The Acropolis
Tampa, FL 33605-3704
Phone: (813) 247-6547
Editorial Review for The Acropolis – by Chris Rish
Ch-Ch-Changes
If you dug the bar at the former Atomic Age, you'll be happy to know the new owners haven't painted over the funky terrazzo. If you dug the ambiance, food and people before the swap, you'll be disappointed. Everything has changed. The colors are now a monotonous green, and the atmosphere has darkened considerably.
Classic Greek
The theme is Greek revival, and so the interior makes sense as a temple. It's decorated like one too. But the walls are devoid of the art and style that made Atomic so great, and we're left with the bar as the only focus. The interior still needs some je ne sais quoi.
Pan Flutes? Thank Athena they didn't go over the top. The music sounds like ordinary bump-for-your-rump club stuff, and the space here is really too small for that scene. If you're lucky with the timing, you may catch couple of excellent, hardworking singer songwriters and their lonely guitars here. Let's hope for more of that.
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Insider Tips
Open DoorThey usually have an open door on popular Ybar nights. Take my grumblings with a grain of salt, and check the place out for yourself.
Quiet TimeOn several occasions I've been able to have quiet conversations at the bar. It depends mostly upon the music that night.
Great 'tendersThe best thing I can say about the Acropolis is to thank the friendly people behind the bar. They're always nice to even the pickiest of customers, me.
User Reviews for The Acropolis
01/01/2008 Posted by katander
I would just like to say first and foremost that I've been to Acropolis many times and have always had a great time. Although the time before last my friend and I both found bits of glass in our drinks. She found a large shard in her water and all the waiters did was apologize and comp some of our drinks. I was very upset, but I liked the place and didn't want to cause any problems. The entire evening started when a friend of mine mentioned that she had never been to Ybor City before. Well every time I think of Ybor I think of all the great times I've had smoking on hookahs, getting drinks and eating gyros at Acropolis. So, even thought its a Sunday and the day before New Year's Eve, I insisted we all go to Acropolis. When being seated by the hostess I asked for a hookah menu and a drink menu. Then about 20 minutes go by and we still haven't been waited on. The hostess had to come by 3 times before someone actually took our drink orders. So obviously I was already upset at this point. A couple friends ordered some food. I recommended the gyros. I swear to you over an HOUR went by and our waitress was nowhere to be found. Finally we saw her on the other side of the restaurant dancing with 6 other waitresses. SIX! We waited for over an hour even though 6 waitresses were on shift. I finally told another waitress that we don't want to wait any longer for our food and that we just want to leave. No more than 15 seconds later our missing waitress ran out with cold food that she forgot sitting in the back for who knows how long. It was cold and stale and gross. Here's my favorite part! My friend looked over her receipt carefully and it said $6.42. So she gave the waitress a $10 and she only gave her back 2 or 3 dollars. There was no gratuity charge on her receipt. The lady just stole it from my friend's change!
Pros: fun atmosphere, fun music
Cons: terrible service, glass in drinks, unsafe environment
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11/15/2007 Posted by kcl3301
My family of 10 called and made a reservation for dinner. Upon arriving, we were told they technically don't hold reservations so we had to wait outside until a table became available. During the while, they were sitting all other guests that came to the door. After an hour, we were told their policy was to NOT MOVE tables in order to accommodate large parties. We waited an 1 1/2 hours and because we were frustrated, one of the owners yelled at us while we walked away and went to another restaurant. He was rude and could not understand why we were frustrated for waiting 1 1/2 hours (no exaggeration). They kept saying to be patient - a table should be free soon. No food is worth that level of service!
Cons: Worst service - Owner was extremely aggressive and rude!
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