Originally Posted by old moe (Post 872910)

:oops::oops: May be alittle off subject,but just curious, When eating out with friends, in a group, do most request seperate checks? We lived in Sarasota for awhile, and wait staff always asked up front if seperate checks will be needed. This sometimes makes it easier when prices are high.::doh:

Originally Posted by dah352 (Post 872870)

I totally agree food at country clubs is just bland. Just not that good never had a good steak at any of them. Vegetables yuck. But people here are living the life and eat out almost every day so it's quantity that that want not quality. I can't believe when I hear people say they had a greAt meal at such and such restaurant and I go and it's awful. I think their taste buds are gone and they don't care what they eat. I'm from the Midwest and I can tell you we had better restaurants there than they do here.. And everybody here has to do things in big groups. What is that all about. To show people the have a lot of friends. Even in the country clubs it is so noisy when they come in and the you get a couple of drinks in them, it's like they take over the whole place . I'd sooner eat a grilled cheese sandwich at home.

Originally Posted by pooh (Post 872918)

Seems that is what wait staff here expect, separate checks. Sometimes some have asked, most of the time they don't. If we have some in our group paying for another's meal, we just let the server know as we order.

Originally Posted by DougB (Post 872906)

Someone should open a high end cheese restaurant in The Villages. Seems we have enough whine here.

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 872925)

You are so right. The first thing that was posted when the new Havana restaurant opened was the prices are too high.
And the posters here want high end?
BTW who are these people with incomes of 100K? Sure not the average...........

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 872924)

I just read another post that groups was a dumb idea.

Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 872935)

According to the US Census median household income in The Villages between 2008 and 2012 was just north of $53,000 per annum. Perhaps many of the Baby Boomers moving in have incomes of $100,000/yr - check out the prices of the homes now being built by the developer, but most residents probably do not. The Villages CDP QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

If the demographics were there, e.g., high end expense accounts and big spenders, The Villages might have some high end restaurants.

Originally Posted by DougB (Post 872906)

Someone should open a high end cheese restaurant in The Villages. Seems we have enough whine here.

Originally Posted by manaboutown (Post 872935)

According to the US Census median household income in The Villages between 2008 and 2012 was just north of $53,000 per annum. Perhaps many of the Baby Boomers moving in have incomes of $100,000/yr - check out the prices of the homes now being built by the developer - but most residents probably do not. The Villages CDP QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau

If the demographics were there, e.g., high end expense accounts and big spenders, The Villages might have some high end restaurants.

Originally Posted by Cathy H (Post 872455)

for example TGI Friday could not survive here (closed last spring). So many diners seem to be in "groups" of 6,8 10 and then the cheapest member of the group usually decides where they should eat & price is always a factor. and they can keep their hat on in the place.