Bern's Steak House

First time here and it was amazing. Our waitress Dyell for our dinner was outstanding. Answered all our questions gave excellent recommendations and was attentive to all our needs. We took the kitchen and wine tour, it's a must do if you have the time. Also the dessert room was exquisite. Our waitress Adelaide was awesome. Great food, excellent service. A birthday celebration for my husband and Bern's did not disappoint. Thank you. Will definitely be back.

We went for dessert only. It was incredible. Great place to celebrate something special with loved ones. I recommend going on the tour too. They take you through the kitchen, wines cellar, and dessert room. I have to recommend the bananas foster. It's not only delicious it was fun to watch them prepare it tableside. Very fun place.

There’s a reason why this is one of the top steakhouses in the United States. Eating here is not a meal. It is an experience! Be sure to tell your wait staff that you want to do the kitchen tour and see the wine cellar. Their wine inventory is the largest for a restaurant in the United States. Try to save room to go upstairs to the Harry Waugh dessert room as it is well worth it!

An experience from the beginning till the end! Great selection of steaks that are served with a soup salad and two sides. I love the macadamia nut dressing. Upstairs and dessert room is an exceptional variety of desserts, and a unique experience with live piano. They have everyone you could ever think of. It is a very classy, beautiful, wonderful dining experience.

it’s Berns what else can you say, expect to spend a good amount of money. However, you will get great bang for your buck in terms of food quality, portion size, and customer service. Pretty much a white-glove level waiting experience, you can expect to be walked through every detail of the menu should you need.

If you are looking up Bern's you already know you need to go. An amazing culinary jewel in Tampa, FL that you should make a reservation for. The steak is top shelf but the French Onion Soup, various Appetizer options, and the incredible dessert room makes the dining experience at Bern's a must try experience. I have never met anyone who has had less than a 10/10 experience. My hot take is split a larger steak entree (with accompanying dishes) to allow yourself to try more of the menu. Overall, one of the best restaurants in Tampa and a spot you should visit when vacationing in the Cigar City.

I’ve heard many very positive things about place and it significantly exceeded my expectations. I only went for the dessert room, but every single aspect of my experience was elite and upscale. The ambiance of the restaurant is dark and intimate. We were seated in our own private booth area. This gives the whole experience a much more personal feel. There are were plenty of great dessert options and also many drinks and some cheeses to choose from. I got the adult float which is bourbon and coke with vanilla ice cream, but I substituted the coke for root beer. It was very delicious. The first dessert was I got was the maple bourbon creme brûlée and it was undoubtedly the best creme brûlée I have ever had and one of the best overall desserts I have had. The other people I was with got the chocolate olive oil cake and an assortment of cheeses with little pieces of toasted bread, which they said were good. I also got the baked Alaska and king Midas. The presentation of how they do the baked Alaska in front of you is very entertaining. The king Midas was a nice carrot cake with ice cream and hot fudge. Those were both very good but the creme brûlée was still my favorite. We also got the baked Brie which is a large portion. The texture was extremely smooth and it was very delicious. I also got a buffalo trace old fashioned, which was very good. Overall, this place is amazing. The value you get more than makes up for the high prices.

A Total Experience. Not your typical high end steakhouse. This is a full on production that inckuded massive amounts of food. The service and the ambiance is exceptional, all staff dressed to a pin with tailored suits and exceptionally well trained. Atmosphere is old style steakhouse and just lovely. Patrons play the part too with their dress. Too much food for us. So much comes with the entre that you really need to stay away from appetizers. Also....the Desert Room (really rooms and and entire floor) should not be missed. So retain room for that. FUN is the one word description I would give it. And decades in the making, so they know what they are doing.

My husband and I planned a weekend trip from Daytona to Tampa specifically to try Bern’s after hearing so many glowing reviews from friends and social media. The interior is certainly unique and you can tell it once had a “wow” factor, but much of it feels dated now, with worn chairs, faded décor, and crowded, noisy dining rooms. The lobby was chaotic upon arrival with no clear direction on where to go, and the host stand felt rushed and unfriendly. The pre-table drink service in the lobby was a nice idea in theory, but difficult to navigate while standing shoulder-to-shoulder with other guests. We were seated in a loud room next to the bathroom with a large mural that looked faded. Our server, Harrison, unfortunately offered service that did not match the reputation or price point of this restaurant. He barely stopped at the table, never checked our steaks for temperature, and we had to flag him down multiple times for refills or additional drinks. There was little warmth or conversation, no check-in about how we were enjoying our meal, and no clearing of plates—even though we saw other servers doing so at nearby tables. For a restaurant that claims extensive staff training, this felt like a major miss. The steaks themselves were also underwhelming. My Chateaubriand was tough and looked like an end cut, and my husband’s Delmonico was extremely fatty. The included sides (onion strings, green beans, French onion soup, and the house salad) felt more like something from a diner than a high-end steakhouse. The upgraded lobster bisque and Caesar salad were just okay, and the house salad tasted limp and far from fresh. The oysters and stone crab were excellent, however, and the dessert room was genuinely enjoyable. Our dessert-room server was warm, knowledgeable, and made that portion of the night feel special. The cost is also important to mention. Dinner alone was $500, which already included the restaurant’s mandatory 12% server tip. The dessert room added another $100, making our total for the night roughly $600. For that price, the food quality and service fell far short of expectations. I would have shared my concerns with management, but no manager ever came by to check on tables. While Bern’s has an interesting history and the dessert room is worth experiencing once, the rest of the evening didn’t reflect the reputation or the high-end pricing. We actually made reservations at Bull & Bear in Orlando while dining because we wanted a guaranteed great steakhouse experience the following weekend. For us, Bern’s was overhyped, and we wouldn’t return based on this visit.

Berns earns its legendary status on paper, but the execution—at least this time—felt like a mismatch for date night. We were seated in the front room, which is arguably the least romantic place to attempt human connection. The lighting was bright in a way that exposes pores *and* flaws in conversation, the noise level was competitive, and the tables were packed so tightly that intimacy never stood a chance. Despite sitting directly across from each other, actually talking felt like an Olympic event. Adding to the chaos: a nearby couple who seemed to believe they were hosting a live commentary track for the entire room. Lots of giggling, lots of pointing, zero vibes. Date night: officially deceased. Our server was kind and accommodating, but there was a lingering sense that his spirit had already clocked out for the evening. The food itself was a mixed bag—our steak was cooked beautifully and genuinely delicious, but it was aggressively oversalted. This isn’t a one-off either; it’s my second visit, and the saltiness is becoming a pattern rather than a fluke. At this point, Berns is starting to feel less like a reliable classic and more like a gamble. The undeniable saving grace is the dessert room. Every single time, it delivers: impeccable service, excellent desserts, and the kind of atmosphere that finally lets you exhale. If the rest of the experience matched that level of care and intention, this would be an easy higher rating. As it stands, Berns is a 3 out of 5—iconic, but inconsistent, and no longer my first choice for a proper date night.