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You cant be a restaurant at a Country Club in The Villages and NOT have a golfers or even a lunch menu. Hemmingway's did not cater to either. Tables were always set up with table cloths and Golfers were practically forced to sit outside in the back or at a high top, no quick food during the day ...so golfers just did not stick around. Even in the evening, our golf group simply did not want to pay white table cloth prices when you were finished playing after playing in 90 degree heat.....and this would be for a group of approx 30 players.

well said

Not true!
 

At least stick to facts if you intend to knock the restaurant's management/lease owner when they're down. No CC restaurant can make if they cater just to golfers. They demand favored seating for large groups, cheap pitcher beer, inexpensive sandwiches, and super service. Tips could have been better.

For your information, Hemingway's had a separate menu for lunch until its last months. Table clothes did not go the tables until late in the afternoon.

I have not been there and now, I will be sure not to go.

I agree

I will take issue here. Why can't a CC restaurant have a golf menu up to 4 PM and then switch to a more formal dinner menu? Must we always just have "cheap" high calorie food? I love a good burger as much as the next person but I'm smart enough to know that a steady diet of burgers is a sure way to never see the future.

What I could never figure out is why none of the CC's offer any kind of food pick up at the "turn"? Really, you can't figure out how to do call aheads for pick ups as you go to the back nine like any of the thousands of other golf clubs in the U.S.? Seems to me the CC's lose more business by not having this than the few golf groups that come in after 18.

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And if you think play is slow now, watch what happens when people stop for food 1/2 way through.

Amen. About slow play.

And Aloha, it is true that some food is better for you than others, but it is not up to the restaurant to address that issue as it's prime goal. It's prime goal is to sell food and to have return customers.

It is simply supply and demand that keeps restaurants and other local businesses running.

I heard they are putting the bar outside

[QUOTE=Aloha1;1440551]I will take issue here. Why can't a CC restaurant have a golf menu up to 4 PM and then switch to a more formal dinner menu? Must we always just have "cheap" high calorie food? I love a good burger as much as the next person but I'm smart enough to know that a steady diet of burgers is a sure way to never see the future.

What I could never figure out is why none of the CC's offer any kind of food pick up at the "turn"? Really, you can't figure out how to do call aheads for pick ups as you go to the back nine like any of the thousands of other golf clubs in the U.S.? Seems to me the CC's lose more business by not having this than the few golf groups that come in

. I believe if there was a viable market for food other than snacks at the turn, most CC restaurants would offer it.

Mulligan, GG, and Bagboy; I respect your take but my comment was in the context of all the golf courses in the U.S. that somehow seem to manage having food pick up at the turn without sacrificing pace of play. Just wondered why that can't be done here.

Might be true that most would not order anything but snacks but for me, if I have a tee time in the second wave, I'd rather eat something at 12:30 or 1 PM rather than earlier.

OK, I fear we've (or I've) wandered off from the topic at hand so back to the once and future Hemmingway's. Still crossing my fingers that they keep it a Floribbean seafood venue!

Ya know..., would it be too much to ask to have a Cajun or Creole restaurant? Okay, then, how about southern food?

I was wrong, stopped there today. No outside bar!

Here's the thing.We're 90 miles from the Gulf and 90 miles from the Atlantic. So why can't we have a local restaurant serving FRESH local seafood? And if you want to do it up NOLA style, I'm all in. Just hoping.

I think that since the vast majority of players drive their own carts and bring their drinks and snacks with them the volume of sales "at the turn" would not justify the construction/remodel and labor costs to provide the service. Which is why we don't have roving drink/snack carts on the courses, which could be done at lower cost than a stop at the turn.

Sorry to read this!! The escargot appetizer at Hemingways was outstanding! Had a couple of great meals there.

I'm actually surprised there isn't a seafood restaurant in the Villages. The fresh seafood restaurants in California were very successful with their early bird menus for the retired folks. I assumed that's what most of us older people like to eat.

I am impressed that Palmer's seems to have the right menu for both giant golf groups and nice dinners. Maybe they will share their secret.

Americano's is one of my favorite restaurants in the villages. I absolutely love their gyros. They season their lamb just the way I like it. I also like Red Sauce, and my husband and I keep thinking we should get there more often. I love the view from Hemingway's so this all sounds good to me.

The lighthouse is a seafood restaurant, press ok seafood

Their catfish and butterfish is o.k. with me. YUM.

The NEW Hanvana (with new owners) will open Friday September 8th!!

I know that's the date they were hoping, but I just think it will probably be a little longer. It takes a bit for a new menu, getting the cooking of it right, food shopping & stocking everything, getting menus printed, training, etc.

we were there today after golf and someone there appeared to know what was happening...he said Sept 8th...

That would be really good. Only a week away. That's a lot to do.

I will really miss Havana's Saffron Scallops dish.

Golf Course Restaurants
 

I traveled a lot before I retired and when traveling I would look for a Golf Course that advertised a restaurant and it was usually good and with great views, etc. Since I commuted a lot back and forth to Europe it was interesting this also worked in Europe. We do this in the US as again in a lot of cases the restaurant at the golf course is good as any dining and it includes views and good food. :icon_hungry:

Does anyone know the name of the new restaurant and what type food it will serve? Or did I miss that?

They plan to serve good reasonably priced food.

Now, Bonny, that's very funny!

Well, that's what they said. I think they'll do well.

I'm looking forward to it--it's very close to our house in Hadley. I do hope they'll do something new and not same-old.

When we first moved here in December 2015, I came across an old ad that said something along the lines of Cuban food. Was I ever disappointed to find that that incarnation had closed.