8 Best Southern Restaurants near Plant City

“We had a party of 20 yesterday, April 30, 2023 & it was packed but you know we just visited with one another & got in within 45 minutes. As usual the food (everything that we all ate) was delicious ‼️ Going on Wednesday to try out breakfasts ♥️“

“Visited Sweet Missions' booth at the Strawberry Festival! Absolutely amazing!! Loved their Strawberry Crumble cake & cookies, and the berry chicken salad on a croissant was AMAZING (highlight of the festival for me!) I'm so glad they were part of the event. Strawberries were featured in every dish.

I saw another review on here complaining that their brick&mortar cafe was closed a week ahead of time for festival prep, but that's so silly! OF COURSE they have to prepare ahead of time! They are a small family-owned business, and their booth at the strawberry festival has so many items stocked up that I can imagine it took a ton of work to prepare.

I'm not from the area, but because I found out about this place at the festival, I totally intend to visit Plant City and the cafe :) I want more of that chicken salad!!“

“Nice little diner/cafe. Service was good. The food is a little over priced for what you get. A lot of what we got seemed like it was from a box or premade. The Mac and cheese was overcooked and bland. What little taste was like generic boxed. The Country Fried Steak had a weird taste. Catfish was good, as well as the Fried Okra. With tip we paid over $36 for 2 people. That was one breakfast and one dinner.“

“Kaitlyn with a “K” was above average in customer service, she was an experience. I told Kaitlyn is was my deceased father’s birthday and he loved Fred’s! Not only did she express empathy she asked what was his drink order and bought it to the table . It’s those small gestures that leaves a big imprint on one’s heart ! YOU ROCK GIRLFRIEND ❣️“

“I had the pleasure of dining in the Valrico restaurant and tho my review is not all pleasant the results of my issue was pleasant...My mom and I came in for dinner after her Chemo Treatment...Our waitress Bianca was very nice...we ordered our food a Pancake breakfast and Pot Pie...as we waited some time we noticed that tables whom were seated after us were getting their food...well after the 3rd table was served I finally called our waitress over to ask how long would it be she politely responded I'm checking on it now...so I asked could I please speak with a manager...The reason being is that I felt I didn't need to address the waitress because she was going to continue serving us and I didn't want the tension between us...The manager came out can't remember her name I explained to her that we had been waiting quite a while for our food and in the meantime no one said anything to us of why it's taking so long...she apologized and offered us freebies to our satisfaction...We refused the freebies because we wanted what we ordered we didn't come to get anything free...To my surprise she was very professional listened to our problem with a pleasant attitude...Even tho we refused she brought dessert to the table..just wanted to say Thank you to not only her but also Bianca I will definitely be back again...The our dinner was amazing...“

“OMG this food is amazing. Perfect barbeque the food is so good and tender. This place will be added to our Lakeland Safe places to eat. grab and go or sit and eat. sits back in the corner in Town center. and the prices are fair.“

“I was Amazed to see customers with dogs in an open restaurant where dishes are buffet style. It turned me off because dogs should not be in restaurants where people are dining. Dogs carry germs and other bacteria. This should not be allowed in Any restaurant even if they are service dogs. There should be limits placed on animals in food places. Don't 4get people dogs are not human. They are ANIMALS and they walk on dirty grounds with 4 feet. Also there are people that are allergic to dogs, afraid of dogs and can't be around them for medical purposes. Let's stop being selfish with animals. Just because you may love them others may not. Consideration Must be extended.“

“This has been our been our go to for over a year. Food quality was good, service quick & Josie is an Angel. However, we’ve been there 2 of the last few weekends. First time, a cook & a waitress were arguing in the kitchen & she walked out after 10 mins screaming. Today the same thing only it was 2 males dropping the f-bomb over & over. I told Josie I don’t think we’ll be back for a while. I go to relax on a weekend & enjoy. Sorry but that’s my experience.“