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Originally Posted by Retiring
Need a recommendation for a good restaurant. I don’t know of any Michelin star restaurants in the TV area. I have never been to any of the TV Country Clubs, perhaps one of them has a quality restaurant? It’s mom's 85th birthday. I want her to have a great experience, cost not a factor.
Thanks.
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I agree with the many who say that none of the best restaurants in The Villages are Michelin Star level. Nor is the Rose Plantation. The best restaurant I know of within an hour, and the one most likely to win. Michelin star, is La Cuisine in Ocala. The owners are French, and if you can speak French, they will be delighted. The food is superb. I recommend the Boeuf Bourguignon, though they also have excellent steaks and other things. Real French restaurants are pretty rare in Florida.
La Cuisine | French Restaurant
In the Tampa area, Bern’s Steakhouse is amazing—and easily a couple hundred bucks per person—but it’s very hard to get reservations. The Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City (Tampa area) is wonderful and colorful. Quite a destination place. Terrific Cuban food. Been there about a century, I think. But those are a two hour drive—hardly local.