Tavares~ This place is the ultimate vibe for a dive bar! I could hang out here every single day of the week! Food was pretty tasty, and the drinks were strong. We were headed to a haunted house venue and decided to stop here and have drinks and dinner before. If you want a cool place to hang out and chill, overlooking water, this is your place! We will definitely be back!! read more

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Not BIKER friendly got bullied by the owner and his friends, requested they call the police to resolve and they refused. Avoid at all costs! File a complaint with your local Better Business Bureau (BBB), contact your state consumer protection office, or report the incident to the FTC to help protect others from similar behavior. License Type: Retail Beverage Rank: 4COP License Number: BEV4500025 Status: Current,Active Licensure Date: 01/20/2006 Expires: 09/30/2026 License Mailing: 948 VANDERBILT DR C/O DANIEL J. KELYMAN EUSTIS FL 32726 County: LAKE Small group we left felt threated and intimated with his friends gathered around us when we were leaving very scary. The show of force and who makes the rules, the Owner made that clear. read more

Great place to hang with the locals listen to live music and enjoy pretty good food. Service was excellent and prices were decent read more

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Let's get to it. Portions are tiny and overpriced. Everything is frozen. They wanted to up charge $4.50 for frozen onion rings. We had no drinks and it was $75 for 3. Location docking by the water would have been nice. May be a good place for a drink but would not eat again. It was a favorite of someone who took us there but said it had changed. Service was slow. read more

We went here with and on a recommendation of a friend. She told us the food was great and strictly fried foods, though neither of which seemed quite accurate to me. The view and seating are wonderful. You are sitting outside yet still under cover in case of rain. Service seemed a bit slow, so is not a place to go on your lunch break, but we are all retired and quite willing to sit through the wait and chat while enjoying the view. I only mention it in case speed is important for you. The others all had fish while I opted for a sausage sandwich. It was fine, though I can make one on the grill a bit more to my liking. The fries were not hot and a bit thinner than I like them. They had salt and pepper on them, which tasted fine to me but might not be to everyone's precise taste. The sandwiches and entrees come with a small portion of Cole slaw, which was also fine. Our friend said she takes out of state friends there because it seems to fit their image of Florida, even including the possibility of a gator sighting. We lived here for around ten years so that doesn't quite describe us, but we were glad to spend our lunch with her there. read more

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Great place that you can tell the locals love. Always good music and great food. On the water so that is a plus!

Waitress states she's working two jobs, not sure which she does well, because her village called, they are missing her. Ordered peel-n-eat shrimp for appetizers, entrees came out and oops, we saw them, then they went inside and sat until cold. Shrimp came out, thirty seconds later the "cold" entrees came out. One sent back, we cancelled. Figure out your area, do a good job, don't blame others. Won't be back. read more

Awesome food! Service was pretty good as well. My suggestion would be : if you were there for the music, do not sit so close. Everything was wonderful! read more

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What a lovely spot! We rode as a group to this spot and felt very welcome as bikers, which isn't always the case. Our server Cynthia was friendly, funny and eager to please. We had the peel and eat shrimp with Cajun seasoning.. it was good, but seemed to lack flavor. We also tried some hush puppies which were ok. The location is so beautiful surrounded by big cypress trees with Spanish oak draping down and the sound of the lake lapping against the docks. There are lots of picnic tables whether under the trees or on the patio, so plenty of seating. There is a bar in the outside corner with a little bit of additional seating and an indoor bar as well. The singer performing while we visited was Rob Nichols who did an amazing job. Bring your dancing shoes as well. Boats can pull up and tie off on one of two decks that reach out into the water. This place is unique and worth the visit. read more

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Our neighbors and their guests from another country, decided to go watch the band, the server asked for their ID, she took it in the back not sure why, slammed her hands on the table and kept asking us what we wanted. when she made it back with her fingers almost in my cup, she spilled My beer down my leg, she said nothing. We had to ask for our friends ID back out of her Sweaty Bra. Unbelievable... The band was good BTW read more

First off: the good stuff. What a wonderful location. It's right on the water. The views are fantastic, including a baby alligator. Our server was efficient and the food was tasty, except my wife reports her pulled pork sandwich was dry. I liked my grouper sandwich but I am spoiled. After eating Frenchy's in Dunedin for years, this just didn't match up. I'm also finding, food at a restaurant is getting mighty expensive. It's costly to eat out. I guess I'm expecting the quality to go up too. Alas, nope. read more

Lake Harris Hideaway - Outside patio. - Salad Near Me - Tavares, Florida

Nice casual place on the lake. The bands are generally good to dance to. People are friendly and have shared our table with strangers who became friends. Drinks are good. Pub fare type of menu. Go! read more

Food was good and Bobby is a great waiter customers service and makes our time here more enjoyable. He cares about the people he serves. He is very attentive. read more

I have returned to the Hideaway many times since my last review and have enjoyed every visit. The music is excellent...drinks are made well and the staff is awesome. Food is ok...it comes out of the kitchen hot and the prices are reasonable. read more

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Bobby was an excellent server. Smiling, helpful, attentive, personable. Ask to be seated in his section. The grouper was great. The coleslaw was awesome. read more

When I used to live closer to this restrunt I loved the good food and atmosphere and the fact that it was within walking distance and I also would go there for meeting friends and family to eat and hang out read more

Pretty good food. The blackend grouper sandwich was pretty good and so was the trifecta salad

This area it is hard to find good food but The Hideaway has the very best of the below Cheese steak sandwiches Sausage sandwiches Egg salad sandwiches Fresh and not greasy potato totes And Plenty of fresh ice tea building is open on the lake with plenty of fans Service excellent with a smile They also give a military discount Thank you for being open read more

The food was just okay, but the atmosphere was awesome! The y had live music from Bill Williams - Black Country. I look forward to going there again! read more

So sad this neat restaurant with a great location and great view has such poor service... okay that's not completely fair - we would have had to have service to have poor service. Was not busy... waited over 10 minutes noticed many servers but apparently not enough - since non came over to even say "be right with you" or "hello" or anything. Not the first time (but it was very busy last time)... tired of giving them excuses... read more

I was visiting a friend and she took me here for lunch. We ended up staying for 4 hours The atmosphere, food, service and music were really great! Food... we both had a burger and fries. I would recommend the sweet potato fries... o m g ! The vibe... the entire place just seemed like one big family, like everyone knew each other, it was awesome! The service ... our waitress was very attentive to anything we needed and extremely friendly read more

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They come by boat, bike and even car for the live music, great atmosphere, good food and real people. The menu is local bar food including fried shrimp or gator, burgers and wings. This popular bar is a good time waiting for you. Bring your friends and make some new ones. Taste **** Quality/Freshness *** Presentation/Uniqueness *** Service **** Atmosphere ***** Bar ***** Cleanliness **** Value ***** read more

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I recently had a business lunch here, we found the place nearly empty so we figured having lunch would be quick and easy - the bartender met us upon entering and we chose our seat, she also would be our server. I was put off a little that the service was a little slow from the start since the restaurant was nearly empty - we waited to get menus, to order our drinks and then waited quite a spell before she returned to take our food order. The restaurant was very clean, neat, organized and the setting on the edge of the lake was beautiful. I chose the pulled pork sandwich by another name and coleslaw - oops I got fries and of course they had to be my least favorite cut of fries, the wait for our food was extreme especially with only two other tables in the place occupied and if my memory serves me right they were drinking only. The pork was pretty good but the bun and bbq sauce were just okay (we aren't going to mention the fries again). Just an opinion - I think this a much better place to drink than eat, the atmosphere besides being a "Steelers" bar promotes this feeling (sorry not a fan). The open area restaurant with easy entry whether you come by land or water, well I guess with the number of seaplanes in the area you could include by air as well which makes this a great gathering place for the locals. There's a nice RV Park just up the road within walking distance so I'm sure this could almost be considered an amenity for them. I'm giving them three stars because I'm glad they exist for an alcohol option in the future... read more

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Beautiful outdoor dining with great views of the lake. Our server was Angela, and she was very attentive and her food recommendations were spot on delicious. read more

A nice place on Lake Harris. We docked our boat shortly before noon and walked in. We were greeted right away and told to sit anywhere we'd like. There is a menu on every table, so we didn't need to wait to begin browsing the menu. Our waitress greeted us shortly after our sitting down and service was quick and friendly. The kids burgers were good. I got BBQ wings (traditional) and those were good, not over cooked and plenty of sauce. My husband got the grouper basket, grilled, with fries. The grouper was cooked properly. Most of the seating at Lake Harris Hideaway is outside. It is a small patio overlooking Lake Harris and I am very glad we tried this restaurant. They also have a full bar, though we did not get any adult beverages. read more

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Pulled in with our boat at 5pm on a Saturday abs got seated. Nice music. 35 min later no one even came to our table or the 2 other tables with people waiting. We got up and left. Boated over to JB Boondockers and we're served immediately. Huge difference in how these two places are run. read more

Lake Harris Hideaway - a boat docked at a dock - Salad Near Me - Tavares, Florida

The new brisket sandwich is out of this world. The chef, who smoke the brisket, pulled off a miracle. I don't know how he walked over to my table when he put his foot in that smoke. Great job. read more

Nice place by the lake, food was ok was missing more flavor on my messy chicken sandwich. I came out with a group of friends, service was pretty good but food took too long to come out(over 40min). My friend's fish was undercook we send it back and order some chicken and 20min later we are still waiting. PS: MGMT let your cook know that if they mess up, they should make it a priority to get that food or substitute out ASAP, waiter said when I ask were is the food? She said that there was other orders there too‍ but we still waited my friend took it with her read more

Lake Harris Hideaway - The Hideaway Grill by the water on Lake Harris - Salad Near Me - Tavares, Florida

Hideaway is a must stop for some good bites and drinks while boating. If you catch them on a weekend they have great live bands. The service has always been amazing. We always order chicken wings, gator bites and tater tots. read more

This is a biker bar right in lake harris! We like stopping here with the boat on weekends to enjoy the live music. It's a fun atmosphere and the bands are fantastic! The food is typical bar food, nothing to write home about, service has always been good here! Sometimes it can be difficult to get parking with the boat because it does get very busy here on weekends! read more

Good news. They now serve Angry Orchard. I had 10 wings tonight and they were good. You have to pay extra for celery & dip which is pretty lame. Our server was a bit cranky tonight and didn't check on us They had a singer who was decent. read more

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Great location on the water. Food could be better. Service can be good to terrible depending on which server you get. "Lets go Brandon" sign on the wall inside. The owner should leave that stuff at home and not put it up in a restaurant. read more

The Hideaway is much more about the experience than the food. The food is classic bar food... burgers, sandwiches, wings etc. I've enjoyed my stop ins here every time over the past year. After many visits by boat, we finally decided to drive here! Vehicle parking is plentiful across the street while bike/motorcycle parking is on sight. We've brought our well behaved dogs a couple of times as well and they're always well received by servers and diners alike. The live music is always a treat for us! I'm a fan of Rob Nichols if you're of the Country music genre. He's a local favorite and we certainly make a point to listen to him wherever he is playing, but The Hideaway is our favorite because it's where we discovered him. The remodel of the actual brick and mortar bar inside has the WOW factor... gorgeous restrooms to boot. You're in for a treat if you're fussy about restrooms like I am. Well maintained and new in 2019. So if you're considering a visit here by boat, come early. The boat slips fill up quickly! Hopefully, that will be addressed in the new decade... it'd be well received in my opinion. Hint hint read more

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Very unsatisfied. Poor quality food for a premium price. We were visiting the area and decided to try out this restaurant. I should have known there was a problem with this place there were only two other families at dinner time in this huge restaurant. The food prices are a joke. One of our friends at our table got the fried bologna sandwich. What a joke, three very thin slices of cheap bologna on cheap white sandwich bread, a small container of room temperature coleslaw (scared to eat ) for $9. When you walk in there is a sign "if there is a bug in your food it's not our fault you are sitting outside". The only positive thing was our server, she was great. I think her name was Tiffany. read more

We had a blast! Music was awesome! Crowd was dancing and having a great time. So great to have a real patriotic venue and crowd! Need one of these up north! Go there, it was a blast! Keep it up! read more

View......5 stars! Sit and eat under gorgeous cypress trees which give plenty of shade. The view of Lake Harris fabulous! I would bring out-of-towners here because this view gives a typical lake side view. Just pray for some breeze. Food.....5 stars! I had a tuna melt and it was great. Rye bread was crunchy from the flat top. Hisband has a burger and really enjoyed it. Also had the gator bites. Very good with a dipping sauce. Service....3 Stars. Friendly, but got one of our orders wrong. Also can take a while to get greeted and serviced. I've been here a couple of times and it's consistent. But the fools and view make it worth while. Many people arrive by boat. Cool place! read more

Lake Harris Hideaway - From the end of the dock, this is the restaurant and outdoor seating. Beautiful view of Lake Harris! - Salad Near Me - Tavares, Florida

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We pulled in on our rental boat- and had a nice casual lunch. Both of us got the grouper sandwich blackened, with coleslaw for me and chips for my husband. Super tasty and a good portion. Great casual vibe with a beautiful view. Service was prompt, efficient, and friendly. Will definitely return for live music in the future. read more

Lake Harris Hideaway - a boat docked at a dock - Salad Near Me - Tavares, Florida

January 2022 - Went here for dinner on a Sunday evening around 6 pm. Three of us ordered burgers, a patty melt and a grouper sandwich. The food came within 15 minutes. The food was very good as was the service. The location is beautiful and the place is quite large. There is lots of auto parking across the street. Try it, you'll like it. read more

Lake Harris Hideaway - View from the pier of Lake Harris at sunset - Salad Near Me - Tavares, Florida

There's plenty of seating on the outdoor deck with NO air conditioning. There's a small bar that's air conditioned but there's bar seating only, no tables. And the food? Well, it's bar food inside and outside and not very good bar food at that. But at least it's expensive and the service is slow. Plus, the kitchen exhaust fan with its greasy smells blows onto the deck seating area. Look, it's a biker bar, and bikers ............ well, I'll just leave it at that. read more

Can't really comment on the food. Smelled good. We were looking for a new place to try. We waited for about 15 minutes. Several waiters came by, by no one said a word to us. We weren't sure if we were supposed to seat ourselves. They really need a greeter. read more