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JAV0108
03-29-2010, 02:53 PM
Has anyone tried this restaurant yet? It is in the old Isabel's in Baylee Plaza on 441 and 42.
Castle Keeper
03-29-2010, 06:17 PM
Yes, I have been to Taverna Red's. It has a very nice indoor as well as outdoor bar. Inside and outside restaurant. The owners are the same who own Pasta Faire in Belleview. The kitchen is open to the public and the service was great. I've only had appetizers and drinks so far so I can't rate the food. Happy hour is 4-7pm and nightly entertainment by one man performers. Several TV's on outisde for sports and news. I will visit often as the place is packed everynight with no advertising. Dancing is also happening! Enjoy!
earickis
03-29-2010, 08:13 PM
We were there Sat night and the food was wonderful. He had the salmon and I ordered the pork tenderloin. Both were around $13, perfectly cooked, nicely served and delicious. Another member of our party had a steak and shrimp dish that he vouched for as well. We will definitely go back.:thumbup:
JAV0108
03-29-2010, 09:34 PM
Hubby and I went tonight with another couple. We all had something different. and we all loved our food. Had to pay extra for a salad which bugs me but that is all too common throughout The Villages. The entertainment was nice and we danced and enjoyed. We would definitely recommend it and will go back again.
Pturner
03-29-2010, 10:23 PM
Thanks y'all. I'm adding it to our list of places to try. :icon_hungry:
One reviewer in the Gourmet Club was there all night, over 3 hours! They may need to get their act together before we make a visit.
Skip
KathieI
04-01-2010, 05:05 PM
One reviewer in the Gourmet Club was there all night, over 3 hours! They may need to get their act together before we make a visit.
Skip
OOPS,,, our gang is heading there tonight so I'm hoping they improved in the past couple of days. More info to follow.
OOPS,,, our gang is heading there tonight so I'm hoping they improved in the past couple of days. More info to follow.
Tell us what time you arrive, how long they told you the wait will be and how long you actually waited.
Skip
KathieI
04-01-2010, 05:36 PM
Tell us what time you arrive, how long they told you the wait will be and how long you actually waited.
Skip
Will do. They don't take reservations so this could be a problem. Will let ya'll know.
Pturner
04-01-2010, 06:48 PM
Oh. Depending on Kathie's report, we might wait till our next visit.
We'll be in TV tomorrow. YEA!
Well I was there yesterday and was quite pleased with everything
I came in around 5:00 but sat at the bar and ordered a cocktail and the lamb shank dinner to go. Great atmosphere, good sized bar inside and a smaller bar outside on the veranda which boasts an outdoor fireplace for ambiance. Entertainers (guy and a gal) were just getting ready to play. I looked around and most tables were taken and there were just a couple of people in the entrance way waiting to be seated. But no lines, so I have no idea where this 3 hour wait rumor started.
And for you lamb lovers out there, it was as good as I could have asked for.
KathieI
04-01-2010, 11:36 PM
Well I was there yesterday and was quite pleased with everything
I came in around 5:00 but sat at the bar and ordered a cocktail and the lamb shank dinner to go. Great atmosphere, good sized bar inside and a smaller bar outside on the veranda which boasts an outdoor fireplace for ambiance. Entertainers (guy and a gal) were just getting ready to play. I looked around and most tables were taken and there were just a couple of people in the entrance way waiting to be seated. But no lines, so I have no idea where this 3 hour wait rumor started.
And for you lamb lovers out there, it was as good as I could have asked for.
I agree, Ed. This is a very well run, beautiful restaurant. We arrived at about 7pm, we asked for a table on the veranda which is beautiful. Therefore, our wait was a little longer (20-25 minutes). The servers were very fast and efficient, actually, as usual, I was asking them to do a lot of favors for us (stop the overhead fan, and pull down the window shades because a spot light outside was blinding me) and all of this was done instantaneously with a smile and good humor. The food delivery was quick and was absolutely delicious. We ordered 2 pizzas and 2 fish dishes and they were excellent. Loved the entertainment and as usual, we danced until closing, 9pm. Everyone, Everyone, in this place was the best that you can be. We will definitely go back next week when some new entertainment starts on Thursday.
I'm also not sure where the comment about a 3 hour wait came from, as I don't see these people being that inattentive of their customers.
So, Pturner, why don't we go there with you next week. Have a safe trip to TV and we'll see you soon.
Pturner
04-02-2010, 04:26 AM
I agree, Ed. This is a very well run, beautiful restaurant. We arrived at about 7pm, we asked for a table on the veranda which is beautiful. Therefore, our wait was a little longer (20-25 minutes). The servers were very fast and efficient, actually, as usual, I was asking them to do a lot of favors for us (stop the overhead fan, and pull down the window shades because a spot light outside was blinding me) and all of this was done instantaneously with a smile and good humor. The food delivery was quick and was absolutely delicious. We ordered 2 pizzas and 2 fish dishes and they were excellent. Loved the entertainment and as usual, we danced until closing, 9pm. Everyone, Everyone, in this place was the best that you can be. We will definitely go back next week when some new entertainment starts on Thursday.
I'm also not sure where the comment about a 3 hour wait came from, as I don't see these people being that inattentive of their customers.
So, Pturner, why don't we go there with you next week. Have a safe trip to TV and we'll see you soon.
Perfecto
...so I have no idea where this 3 hour wait rumor started.
Not a rumor at all, the timeline is documented and published on the Gourmet Club's website which I have always valued highly. But no one ever said it was a 3 hour wait. You said that! The review states 3 1/4 hours total time for the meal and the author knew the restaurant operators.
Skip
Stop splitting hairs Skip. Here is your earlier post:
One reviewer in the Gourmet Club was there all night, over 3 hours! They may need to get their act together before we make a visit.
First of all, it is a rumor that you started because you are not providing firsthand knowledge of your experience at this restaurant but merely passing on hearsay evidence from an unknown person in another thread and in another forum no less. For all you know, that poster could have been a shill for Little Joey’s Italian restaurant that is in the same area.
Secondly, your post was vague about where the time was wasted and I’m not obliged to go to that forum for the details. More importantly, who cares whether the time was wasted waiting to get seated, waiting for you order, or waiting to be served, waiting is waiting and 3 hours to have dinner out is too long.
My own personal experience (at least on a weekday) was positive.
So let’s hear yours.
sunday
04-04-2010, 05:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip
One reviewer in the Gourmet Club was there all night, over 3 hours! They may need to get their act together before we make a visit.
First of all, it is a rumor that you started because you are not providing firsthand knowledge of your experience at this restaurant but merely passing on hearsay evidence from an unknown person in another thread and in another forum no less. For all you know, that poster could have been a shill for Little Joey’s Italian restaurant that is in the same area.
Secondly, your post was vague about where the time was wasted and I’m not obliged to go to that forum for the details. More importantly, who cares whether the time was wasted waiting to get seated, waiting for you order, or waiting to be served, waiting is waiting and 3 hours to have dinner out is too long.
My own personal experience (at least on a weekday) was positive.
So let’s hear yours.
OUCH!!!!!:doh:
Russ_Boston
04-04-2010, 09:16 PM
Hate to quibble but it is not a rumor. He was reporting what was written. Skip even told you who reported it. Is it a rumor if a reporter for a news station quotes a source? Didn't think so.
Here is the link to what Skip reported: http://home.comcast.net/~thevillagesgourmetclub/page2.html#T (http://home.comcast.net/%7Ethevillagesgourmetclub/page2.html#T)
Personally I'll make up my own mind since there is only one report so far on this newer restaurant. But i do like the gourmet club's site.
Russ_Boston
04-04-2010, 09:24 PM
unknown person in another thread and in another forum no less. For all you know, that poster could have been a shill for Little Joey’s Italian restaurant that is in the same area.
not exactly - the report was from the gourmet club (member name Rich on 3/10) who have a process to make sure that shills can't do this. I could understand if the report was just from some other forum like TOTV where we do get a lot of shills trying to bring down a competitor.
You can't just post reviews to the gourmet club. But still it is just one person's (actually 6 in the party) experience.
Hate to quibble but it is not a rumor. He was reporting what was written. Skip even told you who reported it....
Sorry to quibble with you also, but No he did NOT!! He just said someone somewhere else.
Russ_Boston
04-04-2010, 11:05 PM
One reviewer in the Gourmet Club was there all night, over 3 hours! They may need to get their act together before we make a visit.
Skip
Sorry to quibble with you also, but No he did NOT!! He just said someone somewhere else.
Really? Maybe you should re-read his first post that I put here. Unless Skip edited it after the post.
chuckster
04-05-2010, 04:41 AM
:popcorn: :popcorn: This is getting interesting..........
KathieI
04-05-2010, 05:46 AM
Tell you what!! Rather than only believe the gurmet's (LOL) site, why don't you all join me on Thursday night at Taverna Red for a wonderful night of music and karaoke with DJ Patrick and his gang. Show is from 6 to 9 and you KNOW I'll be there.... Then we will have some first-hand critique of this place.
Really? Maybe you should re-read his first post that I put here. Unless Skip edited it after the post.
Just exactly where in the TOTV Forums is this Gourmet Club?
Russ_Boston
04-05-2010, 07:05 AM
Boy Ed. You really need to read all the posts. :)
I gave you a link to the site. It is a very good site which lists all (most) of the restaurants in an around TV. It is broken down into 3 lists. One for inside TV, one for close to TV and one for outside the area. I have found their experiences very close to my own.
I agree with Kathie though. Best making your own opinion and go ourselves. But the gourmet club is a good reference.
Whalen
04-05-2010, 07:56 AM
Food Fight!
:boxing2::boxing2::boxing2:
dillywho
04-05-2010, 08:38 AM
How about everyone just check it out for themselves? We're all different and what matters to one or appeals to another might not always fit. If we were all the same, every restaurant/business would be owned and run by the same people. There would be no reason to do otherwise. I keep in mind what others say, but check it out for myself while keeping those comments in mind....positive and negative. Sometimes I end up agreeing...sometimes I don't.
Thanks Russ:
Over the years, I've tended to rely on and believe The Gourmet Club's website too, even more than comments made here on this forum - especially from posters (like EdVinMass) who don't sign their messages.
I merely reported what I read. Someone else twisted my comment and never went to the source.
Hats off to the leaders of The Gourmet Club. Good, bad or indifferent, they post actual experiences and do it with no advertising support, I notice.
'Nuff said!
Skip
KathieI
04-05-2010, 08:59 AM
How about everyone just check it out for themselves? We're all different and what matters to one or appeals to another might not always fit. If we were all the same, every restaurant/business would be owned and run by the same people. There would be no reason to do otherwise. I keep in mind what others say, but check it out for myself while keeping those comments in mind....positive and negative. Sometimes I end up agreeing...sometimes I don't.
I agree Ms. Dilly. Good post. :agree:
Russ_Boston
04-05-2010, 09:07 AM
Agreed. I think Ed just didn't realize that that resource existed.
I use that site like I do movie review sites. If the consensus is at least 50+% then I'll check it out myself.
....I agree with Kathie though. Best making your own opinion and go ourselves. But the gourmet club is a good reference.
Well Russ, it would have been better if you had come to this conclusion before jumping into the fray from a thousand miles away before you even stepped foot into the restaurant, let alone dined there.
My home is just two miles from Taverna Red and I’ve already been there twice now and reported my personal experience and opinion, but here you are quibbling with me over references and links to other forums from afar. Can’t imagine why.
You seem to be more interested in providing your opinion about another forum for restaurant discussions than you are in discussing experiences with this restaurant. TOTV has a fine restaurant forum, no need for me to go to gourmetville.com or whatever it’s called to see what some tweedle-dee has to say.
Please, by all means, come back here and give us your impressions of Taverna Red after you’ve had a chance to dine there yourself.
....Over the years, I've tended to rely on and believe The Gourmet Club's website too, even more than comments made here on this forum - especially from posters (like EdVinMass) who don't sign their messages.
And that means what?
zcaveman
04-05-2010, 11:36 AM
Personally I think the those that do not like the establishment tend to NOT put their information on the Villages Gourmet Club site.
There are very few NOs for many of the restaurants that the TOTV people do not like.
It was started with good intentions but don't trust the ratings. I gave up on this site a long time ago.
Only you know how good a restaurant is.
My home is just two miles from Taverna Red and I’ve already been there twice now and reported my personal experience and opinion.
Maybe you're the owner of that restaurant. How do we know? In any case, congratulations and good luck!
Skip
Maybe you're the owner of that restaurant. How do we know? In any case, congratulations and good luck!
Come on Skip, fess up. That is a Little Joey's Restaurant cap you're wearing, isn't it?
bkcunningham1
04-05-2010, 01:47 PM
Funny EdVinMass and Skip. What a great way to end the sorta heated at times discussion about a place to eat. You have to love that. Great guys!!
Russ_Boston
04-06-2010, 09:19 AM
Personally I'll make up my own mind since there is only one report so far on this newer restaurant. But i do like the gourmet club's site.
yes, quoting myself again.
Ed- This is my first post and you'll notice that I did say I'll make up my own mind after I go. I'll be down in 5 weeks so I'll give it a try.
FYI: If the admins read this entire thread they'll notice that only certain people make it heated. My posts are not inteded to stir debate and as always I apoligize if it seemed that way. Yes, I'm a thousand miles away but I feel that many of my 2000+ posts have been informational albeit from a distant point of view.
gemorc
04-07-2010, 08:59 PM
Boy, I just love this. CAT FIGHT:a040:
KathieI
04-09-2010, 09:04 AM
"Kathie's quote from below: Tell you what!! Rather than only believe the gurmet's (LOL) site, why don't you all join me on Thursday night at Taverna Red for a wonderful night of music and karaoke with DJ Patrick and his gang. Show is from 6 to 9 and you KNOW I'll be there.... Then we will have some first-hand critique of this place."
Great restaurant!!!!! :icon_hungry:
My experience from my second visit to Taverna last night was the same as the first experience. I didn't have a reservation, was told it would be a 20 min wait to be near the small dance floor, the wait was actually only about 15 min and we were served immediately and with great efficiency. This is a well run restaurant, the food is excellent, and the staff is the best, especially the bartender, Jennifer. Say hi to her, she's adorable.
Oh yes, and the music was great! Lots of fun! Come join us on Sunday evening, we'll be there again.
Boy, I just love this. CAT FIGHT:a040:
Not really, just a lively debate. Nothing more.
Russ_Boston
04-09-2010, 08:20 PM
Ditto, my Massachusetts friend!
jtdraig
04-20-2010, 05:43 PM
How about knocking it off.....we aren't interested in a fight only how was the food, service, etc....it would be really hard for me to intepret the three hour comment as a wait...so let it go.
Pturner
04-20-2010, 08:00 PM
How about knocking it off.....we aren't interested in a fight only how was the food, service, etc....it would be really hard for me to intepret the three hour comment as a wait...so let it go.
I sorta liked the food fight.
:popcorn:
Russ_Boston
04-20-2010, 08:01 PM
How about knocking it off.....we aren't interested in a fight only how was the food, service, etc....it would be really hard for me to intepret the three hour comment as a wait...so let it go.
I think that's what our last few comments were doing. I'm going to try it (the restaurant) for myself in a few weeks.
Pturner
04-20-2010, 08:07 PM
Yes, I'm a thousand miles away but I feel that many of my 2000+ posts have been informational albeit from a distant point of view.
:agree: very much.
Here's to 2000 more!
:beer3:
llaran
04-20-2010, 09:11 PM
I thought they were over priced. my husband had a problem with his dinner and was comped 15% - better than a sharp stick in the eye! other friends had sauce spilt on head and back, mgr said the would pay for cleaning the shirt. Meal was not comped. we will not go back
chuckster
04-21-2010, 05:08 AM
Can't agree with overpriced and bad service. 6 of us were there monday and all had good food and service and the prices were very reasonable with large servings. Same as at their other restaurant in Belleview (Pasta Faire).
hh6641
06-15-2010, 08:57 PM
Went there Monday Night and was thoroughly impressed. First time there. Really liked the atmosphere and the music. Although there was 30 min wait, we opted to go to the bar. I thought the alcohol was kind of high priced unless you drank beer, house wine or rail liquor which was 2for1.
This is not an Italian Restaurant. It is Med. The selection was ample an we opted for the Red Mussels followed by the Paella for two $30.00. Service was excellent. Food was reasonably priced, but we will limit the liquor.
Hope that helped!
Kingtim
12-03-2011, 02:04 AM
After reading a favorable review about Taverna Red, my family and I were excited to try it, especially the lamb shank. Well, no more lamb shank on the menu we were informed by the server. In fact, now they were "mostly Italian"'and not Med-fusion. Loud polka music, stale bread, flat beer, rubbery calamari, flavorless chicken dish, over- cooked dried up halibut with big chunks of un-seasoned potatoes and broccoli for $14.5. Disgusting!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY.
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