The Kennedy

Great atmosphere and awesome drinks!

I don’t really have much to say about this place except that’s it’s pretty bad. This is really an 18 year old only establishment. I came here because I wanted to show my sister a good time on a Monday night which is suppose to be hospitality night but needless to say it was pretty bad. The music was out dated

It needs more bachata but overall great vibe.

Currently here right now on a Monday night and I just don’t understand why this guy has to remix the F*CK out of EVERY damn song, he’s ruining it. Like pleaasee just play ONE good song. I don’t care if he goes from 2000’s techno, to reggae, to edm, to reggaeton and then back to hip hop just please let us all enjoy ONE song for a second. Never really come here so maybe that’s why… Besides the dj our bottle server and the rest of the staff has been great So I guess it really depends on your taste of music being obnoxiously remixed.

$ 10 cover + $ 15 parking + overpriced drinks. Located in South Tampa off Kennedy Blvd in between Howard and Armenia. This place only gets busy around 12 – 1. The crowd here is terrible. Reggae /​Rap Fridays are ghetto as hell, on Spanglish Saturday’s no one speaks English, and on Magnum Monday’s everyone is underage. The bouncers hold the line so they don’t have to honor their ladies drink free 10 – 11 special on Saturday’s and so the club looks cool. Save your money and go somewhere else!

Worst club i’ve ever been too. They charge people different prices depending on how you look. Also, when I was inside I saw them kick out people for no reason. There are better clubs in soho. dont go to this one.

I don’t have much to say on this establishment. It is a late night, young crowd music venu. We were looking for a few cocktails and conversation. This is not the place to try and converse.
I guess I won’t say it is hipster, young and loud (boy does that make me sound old?). It just wasn’t the right night for this venue. We had a round of cocktails and left. Another nigbt, being with different people, maybe, but I doubt it. Just not my type of place.
What’s a girl to do? Always go where she feels comfor6.

Hospitality is a well orchestrated symphony at The Kennedy led by Blair Johnson with a staff that works in unison like nightclubs in other major metropolitan cities. Vince, Rob, Theo, Rodney, Erika, Katie, Courtney, Brandon and anyone else that I may have missed makes this venue a finely tuned machine specializing in catering to the customer. 5 stars!

I used to think the Kennedy was «just okay» back when I frequented Soho before turning 21. I wasn’t a huge fan due to the weird crowd and less than ideal music, but the décor was nice and the drinks were usually decent, so I went a few times. Now, that’s all changed. I haven’t come here in quite a while, but decided to meet up with some friends last night. My experience on this particular visit stopped before I even got in the door and did not leave me with a good impression.
Saturday is «Spanglish» night according to their website. Before I headed out I tried to call to find out if there’s a cover charge. Nobody answers when you call, instead they just send you a lame automated text about how they’re busy and they prefer to text back instead of call. Um, okay? So come to find out through the fabulous texting service, this is one of those clubs who thinks they should charge cover for females over 21, even on a regular Saturday night with no special events. $ 10 charge, to be exact. Despite the fact that I find this to be quite unnecessary, especially when they’re already going to be making money off of the drinks, I chose to go anyway.
Upon arriving, I discovered the new lovely parking charge. They never used to charge for parking before. The guy tells me «$ 15 cash only» to park. Is this a joke? I’m supposed to pay to park my car myself in your crappy, unpaved, dirt lot which is already jammed full and likely to get my car hit by some bozo pulling out of there later? I kindly inform him I did not bring cash and was therefore unable to park. He suggested I could go to the ATM across the street to take out money from a bank (besides my own) and pay a fee to take that money out so I could come back and pay him to park in his shabby lot and then pay again to walk in the front door of the club? I don’t think so dude.
Unless you like throwing money out the window for a less than stellar experience, steer clear of this place.

I must say The kennedy is Ok environment. the only thing that brings this place to a 4 star is the bartenders :) they are so nice and their service is great! Drinks are on point!

$ 5 Valet Parking.
The Unilocal Check gives you one free shot offer. Redeem it offer at cashier. They will give you a ticket to give to the bartender. You don’t have a choice in the free shot. It is tequila, watermelon and redbull.
We got there before 11p and was able to get in for free. Guys had to pay $ 10.
A lot of lounge areas but seems you have to reserve the table/​space.
Saturday was Spanglish Saturdays where they play Latin Music inside and played house music out on the patio. The patio is a nice open space with lots of bar space and seating area.

Nice inside (the literal bldg) and the bartenders are super friendly… why three stars? There’s few short Napoleon complex having bouncers who are complete ASSHOLES who make problems worse rather than de escalate them. Other than that a decent atmosphere… if you like gunshots, don’t believe me? Google it there was a shooting a few months ago… Lots of ghetto trash there. Have fun

Well, I would rather go try and have a good time at a trap house in downtown Detroit — seriously! The asian door girl «Lexa» will say anything on the phone to get you there (like «I’ll buy you a shot when you get here», but go ahead and ask her why she even works at such a trap and she’ll say «oh I don’t go inside» — oh so how are you going to buy me that shot you promised me? Catch 22 — trapped (see the theme here? haha) and when I told her «it’s going on Unilocal» she acted like I didn’t exist — oh sh*t girl well here I am!). Full of a bunch of scummy dressed guys — dress code what?! Might as well let me in with my nice shorts on and a button up at this rate. Fortunately the super sweet bartender covered «Lexa’s» deceiving ways and bought the shot for me, my goodness miss, I am sorry I forgot your name and damn you really deserve to work somewhere better. The ONLY other redeeming factor of this place is both Big John and Big Coop will make sure you are WELL TAKEN CARE OF, I mean these guys were awesome in helping me out with a specific request, very respectful and professional gentlemen.
They play a bunch of horrible rap (and some mediocre hip hop) at this place — ugh, not diggin’ it.
Tons of hood rats fighting over guys when the club closes, great entertainment! Police everywhere too at the close to hold things down, quite the place! Don’t believe/​trust my review, go waste your time and $ yourself!

My friend asked me how my birthday went on a Saturday night when I went here. This was my response to her:
«Only good thing was the guy let me go in for free cos I told him it was my birthday. Kennedy is a great place but the crowd mix there makes it unfriendly and kinda ghetto. A fight broke out at the end and cops showed up. Overall, most of the girls there are rather so bitchy, the Hispanic girls were so mean, and it’s too clicky for my liking.
Good music, staff, ambience, albeit.
A sad observation.
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In conclusion: I couldn’t believe how pretentious and aggressive most of the girls were. On a saturday, this place is worse than the most pretentious hollywood clubs. Not diverse, fake girls, guys were guys and were sort of friendly. Good drummer who drums live with DJ .Been there on 3 different saturdays and can now conclude so. Not going back unless with a group of people i already know.
Girls who go here, get real!!! If this was a club in Hollywood I would understand. @@@Frowning, hostile, aggressive, in considerate. Would give 5 stars if not for all these. Unfortunately the management cant change this.

I’ve been always told that they have a strict dress code too but on Fridays, you’ll be fine. Green light for sneakers. lol Anyways, the place is nice, drinks are kinda expensive and I think they should be picky about the acts that perform.

As nightlife goes the Kennedy is a middle of the road club. In other places not called tampa the Kennedy would be by far the best club but in a almost nightlife Mecca the Kennedy is average. The have a smoke bar outside and are military friendly. It just depends on what you are looking for in your nightlife. They have had artist do appearances and reality tv celebs come through. So like I said from the beginning it’s a good time but its just average compared to some of the other places I’ve been.

I saw Paul van Dyk here a while back. It was a pretty cool night club. However, it is not the best concert venue. The problem: very very crowded and very very hard to move about. It is very hard to see the stage unless you are directly up front. I also recall it getting really hot inside. If you are going to see a good concert here, dress lightly as you will surely get sweaty.
The staff was friendly, but due to the crowd, it was very hard to get timely service. The bar in the middle was extremely difficult to get service at. The bar in the back was a little better. I do not blame the service, it was just difficult to do anything with the crowd being packed in like sardines.
The patrons were very trendy. I don’t know if that is a good or a bad thing. It was a Paul van Dyk concert, so I guess it should have been expected. He has been around for a while, so I hoped the crowd would be a bit older. Not sure how the crowd would look on a non-​concert night.
I generally do not do night clubs a lot. Only occasionally when I really want to see the artist performing. This was one of those nights. I enjoyed hearing Paul van Dyk, even though I could not see him very well. I would definitely hesitate to see another act here.
I have not been here for a quite some time. It is possible they have found a better way to deal with crowds. Overall, it is a beautiful establishment and they bring in some good electronic acts and generally play good electronic music. I am just not very happy with seeing good artists here for concerts.

Well being that im not a fist pumper and not a fan of house, dance muisc it was just uhhh straight but i did get in free and drinks were free for two hrs so thats why they get two stars…

‘THE PARTIES HERE’!!!
I have been having withdrawls from fist pumping and jumping at the Hardrock so I needed a spot quick fast and in a hurry. I then came across The Kennedy. I heard it wasnt to bad and if I liked house music then this is the place for me and that it was. Saturday night was said to have been doing bad but we decided to check it out anyway. Its call the House Party on Saturdays. They have ladies drink and get in free ALL night!!! What a deal but at the same time a mistake… Drink all night!!! WOW waisted.
The dj was jumping and the music was none stop fist pumpin jams. We were in there going nuts. Its not a Passions or Opium (those my joints) but its good. The people on the other hand I have to get use to there pretty um well Ill keep it to myself but the dress code is nonexisting!
Friday night is Seductve fridays Its not bad but just get ready to listen to reggae, rap and hip hop. I love it all but I cant dance to that all night thats more like vibbin to me. The place has a nice feel and the outside lounge is fly. Overall so far this is my new Tampa spot!
Oh yea there is a check in offer of a free shot and be prepared to see kind of an 18 and older crowed even though its suppose to be 21 and up.

The Kennedy was cool to me when I was still under 21. Now that I’m a little older it has completely lost its flair. Not to mention that they have became 10x more pretentious over time (charging a fee to use a debit card at a club that makes hundreds at the bar every night?). $ 10 for parking in an area where parking is scarce at best. It’s just ridiculous — before you even have a drink in your hand you’ve already blown $ 20 or more. The crowd is mostly older people and not your good-​looking crowd either. The outdoor patio is nice for a club with a crowded inside, but that’s almost the only plus.
There are better clubs in Tampa Bay. No reason to go here except for their all you can drink special and then get out and head to other parts of SoHo and away from this area. The Kennedy wants to be so much, but falls short.