Ocala isn't the type of place that a fancy, $16 burger is easy to come by. It's even harder to…read morefind such a burger, and feel good about it, because I'm not a fancy-burger kind of guy. The Yelloow Pony Pub and Garden was a pleasant surprise to me, as was the World Equestrian Center as a whole. Located inside the WEC Hotel, the Yellow Pony Pub is a British-style pub with excellent but short selection of sandwiches and pub fare, liqour, and respectable selection of beers. The atmosphere is pleasant, upscale, and fun in an understated way. I visited on a lunch date, but think it would be a wonderful stop on a Friday after work with collegues, or on the evenings, when it appears that they have live music outside on the patio.

This pub restaurant located in the hotel at the World Equestrian Center on Ocala offers crowd…read morepleasing favorites in a dark English hunt equestrian themed family friendly atmosphere. The bar restaurant also offers an outdoor patio. We started with the Smoked Trout $19. I had the Cobb Salad $15 which was fresh and delicious. Our server was so friendly and efficient.

We recently visited Elevation 89 at the Ocala airport and overall had a pleasant dining experience…read more The restaurant has a clean dining room with calming colors and décor that create a relaxed atmosphere. One of the highlights is the excellent view of the runway, where you can watch small airplanes take off and land while enjoying your meal. The service was friendly and attentive, and the food was good overall. We both ordered rice bowls with stir-fried vegetables and our choice of protein--one with chicken and the other with shrimp. The flavors were enjoyable; however, both bowls seemed noticeably watery. We're not sure if the extra liquid came from the vegetables or the rice preparation, but it was enough to be noticeable and took away from the overall enjoyment of the dish. Menu prices appear to range from around $10 into the $40s, offering options for a variety of budgets. One disappointment was that Elevation 89 is listed online, including on web searches and Yelp, as offering a Sunday Brunch. We specifically chose this location because we meet once a month to try a new brunch spot. Unfortunately, upon arrival we learned there is no Sunday Brunch currently being offered. We were disappointed by the inaccurate information and hope the online listings are updated so future guests can plan accordingly. Despite that issue, we enjoyed the clean environment, good service, and especially the unique runway views and watching the small aircraft come and go.

I'm just being real. For the amount money spent, this place was NOT worth it…read more My wife and I finally tried this place after being in Ocala for 4 years and it was pretty underwhelming The Wagyu beef sliders had barely any flavor and the fries with the sauce were decent but not out of this world. 6/10 The Churrasco Steak and Shrimp was seasoned very well but that bed of rice legit tasted like wet socks. 6.5/10 The Osso Bucco... to be fair I should've read the description because I thought it was braised beef and so the pork really wasn't doing it for me. But the gravy and risotto were really yummy and the pork shank was really meaty but honestly i couldn't finish it because the pork flavor after a while was off putting. 6/10 Overall the service was decent, the ambiance was dope, but I wouldn't waste my time ever going back.

Hadn't been to a Gator's in about 10 years. Just as great as…read moreI remember. Granddaughter was pleased with her wings and Gator Fries and my nachos were outstanding. Finished up with Fried Oreos. CRAIG took good care of us! Y'all make sure you keep CRAIG!

Had a great lunch as I passed through Ocala…read more Our service was friendly and as always the atmosphere is lively. Today I had breaded wings in smoky BBQ Sauce with fries and slaw. The wing and fries were great. The slaw is...well needs some work. The blue cheese absolutely rocks.

My sister in law and her husband reside not far from this restaurant. We went there after visiting…read morethem and decided to spring for dinner somewhere they recommended. Sounded like a good choice, so off we went for what turned out to be quite a disaster! Now I'm not one to really ever give a bad review unless there were so many ridiculous unforgiveable mistakes and completely insane things done during a visit that made me quite angry enough to vent. THIS WAS ONE OF THOSE. My husband ordered the fish & shrimp dinner with steak fries done extra crispy, I ordered the beer cheese burger (before I knew how runny the beer cheese was) but with onion rings (an upcharge, but I don't really care for fries), my sister in law got the prime rib 8oz & ordered it medium well with a baked potato, my brother in law ordered a bowl of the broccoli cheese soup, a side order of mashed potatoes and one of macaroni & cheese (he recently had dental surgery and cannot chew well so needed soft food). The pretzel arrived we had ordered as an appetizer. It was barely warm, but we didn't care since we were starving! Time passed slowly, another 20 minutes went by. They cleared our pretzel hanger with the cups of dip that were pretty inedible and then another 10-15 minutes went by. I was just starting to get really anxious when finally our meals arrived. The waitress carried out the tray with our meals on it and starts to hand them out...and I notice there's no onion rings with my burger and no bowl of soup for my brother in law..."ummmm...what happened to the rest of our meal?" I ask. The waitress says "oh yeah...we're out of onion rings". "What?" I ask. "Can't you get something else?" the waitress asks me...not, WOULD you like something in its place, no, CAN'T was the word she used. "No, there's nothing else I really want." *I sigh and close the menu* "just give me the fries that normally come with the burger I guess", I say, knowing I'll never eat them. "But what about his soup?" I ask pointing to my brother in law. "We're out of the broccoli cheese right now, they'd have to fix a new batch and I would hate to make you wait for longer than you already have", she says to him "how about the tomato dill?", she asks him."No. I hate tomato soup", he says. "But I hear it's really good" she continues. *now he's getting angry* "NO" he says louder to her. "I don't LIKE TOMATO SOUP!" he insists. She turns on her heel and leaves. We're lucky she comes back with silverware and more than the little black drink napkins this time. We look at our plates closely, only to notice the food we'd been so looking forward to had obviously died in the window from sitting so long. The prime rib looks like it had been sitting there for almost a half hour and was rare, nowhere remotely CLOSE to medium well. My bottom bun is soggy from the watery beer cheese while sitting and the burger is cold. My husband's shrimp and fish, fried and steamed veggies are ice cold and look pathetic. The breading is claggy and mushy from oil and from sitting so long. My sister in law's baked potato is so stone cold that the butter won't even melt! Two little bowls (cups) of sides were all my brother in law got in the end. Both were cold. When we finally flagged the waitress down and told her this, she said it wasn't her fault, that she brought us the meals as soon as she was given them. She said she'd go get the manager for us, who arrived several minutes later. He said he'd take some percentage off our meals and was sorry; but here's the catch. I NEVER got my premium side of onion rings. I ended up with fries. That's what normally COMES WITH THE BURGER anyways. The burger and fries meal is listed as $13.00 and the premium sides are an extra $5.50. My burger with onion rings on the bill was $18.00, BUT I NEVER GOT THE ONION RINGS. They never took them off the bill. And the bowl of soup my brother in law never got? Still on the bill. The manager gave us a discount of $27 and change. But wait a minute. $14 worth of that bill was items we never received! So in actuality, he only gave us $13 and change off of a almost $100 bill for horribly greasy, cold food. What a rip off! When a customer asks you for a to-go box and you leave and come back without it and they remind you again, then you leave the second time and come back without it AGAIN...DON'T SNAP AT THEM when they AGAIN say "we really need a to-go box!". It's your tip on the line. Don't turn to me and say loudly,"I just got it and set it on the counter in the kitchen! I have to get it, so give me a minute please!!". I've asked you three times for one so don't go snapping at ME! Our first and last impression of Horse and Hounds Restaurant? Horrible customer service, terrible food, extremely high prices that do not match the food in quality NOR quantity. 2/10 definitely do not recommend and we will never go back.

Decided on Horses and Hounds in Ocala for our weekend lunch adventure, after spending time…read moreattending the home and garden exposition at the World Equestrian Center. Once at the restaurant, we experienced an initial wait to be seated (10 minutes) Then after being seated, we had to exchange menu's for some reason, and there was some confusion as to who or whom would be our waiter/ waitress? We finally got our waiter "Chris" he was prompt, mater of fact, and professional. I ordered the spinach salad and a grilled chicken breast on the side, while Dawn ordered the fish and chips. The restaurant is clean with ample lighting over the booths and track lighting through out. I got to see a co-worker (friend) and her family which was pretty cool. The wait for service after our order was placed wasn't too long. The spinach salad was worth the wait and outstanding! The chicken was grilled to perfection and Dawn said her Fish and Chips with smashed peas were delicious. Our waiter, Chris made several trips to our table and made sure we were good to go. Overall, after a little minor and humorous amount of confusion; The meal and service turned out to be excellent. The price is about normal for the area, and just a little pricey for everyday dining. However, we will come back when we are back in the area.

Excellent food services highly excellent!! Fast friendly service, oysters would highly recommendread more

Service was great. Came in at 5:20 and only a few people in. Bar and server were friendly and…read morequick and had good suggestions. Ambiance felt like a gulf coast dive bar. Even though this was in an outside mall spot in Ocala. Good music and lots of TVs with sports and trivia. Music was good and not too loud. Food... we'll see. Yup. Good. Char grilled oysters were good. Good variety. Crab was pretty good and the shrimp were good.

First time trying this place and our experience was very good. Sat outside on a 94 degree day but…read moreit felt cooler due to the awning. On a Sunday afternoon a guy was playing guitar outside. I ordered Reuben and fries which was tasty, salty but I'm ok with that. We also ordered salmon salad with goat cheese, walnuts but the salmon was a little fishy. We would definitely come back as other food coming out looked great.

Food and service were great! So attentive…read more The also had live music and they even had a menu for my puppy

We came to Applebee's after a graduation with a group of 20, and our server Sarah was incredible…read more Even though the restaurant was clearly short-staffed, she handled multiple tables with patience, professionalism, and genuine care. She checked on us consistently and made sure our large party was well taken care of. I ordered the French onion soup and the fettuccine, swapping the marinara chicken for the lemon-crusted chicken and everything was delicious. Huge thank you to Sarah for making our celebration feel special despite the busy night.

Food was excellent Server was excellent…read more Room temperature was so cold we thought we were in a FREEZER We and others complained to our bar tender server - she did go to management and let know It seems the management doesn't care what the customer comfort is This visit was very disappointing strictly due to the ice box we were forced to eat our lunch in