Remington's Steakhouse

Pea NUTS. Pea NUTS! This place is like eating dinner / having a drink at a dysfunctional family's house. Get ready to be poked in the chest by crazy Uncle Dave and maybe get in a fight with Scooter! If you want to be mistreated, then Remington's is for you! I went there last night with a couple of colleagues to have a pre-Thanksgiving cocktail on their outside patio. Feeling a bit hungry, I starting cracking on some peanuts (they offer them by the bucket) suddenly, a nice older couple beside me warned me that "I better be careful not to drop any peanut shells on the floor (deck) or else the manager will get mad, really-really mad and that they had gotten into arguments with the manager over this peanut issue " I thought they were joking as Remington's is a country western joint with peanuts everywhere. I told them I wasn't too concerned about the manager or the shells but I thanked them for the heads up. The older woman shuffled off to return with a bread basket for my shells. I thanked her again and started using the basket (I had already put 2 peanut shells on the floor) 5 minutes later the older couple left. 5 minutes after that, the manager is standing beside me and is clearly ready for a standoff all huffy and puffy. Aggressively he started telling me that I was not to be disrespectful to his customers (apparently I was disrespectful to his customers) or his restaurant. Now at this point I could have taken one of two paths - one where this so-called manager (the restaurant owners son) would be laying on the floor unconscious - the other a more passive route. I told him that he need not worry about peanuts as this was the last time he would see me, my friends, my family, or my money at Remington's. I most certainly will tell everyone I know about this issue.…

Where to take hungry children? Think: Remington Steakhouse.. The Scene
A folksy restaurant that's very kid- and teen-friendly, Remington's is a north Tampa favorite with portions so huge, no normal person could possibly eat all the food that arrives in a single serving. Re: giant potatoes so enormous, they fill half a huge plate; baskets groaning with rolls and moist cornbread; big, hearty steaks and whopping huge desserts.
The nice thing is: The bill will not be as enormous as the platefuls of food. At Remington's, prices are very reasonable.
And the buckets of peanuts and down-home western decor is casual enough to keep them reined in. Remington's also has set aside a special play room for younger children, where parents can watch them while they eat.…

Sorry Service. 3rd strike = OUT. Last night our group of 6 arranged to meet at Remington's for dinner at 6:30. Four of us arrived at 6:10 and notified the seating dest that our party would all be there at 6:30 and we needed a table or split both seating (to accommodate 1 handicapped) At 6:25 we notified them we were all there. At 7 I checked inside and several seating options were available; they said no servers were available yet. At 7:15 we left. This happened twice before, but no more!…