Most people in Tampa Bay pay little attention to the interior of the restaurant they are eating in. Unless the decor is horrible or awe-inspiring gorgeous, their eyes are totally focused on friends, menu, food and more times than not, attractive clientele. It’s mainly due to human nature to not notice their surroundings; they eat out at least twice a week and have become inured to the subtle differences between this steakhouse and that one. However, it also has to deal with where they live.

Tampa restaurateurs feel they don’t need to make their interiors as elaborate as they do, say in New York City. Tampa restaurants often times don’t push the boundaries of food and service, so why push for a great interior design? There are however, a few restaurants in the Tampa Bay area, from high-end to low, from funky to luxurious that use a holistic approach to their restaurant, from the flatware to the menu to what the wait staff is wearing.

Needless to say, a few can be found in a Tampa hotel , mainly because the hotel is meeting the needs of their guests tastes. Plus, hotels prefer to off-set their hotel interior design with a restaurant that has a different atmosphere as to keep guests feelings as if they went out to dine.