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30 minutes for the pizza? Not my experience. I’ve ordered pizza on three occasions (two pies each time) and have had it ready in 10 minutes or less.

It seems like Sawgrass Grove is a place to skip.......noisy, food quality, etc. I want to try Roberto's and Piesano's for pizza.

Yea, Johnny Walker Blue, $60+ a shot.

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Originally Posted by Bilyclub (Post 2135906)

I've seen other posts that are critical of something posters experienced down South, particularly at Sawgrass and the knifes came out in force.

Actually, I revisited a thread about mosquitos and other issues with a visit to Southern Oaks, and it wasn't until a poster, not the OP, felt it was required to add a comment about how bad it was "down south", with the obligatory references to turnpike noise, and a judgement about people's decisions to buy down there, that the defenders of the newer villages came out.

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Originally Posted by srswans (Post 2135989)

They do! Flights even.

Johnny Walker Blue $60+ a shot. Give me a break!

What needs to happen is that every villager needs to boycott every village establishment for one week. Eat outside the villages for one week and demand your changes. I mean give me a break, no change. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not the few coins it’s just some terrible attitudes from store owners. It will only get worse

JRP...not necessarily especially if your card gets hacked. CASH for me....always. That way , I can sleep at night

Best pizza in the Villages hands down - Roberto’s!!!!
My first impression of Sawgrass was also the “food court” atmosphere but I am hopeful they will work out the kinks as they finish up the venue.

Have not nor will be there as we moved out of the villages over 2 years ago seeing the changes and omissions that brought us to the villages in 2009 being taken away.
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Do not care for as to how the now 3rd generation now as "The Morse Money Hungry Moguls" have taken over and only build to line their pockets.
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Still cannot imagine it took about 4 plus years for them to build a shopping center south of CR-44 for how many thousands of people to shop for food in a Publix and forget the other stores needed to live.
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These people need to drive north of CR-44 for the shopping and to infringe on those restaurants as well.
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Still no Town Square like the 3 that are present. Doubtful another will ever be built.
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Wish all the new purchases South of CR-44 well. Look at the number of resales there MIGHT OPEN YOUR EYES before you buy or even after you have.
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Shameful just how little of the important things a new purchaser needs to know the village salespeople are allowed to tell you. This is why they got rid of MLS many years ago to have total control so they thought.

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Originally Posted by Graspher (Post 2135700)

Our first visit was Sunday 9/11 - arrived 12:05 p.m. About 50 people milling around - 20 surrounding the bar area - 4 tables were occupied.

Chose Frenchy's for a wood-fired pizza - 4 employees working the pizza production.

"I'd like a medium pepperoni and sausage pizza".

"We only make one size and it's 12 inches. You can't order a pepperoni and sausage pizza. You can only order a pizza as described on our menu - but we can add and subtract toppings."

Their menu details 5 or 6 pizza combinations (each selectable pizza has several toppings on it). One of their selections includes sausage plus other toppings and another of their selections features pepperoni plus other toppings.

We chose their "sausage" pizza - deleted the onions - deleted the roasted green peppers...and added pepperoni.

The sausage combo pizza is priced at $15.00. No monetary deduction for eliminating the onions or peppers. There was an upcharge of $3.00 for the pepperoni. Total including a tax of $1.36 was $19.36.

I handed over $20 in cash. The receipt showed Total Due 19.36 / pymt cash 20.00 / Change Due .64. The cash register knows change is due - but Frenchy's policy is - they don't give coin change. They have a sign that says no coin provided but it is not located near the register.

Our pizza order was placed at 12:13pm (per the receipt). Our boxed pizza was presented to us at 12:48pm. Paper plates were not offered - but were provided upon request. The paper plates were....more paper then anything else. Very flimsy and couldn't support the weight of a small slice of pizza with just two toppings on it.

Frenchy's uses a wood-fired oven. The bottom of the crust was not crispy and was absent any degree of visible leoparding.

Darlin's Sweet Shoppe will not accept cash - only cards.

At least one other establishment (possibly 2) have signs posted indicating they will not provide any coin type change.

The majority of seating in the market area consists of flat steel or solid wood seat bottoms.

Them the facts and nothing but the facts...

I actually live close to Sawgrass and have mixed feelings about the marketplace. The noise is, as others described, loud when there are numerous people inside. The prices are higher than I like but I vote with my wallet and choose other more reasonably priced places. I do think this will change once the complete Sawgrass venue is open. I will add that I have not had a bad meal at McGradys and the bar staff is very friendly. $7 beers are becoming the norm everywhere. I just attended a AAA ballgame in Virginia and paid $10.50! Needless to say, you are paying for the experience.

After the restaurants in Sawgrass go out of business, the people who own the country club restaurants, and/or the people who own Blue Fin/Chophouse/Scooples, will swoop in and fix the mess. At least that is what seems to be happening to every other bad restaurant in The Villages.

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Originally Posted by Graspher (Post 2135700)

$20 for a 12” pizza, no thanks. Oh but wait you’re paying for the atmosphere.

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Originally Posted by srswans (Post 2135992)

30 minutes for the pizza? Not my experience. I’ve ordered pizza on three occasions (two pies each time) and have had it ready in 10 minutes or less.

& the taste???

Visited coffee shop that was to have New York bagels. They only offer three different bagels. We ordered two, one added cream cheese and two plain coffee. Total $17, the worst bagels I've eaten in my life. Dry as cardboard and no taste. Coffee OK but never again. Couldn't even finish bagel. VERY DISAPPOINTED.

well thank you for teaching me about leoparding and for this review

we are truly spoiled here in TV because almost everything is "done" so well and
i find it hard to find anything to complain about.

word of mouth is the best - and worst - advertising a business can get so let's
hope that 'they' see the light and make improvements