[JSR22]

Hemingways will close this Saturday evening and reopen 9/8. The family that owns Red Sauce/Johnny Rockets/ Amerikanos purchased the restaurant.

[Aw Man]

Originally Posted by JSR22

Hemingways will close this Saturday evening and reopen 9/8. The family that owns Red Sauce/Johnny Rockets/ Amerikanos purchased the restaurant.

If true, this is disappointing to hear.
The other family owned restaurants, in my opinion, have poor service, poor quality food, and have less than comfortable ambiance while dining.

[rjn5656]

Glad to see new owners. Haven't been to Hemingways in a long time.

[raynan]

I think that family has done a great job turning the other restaurants around and look forward to their imrpoving Hemingway's as well.

[Bonny]

We were there last night. I'm excited.
I think Hemingways just never quite got it together.
They do have a great staff and most all will be staying.

[skip0358]

Been going there since moving here. Hope most if not all the current staff gets to stay. Hope things work out for the new owners. It's a good location for us.

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by skip0358

Been going there since moving here. Hope most if not all the current staff gets to stay. Hope things work out for the new owners. It's a good location for us.

Yes, most are staying.

[Doro22]

Aw Gee...more mediocre food in The Villages.

[Chatbrat]

LCD food, no more real specialties--and cheap cocktails--we enjoyed the few good years Hemmingways had--its a shame, people will not support above average dining in TV

Honest Johns failed for the same reasons--high hopes-but reality kicks in. Every entree should be under $17.50, lots of wraps & sandwiches

[Golf-Tinker]

The last thing we need is another "happy hour watering hole" with sandwiches as the main menu. Quality food prepared and served well will attract. Economy dining has more outlets than needed, and they're all struggling. Pray the new owners learned from their experience with Red Sauce. Give us what Hemingway's management initially delivered, then killed through their unfortunate misreading of the tea leaves.

[Aloha1]

Here's hoping the Sulieman family restores Hemmingways as a SEAFOOD restaurant and doesn't try to turn it into another same old, same old TV venue. Make it unique and watch the $$ come in.

[Challenger]

Guess Ive been sleeping. We're not talking Hemmingway's as at Havana CC , are we?

Haven't been to Hemmingway's in a few months but had noticed a falloff since Legacy first came in.

[Bonny]

Originally Posted by Challenger

Guess Ive been sleeping. We're not talking Hemmingway's as at Havana CC , are we?

Haven't been to Hemmingway's in a few months but had noticed a falloff since Legacy first came in.

Yes, that's what is being talked about.

[pooh]

When Hemingway's was new to the community, the food was outstanding in my opinion. Over time, there were changes. Now with a new owner/management team in place, I'll reserve any judgment till I can actually experience dining there. Change isn't always a bad thing.

[Doro22]

Good post, Chatbrat. Totally agree. I've sampled too many meals served @ country clubs whereby they used lesser quality ingredients.