50 Best American Restaurants near Ocklawaha

“Good atmosphere and great people and food. 🍺 🍔 🍗“

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

“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.“

“Had an amazing experience at Eaton's Beach Sandbar & Grill! The beachfront setting and lake views from the large outdoor deck create the perfect relaxed vibe. The food was absolutely delicious—the Louisiana-style dishes were flavorful, fresh, and perfectly seasoned. We also really enjoyed the fantastic live music, which made the whole atmosphere even better. Great service, friendly staff, and refreshing drinks. Easily a 5-star spot, and I can’t wait to visit again whenever I'm in town!“

“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.“

“I went there just on a whim with a friend of mine and I can honestly say that I haven't been in a restaurant that clean and the food was amazing I got the pizza sub and it's probably one of the best sandwiches I've had in a long time they don't confuse things with a bunch of stuff when you get a pizza a bag of chips and a soda simple as that which is cool I would highly recommend it and I think they're opening one in Ocala pretty soon so I would definitely say go there all the sandwiches look delicious“

“Me and my wife had an awesome experience last night ! The food was great we both had the fish and chips and the baklava was to die for ! Our waitress name was Jessica she delivered excellent service . We had a wonderful time we will definitely be back !“

“The manager Barry was so attentive. Our favorite servers and bartenders are Nau and Joyce. All the staff does a great job- always friendly make the experience enjoyable“

“Great place for Eating, MUSIC and Dancing 💃 👌“

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“Went there last Saturday with a group of friends. Everyone enjoyed their meals. Exceptional food. Glad it so close and so good.“

“Food and drinks were awesome“

“Trinity waits on us every Sunday. She knows what we want when we come in but always takes time to greet us and make sure we still want our usual orders. She is a great server!“

“Jerica R was the most competent skillful waitress I have ever experienced. We had a large group and she was the only waitress in the entire dining room. She handled things perfectly.“

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

“It's clean and the waitstaff is fantastic. They treat you like you are family. Food is always excellent, short wait, piping hot. Prices are great. If you don't stop in, you don't know what you are missing. It's a great place and I recommend it highly.“

“Great place to have a fantastic breakfast“

“your employee Tabitha made our evening with great service“

“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“

“🥰 The food and the service were excellent!!!“

“After golf, 4 of us stopped by, sat at bar. Ricki took wonderful care of us, we had 2 meat loaf meals, 1 fish and chips, and a chicken rice bowl. All were delicious. Place was packed when we left, I would have to say mostly local folks who know a good place. One of our favorite places.“

“Thanks to Shauna for making our morning with an excellent service!“

“Great night Food Service Management all well done“

“After reading some of the reviews we were afraid to try this place but decided to try it anyway.I’m glad we did!Our food was awesome.Our waitress was very nice also.We will be coming back for sure.“

“awesome staff! kelly rocks“

“Monica the manager is so polite and courteous. All employees are hard working people. I visit once a week. food is awesome.“

“As always, food was great! However, the Friday night karaoke has really gone down hill! Poor sound system, could barely hear the singers and the DJ didn't seem to interested in providing entertainment. More interested in drinking and hanging at the bar. Wasn't always this way!“

“I have lived in Belleview for 5 years and recently started frequently eating at riccardos. it started with their Philly cheese and fries for lunch. The best local Philly and one of the best national Philly! Then I tried the two for $36 chicken parmasan which was so delicious the next day I ordered the lasagna, then the next the spaghetti. I consider it the best pizza in America. I have lived in 15 states and have traveled them all including Alaska, I coukdnt find an Italian place there. Riccardos is a historical staple to Belleview offering jobs to local teens and young adults and everyone in between, the wait staff becomes a family extension and the place has the aroma of a true Italian pizzeria, the seafood is a whole other topic, super fresh and delicious every meal. the bartenders are fabulous and knowledgeable. I always recommend Riccardos over any of their competition, especially down the road riccardos is waaaay more authentic!“

“Thank you Denny's for the free breakfast for Veterans Day. The food was so good and came to the table hot. Our server, Erika was outstanding! She was so sweet, and helpful and kept checking on us and filling up my husband's coffee. We weren't expecting this because of how crowded it was but Erika handled everything with ease. She is the best server we have ever had since moving here. You are lucky to have such a caring employee.“

“Shrimp cocktail would be a solid option.

The scallops were excellent, perfectly prepared and definitely would recommend.

My fish and chips as you can see were meh… fries thrown on, batter fell apart and sparse serving of coleslaw. Would not recommend.

The shrimp with crab was good. The diner enjoyed them I tried one and not my thing so when I say “good” take it with a grain…

All the asparagus were severely overcooked.

Bread was bulk purchased and not very good.

Vickey our server was on point. Timing everything appropriately and a professional pleasure left a 20% + gratuity.

Can’t say I’d run back and would prefer Blue Fin.“

“Our first time dining here. Excellent experience. My husband and I were greeted by Teresa who also prepared our sandwich. She was most helpful in sharing with me first just what the size of the sandwich would be so I could choose to order just one to split as it was a more than ample size for my husband and me. Keyla took my order and was also most helpful in answering several questions I had regarding placing a Christmas pre-order. Both Teresa and Keyla made our first time at Honey Baked Hams a joy, even taking time at the end of their day to have friendly conversation with us.“

“Love this eatery!! Been there a dozen times!!“

“The chicken wraps are outstanding“

“We enjoyed an early dinner there at 4:00, a very good idea cuz it wasn't crowded yet..The food was great. The service was great. Everybody there was friendly and nice and we had a great server named Ebony and we're just very happy about the whole experience of food and friendly staff members and atmosphere because so many restaurants in the area were disappointing
But this one is definitely one to return to. Thank you so much!“

“Love it here! Grits are amazing!!!“

“Probably the only place left that still toasts your burger buns on the grill! ?“

“Great food for a reasonable price. The brisket is so tender and delicious. Every time I go to summerfield Walmart I stop in and get lunch. Last I went Brittney and Hites gave wonderful customer service.“

“Take the name Philadelphia of the “Philly cheese steak sandwich as it is nothing like aPhilly steake“

“Friendly people and good food!“

“everything we had was good“

“After reading reviews at a different site I didn't have high hopes for McCall's, but I was pleasantly surprised by everything. I was there to watch the Chicago Bears game. It was great to see the game on all the screens with plenty of volume to hear the commentators. Kelly, our server was terrific. Very attentive. The recommended Patty Melt was very good. The mashed potatoes with gravy and cole slaw were also good. It was fresh, hot and served quickly. This was a great place to watch the game.“

“Always have a great time, good food and reasonable prices“

“Philly cheesesteak wrap outstanding! Thanks Aaron!“

“Rjs is located right on prime real estate! Located in lake Sumter landing square right on the water! Sometimes you can actually see a gator swim by, live singer from 2-5pm at the outside bar everyday! Highly recommend checking out their entertainment of the day. $4.25 on most drafts. $6-8 mixed drinks. $4 wines. Food is great, many options, more than just sea food! Wings are huge! Also, fried items can come GRILLED!!!! For all the GF people you know how amazing that can be! Service is fantastic! Give them a try. Oh and the gator tail pie 🤌🏻 out of this world it has all the tables around you buzzing with attention and curiosity!“

“Richard made our visit great.“

“We have been going to Perkins for Thanksgiving for the past 15 years, Love the food, good service and prices. However, This year we were very disappointed that the pie did not come with the purchase of the turkey dinner. It has been added to your meal, not this year. so sad.. Love your pies, but when you get used to something so good, then it's good, kind of loses it for ya...bring the pie back please!!!!!“

“Family of 3 out for dinner Saturday about 7pm -our server was Allie- she has been our server before - she is so together- excellent server - makes suggestions, very attentive, actually remembers order and checks in often while managing the other guests in her area.

Great service- food was good -2 for $25 is our favorite deal!!“

“We won a gift certificate from the Fraternal Order of Eagles for The Dugout. it was a wonderful dining experience. we will go back.“

“My wife was in Advent for five days, she insisted I get some supper each night. I went to the Darrell’s on Pine Ave, James was cooking and did a fantastic job. Different waitress each night, all friendly and knowledgeable about the menu. The meal and good service helped getting past some difficult times.“

“We tried a Waffle House in Valdosta Georgia and had an excellent breakfast and service was above and beyond great. We decided to try this Waffle House went inside and sat at a table for at least 10 minutes and no waitress even acknowledged us. There were no other patrons seated at the time. Needless to say we got up and left. Really a shame! There were at least 5 people behind the counter too.“