Yelp’s Bottom 10 Restaurants in “The Bubble”
 

In follow up to my post from a few weeks back, where I sorted and listed the top ten highest rated restaurants on Yelp in TV, I’ve done the same, sorting out the bottom 10 rated restaurants that are within the confines of “the bubble”, excluding fast -food type franchises. Here are the dishonorable mentions:

1) China Wok
2) Panera Bread
3) Cody’s Roadhouse
4) Margarita Republic
5) Beef O’Brady’s
6) Orange Blossom Country Club
7) Bob Evans
8) Golden Corral
9) Ay Jalisco
10) Gator’s Dockside

To each his own……some that shouldn’t be there.

I thought it was interesting -personally I’d remove a few and add some.

OK - Don't care. Not taking the bait.

LOL - but you cared enough to take the time and post - I can always count on you Rust to comment and be engaged in anything I post. I guess I should be flattered that you have taken an interest in me.

We don't do Yelp

Interesting.

Went to Beef O Brady lat week for first time and thought the burgers were better than average.

Is Gators dockside the one at LAL? If that one would make it #1 on the list.

Have not been to the Golden Corral here but we have been to others around the country and liked them.

The only thing keeping Gator's open is all the tv's and football season. Good for viewing, but service is terrible.

Cody's shouldn't be there. Gator's dockside though, yep.

Which Gator's Dockside are they referring to? There is one at Brownwood and one at Spanish Springs. The one at Brownwood has the most and largest televisions in The Villages, and it is very popular during football season.

Yelp is the sound you make when getting kicked in the nut sack.

My wife and I have gone to the Golden Corral in the Villages. No it's not 5 star dining but it fits our life style. Nice variety of typical restaurant fair. Quick and easy. (Get their App for frequent flyer discounts LOL)

You missed the number one worst restaurant in the villages
WOB world of beer
Terrible food terrible service decent beers

I missed seeing the 10 top restaurants. Can you post that again?

Golden Corral: BEST
FRIED CHICKEN IN THE VILLAGES !

😂😂😂

Yelp usually only gets bad reviews.

OP posts something from Yelp. The posters are unhappy about the content. Again its yelp…it’s info coming from a website, that others post on about everything..read don’t read, will it really change your day?

Best fried chicken in tv metro diner.

Maybe, but I trust Yelp a lot more than Google. I have seen business websites where they post 70 or 80 Google reviews and they are all 5 stars. And, none of the reviewers are identified by location. How does that happen?

Long as I don't see my favorites on that list, I'm good to go!

:mmmm:

No one asked you to eat it...

Yes you should be flattered Mickey. I regularly search for your posts when I am at the peak of boredom. Thanks for filling the gap.

Are you the daily orchestrator? Everyone has a different opinion.

I was never a big fan of people who down restaurants. While some on your list aren't my style, I keep my opinions to myself. You obviously have never run a small business and experienced the problems that come with it.

"I have never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I was wrong."

A reason to try it.

I like Orange Blossom CC, their Butterfish dinner is delicious. I also like Golden Corral, I would eat there more often but its hard to find someone who wants to eat there with me, and I don't go to restaurants alone. My favorite things there are chicken livers and mashed potatoes. Delicious.

Please clarify. Is #1 the bottom or the top of the 10 lowest rated? Thanks in advance.

I consider Ay! Jalisco the best Mexican restaurant in The Villages and one of the very best restaurants in The Villages, period. (I’ve loved Mexican food for fifty years and lived in Southern California for years, so I’m used to the spice.). Try their Cadillac Margarita. I love the Enchiladas Rancheros. It is also one of the few good non-chain restaurants open on Monday night. (Outside The Villages, south of Wildwood on 301, I recommend Casa Agave.) On the Villages Gourmet Club site, Ay! Jalisco has the same high rating as Coastal Del Mar and is half a point different from Chop House.

The difficulty with all of these rating sites is that while they serve a useful purpose, the ratings can be affected by people who don’t understand the food. That’s why it is useful to actually read what the reviewers write instead of going by the numbers. Some people give a restaurant 1* because there was no lemon in their water, or too much ice. Or the salsa was too spicy or not spicy enough, or the guacamole was different from how they had it at some other restaurant. (There are so many delicious but different ways to make guacamole.) Or the texture of the beans is different (not realizing that the runniness of refried beans shifts all day as they cook.) Or the rice isn’t the way they like. Go by reviews from people who know what they are talking about.

For example, Amrit Palace in Ocala has superb Indian food and draws a lot Indians to eat there. The waiters are knowledgeable and can guide you in your choices. But if you have never eaten Indian food, or you grew up in some benighted part of the country where people cook without spices, you may hate it. In that case, ideally, you should not be allowed to review the restaurant. That’s why I say, read the reviews and look for reviews by people who know what they are talking about. Discount the comments by cranks and those who have never eaten that sort of food. Some are legitimate, but others are overrated.

I’ve also enjoyed Cody’s a number of times. I’ve had much worse here in The Villages. I don’t have anything to say about the others on the list. But disliking Ay! Jalisco is perverse and just plain ignorant.

Hardly ever listen to people who review restaurants because lots of people do not even have taste in their mouths.

Yes, and which location is being rated? Several on the list have multiple locations.

So then you DID make a mistake.

:pepper2::pepper2::pepper2:

Never had a bad meal at Beef O' Brady's (Mulberry) actually. I would rate that one of the better chains.

As far as Cody's goes, if this list includes the old Mulberry location then I can't agree more. That location was truly awful. A real embarrassment. I still don't know how they let that operation destroy their reputation. We went to the one in LSL the other day and it was good.

We used to go to Margarita Republic for trivia. Never would go there for the food alone. Crazy little detail: At one point they went to these really good mashed potatoes with flakes of skin. They were very tasty. About a month later they went back to the tasteless KFC ones. I'm sure it was only a supply issue but I was hoping they were making an effort to step things up a bit. They didn't.

Thanks for taking the time to share! Somehow I missed the top 10. Would it be possible to list again or PM me?

I went to the Colony Plaza Beef 'O' Brady's on a Sunday once to watch the Patriots game. The sign said "Sports Bar", but they didn't even have the Sunday ticket. Go figure. I have found the service at that location to be lousy, but other locations are better.

Opinion
 

These are based on Yelp reviews. I believe that people are more likely to write a review when they are not satisfied than when they are satisfied. I enjoy many of these restaurants that are on these lists. I would say to try them and draw your own conclusions. JMHO

China Wok is the lowest rated per Yelp - I’ve never been there.

I agree, create your own list.
Yelp list is worthless……..

Um. Wouldn't that actually count as a mistake?

LOVE Beef "O" Bradys at southern trace location. Never had a bad meal. Love their big catch fish dinner. Have been going there since 2005.