Tierra Del Sol

[mikeandnancy1112]

I have to tell about a positive experience.

Last night after golf six of us went to Tierra Del Sol for dinner. We sat down at a table in the bar area and the manager, I think his name is Pete, immediately came over to greet us and invited us to see his buffet setup, then invited one of the couples to follow him to the kitchen, then brought out cups of tomato basil soup to each of us which was delicious. He also told us he had the best pizza in town so we ordered pizza, and yes, it was awesome. We also got dessert with the pizza. We chose cream puffs.

Also, our male server was the most gracious server we have ever encountered in TV. We heard him say several times, "It's my pleasure" and he was very attentive.

What a wonderful experience we had at Tierra Del Sol!

[Mudder]

I agree, always good and Pete is the best baker around !

[graciegirl]

Agree. He is the owner I believe, of the business, not the building.

We play golf on Sunday and have the wonderful buffet breakfast after at Tierra del Sol.

Made from scratch cream puffs and scones and jelly filled donuts and carved beef and ham and made to order omelets. I think it is $12.95

Wonderful service as well.

[davecz1]

Glad to see they are finally seeing the light. This place has been awful for years. Poor food, poor service, numerous complaints on TripAdvisor and other outlets. I hope it keeps up. 15 year lease is hard to get out of.

[gatherer47]

I agree that Pete is a great baker and good guy.He's always handing out free samples in the bar and is always willing to shoot the breeze with customers.His holiday picnics are awesome.

[jblum315]

It is so nice to see a positive recommendation. Wish people would do it more often.

[Tom Hannon]

And they have great live entertainment. Vinyl Recall will be playing there again on May 11.

I have eaten twice there and saw the same group (Vinyl Recall) Winston was talking about. The group has three main lead singers (one a female) They are worth checking out.

[gemorc]

Please remember, while the golf course is closed until fall, the restaurant is still open. Keep telling your friends. For TDS to survive, we still need to frequent the restaurant.

[PammyJ]

And they have great live entertainment. Vinyl Recall will be playing there again on May 11.

I am so blessed to be able to join my new friends in playing music at TDSol Saturday Night. DougB, Dr. Boogie, and RB. We would love to talk to and meet our friends from TOTV! Hopefully if all goes well my mom and mother-in-law will join us for a special Mother's Day weekend in The Villages! Any suggestions on activities on Sunday?:clap2:

[marantho]

A large group of us(17 people)had dinner at Tierra the other night. There were some other diners there but the place was not crowded. It took 1 1/2 hours for our orders to arrive...not a very happy experience.

[PaPaLarry]

And while we are at it, "He has the cleanest kitchen" in The Villages. He took me in one time to see his kitchen, and it was spotless. Too bad they can't remodel the building, inside and out. Pete is a very friendly person, and seems to take pride in what he does

[Lions Den]

How did I know that someone would complain about the food or service they received. It's truly amazing that people are so critical about everthing. I wonder how many of the people that whine and complain about everything ever worked in the restaurant industry? :spoken:

[Shimpy]

[QUOTE=Lions Den;695668]How did I know that someone would complain about the food or service they received. It's truly amazing that people are so critical about everthing. I wonder how many of the people that whine and complain about everything ever worked in the restaurant industry? :spoken:[/QUO

I guess you are saying that since I haven't worked in the restaurant industry I don't have the right to complain. That's like saying you don't like your new Buick but since you never worked for GM you can't complain. We visited there for breakfast during the week about two weeks ago hoping to find a "new" breakfast location for us since that it's our favorite meal. Our food was tasteless and my home fries were cold. But since I've never worked in a restaurant I'm not complaining.....only we crossed that place off our list.
Now we know why there was only 1 other table along with us in the whole restaurant.

[Lions Den]

You are right Les. You have every right to complain, regardless if you've worked in the business or not if your food and service aren't up to standards. BUT is coming on here and telling everyone about your experiences fixing the issues? If no one asks to speak with the owner or manager and expresses their concerns with him or her they will never have anything corrected. As a former restaurant owner I know all too well about this. Owners appreciate guests letting them know if something isn't to their liking. This way they know there is a problem in the their restaurant and can do something about it. Whether it's paying your tables check or dealing with a server or chef not doing their job properly. They don't know everything going on unless someone lets them know. :thumbup:

[justjim]

Good to see a positive restaurant report. We last ate at Tierra del sol in mid February and the liver & onions was very good and so was the service. One of our group of six made the comment that the "place could use a little renovation but the food was excellent.". Looking around, I had to agree. But I've noticed a bit of "that" in restaurants as old as Tierra del sol. While the course is shut down, now would be a good time for some paint and renovation, no? I do like the overall theme and design of the building.

[justjim]

And while we are at it, "He has the cleanest kitchen" in The Villages. He took me in one time to see his kitchen, and it was spotless. Too bad they can't remodel the building, inside and out. Pete is a very friendly person, and seems to take pride in what he does

Thanks for the kitchen report as a spotless kitchen is huge!

[Shimpy]

If no one asks to speak with the owner or manager and expresses their concerns with him or her they will never have anything corrected. :thumbup:

I see your point Lions Den. My mother worked at her fathers restaurant through her teenage years along with her 6 brothers and sisters. I remember her telling me that if your food is brought to you cold then it is the waitress fault not the cooks, because the cook cooks it hot and if it sets while the waitress gets around to bringing it to you then it is her fault. I didn't want to get the waitress in trouble as she was nice so just left and crossed that place off my list. Even if the food was hot, it was tastless. Maybe if I went back it would be different, but with so many other places to try or know we like I probably won't. We go as far as an hour outside of TV for breakfast and know very many places that are excellent not to mention a beautiful ride so we don't have to return and hope it has improved.
The restrauant business is tough!

[Lions Den]

Vic Ember's in Leesburg puts out a Sunday brunch that is to die for. Everything from omlettes to carved turkey and prime rib. I strongly suggest you give it a try Shimpy.

[marantho]

If Lion's Den is referring to my negative report...let me clarify...our group of 17 is a team that eats out at a different Villages restaurant every Wednesday. We had a reservation at Tierra made six days previous to our arrival. We were told they weren't ready for us and had to "call in" another server(30 minutes after we arrived) to help out. We have been eating at different restaurants all around the Villages for years and never encountered such poor service..our complaint was met with indifference. Two years ago we had a dinner at Tierra on a cold January night and requested that they turn up the heat in a very cold dining room..the owner came out to "scold" us and said they are not permitted to adjust the temperature in the building...the Villages forbids it!!! Okay...we probably should have learned from that fiasco...before we left a waitress came over to our table and told some of our members to "never come back again"!!!!! I guess she really meant it!

[rubicon]

When reviewing the dog fights going on between posters as to their opinions concerning a restaurant which usually is posed as � knew someone would complain......just can never please...... I think about restaurants like Giovanni's, Son Rise Caf�, Billy's Caf� and a few others were never a bad word is spoken. Why do you suppose that is so? I also think that people have bad days and so do restaurants

[PennBF]

I was not going to write on this and let our experience go by the board. But after reading some of the comments I thought it would only be fair to the Tierra Del Sol Management to provide our feedback. We had heard that it was a wonderful place to have lunch and so elected to go a week or so ago.
The food was very marginal at best. The service was timely but the food was not something worth making an effort to stop by for. A salad was incorrect when brought to the table and the meat in the sandwich was tough. We both agreed we would not go back but all of this was our opinion and experience and may be different from others. :(

[rubicon]

I was not going to write on this and let our experience go by the board. But after reading some of the comments I thought it would only be fair to the Tierra Del Sol Management to provide our feedback. We had heard that it was a wonderful place to have lunch and so elected to go a week or so ago.
The food was very marginal at best. The service was timely but the food was not something worth making an effort to stop by for. A salad was incorrect when brought to the table and the meat in the sandwich was tough. We both agreed we would not go back but all of this was our opinion and experience and may be different from others. :(

PennBF Based on the tone of your post you are a very kind person. Your post brings to mind that some people have trouble complaining about anything while others can't complain enough. What is interesting to me is that both groups have no problem complaining about banks, insurance companies, governments, tele-communication companies repair shops the Post Office, other drivers, doctors dentists contractors, etc . I wonder why that is so?

[Yankee Quilter]

We took 2 granddaughters there, Thursday night, for pizza. We ate in the grill, the bartender and waiter were spot on, drinks filled, extra napkins .... And delicious pizza. (Sauce a touch sweet for me,but five year old said best pizza ever!). There were noleftovers. People around us were having dinners of every kind, all seemed happy and enjoying the food. We will back to try other meals!
And btw, omg the cream puffs!

[raynan]

See my other thread on Tierra del Sol. When we arrived we were asked if we had reservations and we said we did not. We were told we really should have. The dining room was empty. This was 4pm Fri. We (4) were seated at a table for 6. When waitress arrived she asked if we were there for the fish and we said no but there for the special advertised in the paper. She didn't know about it so we gave it to her. She left, came back and said it was a misprint and was for next week and there was nothing she could do. We asked for the owner/manager who was quite rude and said it was a wrong ad. We explained we came because of ad and would it be honored. He said it wasn't his fault and threw the ad on the table. No offer of apology or comps and stomped off. Not a way to run a business especially when they are running all kinds of radio ads, newspaper ads and asking people to come because the course is closed. A lady arriving when we were leaving said she overheard us and that what he did was illegal and called bait & switch. I know it's illegal in MA but did not know about FL.