Henderson's — Restaurant in Tampa

I was torn on this one. I wanted to give 3 1/2 stars. I couldn't quite go 4 stars, but it was close. We went on Sunday at 12:30 to watch football games (specifically the Steelers/Browns game that was not being carried in this area). The server was very accommodating offering to show whatever games we wanted to watch. I ordered a bloody mary (one of my favorite drinks, especially for early afternoon on a Sunday), unfortunately our server came back and informed me that they were out of bloody mary mix. Kind of odd to be out of that particular drink early afternoon on a Sunday, but oh well. I settled for a beer. It was disappointing to see they didn't have any of the local craft beers on tap. With so many great breweries in the area, you would think they would have at least a few. Anyway, she took our food order. I ordered the bacon cheeseburger w/fries. This is one of the items most mentioned in Yelp reviews as being worthy of trying. The hubs ordered the Thai Chili wings (baked on the recommendation of our server). Server came back again to let me know they were out of burgers. HUH? How does a sports bar/pub type place run out of burgers by 12:30 on a busy sports Sunday? Ok, strike 2 --- I decided to try the pepperoni pizza with an added topping of sausage. Wings came out hot, good size and very tasty. Onion rings were just okay, the basket was plentiful, but the batter was soggy. If they had been crispier, they would have been delicious. The rectangular, thin crust, personal size (2 people with lighter appetites could easily share this size) pepperoni/sausage pizza came out piping hot, and was delicious. Service was good, however there was only a handful of people in the place. This could be a fun, neighborhood pub to watch the games on Sundays, but frankly the place was deadsville. They have a nice bar, plentiful TVs and can play out of our broadcast area games. Not many customers, no drink specials, no game day specials etc. Not sure why they are not promoting themselves better as a game day locale. We will go back because we enjoyed our food and the place was comfortable and clean. But was kind of like watching the game in a library... LOL. Maybe Friday or Saturday evening would be more fun. FYI, our bill with 2 beers, wings, onion rings and personal size...

This is a nice, modern, upbeat restaurant. Very clean dining area and restrooms. The staff are really nice and friendly. The full bar is nice, and the cocktails are really good. It's more of American fast food or bar food that has been upgraded with much better high-end restaurant quality ingredients. The menu is good and there is food for everyone here. It's family-friendly and the delicious pizza they make, kids will love it. We tried several items from the menu, and it was all really good. There is also a pool table and what looked like a small arcade in the rear of the dining area. For Bucs fans, it's about 3 miles from Raymond James stadium. I highly recommend trying this place, you won't be...

The meatball sliders were perfectly handmade, cooked, and served on melt-in-your-mouth soft buns with sauce, melted cheese and light Italian spices. The slider tops were lightly basted with a delicious garlic butter sauce & oregano. The meatballs were firm but soft and not over cooked. Served 3 on a plate, they were the lunch treat. Henderson's has a full bar, many menu options and is OPEN for lunch!! Appetizers, sandwiches, a variety of pizzas including specialty pizzas, entrees and more. I will definitely be back to try some of their unique specialty pizza and handhelds! Yum yum, those meatball sliders...