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    Cottage Cafe of Dixie

    4.2 (45 reviews)
    InexpensiveAmerican, Cafes
    Open 6:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Western Omelette (fresh biscuits)
    Chazz D.

    10/10 experience all around! We stopped in recently because we have been on a breakfast binge and this place delivered on all levels. The service was incredible and it was a very friendly atmosphere. The waitress even gave us recommendations on local springs in the area which was very nice. Food was very fresh and affordable which is always a major plus.

    Hayli Z.

    I got the quiche of the day, it was a pretty big portion of food, it's a very hole in the wall look for the outside but quick service for being rather busy. There were a few flies that kept going around our table but I'm sure they can't help it with so many people coming in and out. You could either sit at the table or up at the diner counter. The food was good, I wouldn't say spectacular but it was good, reasonably priced. It was a bit loud but that's because of how busy it was and I don't think the table we sat at was cleaned beforehand because I kept getting something sticky like syrup on my arm. My friend got the crab cake Benedict and said it was really good and had the best hollandaise sauce he's had and it was a generous size for the crab cake and the best hashbrowns he's had in a while. You definitely won't leave hungry.

    The strawberry stuffed French toast with chicken sausage
    Sabrina D.

    This cafe is top notch! If you want good food, go where the locals go to eat. Everything from the Server to the ambience and the food was stellar. I met a friend for brunch there on a Saturday. I had the stuffed French toast with strawberries. Fantastic. And the coffee? Omg! That was the best coffee I had on my entire trip. I returned the next day with more friends. On Sunday, they have a special menu that offered dishes that weren't offered on Saturdays. This is my go to cafe every time I make the trip to Florida.

    Horrible $10 thin over cooked cheeseburger.

    So torn here. The people are wonderful and my wife's "pork-chop sanwich" was outstanding. But what they sell as a cheese burger is just inexcusable. Seriously they deserve a one star rating for trying to pass this thing off as food. A 1/4" thin patty with the life cooked out of it. The tomato was thicker than the hamburger patty!!! In fact, a $2 McDonalds patty is thicker and has more taste than the $10 piece of cardboard with cheese they served us at this cafe. If you eat here get the pork chop sandwich.

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    Really enjoyed the cozy atmosphere, the staff were very friendly and attentive, and the food was perfect.

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    Excellent service from all of the lovely ladies. The breakfast is very tasty! I highly recommend!

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    Food is great, portions are just right, service was top notch and we loved the cottage inn look in the dining area.

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    Good food fast service and reasonable priced. Breakfast is great. Pleasant waitress service.

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    Food wise, the Belly Buster was great and service even better! Nice ambiance, local, and family oriented!

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    Quincey’s Burgers and Brisket - Brisket Sandwich

    Quincey’s Burgers and Brisket

    4.2(20 reviews)
    8.7 mi

    Great cheeseburger and from the looks of the meat selection, equally great beef--some pork, too…read more Quincey is a large ranching operation in the area and this is their point of retail sale for beef they raise plus some gifty foodstuffs like BBQ sauces, honey, and hushpuppy mixes. Some of this is locally-produced like the honey, some not. Some is reasonable in price, some you'd do better at a supermarket on probably. However, the cheeseburger and fries I had--plus iced tea!--all were excellent. There's nowhere to eat inside but they have shaded pic-nic tables outside. They also have a drive-thru and most of their cooked food orders likely are to take home. Aside from burgers, they have other sandwiches, various plates and sandwiches made of their famous brisket, and daily specials which trend towards Southern homestyle favorites like meatloaf or roasted chicken. My burger was great: it tasted like a burger Dad or a friend's dad would grill--not one from any restaurant. It tasted truly homemade. I'm eager now to try their brisket sandwiches and everything else.

    This place is our kind of pit stop. Hot meals served. Collection of local treats. Industrial…read morerefrigeration of their beef for purchase. Seasonings , streak sauces, and more. Local ice cream from Sutton Milk out of Okeechobee was delicious! So many flavors in pints to choose from. This was the kids' favorite. Brisket queso to-go was mine. Clean bathroom too. Thanks Quincey's, job well done.

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    Quincey’s Burgers and Brisket - Mushroom Swiss that was gone in a minute flat

    Mushroom Swiss that was gone in a minute flat

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    Bett's Big T - Fried shrimp platter with a side of fries  Smoked ribs meal with collard greens, mac n cheese, and peach cobbler

    Bett's Big T

    4.0(131 reviews)
    9.1 mi
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    I've always kinda liked Bett's Big T but also used to have reservations about it. Back circa 2015,…read moreit was pretty run down, looked pretty grim honestly. I guess it began as a truck stop decades ago and then became solely a restaurant. Anyways, they have had a cosmetic refresh, painting the building, adding cute signage including some features explaining Bett's long history, and just made the dining rooms a down-home but clean and inviting place now. This goes a long way: I am all for hole-in-the-wall restaurants but you don't want a place to look dirty, either. Bett's no longer does. It looks comfortable and plain-spoken, honest, and home town now. The food has always been good. You get a menu dinner or daily special--things like chicken fried steak or liver and onions or fried mullet--and a choice of three sides. The sides range from mac-n-cheese and collards to normally a couple homemade desserts: the peach cobbler and strawberry cake both are not to be missed. Portions are generous. Their Friday and Saturday all-you-can-eat seafood dinner is also a real deal and good food. Red velvet cake, caramel cake, and lemon cake are hits too but less frequent in their menu appearances. Ford hook limas sometimes show up too, slowly cooked with bacon or ham and are awesome. The painting and general interior and exterior refresh really went a long ways with me to have greater confidence in Bett's. It's now easily a place I rank with some of the region's best country/Southern cooking restaurants.

    Bless their heart, they tried. We visit the area regularly and visited Bett's at the suggestion of…read morea friend. We knew it was a renovated truck stop so we weren't expecting much decor as we walked into the messy dining room. However, I was still looking forward to a yummy homestyle meal. Unfortunately, from the sticky tables to the slow waitresses, the visit only went down from there. My daughters ordered the chicken fingers and boneless wings, and both were barely lukewarm and lacking flavor and proper chicken texture somehow. My husband ordered the patty melt, which was literally just that...a hamburger patty and some cheese melted on top on white bread. However, the star of the show was my liver and onions, a classic from my childhood. It doesn't take much to impress me with this classic meal though, and it didn't overweigh the slow service and filth of the restaurant. All of our tummies were a little bit upset after leaving, so we won't be visiting again.

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    Bett's Big T - Background:pork chops, mashed potatoes & gravy, Lima beans & peach cobbler.  Foreground: liver& onions, coleslaw. Fresh warm yeast rolls.

    Background:pork chops, mashed potatoes & gravy, Lima beans & peach cobbler. Foreground: liver& onions, coleslaw. Fresh warm yeast rolls.

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    1906 Farmhouse Restaurant - Front of restaurant - street view

    1906 Farmhouse Restaurant

    3.4(49 reviews)
    22.4 mi
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    I went on a group ride with some folks that like to go out to breakfast on Mondays, and they had…read morechosen Farmhouse 1906 this time around. Entering it kind of reminds you of a farmhouse, I guess. Pretty standard furnishings and decoration for a country diner sort of place. Of course, we were there for breakfast, so the standard diner breakfast was on the menu. The full menu consists of burgers, sandwiches, and a couple of barbecue dishes. If there were more screens mounted on the walls I would call it a sportsbar, but that isn't the case. Our orders were taken, and I had gone for eggs, hashbrowns, and corned beef because it was St Patty's Day. Realistically one of the few times that I have legitimately had food that was appropriate for the holiday. Our food came out in a reasonable amount of time for a group of ten, so the kitchen and staff knew what they were doing. The food was fine... nothing to really shout out about, but also not bad. It was what I expected it to be, and that was good enough.

    1906 Farmhouse 25405 W Newberry Rd, Newberry, FL 32669…read more ***SWILL ALERT*** Pulling up to the hitchin' post at the 1906 Farmhouse, all seemed well and fine. I don't mind themed restaurants (they can be fun). This place was designed to model the Farmhouse where the ranch hands gathered for meals before and after a long day of riding. I dug it. It gave off a warm, welcoming, one-of-the-family vibe. Kasey was my server for the meal and she was frowning before I asked one question. I placed an order for one Country Fried Steak with sides of Collard Greens and Mac & Cheese, along with some Strawberry Shortcake to round out the meal. I soon saw Cantankerous Kasey begrudgingly returning with my victuals. I don't understand this attitude. Am I supposed to be grateful she deigned to work here? Anyway, if any of you are curious like me, you may have often wondered what it was like to spend a day in jail. To that end, I admit, I got myself hauled off to the County Hoosegow. Wanting to make the most out of my tax dollars, I booked my stay to include lunch. The dry bologna sandwich you receive, along with the juice bag to wash it down, is something you try to forget. As I looked at the slop my trustee, Kasey, placed before me, I began to long for the county jail government issue bologna. The Country Fried Steak was fresh from the freezer and cooked with the precision of Stevie Wonder passing his behind-the-wheel driving test. I've been hit with hockey pucks softer than this garbage. The gravy was made in the Sysco factory and this had to be their bottom-grade slush. It was as tasty as flour and water. Wait. The sides were a step down from the entree, if that is possible. Just look at the pictures and tell me, does anything look appetizing? While I am not one to ever judge a book by its cover, as looks can be deceiving. In this case, they are not, and the adage 'a picture speaks a thousand words' is spot on. The Collard Greens were obviously from an industrial can. Hey, don't get me wrong, all restaurants use a food service, but you don't have to be cheap about it and try to finagle the dining population by using the lowest quality they have to offer. The Mac & Cheese looked more like something a dog regurgitated than actual food. It was dry and pasty on the palate--just the way it is not supposed to be. The Strawberry Shortcake is also food service, not unlike the stuff you got in high school, only worse. Kudos, 1906 Farmhouse, you officially serve Swill sans the fly. At least on this visit. The Big Boy says, "I wouldn't serve this SWILL to a dead dog."

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    Bar area

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    Seating/reservation desk

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    The Natives at Lake Okahumpka - Ahi Tuna, guacamole, ginger, cilantro, spicy mayo 
served on 4 crispy Nori chips

    The Natives at Lake Okahumpka

    4.1(158 reviews)
    79.2 mi
    $$

    Don't walk...run to this gem. Hands down the best restaurant in The Villages, Florida. Amazing…read moreservice (Shauna - bar), food and views. I had two apps - the tuna and the fish dip. Both delicious. My only (minor) suggestion is for the tuna, use thicker chips, as the topping are all wet. The chips were saturated- but still delish! Such a great spot. A+++

    My parents love coming to Harry's for the specials which are different daily and advertised on…read moretheir Facebook which is so helpful for guests! My mom was out of town so my dad and I went for an early Father's Day celebration. Unfortunately, it was one of the kitchen's off nights as the calamari which is normally cooked perfectly came out rubbery and overdone. Wait staff offered to have the kitchen remake it but my dad wasn't sure it would come out any better the second time, depending on how the kitchen was timing or judging the cook. He opted to get the voodoo pasta which I had ordered as well. The chicken in the voodoo pasta was also overdone and on the chewy side due. Pasta sauce was definitely bland in comparison to the sauce from a special the week prior that our same waiter had said was actually the voodoo sauce. Sad that nothing came out how we'd hoped, especially on a celebration day. One last note for readers: the dining room to the back right of the restaurant is extremely loud and hard to hear even those you are dining with, regardless of the number of tables filled.

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    The Natives at Lake Okahumpka - So many fun times at Harry & The Natives!

    So many fun times at Harry & The Natives!

    The Natives at Lake Okahumpka - Whipped Feta- With honey, black pepper, chives and naan dippers 
 (Sub to Mike's Hot Honey® to spice it up)

    Whipped Feta- With honey, black pepper, chives and naan dippers (Sub to Mike's Hot Honey® to spice it up)

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    The Prickly Palm

    The Prickly Palm

    4.8(33 reviews)
    32.2 mi

    Absolutely delicious iced latte. This was the White Chocolate Lavender Latte made with Almond…read moremilk. Coffee was made quick and served with the sweetest smile. Thanks Prickly Palm for the pick me up!!

    Stopped to try out this coffee shop while in the Cedar Key area one morning. I did not know…read moreanything about it before stopping, but was impressed with the entire experience! While visiting family nearby in Chiefland, we stopped into Cedar Key one morning before our trip concluded. It was a Wednesday in July, and overall the area was not super busy. We came up to The Prickly Palm around noon on a Wednesday in July, and were one of a few customers there. This coffee trailer is located in the main part of Cedar Key. I recently learned that they used to have a brick and mortar, but that was unfortunately destroyed by the hurricane last year. Despite this, their trailer and whole current set-up is very cute and inviting. The trailer is set up along 2nd Street, and sits in the back of the lot. You will see a sandwich board sign indicating where the lot is, along with a ton of outdoor seating under tents. There is not a dedicated parking lot specifically for The Prickly Pear, but we had no issue finding street parking right near the entrance. The menu here is very diverse and full of variety! Not only do they have coffee, but there are also smoothies, açaí bowls, milkshakes, and breakfast items. I was especially impressed with the variety of flavoring for the coffees. Sometimes, places only have a few flavors. However, there was a solid collection of flavors and different combinations marketed for customers to choose from! It seems like there are seasonal options available, as they had a lot of banana coffee options on this particular day. I appreciated the different sizing options for the coffee. Especially for the iced, as typically a lot of local coffee places do not have bigger sizes (comparable to a Dunkin or Starbucks). The Large Iced is 32OZ, which was a pleasant surprise! They did seem to have a size for everyone, whether they want a lot of coffee or just a regular amount. I personally ended up ordering a Large Iced Banana Nut Mocha Latte, but requested half of the syrups to tone down the sweetness. It was really good! I am iffy at times on banana flavoring, as I am not a fan of artificial banana. Even so, I liked this latte and enjoyed it throughout the afternoon. The others I was with all enjoyed their drinks as well! This was my first time visiting here, and the employees could not have been more welcoming! I asked for recommendations and their favorites, and they gave a lot of good suggestions and information. There were three of us total, each getting a large latte or cold brew. The total was a little under $30 for all of it. So, this place is a little more expensive than other spots, but I do believe the value is there. Plus, you are supporting a small business which is a win! Loved visiting The Prickly Palm for the first time. We tend to come to the area at least once a year, and I look forward to our next visit so I can make another trip to The Prickly Palm for a delicious latte! I would recommend giving this spot a try if you find yourself in Cedar Key.

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    The Prickly Palm - Counter with a few pastries

    Counter with a few pastries

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    The Prickly Palm - Coffee Trailer

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