Cafe Dufrain

I called asking to speak to the general manager and i was very rudely rushed off of the phone and told not to call back by one of the servers who goes by the name of Adam i'm not sure who's training them to answer the phone but he was very rude and i can't believe i even considered spending my money at a place where the servers don't even know how to use proper phone educate. this is the first time in 25 years of me living on this green earth that i have ever left a bad review before i even set foot in a place i was calling to book a group reservation for a dinner party to celebrate my new engagement but since he was so rude i'm just not even going to waste my time or money.

Casual... Great staff & menu... We'll be back

Love this place just in front to the river! Beautiful and very familiar, high experience!

Went here for a Vakentines Day date. What a great place. The staff is fantastic. The cocktails are awesome. Try an Elder Bison! You will not be disappointed. We had a fabulous time, very romantic. Although we made poor dinner selections I'm giving it 5 stars. I'll save my reasons for later. I plan to return and give these guys a second chance, which is rare for me, because with all of the options we have in Tampa you really only get one chance.

Wonderful location! Great food!

Omg my dish was delicious. I got a bowl and subbed the rice for greens to keep in #keto.

We had a reservation for 7:40. We arrived at 7:40 and we were told we’d have to sit outside. So we took the table and waited. We waited for 25 minutes, then asked the hostess if we were going to have a server. She came back and took our order. 10 minutes later we were served drinks. 20 minutes after that we received our food. We had a Cuban and buffalo shrimp. The food was very good. We ate and waited. Our server never returned, so we went to the bar and paid our tab. So yeah, we won’t be back.

Good food and a great location. Food is ridiculously over priced. $19 salads and $14 burgers for lunch, foods not that good.

Blandest food I have ever tasted. Like c'mon guys, bbg beef with fat still on it and grizzle that nearly cracked my teeth and choked me. The pork taco was like eating water with texture it was greasy yet somehow edible. The price wouldn't bother me so much if the had flavour. I will note that the veggies and chips were fresh but it should be considering the price. Cafe Dufrain can fix this problem by changing the way they're cooking and seasoning. They probably wont because chefs think they know best.

I’ve always wanted to go here but seriously the worst service I’ve ever had. We had a reservation and still waited 20 minutes before I went over to the bartender to ask if anyone could take our order. He said someone would be with us soon. Nope... finally the hostess took our order after I tracked her down. Seriously, it wasn’t that busy. We did get our food which was good but our server never came back so back to go to the bar to pay my tab. Very sad experience.

Warm service. Love coming back

Very good food and a nice atmosphere.

Excellent food and service, but definitely on the steep side. It has a decent view of the river too.

Small cafe on harbor island, short 12 minute walk from Marriott across the bridge. Our server, Adam was friendly, attentive and knowledgeable of menu. He gave us excellent suggestions. We ate outside at a very small table, probably too hot for some but there was a decent breeze and we are locals so it really wasn’t that bad, for us. My go to when I want to change it up and not go to the Watervue. Good place, great food and cocktails.

I had my boyfriend's 40th birthday party here Iast weekend. The service, food & atmosphere was perfect! Thank you for making this evening one to remember! Thank you to our 2 server who took care of our party of 30 perfectly & to the owner and manager Uma for all your help planning. It was a success!! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!