The Villages Gourmet Club website mentioned those closings too, plus one in Houston, TX.

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We went to TGF often. Service was sometimes good, sometimes slow.

Why would one of the most successful restaurants (volume wise) in Sumter Landing close up so abruptly? Is there more to this story? Can't help but wonder if the lease was up and the rental renewal terms demanded too much of a percentage of the profits? Surely it could not have been that! Must have been just poor management of the revenue receipts. If so, it is a shame. Wish the new occupants better success.

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Did you read the previous posts...............Corporate Business Decision!

We ate at Fridays twice and both times in the bar so I can watch the sports on TV. When we go to Outback or Chilis and eat in the bar it's usually packed. At TGIF both times we were the only people in the bar. So obviously business wasn't that great.

Where I lived in Maryland we had a steakhouse near us called 'Lonestar', it was usually packed and we ate there at least once a month. About 2010 the chain closed that location along with about 30 others, I believe they had about 350 locations. As soon as it closed, Buffalo Wild Wings came in and put a restaurant there. So one man's thrash and another man's treasure.

not reading it all, just saying I went there recently. the food and service were lacking. why can't people run a decent restaurant?

Went to Friday's in September---true the music was loud and difficult to have table conversation. As I remember the service and food was okay.

A night or two later we went to Bonifay and the noise level there was high just from the customers. It seemed that everybody was trying to "out talk" the other person in the rather large group near by. Thinking about this----actually its difficult to find a reasonably quite place at any of the busy restaurants in TV. I guess that is just the nature of going out to eat in TV.

The Country Club Restaurants in TV have universally very poor sound management. Bonifay seems to my sensitive ears to be the worst and actually limits our desire to visit.

And a lot of folks with hearing loss.........................

I wonder why all the complaints are from south of 466? its rare to hear a complaint from Spanish springs. it might be the folks down there are a tad younger than north of 466.

It has been my observation that this brd is dominated by the south of 466 crew. A lot of them (IMO) only seem to be vaguely aware of the existence of TV in the northern hinterlands .... and the historic side is not even a thought.

I do agree that the demographics north of 466 are older.

As for TGI Fridays .... I never darkened the door of the LSL one. In fact I have not been to one of their locations in 20 years plus. The never out grew the "fern bar" thing.

Smoke what !!!!!

Reading comprehension probs?

Yes it is closing and I hear the owner's of Evan's Prairie will be moving into this space and opening it up as a steak house.....

Margarita Republic is definitely loud. McCalls, especially on Blues and Boogies night, extremely loud. Doesn't get much louder than Katie Belles, especially on the weekends. But, it's all good to me. Just living the dream and enjoying life while I still can !!

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Smokey Bones would be good!

Sorry to hear it. Hope new owner does well there. Maybe turning the music down a bit might help bring in more people.

Wow....great idea! Now we can only hope a good sit down Chinese restaurant will also come to the Villages. Bamboo Bistro is very good but far. We need one down here near LSL and Brownwood.

It's amazing the Fridays closed and Tierra Del Sol is still there with the BAD attitude toward the customers.

see post #56

Bamboo Bistro is not far from those of us who live in the historic neighborhoods! And that's a good thing! :)

I always thought the location of TGI Fridays here is good for all the newcomers and newbies, to see places they recognize from home like Barnes & Noble beside it and the airport shuttle station. In a new place it's good to see familiar places where you know what you'll get.

I hope the new restaurant there is a recognizable name and that they don't play deafeningly loud music. People like to be able to converse over dinner. Plus, the overbearing loud music grates on the workers who have to strain to hear every word the patrons try to communicate to them.

Thinking more about this, why is there no good cocktail piano playing at a couple of bars here? This is musicians' paradise with lots of professionals who play unbelievably well.