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    Southeast Eatery

    3.7 (81 reviews)
    InexpensiveAmerican
    Closed 6:00 am - 2:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    SOUTHEAST EATERY ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Daniel P.

    The restaurant is ruled by a rude owner picture below. She has lost a lot of full-time patron because of her rudeness. Also, she has raised the prices so high. It's one of the most expensive places to eat in all of Polk County and tell the truth. The food is not as good as it used to be, she has bought a lowerof food. She also will not hire male waiters because she thinks that that attracts gay people. Aléjate de este lugar. La dueña es muy grosera y la única persona que le gusta es ella misma. Ella se cree una reina y dirige un imperio, muy deteriorado. Imperio, es muy triste porque este solía ser un muy buen lugar para ir a comer y el horario muy conveniente lo cambia todo.

    Chicken and waffle and eggs bacon and grits
    Chris S.

    Food is good service is always excellent but the prices sure went up it seems like they went a few dollars or more per meal.

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    Breakfast was delicious! Had the Alex Special. 2eggs, 2 pancakes, 2 bacon and 2 sausage. Great price!

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    Micayla C.

    My mom and I went to grab some food at this place, this is her review. So...Micayla & I ran to grab some food. Half way through my salad I find a bug. I politely tell the waitress and she said she will tell the manager. She returns (much later) with our chicken (I figured that would be safe since it was fried). Mediocre food, horrible service and when the bill came it was the full amount! I was in shock. So I asked her to at least remove my meal and I would gladly pay for . She said I will talk to the manager and let you know. She returned and said that since my salad was included as part of my meal and the bug wasn't on my meal food (that was paid for) all they could do was remove ONE drink! And she was nice, not her fault! But I made sure to tell her that was really bad management! Bottom line, I would suggest not going there!

    Cheeseburger Platter
    Nhi B.

    Southern comfort food and southern hospitality, can it get any better? I don't know, but Southeast Eatery does it right. Like previous reviewers have stated, portion sizes are generous and service is amazing. You walk in, they smile, and then you're seated. Maybe you have to wait a little like my group of six did, but we came at peak hours and didn't wait longer than ten minutes. It's loud and raucous, but the good kind. Everyone, from the kitchen and restaurant staff to the patrons are happy. You can literally feel the goodwill the moment you walk in the door. Inside, the diner has a bit of an eclectic feel. It's like a typical American diner, with a Mediterranean feel almost. Though that may be the influence of the Greek owners. Did I forget to mention that Southeast Eatery is owned and operated by the same people who own Manny's? That's guaranteed good food. lol. During this particular visit, I had the Cheeseburger Platter, which came with amazing waffle fries. I swear, they were like Chik Fil A, Arby's, and Checker's fries combined. My aunt and cousin had the steak tips, and said they were amazing as well. Heck, even my grandmother likes the food here; and if it's got grandma's seal of approval, you know it's good.

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    Skip G.

    We've been here a few times, it used to be our "get out of the house" breakfast spot. The food is okay for a local diner, we found a better option just down the road and switched our weekly breakfast to them. No real personality here, wait staff is average, food is average, place is okay, could use a good cleaning because it's dusty. I don't know that we'd really have a reason to come back, but it's a little lower than average in our opinion, but a good alternative to fast food.

    Daniel R.

    I was an a roadtrip to tampa and I stopped here to eat breakfast. I know my southern food growing up in kentucky and it was okay. My first dish was the biscut and gravy and it was huge. The gravy was not homemade and the biscuts were like those powdered ones. The nutella stuffed french toast was great, but not really southern. The omlete was bad! Straight up bad. My afterall experience was okay.

    Corned beef hash, eggs, and hashbrowns
    Nicholas B.

    Had the corned beef hash, eggs, and hashbrowns. Eggs and corned beef hash were normal, but the hashbrowns were gross and tasted like cardboard. Service was fast and staff was pleasant. Probably won't be back, but if friends in the area want to eat here, I would go with them. It's not bad overall, but just a little subpar in my opinion compared to other places in the area. We do have friends and family in the area that do enjoy it though!

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    I've been coming here seasonally for about three years. I enjoy breakfast here several times weekly when I'm in town for the winter. .

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    Good 4 egg omelets, fast service and reasonable prices. If you want a big breakfast this is the place for you!

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    Bombarded with friendly service and HUGE and CHEAP meals. I highly recommend.

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    Great food and prices. One meal will feed two adults. Clean and always packed.

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    9 years ago

    This place is so great not good! We will be back. And are waitress name is Lala and she was awesome! See you next TIME

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    Our family loves this hidden gem. Great service, generous portions and good food. I would love to see them add a dinner service.

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    Great Service and Great food! Great prices! Must go for Breakfast or lunch seven day's a week.

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    Awesome breakfast!!! Fresh biscuits and grits were soooo good! We will definitely be back the next time we visit Legoland.

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    10 years ago

    My husband went in to eat one morning and found a long blond hair in his food. Needless to say we haven't been back.

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    Met up with some friends near Legoland, needed a good breakfast place that was family friendly and a good value.

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    I definitely have to update my review from a few years ago as I returned here a couple of times…read morerecently and had a great experience. This place is absolute paradise for my Lego loving child. It's pirate themed and has epic Lego creations. My son loves the area where kids can play with Legos and it's nice for the parents too as it gives them a break. The food is served family style and you get a lot of bang for your buck as you can reorder as many things as you'd like. We chose the Pirate Platter which includes: a delicious salad with apples and pecan and honey bread upfront, then a platter of assorted meats such as brisket, steak, sausage, chicken, and ribs. The brisket is our favorite. It comes with green beans, mashed potatoes, and mac and cheese. I really wanted to try some of the vegan platter so they brought that out for me at no extra charge. For dessert, we got a pan cookie with ice cream as well as the vegan chocolate fondue with fruits and marsh mallows. All of this unlimited for only $39 per adult and $19 per child with drinks included. Delicious and such a fun dinner experience! Since I stayed at the hotel, I also came here for breakfast as it is included in the stay. Breakfast is the same across all three Legoland hotels. It's also served family style and includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, gravy, French toast or pancakes. You can add fruits, yoghurts, cereal, oatmeal at no up charge. And it also includes drinks such as coffee, milks, juices, etc. The staff was very accommodating about letting me take things to go and ordering extra stuff.

    Ok so we came here for convenience after the park…read more We walked in and saw its $40 per person for an adult. I was like oof. But we sat down and met our waitress Michelle. She is very nice. Older lady, you can tell she's been around as a waitress for a while. Kind of reminds me of like the old diner waitresses "What are you having" lol. Anyway, she was awesome. She let us pick off both options. We ordered the pirate one which is BBQ choices and we got some of the sea dog options for the seafood side. So sweet. We first got our bread. It was good. Tasted like a yeast bread. Came oiled and with sweet butter. It also came with a salad as well for the table which had cheese, tomatoes onion and greens. The salad dressing was light and sweet. The main food came. It came with ribs, flank steak, pulled pork, brisket, beans, string beans, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, sausage, and shrimp. 3 sauces came with it, regular bbq, mango bbq and mustard. The mango bbq had real mango in it. Now, preface by saying I understand this isn't a 5 star Michelin chef meal and I wasn't expecting much. However, this was actually very good. The steak was very good. Not dry. The brisket was good. The ribs were good not dry. The pulled pork was dry. The salmon was good, The shrimp was good, Sausage was good, the string beans were ok, the macaroni was very heavy but good and the mashed potatoes were good. Overall I was very impressed. Then for dessert came our chocolate chip covered ice cream with heath bar bits. So very fattening.

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