Restaurants near Ocklawaha

“Amazing food choices and awesome customer service highly recommend this place”

“Me and my son stopped by here for the very first time today and it was so yummy! We got a smash cone fudge sundae to split and I got my son a root beer float which he loved! 10/10 recommend checking this place out!”

“No exaggeration, this is the best sandwich I've ever had. I got the spike's special, and have been back four times in one week. It's become my #1 favorite sub. Please try it! And be nice to them, they are the nicest people on top of an incredible sub.”

“love there pizza and you cant get unlimited toppings”

“love there pizza and you cant get unlimited toppings”

“Update: I highly recommend. Great place to relax. Beers and seltzers and they’re also SUPER friendly. I’ll be back. ❤️love the vibe in there.

Never been but I pass by constantly and it looks like a great vibe!”

“We always have excellent food and cold beer. The “usual” locals are always friendly. Occasionally one server is a bit mean, but it’s worth the risk of crappy service for a cold beer!”

“Best pizza in the area and great antipasto too. Only the physical atmosphere left some to be desired.”

“Went there on 4/12/2026. Had a fish sandwich platter. It was very good and fresh. Had key lime pie for dessert that was pretty good. The waitress by contrast, had a bad attitude and gave my friend incorrect change. I may not return to this place just because of the attitude. There is another restaurant on the other side of the lake with better food and better servers.”

“Mikayla was our awesome server! We thoroughly enjoyed our Valentine’s experience at Eaton‘s Beach, great service and great food! We’ll be back again soon and even ask for Mikayla!”

“Outstanding! We eat out breakfast a lot and Candelaria Eatery & Cafe is hands down the best restaurant we’ve tried. The coffee was truly amazing. Rivals the fanciest places we used to go to in NYC. The food is ridiculously delicious. I highly recommend the Arepa Ropa Vieja. I wish I could post pictures with this review. The restaurant is beautiful and super clean. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Very affordable too. I would expect to pay more for such a great experience. 5 stars!”

“Dined at Legacy April 30. Party of 7. Eric was our server. Eric was over the top terrific. Very attentive and very personable. Eric is a definite asset to this restaurant. Thank you Eric. We will return and request you.”

“Excellent service, great food, Said was wonderful”

“Tried for first time, pizza and sandwich, to go ,very tasty. Fast service, friendly staff. Clean everything. Next time will bring husband. Bit pricey, however the food and atmosphere are worth every penny. I will be back with a couple friends.”

“I was with 14 women and all of us were received our drinks and meals within a timely period. Staff were courteous and friendly. Manager stopped by and was very friendly. Would go with a group again because it was a pleasant experience and the food was great!”

“We are so thankful we found a place that had all dye free ice cream. We rarely are able to tell our kids that they can choose whatever flavor they want, but here we were able to! Plus, the ice cream was delicious!”

“We just had the most delicious lunch at Cristina’s! The cheesesteak and pastrami subs were the best we have ever had! We have looked for a good deli since we moved here 5 years ago and we finally found it! The atmosphere and people make you feel like you’re eating with your family and friends!”

“awesome staff! kelly rocks”

“Traveling from South Florida back up north and gave this a try. Happy to find out management is from New England (Salisbury Beach) made it all the better. Food, atmosphere, price and service 👍 Make this one of your stops for sure.”

“We tried, for the first time, the Lady Lake location today for lunch. It was fantastic! The service from the moment you walked through the door till you left was well beyond what I expected. The price of their food was great and the portions were large. It was super fresh and we found that when the crew lead came to our table asking us if we’d like a free sample of pulled pork, that it was smoked 14 hours the night before. That pork melted in your mouth! The flavor was really great and the different flavors of bbq sauce were impressive. The French fries are hand cut and fresh. They were delicious. They even gave us a free blueberry cobbler for being first timers and that was amazing! While there, the crew lead asked for everyone’s attention. He mentioned that there were two vets dining that afternoon who both were going to be 100 years old this year!! The outpouring of support, claps and cheer for these man who served was amazing! The crew lead thanked them and all those others for their service, shook their hands and you could feel the thankfulness in the room. What a great experience to have. Between the great food, amazing service and the true honor they show to those who served this beautiful county, they are a restaurant to visit time and time again! We’ll be back!”

“We gave our name and were told, “30 minutes.” After one hour checked and were told, “7 ahead of you.” After one hour and 15 minutes were told, “2 ahead of you.” After watching 4 go ahead of us checked again. Manager said, “ thousands are checking in every day. We’re doing what we can.” After one hour and 45 minutes, and harassment from us, we were finally seated. Very poor experience.”

“Absolutely love this place! The food and service is fantastic.”

“If you’re looking for friendly service and great coffee this is the place.. I was so impressed! Also, they have a Christian bookstore/library in the back of the coffee shop just overall a very nice experience and the coffee was fantastic”

“BEST SHRIMP TACOS! AND BIRRA (LAMB) TACOS AND EVERYONE IS SO FRIENDLY! BEST AND DEFINITELY THE CLEANEST FOOD TRUCK IN SUMPTER/LAKE/MARION COUNTY!!”

“I love this place. I get their sweet heat pulled pork and its absolutely scrumptious and not a bad price for what you get. Unfortunately I will not be able to eat there very often because I don't believe they have diabetic options like lettuce wraps. Just salad and i don't want pulled pork on a salad”

“went for dinner a week or two ago. hubby had the turkey dinner and I had the fish. Both were delicious!”

“I love your food and service! Any chance of opening another location closer to the retirement community of On Top of the World on Highway 200 in Ocala? There are several thousand people there, many of whom would love your food and prices but don't like the 1/2 hr. drive there. Hope to hear back from you!!”

“We almost passed this little place but I'm so glad we didn't. The garlic knots are fantastic. The Margherita pizza was probably the best pizza I've had in years. We will stop by the next time we are in town”

“Excellent food, service and value, it’s our new favorite place for lunch.”

“Had my first trip to Fresh Jalapeno and Had Athena as my waitress and she was amazing....”