[Russ_Boston]

Agree on the soup and salad bar - the best part of CB.

[Talk Host]

Originally Posted by poromo

WOW!! CB has a great salad bar and their soups are the best.
I'll have to make it there next time there is a coupon. Was the coupon in the Villages Sun?

There was a coupon in the Sun, but the coupon said something like, "if you forget to bring your coupon, that's okay because we will have one for you when you arrive."
which means you get the special with or with a coupon.

[zcaveman]

Originally Posted by Muncle

On the third hand, I've heard several people comment over the years that TV needed at least one X (3, 4, 5 -- whatever scale you're using) star restaurant. Some have tried to be and some thought they were, but none were really class restaurants. No, they would not be high volume and for folks like me, they would be a very rare treat. But not everyone need be able to afford everything. It's not an insult to me or anyone else that something exists that is beyond my means. That's life.

Background: Katie Belle's used to have the entire corner (before Chico's). They had a daily salad bar and great seating. It was the showcase. That was where you took your guests and visitors. Then Chico's came along. Then (I think it was after Chico's) they decided to make the upper floor a place called Cattle Baron's. It was supposed to be an exclusive resident only restaurant. $300 a year and if you did not spend $300, they billed you the difference. Not too many takers. So they lowered the fee and forgot about the difference. Still very little takers. So they dropped the membership and you have what you have now.

I refuse to go to Cattle Baron's for what they did to the overall Katie Belle's environment. I do go to the Katie Belle's area for the breakfast buffet and an occasional lunch.

[sandybill2]

Did the lifestyle preview last May with my in-laws. (we moved here--they didn't). We were given cards which entitled us to lunch or dinner at three diff establishments--Cattle Baron was included. It was a punch card--also good for movie, golf, tennis, etc. No dollar amount on it. When we went to CB and saw the menu being discussed--I assumed it would be excluded but we were actually steered towards those items by the waitstaff. We all had lobster tails---something I usually can't afford---the total of our bill was absolutely ridiculous but included the tip and I am sure that is the reason the waitstaff was anxious for us to order off of it. (did not include alcohol) Haven't been back since our move here the end of Oct but plan to take advantage of the 9.99 offer.

[blueeagle65]

We dined there a couple weeks ago and took advantage of the coupon specials and I had the worst prime rib ever! It was the driest piece of meat that I've tasted this side of jerky! The server was very sweet and brought a 2nd piece, but it was equally dry. The sides, salad and soup were just fine, but I may have found out what happened to our buffalo. The wife's fish was only fair as well. I guess you get what you pay for, huh?

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by blueeagle65

We dined there a couple weeks ago and took advantage of the coupon specials and I had the worst prime rib ever! It was the driest piece of meat that I've tasted this side of jerky! The server was very sweet and brought a 2nd piece, but it was equally dry. The sides, salad and soup were just fine, but I may have found out what happened to our buffalo. The wife's fish was only fair as well. I guess you get what you pay for, huh?

You know getting a menu item that is not good, at places that we dine frequently is happening a lot to us. The quality of the food is more inconsistent than I remember it. My husband and I attribute it to the cook on duty at the time. I have gotten pasta that wasn't even drained enough and watered down the sauce. That is obviously a lack of cooking skills. The next step to wonder is why it is hard to find people who know how to cook and want to work?

[njgranny]

On our Lifestyle preview last month, we had dollar amounts on our free dinners. My husband had a small steak, a lobster tail, and seafood chowder, so he used his $$$ amount easily. I couldn't eat that much, so I ordered lightly. He said the steak was delicious, and I told him to enjoy it because at those prices, he wouldn't be having one any time again soon.

[graciegirl]

A friend told me that she had the steak and lobster at the Cattle Baron and that is was expensive.

Did you all see the Cattle Baron had recently sponsored a large charity event to support Cancer research?

[Niels]

My wife and I were just down to TV last week for the lifestyle preview. The lifestyle preview cards now have a limit of $50.00 per person for dinner at either Cattle Barons or Katie Bells.

So now even lifestyle preview visitors cannot order many of the higher priced items on the menu unless you want pay the difference in price.

[chuckinca]

We were in a party of about 20 in Cattle Baron's a few years ago and had the dumbest servers in the world. They got all the orders to us very late and in random order so that one person at a table had their food for a half hour before the remainder of the table got theirs. Most of the orders were completely wrong. Half the people sent theirs back which was a BIG mistake because it took them another hour to get fed. Lots of drinks were dispensed waiting for the food.

Then the biggest joke of all was that they couldn't figure out what to charge each person or group of people. They finally asked each table who was paying for what and then went and made up bills and brought them back for payment. You could have had the $72 special and told the waiter you had a $10 meal and that's what you would be charged.

[rshoffer]

I've only eaten there once... when we were here in Sept 07 on our "lifestyle package". Of course we ate for free, in fact, the waitresses were asking us to take "some lobster tails back to our room'. that place is there to entertain and impress lifestyler's. i bet no Villigers eat there.

[gemorc]

Originally Posted by rshoffer

I've only eaten there once... when we were here in Sept 07 on our "lifestyle package". Of course we ate for free, in fact, the waitresses were asking us to take "some lobster tails back to our room'. that place is there to entertain and impress lifestyler's. i bet no Villagers eat there.

My wife and I had dinner there last Monday. We each selected entries off the daily specials menu that is advertised in the Daily Sun. She had the blackened grouper, while I had the 8oz. prime rib. We received excellent service. The soup and salad bar above average for this area. Neither one of us drank any alcohol so our bill came to $31.00. We will definitely return again.

[collection6]

Went to Cattle Baron Club sun evening. Read the menu outside and saw all of the specials listed and decided to go and eat. Got upstairs and was seated promptly. Waitress took our drink orders and told us to go ahead while she got them. I asked her what see meant as we had not ordered yet. She replied that the kitchen was being remodeled and todays menu was a buffet only. I asked her why that was not posted outside, and she said that she did not know. As I have a handicap walking, and felt I could go no further without a rest, we decided we would settle on the buffet. What a mistake! Buffet was a small salad bar, tilapia, ham, roast beef too tough to eat, and three vegetables and soup. It was awful. On top of that instead of being $9.95 like the specials, it was $14.95 each. Talk about a come-on, from very nice sounding specials to a terrible, inadequate buffet. It will be the last time we eat at this location.