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Rzepecki 07-26-2024 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2352625)
I would add Harvest and say you have a complete list.

:BigApplause:
I agree.

Heytubes 07-26-2024 07:47 AM
Mark’s Prime in Ocala #1
Costa Del Mar in Spanish Springs
Blue Fin Brownwood
Chops Sumter Landing

ThirdOfFive 07-26-2024 07:50 AM
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Originally Posted by BookerBo (Post 2353081)
Really like the food, service and prices.
1. Sammy’s Italian –301, Oxford. All Dishes and Salads are really good
2. Oxford Express – 301, Wildwood or 441 Leesburg. Best Ribs around
3. Oxford Downs – 301, Oxford/Summerville. Best Tiki Bar and Bar food around
4. Bori Burger – 427/14th St., Leesburg, Cuban and Puerta Rican food, It’s a real hole in the wall with four inside table and four outside, Try inside then carryout. (support Minority and women owned, their story is very interesting)
5. The Freezer – 44/19 (roughly), Homosassa, If you love shrimp
6. Legacy Restaurant – North Buena Vista, Never had a bad meal or bad experience
7. Fords Garage – We go to Wesley Chapel location when down that way. A big Bar essentially
8. Any hole in the wall Cuban Restaurant in Tampa if you love Cuban sandwiches, Yellow rice and Beans.
9. Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City, 1905 salad and Atmosphere are impressive
Good list.

One restaurant that rarely gets any notice but IMO is excellent is the Villa Pinar Cuban Cafeteria on Highway 441 (Summerfield). It is in a small strip mall with a very small sign so is not easy to find. Family-run, very small: seating for maybe 40 or so though they do sell a lot of takeout. They have a menu where they prepare food to order but it seems as if a lot (most?) of the customers get their meal from a small buffet which is served up by the hostess--you get an entree' and two sides. Pork shoulder is popular and they serve up a very large portion. With sides (for me black beans & rise, and cassava) it comes to about $14 and is usually enough for two meals. They do have some odd hours so it is wise to check their website before going out there.

Good place. I recommend it.

msilagy 07-26-2024 07:55 AM
Depending where you are from these suggestions may or may not be a big turn on. Being from the Chicago area and dining in the finest restaurants all over the US for my job these pale in comparison. Marks Steakhouse in Ocala is the only steakhouse I would recommend. The villagers go crazy over Bonefish...it's a chain! Hope you enjoy your stay.

Ele201 07-26-2024 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by msilagy (Post 2353125)
Depending where you are from these suggestions may or may not be a big turn on. Being from the Chicago area and dining in the finest restaurants all over the US for my job these pale in comparison. Marks Steakhouse in Ocala is the only steakhouse I would recommend. The villagers go crazy over Bonefish...it's a chain! Hope you enjoy your stay.
Appreciate your recommendation on Marks in Ocala, as I’m always interested in a good steakhouse. As for Bonefish, it does have an inviting atmosphere; good cocktails and I’ve enjoyed some good fish dishes there. However its new Social Hour menu (happy hour) features BLT nachos. No cheese on nachos? Not for me. That dish sounds like high margins for them.

Nana2Teddy 07-26-2024 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Dis2cruise (Post 2352743)
Thanks for your info! Not exactly sure where they house us for our stay.
They will house you down south of 44 near the new homes. Your golf cart will be very basic and slow, so use a car to go anywhere beyond your local area (did our LSV in 6/2022). Lots of the restaurants being mentioned will be very far from your lifestyle villa, and the heat is killer right now, so you’ll want to travel with AC. Have fun!

Nana2Teddy 07-26-2024 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2352760)
If you're coming on the Lifestyle plan, probably near Brownwood. South. We have some friends coming in October and that's where they're staying. I've heard that the planners do that because there are new(er) houses and neighborhoods in that area.
Very few visitors on the LSV are placed near Brownwood anymore. The newest LSV villas are located in Newell. Maybe your friends asked for the Brownwood location? I’ve heard most of those old LSV villas have been sold.

Gramfry52 07-26-2024 09:16 AM
I suggest Bellview Coyntry Club. Great steak and lobster special on Wed. Nite

ThirdOfFive 07-26-2024 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy (Post 2353157)
Very few visitors on the LSV are placed near Brownwood anymore. The newest LSV villas are located in Newell. Maybe your friends asked for the Brownwood location? I’ve heard most of those old LSV villas have been sold.
"All About The Villages Lifestyle Visit

by Ryan Erisman | Updated: July 22, 2024

One of the most important things you should do when deciding whether to move to The Villages is to take advantage of The Villages Lifestyle Preview.
What is The Villages Lifestyle Preview?

The Villages Lifestyle Preview allows prospective Villagers the opportunity to come live like a Villager for anywhere from 4 to 7 days.

For $99-$199 per night (depending on time of year) The Villages will put you up in one of their fully-furnished homes located near Brownwood Paddock Square, one of the three town squares. Your home will have everything you'd expect from a typical vacation rental and even includes your very own golf cart for getting around The Villages while you are here." (inside the bubble dot net, 7/22/24)

roguesearcher 07-26-2024 09:37 AM
...sounds like Texas...

HORNET 07-26-2024 09:51 AM
Someone’s like may not be another’s likes.

waltwl 07-26-2024 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2352645)
We were definitely not underwhelmed at Costal Del Mar last night?
I’ll second that.

bioman419 07-26-2024 10:13 AM
Marks Prime in Ocala......can't go wrong.

nn0wheremann 07-26-2024 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by tophcfa (Post 2352623)
Bonefish, Chop House, Costal Del Mar, Blue Fin, and Lopez.
Good list, but around here the quality of your restaurant experience seems to vary depending on who showed up for work on any given day. You takes your chances, then you pays your money.

Grill Meister 07-26-2024 12:49 PM
Restaurants
 
This web site will give you a listing of restaurants according to the type of food you like and give you their menur and pricing and their distances from The Villages. Too, it will give you ratings on each restaurant.

The Villages Gourmet Club Restaurant Review Site

Pugchief 07-26-2024 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2352985)
They had a nice fish selection for SWMBO...
I thought I knew them all but had to look that one up. LOL !! Perhaps if that truly applies, it's time to rethink the relationship.

JMintzer 07-26-2024 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by LeRoySmith (Post 2353086)
OMG, I bout died when I looked up what that acronym meant.
What, you don't have one of those?

Lucky man... :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

JMintzer 07-26-2024 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by BookerBo (Post 2353081)
Really like the food, service and prices.
1. Sammy’s Italian –301, Oxford. All Dishes and Salads are really good
Sammy's is good, but we prefer Napolinos, which is right across the street...

Papa_lecki 07-26-2024 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Nana2Teddy (Post 2353157)
Very few visitors on the LSV are placed near Brownwood anymore. The newest LSV villas are located in Newell. Maybe your friends asked for the Brownwood location? I’ve heard most of those old LSV villas have been sold.
This could be why there is more new inventory. Part of the lifestyle visit is riding in the golf cart, being near a square, staying in the bubble for dinner, etc.

I may not have had as great an experience if when we rented, we weren’t near LSL.

Just my opinion.

JMintzer 07-26-2024 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2353164)
"All About The Villages Lifestyle Visit

by Ryan Erisman | Updated: July 22, 2024

One of the most important things you should do when deciding whether to move to The Villages is to take advantage of The Villages Lifestyle Preview.
What is The Villages Lifestyle Preview?

The Villages Lifestyle Preview allows prospective Villagers the opportunity to come live like a Villager for anywhere from 4 to 7 days.

For $99-$199 per night (depending on time of year) The Villages will put you up in one of their fully-furnished homes located near Brownwood Paddock Square, one of the three town squares. Your home will have everything you'd expect from a typical vacation rental and even includes your very own golf cart for getting around The Villages while you are here." (inside the bubble dot net, 7/22/24)
Sounds like they need to update their website...

It has this at the top of their website:

"DISCLAIMER: THE VILLAGES® is a federally registered trademark of Holding Company of The Villages, Inc. This website is not affiliated with, or sponsored by, Holding Company of The Villages, Inc. or its affiliated entities."

JMintzer 07-26-2024 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Pugchief (Post 2353287)
I thought I knew them all but had to look that one up. LOL !! Perhaps if that truly applies, it's time to rethink the relationship.
It's a JOKE!

You know, like "Happy wife, happy life"?

Sigh... After 42 years, we're doing just fine, thank you very much...

maistocars 07-26-2024 05:18 PM
Harvest and their Harvest bowls for $15 ea. in the summer are the best deal around. Have tried and loved all of them, especially the steak bowl (medium rare). Their rolls are also the best in TV. Prima is good as well. On the other hand, Lopez was my worst dining experience ever - no seasoning/bland everything, pasta overcooked, dining room in major need of refurbishment.

Glowing Horizon 07-26-2024 05:20 PM
The villages is so large that your golf cart will not allow you to conveniently visit all of the town squares. Spanish Springs, Lake Sumter Landing are distant, Brownwood, as well as Sawgrass Grove & the new Eastport are closer but all worthy of consideration. A rental car would be advisable but if you don’t get a car, then you should consider Uber to the remote town squares mid-afternoon then have an early dinner & walk to the square see the nightly musicians (5pm - 9pm ET) before you take Uber back home. Cost will be worth it IMO. At least do Ubers for a night out at Spanish Springs & LSL. You’ll be glad you did.

Pugchief 07-27-2024 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2353334)
It's a JOKE!

You know, like "Happy wife, happy life"?
Duh, and my reply was SARCASM. But it's still a great acronym to keep in the toolbox!

yankygrl 07-27-2024 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by waltwl (Post 2353185)
I’ll second that.
I love the FMK group of restaurants but I tried Coastal Del Mar for lunch this week and as previously mentioned I too was underwhelmed. I have a gift card for that restaurant so will have to go back another time for dinner to spend it and then stay with those south of LSL.

LeRoySmith 07-27-2024 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2353326)
What, you don't have one of those?

Lucky man... :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:
Oh no I have one, I just didn't know there was an official title. I'm with you on the happy wife happy life business.

To be honest I'm pretty lucky to have her keeping me straight.

Stu from NYC 07-27-2024 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by LeRoySmith (Post 2353616)
Oh no I have one, I just didn't know there was an official title. I'm with you on the happy wife happy life business.

To be honest I'm pretty lucky to have her keeping me straight.
How come females never post how lucky they are?:boom:

JMintzer 07-27-2024 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Pugchief (Post 2353576)
Duh, and my reply was SARCASM. But it's still a great acronym to keep in the toolbox!
Sure didn't read like SARCASM...

But if it was meant that way, duh, apology accepted...

JMintzer 07-27-2024 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by LeRoySmith (Post 2353616)
Oh no I have one, I just didn't know there was an official title. I'm with you on the happy wife happy life business.

To be honest I'm pretty lucky to have her keeping me straight.
No question about that! Lord knows what trouble I'd find myself getting into if she wasn't around... :D

JMintzer 07-27-2024 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2353647)
How come females never post how lucky they are?:boom:
Because they're married to us! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

LeRoySmith 07-27-2024 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2353676)
Because they're married to us! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:
This

Stu from NYC 07-27-2024 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2353676)
Because they're married to us! :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:
I know but they should post how lucky they are for all the world to see

LeRoySmith 07-27-2024 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2353683)
I know but they should post how lucky they are for all the world to see
Mrs Leroy isn't a very good lier.....

tophcfa 07-27-2024 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Glowing Horizon (Post 2353343)
The villages is so large that your golf cart will not allow you to conveniently visit all of the town squares. Spanish Springs, Lake Sumter Landing are distant, Brownwood, as well as Sawgrass Grove & the new Eastport are closer but all worthy of consideration. A rental car would be advisable but if you don’t get a car, then you should consider Uber to the remote town squares mid-afternoon then have an early dinner & walk to the square see the nightly musicians (5pm - 9pm ET) before you take Uber back home. Cost will be worth it IMO. At least do Ubers for a night out at Spanish Springs & LSL. You’ll be glad you did.
Really? Depends on your homes location. About a 6 and 8 minute golf cart ride to Spanish Springs and Lake Sumter Landing, respectively, from our beautiful Villages home. I wouldn’t call that distant at all. And the next time we take an Uber will be our first, but that will probably never happen.

Nana2Teddy 07-27-2024 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2353164)
"All About The Villages Lifestyle Visit

by Ryan Erisman | Updated: July 22, 2024

One of the most important things you should do when deciding whether to move to The Villages is to take advantage of The Villages Lifestyle Preview.
What is The Villages Lifestyle Preview?

The Villages Lifestyle Preview allows prospective Villagers the opportunity to come live like a Villager for anywhere from 4 to 7 days.

For $99-$199 per night (depending on time of year) The Villages will put you up in one of their fully-furnished homes located near Brownwood Paddock Square, one of the three town squares. Your home will have everything you'd expect from a typical vacation rental and even includes your very own golf cart for getting around The Villages while you are here." (inside the bubble dot net, 7/22/24)
Ryan’s info is outdated. He obviously isn’t checking before updating his ebook. I know several couples who recently did LSV’s and they were all placed down in Newell in new patio villas. Brownwood Square is pretty far from the newest homes currently for sale, and that’s what TV agents are trying to sell to new customers. There might still be a small number of villas located near Brownwood if that’s requested by visitors, but nothing like there used to be.

ThirdOfFive 07-28-2024 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2353674)
No question about that! Lord knows what trouble I'd find myself getting into if she wasn't around... :D
My wife says that any woman can keep any man happy with a simple formula.

"Good food, good sex, and don't b!tch too much."

Works for me...

LeRoySmith 07-28-2024 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2353752)
My wife says that any woman can keep any man happy with a simple formula.

"Good food, good sex, and don't b!tch too much."

Works for me...
Any chance we can hook our wives up for a play date?

Papa_lecki 07-28-2024 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2353752)
My wife says that any woman can keep any man happy with a simple formula.

"Good food, good sex, and don't b!tch too much."

Works for me...
And the good food and not bitching are optional.

Stu from NYC 07-28-2024 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive (Post 2353752)
My wife says that any woman can keep any man happy with a simple formula.

"Good food, good sex, and don't b!tch too much."

Works for me...
She is a keeper for sure

SusanStCatherine 07-28-2024 10:10 AM
I've heard good things about Seafood Shack in strip mall in Leesburg. Mixed reviews O Shucks dive in Wildwood. Both are probably less than 20 minutes car ride from where you will probably be staying. Blue Fin is in Brownwood square and is usually good. As for steak, I would strongly recommend driving up to Legacy Restaurant at Nancy Lopez country club which is within Villages but half hour car ride. Ive had bad steak experiences at Primo and Prime 3. Good luck!


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