I took my wife here for our 1st experience here, ( late Valentines dinner) Sunday February 15,…read more2026. The ambiance was wonderful, not too dark, not too bright! Chatter noise was low enough Iwe could reasonably talk together! She started with a french onion soup, steamy and thick, obviously homemade!! I had a lobster bisque with baquettes. She then chose the chicken fried steak with mash potatoes & green beans. I had the braised short ribs Mirepoix, garlic mash potatoes & csteamed carrots with short rib reduction! We topped the night off with a delightful PRINCESS DIANA'S Taste of Ocala award winning Bruleed Bread Pudding w/ fresh berries & Amaretto , Almonds!! Btw, the Chicken fried steak is offered every Sunday. Our server, Joanne, was excellent and very knowledgeable!! The only downside was about 3 items unavailable due to heavy traffic on Valentine's Day on Saturday. The tables were candlelit, clean, and seating was comfortable. I wont mention our coke & tea, we just dont imbibe in alcoholic drinks. But it appeared they had a wide assortment of choices!! I recommend THE BRAISED ONION!!

My family of 6 came here to eat dinner with my brother in law and his wife . We had a reservation…read morefor 5:00. There was one other table with people when we got there. We got sat right away and greeted by our server. Our server was nice and helpful with the menu. We ordered fish n chips, Hawaiian salad, pow pow chicken, and chicken picatta. The salad came out with fresh ingredients and the dressing was delicious. The rest of the food was not good. The pow pow chicken was mostly breading and no chicken. The few small pieces of chicken we did have were way over cooked. The fish and chips had the same problem - mostly breading and no fish. Also, they don't have tartar sauce. I've never been to a place that sells fish n chips that doesn't have tartar sauce. The dining area is an open concept. There were some plants spread around the place is clean. Over all, the server was nice but the food wasn't very good. I wouldn't recommend eating there. We will try someplace else next time we are in town.

You will return again and again! The view upstairs or down is stellar...the people are fun and the…read morevibe is Cool

A new name for an old favorite…read more We stopped for lunch on a beautiful weekday. Parking lot was surprisingly empty even though Bike Week was going on over on the coast. A nicely prepared hamburger and a delightful bacon-stuffed BLT both hit the spot. We didn't get our requested medium rare, but it was tasty nonetheless. The BLT was served on toasted and buttered bread. Don't see butter much - seems to always be mayo. It was great. Having an abundance of bacon certainty sealed the deal. The cole slaw was creamy and looked and tasted freshly-made. The black beans and rice side was a pleasant surprise and delicious. Our service was prompt and efficient. This place can succeed if it keeps serving good food like we had.

Everything was terrific , from the pleasant greeting & seating , to wonderful service and…read moreabsolutely delicious dinner.

Great food and service. Literally the only good food we found in a week in the area. Stumbled upon…read morethis place and were so glad we did.

Stopped here for lunch today! We really enjoyed everything we ate. Started our order with onion…read morerings, they were crispy but not greasy and the ranch dip was delicious and not over powering. Then we split a grilled chicken, mushroom and Swiss sandwich either curly fries. Boy, glad we did I could not finish my half because I was too full, but everything tasted good. The chicken was tender and tasty too. Give your favorite a try here. Our waitress did a good job too even though the place is hopping!

I so badly wanted to love this restaurant, but I don't and I can't…read more Whenever someone posted asking about the best burgers in Ocala, the answer was overwhelmingly Terry's. We had to see what we were missing, so we made the 45 minute trek to this unpretentious building on 36th Avenue in Ocala. The parking lot was full and we had to park way in the back on sand. That was a great sign! The restaurant is much bigger inside than it looks from the outside and with all the cars it didn't feel crowded as we expected. We were greeted and seated immediately. The place was clean and the menu extensive. I ordered the burger and my husband had a fish sandwich. The portion of the fish that was served was huge, but not cooked long enough in my husband's opinion. The burger was more bun than meat. Also, it had an odd taste which I compared to hamburgers served in a school cafeteria. Maybe because the burgers had been so hyped I was just bound to be disappointed. The coleslaw was to die for and I could've eaten just a bowl of that! We tried it and are glad, but it is definitely not worth the trip or the hype.

Went on a nice midweek winter day to a) quickly assess the property for a future visit with…read moremultiple family members and b) try the cafe / restaurant. Menu is posted on wall near cash register where you place order - there were several people in line ahead of us and they were standing right against sign so we were unable to read all options without asking them to step back. The vegetarian in our group was pleased to see several options for sandwiches and salads for them to choose from. We ended up with Grilled Cheese, Grilled Apple and Cheese, and Cuban sandwiches. We were given a pager for when our meal would be ready and set off to find seats. There were lots of open tables and chairs indoors, but with it being a nice day, we chose to sit outside at a metal table and chairs, under the building roof overhang / walkway. It allowed us to see the action of boats coming and going. Unfortunately for us, after we started eating, a person sat at the next table and had a very loud voice and his topic of conversation was not one we cared for. (not restaurant's fault but it did make us wonder about indoor acoustics). Food was good. The 2 grilled cheeses were are artisan bread which had the most delightful crunch with each bite. The cuban had a flavorful smokey taste. All 3 dishes came with chips. I was very surprised to get homemade chips vs a snack pack. In general I don't eat potato chips, but these were very good and I ate more than I probably should have. All 3 sandwiches were very large and we easily could have split 1 between 2 of us. Each of us brought 1/2 our sandwiches home for supper and I was very surprised and pleased that the bread still had its crunch.

This casual restaurant within Silver Springs State Park offers some great lunch choices. I ordered…read morethe Grilled Peach Salad $14.95 and a soda $3. I asked for a cup of ice and without telling me, added $1.68 to my check. No tap water available. The salad was good but they need to improve customer service.

SCRUMPTIOUS! We were driving home on 75 and went here for lunch. I got the Cajun Shrimp Stuffed…read morepotato! So good! The gravy was out of this world! So delicious! My husband got the smothered pork chops. Also delicious! The ride from 75 was not difficult and definitely worth it! Yummy!

WOW, heard so much about this place. Worst experience ever in a restaurant. One waitress for the…read morewhole place, the other one was late and should be fired! Everything was served cold.....over easy eggs, bacon, grits with no butter or hot sauce. Ordered side of sausage which came cold, burnt, and after I had eaten most of what I could get down, never did get the biscuits. ALL managements fault. Server going as fast as she could and still maintained a cheerful, apologetic personality. Left her nice tip. Hard to get the experience out of my mind enough to go back. I'm sure more folks in the cafe will feel the same when they leave.

Breakfast is delicious Ate here 3 times so far and going…read morefor more Lord willing Very friendly Great service

My wife and I tried a Breakfast Station before, but it was for lunch. We are trying a different…read moreBreakfast Station (BS?) for breakfast following church service. We meant to try this place out before after a recommendation from a couple at church. However, they told us we should go to the Train Station (thought he was referring to the train station in Yellowstone). Of course we looked for the Train Station on Yelp but didn't find one...so we gave up that search. Upon entering, we were greeted warmly and promptly got seated and presented the menu. This place seems more spacious and more updated than the other one we've been to. We both had coffee and water and my wife proceeded to order the Sunrise Skillet with home fries and wheat toast and I tried their CFS Railway. Service was quick and our breakfast was served in no time. My wife liked her breakfast, commenting how it was fresh, flavorful and good portions...she took home some leftovers since she couldn't finish it. My breakfast was equally good, with fluffy eggs and well prepared breaded cubed steak (not ground meat like I've tried at other places). I would've preferred the potatoes to be crispier. All in all, a good breakfast place we'd likely come back to. Fast and friendly service with clean and fresh ambience as well as decent value. Breakfast for 2 with tip came out to just under $39.

Friendly, very welcoming with a smile, very attentive to the customer with excellent service…read more breakfast was outstanding, tasteful, right to the taste! the ambiance is welcoming, feels like if you was home with service basically. definitely recommend this place for your breakfast, now I wait for lunch and try the house special

Javene was a very nice server, I highly recommend this place! Food was excellent. Got the eggs and…read moreturkey bacon plate w rye bread.

Food was amazing and the service was impeccable! We were a party of 4 and everyone had something…read moredifferent. No one was disappointed in their meal. We'll definitely be back.

Atmosphere - Great! The outside dining area of the restaurant feels like you are dining in a…read moregarden. Service - Great! Our server was very nice and attentive. Food - Very Good. I ordered the French Onion soup and split the Bacon Jam Hamburger with my wife. The soup was served hot and was very good, although a bit overwhelmed by the fried onions. The hamburger was nice and thick and the jam topping was great. The sandwich came with French Fries, which were very good as well. Overall Value - very good. The restaurant hits all of the marks for quality and the prices are reasonable given the location.

So! My nephew, his wife and newborn, his brother in law and his baby, along with my wife and I…read moredecided to go back to one of the best lakeside restaurants in our area that we always love returning to and showing off! We ordered a variety of dishes from a big burger platter, fish platter, Gator tail platters and a, taco platter. With a non alcoholic beverage the bill came to $100.75....plus tip...Alexus was our server and she was polite, friendly, patient and excellent in every way. It feels like things have changed here at Gator Joe's....it is time for people to come out and see it for yourself......bring a group, you won't regret it! And what a Lakeview!

We stopped here after a round of golf on a Monday. Mourning server was working hard and was…read morepleasant. The food was disappointing. We ordered the shrimp skewer and even ordered an extra skewer. After a long wait the shrimp came out cold, the green beans looked and tasted like they came from a can and the social rice was cold and not that special. Several of our group wanted beers however they were out of beers. ????????? If you're looking for a place on the water and don't mind waiting for your meal or getting your food cold then you'll be happy here. We were not!