Five favorite places to eat in and nearby The Villages
 

My five favorite places to eat around our hometown are, and not necessarily in order of best or least;

Toojays. More than decent food and decent prices and wonderful service consistently.

Glenview. Pretty darn good food and nice presentation and very good service, consistently.

Oakwood Barbecue. Yummy old fashioned sides, Great barbecued ribs, always busy, relaxed and reasonable in price. (Off campus on 27/441, south of TV, between Lady Lake and Fruitland Park, not far at
all)

Cane Garden Country Club. The best burger in town. Good salads, no, Great salads. New management, but so far still great service. Always busy.

Mallory Country Club. A good menu of reasonably priced food and good service. Always busy.

Gotta add a sixth one.
Helene and Grandchildrens favorite, The Lighthouse. The fried Catfish with the slaw that has pineapple in it and the view is her favorite. We love it too.

Type us YOUR list. Now we will never get in.....;)
Don't snowbirds EVER cook at home?????

My favorite places to eat in TV are Carrabbas (for the food and service), Toojays (for the food and service), The Lighthouse (for the food, service and atmosphere), McCall's Tavern (food and service), Orange Blossom Country Club (food, service and atmosphere - Sunday brunch is de-lish) and Cattle Baron's (food, service, music and atmosphere).

You can't beat Golden Corral for the variety and casual dining.

We tried Oakwood BBQ once and were not impressed with the food. We have to give it another try. Everyone who has eaten there that we've talked to rave about the food. Neither of us were impressed. My husband does his own smoked BBQ so maybe that is why we were underwhelmed.

I also like Pasta Faire in Belleview.

bkcunningham1---- Glad to hear I'm not the only one who isn't wild about Oakwood. Everyone raves aboout it. I don't dislike it, I just wouldn't break my neck to get there.

I would have to include Thai Ruby in a list of the top 5.

Bamboo Bistro, Thai Ruby, Cane Garden (VERY close to home), Cotillion Cafe, and Bonefish. Probably just me, but TV is not known for great places to eat. Some that are OK, a few decent, but none that I would travel very far to go to. I am spoiled in Northern VA as there are so many really good places. So far I have not found what I would consider a place to go for special occasions.

I agree. Carrabbas is my favorite one that is a little more expensive.

The rest are reasonable in price and quality.

I like to cook, and some, when threatened, say it is fair to middlin' grub.

I can cook what I like, since the other two never ask for anything or say anything when I do beg for them to tell me what they want. I hope they are satisfied. I am too old to get a new job easily.

You and I must have similar tastes, though I have not eaten at Oakwood (will have to give it a try)


1. Mallory (love the atmoshere, the specials, the pizzas and the prices)

2. Cane - Similar to Mallory

3. Lopez - For a little more upscale dining

4. Bonefish

5. Toojays and Lighthouse

I like Golden Corral for Sunday brunch

Bonefish
Carrabba's
Bamboo Bistro
Ramshackles (in Leesburg)
Longhorn Steakhouses
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Forgot to mention:

Giovanti's for the greek salad

Hard to argue with your list.I'd have to find a spot for Sakurra in Colony plaza.Excellent sushi & service!!

Couldn't stop listing! Love eating out!
 

To dine: for Lunch:
Sakura RJ Gator
Bamboo Bistro Gator Dockside
Cane Garden Sweet Tomato
Thai Ruby City Fire
Glenview Athens

Chains:
Ruby Tuesday
Red Lobster

Fast:
Panda Express
5 Guys
Gandolfo's

Toojay's
Little Joey's
Olive Garden
Red Lobster
Giovanni's
Golden Corral once in a while
Ambrosia my favorite place orange/vanilla

Bone fish ..no
Oakwood ..no

And for dessert....
 

Peachwave of course!

Got to agree with you,no place that i would go for special occasions.I'm spoiled from all the great restaurants in NYC ,when i visit my kids.Plus Lexington,Louisville ,and Cincinnati all have really good places to dine that are close to home.TV has a great variety of restaurants that are very reasonably priced and decent food. I have not found a great steak in TV,but Bonefish has really good seafood.

Gracie you have wonderful tastes! I would have listed the same places!:agree: