Place to Meet
 

My friend lives in Tampa and I live here in The Villages. Where can we meet in the middle?

Papa Joes Restaurant in Brooksville

You might want to check The Villages Gourmet Club page for restaurant ideas. We liked Dade City and Kafe Kokopelli.

I think, no, I know they said - meet halfway from Here and Tampa. :laugh:

I think I missed the joke. Dade city is 50 miles from The Villages and 38 from Tampa; the six mile difference could disappear depending on exactly where in The Villages and Tampa everyone is starting from.

Cafeteria at Coleman Federal Prison.

What is the halfway point between Tampa and The Villages?

Brooksville came up. Driven through there many times but never stopped.

This gets very good ratings at TripAdvisor-- Outstanding Southern Cooking Lunch Menu at Florida Cracker Kitchen

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We have friends in Tampa and we meet at Kafe Kokopelli every couple months. May not be exactly a middle but the food is good and the atmosphere gives us some quiet privacy to catch up.

'Neath that old Georgia pine.......about 350 fence posts distance.

Web says Rital fl is halfway. Cracker barrel right off I 75. Otherwise fast food

That’s is funny!! Good one!!

Try this site
 

Meeting
 

My friend and I always meet at Wiregrass Mall, or the Lutz Outlet area.
Same travel distance for both (approximately) and lots of choices.

Thake them to the red neck hot dog place in Brooksville ...... better known as the Coney Island Drive Inn. Lot's of interesting characters there.

There is an app called Half way. You can put in your locations and it will find points half way. You can see restaurants parts shopping. Its a free app.

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Two years ago we met someone who lived in Tampa, this is the same Cracker Barrel we met at, it worked out very well for both us and the person we met.

Dade City Lunch on Limoges Make a reservation.

How sure they aren't friends with benefits are you'll?:shrug::shrug::shrug:

Wesley Chapel is about halfway between The Villages and Tampa. The Shops at WireGrass on CR 52 is a great place with several good restaurants. It also has lots of stores to shop at.

Dade City is a half way point. If you were a member of the Unique Travel Club you could meet your friend in Tampa. The total travel time for you would be approximately 25 minutes.

Yes, Wesley Chapel, Sawgrass Mall. Some good restaurants

That’s great thanks for the humor !

Many restaurants in Wesley Chapel. I-75 Exit 275

Costco in Wesley Chapel for a hot dog.

Pack a picnic basket and blanket and meet at a rest area.
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Blanton is the halfway point . Don’t think there’s much there though. Depending who doesn’t mind driving a little further - either Bushnell or Dade City might be the places to go. Bushnell is on I-75 and there are many places off their and Dade City has a lot of places also. Check the gourmet site for recommendations in both areas for restaurants