Smiths American Tavern - Lakeland
Joshua Kemp Honestly was not expecting that much from this restaurant, but the atmosphere felt perfect. The look, the smell, the lighting was just right. (This can be subjective) Another thing I didn’t expect was the presentation. The way the food was presented was phenomenal. The food tasted as good as it looked and smelled. It was extremely fresh and clean. The service was awesome. Dawn M was our waitress and she was an absolute saint. She was very helpful, and offered excellent insight about the menu options and she kept the refills coming!!
I might be kind of glazing but my girlfriend and I didn’t expect the experience to be that amazing…they will definitely be seeing us again. My compliments to the chef…he outdid himself/herself.
For appetizers we had the fried mozzarella and meatballs. Never had fried mozzarella like that before. It was a pleasant surprise. You could taste the spices in the meatballs and you could tell the sauce was hand made. It wasn’t frozen meat they heated up and slapped sauce on. It was well thought out and well made. I had the smash burger and it was really good. A lot of flavors and very juicy. My girlfriend had the salmon and she loved it. She also raved about the Caesar salad. She said it was fresh and tasty.
Overall awesome food, service and eating environment!



