So! My nephew, his wife and newborn, his brother in law and his baby, along with my wife and I…read moredecided to go back to one of the best lakeside restaurants in our area that we always love returning to and showing off! We ordered a variety of dishes from a big burger platter, fish platter, Gator tail platters and a, taco platter. With a non alcoholic beverage the bill came to $100.75....plus tip...Alexus was our server and she was polite, friendly, patient and excellent in every way. It feels like things have changed here at Gator Joe's....it is time for people to come out and see it for yourself......bring a group, you won't regret it! And what a Lakeview!

We stopped here after a round of golf on a Monday. Mourning server was working hard and was…read morepleasant. The food was disappointing. We ordered the shrimp skewer and even ordered an extra skewer. After a long wait the shrimp came out cold, the green beans looked and tasted like they came from a can and the social rice was cold and not that special. Several of our group wanted beers however they were out of beers. ????????? If you're looking for a place on the water and don't mind waiting for your meal or getting your food cold then you'll be happy here. We were not!

DAMN!!! All this hype about the Bloody Mary was all that and then some. It's a 22 ounce glass of…read moreBrunch for only $8.25. It starts out with a long pour of vodka, and I do mean LONG pour & a homemade spicy mixer stirred over a salty, spicy rimmed glass of ice cubes. The garnish is...wait for it...a zesty dill pickle spear, full stalk of crunchy celery, a snowman pick with pickled okra, pepperoni stick and sweet gherkin, a gingerbread man pick with a green olive, salami slice and cheese cube, pepperoncini and a locally made pickled green bean. Tina, our barmaid, was just what you want when you walk into a dive bar and I knew as soon as she dropped the F-bomb...it was going to be a good day! Cold Beer. Fried Food. Heavy Pour.

Good damn place...great juke box and good bloody Marys... Damn I want one now .....,..read more

Courtney is our favorite bartender, we drive 35 minutes each way just to visit her twice a week…read more She always remembers her drink, and she always serves him with a smile. She is definitely one of the absolute best in the area.

Had a great first experience at Dirty South Saloon. Today was the first day they were open on a…read moreramp up basis it seems. The grand opening is April 21st 6pm-2am. The owner, Amanda, was around chatting with all the guests, making drinks and getting the place ready. She was very friendly and introduced herself to everyone. Robbie was my bartender while I was there. She is super sweet and kept the drinks coming. We had TouchTunes playing, there is a dance floor, a band section, pool tables, very large bar with seating, and a large outdoor area that I am excited to see what they do with. Looking forward to the opening this weekend!

food is very good. I like their beef sandwich and their burgers. Everything is very good Services…read moreby waitress pretty quick am of a thriving bar.

With a name like the Anchor, you might expect this would be a seafood place. It has limited seafood…read moreoptions -- the lobster roll was very good for one of our party -- and is mostly bar food. It's the kind of place that locals know and others overlook as it's not on major thoroughfares. We were directed here by locals and were glad we were. Chicken wings dusted with garlic/Parmesan were tasty, as were pretzel knots (as an appetizer), and the Anchor's signature cheeseburger. Casual, not quite divey, atmosphere with friendly staff.

Sunday jam, hosted by Jake and the Boys. Open jam 2-6. More and more local talent every week!…read more If you sing, play an instrument, come join in on the fun!!

I knew I was in a biker bar when I walked in the door and the owner/bartender Janet, was dropping…read morethe F-bomb left & right. She had that raspy voice you'd expect, a cigarette in hand and a plethora of dirty jokes, along with my ice cold beer at the ready. Which by the way, she was AMAZING. The beer was kept cold the old school way in a big ol' ice chest covered in cubes with a rubber mat on top. This joint is nestled under beautiful oak trees providing shaded parking for your bike. They have live local music too. Definitely a step back in time.

Never had the food but the service is always friendly and the ambiance is relaxing. Drinks are…read morealways great here.

Another review I swore I wrote years ago! It took us a while before we made it here when we first…read moremoved to the area. It was super busy when we went our first time and it was not during happy hour on several occasions we have visited. We live close and visited here a bunch the first 2 years we moved to Ocala and have visited less and less since then. There have been several occasions we have stood at the bar waiting not only to be greeted but also waited very long times to receive our drinks. In their defense, many times the bartenders were busy attending to patrons or making drinks. However, there were several times some bartenders were just talking to friends or messing around. The drinks here are super detailed so they take some time and TLC. I will say, most times our drinks taste delicious and the presentations are magnificent! The decor is so cozy and the ambiance is consistent. Hubs and I absolutely love Tiki themed bars and fell in love with Hawaii after our visit years ago so this place is perfect for us. We also like this place because they are open later than most places in town. We recently visited for a nightcap and it was definitely different. I recently had referred someone here because she was looking for Hawaii themed food (they used to serve food) and she informed me they did not serve food. That sucks because we always meant to try it but never did. Looked good. When we recently visited, they did not have physical menus and were referred to QR code cards on the bar. Our bartender was attentive and helpful with choosing a drink during our recent visit. He actually went out of his way to make the orange peel twist in a perfect manner. I appreciated that! I was going to suggest to hubs we have another drink and then a roach crawled across the bar. I discreetly informed the bartender of the dead roach I killed when we closed out and he took it away. Usually this place is clean and tidy so I was surprised to witness the roach. They do have seating outside as well but we usually sit inside to listen to the themed music.

Love this little hole in the wall dive bar…read more Very friendly bartenders make you feel right at home. They have pool tables, darts, and the Jukebox has all genre's of music.

I won't go back or recommend this place to anyone. Food is absolutely horrible. The moment you…read morepulled to the parking I should left.

The four star score is not because of the extensive menu ( it is tiny ), but for $9.75 the burger…read morewas a great deal. Had lettuce tomato pickle and onion on it. Fries came out hot. Bartender had to hike all the way over to us at a table, she did great.

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.

Ordered wings for the forth time which had been good unfortunately this time they were over cooked…read moreand almost not edible hope this is a one time mistake

Kick back. Order the Lee Philly. Enjoy the suds, sun and scenes. It's worth the wait!read more

So every (or nearly every) review mentioned the nicest ever servers. Apparently they don't work…read morethere anymore because our server was an unfriendly grump. The outside tiki atmosphere was nice, but it was impossible to get away from the smokers. I ordered the lemonade which was like a minimally stirred Countrytime powder without any sugar. I couldn't drink it, nasty stuff. The potato salad was ok, and the mushroom Swiss burger was ok. Prices were very reasonable but I will not return.