The Pub at Safety Harbor — Restaurant in Safety Harbor

Sort of confused as to what this place wants to be: a straight up dive bar/sports bar or a pizza restaurant or both? It certainly doesn’t give off friendly restaurant vibes, that’s for sure.

Tried to eat here twice and both times were unsuccessful.

First time: went in on a Friday to grab food and watch March Madness, you know the biggest sporting event of the Spring and the place instead had the loudest, most obnoxious live music blocking the front door. Additionally, hardly any basketball was on any of the TVs. We figured, ok we’ll come back another time. Fast forward to the following Sunday.

2nd time: called ahead to confirm hours and make sure there would be no live music and basketball would be on the TVs. We were told open until 11pm and shouldn’t be a problem. Stopped by at 8:45pm thinking we had ample time to grab some pizza and watch some of the games only to be told they stopped serving both food and alcohol at 9pm??? We legit just called 30 minutes prior and we’re told we had until 11pm. Do they just let people hang out inside without food and drink for 2 hours? Makes no sense. Besides for the poor communication around the operating hours, all of the TVs were shut off. After walking past this place many times and seeing sports on the TVs, I always assumed they were a sports pub but I guess only if local tampa sports are playing.

Overall, really disappointed with our 2 tries to eat here because I really think Safety Harbor could use a solid sports pub with decent food. Feels like this is a locals only type of drinking spot instead. Too many other good pizza places around town to try for a third time so we’ll just go to those pizza restaurants...

Where do I even start with this place. We were looking for a place to listen to live music and dance. When we walked in, we were pleased. The crowd was a little older than us, but the customers were very nice, polite, and chatty, so we stayed. My waitress was great. Friendly, attentive, and fast. The young waiter was also amazing. He handled the busyness great! The food and drinks were good as well. But whoever the blond lady behind the bar is ruined our night. If she is a manager, she should be fired. If she's the owner, she should stay home. She was rude and cranky to everyone. Both customers and staff. She was even angry at the countertop she was wiping down. I observed her be very nasty to two older gentlemen who were trying to cash out. She stated, " What are you wanting? Are you wanting to cash out or what??" While rolling her eyes and shrugging. They were there for hours and I'm sure they spent a couple hundred dollars, as did we. Then she got into a domestic with the brick oven pizza guy (her husband) over another female customer. The whole thing was weird and uncomfortable, and she is so off-putting. I've been to countless pubs around the world and have never been treated this poorly, ever. We will never be back here, if we decide to visit Safety...

The Safety Harbor Pub is a freakin’ flavor bomb that’ll make your taste buds do a backflip and your soul propose marriage. Those garlic wings? Pure crispy, garlicky nirvana-like angels crafted each bite in a heavenly air fryer. The meat pizza? A carnivore’s wet dream, stacked with so much savory goodness it could star in its own action movie. And let’s talk about Jamie, our waitress, who’s basically Florida’s unofficial sunshine ambassador. Born and raised in the Sunshine State, this gal’s got charisma for days-thinks she’s a comedian, though some might say her jokes are more cringe audition for a community theater than stand-up gold. She’s itching to star in her own reality show, locked in a room, unleashing peak awkwardness like a glorious human trainwreck you can’t stop watching. Jamie’s service was flawless-attentive, warm, and made us feel like VIPs at a dive bar Oscars. The pub’s vibe, food, and Jamie’s one-woman show make it a must-visit. Five stars, and I’m already plotting my next trip to worship those wings and cheer for Jamie’s...