Originally Posted by defrey12 (Post 2272063)

FYI, Burns is in downtown Tampa.

Originally Posted by dcammel (Post 2272017)

Check out Oscar Penn in Inverness. Closed Sun and Monday, need reservations. Won’t be sorry. Quiet setting in old house. Conversation possible without the noise in The Village. Don’t tell everyone, keep it a secret gem.

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2271965)

Anyone who tells you an FMK restaurant is quality food, needs to get out ... a LOT MORE!

There's not a single quality restaurant in TV, country clubs included (or, especially).

There are no Michellin Star restaurants in Ocala. A few in Orlando.

Yelp or Trip Advisor usually have the best recommendations: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaura...a_Florida.html

Originally Posted by photo1902 (Post 2272258)

O'Shucks (301 in Wildwood)

Originally Posted by Josephjmarchese (Post 2272108)

Chop House is a first class restaurant

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2271895)

The country club restaurants are too noisy. I would suggest the Rose Plantation, The Oaks at the Continental CC, or the Chophouse.

Originally Posted by Blackbird45 (Post 2272070)

My suggestion is worry less about a Michelin Star; I don't mean you should settle for bad food. What I think is more important for an 85th birthday is atmosphere. She'll quickly forget the food but will always remember where and who she was there to celebrate her birthday. Someone through me a surprise birthday dinner years ago at the Russian Tearoom in N.Y., I can't remember what I had to eat but as the night went by, she had a number of different friends pop in for a drink to wish me a happy birthday. That I'll never forget.

Originally Posted by Retiring (Post 2271892)

Need a recommendation for a good restaurant. I don’t know of any Michelin star restaurants in the TV area. I have never been to any of the TV Country Clubs, perhaps one of them has a quality restaurant? It’s mom's 85th birthday. I want her to have a great experience, cost not a factor.
Thanks.

Originally Posted by jacqueline larsen (Post 2272106)

Nancy Lopez Legacy here and Stirrups and Mark Prime in Ocala.

Originally Posted by Retiring (Post 2273736)

Thanks all for the great input. I made reservations at the Equestrian Center in Ocala. AND we tried Lopez CC Friday evening. Everyone really liked the food at Lopez and the atmosphere. We were able to sit outside with perfect weather. I’m going to get greedy and make another request. Is there a CC (restaurant) in TV that’s a little more on the fancy side than Lopez? Food was good at Lopez but I personally felt like I was sitting in the backyard of any old house that overlooked a golf course. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Retiring (Post 2273736)

Thanks all for the great input. I made reservations at the Equestrian Center in Ocala. AND we tried Lopez CC Friday evening. Everyone really liked the food at Lopez and the atmosphere. We were able to sit outside with perfect weather. I’m going to get greedy and make another request. Is there a CC (restaurant) in TV that’s a little more on the fancy side than Lopez? Food was good at Lopez but I personally felt like I was sitting in the backyard of any old house that overlooked a golf course. Thanks.