St Pete Times Forum Reviews

This Arena offers a lot of parking areas and very friendly staff. They are host to a lot of fun activities including my favorite of all...ice hockey! The outdoor setting is a wonderful setup with a wide waiting and entry area. It gathers all the fans together creating a "tailgate-like" setting.

The arena is great. Always clean. The vendors are way overpriced though

Very nice arena. Never has good ice for hockey in my opinion. Should brought in the Canadians that did central parks ice arena. Might have better ice. Still a great arena.

Awesome time at Amalie last night for the lighting game. Really good music before the game. The staff is friendly and helpful. GO LIGHTNING

Big arena with a great atmosphere and friendly, helpful staff. Food and drinks are a bit pricey but I really enjoyed my visit and the game (Bolts vs Coyotes).

seemed like a nice arena. Beer and food was crazy expensive. more then other arenas I have been to.

Lots of parking within walking distance and some restaurants are nearby. It's clean and the staff during Tampa Bay Lightning games are friendly and helpful.

Had a great time!! Great vibe, too bad they did not win!!

Great customer service...all of the staff members are friendly, helpful and keep the arena looking good!!!

Plenty of foods to pick from and heard the band perfectly. Great seats!!

Everyone VERY courtious and happy... The customer. Is the focus for sure..

Awesome place for entertainment sitting is just a bit tight great otherwise

Went for a concert and it was okay. I will say they are fairly efficient getting people through security screening. Had to dock points for no visible elevators to get in and they don't appear to enforce their own no photography rule.

Everything sold at the arena is disgustingly overpriced. However. If you avoid buying food or beverages, the events here are incredible. The versatility of the arena is insane. Concerts, hockey games, etc. Amazing set ups and etc. Etc.

Went to see the hockey game great great great experience

Parking is way too expensive. Everything else was a good experience.

I was there for a conference for itworks! Staff n I mean 99% were rude short n snappy!!! I mean if your gonna charge 19$ and 6.50$ for a hamburger n a drink , at least be nice !food is grossly overpriced!!!!! I mean they are 5x more than going to the movies even....I finally just went to the food trucks or eat before you go!

Very cold, so bring a jacket but the seats had plenty of keep room for the size of the arena

Very nice place, loved the lightning bolts. Average sports arena. Seats are way too narrow though. Glad it was free, I only stayed for 1.5 periods.

This was such a fun place. I just don't get why chicken tenders and a beer are $17 each. That alcohol price makes Disney and Universal seem reasonable...

This Arena was set up excellently! Staff was outrageously friendly the bathrooms are right there the concessions is right there you couldn't ask for a better experience. I have seen both sporting events and concerts here. Highly recommended! Highly recommended!

The build-up and staff were 5 star rating, but the food and prices for drinks were not good at all and very expensive.

Paul McCartney 14th row center was the best show I've ever seen - and I've seen them all! I was so impressed with the VIP lounge on floor. Food, cocktails, restrooms. The entire venue is awesome!

My daughter and I went to a Lightning Hockey game there to celebrate our birthdays. The hockey game was great, but the experience outside of the game was remarkable. The amenities are all great - local restaurants have a strong presence here, and you really get a good sense of the local fare. It is easy getting in and out for events, and I always find parking reasonably priced and within easy walking distance. Inside the arena, if you are there for hockey, there is a beautiful and HUGE video board to follow the play ( and replays). There really aren't any bad seats in the place, at least not that I have found. A huge pipe organ, and real tesla coils make artificial lightning to add some excitement to home team goals. It makes for a great fan experience. The only negative I can think of is the really high price for beer or soft drinks. The food is actually reasonably priced for a sports arena. Just not the drinks - probably the highest I have ever paid for a beer. Still, everything else outweighs that, and I still give it a solid five stars.

Great venue but be warned, the drink prices are insane!

I go to see the Tampa Bay Lightning and I enjoy the atmosphere. Easy to going in and out, clean bathrooms and Arena personnel is nice and helpful. I park at Fort Brooke (5-8 minutes walking from the arena. Food is kinda pricey, but I believe is like every other arena

Fun place to go for games and events. Parking is not the best.

What a fantastic show from Sam Smith at the Amalie Arena.... wonderful staff and super organized

Arena was great, traffic not so much. Tried to follow GPS to get there but there were road closures, construction and incomplete or late prompts. Then the police were directing traffic and made our lane into a right hand turn only but you couldn't see it until it was too late so we had to circle back around in bumper to bumper traffic again. It was a traffic snarl to say the least and people were not kind when trying to merge or letting people in. We did buy reserved parking for our event in the south regent parking structure so we were right there at arena. If you get a chance to choose that when buying tickets you should, it was only $12 for our concert. We went on a Weds night concert was at 8pm. Left downtown St. Pete at 6 and had solid traffic across half of Howard Franklin , into Tampa and traffic mess around arena so plan accordingly. Getting into parking structure was a 30 minute process all on it's own once we were very close to arena. Made the concert and once on arena grounds walking was easy to navigate. You will have to go through security, metal detectors and bag check at entry.

Been here for many concerts, hockey games, and other events. Always a great time, food is stadium pricing but still cheaper than most other arenas. Sound is good for concerts, not a bad view anywhere in the building for a hockey game.

Staff EXTREMELY helpful

Barry Manilow concert a Christmas gift for my mother. She throughly enjoyed but wouldn't get up to dance to Coba Cabana (which I think is a must! Lol!) A rip off for food & drinks. I understand the vendors need to make money but $6 for a bottle of soda. We always try to eat beforehand but couldn't this time. Next time I'll drink from the water fountain.

The arena compared to other hockey arenas is larger, better maintained and updated regularly. Where it is lacking is the food choices and also the disorganization coming into the arena. There is no resemblance of lines and it looks like a mob heading into through the metal detectors. Other sport venues are more organized and with a much more people attending. The employees on the inside are great from the few times visiting and it feels more like a college game with everyone being involved

Outrageous prices, slow service, super expensive parking

Amalie Arena was fabulous. I love it, and the TSO show was breathtaking.

Prices are ridiculous, rules are ridiculous, parking is always tough. Paid $40 for two drinks at a concert. Then paid $5 for a bottle of water and about $7 for a soda. Between the prices and cutting off drink sales barely an hour into a concert, I am not impressed. Usually pick concerts at other venues because there are just so many better, cheaper options.

Just saw for king and country a really talented group of guys

The Amalie Arena is a beautiful addition to downtown Tampa and it's a stunning example of modern architectural design. It's nicely located within the Channelside District providing surrounding views of Port Tampa and Harbor Island. There are also a number of restaurants and other attractions nearby. Its definitely worth a visit when in the area.

Let's Go LIGHTING,but was there for a concert ...The customer service is beyond comparison always treated as if I was the only person there..Not the best place for a concert parking is difficult but if given lemons make lemonade

2000% better than the garbage venues in the PA / Philly area

Nice arena, Clean bathrooms. Great for concerts. Everything is expensive even for arena pricing.

From hockey games to concerts this arena is huge. Mind you parking around the area can be a bit annoying and buying drinks is over the top. $26 for one drink

Super friendly staff. Comfortable seats. Great performances in addition to the Lighting Games.

I'm 18" wide at my hips exactly the width of the seats. Are we flying in a plane or what. I had to literally sit in my wife's lap and invade the guy next to me, arm space.
One small elevator for disabled and accessible persons.
But the concert was great. Tobymac, Jordan Feliz, Jermey Camp, and Aaron Cole and Ryan Stephenson sang radio quality music. My wife and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary. It was awesome. We've been together 17 years. But that beside the point. Best concert I've seen in a long time.

Best fan experience in the country! Lucky to have Amalie in our backyard.

The Arena facility is a great, even the 300 level seats are still pretty good. The staff is always great too.

Very clean. Super organized. Getting in was quick and leaving was easy.

Very good organization on the entry, check, security, but not too convinient places for sitting.

A great venue that just keeps improving with every visit.

Nice arena where the Lightning play. They have decent parking around the arena. The sound system is just ok. Concessions are good as are the restrooms.

Nice arena, really put on a great Hockey game!! Thunder Alley pregame is entertaining, Also a great location. My one concern would be some of the home fans seem to think anyone cheering for the visiting team should be aggressively confronted.

Its an arena. Hard to get it wrong, BUT they have good food and I had a blast at the lightning bolts game! They spanked Dallas!

We love sitting in the suite at Amalie Arena! Awesome place and zero complaints!

I had never been to Amalie Arena before; however, decided to venture out to Tampa to see the iconic Celine Dion. After battling traffic for an hour and a half, I got to the arena. It is a beautiful arena with easy access into the building from the parking garage located within the "courtyard". The arena offers a lot of great food and beverage options for a very expensive price but alas I still had to eat so $25 for chicken tenders and a water it was. The seats were actually very comfortable even for a larger guy like myself and I felt like it was a very good view even for being the cheaper seats.

Amalie is honestly among the top venues I have been to; however, I still prefer Amway Center.

Hockey games are awesome and great people! GO BOLTS!