Honest John's Provisioners! Great place!
 

We had lunch at Honest John's in LSL the other day and it was GREAT!!! Friendly, smiling personnel, from the front desk to the service people, to management. Excellent service and very good food at reasonable prices. The atmosphere is just what you'd expect from a high-end eatery, only not pretentious. We thoroughly enjoyed it and will make it one of our regular destinations.

One of our favorites ! I love the bar. We have eaten there 5 times and everything has been good. I have to say they have one of the best filets I have ever eaten. So addicted to that popcorn !!

What popcorn? We've eaten there twice and never had popcorn. Is it on the menu?

It's not on the menu Mac , they served it to you instead of bread. Your server should have brought it to you. It's freshly popped and drizzled with truffle oil....real nice touch. I ate at the bar and they served it to me.

It's supposed to be at the bar. Because they are new, they will take it to the tables sometimes.

sorry we were very underwhelmed, a bit pricey for what we got. Won't go back

Food Good! Service.. Not so Much!

We got the popcorn at our table right before the meal came.

It was good.

Z

Do they have an online Menu? Is this a chain?

Nothing online but they do have a FaceBook page.
No this is not a chain. It is owned by Mike & Gina who own City Fire. They are really awesome people.

Thanks Bonny! Their Facebook page seems to be in development to a certain extent. I just got some gears when I tried to look up their web-site from the Facebook page.

We went last week. Nothing special, food OK service OK Menu very limited atmosphere not so great. It was so loud we could barely place our orders. Probably won't go back.

The Villages Gourmet Club website describes the food in detail and has 3 reviews from members already.

Good reading.

Skip

So if you are one of TV that stays up after 9:00 pm., hit Honest John's. Great bartenders, folks at the bar and great POPCORN. Wonderful place for a nightcap!

We ate at Honest John's last night. We were not served popcorn instead we had warm rolls and the best waitress ever, Katie. Katie was familiar with every item on the menu. She helped us with suggestions, she smiled and she was happy to serve us. We talked and laughed like friends. My husband enjoyed his margarita. A little $$ but the food was excellent. We will return to Honest John's. Janet

Went there for the first time last Sunday evening....arrived at around 6pm....hostess was very friendly....said there was a 15 minute wait....when we were brought to our table about 20 minutes later, I was surprised to see there were 3 booths and 4 empty tables...wondered why there was a wait. Popcorn was delicious....chicken sandwich was excellent. Waitress was very attentive. But they had no fries, they ran out of fries. Had the warm potato chips instead..they were ok. Will go back.

Thought it was interesting to read about Mike and Gina's connection to Manny Garcia and his starting City Fire and Honest Johns as well as his connection to Mark Wahlberg the actor.

Here is the article:
Manny Garcia Bringing Wahlburgers to Florida

Yes, Gina's dad & mom are 2 of the nicest people. They are a wonderful family.
If you like history, here is an awesome story about the Garcia family and their restaurant many years ago in YBOR City. It's very cool.
Las Novedades Spanish Restaurant History, Tampa, FL

Thanks Bonny, that is very interesting!! Having lived in Tampa, we have spent a lot of time in Ybor and at the Columbia (another great restaurant). We are planning to go to Honest John's tonight for the first time.

Enjoy ! Make sure you ask for some popcorn. Also ask for biscuits with your meal. They are awesome !!

Three of us went to dinner last night and were very impressed. Yes, we loved the popcorn (truffle butter and tupelo honey seasoning). My wife had steak tartar. Our daughter had shrimp and grits. I had the filet. We all were very happy with our selections. While my steak was not the best I have ever had, it was better than any other I have had in The Villages. The service was excellent. While, yes, it is noisy, it is just people enjoying themselves, which is OK with me. We will be back often!!!..:eclipsee_gold_cup:

Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you asked for biscuits !

Just the kind of praise that will keep me from going there. Probably wouldn't anyway cause it's owned by the same folks that own City Fire and I stopped going there after my first visit.

Honest John's
 

A number of us went to Honest John,s after golf last Sunday. First time for all of us. The only good think about Honest John.s is Jim, the bar tender, formerly of Cattle Baron. I had the fish and chips, $4's more than Orange Blossom. We will not go back.

The fact that an individual wouldn't even try a new restaurant based on one bad review among dozens of great reviews makes me want to go there all the more. I may drive the 2500 miles round trip just to eat there this month. For those that seem to have nothing positive to post, ever, I can prescribe a variety of psychotropics, tricyclics, and SSRI/SNRI combinations. Please seek help.

Lunch there last week. Really nice atmosphere. Wait service was excellent. Food somewhat pricey but not a deal breaker. Price of premium alcohol seemed very reasonable versus many other places. Sat against front windows so we weren't surrounded by others but it is noisy.

Two of us ate lunch, friend ordered fish and chips and cheeseburger. Friend a fussy eater and enjoyed the fish (cod)and chips, so that's a plus. Cheeseburger very good and cooked to perfection. Plenty of food and couldn't imagine getting biscuits in addition to what we got.

Only problem was the extensive time we had to wait for the food. Not sure what was going on but it took over a 40 minutes after ordering. They brought us come popcorn, but we aren't in to honey and truffle oil popcorn. A table of 6 near us even waited longer and we heard all the apologizes from the wait staff.

So other than the extensive wait it was pretty good.

Were the fish & chips good? If they were as good or better even 4 bucks shouldn't keep you from returning.

I'm sorry---my comment was addressed " to those that....", not anyone specific, I cannot imagine why you would take it to mean you.

I have a better idea---let's just forget these posts, shake (virtual) hands and be friends. The moderator will be taking them down anyway. I think we both should realize that hiding behind an anonymous keyboard has its pitfalls. I'm just trying to maintain a positive attitude in a stressful time, and have reacted to negative posts in a negative way. So yes, I truly apologize, it won't happen again

Now that's a perspective I can agree with! Keyboard anonymity does has it's pitfalls. Have a great fourth of July.

You too, fellow American!