[jonic]

Any truth to the rumor there is going to be a restaurant/pub opening in the village of santiago?

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by jonic

Any truth to the rumor there is going to be a restaurant/pub opening in the village of santiago?

Did you hear that rumor from someone in the restaurant business?

[Golf-Tinker]

Oh, where is Bill32 when somebody needs him?

[Bogie Shooter]

Will this be in someone's garage??

[kaydee]

I can only hope it is not a rumor. So miss El Santiago Rest. Do think it is the perfect location for some kind of eatery!

[blue72]

Would be nice!!!!!!

[sueandskip]

Aint happenin !

[Bonny]

I would doubt very much if that would ever be a restaurant again.

[Ooper]

In the last 9-12 months there has been no activity there... just a sign in the window with a phone number to call for leasing information. It is still just an empty shell of stud walls inside.

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Bonny

I would doubt very much if that would ever be a restaurant again.

What happened there, Bonny?

It was one once?

[Ooper]

The owners moved back to England.

[Bonny]

It needed a lot of repairs done & Billie & Mel didn't want to pay for it. They thought it should have been the Villages responsibility. They were struggling to keep up with it. I used to live there when we lived in Santiago.
There are no more restaurants inside the Villages except country clubs. Chula & Silver Lake are gone. I just don't see the Villages wanting it to be a restaurant.

[karostay]

It's a shame it closed. My feelings were yes it was a bit of a trip to get there from St James.The Buffet decor and Island music made that place a happy place.
Everyone was so friendly and up beat the food and service were great
Can't recall any negative post.

[Bonny]

When we lived in Santigao I would have lunch after golf 2 x a week and we had dinner there 3 or 4 nights a week. Brian, who is now at Hacienda, is the best chef in the Villages.

[Irish Rover]

Back around 2001-02, El Santiago was one of two places that people always talked about and visited. The music, the atmosphere, and the different menu were big attractions. The other was a seafood buffet at one of the country clubs that was the best I had ever been to. Nothing in TV ever came close to the offerings but that disappeared too. Oh well, things change.