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Gators Riverside Grille
Sep 27, 2009 by Ron from Lake Mary FL

Overall Rating: 5
Food:[2] • Service:[2] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Being on the St. John's River, Wild life & cold beer.
• Service was slow and food was served cold.

“I have visited Gators 4 times. 3 of the 4 (including today), the service was slow and food came 45 Minutes after ordering and was cold. Wait staff seemed confused and would disappear for long periods at a time. Thought the poor service/food the 2 previous times were flukes, but I guess not. Did see a small Gator while eating, best part of the meal.”

Gators Riverside Grille
May 9, 2009 by Don from Oviedo

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Great food, music and atmosphere.
• No liquor drinks.

“Gators riverside grille is a great place to stop if your boating down the St. Johns river or coming home from the beach. They always have great food, service and some of the best bands, duos and soloist playing up on the stage. If you've never been gators, you need to give it a try the view of the river is great.”

Mel's Family Diner
Aug 19, 2008 by Michael from Lutz

Overall Rating: 2
Food:[4] • Service:[2] • Atmosphere:[4]

• Food was ok, tea was good.
• Portions and service was definitely under average. Prices were too high for portions.

“My wife and I love to try different places. We stopped at Mel's, what a disappointment. We ordered the dinner meal, but the portions were lunch sized at best. Our salads came on a small saucer with a very small portion of lettuce and the potatoes were childlike portions. Usually when you order a chopped steak, the steak itself is a fair sized portion but both of our steaks were very small. The service was mediocre at best, they did not keep up with beverage re-fills and were not very friendly. The two small pieces of pie were good with ice cream, but added ten dollars to our bill. They must treat their locals differently, otherwise I don't know how they stay in business. Bottom line, if you're hungry I suggest you go down the street where you'll get your money's worth.”

Logan's Roadhouse Restaurant
May 18, 2008 by Anne from Sanford and Ocala

Overall Rating: 6
Food:[7] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[4]

• Wait staff is very friendly.
• Temperature cold, noise level high, seating uncomfortable.

“I have had great service here and the food is usually very good. The atmosphere is chaotic and loud. I won't meet another couple there again, because it simply isn't possible to carry on a conversation, even in the addition which they had recommended for that purpose. It is also kept very cold throughout the restaurant and even with a jacket I, and others who have been with me on previous visits, became so cold we were physically uncomfortable (in pain). Also, the food gets cold rapidly too. Some of the seating is exceedingly uncomfortable; the booths are generally adequate.”

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Gators Riverside Grille
Feb 12, 2008 by Greg from Osteen

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Food, atmosphere and service are fabulous!
• Need to advertise more and let everybody know where you are located.

“The food and scenery of the St. John's River are out of this world. This is the "Old Florida" and a "must visit" if your in the Sanford area. If you want to eat good food and sit right on the edge of the river, then this is the place.”

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Gators Riverside Grille
Dec 20, 2007 by Paul from New Smyrna Beach

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[10]

• Great food, reasonable prices, good atmosphere and sports bar!
• None, the restaurant has been upgraded under the new ownership.

“AAA great food and the scenery are great! Nothing else likes this on the St. John's river.”

Vivona's Italian Pizzeria Inc
Nov 12, 2007 by melissa from collinsville

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[8]

• The food was top notch.
• Some of the young servers need to hone their craft or hire older.

“I totally disagree with the previous review, and think he needs to try it again before he makes a judgment. I think he may have had a bad experience. We have been there several times and have ordered in and our pizza has never been bad. Just the opposite it is awesome. We are only here for a few more weeks and I wish I could figure out a way to get their pizza and a couple of their pasta dishes to Illinois. I actually sat and watched them make pizzas on a visit one time and I dont think I have ever seen so many ingredients go on one pizza. And our pizza has never been oily. And I know for a fact I have good taste.”

Angelo's Pizzeria & Restaurant
Oct 12, 2007 by Cathy from Debary

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[8] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[7]

• Tasty, fresh Ingredients.
• Service is friendly, but slow. Only one hard working waitress on duty when I was there. And she was cleaning tables, serving and taking orders!

“The pizza is wonderful! The best that I have had in a long time. I'm new to this restaurant but old to the area (21) years! Our new FAV. Pizza Joint!”

El Potro Mexican Restaurant
Oct 3, 2007 by Berni from Winter Springs

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[9] • Service:[9] • Atmosphere:[9]

• Love the food, the staff and the prices.
• Sometimes hard to order if you don't speak Spanish.

“Great atmosphere for a few people, a group of people, or families. Wonderfully friendly staff. Good food and a good price.”

Gators Riverside Grille
Aug 25, 2007 by Kristina gregory from deltona

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[10]

• I love being on the water and having great food!
• I dislike the bugs that come out at dusk but they have candles and spray!

“My family and I loved Gators Riverside so much we go every chance we get which is usually at least once a week! If you love fish, wings, or sandwiches gators is for you! The blackened grouper is awesome and I also love the tuna bites and sugared corn fritters!”

Cattleranch Steakhouse
Jul 25, 2007 by Alicia from Deltona

Overall Rating: 9
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[8]

• Food was wonderful.
• Waitress wasn't wonderful but she was ok.

“Great food. Cooked just the way I like it.”

Vivona's Italian Pizzeria Inc
Jul 25, 2007 by Carly from Sanford, Florida

Overall Rating: 5
Food:[5] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Service was okay, close to home, both deliver and have seating.
• Extremely oily pizza, chinzy with cheese.

“*Sigh* I wanted so badly to love this restaurant, as I just moved into the neighborhood and was hoping to find a pizzeria with New York style pizza (or as close to it as I'm going to get in Florida). I wanted it to be Verona's, since we order in a lot of pizza at my house. I was so disappointed with the quality of pizza after eating in the restaurant to sample it first, although it does have potential if they could correct some problems. The first problem is way too much oil used in making the pizza, such that the bottoms of the pizzas are completely drenched and soggy with oil while they are sitting on the metal serving trays. I know a little oil is to be expected, but most often you find some on the top and can blot it with a napkin. That I can live with. However, the entire underside of their pizza was completely soaked and floppy, totally impossible to brooch off because it soaks up easily (the crust is on the thin side, so this makes it even worse). The second problem is with ordering extra cheese. There didn't really seem to be any "extra" put on it when that was what we had ordered on all our pizzas (any less and I can't imagine that even being a "regular," honestly!). If they can improve upon these issues, I would have been ordering quite a bit of their pizza for delivery pretty often, but I just can't do that at the prices they charge for the quality they give. Believe me, I would pay the higher prices (about $17 for extra large, I believe) for good Italian pizza, and even stop by for the entrees now and then with my family, but I just can't do that for what was served to us at the restaurant upon our visit. So, Verona's, please experiment with the oil levels until it gets rid of the problem and please don't be cheap with the mozzarella even when we ask for extra to combat the potential problem of there not being enough on a regular. People that love good pizza usually don't look for ambiance and the bells and whistles, so your casual setup is not of any concern to me. But if you could fix these aforementioned problems, you would have a lot more business and people with good taste (that don't want to do the Domino's thing) would be willing to pay more for a great meal! And then I may never get seat when I visit! )”

Logan's Roadhouse Restaurant
Jul 6, 2007 by Debra from Deltona

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• The service and food.
• Chairs at the tables are very narrow.

“They have the very best burgers that you will ever have.”

Angelo's Pizzeria & Restaurant
May 6, 2007 by John from Deltona

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[10] • Service:[8] • Atmosphere:[7]

• Great food.
• Needs work for Sundays schedule.

“A word to Chris comments. Sunday schedule could use some change to accommodate lunches. Atmosphere may change for the good after renovations complete.”

Angelo's Pizzeria & Restaurant
Mar 14, 2007 by Cindy

Overall Rating: 10
Food:[10] • Service:[10] • Atmosphere:[10]

• The food.
• Nothing bad.

“It's currently being renovated. Since I visited last year the restaurant looks beautiful now. The food is great and you get wonderful service. They have a buffet that is 6.99 that is absolutely wonderful. It consists of pizza, wings, garlic knots, Storable and desirable, and a salad bar. The rest of the items on the menu are delicious from my experiences. I really recommend this restaurant. It is definitely worth your time.”

Angelo's Pizzeria & Restaurant
Jul 25, 2006 by Pam from Orange City

Overall Rating: 8
Food:[8] • Service:[7] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Good Pizza.
• Could be updated and cleaned.

“We love their pizza (we like the thin) and the sauce is delicious. It's not fancy, and the servers are a little weird-looking sometimes, but they are friendly and helpful. Could use a good cleaning/facelift inside.”

Angelo's Pizzeria & Restaurant
Nov 6, 2005 by Chris from Sanford

Overall Rating: 2
Food:[2] • Service:[1] • Atmosphere:[5]

• Old pizzeria look
• Too expernsive and staff is not friendly

“Food is overpriced for the amount you are served. ”

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