My only complaint is that they don't have more side offerings for items they already have on the…read moremenu. Like I would've loved to order fried okra as a side and get a smaller portion that having to order the whole app just to have okra as a side. My only hang up was indeed not having more variety for sides, especially when they already have the item on their menu. Other than that, the food was fantastic, service was great, and it was a great experience. I did see some non-fried options, but YOLO. Definitely recommend the grits. Okra was perfectly cooked. I had the clam strips and they were delicious. Gator bites were tasty as well. Highly recommend everything I had and can't wait to explore more. Service was fast and very friendly. Checked in often and refilled consistently. Plenty of parking out front and easy to spot off 98. I've driven by it many times, so it was great to finally come in and try it.

While visiting friends in Lakeland, they suggested we try out Catfish Country. Believe me, their…read moresuggestion definitely didn't disappoint. It was lunchtime and the parking lot was about 3/4 full...a good sign. Prior to entering the front door, I couldn't help but notice numerous license plates from around the country attached to the ceiling of the entry. We were welcomed by a maritime theme, again, along with numerous license plates tacked up in numerous places on the wall. I immediately noticed a few amateur "ham" radio plates. We were greeted by a friendly hostess. The place was bustling with the sounds of many customers chatting and laughing as we were escorted to our table. She presented us with menus and told us our waitress would be there shortly. After a short while we were welcomed by Madison, a lovely, young "bubbly" waitress. She presented us with their complimentary signature biscuits with cinnamon butter and their delicious coleslaw. We had already reviewed the menu and were eager to try their Alligator Nuggets w/horseradish dipping sauce and an order of Fried Calamari. We gave her that and our drink menu. She would be back shortly for our main menu selections. In the meantime, we sampled those excellent biscuits and cinnamon butter and coleslaw. Both...delicious! My wife and I were both there for their catfish, which was recommended by our friends. I got their blackened catfish sandwich and their criss-cut sweet potato fries. My wife got her catfish sandwich southern fried along with the same sweet potato fries I had ordered. Our friends ordered their mahi-mahi with fries and shrimp and scallops linguine with Alfredo sauce. Madison came back shortly with our appetizers. My wife was the only one of our group that hadn't tried alligator before. She was very surprised, commenting that it tasted like chicken. Ha Ha! Both appetizers were excellent. After a short while, the kitchen staff came out with our main menus. Lovely presentations on all of them, and "first bites" were all well-approved! Madison returned a short while later asking how everything was going. We shared our delight with all the meals. Of course, there was no way any of us could possibly have finished our meals, so Madison came back with plenty of "to-go" boxes. It was a very worthwhile experience for us...and our friends who were delighted we had enjoyed our time there. It will be a definite return visit when we come back. Hats off to Madison and the staff that gave us all a very memorable experience at Catfish Country!

Recommended by good friends, we immediately liked the look and ambience of the restaurant. Quiet &…read morequaint, the food is a little bit of everything. Ftom bbq to burgers to seafood. We ordered blackened grouper sandwich. Collard geeens, bbq beans & coleslaw. Oh and of course a tall hlass of perfectly sweetened tea! Gotta have that. The food was awesome and cooked perfectly! The server was friendly n joked with us. We will recommend it and will definitely be back!

Charm City posted a cheesesteak weekly special that we first tried on April 14th, and it was…read moreexcellent. The sandwich was fresh, packed with flavor, and topped with a savory white cheddar sauce on a seeded roll. Everything tasted high quality and well executed. A week later, the special was extended, so we went back and ordered it again on April 29th. Unfortunately, the sandwich was noticeably different the second time around. The consistency and texture of the steak had changed and felt more like frozen pre-sliced beef compared to the fresher, more consistent steak from our first visit. Even comparing the photos side-by-side, the difference is pretty noticeable. It was a bit of a letdown after such a strong first impression, but hopefully the restaurant can find a happy medium if they decide to bring this special back again.

Hidden gem in Bartow! Service, drinks, and food all 5 star!…read more Competitively priced,! Quaint environment, great place for a date night Our server Sarah was spot on perfect

I ordered a cheeseburger from the menu and price was $15. when I paid it jumped up to $19. when I…read moreasked why the increase and the man said it is a convenience fee. Well I got home and I went to eat my burger and it was just a patty, a bun and a side of mayo. There was no lettuce, tomato, onion pickle cheese, ketchup, mustard. It's completely plain. I couldn't believe I just paid and tipped for this. It was very disappointed.

The ambiance and view is wonderful. Service is only topped by the food. We highly recommend the…read moremahi sliders and the fish and chips. Again, service is wonderful and we will return.

More than 25 years experience with travelling to the US (yearly to Florida) we just discovered this…read moreplace Already our last day before departure... decided to go for resting near the water. Happy Hour: just for some drinks and unfortunately not explained by the waitress and not indicated on the menu we got We had a watermelon smash (12 dollar) and a harborside margrita (13 dollar) which were very good. We ordered the gator bites (18,50 dollar) ... hugh portion. The drunken mussels (16.50 dollar) were delicious but too fast too cold We ended with a pineapple rum cake (13.50 dollar - for me too sweet) and a NY cheesecake (10.50 dollar) which was delicious. Total of the bill: 116.63 dollar. We decided NOT to tip, due to the fact we got a surcharge fee because we paid with a credit card ‍ In all these years, we NEVER had this Sorry guys, it's that or a tip. In spite of the beautiful view on the lake, we will not come back.

Great experience here! Came here with family for their Sunday Brunch event and had a great time…read more The venue is spacious with comfortable seating, and the waitstaff was great as well. I ordered the Chicken and Waffles and my boyfriend ordered the Wings and Fries. The wings and the fries were very yummy, but my waffle came out very cold. I am assuming they were waiting for the chicken to finish which cause the waffle to cool down while waiting. Despite the temperature, our meals tasted very fresh and everything was properly seasoned. I will definitely try to come back when they do their Sunday brunch next month!

This place blew me away. I had the ribs and chicken -- easily some of the best BBQ I've had in a…read morelong time. Everything was super flavorful, juicy (yeah, that "moist" kind of good), and cooked perfectly. My dad's super picky and still hasn't stopped talking about how good his wings were hours later. I also tried the Philly cheesesteak egg roll and wow... just incredible. Crispy outside, cheesy and savory inside -- definitely a must-try. The owners were genuinely kind and welcoming, and you can tell they put real love into the food. They started as a food truck and haven't been open long, but they're already putting out restaurant-quality comfort food with heart and soul. Very peaceful beautiful paintings within too. This is one of those spots you just know is going to blow up once word gets around. I'll definitely be coming back -- what a gem!

Giving 2 stars because the service was good…read more.. It's been probably 10 years since I last went to Gators, which wasn't this location but I remember it being pretty good. I can't say the same for the food experience today. The mozzarella sticks tasted very plain and the marinara tasted like it was from one of those microwave frozen marinaras. It was just disgusting. I ordered the wings which the flavor was nice, but was semi-disappointed because I got 6 drums and 2 flats. Flats are better, but I just would assume I'd get at least 4 and 4. The fries were okay, not really very hot though. My wife got the chicken Philly with onion petals. She said the chicken Philly was okay and would probably get it again, but the onion petals were terrible. She said while they had a nice seasoning on the outside, more than half of them were still raw and crunchy (not from the batter), and luke warm to cold. The hostess was very friendly and loved our baby. The server, Benji, was great. He checked on us and refilled us without asking. He was friendly, but he'd make more at a place with higher quality food.

Started off with the fried pickles and ranch--very addictive and a great way to begin the meal…read more I had the BLT sandwich. Overall, it was good, but I wasn't a fan of the gator sauce. I switched to mayonnaise, which made it much better for me. The fried pickles on the sandwich were a little unusual, but not bad. I had tater tots on the side, and they were solid. My wife ordered the mini burgers with fries--both were pretty good. For dessert, we tried the apple tart (dumpling) with vanilla ice cream and caramel. It was a nice finish to the meal and enjoyable overall. Brianna was our waitress and did an excellent job. She checked on us regularly and provided very good service throughout.

Very friendly place. Definitely a dive bar which they advertise proudly! The sunset views were…read moreamazing. The food was fine, but ordinary. I ordered the crab cake po boy. It was on a freshly baked hoagie but again, ordinary. My partner ordered the mahi tacos and he just shrugged when I asked him how they were. Staff was very attentive and friendly and again, that view was gorgeous. But we probably won't be back

This was a spectacular experience. Our server Fuzzy was so fantastic! With her recommendation, we…read moregot the warm peel and eat shrimp and the smoked fish dip. It was sooo delicious! To top it off, we had the Fuzzy Old Fashioned! It was a top ten day and we hardily recommend this place!!! UPDATE: While the experience last time was fantastic, upon leaving and discussing our bill we realized it was higher than expected. We returned today and due to our last financial experience, totaled up our bill before we got it. It was around 80 per our calculations. When we finally got our bill, our waitress verbally told us what it was. And to our not surprise, it was once again, higher than it should have been. My daughter, who had heard about our previous experience asked for an itemized receipt which was given to us rather reluctantly. We reviewed it and the burger and drinks were more expensive than what it said on the menu! Our old fashioned which we ordered in the specials menu was $9 instead of the posted $8 and her burger was $16 instead of the $10 posted. She brought it to the attention of our waitress and she admitted that the drink prices were increased but not updated on the menu.. when asked about the burger she claimed it's because we got fries instead of chips but SHE was the one who asked us if we wanted fries, chips, or potato salad. She tried claiming the $6 was fries... and even if that was the case, $6 for fries??? Without a note on the menu? So my recommendation is CHECK YOUR BILL and ask for an itemized receipt. I find it weird that they automatically don't also offer itemized receipts.... So hopefully when we return, it will be updated to avoid future issues...

If there is one type of restaurant I love is a good diner! Settled in a small strip center in…read moreBartow, the Broadway Diner was a suggestion of my BFF and his cousin. Richard was coming to Bartow to meet up with his cousin and do some antiquing. It was Sunday after church and none of us were on a schedule. We were told the wait was 10 minutes. We were seated in 15. Again, no schedule as I caught up with my BFF and got to know his cousin. We were seated and Cindy, our server immediately took our drink order. Simple waters, iced tea and coffee. The restaurant was busy and Cindy disappeared after our drink order was delivered. No worries, the conversation kept us busy and we wanted to take in the place. Our orders were taken; I had the Ruben, BFF had the skillet, and the cuz had a patty melt. I couldn't tell you how long as we were so enthralled in conversation. Both sammies were served with fries and cole slaw. I was so psyched upon the food arrival. The bread on my Ruben was crunchy, perfect amount of corned beef, sauerkraut, and 1000 island dressing, I devoured it! The crinkled fries were crispy and when I asked for honey mustard for dipping, it was brought out immediately! The patty melt looked equally amazing as did the skillet. I was told the biscuit my BFF ordered was fresh and tasted homemade. He could have eaten 5 more. When I write reviews, I am not in a rush. I am more about the experience than Cindy or any server trying to turn a table. Outside of hanging with my BFF and his cousin, it was so worth the 30+ mile drive! THANK YOU for a wonderful experience at your little diner.

The sausage patty has no flavor. I want yo be nice but it is unappealing and has no flavor. I just…read morewanted you to know that maybe you might consider.

Best place for lovers and gizzards. Not too salty…read more Service is fast and very laid back

Delicious and affordable lunch after Legoland! The portion size was large. There was enough left…read morefor dinner too Decor reminds me of the 1960s

Semi-permanent food truck located behind on the same corner as Catfish Country serving authentic…read moretacos. The Big Box family meal comes in a pizza box so don't be fooled.

When people talk about how good food trucks can be, they're talking about ones like the Lakehouse…read moreKitchen. It's located behind Anytime Fitness on 540A and Bartow Rd intersection- I have a membership to Anytime and the truck is almost always busy any time of day I go to the gym. Or at least a few people are there unless the weather is really bad. And it's for good reason. It's definitely a little slow because they make everything fresh, so if there's a line you'll wait a good minute for the food but it's truly worth it. Especially the street corn mix, oh my word it's creamy and a little cheeses and delectable! Everything else I've tried I have enjoyed. Their birria is the real deal. Plus, they've significantly upgraded their setup the few years I've been in that area- a nicer covered area with a few picnic tables to sit at. Their prices are also pretty decent, especially for the quality meal you get in return.