Ended up landing here for lunch and ordered the lunch combo of a house salad and half monte cristo sandwich for only $6.99. The portions were generous and the monte cristo had the perfect blend of sweet and savory in a funnel cake style breading with jam dipping sauce and was delicious! The menu has a good variety of mostly southern style food, and even at dinner is a very affordable option at $10-$12 dinner plate averages. You must get the croissants as an appetizer or they typically send a small one with your salad. These little delights melt in your mouth and leave you wanting to keep the whole order to yourself. Service was prompt and turnaround for lunch was reasonable. It was busy but we had no wait for a small group of three right at noon. read more

It could be that I had my hopes high from all the good things I heard but I was dissapointed with everything ordered as the meal was mediocre. People raved about the spinach dip as well as the broccoli casserole both of which I wouldnt care if I ever had again. The ribs & chicken tenders were decent at best. To sum up my experience, it was a step up from Applebees. My lemon drop cocktail was also nothing to rave about. read more

So, I was hoping it would be as good as it looks on the menu. But definitely NOT but a great waiter by the name of (Jarvis) he did not need to write 4 orders down to get it RIGHT! He did just that got it RIGHT. The food mediocre if that not worth the $$ I should have gone to That other place little Italy right. Maggionos! I know it's AWESOME. I had the ribs which were ok and coleslaw was dry n broccoli casserole something should have been tasty here not one thing was worth it. My hubby didn't like his country fried chicken son didn't like his grilled chicken salad but my son liked his salmon plate which looked presentable at best. read more

This was our first visit to Cheddar's, a family dinner. I have to admit that this wasn't on my to-try list but based on the food photos and some of the reviews I figured why not. The inside of the restaurant was clean and the staff was nice, customer service friendly. We arrived in the early evening and had about a 20min or so wait. After being seated our waitress came over to take our order. Drink order and appetizer first. You do receive a complimentary order of the croissants. They were delicious. Shortly after she came to take our dinner order. After placing our order it seemed to take quite some time before we received our food. In between our wait, she did come to the table to tell us our food would be out shortly. I ordered the ribs and shrimp-you do receive 2 sides. I had the baked potato and the broccoli casserole. The shrimp were fried, large and pretty good. The ribs had good flavor but were a bit fatty. Service was okay, bathrooms were decent, no paper towels to dry hands, toilet tissue all over the large bathroom floor, the bathroom had a stench of a pee-pee smell. Should have toilet seat covers. I would possibly go back to try other items on the menu. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Rib/Shrimp dinner with baked potato. - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

After reading all the negative reviews I was a little reluctant and somewhat biased since I didn't know what I should expect. With a party of 6 we had a little wait, not too bad for a Sunday. We were seated and promptly ordered. The manager stopped by to check on us multiple times to make sure we were satisfied. The waiter was expedient and right there when we needed him. The food was very good and not overly priced. It was a nice change from the average menu items you get at your other name brand restaurants. I think maybe upper management has taken note of reviews and trying to exceed everyone's expectations. read more

Cheddar's is one of the newest additions to the St. John's Town Center plethora of restaurants. Being one of the newest members, there's a lot of hype right now for it. Some of that hype is warranted. Cheddars offers an excellent choice of alcoholic beverages, many of which are fairly reasonably priced and delicious, their appetizers and entree are also excellent and there's something on the menu for everyone. Where Cheddar's leaves a sour taste in your mouth, however (no pun intended) is in their service. Both the front of house and back of house staffing seem to be lacking in motivation, gusto, and happiness. It seems that the happy stream of customers coming into the restaurant drains the life out of everyone in there. Staff are slow to come around to tables, and the kitchen must literally be making everything from scratch because it takes forever for food to arrive. If Cheddar's motto is "Everything Made from Scratch" and they told me they grew chickens in the back and had to wait for them to age, and butcher them, pluck them, clean them, and then cook them; I would believe it. Is this a problem with upper management? Is this a problem with their hires? While time moves at a normal pace outside of the restaurant, once you step inside you begin to think you're in the twilight zone. Somewhere where time moves so much slower, and after your meal you want to believe that only an hour has passed since you were seated and ordered; but in reality it has been 2 hours and you're just now getting your drink orders delivered. While the food is decently priced and the drinks are decently strong, the service is UN-decently slow. We have to be sure to vote with our pockets and our dollars. Cheddar's needs to change if they hope to compete with the many restaurants this area has to offer, and we as patrons owe it to ourselves to let them know how we feel. I think it will be quite sometime before I go back here and I hope that in that time, Cheddar's changes for the better because I love their concept and I love their food. read more

The food was good and reasonably priced like usual. Service was ok, it could've been better. Very nice inside.

First time visit for lunch with friends. Our waitress made the lunch a wonderful experience along with the food. I ordered the key west chicken and shrimp and it did not disappoint! The sauce was flavorful with a little kick (which the waitress warned me of). The fact that I could add a side salad for .99 cents and still have a side of corn (which was delicious) was the icing on the cake! We all thought it was a great lunch spot with a good variety in the menu. read more

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Well worth the wait!!!!! We had attempted to try Cheddar's on several occasions; however the parking lot always seemed so full that we always went elsewhere. Finally today we lucked up and got right in! AMAZING!!!!! Right off the bat ....atmosphere and staff was warm and inviting. Our server, Brandon was outstanding.. very knowledgeable of the menu and gave excellent recommendations! We started off with cocktails. The Lemon Drop Martini was chilled and made to perfection. The Wisconsin Cheddar Bites and Onion Rings were ABSOLUTELY OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!!!! The portions were HUGE!!!!! Definitely enough for 4 people! Our entrees included the Bourbon Salmon with rice, sweet potato and green beans. PHENOMENAL!!!! Brandon (server), definitely made the best recommendation!!!!! We also had the Chicken Tender platter with fries. Wow! Seasoned and cooked to perfection! Not to mention the fries.... AMAZING!! The seasoning..... superb!!!! I can't say enough about this place! The large portions, excellent service... and the extraordinary value!!!! This is definitely our new fav!!!!!! read more

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I wasn't impressed, and it's definitely not worth the wait. Don't get me wrong, it's a nice looking place, filled with friendly attractive waiters and waitresses. But the food simply wasn't that good. You can literally find better ribs at ANY local BBQ place in Jacksonville. You can find better chicken, too. Once again, just because it's in the Town Center, doesn't mean it's good. read more

A friend and I came here for lunch, we were seated in the bar area, which wasn't overly crowded, but service was slow and when we finally did receive our food, it was a disappointment. I ordered the veggie plate. My corn was ridiculously overseasoned and salty while the mac n cheese had zero flavor. The broccoli casserole was okay and the fries were cold. My friend asked for sweet tea to drink, and it was horrible. Everything is supposedly made from scratch, but I wasn't impressed. I don't see a return visit in my future. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

Disappointed drove 45 minutes to eat at this cheddars!! Had great experience at the Cheddars in San Antonio Tx, but disappointed in the staff! Had to walk out!! Restaurant was empty and walked in at 1 pm staff said 40 minute wait and manager came back and said 20 minute wait!! Just very unprofessional and very rude about it! Never would I recommend this restaurant to anyone nor would I go out of my way to go back!! read more

I've waited for my third visit to write an honest and thorough review; The hostess (same one) each visit had an attitude and was very rude to my family & I when we asked politely to sit somewhere else - negative one star here. Throughout my visits, I have been pleased with my servers but the quality of food has decreased over time. Another issue is the wait time for the food to arrive once placed - the longest i've waited has been an hour; another negative star. With the hostesses lack of hospitality and the long waits, i'm very hesitant on coming here again when there are so many other places to eat at the town center area. read more

Literally my go to restaurant. We go at least once a week and always sit at the bar. Great food, great drinks and definitely can't beat their prices. read more

Simply, I had a very pleasant experience here. Even though there were a couple of problems they were handled immediately and professionally. That said something for the management of this establishment. The wait time was none as my dining companion and I were seated immediately. It wasn't a weekend so I didn't expect it to be a problem. The hostess was very nice and routine which mostly usually are. She was dressed nice and had a great appearance and quite young. She was very soft-spoken so she could have use a bit more audio or maybe even more outgoing enthusiasm and small talk to discover if it was our first visit; which it was. Our server was named George. Nice young man very eager kept a smile and aimed to please. He actually made small talk and we introduced ourselves to him as well and we found out his age and that he enjoyed working there and that he was happy to see us seated at his station. George was timely with asking about whether it was our first time, taking a drink order and even discussing possible appetizers, and while he went to get the drinks he gave us ample amount of time to look over the menu. Once he returned with our dirty martinis, we placed an appetizer order. As we took a first sip I noticed an imperfection in the martini glass. Come to discover the rim was chipped and jagged. George returned, showed genuine concern about the situation and immediately took the drink away to have it remade in a thoroughly inspected glass. He returned to assure me the drink was being remade and again apologized. We ordered our entrees. Oddly enough our entree came to our table hot and in under 120 seconds! (?????). My companion and I gave each other quizzical looks as to how two involved entrees arrived almost lickety split! Obviously food isn't made to order here but fast forward: it was delicious. Rewind: once the entrees arrived the General Manager, John, appeared to give a breakdown of our dishes as popular and faves of his and how each could be prepared differently if need be with substitutions and more seasoning. John also advised me that the martini was ready and they personally discarded the drink and stemware and apologized for the mishap. I assured him I wasn't harmed but have s keen eye and appreciated every swift attention I received. I also made certain to give George kudos on his wait staff mannerisms. We cancelled the appetizer since there was no need to nosh before dinner as it came with an unexpected speed. This caused them to have s dinner ticket less than it could've been for George and Cheddar's. Too bad. Maybe they could've held off the entrees until the appetizers hit the table. But I digress. All in all I'd go back and I'd ask for George. read more

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First time trying out Cheddars and I will certainly come back. It was fairly busy and recently opened so I was expecting a wait and possible delays on orders but this was not the case at all. Service was fast and courteous. Very competitive prices and a generous portions. The chicken tenders were yummy and my dining companions salmon was delicious! The spicy mango mojito was sooooooo good. The signature Painkiller drink has copious amounts of alcohol and presented beautifully with toasted coconut on the rim. It was a bit too sweet and heavy for my tastes but I wouldn't bash it at all. I shall return! read more

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Well done Cheddars! Well done! This place is an example of what I'm talking about. This location just recently opened in Jax. Normally when a new place opens you have to give them a bit of time to get adjust with their service and the hype that comes with opening. Cheddars needed no such slack! They were on point with our entire visit. We had a large party for a coworkers birthday celebration. They don't take reservations so I expected a bit of a wait for a table given that we came during peak lunch times. We were actually seated in under 5 minutes. The waiter who served our table was amazing! I mean he was really a prime example of great customer service. He was absolutely attentive at all times. Several people at our table ordered steaks and as he dropped them off at the table he asked them to check if the temperature was to their liking. One in our party had his steak a bit overdone and our waiter took the steak immediately to correct the steak. He left the rest of the plate with his sides for him to munch on while he waited. While the steak took a bit longer than anticipated to cook, the manager delivered an entire entree with the correctly cooked steak. It was great service! I wish I had remembered their names to give them a shout out! I realized I haven't even mentioned the food yet. But the service was just that GOOD! I recommend the croissants and cheddar Bites as some of my favorites for starters! SO good! I can vouch for the Cajun Pasta as a great entree as well. And as always with the Cheddar's brand be prepared overall for large portions and tasty food at a more than reasonable price. I was floored by the exemplary service and food! Cheddars has set the bar high with their opening compared to their surrounding neighbors. Kudos to you Cheddars! read more

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Cheddar's has a large menu, and after only one trip, I still have a LOT of items to try. A co-worker and I stopped in for lunch during opening week. I couldn't believe that we were able to get right in and sat at the bar. Everything sounded so good, but I opted to try out their lunch menu. I had a salad with ranch and loaded potato soup. My co-worker also ordered us the croissants...OMG! These things have honey butter drizzled all over and they are mouth watering good. No matter what entrée you chose, make sure you ask for the croissants! read more

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This time around the service was a lot better. Amy took care of us instead of the other server making us wait 30min for drinks and another 30+ for food. This time we ordered onion rings. We had onion rings for apps. Always phenomenal l. The rings were fresh and the sauce (like outback) and ranch was great! The wife and the relative had tenders and I had bbq chicken and ribs. The tenders were well. Hot and fresh. We enjoyed the sweet hot dip. The bbq on the chicken and bbq was awesome! It's on the sweet size. The ribs were falling off the bones. Mac and cheese was our side. Which was great. It was suggested to order sweet potato as the other side but it was meh. Typical cinnamon sugar and butter. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Onion rings. See the glass next to it? You get a lot. - American Near Me - Jacksonville, Florida

Lunch with friend. I tried the Monte Christo n the Blackened Alfredo with Shrimp. The shrimp was a lil over cooked and the Alfredo sauce needed a lot of salt. I'll return to try something different. read more

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Went here for my sisters 22nd birthday, thought we would try a new place at the town center! Was an hour wait, must be good right? Got sat and it took 15 minutes to get drinks. We put Our food orders in right when the drinks came out. Constantly we're asking for refills. Food came out in a timely manner thankfully but looked like it had sat in the window for a good minute. My mom ordered a drink from the bar that didn't come out till 20 minutes later and she sent it back. I got the "tossed" chicken tenders which really meant tenders with sauce poured on them in some places. The table was never bussed at all so we were constantly stacking dishes. Just awful service and sub par food. Although I must say If anything I would come back for the bar, the Texas tea is amazing. read more

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Always consistent quality, never wait as long as they say we'll have to wait. Their drinks are good and strong (I recommend the Texas Frozen Swirl Margarita) and the food is always fresh and portioned well. Helps that it's affordable and staff is friendly! I've visited 4 times in the last couple of months and will continue to visit as long as it stays as consistent as it's been. read more

This place has great food at very reasonable prices! Each time I come in I usually sit in the bar area. The service is always great even though my waitress is normally also the bartender. Great steaks and great salads. Definitely recommend. && they give you bread to start so that's always a plus! read more

It looks fancy inside but it's basically Applebee's. That's not a compliment. The service wasn't bad but the food is just bland to awful. We only went because we had a 10% cash back offer on a credit card but it would've been worth it to go elsewhere. With all the restaurants in Town Center, skip this one. read more

Not only was the server extremely nice, but the quality of the food was amazing! I'll definitely be coming back in the future and I will be recommending this place to others! read more

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It's ridiculously not busy yet it's taken 30 minutes just for drinks from the bar. We've been here for an hour and a half and only sat down 30 minutes. There are tons of tables empty yet we haven't gotten our appetizers. The ladies at the bar weren't looking at their tickets from the tables and when we asked for comp because it took so long, he only took off the appetizers. This location is the most sluggish one i've been to and we were all very glad to get out as soon as possible read more

I really enjoyed Cheddar's when they first came to Jacksonville. We went the first week they opened and the food was amazing. My husband had the combo of steak and chicken tenders with the creamy man n cheese. He loved it and said the steak had great flavor. I had the chicken tenders and steak as well but with the French fries. It was all so delicious. We even got free honey butter croissants. But....all good things must come to an end. We recently decided to head up there after our successful first trip. What a bad idea. The food was terrible. My husband order the potato soup, freezing cold when it came out. I ordered a salad, had so much dressing and so little lettuce. Then dinner came, my husband's Monte Cristo was actually really good.On the other hand, my grilled chicken with mushrooms. Wow, the chicken wasn't even cooked. I send it back to the kitchen and they proceeded to send me out the exact same piece of chicken. I have never experienced such a lack in management in my life. read more

New restaurant at the Town Center so we thought we'd give it a try. Very happy that we did. Good menu with excellent value. The food is fresh, delicious and portions are large. Service is really good ....once they show up. Staffing looks to be an issue. The servers are good but stretched thin. The restaurant is new and it may take a little while to work out all the kinks. The food is delicious (yes it bears repeating). I started with a fresh crisp house salad with amazing chunky blue cheese dressing. Followed that with a ribeye that was seasoned and cooked perfectly. Accompanied by a fully loaded baked potato and excellent mac & cheese. The Boss had a pile of remarkable chicken tenders and grilled shrimp. Followed by an amazing bucket of apple crisp a la mode. We will absolutely return and we can sincerely commend this restaurant to you. read more

It's the weekend, I understand that all the restaurants will be packed, we went to Firebirds first but the wait was 1 hour and thirty minutes. Blood sugar was already dropping so we called around Cheddars said 30 minutes wait so went there and waited and waited... after almost an hour, I asked what happened to 30 minutes wait, manager said it will be another 15-20 minutes, so I got irritated and left.... I was in restaurant business before and from m experience you calculate the wait time as much as possible and if there's any delay, you tell the customers.... I think the staff are inexperienced... beside that my wife went to the bathroom and she said it's dirty inside and floor going to the bathtub fix dirty as well.... I went to cheddars in Orlando and it was a good experience, this one in town center is nothing in comparison read more

We finally got into Cheddar's and whoa! Just WoW! The menu is Yuge, and quite varied. I've never been to a Cheddar's so I had really no idea what to expect. The atmosphere is casual, good for a date or for a family night. The layout is really nice and the booths provide plenty of room and privacy. We waited about 4 minutes and were told ten to fifteen so that's good. The service was great but the food stole the show. It was lunch so we didn't want to get bricked and we ordered "light", or so we thought. We both ordered vegetable plates with soup, and split chips and queso. (Ground beef on the side- it's free!!!) The veggie plates it like $8.00 but everything was excellent and portions were large. The broccoli casserole was ridiculously yummy as was the mashed potatoes. The coleslaw is probably made with apple cider vinegar and has an awesome flavor. The Mac and cheese was rich and delicious. The baked potato was pretty ok. The soups, chicken tortilla and potatoe were both really good too. So recap- (bowl) of soup, full baked potato, monkey dish of coleslaw, decent helping of broccoli casserole, and a good helping of Mac and cheese for $8.00, were ya gonna get a better deal than that? We didn't need the chips and queso in retrospect- but the cheese sauce was the bomb and the ground beef was like really good taco meat and it came with a sweet but spicy salsa, or pico. Yeah, we left stuffed to the gills. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars is because it took a little too long for our chips and queso app to make it to the table. (I could tell it was sitting for a few minutes and within 3 minutes of getting the app, our soup arrived. And they forgot the coleslaw, but I'm gonna give them a pass because all of it was excellent. I will definitely return and recommend to others, not only is the food good but it's also a decent value! Update 11/9/2017 We visited about 3:00 or so today. (Tip) I've learned through trial and error that between the hours of 2 and 4 pm are the "Golden" hours for getting a great dining experience. Today was no exception. We were sat immediately and greeted by Youssef our server. He was very nice and friendly and we asked his opinions about a few menu items, he was pleasant and helpful. The food- This was my second visit here since they opened. My wife pretty much ordered the same veggie plate as last time. She loved it again as much as the first time. We ordered an appetizer of Wisconsin cheddar bites..........OMG they were so good! They have a "house made" marinara for dipping and it was exceptional, not being a traditional "Italian" restaurant I wasn't expecting much but I can tell you that sauce would make anything great. I don't remember if they have pasta on the menu but if they do it's probably way better than you'd expect. I ordered a crispy chicken salad. So, this thing was so big, the picture really doesn't do it justice. It was gigantic, epic proportions no exaggeration. Not only was it large, it was absolutely perfect! The Romain lettuce was perfectly chopped and fresh, the carrots and cheese were perfectly layered and super fresh too. The chicken was stand alone good. Like it legitimately didn't even need sauce or dressing. Their chicken is better than any other fried chicken I've had in forever. The whole thing was just great. If I've learned anything about Cheddars it's that you don't need an appetizer. The portions are way above average. I love this place! If you are in the mood for Cracker Barrel type food but actually want better quality and more of it for less money- try this place out, you won't be disappointed! read more

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Asked if we could sit at the bar and hostess accommodated us. We sat there for about 10 minutes before the waiter/bar tender addressed us even being there. The restuarant is good we've eaten there before but this locations service is not good. Sorry Cheddars...wont be coming back again. read more

Last couple times i been here it's been really good but recently i don't know what it is but they lost quality in food wait times are up to a hour to just be seated at a table i ordered the chicken fried steak With mac and cheese and loaded mash potatoes well the mash potatoes were semi-mashed it was hard and they put a stick of butter that wasn't even melted or the cheese either the cheese bites was just fried bread with no cheese honestly it's disappointing. read more

Omg I love, love, love cheese. Chadders has these cheese bites that are filled with a Spivey sauce that is solo delicious. I enjoyed the crispy fried to perfection shrimp, and chicken tenders. Yum-o-licious I can't wait to go back. read more

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Hosted a Christmas Luncheon for my work peeps, and the Cheddar's staff did an excellent job taking care of us. The food came out quickly, and the servers went above and beyond with their service. My team loved the food, and we all left with full bellies and happy hearts. Shout out to the Manager David and his Crew for making our party a happy and memorable event. They are a top notch team, and I definitely recommend Cheddar's for a large party event. read more

i put lettuce only on my order. they gave me everything ughhhh. the food was great ty.

I have only tried this place once since they open. I wasn't impressed with them the food was tasteless and the drinks were poorly made. read more

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Having received a gift card for Darden restaurants, we wanted to try Cheddar's. The menu and prices looked very good. I phoned first to ask if they would accept an Olive Garden gift card, since the back of the card says we may be able to go to other Darden restaurants. They answered affirmatively. When I called back to place our order, the same girl refused to take our order over the phone, telling us they were only taking online orders. Two other local Darden restaurants had also refused us, in the past. We don't do financial transactions on our computer because we know it's not secure; we're not tech-savvy. It must be a new 'thing' for people to refuse your business. I'll be sure to advise the Darden Executive Team as well. read more

Place was okay and staff polite, but what got me was they sell beer by the pint (16oz) and also a 23oz. I ordered the 23oz but they said they didn't have the right size of glass. So I asked if they could just serve me the 23oz split into two glasses, but the server wanted to charge me for two beers because it would be in two glasses. Super dumb. Take it off the menu if you aren't going to serve it. read more

My children and I are here for a late lunch (around 1:30 pm) and I was pretty disappointed. The waitress from the get go seemed as if she was not happy to be there. She slammed our appetizer dishes down and just seemed not in a very good mood. My daughter even commented that she seemed mad. The food was such a big disappointment. My steak was overcooked, my baked potato was not very warm, our chicken tenders tasted and felt as if they had been sitting there, and the fries were cold. read more

Went in today with my bf and had the worst service ever. The hosts at the door were all lounging on their phones and didn't greet us until we said hello. We asked for a booth if it was available and they said "hold on" then the host Tatianna took us to a table right next to a party of 12. I asked to be moved to a table a little spaced out and she said no one is serving over there. I asked if she could check and she said no, I'm sure no one is serving here. Then she took us to a different booth and we waited for over 10 minutes with no server. I asked the server who came by if she could find our server. She want and spoke with Tatianna and never returned. We left read more