Signature Sandwiches With Large Beer List
St. Petersburg, Florida
Cuisine Style: Café
Average Price: $
Overall Rating: 3/5
Dined: June 2019
By Sean Overpeck (CFE)
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Stone Soup Cafe is a cozy American cafe serving house-made soups, salads, wraps and sandwiches to along with a large craft beer selection and cocktails since 1992. The café is smaller in size with a few tables and bar, with a nice outside dining area in a causeway through the center of the building between two businesses. This causeway creates a nice breeze without the sun shining in, so it is perfect on a hot summer day. They have ten beers on draft plus special rotations and a beer flight to also choose from. For bottled beers, they have over 50 available.
Stone Soup Café Menu:
- Starters
- Signatures Sandwiches
- Wraps
- Panini
- Sides
- Soups and Combos
- Signature Salads
- Soups
- Sandwiches
- Entrees
- Desserts
My wife started with a Fleur de Prairie 2018 Côtes de Provence Rosé from Deutsch Family Wines. It is a blend of 60% Grenache, 15% Cinsault, 15% Syrah, and 10% other varietals such as Mourvedre, Carignan, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Rolle. Crafted in the traditional Provençal style, according to the winemakers' notes Fleurs de Prairie is a pale salmon color, with delicate flavors of red fruit, black currant, and lemon. It's bright, refreshing acidity makes it a perfect companion with a meal or as an apéritif.
For my drink, I enjoyed a nice Bloody Mary, one of my favorite cocktails because It covers almost the entire range of human taste sensations starting with sweet, then salty, sour and umami or savory, but not bitter with a small burn of vodka. Speaking of vodka, the intense, spicy, tangy flavor of a Bloody Mary chemically overpowers the flavor of the vodka anyway, so according to flavor chemist Neil C. Da Costa, you don't waste your money buying a premium vodka that you won’t be able to fully taste or enjoy the aroma of.
The menu has 10 signature sandwiches that are served with your choice of one side. You can also substitute for a cup of soup with a $2.00 up-charge plus a bread choice of swirl, pumpernickel, wheat or gluten-free. For sides, you have the choice between chips, coleslaw, mixed fruit, cottage cheese, potato salad, pasta salad, yogurt, or half dill pickles.
My wife had the super cheese on swirl bread with layers of Swiss, provolone, cheddar, and parmesan, with some baby spinach, sprouts, sliced tomatoes, and honey mustard. My wife ordered it cold, but you can also have and sandwich hot pressed. In place of the side, my wife ordered the chicken and dumpling soup. The sandwich with packed with flavors from the cheese and sweetness of the dressing for a wonderful afternoon delight. The soup was very hearty and screamed comfort with wonderful chicken flavors, lite vegetables and a soft dough texture from the dumpling.
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| Stone Soup Cafe / Super Cheese |
I had the Roast beef sandwich served hot on an onion roll, made with slow-braised top round roast beef, sprouts, honey horsey sauce, mushrooms, onion, and cheddar cheese. My side choice was a house-made potato salad. The lite horse spice flavors paired with the beef perfectly and was a harmony of flavors with the sharp cheese used plus the onions mixed in. The potato salad did lack a little spice and was bland but the potatoes were cooked perfectly without being hard or too mushy.
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| Stone Soup Cafe / Roast Beef Sandwich |
Other sandwich selections included a turkey, veggie, Italian hoagie, Rueben and hot ham and Swiss. There are four wraps on the menu and several panini press sandwich that include the classical Florida Cubano sandwich.
Dessert:
We did not have dessert during this visit, but check out some of these wonderful selections from Wine Dine and Play:
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Final notes, review basics, observations, and more pictures:
Most reviews are subjective, depending on the writer; but they should also be responsible, and respectfully written, upholding the truth, and accurately conveying the experience to the best of the writer's knowledge, even if it includes metaphors the restaurant may not like to read about. My ratings are by the stars I award (from 0 to 5). The rating is calculated on a point accumulation of six separate factors based on individual experience. They include wine and other beverage selections, plate presentation, customer service, restaurant or café ambience, food quality, and wow factor. To see more details of this rating list, read this article:
Overall from this experience and the score factors outlined in the ‘about page’ section, based on my individual experience and rating, I give Stone Soup Cafe a 3 out of 5 stars, meaning that they exceeded my expectations and were far above the average dining experience of most restaurants.
Scores are detailed in the factor chart below:
Formula Factor Conclusions and Overall Ratings for Stone Soup Cafe
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Max Points Possible:
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Total Points Awarded:
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Total Points deducted:
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Ambience
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11
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11
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0
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Food quality
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10
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9
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1
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Plate presentation
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9
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8
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1
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Customer service
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10
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7
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3
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Alcohol and other beverages
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6
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4
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2
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Total regular points awarded
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46
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39
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7
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Total percentage — less the Bonus
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0.847826086956522
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“Wow” factor BONUS
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5
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0
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0
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Total bonus percentage
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0
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Total percentage and bonus for a final star rating
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0.847826086956522
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Stars Awarded (see chart below)
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0 - 5
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3
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**A full break down and explanation of the observations and point disbursement is available in the linked article above. To receive a detailed copy of your score, feel free to contact me at any time and I will provide it to you.**
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Overall Star Rating:
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3 of 5 Stars:
85% Rating with a 0 point “wow” bonus
Exceeded my Expectation in a Dining Experience
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Corkage fees:
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Stone Soup Cafe does not list any corkage fee’s however, most American restaurants charge $25.00 per bottle
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Restaurant-style:
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Casual dining
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Cuisine Style at Stone Soup Cafe:
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American, Café
Allergen or dietary accommodations:
Gluten-free choices, Low Carb Choices, Vegetarian Options
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Reservations:
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Not Required
Walk-Ins:
Accepted
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Dress code:
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Casual attire
It’s Florida, everybody wear’s flip-flops!
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Child policy:
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The Restaurants reviewed on this site may have a kids menu or cater to them; however, for full enjoyment of food and wine, it is recommended that kids not to be in attendance, unless they have been trained in proper etiquette.
If not then:
Hire a Babysitter!
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Stone Soup Cafe Experiences:
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A place for foodies, Modern, Trendy, Rustic, Hole-in-the-wall, and a Neighborhood Gem.
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Payments:
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Cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express
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Parking:
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Stone Soup Cafe has a public lot
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Wifi
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The restaurants reviewed on this site may have Wi-Fi, but do not require you to go online, because the excitement of the food and wine alone will keep you too entertained instead of checking your social media and emails.
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Noise level:
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Low
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Smoking:
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Stone Soup Cafe is a non-smoking restaurant with a non-smoking patio
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Patio or terrace:
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No
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Food Prices
(excludes, alcohol, taxes & 20% gratuity’s)
$£€¥ - Under 50.00 (inexpensive)
$£€¥ x 2 - 51.00- 99.00 (moderate)
$£€¥ x 3 - Over 100.00 (pricey)
$£€¥ x 4 - Over 200.00 (expensive)
$£€¥ x 5 - Over 400.00 (very expensive)
**Currencies reflect the world’s major travelers, restaurant, or wine connoisseur’s**
Currency:
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Price
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United States Dollar (USD)
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$
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Great Britain Pound Sterling (GBP)
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£
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Canadian Dollar (CAN)
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$
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Chinese Yuan (CNY)
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¥¥¥
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European Union (EUR)
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€
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Alcohol prices:
$18.00 USD
Stone Soup Cafe:
4122 16th St North
St. Petersburg, Florida
33703, USA
Contact Information:
Restaurant website:
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Maître d or host:
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+1 727-526-2975
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Serving hours:
Eastern Standard Time
(GMT, Zulu, or UTC - 5:00)
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Mon-Sat
10:00 am - 12:00 am
Sunday
10:00 am - 10:00 pm
Brunch
Sat-Sun
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Social Media
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Accolades for Stone Soup Cafe:
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The worlds best restaurants is a subjective list of who is writing it and changes on a regular basis. The Wine Dine and Play best experiences are based on my highest rated stared restaurants, meaning that the visit was an outstanding or extraordinary experience. From cafés, chains, mom + pops, hole in the walls, to fine dining including a few Michelin spots. Visit the Top 100 page to see the entire list.
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Other Stone Soup Café Pictures:
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| Stone Soup Cafe / Roast Beef |
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| Stone Soup Cafe / Chicken Dumpling Soup |
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| Stone Soup Cafe / Trivia night |
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But in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.”
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