We have to wait 30 minutes to get our table. We go there for dinner. The service was 6/10 The food was ok. You must try the spinach dip, perfect for sharing for 3 people. My salmon was good, great flavor. read more

Amazing atmosphere. But just Mediocre food quality. Good value for the price but not what I would consider high quality eating. The atmosphere makes up for the food though. read more

Food is highly caloric and extremely salted. Stay clear of any fish dish as the texture is similar to something that has been frozen for months, thawed, and boiled to be served. The only redeeming quality of the restaurant is the ambience and the croissants. read more

If I could give no stars I would. This experience was so terrible. We waited an hour and a half for our food!! It wasn't busy at all. When we got our food it was nothing special. The only good thing about this place is the butter croissant. My dad said "at least it's better than Burger King" but really I'd rather have eaten dinner there. read more

I wanted to like this place but they messed up my food and the server ,was really hard to get. My meat was totally undercooked in spite of asking for medium well, and my steak and ribs were ice cold when they served it. The server took it out to heat it up and one of the ribs were missing when she brought it back , at this point my wife had finished her food long before I could get started. Wasn't going to come back to this location but one of the managers ( Cat Alvarez) was extremely pleasant and convinced me to give it another try. Since everybody deserves a second chance , we will give it one more chance , but in comparison with the cheddars by the airport, this one is like the far crappier version of the original, food-wise , and service-wise. read more

Great service, easy to order on line the day prior. Friendly staff, fresh taste, great value for money. Order was hot and ready at arranged time. Will definitely return. Thanks for a great Easter meal. read more

I work nearby this location and had been eagerly waiting for them to open. We went in December of 2014 on a very crowded night. The interior of the restaurant is lovely they have a beautiful fish tank and bar area and even details like the ceiling were not overlooked. Their cocktail selection was great, and my hubs who is more of a drinker ordered a few and I tasted a few... All were awesome. As for their menu: they're all over the place they have a large selection of southern dishes, but also serve steaks, ribs, and pasta. I ordered a half sandwich and a baked potato soup. Both items were good, but not out of this world. I had originally asked my server if I could get a side of onion rings and she said sure. But then came out ten minutes later telling me that the onion rings were only for appetizers. So I then was put in a position of having to choose something else. So I got stuck with the soup because none of their other choices interested me. I'm also not the biggest fan of potatoes (I'm weird, I think they're a filler vegetable). My husband ordered steak and shrimp his steak was overcooked, and the shrimp didn't have any seasoning. Overall our experience wasn't bad, we got to try a new place, but I wasn't wowed either. I don't think I'll come back, but I wouldn't be upset if the stars aligned themselves and I returned again either. I would probably just have to really analyze the menu and choose better. read more

Love it here! Drinks good price and service is great. Mark our waiter does an excellent job nice fast courteous. Drinks are strong and cheap compared to other places. Food all made in house and fresh. I come here at least one a week. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Santa Fe spinach dip - American Near Me - Orlando, Florida

I've visited this restaurant twice so far (2nd time tonight) and I must say, it leaves much to be desired. On my first visit with my girlfriend we ordered margaritas to start. I had the strawberry margarita...quite tasty. My entree was the steak medium rare with mashed potatoes and asparagus. Pretty standard fare and it tasted good. She ordered the tenders with fried shrimp and fries, without the buffalo sauce dressing, but our server brought it with the dressing. He was friendly enough and apologized profusely. No need really, my gf and I aren't too picky with our meals and she ate her's anyways. Tonight however we experienced lackluster service. It was a busy night but that shouldn't be an excuse. She ordered a drink and they brought her the same wrong drink TWICE. The third time they got it right, but it wasn't to her usual liking (it's a drink she's ordered there several times before) so she just settled for a water instead. Our server was nice and apologized. Our meals came and again, were just fine. I got a jalapeño burger with mushrooms ('twas ok) and my gf got mashed potatoes with fries and grilled chicken in dijon mustard (tasted pretty good, actually). Just 15 minutes later our server came back to see if we needed boxes to go! We weren't happy with that. I got the bill and the drink was taken off, but strangely enough I got 8 cents more back in change (a healthy BRIBE perhaps?????). If you're in a need of a spot with affordable prices and standard dining food, I guess this is your place, but I wouldn't suggest going on a busy night. It certainly isn't anything to write home about, but for a critical Yelp review, it may do just fine. read more

Nachos are yummmmmy! Onion rings are HUGE TOWERS and the drinks are fish bowls!!!!! The food is good and very cheap! The deserts are huge and delicious! The croissant with the honey butter, oh my.... delectable, melt in your mouth! Great place to take a lot of people if you are footing the bill. read more

Came here for lunch. Wait for five was about five minutes. Decor: 4/5 -The large booths can comfortably seat 6 -There are large tables for 10 Service: 4/5 -Food came out decently quick, within 10-15 mins of ordering. Food: 5/5 -Spinach Dip was great. Not as watery as some other places. Great flavor, not too salty. Perfect for sharing -Country Chicken Fried Chicken for 9.99 is the best bang for the buck. You get two huge pieces of juicy plump chicken and two sides. -Strawberry Lemonade was a bit sweet and the chunks of strawberry makes it hard to sip with a straw. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Sampler - American Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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0 for 2. First visit we spent over 2 hours when we aren't the type to sit and talk. We eat and get out. But we will leave that in the past. This visit, got in at 6:05 and ordered at 6:20. Waited on our food till 7:15 and not all of it came out initially. Also waited on a glass of wine which was eventually bought to us by another waitress. The food was good when it finally came out. The waiter asked if I wanted a refill on my lemonade and I said "yes" and I never got that refill. Asked for our checks and once he took our cards he disappeared for another 15 minutes. Got excited when we saw him walking over then noticed he had a tray in his hands to drop off food to another table. Cool, not too worried about that. Not sure what he was doing during the 15 minutes, whether it was cooking the other people's food himself, or going to the bank to process our payments. Eventually after stopping at 2 other tables we got our check. Another 2 hour dinner with 75% of it being spent waiting on something. Not wasting my time there anymore. read more

Webt during lunch. Service was nice just slow. Prices overall are good. Drinks as low as $4. Lunch specials for $7. read more

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I really enjoy this place! I think it's a place where you can become a "regular". The atmosphere is casual just refined. You don't feel like you're in a random bar and grill as the place is elevated in taste. The food is fresh. The drinks are delicious and HUGE. And what you can't beat is the price- everything is super affordable. I was able to split an appetizer, get a meal (enough for leftovers), and a huge margarita for under $20! I think Cheddar's is a good place to take visiting friends and family for lunch or dinner. It won't disappoint! I am loving their Wisconsin cheese bites, the ribs, shrimp, and cajun pasta. I rotate between those three main dishes. read more

My husband and I absolutely love cheddars, specifically this location. Tonight though they were off. The waitress was very young and my husband asked for an adjustment on his beer size. She verbally became upset and heavy sighed to the point he was like "I'm sorry if it's troublesome then don't worry about it." She went off to explain why it was difficult and yada yada. Okay sorry? She let drinks and plates PILE up and walked by several times, seeing it, and continuing to ignore us. Every drink had to be asked to be refilled. What saved it was the food was A+++ and the guys bringing OUT our food were super nice and had great manners. When we walked out, the hostess didn't say bye, kiss my a$s or anything. The staff is usually so good but they made us feel wicked uncomfortable. read more

Came for my birthday and ordered the half rack of ribs, which were very filling and delicious. Also replaced the regular sides with Mac n cheese and broccoli casserole which was also pretty good. The staff was great and our server was even better read more

Place and food are excellent. The staff is super friendly and the atmosphere is laid back. The food was outstanding. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Ribs and shrimp. Excellently prepared and tastes great. Got the mashed potatoes and apple and yogurt sides. - American Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Had ribs that were cold. Got mee ones. The kids burger was burnt. I really think they need a refresher course on temp. read more

My boyfriend and I ate here last night between 8:30 and 9:30pm. We both ordered sirloin steak and shrimp, both medium. I ordered a loaded baked potato with no sour cream that came with sour cream. My steak was cooked fine, but my boyfriend's steak was less than rare, it was pretty much raw with a bit of sear around the edges. He asked the server to take it back and the second plate was even MORE raw. At that point we just cancelled his order and went to McDonald's after so he could eat. We've never had such a poor experience at Cheddar's before and were appalled that we had to send his steak back twice and neither were even close to the medium he asked for. read more

My new favorite place to eat! Food is sooo good. I got the chicken tenders and they were delicious! It is so nice inside the restaurant but also really casual. The wait staff is extremely kind and willing to assist you with anything you need. The wait for the food was a bit long, but it was ultimately worth it. Go try it out! You won't be disappointed. read more

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Poor experience overall, service and food. Understand the from "scratch" concept, but long ticket times, unseasoned food, drinks from the bar that came out after 20+ minutes. App hit the table just after drinks came out and just minutes before our entrees did. Server was no where to be seen for most of our visit. Overall slow night in the restaurant, plenty of staff walking around. Maybe team service and helping each other out in sections. read more

I came here with my family on a Sunday night. The good is that the drink prices are pretty amazing, particularly considering how huge they are. Also, our server was pretty perky and friendly and seemed to be trying her best to help us despite the slowness and seeming ineptness of their kitchen. For the food, the spinach dip and off-the-cob corn were good. The rest was nearly inedible. When the food arrived, only 4 out of 5 plates showed up and one of them was stone cold. The rest were just barely warm. The cold pasta got sent back and showed up 10 minutes later along with the final dish that appeared to have just been cooked. Two of the dishes - chicken pasta alfredo and the key west chicken and shrimp - were way over salted, as was the rice and beans side. The ribs were fatty and really light on the sauce and the mac and cheese was rather pasty. The server had told us the manager would come speak to us about the cold pasta, but no one ever came and no adjustment was made to our check, which took a while to show up. The restaurant was freezing (but this seems to be a general problem in Orlando) so we just paid and left. We won't be back. read more

Saw the posts about the opening of this place and decided to give it a try with my girlfriend. Don't let the outside deceive you; the interior design of the restaurant is beautiful and much classier than I had guessed. I had amazing service with a knowledgable waitress (who's name I forgot, sadly) who was quick to refill drinks and give suggestions on the menu. We started with chips and queso that was delicious. The chips tasted homemade and we added beef to the queso for free. I ordered the steak and tenders, both of which tasted great, but what stood out to me is how well my steak was cooked. Often times I'll order a steak medium and it will be either rare or well done, but the chef had mine perfectly cooked with a bit of red on the inside. The portions are large and I wish I had room for dessert. We will definitely be coming back, 5 stars! read more

Good food, GREAT prices. If you want something casual, quick, and tasty, Cheddars is great! Ambiance is really nice, the waiters are friendly, and the portions are big! I think every single thing on the menu is under $12! It is also one of the only places in the Waterford lakes area that is open later than 9:30/10 in the evening! Great new addition to the area! read more

The food here is always good and very inexpensive. I had the shrimp and steak combo and it was the perfect portion and the flavor was perfect. The drinks are a good price for the size. read more

The food is good. Service very good. Time for food to come out is slow but they are very busy with lunch. Lose 2 stars because they do not have WiFi. I will not come here for business lunches because of this. Most tablets require it to get information. read more

Went here this evening with my boyfriend. It wasn't crowded, probably a little over half full. We were seated right away. The hostess was friendly. There were some crumbs in my seat, which I understand does happen occasionally. The server, Josh, came to our table. He was pretty friendly, but I could tell he is inexperienced. My boyfriend was looking at their specialty drinks on the back of the menu and I just had the booklet with the list of liquor in front of me. The server asked if we wanted soda or tea and left it at that. I ordered my usual glass of Cavit and he ordered his usual "pain killer." Of course, we do look young and the server asked for our IDs (which, I would have been concerned had he not). I just think he could use a little help in still promoting the alcoholic beverages and never assume age (you're going to ID anyways). My boyfriend ordered an appetizer, fried cheese whatevers. Our drinks came out in about 5 minutes and the appetizer came out about 15 minutes after our drinks. Not great timing considering the lack of customers but not awful; we weren't in a hurry. We ordered our food when our drinks came out. I ordered the Baja chicken and my boyfriend ordered ribs and chicken tenders with broccoli and corn. Our food came out a bit after our appetizer. Our server noticed my boyfriend's empty drink and asked if he wanted another. My boyfriend ordered some other frozen mixed drink (something with cactus juice or whatever, I didn't pay attention). It looked good and he said it was amazing. The server came back to see if everything was alright and noticed my empty wine glass. Of course, I ordered another. While I waited, I went back to my dinner. The chicken was a little burnt and massively overcooked, but I'd rather have my chicken overcooked than undercooked (just not burnt). The black beans were good; I dove into those. There really wasn't much rice, maybe 3 tablespoons. But, again, worked out for me because I honestly don't care for rice. I was happy with my bowl full of black beans. Quite some time passed and the server passed several times, even with me attempting to wave him down. I still had no wine. I was almost done with my dinner before he came to check on us. I was irritated when he came back and said "oh, would you like another glass of wine?" Unfortunately, he caught the "I-had-a-rough-day-at-the-office-give-me-my-wine-NOW" part of me and I told him "yes, twenty minutes ago." I felt bad for getting a little snippy with him, but good grief. It's not busy and you completely forgot/missed all my attempts to wave you down. Fortunately for him, the bartender actually saw me trying to wave him down and holding an empty wine glass. She had poured the glass before he made it to the bar. Kudos to you, woman! You rock! The server was very polite and kept a good face the entire time. Once I had my "happy Jess juice" I was back to my dinner. My boyfriend said his food was good, except the broccoli, which he said was undercooked. Josh came back to the table to do the "did you guys save room for..." and of course, we were full. We got our check. $56 and some change. Not a bad price point at all. All in all, Cheddar's is usually pretty good. It's nothing special but its not some Darden restaurant either. The prices are good. The food is decent. The drinks are awesome. The servers are friendly, but often inexperienced. With that in mind, please do tip your servers nicely. Remember they get garbage hourly pay and they are always friendly here. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - Baja chicken (slightly burnt, overcooked). Beans were good! haha - American Near Me - Orlando, Florida

GREAT SERVICE!! Ask for Dennis he is high class, friendly, honest and a great server. We enjoyed our family time with great food and recommendations from Dennis. Sampler appetizer was perfect and mom's meatloaf was actually really yummy. Thank you! read more

Awesome, Every Now & Again An Area Gets Lucky With A Nice New Restaurant Or Watering Hole To Escape The Daily Grind To Enjoy A High Quality Meal, Favorite Beverage of Choice & Kickback With Friends/Coworkers In A Laid Back Upscale Atmosphere Well I'm Here To Tell You The East of Orlando ie Waterford Lakes/UCF Area Keep Raising The Bar With Just Such Kind'S' Of Venues At Least 4 In Past Few Months With Opening of Cheddars On E.Colonial Near SR408 Overpass & Probably 7 or 8 In Past 12 Months That's Pretty Awesome! Moving On Up :) read more

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I have actually dined at both locations in Orlando and it is not bad for your typical chain restaurant. Food is decent and portions are large. A family can actually dine for a decent price and enjoy the nice ambiance. The wait could be a little long if you arrive during dinner hours so you might want to get there a little early. Once you place your order, the wait is not very long though. Service was good and there is a variety of items to order on the menu. They have good happy hour specials and bartenders pour quite generous. I did try the "painkiller" drink you are only suppose to have two of and it was delicious, definitely a reason to stop by and try it out. I recommend at least trying it once. The Semoran location is very close to the airport so if are travelers and are looking for a decent place to eat and drink, this is a place to try. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - The famous Painkiller Drink! - American Near Me - Orlando, Florida

Great place to have a casual but delicious dinner! This place just reopened in the end of 2014. It is always packed at dinner time but whenever you arrive before 6pm you should be fine. The interior is nice and the service friendly! We usually share the ribs and steak combo because the portions are huge (they come with two sides). The chicken tender appetizer is a must eat as well. The cocktails are extremely cheap for what you get (they are huge and sooo tasty). I can highly recommend to try the painkiller and the margaritas! Cheddars is a must try, but be aware of long waiting times around dinner time! read more

Phenomenal dinner! Our waiter was absolutely amazing. I had a free coupon for chips and queso (with beef, no extra charge). I went to give him the coupon and he generously said its okay I don't need to see it I believe you. It came with complimentary salsa and free refill of chips when you run out too! I ordered the sirloin with broccoli and buttered corn off the cob - delicious! Might try something else when I go back. Definitely recommend. read more

My family and I have been to the cheddars near the Airport on Semoran and enjoyed our experience and loved the food. So fast forward 2 months later we were looking for a restaurant near UCF waterford area and see Cheddars. So we decided to go there based off of our experience at the last one. the 1st 10 minutes we waited and waited for our server to come to our table after getting tired of waiting we find another server who is walking around we asked him politely to get our server for us and he said ok he will take care of it....... nothing. So about 5 more minutes go by we spot another server and ask him the same thing and he says he will get them right away. as we are waiting for a server to show up (going on 15 minutes) we notice all the trash and paper on the ground and started to question if we even want to eat here. finally the manager shows up (thanks to the 2nd guy we ask) and apologized for the wait and gave us some free chips and queso as well as a waiter. so we put in our order and when we get our chips and queso the chips looked a little skimpy as i have had the chips and queso before at other sit down restaurants (Chillis) and got wayyyy more than this. it was even so bad that about a minute after we got them our waiter checks on us and immediately asked if we wanted more chips. Now you might be asking whats the issue if we got more chips... well when we got the actual meal we noticed that our sides were skimpy as well less fries as usually and etc. and I'm comparing to the other Cheddars I've went to. so all in all after waiting 15 minutes for a waiter, Being lied to by the 1st guy and then the manager giving us a half assed appetizer (because i know of a few restaurants free chips and salsa with the meal) and then getting half assed food along with a dirty restaurant we came to the conclusion that they must employ a bunch of UCF kids who just don't really care about there jobs so they just BS until they clock out. So there for if I'm ever in that area against i will just eat at the wawa across the street. save me time money and a headache. read more

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen - How can you want the food when the floors look like this? smh - American Near Me - Orlando, Florida

I've eaten lunch here twice now and both times have been absolutely wonderful. I never waited to be seated and the service was good. But, honestly, it's the food that will keep bringing me back. The portions are huge and everything is delicious. The cooks here know what they're doing! In addition to this, the price is totally affordable. My boyfriend and I got 2 entrees, 1 alcoholic drink, 1 soda, and 2 mini desserts for a little under $30. Typically, this would cost us around $40-$50 at another chain restaurant. Definitely give this place a try, you won't be disappointed. read more

Cheddar's is so good their service is so good and helpful usually like a 5 minute wait. Don't get me started on the honey butter cresaunts they're so good you might just wanna take a box home it's very very very very very very good I love it so much me and the family go everyone in there is happy and you will satisfied and coming back again read more

The reason why I'm writing a review is because our server, Collin, was amazing! Usually, when I've come in groups, service is ok and someone ends up mad or without their food. But Collin was great! He introduced himself in a friendly manner, brought our food on time, and was really polite and caring. Also, our food was amazing! Would definitely come back :) P.S. be careful with the floor, I almost fell because it's slippery. read more

Yuck. I saw my server stick her hands in trash and immediately start serving people. Disgusting. I asked her why she did that. She started to tell me the garbage was not dirty. Seriously? read more

Visited this place last week for Early Sunday dinner. They were quite busy, but we were seated in a fair amount of time. Our server was fabulous. We all got different things. Chicken fingers (Chicken was tender moist and juicy) but the batter lacked any flavor. Another got the meatloaf....He devoured...nothing left on the plate. Another got the hamburger.....she had trouble eating it (size) but I assume it was okay. Another got a chicken dish and he thought it was excellent. I got the chicken fried steak. I thought it was tender but yes the batter lacked flavor. This place is great for the value, especially with the portion size. This not fine dining. It is good food and I would return. All around pretty nice place. The server was a young tall guy with edgy hair cut) read more

I've been to this location numerous times, always a pleasure to be at. The food is amazing! I recommend the sirloin steak w a side of Mac & Cheese. The staff is always friendly and nice read more

William M. Was amazing very polite double checked things for us and was very quick and good with keeping drinks filled! Very nice guy and good conversation! It's so nice to come out and be treated correctly and kindly :) very very satisfied! read more