[graciegirl]

Our daughter and our grandson are visiting for a few days and we decided to try the restaurant at Hacienda Hills for dinner. I was so surprised at the shoddy appearance as we walked in the door. Although the building has great bones, beautiful tall ceilings with interesting wooden architectural finishes that showed it's once great beginnings, we were greeted with large red Christmas balls at the hostess desk and over her shoulder at the bar were stuck up signs and notices. The wooden tabletops looked dirty and were gummy and needed at least a good cleaning and should have been sanded down and refinished. I ordered the advertised special of Talapia broiled and it was fishy and the mango salsa accompaniment was browning.The mashed potatoes were gummy and we had to ask for tartar sauce which was not good. The coleslaw was the large plastic tub bought in bulk variety. Our youngest daughter had chicken strips which were tough, our other daughter had a Bloody Mary (she said it was not great) and didn't comment on her Eggplant Parmesan. The service was good and the entertainment was excellent.

Somehow I thought that the great cloak of excellence in The Villages would disallow the down at your heels appearance of any place here. The pool looked lovely as we left but had old fashioned strung chairs. I think I heard it was not owned or run by TV, and once we visited it I am sure it is not.