The crime of taxing me on the wrong tip amount explains how empty the place is. Service fee from my single omlette? When there is a large group, the fee is apropos but taxing a tip is NEVER worth the trip. Shameful. My server was great and adjusted it because of my disdane. If you think you do not pay enough tax and 15% never worked before, come eat at Village Inn. My first and last visit. Too bad because the food tasted great. read more

I finally earned a $10 reward so we came here for dinner to use it. Husband got the JUST RIGHT special (country fried steak with mashed potatoes and corn) and I got the pick 2 special (half a ham and cheese sandwich with chicken noodle soup). Jason was our server and he got our orders right. Food was warm - not hot - but it took awhile to get it, so we ate it as it was. It was good. This is a comfortable place to eat, so we got our "free" pies to eat in the restaurant. Husband got a cream pie, so there was a $2 up charge. But he LOVES their coconut cream, and cream pies or specialty pies are $2 more. When it came time to use our reward, Jason had to ask for help. So we paid at the register instead of with his handy dandy hand held machine. The tip was included (18%). read more

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They charge at 18% service fee, which is disgusting. That's why so many people have stopped going there and their ratings are bad.

Made another visit with my wife (off diet) for late brunch. Right in and seated. This time wife ordered the Ultimate Skillet. Excellent but a lot of food so half came home. I was in the mood for Country Fried Steak and Eggs. Eggs were perfect, Steak was crisp and delicious. We did pass on the pies, thankfully. Service was great, place was fairly quiet. Biggest change is now they automatically add on an 18% tip to all tickets. Not sure if I agree. I normally leave around 20% tip, but left it at the 18% surcharge. read more

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Standard Village Inn food, nothing more or less. They took over another restaurant so the layout is a little more open, fresh and a bit quieter than the usual Village Inn. Our server (Morgan) was prompt and friendly. I do not like restaurants that automatically add tip to the check as it de incentivizes good service. Morgan, however, did a good job. Anyway, automatic tipping automatically goes down to a 3 star to start as the highest I will give. read more

The Village Inn - They have a Senior Menu for those who still consider themselves young. - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

55+ menu offered this yummy lunch!! Plus pie!! I also ordered a cappuccino! My husband got the waffles w/chicken and it was great !nice size portion. Our server, Brielle, was excellent !! The restaurant was very clean & spacious. They even have a separate room for networking groups or parties. A must try. Great menu w/excellent pricing. Some people may be turned off by the 18% tip that is added to each check ~ Don't let that deter you. Village Inn is coming back strong! read more

The Village Inn - 55+ menu item chicken fried steak, biscuit, gravy, side salad, and a cappuccino - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

Great prices, great service, and fresh made food. Came in for Good Friday for their $17$18 all you can eat fish fry... each bite was fresh and crispy. Service was impeccable too. While we didn't drink, they have a small bar and happy hour from 3-6. Love this local staple. read more

The Village Inn - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

I tried to give this place the benefit of doubt cause that day was busy but same lady at the front desk...me n my family come in to eat waiting for a table when a older gentleman walks in a usual you can tell she called him by name and the other girl was gonna tell him there is a wait but the older lady said no out him at the table that his open not the bar but a booth so I guess if your a usual you get to skip people that was already waiting not cool I will never spend a dime here just cause of this fyi village inn reached out to me for the 1st incident and I didn't call I gave this lady the benefit cause that day looked really busy but today never again will I go back read more

We went for a nice dinner, but had to listen to someone having a bingo game with the restaurant. Very loud. The waitress was not very attentive . Could it be because the tip is already on the bill ? Will not return. read more

I tried delivery again from this restaurant after having an order messed up in the past. Our driver just informed us that she had to return due to the order being incorrect. I am glad she returned but why are take out delivery orders not given better attention? read more

Great experience! This particular location felt more like a local diner than a Village inn chain, and made me feel very welcomed. Servers were super friendly and helping each other out despite a busy brunch hour when I went in. Sat at the bar and had attentive service. Great conversation with the hostess, didn't catch her name but was a local from Pinellas county. Coffee came out in an insulated carafe. Options for vanilla, hazelnut or plain cream. Seems like they had a ton of options for lattes and other drinks as well. Got the V.I.B meal with eggs, toast, sausage and waffle. Everything came out quick enough and fresh. Eggs perfectly over medium and the breads perfectly toasted. The sausage patty is the hamburger-patty looking kind but tasted like standard pork sausage, yummy though. Wanted banana pie but they said they were out until their next shipment of bananas. Guess I'll have to come back! read more

Staff was rude, sandwich was salty (did not require salt), added an 18% service fee without giving us notice. First and last time to go there. read more

So thrilled there is still a Village Inn nearby! I was so sad when the one on Race Track closed. (Again). We arrived about 1pm on a Wednesday and waited a few minutes for staff to come up to the front. Even though it looked very busy, they still had a booth for us! Our server, Matteo, was wonderful! Happy, friendly, and very pleasant. Menu hasn't changed much from what I remember, although, I noticed you can now get the breakfast burrito in a bowl which I thought was very convenient. I stuck with my favorite, low-carb "build your own"...2 eggs, cheese omlette, bacon and sausage links. Hubster got his favorite, the Ultimate Skillet. Food is still good, pancakes still fluffy, now that we know they're here, we will definitely be regulars! Hubster's big hint: bring your own maple syrup if you like 100% real Vermont/Canadian syrup. read more

The Village Inn - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

They charge an 18% surcharge on your check. The manager stated it was the tip for the server. When asked why then were we charged tax on the 18% surcharge, she stated it was to make sure the server paid their taxes on it. I told her there was no tax on tips anymore and she just walked away. Seems like a scam to me to collect additional money from their customers. read more

Village Inn is known for its high quality pies. While it had been years since I bought pies from them, they did not disappoint. We ordered a cherry pie and a french silk pie. The cherry pie had the right amount of tartness in the cherries and was loaded with cherries. The french silk pie was excellent as well. I highly recommend ordering pies from Village Inn. The pricing is good. read more

My friend wanted to eat here so we went and I was hesitant. The last restaurant in this building was Daddy's Grill-awful. My friend assured me she had been here 2-3 times since it became Village Inn and we had just had pies from another location at our Thanksgiving dinner . They were good. The special of the day was Fish and chips. I love fish and chips and so I ordered the special. Let me say here that it was awful but the manager did not charge me for the meal and brought me a piece of pie. The breading on the fish was not cooked thru- the inside was mushy and raw. The fish itself was frozen in the center and had no flavor. My friends said her meal was good. I will not be going back there any time soon. Maybe after a long wait. If your daily special isn't good then how are the other dishes that you don't make as often? read more

I ordered the liver with extra onions, no bacon, mashed potatoes with brown gravy, and a side salad. The salad had fresh greens and tomatoes. The liver with extra onions was cooked perfectly, just the way I make them at home. I go there just to get the liver and onions. Occasionally, I meet other people there for brunch, and we all enjoy our meals on that occasion. The place is clean, and I saw staff sweeping up the floor in another area where people had left after dining. read more

just returned from breakfast with wife. do not like the forced 18% tip weather food or service is bad. they are losing out because i always tip 20 to 22% . server did not bring water for my wife or ketchup for me and forgot my pancakes. then the bill came and was charged for more than the price on menu. their 4 item breakfast turned into five items. the menu says 2 eggs with bacon under the first item but they said eggs are one item and bacon a second item. very misleading. will not be returning. read more

Village Inn had great breakfast in the past, but that changed, as there is a very limited selection now. I ordered an omelet with toast instead of pancakes, but what I received was plain white bread not even toasted, and it was very dry even with butter on it. It was a Wednesday so I did get a free piece of pie to take home, but again, it was not as good as in the past. You are also charged a tip automatically added to your bill, even though the bill asks for an additional tip. I was very disappointed and would not go back again, as it was definitely over-priced for what I received. read more

Apparently we picked the day their entire C crew was working. From the old lady at the hostess station to the bar tender to the kitchen staff. Piss poor. And to the chunky girl with pigtail buns, the whole bar can hear you bitching about your life in the back. Get it together ffs read more

They have added an automatic 18% service charge tip. While the service is not awful, the food was. Likely impacts the tip. Might be better rest of day. But breakfast .... Gravy cold so requested hot. Next came back same. Potatoes lukewarm and not great. No offer to replace those. Overcooked sausage patty and surprised lukewarm!!! Until they get a new breakfast chef who can at least serve hot food I won't be going back. read more

Pros: Great sized restaurant with tons of seating! Nice location and love the drink menu. Con's: the cook leaves a lot to be desired. Tried this place twice now and both times the food was murdered. Asked for light hashbrowns and they came out burnt. Literally to a crisp! Asked for soft poached eggs and the yolk was totally cooked through. Requested a re-do on the eggs and very little improvement was made but in addition it had some dark gross tasting brown stuff of them. Potatoes were deep fried in the Ultimate skillet and veggies were so tiny it was hard to get any in a bite. The 'juice' with the senior citizens coffee was insulting to say the least. Came in a shot sized cup as if I were a child. Really hope they either get this cook some training or get a new one but can't say I'll be rushing back any time soon. read more

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Who's having Florentine Benedict for lunch at the Village Inn new location opening in Oldsmar? I am!!! And free pie on Wednesday. read more

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Wonderful friendly service absolutely delicious food he had the soft shelled crab dish which was fantastic. I had the shrimp in ginger sauce which was very light and so tasty. We will go back, it definitely rivals our favorite Thai restaurant. read more

Amazing, friendly, clean, knowledgeable, tasty food. Specials, great meeting place. Great bingo on Thursday

Update 7/31: I received a call from the General Manager who was very kind. She asked that i come back and give them another chance. Went back on a Friday and ordered the hand battered cod. It was 100% better! Definitely not frozen. I would go back on a Friday for those. Unfortunately i believe on all of the other days the fish is frozen, and the chicken is always frozen. I appreciate the great customer service though!!! Thank you! Went there on a whim for a late lunch. We ordered the chicken strip and fish and chip meals. Chicken was hard, tough and overcooked like it was leftover and microwaved, not freshly made. Possibly frozen, not made from scratch. The fried fish looked like it came out of a Gordon's frozen fish box, both were exact same size rectangular in shape. Zero flavor. Hand battered..I have a hard time believing that. 18% mandatory already added in the check is probably making up for their lack of customers bc of the bad quality of food. $37 for frozen fish and chicken and a drink was way too much for this place. Highly recommend avoiding this place. We won't be going back. read more

From the start the service was not good. I actually had to go over to the two servers sitting in a booth talking to come take our order. The food arrived quickly with a complimentary hair in my bowl of fruit. Never saw our waitress again until she brought the check. She spent most of the time at a table talking to another customer. I decide to tip her accordingly at check out. Until I found out a mandatory 18% tip was included in all checks. The hostess told me that our server was supposed to tell us that at the time of service. I am assuming she forget since I had to ask her to take our order. I decided to call a manager after I left because of how busy it was with customers buying pies for the holiday. When I called, I asked to speak to a manager. I was on hold for a few minutes. When someone did pick up, it was the hostess not a manager, so I asked again to speak to a manager again. After being on hold for 11 minutes, I hung up. TERRIBLE all around. Do yourself a favor and go across the street to First Watch where they don't impose a mandatory tip on horrible service. read more

My husband and I went to the Village Inn located on 3682 Tampa Rd., Oldsmar. There is one owner and he owns nine other Village Inn's. I truly believe the Village Inn is a perfect fit for the Oldsmar community, decent food, reasonable prices and in and out pretty quickly. The menu is traditional American diner food, although I do wish they had healthier options, particularly with the obesity epidemic. I had the turkey avocado melt with cole slaw and it was really tasty with thick slices of turkey! Crystal was our server and she was friendly and professional. She had our drinks and food out promptly, always smiling and a very nice personality. The restaurant interior decor was completely updated and it had a clean contemporary look and the booths were very comfortable. They have table and chairs in the center of the restaurant and I couldn't help but notice the sturdy, over sized large chairs which were made with solid hardwood with extra wide seats and extra wide back support. After seeing the list of delicious pies they offer I get it! The restaurant was pretty busy but not loud like other restaurants. I can appreciate my husband and I having a conversation and we can actually hear each other even though it was pretty busy the restaurant is quiet which makes it a pleasant atmosphere. Overall we had a great experience with the parking, ambience, service and food and we will be back. Just an FYI, I was disappointed to hear they will be opening a full bar soon which I don't quite understand for a restaurant that really specializes in breakfast and lunch. There are way too many restaurants in Oldsmar that serve alcohol and we have more than enough deadly, dangerous drunks driving on our roads. Oh well, I guess a customer may want a cold beer with his Denver omelet and hash browns. :) read more

Breakfast 930 Saturday morning.. the place was busy, service was very good. Breakfast was very good. French Toast and pancakes had a lot of vanilla extract.. gave them a really good taste.. sausage and bacon were good. Coffee hot, we like they leave a pot on table and had flavored creamer. Would definitely go back. read more

Daddy's grille was a s*it hole. This place much better. Great selection of food. Clean and great wait staff. read more

The Village Inn - Giant Burrito - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Oldsmar, Florida

This used to be our favorite place however I think it's a bit ridiculous to add a 18% mandatory tip and have the server not bring us silverware. We had an issue regarding our prices- they were charging us more than it was and the server instead of just listening to us and grabbing the menu so we can show her that it was priced wrong. unfortunately she's did not and she was very much in the wrong. She proceeded to tell us that we were wrong and that it would have been more. That was not the case, we have no issue paying the amount of money we have but if it's priced wrong and tip is already included, you bet I will make aware of the wrong price. At the end of the day they fixed it, but no one in that establishment bothered to apologize. The server handed me the ticket without saying she is sorry or that it was priced wrong and just walked away. I do not believe that whole experience was worth a mandatory tip of 18%. Another thing, I feel like basic training needs to occur because for us to not receive any silverware or have us wait until they run to the back to ask a question on the device they use to put in the order it should not happen as often as it does. Brielle. This could've been prevented if you had just given us the menu so we can show you. Also, the strawberries and meat were spoiled. read more

Glad to have a new restaurant staff and management were great Food was meh my turkey was fresh but stuffing and gravy just tasted like salt My better half country fried steak was average Average read more

Watch out Village Inn impose 18% service charge fee... I don't mind paying a good server, BUT imposing unacceptable! We left without ordering. read more

Went Thanksgiving morning because they were honoring coupon for free pie slice we could enjoy w/ our Turkey dinner later that day. Our server, Kelly C. could not have been nicer or more efficient. She really helped make this a good experience. My breakfast burrito was terrific and Jim's egg special was a good deal at $10.99. The total, with tip, was $34. Seems about average lately. We would go back in future with other coupon deals. Compared to daddy's grill, interior is much improved. read more

Wanted to try this place as we like trying out different breakfast places but we were disappointed. Once we sat down it took a good 10 minutes to get our drinks to the table. Our waitress was very nice but the restaurant seemed understaffed. When our breakfast finally arrived my biscuits and gravy and hash browns were cold and my wife's food was warm but had no flavor. Our friends was the same way, cold and lacking flavor. We have marked this establishment of our list. read more

We returned here for lunch I had her double cheeseburger and it was truly outstanding I was kind of shocked because it doesn't come across to me as a burger joint but it was truly exceptional my wife had a chicken fried steak a veritable feast that comes with two eggs and pancakes so it's essentially two meals it was excellent this was our third visit and once again it was a kitchen mistake and once again the server was very kind and got it resolved immediately it's obvious as a newer restaurant they're still working through some issues but it's clean the food is good I welcome addition to Oldsmar. read more

I was super excited when the Village Inn opened close to our home. I grew up going to Village Inn when I lived in New Mexico. Sadly, we had a bad experience there. Although, the waitress was super nice, our order came out extremely wrong. We asked for additions to our order but the waitress substituted the items that came with the meal even though we said we would pay extra for them. Our food became cold waiting for the sides we actually wanted. Also, simple things were not brought to us like ketchup so we had to go to other tables and ask for them ourselves. At the end of our meal, the waitress asked how everything was, we were honest, she smiled and ignored all of it. This is not the restaurant I remember growing up. I'll stick to my local Ihop. read more

Went to try the Village Inn, so we went there Wednesday morning for breakfast, service was very good and everyone was very friendly, food not so good. Eggs were under cook, whites were runny, also free pie with any meal, got peach pie not good, and wife got coconut cream pie, crust was gummy and could not taste the coconut at all, plus a little pricey. Will not be back. read more

We arrive at 6:35. We were seated quickly. No one acknowledged us for ten minutes. We had to get the host to tell our waitress we were waiting. Five more minutes the host got us drinks. At the twenty-minute mark we still did not have a waitress see us. We got up and left. We will not be going back. read more

Don't visit this location and attempt to use a $3 off coupon on "free pie Wednesday." The coupon code was texted to me without any terms and conditions.When I ordered the "free" pie and was given my bill I was charged an additional $9 for the pie.When my daughter questioned the assistant manager he said you can't use 2 discounts.Nowhere was I advised this and instead of voiding the $3 coupon and giving me the pie for "free", I ended up paying $2 more than I should have. I was so frustrated I just paid it but will never return!!! There are too many exceptional restaurants in this area to patronize this one!!! read more