Gainesville Restaurants

Welcome to our Gainesville Restaurant Guide! Here you will find the latest reviews from locals just like you and you'll also hear from seasoned travelers recommending their hidden gems. Check out the best restaurants around the Gainesville area to your right.
To your left you'll find options to browse our restaurants by cuisines or choose another popular surrounding city.
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Latest Reviews
Sawamura Japanese Steakhouse 
Very Delicious...just very smokey [read full reviews]
Cafe Gardens 
Cafe Gardens used to be a great place to hang out, enjoy finger food, and listen to good music. The service is, and always was, terrible, the worst in a town known for bad service. I used to play in a band there. The ... [read full reviews]
Tims Thai Restaurant 
This is a good Thai place near my house. The food here is really good. I don't reccomend the Pad Thai if you are accustomed to american version of this dish (with syrupy peanut sauce) Their version is more like the Pa... [read full reviews]
LA Fiesta Mexican Restaurant 
This is the best mexican place in town. I have been eating here for years and have never had a bad experience.
They have opened a second location on 39th Ave NW & I-75, behind burger king. If you plan on going duri... [read full reviews]
Cabana Cove Caribbean Grill 
I was very impressed. Sitting outside on the deck made me feel like I was far away from Gainesville and on vacation. It's tucked back away from the road so you don't get the noise pollution. Food was fantastic and drin... [read full reviews]
China 88 
Enjoy all of their dishes. Tried more then a few, all good. Crab Rangoon could be less crunchy, but still good. Won Ton Soup is good. Boneless spareribs are really good. Take out from there all the time. Wish they d... [read full reviews]
Tims Thai Restaurant 
The pad thai had moldy sprouts in it. when the cook was informed she became hostile and slammed the dish on the table and yelled at our party. Completely horrible experience. [read full reviews]
Szechuan Panda Restaurant 
My family have gone many times to this restaurant. One day, we had begun eating when I saw a blue rubber-band in my dish wrapped around a scallion. The 3 of us immediately lost our appetite. We were offered a refund for ... [read full reviews]
Cabana Cove Caribbean Grill 
Food and service great. Food is different than all of the chains. Nice outside deck. Great place for some drinks [read full reviews]
Cafe Gardens 
This is your typical gainesville restaurant: mediocre grilled food for the student population who don't know a real restaurant and staffed by the local student population. There's also cheap beer, but there's a liquir st... [read full reviews]