Best Tapas Restaurants in Ybor City

Great quality food and beverage choices for those who love the dining experience of sharing small plates. Our waitress was very helpful in guiding us on dishes to choose. The proper gin and tonic was a delicious choice as well as the red sangria that was fruity but not too sweet. For food, the meat and cheese combo was delicious, as was the ham croquettes and steak with a delicate mushroom foam sauce. Beware that the noise level can be very high and tables are crowded so if you are looking for a quiet place for conversation this may not be the best option, but we enjoyed our lively night out with friends.

Birthday dinner with family great. Dinner was fantastic and service as well. I recommend going there to dine. It’s a great date night vibe.

Amazing experience! The views were great, we just came just before sunset. The food has always been great for little nibbles and the cocktails are all great! Our server Rachel was great!!! Will come again:)

Ash is great. I've only been this one time and I'm unlikely to return for a full meal as it's expensive, but I wish I could return again and again. I was there last night and woke up today thinking about the artichokes. I loved the razor clam pasta and the scallops. Others in my party raved about the beef tartare and the cassarecce. The Jimmy Nardello peppers turned out to be shishito instead, but we were comped the peppers since they weren't the ones we ordered. They were great, but I would really have loved to have Jimmy Nardello. The asparagus were yummy. Only the anchovy toast was underwhelming. The waiter recommended the focaccia with the pasta and that was a good call. I don't usually order a cocktail, but I had a great one last night. My partner, who always orders cocktails, thought that the price was high for what I got. The polenta cake was OK, but we all enthusiastically dug our spoons into the carmamelia. That was a great surprise. One note about service -- we were celebrating two birthdays and Ash celebrated the birthdays by putting candles in our desserts. I wish they had offered some prosecco or a free dessert or something. Why ask if we are celebrating if it's only going to entail a couple of candles? Also, about the noise level. We were on the patio two tables from the street. The noise level was generally fine, but large trucks and small, noisy cars drove by with some frequency. The quality and composition of the food was enough to overcome any deficiencies.

Cozy Ybor restaurant. Nice holiday touches. Tapas and dessert were good. Dumplings needed some extra to give it pizzaz. Chocolate mousse tasty. Chef/owner visited the table, nice guy.