Jimmy B’s Beach Bar

If your looking for a party and live music well here it is! Good cocktails and Goodbar food but it’s a party bar

This is my second time coming to Jimmy B’s BB. My friend who is a local said Jimmy B’s had the best fish tacos around. He wasn’t kidding, great taco featuring a grilled blackened haddock topped with lettuce and some type of chipotle mayo sauce. I really enjoyed the live music, cold drinks and crowd, can’t go wrong for a beach bar.

We came on a Friday night where they had a country band playing and it was a good time. The bar seemed to attract the locals and they were fun to watch. Drinks were cheap and people were nice.

Fun atmosphere, especially for a night with friends. The fish tacos and nachos are delicious. The heat lamps at night are much appreciated and a nice touch. Very friendly and helpful servers and bar tenders.

It’s a fun bar on St. Pete Beach that makes stiff drinks and has a good band playing great cover songs — what more do you want? It’s big enough in size, live music always keeps up the vibes and the crowd is always pretty interesting. They even have a dance floor where you can dance with your sweethearts, or dance alone if you’re drunk and give no f*cks. Enjoy!

View is pretty, food is good, band is awesome. The only thing I hope they can do is separate smoking area, I’m dying here.

I go here very often. It’s the best beach bar/​restaurant. Most places on the beach give me that «snack bar» image, but not Jimmy B’s! There outside deck is huge and spacious, you don’t get that feeling. Gorgeous views of the Gulf and the food is very good! This time I had the Jerk Chicken Sandwich with fries and it was delicious!!! I highly recommend this place, they have bands and very fun atmosphere. Friendly staff also! They do a great job!!!

Always a good time. Great sunsets with easy beach access, good bartenders, awesome live music and of course our beloved locals.

This is one of my favorite bars on the beach! Live music everyday, great service, fun atmosphere, pretty good food selection and of course a beautiful view of the ocean! It’s one of the biggest beach bars too (at least that I’ve been too). They have an area for the band outside along with an area for dancing and dining, and then 3 different bar areas. During the day they have the a band outside, and then at night they have an area inside for the band. The bands are always really good and keep the atmosphere fun! This place is usually far busier and night, but during the day it’s a good spot to grab lunch or enjoy an ice cold drink. They have the best service on the beach too — this could be the reason why they always win best beach bar every year.
Just a few tips:
–If you plan on driving, there’s parking across the street behind the 7 – 11 for free.
–If you plan on coming here often, ask one of the servers or bartenders for a «Players Card» for some great discounts!

Date of visit — 8÷8÷2015
Growing up in St Petersburg, I have been coming to Jimmy B’s on and off for a very long time. This is my first trip back since they have expanded the deck area and it looks fantastic. I remember when it was just a single tiki bar and not it is 3 tiki bars with a gorgeous deck just a short walk away from the Gulf of Mexico!
I can’t speak from personal experience at this point because of my allergy to alcohol but my wife assured me that they still make one of the best rum runner’s on St Pete Beach! The food has always been top notch and this was no exception. My wife decided to try the blackened fish tacos and fries… Since this was my last day of medication I was not very hungry so I just had a nibble from her plate.
When my wife and I want a mini getaway with a stop at a tiki bar… Jimmy B’s is where we go! Check them out the next time you are in on St Pete Beach and you will thank me!

Great place for lunch on the beach. Nice views. Steve our waiter was great. Will definitely check them out again.

The first time I came here, I looked out and said «You can’t see the water!» Which is obviously an important detail for me when it comes to beach bars, especially during the day or at sunset. I gave it a try anyways and was impressed with every other detail of this little hidden bar. Hidden behind the hotel, this little bar was surprising! The food was good. A lot better than I expected. The drinks were nice and strong and the service was great.
Unfortunately the lack of an ocean view, will probably always send me running in to the arms of another, but this place is my back-​up plan!

Fun spot on the beach for very strong drinks and great local bands. The food I’ve tried here is excellent as well as my fish tacos were fresh and delicious and just big enough of a portion to fill me up to soak up the alcohol. Love the wet spot drink which is like a blueberry Piña colada. I know it sounds weird but trust me it’s awesome! Lots of space outside for big groups and comfortable chairs to lounge in. This is one of my favorite spots on the beach to hang out! Only downside is having to walk through the Beachcomber hotel to get there, but it’s worth it!

Visiting this St Pete beach bar for the first time. Great service and atmosphere. Chicken Flatbread was perfection. Casual and dressy attire perfectly acceptable. Catch a bite, some music and a sunset in this great beach bar.

I love this bar. It’s always got good live music and they have really good food too. Great place to socialize if you wanna get out of the sun for a minute. I always take a dip in their pool too if it’s really hot (not sure if you’re technically allowed to do this but no one has ever said anything to me). The drinks are pricey, but hey — that’s what you expect at a beach bar.

1^st visit: Drinks were good. My wife enjoyed the Banana Split drink. The fish tacos were fantastic. Most importantly the ambiance and music was AWSOME! We will be back.
Update: We went back 2 other times in the 4 days we were in the area. The second time the food was good, but there was no band playing which made the food seem overpriced.
The 3^rd time we could hear a band playing from the beach so we decided to go in. Big mistake! Our food took an hour to arrive and was barely luke warm. The server seemed overwhelmed and didn’t check on us until our food was already eaten. I told him I was very disappointed and that this was our 3^rd time there in 4 days. He said «you should have told me» and I said «you didn’t stop to check on us». He talked to management and they took 2 beers off our bill. Really? That’s like only a 50 cent cost to them. What a joke. The waiter said they were short staffed and he shouldn’t even be there because he felt ill and had chills. Thanks for that info buddy. Would have been nice to know that before you handled our food and drinks.
If you want a $ 13 luke warm entrée, served by sick staff, that takes an hour to arrive then this is the place for you. I won’t be back. I’d have given one star if it had been based on this one visit.

Never again! We ordered one burger to split and two shock tops, and the waitress comes back an hour later with a jerk chicken sandwich, and says it is to «hold us over». It was way too spicy and we had to throw it away. We waited another hour and still no burger. Then we got told that the jerk chicken was in place of the burger. Not even joking. Apparently, they just give you what they want you to have, when they want you to have it. We did not want to wait any longer, so I asked for my card back. They still made me pay for the two shocktops, and even got security to track us down as if we were criminals, even though they had my card the whole time. I don’t appreciate this service at all and will not be back.

This is a great bar. A little pricey but you pay for the view and atmosphere. Live music 7 days week and most of the bands are legit. Food is pretty good as well. Fish spread is one of the better Ive had actually. Not a huge menu but what they have is a descent selection. Staff is all really cool and fun. They interact with the customers well and make sure everyone is enjoying their time. Perfect location right on the beach. They used to let you bring your drinks to the beach directly in front of the bar but do not anymore. Overall this place is great beach bar.

This place is great. They have live music and a killer bar.
I had their fish tacos which were excellent. I decided to try a rum runner. It was so good that it’s dangerous! The food and drink plus the atmosphere make it worthy of 5 stars

Jimmy B’s is a great beach bar attached to a dump of a hotel called the Beachcomber. On the hotel side, they could care less about improving it because they’re sold out nearly all the time during season due to the lack of rooms on St Pete Beach.
Fortunately, competition for drunken tourists and locals does require beach bars to be a little more customer-​focused. In fall of 2013 they completed a massive expansion project that probably quadrupled their outdoor service area on a huge new deck, with parts of it covered. The tables that are not covered do have umbrellas scattered about so you can find shade most of the time if it’s a very hot day.
The increased size does of course require more staff; they have an army of servers, most of whom are very attentive and pleasant. They have two to four bars open depending on how busy it is and it’s pretty easy to get a drink. A few of the bartenders at the outside bar have been there a while and will definitely make a strong drink, so I tend to stick to the same people on each visit. They offer all the typical foo foo tourist drinks too of course.
There is often live music, and thanks to an interior area of the venue, they can keep the live music going much later than surrounding bars. They tend to book all kinds of things from pop hit cover bands to reggae to rock so you never know what you’re going to get. They may have the schedule on their website if you’re looking for a specific genre. If you like reggae, Toasted Monkey a few doors down may be a better option; Sundays there often has a fantastic local reggae band called Impulse.
Prices on booze are fair, as well as on food. The food is what I’d call above average beach bar food. It will probably exceed expectations if you’re used to hanging out at beach bars, but if you were served the same thing while going out on the town for a nice meal, you would probably not come back just for the food alone.
Last but not least; ask them for a Platinum Club card; you can use it for discounts here and down the street at Grand Plaza and its associated bar Bongos.