Blue - Tampa

My family and I enjoyed a wonderful and relaxing breakfast at Blue Bistro. Angelica provided friendly and attentive service, demonstrating professionalism while proactively meeting the needs of our kids. I'm confident we will be back during our stay at the Marriott Tampa Westshore.

I'm quite disappointed after a long day of travel. I ordered the Thai Shrimp Bowl for $41, and I received just 4 shrimp, some white rice, and a few peppers drizzled with soy sauce. Honestly, this meal seems like it should cost at most $7. It felt like overpriced dog food.

I believe three stars is quite generous, as the food was at best mediocre. We shared several appetizers: wings, calamari, and bang bang shrimp. All were overcooked and lacked flavor, even with the accompanying sauces. Among them, the wings were probably the best, but that's not saying much. At that point, I started to regret my choice of the steak frites for my main dish. I felt a bit hopeful when the waitress asked how I wanted my steak cooked, as I always order it rare. This way, if they slightly overcook it, I still get a juicy medium. However, when our entrees arrived, the waitress informed us that all the steaks were cooked medium. I'm not sure why they asked for our preferences 15 minutes earlier. When I cut into my steak, there was hardly any pink; it was more medium well to almost well done, which was really disappointing. I had to resort to A1 sauce just to make it somewhat edible, but even that couldn't save it. The other steaks at our table were also lacking, and we ran out of A1 sauce. With so many other dining options around the hotel, I would definitely look for somewhere else next time.

We had the buffet breakfast on a Sunday morning. We dined very early, and service was a bit slow but not bad. Food: The potatoes on the buffet looked great, but they were cold and tasted like they were at least one day old. Some of the fresh fruits were good, some were not so good. We ordered custom omelettes, and both were well-prepared as ordered. Overall cleanliness: above average

There are so many good restaurants in Tampa and a number of them very close to the hotel so I would not be able to recommend this restaurant. Food is mediocre and the service is friendly. I really like the hotel and I have been staying here for about 6+ yrs. During that time the restaurant has never changed. The name is very misleading. There is no blue here. The restaurant is decorated in golds and browns, it's very dated It could definitely use an update. I had the gluten free vegetable pizza. Even though even though I ordered it well done the crust was still soggy towards the middle probably because there was way too much cheese. It was also a bit on the salty side. I think it would've tasted better if there was half the cheese. The prices are typical over priced hotel prices entrees are $35 $40. My pizza which was the size about a 12 inch dinner plate was $18. One of the less expensive things on the menu.