It's "The Villages Gourmet Club", one of the hundreds of clubs in TV. I think the list is updated on a regular basis.

There are a few Catholic Churches in and around TV. St Timothy's (in TV) on 441/27 is south of the hospital; north of the hospital is (was?) a fish place that replaced a Thai place that replaced a burger place. We liked the Thai place and used to go there frequently when we were in TV.

I don't understand your comment "It seems the places go all over the map with the lists you posted." I believe those places are all in TV - somewhere but could be all over the map (some in SS, some in LSL, some off 42, some off 466, etc).


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A fish place closed near a Catholic Church? Those places usually do quite well on Fridays during Lent.

They haven't been doing so well since the Catholic Church changed the rule that prohibited meat on every Friday.


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That rule was changed when I was a child...I remember up to about age 8 or 9 no meat on any Friday regardless if it was Lent or not. I still try to avoid eating meat on Fridays during Lent even though I switched to a different denomination 15 yrs. ago.

Totally off topic, but once Catholics reach a certain age -- 75? are Catholics no longer bound by the "no meat on Fridays during Lent" rule? I told my Dad about that a few months ago and he looked at me like I had grown a third eye (he's a very observant Catholic).

Sounds like a plan! When it comes to pizza, I always know when it's time to stop eating... when it's gone.

I would love to start up a restaurant here in TV soon. Not so closed in and more of an open feeling. Any suggestions on that?

The TV Catholics that I know of that age (Polish-Americans from the Chgo North Side) all observe the no meat on Friday in Lent rule. However, that doesn't mean that they are not exempt because of their age; it's just what they do.


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Red. Lobster? Golden Corral?Olive Garden ? Really? Why? I'm guessing but it sounds like y'all don't get out much! If you did you'd realize franchised restaurants are OK at best. Definitely not deserving of a spot on any top ten list!

To each his own.


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Tvgc
 

Was called The Seafood Galley and not the same owner as when it was in La Plaza Grande. It closed in June.

The Villages Gourmet Club does a great job on their website with listings all the way up into Ocala, Gainesville and even many in Orlando too. (We're there once a month for various reasons.)

We print individual pages from the site and keep them in the car when we want to go someplace different. Ocala has some great restaurants only 20 minutes away. We make reservations on our cell phone as we drive up and by the time we arrive, our table is waiting.

I love the club's new treatment of saluting restaurant chefs. :BigApplause:

Skip

The seafood galley
 

Skip. Yes, it was indeed called The Seafood Galley near the Catholic Church. It had such a short life. Too bad. If it's Ocala, then I like Harry's there. It has a branch in St. Augustine. I believe there Fish & Chips was good.

BBQ restaurants
 

Nobody hasn't mentioned any good BBQ.....Does it exsist anywhere or would there be a good chance for a new one to survive?:mmmm::mmmm:

Many have Oakwood Grill BBQ in their top ten list.


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Hamburgers, caramari and steak
 

Where would one go for a great hamburger where one can have it medium rare and meat is juicy? Or fried caramari where they are lightly fried and meat is not chewey but succulent. I know there are no Morton's or Ruth steakhouse around in TV but less expensive places then those but still good value for money place for a great steak?

1.Cane Garden
2. Cotillion
3. Lighthouse
4. Oakwood
5. Japanese restaurant in Colony Plaza
6.Crispers
7. ?
8. ?
9. ?
10. ?
Minus 10. Johnny Rockets

Heard Johnny Rockets is closing. No loss.

Skip

My 2nd favorite...
 

...like many of you, Bonefish is great. But, if you don't want a long wait for a table, avoid Wed. night. They have a whole $2 discount on their Bang Bang Shrimp. It's great, but really, wait for over an hour for a $2 sqvings?! Almost forgot, I'm in TV.

Red Sauce is wonderful. Split their antapasto salad, and a pizza with your significant other, and you will get out of there for a low price. Even though they recently upped their happy hour pricing by a buck a glass, it still comes in at #2.

Five Guys has great burgers...but, alas, not much in TV for good calamari.

Went to gator dockside last night,wings where great. For four of us the bill was kinda high. Where is a good place to get great wings and cold beer that wont empty my pocket book.

My To[ Ten
 

1. Ay Jalisco
2. Oakwood
3. City Fire (formerly Urban Flats)
4. Little Joeys
5. Sweet Tomatoes
6. Cane Garden
7. Bravo Pizza
8. Sweet Tomatoes
9. Palmer
10. Taverna Red

I guess it is a good thing for the restaurants that we are so different. I also like Panera, Red Sauce, Sonnys, and the good Old TVR Hospital cafeteria, which is really quite good.

Finally someone mentioned Sweet Tomatos..... I'm in Ocala and we want to try ST this week but I don't know where it is. I've done a bunch of searches but they all insist there is no Villages location.

I would like to have the physical address to put in my GPS. ~ can anyone please help?

Try 508 US 27/441 in Lady Lake ... it's on their website ... Good Luck!

Thanks, JohnM. ~