[clekr]

My wife had lunch there today with a group of ladies. Had a salad with blue cheese dressing. Since about an hour after she came home has been running to the bathroom all afternoon. I dodn't think she'll be going back soon.

[BobnBev]

Any thoughts on the food/service @ Mallory?

[Golfer in Sanibel]

Originally Posted by gemorc

In the restaurant game in The Villages, Havana always gets more than three strikes.

That is a "turkey"? Right?

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by clekr

My wife had lunch there today with a group of ladies. Had a salad with blue cheese dressing. Since about an hour after she came home has been running to the bathroom all afternoon. I dodn't think she'll be going back soon.

One should not run in the house!

[Bill32]

Originally Posted by BobnBev

Any thoughts on the food/service @ Mallory?

Try it you'll like it

[graciegirl]

About six months ago I ordered a tuna melt at Havana and it wasn't hot, not quite warm. I hesitated because I don't like to complain but asked the server to just pop it in the microwave for another 30 seconds. The cook came out and she told me that you shouldn't heat anything with mayonnaise in it twice.

I will go back and try again but not all behind the scenes cooker people are of the same skill level. Depends who is back there as to the quality of food but all that is always the responsibility of the management.

[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by Challenger

Had a hamburger at Havana on sun night after golf.Waitress asked how I wanted it done and as usual I said , medium well. I mentioned to the waitress that it was not my experience that the burger would be cooked any where close to my request , but she assured me otherwise. Got the meal and as I suspected the burger was very well done inside and chared on the outside. My wife and I were with another couple and I said nothing until we had finished and paid the tab. I then call the waitress over and showed her the chared remains of what I was served. She offered to comp a dessert which I politely refused and we left. This was my third visit to Havana over the past year with three culinary disasters. We live close and would visit often but have decided not to return. SAD!

Perhaps the cook doesn't know what "medium well" means. You might try a different description. What do I know, I'm a vegan?! But, to me, "medium well" sounds like an oxymoron.

[jnieman]

I'm sure the cook knows what medium well is. It is a standard in the restaurant industry. It means not well done, but not medium either. I always order my steaks and hamburgers that way. We had a party of 8 the other night at Havana about 7 pm. The place was packed. One party had about 30 and lots of other larger parties. We had a great waiter David who is also a cook. He is very knowledgeable about the food. The salads were fresh and the dressings were great. Lots to choose from. The food was good, not excellent but much better than we have had there in a long time. You can tell they are trying really hard to improve. They even asked us to fill out a survey at the end. I would definitely go back.

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

Perhaps the cook doesn't know what "medium well" means. You might try a different description. What do I know, I'm a vegan?! But, to me, "medium well" sounds like an oxymoron.

If you don't understand "medium well", you're not prepared to be a professional food preparer.

[PattyPan1]

Originally Posted by Challenger

Had a hamburger at Havana on sun night after golf.Waitress asked how I wanted it done and as usual I said , medium well. I mentioned to the waitress that it was not my experience that the burger would be cooked any where close to my request , but she assured me otherwise. Got the meal and as I suspected the burger was very well done inside and chared on the outside. My wife and I were with another couple and I said nothing until we had finished and paid the tab. I then call the waitress over and showed her the chared remains of what I was served. She offered to comp a dessert which I politely refused and we left. This was my third visit to Havana over the past year with three culinary disasters. We live close and would visit often but have decided not to return. SAD!

Was there Saturday with a group, ordered the rib eye and was able to resole my shoes with it.

The waiter/chef sweated profusely, wiped the sweat and then picked up plates to serve.

Last time for me there.

[stephsan]

Originally Posted by PattyPan1

Was there Saturday with a group, ordered the rib eye and was able to resole my shoes with it.

The waiter/chef sweated profusely, wiped the sweat and then picked up plates to serve.

Last time for me there.

We give it a chance every 6 months or so. Went last night. We are slowly learning our lesson to NEVER GO THERE AGAIN! Reasons: food is barely edible, waitstaff trys but they don't look too happy or clean, bread dish was dirty as was the silverware, bread uneventful, I love the views outside but we are so DONE with this place, it's just sad for us southern Villagers. Bonifay is not much better. Love Cane & Mallory. We have friends who want to go for New Years Eve but I cannot and won't pay the exhorbitant fee for that night for this type of meal/service.

[asianthree]

burgers are best done in a place that can cook a steak perfectly, i like mine rare so its very hard to find a good burger while i am here unless i make it myself

[Bill32]

Ruby Tuesday and Mallory have very good burgers

[chuckster]

Our group ate at Havana last night. We sat outside and service (david) was excellent and everyone enjoyed their meals. Incidentally our bread (sliced & warm) was served in a basket (clean) not a dish as someone mentioned. The hostess was friendly as was the wait staff. Will return.

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by chuckster

Our group ate at Havana last night. We sat outside and service (david) was excellent and everyone enjoyed their meals. Incidentally our bread (sliced & warm) was served in a basket (clean) not a dish as someone mentioned. The hostess was friendly as was the wait staff. Will return.

Hope that is the new standard. We stayed in Hemingway last year, less than a mile from Havana and went there two or three times. We found it okay, but certainly not stellar. We will be staying in the same place this year and would like to take advantage of the proximity on more regular occaisions. Mallory, Cane, Lighthouse, Toojays, Cody's, Cattle Baron, and Papa Johns delivery are our go to places otherwise.