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Bidrage med feedbackFantastic Pork Ribeye Catfish fillets, loved their Key Lime Pie. Mr. liked the Conch fritters, I thought they were chewy blobs. Dining is very casual, service was sporadic at 6:30pm with only one other table occupied. However, we'd detour to come here again.
Was some good Florida fun exploring this old-timey country restaurant with its pioneer fare set in what sort of feels like some kind of swamp house fish camp just off the lakes in times gone by. Friendly hospitality and good food. Sure, they've got all the usual Southern suspects like fried green tomatoes, collard greens, shrimp and grits, and catfish but there's more. Like gator, duck, and venison. Even frog legs for the adventurous! Almost surprised they didn't have squirrel, rabbit, or sandhill crane on the menu! Just kidding. Overall, food was pretty good. Gator wasn't rubbery, which is how you get it usually elsewhere. Nice thick fried green tomatoes, I liked that. My ****** Mary was excellent and I'm picky. Man alive, you should have seen the hunk of meat in the collard greens. Whoa. Shrimps were good. Everything was good, good, good. lol It's a curiosity of a place; part museum, taxidermy on display, live music, a library nodding to its namesake and the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park up the street, and even cabins to rent, Jyeah, you could actually stay here if you wanted to and you know what, it kind of sort of looks like a pretty cool thing to do.
If you 're in the area, have never been to this establishment and have money to spend, I 'd say give it a go. It 's historic and the food really was delicious. The service/vibes and prices were just not up to my personal standards. The building inside is really cool; it 's eclectic and very Old Florida. The pictures I saw online of the large dining room adorned with taxidermy and used books prior to dining is the number one thing that allured me here. When the two of us came in we were immediately greeted but brought straight back to the bar area, which consisted of a few booths in a dimly lit setting that smelled heavily of cigarettes (had I been wanting to sit and have a drink this would 've actually been pleasantly nostalgic, but it really wasn 't what I was going for for lunch). I asked if the other area with the large gator was available because I had seen it online and it looked neat. The woman seating us was obviously miffed and said we seat by rotation, but that 's fine. I do understand that patrons are seated in this manner in most places, but given that it was not a lunch rush and we were clearly out of towners trying to get the full experience I figured there was no harm in asking for a seat preference. She then brought us to the back of the restaurant, nowhere near where we requested. Here we were isolated, practically hidden, and there was no atmosphere (and a really racist picture on the wall yikes). The service from that point on was very slow, which seemed unusual due to there being three occupied tables in the entire restaurant (including one where we asked to sit so I know that area wasn 't closed). Huge bummer. We had the veal appetizer, fried gator po ' boy, and the blackened redfish entree. The flavors were delicious. 10/10 on the food. The portions, however, were dismal. Especially for the prices. I specifically chose the redfish dinner entree instead of the lunch portion because I wanted the second side and hushpuppies as the menu states. My side of collards was very skimpy and the plate came without hushpuppies. When I asked for them the waitress said, Let me see if I can find one. Then brought one old hush puppy. For $24.00 I expected a more appropriate response. I 'm not sure if I 'd return based on the experience, which is unfortunate because the chefs are clearly very talented.
This is a must see simply for the decor and live music. It added up to a unique experience with excellent service and great food. I didn't know I like venison and gator but now I know. We had the venison dinner and the cross creek platter that included gator bites, frog legs and catfish. The portions were great and everything was delicious! Definitely stop in for some good southern cooking and take in the ambiance as a bonus!
A very unique and fun dining experience. Restaurant is located in the middle of a quiet, more residential road with cabins for rent in the back. Interior is filled with old books and taxonomy. They do have a small bar area to get drinks if you're there early. We got the following: grouper, gator tail, frog legs, fried pickles, smoked fish dip. The frog legs tasted like chicken and the gator tail like a chewy pork chop. Everything was excellent, service was also attentive and rapid. Will be back again to try more specialties!