[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by MMarco

Four of us ventured out to dine at Alfie's Tavern on Saturday night. We were seated after about a 15 minute wait for a table (sat at the bar for a drink). Our experience at the bar was great and unfortunately it was the only good service we received all night.

Our table waitress was nice enough but not terribly competent. After a long wait, we ordered our dinners and waited for over 45 minutes for the food to come out of the kitchen. At that, only two of us received our dinner (the shrimp dinner had to be sent back because it way overcooked). It appears that one of our dinners was absconded with by another waitress who served it to patrons at one of her tables. They did serve our vegetables while we waited for our dinner (instead of serving them with our meal). By the time of dinner was served, the other couple in our party had already finished their dinner.

The ultimate insult came with our bill...the waitress informed us that to apologize to us for our long wait and unsatisfactory food, the "house" would deduct $5 from our bill. Well, you guessed it...when the bill came, no deduction. And, the waitress disappeared again.

This was one of our worst experiences dining in the region around the Villages and it is unlikely that we will venture back to Alfie's. We will go to Eatons Beach and Gator Joes, however. Our experiences were good with both.

The Vgs Gourmet Club and Trip Advisor both rate Alfies much higher than can be supported by our experiences.

We went to Gator Joe's for the first time Saturday night.