Upscale restaurant
 

What are recommendation for an upscale restaurant in or near the villages for a special occasion

You'll need to define "near" and then possibly compromise depending on how upscale you would like to get.

Not my style so I don't have any personal recommendations. You might take a look at the Villages Gourmet Clubsite for listings and reviews of many restaurants in the area.

Nothing really upscale here, except the prices. Go to Orlando.

The Chop House is the only restaurant that I would suggest. I don't like the Rose Plantation, and the other upscale places are too noisy.

Mark's Prime Steakhouse in Ocala

What is it about the Rose Plantation that you dont like?

The only time I was there, I had to sit on the porch, where the tables were too close together. I also don't like that they have a dress code, and I think it is overpriced. But, that is just my opinion. I know a lot of people like it.

Marks prime excellent for steak

Stirrups at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala s the most upscale restaurant in the area. Excellent food and service.

There are no upscale restaurants in The Villages. Mark's Prime Steakhouse in Ocala is the closest. Ask for a booth.

What a sad, but true, statement. With the number of people living here now you would have thought we could have supported an upscale eatery.

Upscale?
 

Please let me know what is considered upscale. I realize it has different definitions for different people. Personally, if the bill for 2 at the end of the night is less than $1,000 I do not consider the restaurant "upscale".

Lopez, Chop House, Prime Steakhouse, and others, are all excellent restaurants that offer great food. I’ve been to Mark’s , Harry’s and a few others in Orlando. For me The Villages Restaurants mentioned offer as good a quality of food as the “upscale”, or as I prefer to call “overpriced”restaurants outside the compound. If our market here would be attractive for a so called ”upscale” restaurant the why isn’t one here???

If "quality" is being seen as approximately equal to "upscale", then I'd recommend Lopez Legacy here in TV. Excellent service, ample choices of well-prepared dishes, good drink service. Only downside is the small serving area (if you're not outside) which does tend to get noisy. $$$. Other possibilities include Bluefin and (slightly down on the scale) Coastal Del Mar.

My personal opinion of Chop House: their quality overall does not match their "upscale" pricing.

upscale

2 of 3
verb
upscaled; upscaling; upscales
transitive verb

1
: to make (something) more appealing to affluent consumers : to make (something) more upscale

Hope that helps you