Chris

Review of Stone Soup

Excellent experience for the $ spent. Arrived with...

Excellent experience for the $ spent. Arrived with a group of 3 at roughly 1PM on a Saturday. Restaurant was about 1/3 full so expected wait times were minimal.

Pros:
* "Lobsta Seafood Chowder" was amazing.
* Soups are well proportioned and most have 3 different size options.
* "The Real Cuban," also amazing. Even if it's not the best cuban you've ever had, it should be at the top of your list.
* I expected the cuban sandwich to be about half the portion size that it was. To me that was a major plus. If you're going for lunch, it's a meal by itself but you really should try one of their soups while you're there.
* We were greeted at the door and offered a booth table.
* Waitress (sorry I'm terrible with names :/ ) arrived to our table promptly.
* Wait times were almost non existent on this particular visit. Soup arrived within minutes, sandwich followed shortly after.
* Experience with staff was about average; nothing noteworthy but nothing sub par either.

Cons:
* Interior is a bit small (I believe they had a few small outdoor tables too) so they can't accommodate too many patrons at once. This was not an issue during our visit. If you're concerned about finding a table (such as it could be a busy time) then just call ahead.
>> Regarding the small interior, on the flip side it had a bit of a comfortable cozy/homey feel to it. There was no notion of claustrophobia about the place but again, we were not visiting when it was busy.

Obviously I highly recommend this place, especially for lunch. I plan to return at some point to try out some of their other soups.

P.S. - Due to its location (middle of Ybor) you might want to figure out your parking situation first. There are a number of nearby parking garages as well as valet options (not handled by this restaurant) during certain hours.