[village dreamer]

went to R J gators up in lake sumter today for lunch. walk in and waited for about 10 minutes at the counter, 2 employees walk by,not a word out of them. i walk out , that was the second time in 10 years, never again.

[tophcfa]

Also, no more 2 for 1 all day every day.

[Stu from NYC]

Went there for first time in a few years a month ago and it was ok.

Going with a group next week hope it will be better than ok.

[Taltarzac725]

I really liked the musician who was singing outside RJ Gator's during the 2025 St. Patrick's Day market day. I only went on the first day. Family visiting.

I have not been to RJ Gator's for quite some time. Probably before COVID hit us here in the Villages.

They had messed up on an order so gave us a huge alligator shaped ice cream tower. Alligator with closed jaws to the sky. Took all four of us to eat it.

[Snakster66]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Went there for first time in a few years a month ago and it was ok.

Going with a group next week hope it will be better than ok.

SPOILER ALERT


It will not.

[Bassdeer]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

Also, no more 2 for 1 all day every day.

What?? the whole reason we are moving there.

[Rwirish]

Oh no, how terrible!

[Chamo]

That place is horrible IMO.

[ndf888]

They have some amazing musicians like the BigBad on Sunday after 2 pm. We keep going just to hear them perform.

[JerseyGurl]

Sorry you’ve had a bad experience. I’ve been to RJ Gators twice in the last month and can only say good things about total experience.

[gorillarick]

Seems to me that every restaurant that has failed in TV, has committed suicide.

First comes lousy service (watching wait-people bus tables instead of providing service), then lousy cold food, empty tables full of dirty dishes, then raise prices (like dropping 2-4-1).
Then empty, then gone.

and how any restaurant can get to this point boggles my mind also. There are thousands here wandering around looking for places to blow money.

[bonbonn]

stopped going years ago

[ROCKETMAN]

My granddaughter was visiting and it was her 20th birthday and every time she visits she has to have the gator bites. So we went there and service and food were good. Ordered the shepherds pie, came with 3 mounds of mashed potatoes with ground beef, corn, and scallions mixed in. We always share and that worked out fine and no extra charge for sharing. Yes no more 2 for 1.

[paqdkq]

ONLY 2 times in 10 years. How many times did you go there and get good service? If you would be a tracer I’d hate to have you. I get above averages grades on all my tests but fail two. The result, you fail me for the year!!!!

[tedquick]

How interesting. I've eaten there many times. Never been super impressed nor have I ever been really disappointed. They are an OK place with an outstanding location, which is worth a lot just by itself. I may actually go there today. My suggestion is to give it another try and give us another report.