Sure all of maybe 1000 who post here rule the 100,000, plus who don’t read TOTV. :bigbow: cause we have written so all must follow.:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

You're right and out of the 1000 maybe 25 don't like any of the restaurants so why keep whining about it? Central Florida is not known to be a Mecca for fine dining and 5 star restaurants are never going to be drawn here for senior discounts.

But with the average median income here, we keep those excellent restaurants just outside the bubble very busy. Sadly most established eating facilities seem to think old retired people have lost their palette for good food, and their ability to pay. As long as no one cares about quality of dining here, it will never improve. Our lifestyle didn’t change just because we turned 60, it actually improved because we have more time to enjoy it.

The majority of Villagers want inexpensive meals and 2 for one happy hour. I sincerely doubt that any fine dining establishment could profit here and continually slamming the restaurants that are already here which many people like is not going to change this. I don't believe it is the people from TV that are keeping the excellent restaurants just outside the bubble profitable.

In spite of a lot of people's burning desire and fervent wishes, we can't control other people...or their opinions/viewpoints.

We're all allowed (within the site rules of course), to express our own views/opinions and also the ability to agree/disagree with them, or at least until such time (horror forbid)...we end up like a Russia/China/North Korea/Etc. :shrug:

For me personally, I get a chuckle out of the constant whining...about others perceived whining. :D

My turn to whine.

I haven't gone there. I just looked at the photos. They kept the stools. The one and only time I went to the previous establishment I asked for a table. I don't have a problem hopping to a bar or a stool to a high table but not everyone in my group can and it's awkward. There is a breakfast place in the strip mall with WD in Wildwood. I only went there once and it was packed. They had normal height chairs at the counter. I thought that was brilliant to encourage singles to eat at the counter.

Putting the patron's need first is smart. I wish they could install some appropriate panels to absorb the sound. I don't need to look at old junk tools hanging on a wall when I got the same old junk tools hanging on my garage wall that I still use. [that's a bit of hyperbole]

Filling.

I think there are a few major factors keeping restaurants from investing. The rent is ridiculous and they also give a percentage of the gross to the “landlord” which is unconscionable. I’ve never heard of this before.

Yep. :thumbup:




Is having this opinion...considered "whining?" :D

I may be a very small minority, or even a majority of one. But I have always liked Denny's.:icon_hungry:

Yep...me too. :D

Finally went with friends that wanted to go. We eat later than most in TVG so it was not real crowded. Service was good, food was more than enough to eat and flavorful. Pricing was fine. No complaints with anything generally. Our expectation was that we would see some of the food from his tv show, an assumption on our part. Nothing bad just not our preferences for future nites out.

Just met a couple who went to Guy's for lunch-nothing good to say about the place, food & service wise--their bill came to $35.00/ but it only cost them $10.00 since they had a $25.00 coupon--they said they will not be returning

We tried Guy's earlier this week for an early dinner after a doctor's appointment around the corner. It was just about 5:00PM, and when we walked in, the place seemed empty. Probably five tables were in use, and since it's a pretty large dining room, it seemed deserted. Not impressed with the ambiance at all. Bare tables (not really clean - crumbs were apparent), and warehouse like ceilings, but the service was good. The draft beer was very cold and fresh and was only $1.75 for a pint. We both had the meatloaf with mac and cheese, and the meal was just OK. Once I scraped off the gravy and replaced it with ketchup, the meatloaf was OK. The mac and cheese was pretty good. Will we return? Probably not. Frankly I'd rather go to Cody's. Cheaper and better.

Went to Guy Fieri's recently rather late. Decent house wine, crispy salad, and tasty wings. Wasn't crowded but neither was LSL.

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If you owned the business and read 10 bad reviews I’m not sure what you would do but I would stop the bleeding by getting to the bottom of the problem. I wouldn’t want ANYTHING NEGATIVE posted about my business.

So much time has passed that it may not be able to be turned around in this case.

If a restaurant opened in most towns there is no TOTV’S to spread the word be it positive or negative. If I was considering opening a restaurant and saw the posts on here that burn a business because a meal wasn’t perfect I would have a second thought about opening in The Villages and move on down the road. Maybe the reason or contributing reason for empty storefronts.

In reality it doesn’t matter to me. Where we are in The Villages the Storefronts are full, the restaurants plentiful and I’m grateful to live here. Smashing others business’ doesn’t appeal to me. :popcorn:

If you like to eat here, there are some very good coupons on Groupon today.

How do the restaurant reviews, both negative and positive on TOTV, differ from the Yelp or TripAdvisor reviews on the Net? To be successful, a restaurant needs to be aware and respond to their deficiencies accordingly. Many of the issues raised stem from a lack of training, and possibly a lack of motivation on the part of the staff. Training is the easier issue. Motivation is tough!

It's all about the staff. Hard to find/keep good staff in this part of Florida. That is the issue in all the business in this area, Full employment. Just saying.

Just had lunch at Cousins Lobster in Jax beach......this would be a good replacement for Guys location:

Cousins Maine Lobster

Well, you got your wish, they have gone out of business. I have to wonder if there is some kind of problem with the location. It seems that there have been four restaurants in that building since I've lived here and they all failed.

As far a Guy Fieri goes, he's more of a television personality and businessman than a chef. Just because he puts his name on something doesn't mean it's going to be good.

Carnival cruise ships offer Guy's burgers. They tasted so much better on the ship than at the TV restaurant, where they came to us with the buns burnt and cold fries.

Maybe because they came free with the ships fare? but they were still very tasty...... we had them every day.