[mikeandnancy1112]

I have to tell about a positive experience.

Last night after golf six of us went to Tierra Del Sol for dinner. We sat down at a table in the bar area and the manager, I think his name is Pete, immediately came over to greet us and invited us to see his buffet setup, then invited one of the couples to follow him to the kitchen, then brought out cups of tomato basil soup to each of us which was delicious. He also told us he had the best pizza in town so we ordered pizza, and yes, it was awesome. We also got dessert with the pizza. We chose cream puffs.

Also, our male server was the most gracious server we have ever encountered in TV. We heard him say several times, "It's my pleasure" and he was very attentive.

What a wonderful experience we had at Tierra Del Sol!

[Mudder]

I agree, always good and Pete is the best baker around !

[graciegirl]

Agree. He is the owner I believe, of the business, not the building.

We play golf on Sunday and have the wonderful buffet breakfast after at Tierra del Sol.

Made from scratch cream puffs and scones and jelly filled donuts and carved beef and ham and made to order omelets. I think it is $12.95

Wonderful service as well.

[davecz1]

Glad to see they are finally seeing the light. This place has been awful for years. Poor food, poor service, numerous complaints on TripAdvisor and other outlets. I hope it keeps up. 15 year lease is hard to get out of.

[gatherer47]

I agree that Pete is a great baker and good guy.He's always handing out free samples in the bar and is always willing to shoot the breeze with customers.His holiday picnics are awesome.

[jblum315]

It is so nice to see a positive recommendation. Wish people would do it more often.

[Tom Hannon]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

And they have great live entertainment. Vinyl Recall will be playing there again on May 11.

I have eaten twice there and saw the same group (Vinyl Recall) Winston was talking about. The group has three main lead singers (one a female) They are worth checking out.

[gemorc]

Please remember, while the golf course is closed until fall, the restaurant is still open. Keep telling your friends. For TDS to survive, we still need to frequent the restaurant.

[PammyJ]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

And they have great live entertainment. Vinyl Recall will be playing there again on May 11.

I am so blessed to be able to join my new friends in playing music at TDSol Saturday Night. DougB, Dr. Boogie, and RB. We would love to talk to and meet our friends from TOTV! Hopefully if all goes well my mom and mother-in-law will join us for a special Mother's Day weekend in The Villages! Any suggestions on activities on Sunday?

[marantho]

A large group of us(17 people)had dinner at Tierra the other night. There were some other diners there but the place was not crowded. It took 1 1/2 hours for our orders to arrive...not a very happy experience.

[PaPaLarry]

And while we are at it, "He has the cleanest kitchen" in The Villages. He took me in one time to see his kitchen, and it was spotless. Too bad they can't remodel the building, inside and out. Pete is a very friendly person, and seems to take pride in what he does

[Lions Den]

How did I know that someone would complain about the food or service they received. It's truly amazing that people are so critical about everthing. I wonder how many of the people that whine and complain about everything ever worked in the restaurant industry?

[Shimpy]

[QUOTE=Lions Den;695668]How did I know that someone would complain about the food or service they received. It's truly amazing that people are so critical about everthing. I wonder how many of the people that whine and complain about everything ever worked in the restaurant industry? [/QUO

I guess you are saying that since I haven't worked in the restaurant industry I don't have the right to complain. That's like saying you don't like your new Buick but since you never worked for GM you can't complain. We visited there for breakfast during the week about two weeks ago hoping to find a "new" breakfast location for us since that it's our favorite meal. Our food was tasteless and my home fries were cold. But since I've never worked in a restaurant I'm not complaining.....only we crossed that place off our list.
Now we know why there was only 1 other table along with us in the whole restaurant.

[Lions Den]

You are right Les. You have every right to complain, regardless if you've worked in the business or not if your food and service aren't up to standards. BUT is coming on here and telling everyone about your experiences fixing the issues? If no one asks to speak with the owner or manager and expresses their concerns with him or her they will never have anything corrected. As a former restaurant owner I know all too well about this. Owners appreciate guests letting them know if something isn't to their liking. This way they know there is a problem in the their restaurant and can do something about it. Whether it's paying your tables check or dealing with a server or chef not doing their job properly. They don't know everything going on unless someone lets them know.

[justjim]

Good to see a positive restaurant report. We last ate at Tierra del sol in mid February and the liver & onions was very good and so was the service. One of our group of six made the comment that the "place could use a little renovation but the food was excellent.". Looking around, I had to agree. But I've noticed a bit of "that" in restaurants as old as Tierra del sol. While the course is shut down, now would be a good time for some paint and renovation, no? I do like the overall theme and design of the building.