Great service. The food was pretty good, but only my wife's Grouper dinner was a hit! I felt my ribs were a little overcooked and too much bbq sauce was used. My sister in laws boyfriends huge steak was just a little fatty for him, but he still enjoyed it. read more

My wife and I saw the restaurant on 19 as we were traveling north through town. It was late June of 2026 (Like three days ago). I wish that I had continued driving but as things worked out we decided to stop and get dinner. What a freakin mistake that turned out to be. Following a career with a major hotel brand, graduating from The Culinary Institute of America and serving my country in the Pentagon on an exclusive team of culinary professionals, it saddens me to have to be so truthful about our experience at this restaurant. We ordered the $37.99 porterhouse house steak, baked sweet potato and endless salad. I also ordered a house Margarita. The meal was served with rolls and cinnamon butter. When the rolls and butter stands out as the superior item served to us that night, you can imagine what the rest was like. The margarita tasted like lime juice and had no taste of tequila in the drink whatsoever. The salad was served in a huge tin bowl. One would have to look over the edge of the bowl and down into the crater of the bowl to find remnants of a salad. The bowl was way too big for the amount in the bowl. It was pitiful. Whatever was in the bowl was tired and a bit limpy. I had to remove some of the brown wilted iceberg lettuce before placing anything of substance on the plate. Never bothered to order anymore. It was pretty bad. Now comes the steak! It was a total disgrace and non eatable. It was a disaster! It was at this point when we ordered a second round of rolls and cinnamon butter because we knew where this entire meal was headed. No matter how the steaks doneness was ordered, it could not be chewed. Every knife cut of the steak was a mouthful of grizzle. The side of the plate was full of meat that could not be chewed. The sweet potato was pretty good. although small for a sweet potato, it was very good. Why not bring this to the attention to the manager you ask? My answer is this. When I enter an establishment and agree to pay you the asking price, of your food and drink, I expect you to hold up your end of our agreement and serve what is reasonably expected. You as a manager failed to do this and it is a most reasonable expectation of a customer. Secondly, your waitress told me that the steak we ordered was the last one left. We did not show up at 9pm but rather approximately 7pm. and you're running out of your priciest steak. Hint, walk your dining room and check with customers about their experience and if everything is what they expected. Try being subtle and look behind your waitstaff to see that they are giving their very best to your patrons. It goes a long way. In closing, we left quietly and will never return to any of your establishments. Sometimes bad experiences are followed a few good ones. We had an incredible meal at Grumps Landing a day later. read more

Great atmosphere, very friendly staff & a large menu that would have something for everyone! I enjoyed the Chicken Kabobs..on the skewer, they include Bermuda onion, mushrooms & green peppers. It's served with seasoned rice & choice of 2 sides. I chose mixed vegetables (carrots, broccoli & summer squash) & coleslaw! Yum. Another cute thing is, each table has a bucket of roasted peanuts with a tray for the shells. We were offered hot fluffy dinner rolls with cinnamon butter before our appetizer arrived. They tasted homemade and paired well with the butter. We ordered the calamari, very crispy...served with marinara sauce on the side. It was excellent read more

Best meal I have ever had at a two and a half star place! More seriously, service was fine. The grouper tacos were actually amazing. I really enjoyed the baked sweet potato with simply butter on it. Nice size for one too. Sitting outside was great as well. Lunch, no drinks, not busy. That alone might have a lot to do with my positive experience. read more

Cody's Roadhouse - American Near Me - Lady Lake, Florida

We loved it here! My grouper nuggets or tenders were far better than I was even expecting and the blackened grouper and coconut shrimp were also loved. The fajitas were not great. The green peppers tasted pretty gross and had to be tossed but everyone else was definitely happy with their food! A lot of the meals come with salad, which was good. You also get rolls with a cinnamon butter, yum. And you get peanuts! There was live music outside on the patio area and the feel was really casual and made me feel like I was on vacation, which was perfect! read more

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Came here after golf to have a dinner with friends and it turned out very well. We had reservoir a specific time and showed up at the appointed time and were seated immediately. Out waitress, cupcake, approached and took drink orders and explained some menu nuances, and off she went to fulfill the drink orders. When she returned, we all ordered our food, and explained the divisions of checks with individual grouping, and we then waited a short time. Those that ordered entrees, receive part of a big bowl of bottomless salad and we all had warm rolls with special butter. Our meals came quite quickly, even though the restaurant was full of hungry patrons. The food was hot, prepared as everyone ordered, and was enjoyed by all in our group. Checks were allocated correctly and settled and off we went after payment to Cupcake, our friendly server. read more

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Best best value is the BOGO on Wednesday for the Fajitas. Absolutely delicious food excellent service from Tiffany and a great experience inside the restaurant Can't go wrong with the drink specials and the live music. read more

Cody's Roadhouse - American Near Me - Lady Lake, Florida

My friend wanted to watch a football game so we met at Cody's. Sports bar kind of experience. Lots of tvs to watch football . Our server was on her first day and did an admirable job. Friendly,pleasant , and efficient. I ordered chicken and steak fajitas. The food was good .,. Steak was overcooked. A little light on the toppings but acceptable. I would go back and try something else. Three stars against similar types of restaurants. read more

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Absolutely love this Cody's Roadhouse location! The place was packed when we arrived, but we still got seated right away which was impressive. The live music created such a fun atmosphere and made the whole experience even better. The salad, rolls, chicken fried chicken, sweet potato, and carrot cake were all absolutely five stars. Everything was fresh, hot, and delicious. Great food, great service, and great ambience!! read more

Everything was great! Fun atmosphere, great food and our servers were amazing. I would highly recommend! Thanks

My experience here was less than stellar. The restaurant boasts a spacious interior and a large, charming outdoor patio that featured live music, creating an inviting ambiance. The live music, though pleasant, was often excessively loud, making it nearly impossible to hold a conversation. Our server was very nice, but exceedingly slow. It took forever to get drinks and then even longer to get our food. Initially, the restaurant was relatively busy, which somewhat justified the delay, but then the wait kept getting longer and longer, even as the crowd thinned. I'm convinced the server forgot to put our order in until way later... The food was mediocre at best. We began with fried pickles, which met our expectations without exceeding them. For my entrée, I chose the French dip with au jus, accompanied by a side of mac and cheese and fries. The French dip was acceptable, yet the au jus lacked flavor and was disappointing. The mac and cheese had a mealy texture, making it nearly inedible. Surprisingly, the fries were a highlight, perfectly crispy and delicious. read more

Cody's Roadhouse - French dip sandwich with au jus, fries, and mac and cheese - American Near Me - Lady Lake, Florida

We stopped going to Cody's because of a very bad experience, but decided to come back after years. And I am not that happy with that decision. Our server was nice, but the steaks were cooked wrong, and the cheeseburger was extremely salty. We ordered a loaded potato and it came with two small pieces of bacon and cheese.... Nothing else!!!! After telling our server about it; we were given a "loaded mix" but that also came with cheese and very few pieces of bacon.‍ I truly think the staff is trying, but they are overwhelmed with all the snowbirds and just aren't able to keep up. read more

we dearly eat out and went out for date night. The service was a bit slow. The appetizer took a while to come out but it was good and hot. My husband was offered drink refills but I was not, salad was extremely wet and soggy, both of our prime rib came to the table cold like it just came out of the fridge. Had one bite of my steak and ended up taking the rest home. my husband took 2-3 bites and took his cold steak home also. The manager came by the table told us he would discount our meals due to it being cold. We did in fact receive a $10.00 discount off of the $90.00 bill. We will not return to this place ever again. The manager and server could have cared less about our meals or our table. read more

I really wanted to like this place, and the bar is pretty low for this type of place in The Villages, but it was not good. They have a 2 for 1 drink special, I think it's every day, but I don't think there was even one drink worth of alcohol in the two drinks put together (manhattans in my case). If you're gonna take advantage of this, I suggest the wine or beer (as the others at our table did). Service is terrible. The drinks took forever to come, the appetizer was delivered along with the mains. The burgers were okay, but the French Dip was horrible. Lots of inedible gristle, way overcooked and dry and the sandwich was too small. The pickle chips were good though. It was crowded, but I can't fathom why. I won't return. read more

The server was wonderful. Food was a little slow coming out, but it was worth the wait.

Terrible experience last visit all because of head bartender. Won't go thru the details but everything botched and we are both bloated from the soups (potato and French onion) and/or the house salad. Something was very chemically in something. Not sure what was off. The lead bartender could have used customer service skills to have happy customers who want to return but possessed the opposite skill set instead. Two for one wine stops at 7 pm, which I did not know. It's the only reason we go to Cody's so definitely keep that in mind. It makes no sense why it'd stop at 7 pm as the place was empty past 7 pm. Cody's pretty much lost our business. Not to say I won't return on a random occasion but it's out of regular rotation now. read more

2/1/26 Dined at Cody's - 3 people. We all ordered the roast beef special. Food was delivered COLD - the two waiters knew it was cold...brought it to the table anyway. The baked potato was the only item on the plate I took home - beans were canned and not seasoned, and roast beef was piled high but did not have a good taste. The manager walking around should spend some time in the kitchen watching what is being served. Second time disappointed, crossing them off of our list. read more

We attempted to dine at Cody's Sunday evening. We waited 45 miles for a table, were sat in an outdoor area that was very cold, waited 20 minutes for our drinks ~ water, ice tea and sangria. We ordered dinner and waited an hour for cold entrees. We rejected the cold dinners that were served, paid for our drinks and left without eating. We'd been there 2 hours. read more

Ate at Cody's at Lake Sumter last night. Sat down and didn't see a waitress for 10+ minutes . Food took very long and was cold. My grouper sandwich was undercooked. Others food sat too long in kitchen and was cold. Music was horrible and was too loud and made an unpleasant dining experience. Couldn't get our checks and had to get up and find a manager to pay our bill. Overall a terrible experience. read more

When you mess with my money, all good reviews go up in smoke. I thought I had a good time and good food until the bill came for $46.01. The bank sent an alert on my phone that $55.93 had been charged to my card from Cody's. The date stamp was two minutes after the waitress rang up the check (before the tip and signature). I gave the benefit of the doubt and asked for clarification before I signed. If she tipped herself, then she wasn't getting another one. I wasn't going to accuse. I asked kindly. The response from the waitress and manager were the same--it was a glitch with my bank and that I had to take it up with the bank. You want me to reverse the charge, so you can accuse me of stealing coz you got caught--Hah! Somebody had sticky fingers. They didn't think I would know. Taking more than the amount owed is DISHONEST and called STEALING. How many people have been overcharged and didn't look at their bank statement. This is not the first time someone has tipped themselves when I gave them a card to pay for food. I don't care if it's a dollar. It's my hard earned dollar to do what I want with it. read more

Ordered Frajitas. Peppers were raw, not even soft. Onions also not cooked and some I couldn't even chew...??? skin left on when sliced? Chicken was dry, probably reheated. The person who delivered my food looked like he hadn't washed his hair in two weeks. Service slow even though not at all busy. Very disappointing experience. It will take a lot to make me go back. read more

Went there 2x times this. Every meal was great. One day after golf my husband had "the best pork chop he ever had" then we made reservations for Valentine's Day as we had company coming in that day. It's was super busy but with our reservations they took us right in to a great table and we all had filet and lobster. The dinner was a great hit for the night and we all enjoyed the endless salad bowl and 2-1 drinks. Good job Cody's ! read more

Food was good but service was horrible. Seemed short staffed and poorly trained. We waited way too long for our food and we're not checked on after we got it. read more

The server we had hasn't come to our table in almost 30 minutes she never gave us our bread or our salad we had to ask a manager for simply just bread her name is nic by the way and she should be fired probably. The ambiance is cool or whatever but these people can't seem to understand that we're hungry lol. There's been almost three tables that have sat down AFTER us and we still don't have a single entree not even a kids corn dog man this is ridiculous. As I'm writing this review we still haven't received any food and we've been here for almost one hour and 30 minutes lol. Once again NICHOLE should be fired read more

Overall I can say that this place was pretty decent. Unlike most places I dined at in The Villages, it appears they have a deep fryer. This is a huge deal in my opinion. I was able to eat fried food! Service was good. The waitress was attentive and skilled in the lost art of writing her name upside down on the paper table cloth. The 2 for 1 beers helped out the experience. It was kind of a late lunch/early dinner, so wasn't overly busy. I will say, the lunch special menu was weak! Who wants a dang Pimento Cheeseburger? Quit trying to make a simple Cheeseburger more than it needs to be. This place is full of elderly people that like simple things that they can pronounce. Due to the random Florida pop up storm, we had to eat inside, but it was pretty decent. read more

The last time I ate at one of these was in Clearwater and I was sad to see that close. I was excited when I saw that they had one right in the village. What a great place to catch for happy hour, the drinks are cold and flowing quick and easy. Of course this is in the village so 4:00 is almost late for dinner LOL but, the food did not disappoint. Our steaks were on point, our bill was manageable, and our wait staff was outstanding. The place is clean and comfortable, and casual is the word, you are on vacation enjoy it. read more

Cody's Roadhouse - American Near Me - Lady Lake, Florida

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Food and service. Service is very slow and food quality is not consistent. Have had some good meals and bad meals depending on who is cooking. read more

Sat at the bar and ordered drinks and our food. Food was good, service was great. Bar area could be cleaned

Oh no, we had such a great experience the last time we came here two years ago. Today was the total opposite. So now I suppose I can understand the mixed reviews. Maybe not worth the chance if you want a decent experience, taking out your family, or visitors, etc. What a difference a terrible server and front house makes. The table next to us had a fantastic server, she had the table laughing, brought drinks and refills, they put in their app orders and entree orders, all the food came out quick, before ours, and they even got salad and rolls. While we sat at a table, with no napkins, no drinks, no salad and no rolls. Food came out wrong, some dishes hot, some not. My entree was nowhere near as delicious as the last time. Also curious to know why the server had an airpod in her ear, maybe there was a reason. She wasn't having a good day, and I kinda felt bad for her. The manager quickly fixed the wrong order and apologized, gave the "sorry, short handed" answer and took off 15%, which did not seem commensurate with the discomfort of everything. I get we are short handed, but make us wait for a table instead of triple seating us in a section for a server that spans the entire dining room inside and out. Not that we wanted a discount. And Kay Kay came out at the end and asked if we wanted anything to go? Our fridge is packed, and would have preferred to have maybe the apps taken off the bill. I would have even taken a gift card for a next visit. (Although we really thought about taking a salad with us, but when am I going to eat that? All wilted a day later.) I don't know if I will give them another chance with all the other places in the area. read more

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Great deal last night.. 12 oz Ny strip for 20dollars.. the steaks were cooked perfect medium, well seasoned and flavorful. Came with a gigantic fluffy baked potato.. they lost a star because the salad was very overdressed and rolls needed at least 5 more minutes in the oven. Leigh was a great server.. place was packed! read more

So I'm from South Jersey Philadelphia area you know go Birds and we have some places there that are similar to Cody's. One of those just called P.J. Whelihan's and the other is Chicky and Pete's Cody's now has some really nice selections and some daily specials the one I especially like the two for one fajita dinner with your choice of meat or shrimp. I also like the two beers for one you can never have enough Yingling I've been down here for a while now in the Villages area. and from what I have had as an experience with eating and Cody's, I decided to give it a four I mean come on if you can get a medium rare New York strip for $25 and two sides and two beers for one and peanuts on the table... We really gotta take a rest or so much. So give Cody's a try I don't think you'll be disappointed. Oh by the way, if you don't like beer, get a couple mixed drinks. I think it's on Wednesday they're two for one. Enjoy read more

Cody's needs a new greeter, she was not happy to be there. The food was good, wait staff helper and nice. The boys who clean the table did a terrible Job, all crumbs were thrown on the food. Peanuts were left on table from the previous guest. Not fresh!! Very dirty outside area! read more

Pros: -good service -great food (lots of options) -casual ambiance -great location in The Villages (easily accessible) Cons: -didn't get drinks right (but we eventually got it sorted) -wish it was a little more wheelchair accessible/friendly (need some more space for folks who have a wheelchair) read more

No problems here today. We sat at the bar and I totally enjoyed my chicken salad wrap. Fresh and cool on a hot day. read more

Cody's Roadhouse - American Near Me - Lady Lake, Florida

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We had a great lunch at Cody's. We walked in and they were having BOGO on Fajitas, my wife had the chicken and I had steak. We had plenty leftover for lunch tomorrow. Our server Kelli was great, very friendly and professional. Highly recommend. read more

The place was busy, but no waiting. The service was terrible. My hamburger was rare instead of medium. Took 15 minutes to get some sour cream that was ordered with nachos. Never got tartar sauce with our fish sandwich. Very disappointed. read more

Ok, I realize that Cody's ratings might be a bit lower than this, but my experience was pretty good. I arrived around noon to find cheap beers and friendly service waiting for me. But it was Cody's King Kong sliders that won me over. I ordered two sliders for under $3 each, expecting your basic slider; however, what I received was basically two cheeseburgers stacked for business. Dressed with a massive onion ring, each cheeseburger slider was a meal unto itself. Hearty and delicious, it was all I could do was to finish just one.. the second slider made for the perfect inflight snack later that day. Without a doubt, I plan to visit Cody's on my next trip to The Villages. read more

If you want a steak, go to chop house. Ordered an 8oz filet and they brought out a 12oz sirloin. They argued that it was a filet without any form of alteration or discount. Do NOT order their filet! False advertising and marketing. read more

Cody's Roadhouse - Sirloin steaj - American Near Me - Lady Lake, Florida

Came here with a group of people and sat by the windows. Their drinks were super cheap so ended up ordering one too many tequila shots. The day I went it got pretty loud and there was a band. Ended up dancing and drinking tons..but it was a blast! Regardless it's a fun time with a small or large group! read more

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EXCELLENT food, management, servers, view/venue, etc. Overall, I'm giving it 4-stars!