[Hifred]

We retired here as full time residents from downtown Chicago and miss dining at restaurants that offer high quality fresh food. We have eaten at Chop House and feel the food quality is mediocre and the prices are high for what you get. We go to Ocala, Orlando, and Winter Garden for dinner if we want fine dinning or better portions with fresh ingredients like Cheesecake Factory or AYCE sushi, fresh Octopus salad, served to the table (this is not a buffet) or Sarasota's Der Dutchman an Amish restaurant (all home made including the rolls, pie, chicken, ham, turkey and many salads) your choice of either buffet dining, ala carte dining or family style. Pasta Faire in Summerfield has great daily specials at very reasonable prices and we like Oakwood. We had seriously thought of moving but we love our activities, our home and the beauty of TV. The 2 things we don't like about TV is health care and dining. Maybe the rents are higher and restaurants need to charge more for less or maybe they are trying to make up for the loss of income they have during the summer months. If anyone can tell me what restaurants offer fresh, healthy not institutionally prepared food from Sam's Club or Gordon Food Service in TV I would love to know. Too Jays used to be good but since bought by new parent company their quality has gone down. I ordered a corned beef sandwich and there was hardly any meat on the sandwich. Another option is to go on an Oceania cruise every once and a while. The food on the European cruise was better than any meal I have ever eaten even in Chicago, San Francisco or New York.