Visiting The Brick and Barrel Public House in Leesburg, FL reminded me of my recent trip to…read moreScotland. They offered a full service bar with a wide variety of food. It felt like stepping back in time. If you want a nice quiet afternoon, go to Leesburg. Walk the quiet streets of this lazy town, and visit this pub. People go and stay for hours and no one rushes you. I met a friend here. We enjoyed a nice meal and had a nice quiet place to sit, talk and catch up on each other's lives. The food was very "English." We split a gigantic pretzel and fish and chips. Had we both ordered our own, it would have been too much food. The waitress was very accommodating. She didn't rush us and was there whenever we needed anything. Although we stayed for about 2 hours, other customers were there longer than us! I definitely will return. It is about and hours drive from Orlando, yet a stark contrast.

Visitors to the town of Leesburg, Florida, we were happy to find The Brick and Barrel where dogs…read morewere allowed. Although outside dinning was available, the weather wasn't conducive. The restaurant is a bit nostalgic with photos of past decades. While one long room serves meals and seconds as a bar, an adjacent room has a billard table with a live band, which is open late on weekends. The Simply Grilled Mahi Sandwich was nicely prepared, as was the B&B Cheeseburger with Bacon. When it came to dessert, our waitress suggested the Cinnamon Churro Donuts, which were slightly sinful, but greatly delicious.

Great ambiance and atmosphere. The pool tables were kept up…read moreand the pricing was very affordable. They had a variety beer selections at a good price. The pinball machines were kept up and exciting. Easily to see that this could be a great time for couples and for large groups to hang out and have fun.

This place is a BLAST! Jam packed with so many games, you should be able to find something fun to…read moredo here. Pool, Pinball, Darts, Foosball and Golf, and the selection is fantastic. Love Pinball? They have some vintage games as well as the latest, all in excellent condition. Be aware that they have League nights for both Pool and Pinball teams, the place has been busy nearly every time I was there. While it's not really a restaurant, they do have simple food, but boy is it GOOD! They have a large selection of beers as well. The best part is the staff, they are all very attentive and genuinely happy that you are there! Go with your friends and have a great time!

If you want to be threatened this is the place to go…read more I was at a table with a friend when an older lady asked if she could sit with us. My friend went to grab her a chair, but she left and went to the bar. 15 minutes later she came back with another woman. The woman asked why I wouldn't let the lady sit with us and asked me to go outside so she could beat my a$$. We explained the situation and the lady apologized and said the woman is a regular there and a drunk so she's not surprised she lied. This lady continued to tell people in the bar the lie to the point where we feared for our safety. They promote karaoke every night, but the DJ will not play your song unless you tip him $20. Those were his exact words to me. For safety purposes, I don't recommend going here.

I generally like dive bars but this place is just pure garbage. The drinks are too pricey for this…read moredump and I think most of the clientele are temporarily out on bond waiting for their court date. But if you like a place where violence could break out at any moment, or you like watching a drug bust go down, then this could be your place. Seriously, I think most prisons are safer.

Did a little antiquing and had the old grumbling in the stomach so we decided to go to our favorite…read morespot for fish and chips. Sharon was great with her service and we got grouper for the fish and everything else was cooked as we like it. Give them a shout if you are in town.

Walked in when I was having quick lunch with a friend who was working in the area, I had heard good…read morethings and wanted to try it out, however time was limited. I was sat very quickly, and the place seemed quite popular which was a good sign. Ordered some fried green tomatoes and catfish bites as they were the special of the day. While the fried green tomatoes were very good and crispy, as were my fries, the fish was definitely "questionable". It had a slightly off flavor and smell, I normally would have spoken up, but once again I was in a time crunch. My dining companion really liked his food at least, and the server was fast and attentive. So it wasn't a total loss. Addendum; I did not suffer any "gastrointestinal distress" so while the fish definitely wasn't outright bad, it was probably right on the edge of it.

I had previously really liked the Pool Bar Restaurant, but after my experience there yesterday, I…read moredon't think I will ever eat there again. I ordered the Cobb Salad. It arrived looking wonderful with nice chunks of turkey. I took a bite and also got some avocado that was very overripe. Took another bite, same thing, and then I realized there was no avocado! The turkey was as soft and mushy as an overripe avocado... it was absolutely disgusting and sickening! The server brought me a new salad made with chicken, instead of turkey & said the manager had been shown my salad. The manager did not bother to come speak with me. I was still upset and worried that I would be getting sick from the turkey, & called today to speak to the manager. He acknowledged that he should have come to the table & claimed there had been nothing wrong with the turkey beyond it had been sitting too long in brine.... I cannot imagine how many days sitting in brine it took to turn chunks of turkey breast into literal mush.

Drove over 30 minutes to try the BOGO burgers. Not sure it was worth the trip…read more I always assume "specials" are priced low (for what you get) to draw people in to try the place. There was just no wow factor in these burgers. Swiss muchroom burger had good flavor, but the burger itself was very small. They tried to hide it in an over sized bun. The bourbon burger had a funny taste, but same small burger. The coldslaw was a joke. Came in a plastic cup, with a lid and the cup was probably 1/3 of a measuring cup. TINY. The special drew me in, but it did not make a repeat customer out of me. $16 for one burger (out of the BOGO timing) is way over priced.

They were out of a very popular whisky and the bartender didn't know how to make mixed drinks…read more Nothing fancy, just whisky & coke. Didn't know how to do it. ?

This place is the mother of all dive bars! i've been to a lot of bars in my time and this one takes…read moreit all hands down! I know this place is in the middle of nowhere. I mean NO WHERE! Alligator country! So im here visiting with friends who live near this place. We walk in and literally the record player scratches to a halt and everyone in the bar (all of 4 of them) stop, turn and stare at us. This is where it gets fun! People obviously know we're not from around these parts and quickly walk up to us and start introducing themselves. And here are the names they used... Giggalo Jim, Gator Mike and a few more i cant remember. Im not making this up. It was hard to keep a straight face. So we have some cocktails and play some pool and eat some of the best boiled peanuts that i've ever eaten. A bit later Gator Mike walks up to us and says "Ever been on an air boat?" We all reply "no" and he proceed to say, i know a guy who has one down the road who would love to take you guys out on it. Now i know I've been told not to go with strangers ever since i was a kid, but dammit if i didn't want to go on an air boat! I'm 6'6" and about 260lbs, so if they can lift me and kidnap me, they can have me! I just hope they have a strong back! So we all look at each other and tell Gator Mike that we're game to go do this air boat ride in the middle of a swamp, infested with alligators and with a guy we've never met. Here we go.... Gator Mike drives in a car ahead of us and we follow him to the edge of a swamp where we see his friend. We get out, get introduced and off goes Mike. The air boat "captain" tells us to get on and buckle up, we do. he goes to the front of the air boat, open a compartment, pulls out a red cup, a bottle of Kessler Wiskey, some ice, fills the cup, fired up the boat and off we go. Im thinking to myself at this point that we're all dead and about about to be fed to the gators. But that wasnt the case at all. this guy was funny and actually pretty safe. we saw tons of gators, i got some great pictures (http://www.jskeffphoto.com/skeff/travels/florida/florida_07a.jpg, and http://www.jskeffphoto.com/skeff/travels/florida/gatora.jpg) and it was all crazy and fun and its a great story as you all can tell from this review. So if you're ever in the middle of no where in northern Florida, go here and enjoy the locals!

Great service from the bar tender. He was very helpful while we were indecisive with our drink…read moreorder. They have craft beer on tap and wine but no bourbon or tequila. They do have a wine whiskey and a wine tequila but after trying them, I wasn't that impressed. The area around the bar seems small and they have a pool table room for overflow and cigar smokers. They also have a few tables for outdoor seating. Good selection of cigars in a small walk-in humidor. The Guinness on tap is a great price. Recommended!

Waitress was great and attentive. They were out of quite a bit of their selections. Quaint local…read moreplace for beer or wine and a cigar