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Next meeting is Sunday, January 5th, 2025, 7 p.m., Allamanda Rec. Ctr., 1515 St. Charles Pl.
This is a community service of The Villages Gourmet Club containing unbiased restaurant reviews in central Florida, by club members, without any advertisements. Our purpose is to promote and celebrate good food and exceptional service at reasonable and fair prices. Restaurants listed serve dinner only, unless otherwise stated (such as B/L/D). The prices stated in the reviews were accurate when the review was added to the site; hyper-inflation has now caused them to be outdated, unfortunately. We now have relative meal cost denoted by 
to 
for each establishment. Fast food establishments are not included, that also means meals served from food trucks or in styrofoam or cardboard containers too. Not every restaurant listed is considered gourmet, however most establishments are famous for at least one specialty. Underlined names are linked to another website containing more information. Videos giving more particulars about the establishment are linked with a 
symbol. Just click on the symbol. Some vintage postcards are also linked to historic videos. Establishments with free WiFi are indicated with a 
sign. Restaurants that include a Calorie Count for each item on their menu are noted with the 
symbol. Some offer Gluten Free items and are noted with the 
symbol. Those offering discounts to AARP members (
) or Property Owners' Association of The Villages, Inc. members (
) or Villages High School Buffalo Card supporters (
) or Wildwood Middle High School Wildcats Card supporters (
) are noted by those respective symbols. You may print out the description of each restaurant with the button, or driving directions with or without a map with the button. In the reviews, Q stands for Food Quality, S for Wait Service and V for Meal Value, all scored 1 to 5 each. "Return" indicates if the reviewer would come back again. The Star Rating is an average of all the review totals. We have a strict rule, only Club Members may submit a review; read the step by step instructions on our Directions Page. Then just click on that listing's button to get started. Make sure your browser preferences are set for "Enable JavaScript" for the buttons to work properly. But Safari browser is not recommended, especially on iPads; use Google Chrome instead for submitting reviews. To read 2006-2021 reviews, position your cursor over "Older Review". Reload the page or relaunch your browser if the older review box misbehaves. Where restaurants have been reviewed at least twice, their average rating is indicated by our STAR SYSTEM, ranging from:
to 
"I judge restaurants solely by the bread and by the coffee. " - Burt Lancaster.
Our 1,000 restaurant database is broken down into three pages:
1. Restaurants in The Villages (including Villages south of the Turnpike)
2. Restaurants near The Villages (up to a 30 mile drive)
3. Restaurants away from The Villages (up to a 100 mile drive)
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DISCLAIMER and COPYRIGHT: This website is not, per se, an endorsement or criticism of any dining establishment. As such, it does NOT represent the views of the webmaster or the club's leaders. Instead it gives factual information about area restaurants and posts member's individual reviews of their own experiences. Your experience and rating may differ, so we encourage you to patronize the establishment yourself and if you are a club member, write a review so others can share your observations. Photos and video links on this page may not represent the offerings at the adjacent establishment and prices and details may vary. All content Copyright © 2006-2024, The Villages Gourmet Club. All rights reserved. No part may be included in another website or advertisement..