Tavern Of Highlands Ridge - Avon Park

So Sad to post But at the Beginning This was a Great place to be at and work. The past couple of years it's has Gone down.... The Employer is The meanest guy in Highlands County. Talking About The Scourge No Paid vacations, No Benefits what so ever But expected to keep moving like Robots. Discrimination all around!!! Just wish Someone would step up and investigate How They Run their business. Oh yes I forgot to mention While you work Like Robots for them.... Come pay day YOU ROBOT Have No Paycheck?????? Is it just me that See's a problem with this Company?

A great place to live and play golf. Both courses are beautiful and challenging

What a wonderful community with wonderful staff and neighbors.

In my continuing quest to visit all the country club /golf course restaurants in my area I moseyed over here for lunch. I've found most of these restaurants to be better than average but this one was just A OK. It's located in Highlands Ridge which is a ginormous community smack in the middle of citrus country. Let your GPS do its thing as the signage is crappy. Atmosphere- As you might expect, it's located in a country club type building with plenty of parking. It's clean and contemporary inside with a small outside patio. There is a bar with no seating so it's more like a service bar. Overall the look and feel of the place is nothing special. Adult Libations- Two or three domestic drafts and a standard selection of domestic bottle beers and wine. The hard liquor is all the basics but once again nothing special. Food- This place is only open for lunch so you should expect a selection of sandwiches. Cheeseburgers, hot dogs, clubs Rueben's etc. along with fries and onion rings. I'm told the homemade soups are good, but I didn't try them. You should be seeing a theme here as the menu was nothing special. I went old school and ordered a cheeseburger and fries. It was out quickly and looked beautiful! The crinkle cut fries we perfect and a huge portion. They were piping hot and crispy and not greasy. Absolutely delicious. The burger was on a high-end and very nicely toasted bun. The toppings were fresh. The burger was huge with a nice crust on the outside. I was never asked how I wanted it done and unfortunately it was very close to well done and very close to dry. It did have a nice beefy flavor. If it had been medium it might have been amazing. Maybe it was my fault for not asking. The meal and a domestic draft set me back $12. If I was visiting someone in Highlands Ridge and for some reason wasn't fed and watered, I'd have no problem stopping here for lunch before hitting the road. Otherwise I wouldn't go out of my way to visit.

Great place to play golf. People are nice. If you are looking for a gated community look no further.