10 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!!“

“Omg I moved to Plant City 2 1/2 years ago and I can not believe this gem has been under my nose all this time! The staff was courteous and friendly. I had there Turkey club and it was amazing made with fresh carved turkey! I’m definitly coming back and I’m bringing my mom and my kids!“

“Buffets were set up nice, and everything was labeled. Good ol' home cookin'. Lol
Clean, good service.and everyone had a smile!

Dietary restrictions: I have certain dietary restrictions and I was able to find plenty of food to eat at this restaurant! The food was amazing.“

“excellent service great soup clean seating delicious sweet tea excellent sauces tender meat“

“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...“

“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.“

“What a great find in south Lakeland! I had the tenderloin and my friend had a burger. We could tell both were made in-house, not frozen and thrown in the fryer or on the grill. Delicious!“

“Let me just start by saying THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME THAT I'VE BEEN WOWED BY FOOD AT A RESTAURANT! I ordered from them at the Juneteenth festival at the Tampa Museum of Art. I knew this was going to be good from the smell of the food alone! I ordered "The Skillet" which was a seafood rice packed with shrimp, grouper nuggets, crab meat, and sausage, with some kind of delicious sauce on top! It kinda gave me a New Orleans vibe with the flavor profile and the sauce that was on top. OMG it was AMAZING! It was a large portion too. I ate some for lunch, nibbled it a bit at dinner, and took the remainder to work for lunch the next day. My coworkers were jealous of the smell of my lunch! I would definitely order from them again!“

“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.“