What is the dress code at Bern’s & SideBern’s?
What is Bern’s Steak House?
What is SideBern’s?
What is Bern’s Fine Wines & Spirits?
Bern’s Steak House – Misc.
What is the street address for Bern’s Steak House?
Hours of Operation
Do I need reservations for Bern’s Steak House?
When are the busiest dining times?
What is the dress code at Bern’s & SideBern’s?
Can I request a favorite waiter?
Directions to Bern’s Steak House & SideBern’s
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Comments & Complaints
Media Contact
Gift Certificates
Group Dining & Special Occasions
Does Bern’s Steak House offer group dining?
Special Occasions
Philanthropy
Food & Wine Questions
Can I tour the Wine Cellar & Kitchen?
Can I just have dessert in the Harry Waugh Dessert Room?
I would like to choose my wine in advance of dinner or consult someone before my reservation, who do I contact?
I have food allergies; can I still dine at Bern’s Steak House?
Does Bern’s serve Kosher?
Does Bern’s offer vegetarian selections?
Does Bern’s have a specials menu?
Can I eat in the Lounge?
Can I eat my dinner at the Bar?
Can I eat my dinner in the HWR?
Is the restaurant handicapped accessible?
What is Bern’s Steak House?
Internationally known for its vast wine collection, perfectly aged steaks and famous dessert room, Bern’s Steak House offers a world-class, incomparable dining experience. When Bern Laxer opened in 1956, he envisioned Bern’s as Art in Steaks. Today, son David Laxer and Chefs de Cuisine Andy Minney and Habteab Hamde continue Bern’s tradition of excellence with a gastronomic adventure that includes prime steaks cut-to-order, 21 choices of caviar, fresh seafood and organic vegetables grown on Bern’s farm. The menu also boasts a weekly specials page offering fresh oysters, seasonal delights and entrees with suggested wine pairings.
For oenophiles, the 6,500 label wine collection, a perennial Wine Spectator Grand Award winner, provides ample opportunity for exploration. After dinner, relax upstairs in a private booth with a Bern’s signature dessert or one of the 1,000+ after-dinner spirits, wines and cordials.
What is SideBern’s?
SideBern's is Bern’s Family of Legends’ hip, progressive restaurant. Its menu features executive chef Chad Johnson’s modern Mediterranean cuisine served in a stylish, relaxed fine dining atmosphere. SideBern’s offers its guests the ability to taste different flavors and textures created with modern culinary techniques. Influenced by the classic flavor profiles of the Mediterranean, including Spain, Italy and France as well as North Africa, Chef Johnson and his team creates beautiful and exquisite combinations daily.
SideBern’s interior is washed in the warm colors of the Mediterranean, accented with high ceilings, wood beams and brushed steel. For the ultimate gastronomic experience, the glassed-in Chef’s Suite offers a bird’s eye view of the kitchen and multi-course tasting menus. SideBern’s new world wine list features wines from small and eclectic producers that complement its modern Mediterranean fare. Group dining is available just visit SideBern’s website at www.sideberns.com or more information.
SideBern’s is a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence winner and a has Four Diamond rating from AAA.
What is Bern’s Fine Wines & Spirits?
Bern’s Fine Wines & Spirits is an upscale, neighborhood wine shop that features hard-to-find and rare wines and a special spirits collection. The Shop offers personalized services in selecting wines, champagnes and spirits, along with information on wine futures.
The Shop also holds events perfect for oenophiles. Every Friday between 6:30 – 8:30 a tasting called Crush Hour is held. During Crush Hour, 8-10 wines from regions all over the globe are offered paired with cheese from Bern’s Cave du Fromage. Every week The Shop also offers Potluck Wednesdays where gourmet take-away is available from the SideBern’s Kitchen. Frequently, The Wine Shop holds wine dinners offering 5-courses of SideBern’s award-winning cuisine paired with some of the best wines in the world. The Shop carries a varied selection of artisan cheeses from Bern’s Cave du Fromage.
Bern’s Steak House – Misc.
What is the street address for Bern’s Steak House?
Bern’s Steak House is located at 1208 S. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606
813.251.2421
www.bernssteakhouse.com
Hours of Operation
Bern's Steak House is open from 5 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, 5 p.m. until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Bern's is closed on Christmas Day and Labor Day. Other major holiday hours vary; please call Bern’s for more information. Bern’s business office is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Gift certificates may be purchased securely online.
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Do I need reservations for Bern’s Steak House?
Yes, we recommend making reservations well in advance of your visit and we accept reservations only for the current month and the subsequent two months. You can call reservations directly at 813.251.2421 or request them online. If you make online reservations, they must be confirmed by a phone call or an email from our reservations department.
When are the busiest dining times?
The busiest dining hours are from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Additionally, our busy season begins in October and lasts through March. If you would like a reservation during these time periods, please call at least 2 weeks in advance to make your reservation request.
What is the dress code at Bern’s & SideBern’s?
The appropriate attire at either Bern's Steak House or SideBern's is business casual to semi-formal. We ask that no t-shirts, tennis shoes, flip-flops, shorts, or blue jeans be worn. If any of these items are worn to Bern’s, you may be seated in our lounge area instead of one of the dining rooms.
Jackets and ties are encouraged, but not officially required. It is quite common to see formal wear in our restaurants since we are fortunate to be visited often for special occasion meals.
Can I request a favorite waiter?
All Bern’s waiters are highly trained and very competent servers, however if you have a favorite, please make your request for this waiter when you make your reservation by phone. We will note it in your reservation and do our best to seat you at a table in their section. However, we cannot honor all requests due to scheduling and volume in the restaurant.
Directions to Bern’s Steak House & SideBern’s
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The website looks funny and I cannot select dropdown menus on Internet Explorer for Mac.
The Bern's Family of Legends websites: BernsSteakHouse.com, SideBerns.com, BernsWineFest.com all are best viewed on Safari or Firefox on Macintosh. Internet Explorer is owned by Microsoft who stopped updating the application for Macintosh in 2003.
Comments & Complaints
Whether you had a positive evening or one that you believe did not live up to our standards, please send us your comments. They are all very important to us. In order to provide a world class dining experience, we are always interested in our guests’ impressions. Please direct all comments about your dining experience to:
Bern’s Steak House - bshcontact@bernssteakhouse.com.
We would appreciate it greatly if you would include the name and time your reservation, the date and how many were in the party as well as the manner of payment. This will expedite our research.
Media Contact
If you are a member of the media and would like to arrange interviews or photo shoots, please contact Heather Sherer-Berkoff at hberkoff@bernssteakhouse.com or publicrelations@bernssteakhouse.com
Gift Certificates
The current staff and technology we have allows us to sell Bern’s Family of Legends gift certificates in only one of two ways: by visiting us in person at one of our three businesses, or by visiting www.bernssteakhouse.com and clicking on Gift Certificates. Phone orders are not possible for security reasons. Our gift certificates can be purchased in increments of $50, $75, $100, $125, $150, $200, and $250 dollars. Our gift certificates may be used at any one of our three businesses, Bern’s Steak House, SideBern’s or Bern’s Fine Wines & Spirits.
Group Dining & Special Occasions
Does Bern’s Steak House offer group dining?
Bern’s does offer limited group dining Sunday – Thursday evenings. For more information, party sizes and menu options, please contact our group sales department at 813.253.0358
Special Occasions
Bern’s does not offer birthday or anniversary celebrations in any of our dining rooms. Since we believe the totality of the dining experience we provide at Bern’s Steak House is special enough on its own merits, we do not provide any additional services for birthdays or other occasions. We have also had a very long-standing policy of never offering discounts on our meals.
Philanthropy
My favorite charity is having an event, who do I contact?
Due to the volume of requests for participation in philanthropic events, Bern’s require that you fax your request on the charity’s letterhead to 813.254.8149. We do not accept email requests. If we are able to participate, we will contact you. There is no need to follow up with phone calls.
Food & Wine Questions
Can I tour the Wine Cellar & Kitchen?
We routinely offer tours of the Bern’s Steak House kitchen and wine cellar to all of our dinner guests. When dining in the restaurant, your server should offer to take you on the tour, but if for some reason he/she does not, you may request one at that time. Depending on various prevailing factors in the restaurant, your tour may be combined with other diners, and might take place before dinner, between courses, or after dinner.
Can I just have dessert in the Harry Waugh Dessert Room?
We accept guests in Bern's Steak House's Harry Waugh Dessert Room beginning at 6:00 PM every night of the week (except Labor Day and Christmas when we are closed). However, in order to accommodate the public's demand, we have to limit reservations to those who have dined the same evening in the Steak House. It is sometimes possible to get a table in the Dessert Room without having had dinner at Bern’s, but that is always on a first-come, first-serve basis.
I would like to choose my wine in advance of dinner or consult someone before my reservation, who do I contact?
Bern’s Steak House is pleased to offer the services of three highly competent sommeliers. If you are interested in contacting them before your reservation to discuss wine selections, please contact them at bshsommeliier@bernssteakhouse.com. Please allow 1-2 days for a response
I have food allergies; can I still dine at Bern’s Steak House?
At Bern’s Steak House, great care goes into the preparation of all our dishes and we will try and accommodate most any dietary restriction with a 24 hour advance notice. Please call the restaurant at 813.251.2421 at least one day before your reservations and ask to speak with one of the managers, give him/her the date/time/name of your party, and explain all the details of your dietary requirements. We will ensure that you get a delicious meal without any fear of allergic reaction.
Does Bern’s serve Kosher?
We do offer a kosher alternative which is a 10 oz. Delmonico. However, we do require a minimum of 48 hours notice to accommodate this type of request.
Does Bern’s offer vegetarian selections?
Bern’s offers several different options for vegetarians. At the front of the menu there is specials page called ‘Kitchen Within A Kitchen’ that lists that week’s vegetarian entrée. There are also many different a la carte vegetable and salad choices that may be combined into a meal.
Does Bern’s have a specials menu?
We have a section called “Kitchen Within a Kitchen” that typically changes every three weeks on Wednesday nights and features seasonal specials paired with wine; vegetarian and composed seafood plates; our oyster index; fresh fish; a select composed fish plate; and a distinct surf and turf preparation. Click here for a current Menu.
Can I eat in the Lounge?
Yes. Dining in the Lounge is first come, first served. We do not reserve tables for the lounge.
Can I eat my dinner at the Bar?
Yes, we serve the full dinner menu at our bar. Seating is first come, first served.
Can I eat my dinner in the HWR?
No, Bern’s only offers dessert, wines & spirits in the Dessert Room.
Is the restaurant handicapped accessible?
Yes. Please let the reservationist know when making your reservation if you need any special accommodations.