Driftlight
Tampa, FL · Steakhouse
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
This listing's current published materials advertise Wagyu, but the offering does not meet our full verification standard for provenance. It carries no authenticity badge; undisclosed details remain explicitly unverified.
Why it's listed
Driftlight is the steakhouse on the main floor of the JW Marriott Tampa Water Street. Its steak list carries a Japanese Wagyu alongside a delmonico, a 32 oz tomahawk ribeye and a 45 day dry aged bone-in ribeye, and its starters include a black truffle wagyu carpaccio with dijonnaise, grana padano and crispy capers. Neither Wagyu item names a prefecture, brand, grade or producer.
Wagyu on the menu
- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Japanese
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Japanese | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
Evidence on file
“{ "@type": "MenuItem", "name": "Delmonico 16oz" }, { "@type": "MenuItem", "name": "Tomahawk Ribeye 32oz" }, { "@type": "MenuItem", "name": "Japanese Wagyu" }, { "@type": "MenuItem", "name": "Prime Bone-In Ribeye 18oz", "description": "45 Days Dry Aged" }”
driftlighttampa.com “{ "@type": "MenuItem", "name": "Black Truffle Wagyu Carpaccio", "description": "dijonnaise | grana padano | crispy capers | pickled mustard seeds" }”
driftlighttampa.com “"streetAddress": "510 Water Street", "addressLocality": "Tampa", "postalCode": "33602", "telephone": "(813) 314-6611"”
driftlighttampa.com
Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.
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Common questions
- Does Driftlight serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 10, 2026. What the menu does not do is say which Wagyu: no prefecture, grade, breed status or producer is published, so the sourcing cannot be checked from outside. That is a gap in what is written down rather than a suggestion that anything is wrong with the beef, and plenty of kitchens buy carefully without printing the details.
- What kind of Wagyu does Driftlight serve?
- Its menu discloses unknown and Japanese. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
- Why is Driftlight listed without a Wagyu badge?
- Because a badge here means the sourcing was checked, not that the food is good. This listing is published because the venue genuinely advertises Wagyu on its own current material, and it carries no badge because that material does not say which Wagyu. If the venue publishes the prefecture, grade, breed status or producer, the listing can move.