Élevage

What Élevage does

Élevage is a single-location, full-service restaurant operating within the Epicurean Hotel, an Autograph Collection property by Marriott, located at 1207 South Howard Avenue in Tampa, Florida's SoHo district. The venue serves four-daypart experiences — brunch, lite bites, dinner, and happy hour — across all seven days of the week, supplemented by a private dining program for events and celebrations. It targets discerning diners (Epicureans, foodies, gourmands) and also captures captive demand from hotel guests staying at the Epicurean and broader Marriott Bonvoy members.

The business operates without proprietary technology infrastructure; reservations are processed through OpenTable, marketing is conducted via Instagram (@elevagetampa), the Epicurean Hotel website, and Marriott's central booking platform, and gift cards are sold through the hotel's gift-card portal. Valet parking is offered to patrons — complimentary before 7pm and $10 thereafter. The restaurant's revenue model is purely transactional (pay-as-you-go food and beverage sales) with no subscriptions, memberships, or contracted enterprise services.

Élevage is owned and operated by Mainsail Lodging & Development LLC, which also runs the parent Epicurean Hotel and sister restaurants Haven and Bern's Steak House under the same Tampa hospitality umbrella. Distribution is concentrated in a single on-premise venue supplemented by event bookings and digital marketing channels. The restaurant has no disclosed funding, no M&A activity, no independent corporate structure, and no public financial reporting.

Name

Élevage

Legal name

Élevage

Website

https://elevagetampa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Élevage is a single-location full-service restaurant inside the Epicurean Hotel (Marriott Autograph Collection) in Tampa, FL, offering brunch, lite bites, dinner, happy hour, and private dining to hotel guests and local diners, operated by Mainsail Lodging & Development LLC.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Dining Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511), Food Services and Drinking Places (722)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Special Occasion & Destination Restaurants (THAFACAK)

Keywords

• Fine dining services
• Hotel restaurant
• Private dining events
• Culinary experiences
• Brunch dinner service

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Restaurant Dining Service: Élevage generates revenue through direct food and beverage sales to dine-in guests. Revenue is transactional and one-time per visit, comprising brunch, lunch/lite bites, dinner, and happy hour service across seven days of operation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Élevage is a culinary restaurant and event venue located within the Epicurean Hotel, an Autograph Collection property by Marriott, in Tampa, Florida. The restaurant serves crafted dining experiences spanning brunch, lite bites, dinner, and happy hour seven days a week, and offers private dining facilities for celebrations and corporate events. Reservations are facilitated through OpenTable and the hotel's marketing channels.

Product overview

Élevage SoHo is a single-location culinary events venue and restaurant at the Epicurean Hotel in Tampa, Florida. The offering is a unified restaurant experience comprising multiple dining services: brunch (weekday and weekend), lite bites (afternoon), dinner service, and happy hour. The venue also offers private dining for events and sells gift cards. The restaurant is operationally integrated with OpenTable for online reservations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Élevage SoHo Restaurant
• Élevage Private Dining
• Élevage Gift Cards

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Marriott International (Autograph Collection)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorÉlevage operates within the Epicurean Hotel, which is a member of Marriott's Autograph Collection. This partnership provides brand affiliation, access to Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program members, and distribution through Marriott's global booking platform. The restaurant benefits from Marriott's marketing reach and reservation infrastructure.
• OpenTablecoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenTable provides the restaurant reservation system for Élevage, enabling guests to book tables online through the restaurant's website. The integration drives direct booking conversions and manages seating availability.
• Haven and Bern's Steak HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHaven and Bern's Steak House are sister restaurants within the Tampa culinary ecosystem, sharing ownership under Mainsail Lodging & Development. These establishments are referenced together as part of Tampa's distinguished dining options, suggesting cross-promotion and culinary collaboration within the restaurant group.
• Mainsail Lodging & Development LLCcoreOthersMainsail Lodging & Development LLC is the parent company operating the Epicurean Hotel and its dining venues including Élevage. The company manages hotel operations, staffing (via Workday careers portal), and property-level services including valet parking and accessibility features.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bern's Steak House: Bern's is a sister restaurant under Mainsail Lodging & Development and a Tampa fine dining institution. It shares ownership, cross-promotion, and the same discerning-diner target customer as Élevage, competing for special-occasion dining budgets in the Tampa Bay area.
• Haven Tampa: Haven is another Mainsail-owned restaurant in the Tampa culinary portfolio and a sister venue to Élevage. It targets a similar upscale, experience-driven diner and competes for special occasion and brunch occasions in the same Tampa market.
• EDGE Social Drinkery: EDGE is a rooftop bar and restaurant also located within the Epicurean Hotel, sharing the same address, parent operator (Mainsail Lodging), and guest traffic pool. It directly competes for dining occasions from Epicurean Hotel guests and Tampa diners in the SoHo district.

Broad incumbents

• Marriott Autograph Collection Restaurants: Other Autograph Collection hotel restaurants across the Marriott portfolio share Élevage's exact distribution model — leveraging Marriott Bonvoy traffic, hotel occupancy, and the Autograph brand framework. They serve as direct format peers for benchmarking concept performance.
• The Capital Grille: The Capital Grille is a national fine dining steakhouse chain operating widely across U.S. markets including Tampa. It overlaps with Élevage on occasion dining, business meals, and the upscale diner segment, but as a broad multi-location operator.
• Bleau Bar & Grill (Fontainebleau): Hotel signature restaurants at luxury/resort properties function as direct format peers — leveraging captive resort guest traffic, special occasion positioning, and brand-affiliated marketing in a model analogous to Élevage's Epicurean Hotel setup.

Regional players

• Columbia Restaurant: Columbia Restaurant is Florida's oldest Spanish restaurant and a Tampa dining landmark in Ybor City. It is comparable to Élevage as a heritage Tampa dining destination serving tourists, celebrations, and group occasions.
• Yummy House China Bistro: Yummy House is a popular upscale-casual Chinese restaurant in the Tampa market drawing both local diners and hotel visitors. It represents the broader upscale dining competitive set that Élevage competes against for Tampa diners' special occasion spend.
• Jackson's Bistro on Harbour Island: Jackson's Bistro is a waterfront Tampa restaurant offering American cuisine in a destination setting, comparable to Élevage as an upscale, occasion-driven Tampa dining venue competing for the same affluent diner and tourist segments.
• Ulele: Ulele is a destination restaurant and brewery in Tampa along the Hillsborough River, offering upscale American cuisine in a distinctive setting. It competes with Élevage for Tampa diners seeking special-occasion and experiential dining experiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/elevagetampa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%C3%A9levage

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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