, not to mention a great layout of TV's for Sports. All-in-all a nice expanded menu.

  • 4/5 L B. 1 year ago on Google
    Our server was wonderful. It was quiet during the time we went. We ordered an appetizer. It wasn't as good as the last time we had it.

  • 4/5 Jan V. 1 year ago on Google
    Our Waitress was the best. Friendly attentive. Best since covid started

  • 2/5 Jan S. 8 months ago on Google
    The wings I bought today, to go were not edible, basically I bit into skin and bones with a "pork rinds" texture! Had to throw them out what a waste of $ money. Should inspect the food next time, but, you know what? I shouldn't have to.. Makes me wonder what they do in the kitchen, hmm? They really don't care either of you come back or not! I know I won't!

  • 4/5 George T. 2 years ago on Google
    Good food not expensive, I was expecting a better cheese steak but it was ok, the pig out fries were very good, awesome waitress and good service, you can go outside to be with the dogs and that is a plus.

  • 1/5 Leta C. 2 years ago on Google
    Server was great but the sandwich was not. Had heard it was the “best ever” however we were very disappointed. Very little steak - seemed like it was all bread! Sorry but we were not impressed- probably will not be back.

  • 5/5 sam w. 2 years ago on Google
    Throwback Tuesdays are great. Ordered the cheesesteak and wasn't disappointed. Server was great.

  • 5/5 Allen O. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food. Price was right and service was excellent

  • 5/5 Mike Z. 2 years ago on Google
    I was visiting from out of town to watch my football teams game. The owner and staff were very accommodating, friendly and pleasant. My dad and I had a great time! We also enjoyed the food and prices! I Will definitely come back again if I am in town!

  • 1/5 John C. 2 years ago on Google
    Not sure what those Shrimp Tacos are made of but they are inedible. The shrimp tails left on were the only indication it was some type of shrimp in a fried gnarly dough-ball. The patron next to me said she had them before and didn’t care for them either. Might want to rethink those.. I was charged full price for food I couldn’t eat. Lame


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed outside
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Food
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Food at bar
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Happy hour food
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Happy hour drinks
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as women-owned

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