Tinker Latin Restaurant - Main St. in Gainesville - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Great food, great atmosphere and excellent service by Savio! We came to celebrate my boyfriend’s birthday and the whole restaurant sang him Feliz Cumpleaños and Las Mañanitas. And the crew bought him chocolate filled tequeños that were divine. That really made his night! Thank you! He had the pabellón dinner and a side of yuca fries, I had the shredded chicken arepas and a side of black beans. It was soooo yummy! Only observation is we wish the yuca order had more than 3 fries. The key lime pie with passion fruit glaze is amazing! Everything was delicious!! Will definitely be back!

The food was excellent and Sávio was great serving us. Easily one of the best spots for authentic Latin home cooking.

The food and the service were excellent. Savio was very attentive and made the experience better.

Savio was amazing. Food is sooooo good always! Wait times do vary based on the day, but aside from that the food is ALWAYS soooo good if you’re willing to wait at times.

My girls and I came here for dinner and drinks. Savio took care of us and we had the greatest time 😊

Food was very good! Awesome flavour! Savio gave us an awesome experience for our firet time here! Highly recommend the place! The Cachapa and Tequenos were awesome!!

Awesome place, awesome people, and AWESOME food! Made me feel like I was back home! Shout out to Savio! Very attentive and even talked to us about life living in Gainesville! Will definitely come again!!

Savio was great server, food was good

Savio was an excellent server & the food was awesome.

Savio the server was great! He was on top of all the details and provided excellent service. We will definitely be back!

Savio was great! Very attentive and the food was amazing.

Savio was the server on our table and he was amazing. He took time to explain the menu to us since some of the dish names were in Spanish. The experience was great 👌🏽

Excellent service! Jose was very quick and attentive. Would recommend!

Jose did a great job! I love this place and the food is amazing. DI VI NO !

Today, September 11, I went for the first time and I liked it!!! The place is right in front of the fire station, well that was the headquarters I went to. I liked everything! From the attention from the moment I entered until the moment I left! I ordered a non-alcoholic piña colada and it was delicious, as was the burger and Tequeños. I went with a friend and we ordered, Tequeños, hamburger, coconut lemonade, pina colada and empanadas. All of that made it a modest cost to pay! To go somewhere else and not get a good experience, I prefer to go to Tinker a thousand times, the parking lot is quite spacious and the bathroom is super clean. Definitely a favorite place to always go.

One of my favorite places to eat in Gainesville! Please go ask for Camila!!

Good food and service. Camila was great!

Camila our server was great!! And the food delicious. Would definitely recommend

Delicious food & amazing service! They made my birthday extra special. Shoutout to our server Maria who took the time to explain the menu and options.

If you are looking for some fire fire fire 🔥 Latin food THIS is the place! The food is 10/10, our waitress Maria was excellent ! We had the Pabellón Empanada (to die for!) and the tostones with shredded beef as appetizers. Totally recommend the Pabellón entree plate, it was top of the line! Overall I give it a 100/10 💯 Will definitely be coming back! 🫶🏼

Jose was attentive and gave me space to enjoy my meal and experience. Would come back again

I will be straight forward with my experience. I ate at this restaurant twice and i ordered red Snapper that was too salty. I called and spoke to Sauio and told him my complaint. He assured me he would make things better. I must say my experience was satisfactory. Thanks for listening.

Tinker is absolutely amazing. The food and drinks are always top notch and the family/inclusive atmosphere is perfect. Great for a date night or to bring your family for an outing. And special thanks to Maria for superb service and making our visit wonderful!!

Excellent place to eat. Authentic food, great service, and chill atmosphere. Definitely recommended. Thank you Maria and Tinker for the service!

Amazing good, great atmosphere and drinks! Reasonably priced to boot!

José was an incredibly attentive and helpful server!

Excellent attention from José. Super delicious food

So delicious. Solid gluten free options and flavors. Prices weren’t too bad, especially for how nice the atmosphere was inside.

On Sunday, 9/1/24, I had the pleasure of dining at Tinkers on S Main St, and our experience was truly elevated by our server, Savio. From the moment we were seated, Savio was attentive, warm, and incredibly knowledgeable about the menu. He made excellent recommendations and ensured that every detail of our meal was perfect. His friendly demeanor and genuine passion for providing top-notch service made our visit unforgettable. If you're dining here, I highly recommend asking for Savio—he's a true gem and will make your dining experience exceptional!

Born and raised in Miami, this food definitely reminds me of home! Absolutely delicious. The ambiance and service is great. Truly a hidden gem in Gainesville.

Probably our 6th time here, and always wanting to come back. Great food.

Valeria was amazing. Food was amazing. 10/10 recommend.

This was our first time at Tinker and we were not familiar with Venezuelan food. Santiago was very helpful and patient with us to make sure we ordered something good. The meal was fantastic and we enjoyed Santiago’s friendly company. We will definitely eat at Tinker again.

Eating here was fantastic! The food was great and had great prices. The atmosphere was very welcoming and upbeat and our server Savio was very attentive and helpful! Would love to come back in the future!

Delicious food, great service and atmosphere. Everything very tasty and friendly staff. Make sure you try the coconut lemonade. 😋

The tamarind margarita is amazing!! And the tinker special arepas. Plus our server Camila was so sweet and helpful :)) will definitely be coming back

Great Latin Authentic Food; Colombian, Venezuelan, Cuban and Puerto Rican dishes, a little of everything. Great and quick food service. The restaurant is beautiful, the atmosphere is relaxing and enjoyable. The only cons are that the metal chairs are hard and uncomfortable.

The service at this restaurant is incredible, I was there on Thursday with friends, Santiago served us, super friendly and attentive, and the food was very good.

We had a 7 pm reservation for a birthday celebration. It is currently 8:15 and we are still waiting outside, drinking, waiting to be seated, with no assurances from the staff.

Thank you Andrea for your service we really enjoyed our time at thinker the food was delicious although I will recommend steak instead of chicken for the patacón

I’ve been to Tinker a few times. The food is really good, and it has a great vibe and atmosphere. I love coming back for the happy hour mojitos. The bartender Damiel is absolutely fantastic, and I’ve had Eiriani as my server a few times and she’s always taken great care of me. Love this place

Wonderful...we will be back! Thanks Jose!

Great ambiance, great food, great service. Best burger I’ve had in a loooong time (classic burger). Check them out!

Antonella took care of us this afternoon and was a delight. The food was delicious and I will absolutely come here again.

Food was bomb and our server, Savio, was amazing and really accommodating

savio is the best!!!! his second day & i can tell he's of to a great start.

Savio, Thanks for your warm attention and great service.

Authentic Latin food! From the sweet plantains to the corn shell empanadas. And all of the platters, very delicious! Loved the chimichurri!!!!! Our server Savio, was very attentive to all of our needs, we were a table of 6 too. Highly recommend!

Jose was a great server and the food was great!

We order chicharrones and they were really good, we also order arepitas, they did not have chicken or beef pastelitos at that time (sadly) we also order margaritas (they were very good) the pepito was just ok! Look like they were short staff that day but the attention was good

Savio treated us very well, very delicious food

Excellent place, very delicious food and very good service

Good atmosphere, good food and excellent service

Very good food and place, the attention of the waiter José, very friendly and attentive

Our waiter Jose was fantastic right from the beginning. Love everything about the place , the lights , the food ! The atmosphere was great !!! Very good place for everyone!

When we got there they were super busy but our server José was able to take care of us very efficiently, excellent service

We were served by the waiter José, excellent service! Very friendly and clean! The food came out quite quickly despite the restaurant being full, 100% recommended!

Jose was fantastic and food was delicious

Great ambiance, friendly service, great food And music!!!!

Incredibly slow service, mediocre food.

José was my waiter and this gentleman was very nice, attentive and accommodate my needs… Food was excellent. Will return

Really good food, really nice service, cool vibe. Hispanic approved 👍

Found it by accident and loved it. The food was fresh and delicious! We had the Tinker Parrilla to share and it it was more than enough for 2, especially if you order appetizers. We had the Tequeños and the shredded beef Empanada and OMG! Our server José was super nice and we’ll definitely be back!

Jose was very kind. Very delicious food.

Tasty aerepas, relaxed atmosphere

Given the reviews I thought this place would be good but I was severely disappointed. They were incredibly understaffed on a Saturday afternoon with maybe two, three waiters with them doubling as hosts. Watched as almost every table in the restaurant was served before us. We were there for over forty minutes before we even got water. When we did get water, we didn’t get cups so we had to wait another twenty minutes to get those. Server didn’t introduce him, didn’t say much at all really and didn’t seem to have any desire to move past the speed of a pleasant stroll. Not only that but we all got our foods at vastly different times. My brother added an egg to his food which he never received. Coffee took over an hour to arrive, we had been there an hour and a half when we received our food. I understand being understaffed, but when you receive your food, ask for silverware and have your server disappear for ten minutes. You start to wonder if understaffing is the only issue. Food looked good, tasted good, was not worth wasting that much of my day. I got to watch almost every other table order and eat before us despite being first there. If I’m ever in that building that long again I’m clocking in cause that ain’t right.

Great street food. The whole fish is awesome and everything we ordered was very tasty and well cooked. The pina colada is very good too. Our server MARIA was just the sweetest and gave us good recommendations.

This was our first time at Tinker! The Margarita was delicious and fresh and our meals were very delicious. The Pabellon and the Bistec a Caballo were both super tasty and well-prepared. We will try their desserts for sure next time. Our server, Jose, made us feel right at home, too.

Very nice service, very good food, great atmosphere

The food & drinks are to die for! Great service from Jose tonight. Highly recommend!

Wao, the appetizers was good, nice portions and the food was amazing. Could not forget the great service that Jose gave us. Also Ana was great and the entire TINKER team. Muchas gracias

Everything is great) We will definitely come back 😊

Thanks to our server Jose for a great experience!

The food and drinks here are delicious!!! If you like Latin American food then this is the place for you. The Latin American breakfast (shown below) is an assortment of crispy tasty pork belly, perfectly fried eggs, well seasoned black beans (which is served with many of their dishes so you can choose just about any and have the chance to taste them), and crunchy outside and soft inside Arepas. The best is getting a little bit of everything on your fork for the best bite! I’ve also had the Pabellon entrée. This came with the amazing black beans, tasty shredded beef, sweet plantains, and fluffy rice. I would get this again but that would deprive me of trying their many other tasty dishes. If you like to drink, then you need to get the Orinokia pictured below. This is the …ULTIMATE…drink. This drink tastes like the best fresh passionfruit juice which if you haven’t had passionfruit juice it tastes like peach, pear, orange juice. I will be getting this again.

Really good food! Would highly recommend for anyone out town. And ooof that pina colada went crazy

Food and service was amazing! Thank you for being so helpful and accommodating Jose

All very rich!!! We ate the Venezuelan breakfast, a cachapa, + a beef cross. 5 stars for Jose too.

My server Eli, went above and beyond today. His attitude and attention was awesome! If you come to Tinker at Downtown, ask for Eli to be your server :)

Malia was a phenomenal server! We recommend and the food was delicious!!

Excellent food and atmosphere, José gave us a very pleasant experience. All food 10/10.

Maria was amazing! Great service and delicious food.

So this was our first time here. Some friends suggested this place, and we decided to check it out. We had the lovely Maria for our waitress, and she helped us navigate the menu. She had our food out pretty fast, and it was hot! We will for sure be back!

We had the Reina Pepiada and Bistec a Caballo. José made sure we were happy with our choices.

Eli provided us with excellent service.

Amazing customer service and delicious food!

Been here a few times it never disappoints the food is alway delicious and authentic Eli was our service and he was great so helpful I’ll definitely be back soon

The place is so nice that my wife doesn't want to leave the place. Jose treated us excellently today. Keep in that way!!! With that excellent service.

Great Service from Jose & Ana :) Good food!

Jose was an awesome waiter! And the food and drinks were fabulous :)

The food and drink was delicious! Jose was a kind and attentive server :))

The service was very good, I really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere was super excellent.

Excellent attention especially from José and Ana, super committed to their work

The atmosphere gives a very good vibe, the food is delicious and there is good service.

Hereby I want to add that it is my pleasure to have visited this place. There is not enough happiness in my chest to describe the culinary experience of Venezuelan delicacies in the city of Gainesville. Last but not least, I would like to emphasize the excellent service of the staff at this place; among whom Mrs. Ana Linda and Young José stand out. Thank you for reading.

Eli was wonderful!! Food was amazing!!

We loved the food and drinks were so fresh and flavorful. The restaurant was beautiful and it was a nice calm environment. Our server Jose was very nice too.

Jose was a great server! Food was awesome!

A scam, high prices and shameful portions, in addition to not being good, the food was cold. The guy who helped me did his job very well.

Everything we ordered tasted good, the place had a speaker with enjoyable latin music. Portion sizes are small.

I ate the beef and chicken soup. When I smelled and taste that soup, I had a “ratatouille” moment. I almost cry, it taste like my mother’s soup. Movie reference: https://youtu.be/Cxpm-xYSvkU?si=VSNjYJqM1Rh6_Er9