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    Big Tom's Diner

    3.9 (222 reviews)
    Closed 7:00 am - 3:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Wow.....
    Shawn G.

    This little place is amazing. Awesome staff, good food, and huge portions all at a great price. We will be back.

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    Jenni Q.

    Big Tom's is a diner that has a small town feel. Everyone is so friendly. The decor is filled with photos of Elvis and the like. The chicken is AMAZING. I get the chicken and biscuit which is covered in a country gravy. My husband got the Big Tom's Breakfast. I recommend dining here for breakfast or dinner. Yum!

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    Chris S.

    Good food good service we have been here a couple times their chicken biscuit was great we will be back again for sure.

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    Leticia R.

    We've been driving past this place for weeks and decided to give it a try. We came in at 6pm on a Friday night. It looked full but were able to be seated right away. We started off with fried okra as an appetizer. They were fried perfectly and the ranch dressing was yum. Move on to our main meals, I ordered the shredded beef wrap with cole slaw and my husband the country fried steak meal. We begin eating and we're happy with our choices. It's not over the top delicious but it was good. The beef in my wrap was a little on the plain side. Definitely needed some sauce on it. Luckily there was a single option (A1) on the table because our waitress didnt offer any bbq sauce options. My husband takes another bite of his and says I don't think this is mine. The waitress comes over to ask how things are going and I say, I think you brought my husband someone else's plate, he ordered country fried steak and it's chicken. She said no, that's how I put it in. (??) She said she thought he asked for country fried chicken but didn't offer to correct it. My husband not wanting to make a big deal about it told her it was OK. It was still good and he was fine with it. We got sweet tea for drinks and it tasted watered down. Move on to dessert (banana pudding) and that, was very good. The guy (I guess the manager) seemed nice. Was at the front desk acknowledging and greeting each guest that came in. The restaurant was full (more mature crowd) so I expected we would've had a better experience. I think if we had a different waitress, one that was more attentive, it may have changed my perspective on the whole dining experience. Our waitress, although she tried to be nice never even introduced herself. Like I said, the food wasnt bad, maybe we just went in on an off day. I don't know. Maybe we'll try again some time.

    Waffle, and Country Benedict.

    Seated right away (before 8 am, it gets really busy later on). Basic atmosphere but very clean. Service was prompt, coffee came quick and refills were frequent. The Country Benedict (over biscuits with sausage) was substantial and tasty, the waffle was good but cooked easy (I should have ordered it "crisp" or well done), and the grits were creamy. Over all, we'll done, and priced well! All that food, with coffee, for $24! I'll be back!

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    Delicious Food!! Great Service! Casual, comfortable ambiance! The country fried steak and reuben sandwich were delicious!

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    8 months ago

    Come hungry it's a lot of food and great service! It's a great little local spot that's hard to beat.

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    I love Big Tom's. The food is good. But the servers are even better. I always get a warm welcome.

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    A really nice local restaurant with so many choices. Breakfast, lunch and supper. Reasonable prices and good service.

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    Too slow and out of menu items. We were the second people in the restaurant and we could not get any soup or their burger.

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    This place is all you can ask for in a diner. Huge portions, lots of options, and the prices are in that good ol sweet spot.

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    amazing food. large portions and something for everyone. will return for another meal. abs delicious.

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    I used to regularly work in Lakeland and I had three places that I would eat when I was in…read moreLakeland. Lovebird was one of my three places. So you can imagine how happy I was when they decided to open a love bird in Winter Haven just a few miles from my permanent office. I think this location is even better than the Lakeland location because it is a little bigger than the parking lot is much better. They still have that absolutely fabulous crispy fried chicken that is so delicious. I love that you can cater it to your personal spice level. I like mine medium, but my mom prefers hers with no spice. Their fried chicken stays crispy even when it gets cold. Sometimes I'll go and grab myself some lunch while I'm at work and then get some fried chicken to take home to my husband for dinner and it's still crispy and juicy and fabulous. I also love that they have a meal that was invented for me. My favorite thing to order is called, The my girl ain't hungry. It consists of one giant chicken, tender in your choice of fried or grilled with a side and a drink for eight dollars. It is the perfect portion for me. Now, when people come to visit me in Winter Haven, lovebird is always one of the places I recommend we grab lunch.

    A repair technician recommended this restaurant. He lives in Kissimmee but loves this place…read more I got the large white (2 breast/wing quarters) and 2 sides. I plan to take 1 piece & side to work tomorrow. I got the skin on fries to eat now & the jalapeño bacon cream corn to work. You have to choose a heat level. The levels are from no heat to what they call -why? I chose the why. It was delicious and habanero hot. The chicken was amazing! The crispy coating was seasoned with the habanero. Soooo yummy. They include a dipping sauce. Pick your pleasure. I'll definitely be back to try the many ways they prepare chicken. Fortunately there is a location in Lakeland too.

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    3.9(336 reviews)
    2.1 mi
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    Was craving ice cream but from a local place nearby…read more This place is cash only and they do offer an ATM machine inside. You will notice young girls working here and I am assuming the owner is a italian or greek lady calling shots when a booth needs a server or cleanup etc. This is a cheap place to get diner style food and some of the burger baskets meaning burger no cheese with fries (no drink) start at $6.95 So here for ice cream - Started with a small cup of 1/2 and 1/2 maple walnut with rocky road. They go by cup on ice cream and not scoops. So a small cup they can give you 2 flavors if you want. I take advantage of this so I can try the array of favors that they do offer. The spcial flavors today was Key lime and Pistachio but they sold out. The other small cup was their homemade fruit sherbet which I chose watermelon and 1/2 coconut ice cream. So the ice creams were ok. The coconut stood out the most. The watermelon sherbet was refreshing but tad too sweet for me. I would probably go for the coconut again because it had shreds of coconut in it. Ordered the Chili Cheese Fries and for $4.95 it was a large amount very cheesey and full of chili with beans however it needed more salt to taste. I would def order this again. Tap water even with lemon still tasted "tap" so just be mindful. Service here was ok - but the girls do hustle and bustle.

    Very good but overly friendly…read more I'd never been here before and glad I stopped in. I had the steakette burger with fries, and it was super tasty. However I think I threw my server for a loop, at least based in her reaction, when I said no ketchup on my burger. I was a bit overwhelmed by the attention paid to everyone. Someone would circle the seating area checking on everyone. As soon as they were done, someone else would make the circle. As soon as they were done, someone else. Goodness it was so overwhelming. I could barely get a bite in before some else asked how it was. Relax, let me enjoy it. My only negative, they are cash only. I looked around and did not see that posted anywhere. Thank goodness I had just enough cash to pay.

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    4.1(101 reviews)
    2.0 mi

    We were visiting this area on vacation and The Twisted Prop Bar & Grille appeared in my search as a…read moreplace to try. You will feel like you are lost as this place is truly a hidden gem. The true experience can be had by sitting on the covered back porch and overlooking the water. The food was very tasty and the service fantastic. Our table tried the gator bites, wings, shrimp wrap, double cheeseburger, fish sandwich and fried shrimp Along with the peanut butter pie. We all left very satisfied with our individual choice. We will return.

    First visit today and probably our last based upon this experience. This is sad as we were looking…read moreforward to this experience. This is a casual restaurant with both indoor and outdoor seating and it is seat yourself. We picked an open table outside and sat there for quite a while before anyone acknowledged us. They then sent the server assigned to our table (Samantha). It was a quick smile-free greeting and she took our drink orders, then when serving our drinks she took our food order. After serving our food, she never stopped by our table again, although she stopped by her other tables around us several times. We had to stop her to ask for a box and our check.....she never offered drink refills even. We ordered a single cheeseburger with bacon and a side of onion rings ($14.74), a Fish Filet with no side ($14.50) and an order of Tater Kegs ($11.50). The cheeseburger with bacon looked great but didn't live up to the appearance. It was kind of tasteless....even the bacon was disappointing. The onion rings were crisp and pretty perfect. Fish Filet was large and tasty although we really would have liked more tartar sauce. The Tater kegs were also large and tasty. It was nice sitting outside with view of the lake and boat activity. This restaurant has potential to be much better....slow, minimum and cold service really takes a restaurant experience down. I hate that I cannot recommend this restaurant.

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    The Twisted Prop Bar & Grille - Listening to the club "Tanners" across the lake.

    Listening to the club "Tanners" across the lake.

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    Burger and fries

    The Twisted Prop Bar & Grille - Great view and a nice beer!

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    Great view and a nice beer!

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