Gainesville Restaurant Guide
Gainesville Restaurant Reviews
Welcome to our Gainesville restaurant reviews guide where you'll find top restaurants off the beaten path, both locally owned and chain. In fact, some of the best restaurants in the Gainesville just might be the little mom and pop operations flying under the radar. For some of the best picks in Gainesville, you've come to the right place.
Our Gainesville restaurant reviews guide can help you make sense of the thousands of options out there. Happy eating!
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We went there on steak night. Great value- steak special came with salad bar. Steaks were cooked perfectly. Excellent service. Firecraker shrimp was tasty.
Two friends and I had a St. Patty's Day dinner here and were quite satisfied. I had the corned beef and cabbage special. One of my friends had a burger with french fries and the other had a dinner salad. We also ordered a basket of tortilla chips which came with a generous portion of salsa. A pitche...
This place is my new favorite local spot to eat. Their food is awesome! I had the bacon jalepeno burger with brownies, and it blew me away.They deliver and are open late. I order all the time, especially when I get home from a night out! Do yourself a favor and check this place out!
I have eaten at this restaurant at least once every week for the last five years and now i would like to take a stab at a review, as well as, comment on the previous reviews. The service is always a little sluggish. They do seem to employ a good number of college students as waitresses, but that sho...
I had a fantastic fresh home made blueberry muffin with my cafe cubano. I also enjoyed the friendly personal service.
I'm trying to understand how one person gave this place 2 stars, that's a compliment for them! Overpriced, underquality, I as well did not eat my food and wish I had seen the reviews here before I went. Don't eat here, maybe something good will replace it after they deservingly go out of business....
Nice little local spot. Great patio seating. My dish was decent but my friend's grouper plate was excellent.
(01/29/2009)
The restaurant and the food was just horrible!! Have been to many Indian restaurants but this one was the worst of all. I doubt if it is even Indian! More like an uncivilized food from Afghanistan or something! More than likely the food was frozen and just microwaved, unevenly warm and cold on the i...
Very good Food. Person at counter is always hard to understand but work hard to get your order right. Best is boneless pork tips with rice very tasty. Would recommend this place to anyone who likes good chinese.
La Fiesta is a wonderful restaurant. THE BEST in Gainesville! I have been going since 1995 and have been to all the mexican restaurants in Gainesville and still feel they win the prize :) Always friendly staff and great place to relax and enjoy friends and family :)
Friend of mine summed it up nicely: it felt like we were being served hospital food at extraordinarlily high prices. Just buy frozen chicken breasts, white rice, and canned beans and pineapple...throw it together...and call it a day...but don't call it "fresh" or "savory."
The bang-bang shrimp were out of this world. And the chilean sea bass was wonderful.
I worked here when I first moved to Gainesville and I totally agree with everyone who says the service sucks. I was a hostess and got very tired of having to track down servers playing frisbee in the back alley, or stand and wait for them to finish a conversation, in order to tell them I'd given the...
This is one of Gainesville's oldest restaurants for a reason - terrific meals at a reasonable price. We have eaten at this restaurant for over 20 years and keep coming back for more. It's kind of a local secret and lots of people order take out. No liquor license but no problem, stores are within a...
Best brunch around. The french toast is awesome. If you're in Gainesville, you've gotta try this place.
(11/01/2008)
I cannot believe the service that I was given at this restaurant. We were sitting at the table for over 15 min before anyone came to get our drinks. After we got our drinks it was another 10 min before she came to take our order. I ordered a French dip sandwich (roast beef and melted cheese) and ...
Horrible Indian food! Super-expensive, poor staff. Have had much better Indian food before. Charged my card twice.
I really enjoyed going to Cabana Cove. I took my boyfriend there for his birthday for a nice dinner for two. Being that it was both our first time going, I didn't know exactly what to expect. But after my experience I must say I was very pleased. The waiter was very nice and helpful!!! My boyfriend ...
(09/24/2008)
Well, I wish any of their 3 locations would answer the phone so I could place an order to go. I've tried calling all the restaurants (it's Wednesday at 6:15 pm) and nobody answers!
Don't expect McDonalds-style or Dennys-style food, service or anything else. This truly is a Gainesville treasure- our town's version of local flavor. Each of the locations is a little different, but the menu is the same and the atmospheres are similar. A little funky, but the food is wonderful. ...