Cattle Baron is disappointing compared to what it was. Better steaks for the same price lots of places. If you weren't there before the change of ownership you would not notice the difference

I've always enjoyed the Cattle Baron. I've had better food, but the CB is fine.
It's a fun place, especially if the entertainment downstairs is rockin.
I try to never eat anything from China, but eating out a lot, who knows. :yuck:

Me too, love the ambiance, music, fun and to stand on the balcony and watch so many people having such a great time .............. another one of The Village experiences you could get very few other places. Taught my granddaughter how to dance on the balcony. :smiley:

Food - could be better, but then so could the food in many restaurants.

According to today's Daily Sun, Katie Belles is moving to where the cattle baron is!

I did a "what?" after I read the article. Is cattle baron gone?

Today's paper announces the closing of Cattle Baron and a remodel of Katie Belle's beginning of May. Katie Belle's will be relocated to the second floor. The open area upstairs will be enclosed for an addition of 300 seats. Today the space below this open area is the dance floor. Notice the rendering on page C14 does not depict a dance floor just dinning tables. Just an observation don't know any more. Only info I have is from the article in today's paper.

The Katie belles thread sUggested or asked if this is a April fools joke.

I think it was more of a hope that the KB/CB plan is a joke. I know I hope it is but I wouldn't be surprised to see it happen. There's a new sheriff in town.

The updates are being done in Ms. Sharon's name, so I will hope for the very best which is how the developer usually does things.

It's still a private club for residents only. It seats 350 diners which means it will be full to the brim when there is a show at the new theater. It will probably be a nice upgrade to SS.

Only one sentence bothered me - commercial properties on the lower level! Um!

Hopefully, it will be for the better following the remodeling.

While I am sure some people will not like the changes, I thinks it speaks well of the family's willingness to continue investing more money on some of the older sections of The Villages.

Yes, I agree. I'm sure it will be very nice. It definitely is in need of a makeover.

:shrug:yup

This bothered me also. What does that mean, another dress shop, boutique or nail salon? I always enjoyed setting downstairs and looking up at the oak balcony above like it was a grand saloon. Or setting upstairs by the balcony looking down at the dancing. The paper showed the dance floor being moved up, or in other words a celling created. They did mention glassing in the outside balcony for a great view of the square which sounded good.