[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

I was using Fish and Chips as a common item on both menus for comparison.

most people understood what you were saying , the anti everything is to high crowd that never go to these places doesn’t care what anyone says

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by Joe C.

No thanks ...... I'm willing to pay $15.00 for good fish & chips (like Chelo's in R.I.), but I think that the new restaurant is a bit expensive for a retirement village.

But, but there are Villagers pining for fine dining here in TV. Does that mean they’re going to splurge on the McRib that is back?

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by kcrazorbackfan

But, but there are Villagers pining for fine dining here in TV. Does that mean they’re going to splurge on the McRib that is back?

The average villager wants the food delivered fast under 12.00 and enough to bring home for 2 days. Thankfully there are enough of us who want good food, 22 plus for an entree is fine and we do not want to bring home food.

[Kahuna32162]

Dinner there last night. WOW, Rhode Island Calamari was thick, meaty and tender. I had the snow crab legs and wife loved the lemon trout. Service was over the top, another great addition to the FMK lineup.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

I was commenting about the claim that there was -fresh- cold-water lobster. There isn't. Cold-water lobster doesn't live in Florida, and when it gets to restaurants here, it isn't fresh; it's frozen. That's not a negative comment. It's correcting a mis-statement.

That’s not necessarily true. Live lobsters are flown down from up north in cold water tanks. Some super markets have had them in tanks and some restaurants have tanks in the back for them.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by JSR22

The average villager wants the food delivered fast under 12.00 and enough to bring home for 2 days. Thankfully there are enough of us who want good food, 22 plus for an entree is fine and we do not want to bring home food.

I think that everyone needs to take a break and realize that there is a wide variety of people we’re at a wide variety of wealth and income levels. Some live in multi million dollar premier homes and some live in patio villas and manufactured homes. One of the great things about The Villages is that at the squares and in al of the various clubs, we all mix together and no one cares. We have high end restaurants and McDonalds and everything in between.
Good luck to FMK. Hope they’ll do well. If not for you for whatever reason it might be for someone else. I don’t understand all the bickering.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

I hope you were not one of those complaining "Spanish Springs is dying".

No I used to live in the Spanish Springs area. Realistically, there are more less expensive homes and an older population in that area.

[pauld315]

Originally Posted by JSR22

The average villager wants the food delivered fast under 12.00 and enough to bring home for 2 days. Thankfully there are enough of us who want good food, 22 plus for an entree is fine and we do not want to bring home food.

Certainly haven't proven that in the Spanish Springs area where every restaurant that tried to bring in more upscale food over the past 5 years has closed. FMK has deep pockets and can withstand losses at one restaurant for awhile so we will have to wait and see if this one eventually closes or the menu changes to more reflect Orange Blossom Country Club.

[Papa_lecki]

Originally Posted by Kahuna32162

Dinner there last night. WOW, Rhode Island Calamari was thick, meaty and tender. I had the snow crab legs and wife loved the lemon trout. Service was over the top, another great addition to the FMK lineup.

You got me, i will be giving it a try next week.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I think that everyone needs to take a break and realize that there is a wide variety of people we’re at a wide variety of wealth and income levels. Some live in multi million dollar premier homes and some live in patio villas and manufactured homes. One of the great things about The Villages is that at the squares and in al of the various clubs, we all mix together and no one cares. We have high end restaurants and McDonalds and everything in between.
Good luck to FMK. Hope they’ll do well. If not for you for whatever reason it might be for someone else. I don’t understand all the bickering.

Do you really think wealth here should be measured by the price of the house?REALEY ??

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I think that everyone needs to take a break and realize that there is a wide variety of people we’re at a wide variety of wealth and income levels. Some live in multi million dollar premier homes and some live in patio villas and manufactured homes. One of the great things about The Villages is that at the squares and in al of the various clubs, we all mix together and no one cares. We have high end restaurants and McDonalds and everything in between.
Good luck to FMK. Hope they’ll do well. If not for you for whatever reason it might be for someone else. I don’t understand all the bickering.

I'm sure they'll do fine. They do a good job with Orange Blossom Country Club. I still bristle about having to pay $9 for a HOTDOG and chips for crying out loud. But it's one of the few restaurants where you can even get a dog around here. They're good dogs. Just - c'mon. 9 DOLLARS for one hotdog? They have really great haddock. I like their lemon-butterfish too. They do something really weird with their squash/zucchini veggie side: they slice them like cucumbers and just - heat them up I guess? No seasoning. So I take them home along with half the rice that comes with the entree. I cube the veggies, and stir-fry them with soy and garlic. That plus the rice makes for a filling nutritious lunch the next day.

At least with the full dinner menu I get enough on the plate that I can make another meal out of it.

Still though - $9 hotdogs - I just shake my head sadly about that.

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Still though - $9 hotdogs - I just shake my head sadly about that.

With you on this. Hotdogs are too easy to cook at home for a small fraction of the cost. The dogs I like. The way I want it. Never in a restaurant.
Feel the same about breakfast. I can make any kind of breakfast items quick, easy and far less expensively than eating out. And, wife gets to stay in her pajamas if she wants.

[Whitley]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

It sounds like a great place to go - once. It's beyond our budget even for anniversaries. Plus I can't EVER justify paying $8.50 for a bowl of clam chowder. The whole point of New England clam chowder, where I come from (in New England), is that it's filling, tasty, and inexpensive.

HoJo's New zEngland Clam Chowder. Comfort Food. After the movies while in HS I would take my date to HoJos and order the NEClam Chowder, and a Vanilla Ice Cream. Weird combo.

[Jayhawk]

Originally Posted by eremite06

FMK asked me how I liked it. Told him I had to send back my Ahi to recook well done.

Larry the Cable Guy would say "That's funny right there".

[rmd2]

Went to Coastal Del Mar last week. Had the crab cakes. Not enough lump crab meat and too much filler. The crab cakes at Bonefish are better. However, I have enjoyed FMK restaurants and am going back on Sat to try a different seafood choice.