[surething]

Went on the Katie Belle tour today and enjoyed seeing the changes. The dance floor appears to be smaller - now longer and narrower, but we were told it actually is the same square footage. The new menu was not yet available, but will be different. They handed out a FAQ which I will post here. They will be closed on Sundays (except special occasions). Will have a Happy Hour Wed. thru Sat 3:30 - 5:30 - all alcoholic beverages to be half price.

Entertainment will be for seated guests only. No standing guests during the shows.

They have created 2 distinct areas in the restaurant. One for dining and the other for shows. No cover in dining area. In the show area, they will charge a small cover charge. On Wednesdays and Thursdays, only one show. Your cover charge will enable you to stay for the entire show. On Fri. and Sat. night there will be 2 shows. You can purchase tickets for BOTH shows and stay all night. We were told each show would cost $3.00.

See you at the new Katie Belle's!

[asianthree]

Hoping for better food

[tomwed]

That sound great. Thank-you for sharing.

[chachacha]

thanks, Kathleen! i saw some pics which looked nice. however, i personally don't feel the atmosphere will ever be the same. i guess we will have to try it out on some wed or thurs night and see if we have fun

[mkl2238]

I was very disappointed in the new KBs. First of all, many people will not enjoy the steps. The line for the elevator could be quite long. The dance floor is a joke! It looks like fine dining to me; not a place you want to go for some drinks and dancing.

[MoeVonB61]

The only thing in life that's constant is change...

[Villager Dude]

I was there for the New Years Event. The food was good but I am not sure I am going to like the new format but am keeping an open mind. I always brought guests to KB at lunch and Dinner. I liked the old speakeasy concept. The jury is still out on the new concept. We will see.

Villagers will vote with their pocketbooks. No one will pay more money for the same food so I hope they have will improve it.

Happy New Year !

[bluedog103]

I too was disappointed with the new Katie Belles. The old KB's was just a fun place to go, especially with guests. Repeat visitors always wanted to go there. As another poster pointed out, it looks more like a fancy restaurant. Also, the popular Sunday Brunch is not returning.
I really expected a new, full size elevator but it still has the little dinky lift that used to shuttle diners to the Cattle Baron. Those stair are gonna be busy.

[starflyte1]

I wonder if they plan on making it the "to go" place before The Sharon. A bit upscale dining and then the show.

[TVMayor]

No Sunday Brunch and no lunch and the operator of the establishment is the same as before. The worst piece of beef I have ever had in my life was at KB topping the second worst in my life also served at KB.

I went on the tour and I was grateful for the opportunity to see the redesign of the building. It is nice but it is a shame they destroyed the original architectural work of art called Katie Belle's.

Katie Belle's is named after Mark Morse's great grandmother Katie Belle Schwartz.

The only thing that needed to change was management.

I will return when they turn KB into a Hooters Resturant.

[Jima64]

Pretty sure bad food will kill it off.

[justjim]

Didn't go (rainy, cold ugly day) watched football instead. Those that went appear negative. Usually there is a "method to their design"and the Developer is rarely wrong. We will go and see for ourselves. Time will tell---too bad no Sunday brunch.

[Mleeja]

From reading the post so far, there will be at least two that I will not have to compete with for reservations. I will certainly give KB's a opportunity to earn my dining dollars.

If the food is good and reasonaly priced, I and others will return. If not, maybe it will become a Hooter's, then who cares about the quality of the food???

[Bonny]

Actually several of my friends here in the Villages took the tour. All said it was beautiful. They posted awesome pictures on their Facebook pages.

[DonH57]

Originally Posted by TVMayor

No Sunday Brunch and no lunch and the operator of the establishment is the same as before. The worst piece of beef I have ever had in my life was at KB topping the second worst in my life also served at KB.

I went on the tour and I was grateful for the opportunity to see the redesign of the building. It is nice but it is a shame they destroyed the original architectural work of art called Katie Belle's.

Katie Belle's is named after Mark Morse's great grandmother Katie Belle Schwartz.

The only thing that needed to change was management.

I will return when they turn KB into a Hooters Resturant.

Their sunday brunch was their only decent meal. It will be quite a wait for a Hooters to show up here in TV.