The Lodge Ocala Pub & Eatery -Food CA (Near Ocala)

shane Hardware Store Brewing Company offers a great variety of beers, and everything we tried was outstanding. We especially enjoyed the Hardware IPA and one of their sours, both were excellent and well crafted. The atmosphere was welcoming, and the service was friendly and attentive, which really added to the experience. Definitely a place we’d recommend and look forward to visiting again.

Kent Rasmussen The o ly downside is this place is rather small and a little tight fitting. It felt very much like a similar restaurant in Sapporo Japan ii went to years ago.

Sherry Conrad Great little Italian joint with a comprehensive wine list. Dont let the location fool you! This restaurant puts a lot of flavor in their little piece of Bradenton. Highlights included the caprese salad, cheese wheel pasta, and of course the tiramisu!

Victoria Chen German was our server, he was super friendly and funny and made the experience amazing! We had the white peach sangria, mimosa, the grilled octopus (so tender!), lobster ravioli (so much lobster meat!), the tiramisu (prepared skillfully!), and a complimentary cannoli (very chocolate-y) + glasses of champagne to celebrate our one year of engagement! Would come back =)

Nickolas Whidden We had a great visit to Pier 220. We sat outside where theres a beautiful view. Typically places with spread out, outside seating have terrible service. Definitely not the case here the service was excellent. Theres an inside area that you can choose if weather is not favorable otherwise I would suggest outside seating. They have a nice covered outside bar as well. If you choose dinner plenty of amazing photos ops. The food was excellent. Apps.. Grouper bites were excellent. Tarter sauce tastes homemade. Smoked fish dip was good. Our waiter recommended Jalapenos. They are sliced fresh so they carry more heat than pickled jalapenos. They really brought out the flavors and smokiness of the dip its a great recommendation if you can stand the heat. Mains The taco are phenomenal choice. The pico has pineapple and mango which my friends love. I dont like salsas with either of those so I had to pass. I wish they had a non- pineapple or mango option but not worth deducting stars. I had the fish sandwich as you can see generous filet blackened to perfection. Again tartar sauce is excellent. I got the side salad. Blue cheese tasted like Kens which is not my favorite. I probably wont do that next time. The Ahi Tuna salad looked delicious. My friend really enjoyed that one he gave it 5 stars. The Crab and shrimp tacos were Loaded with the goods. It looked good and my friend gobbled. Highly recommended. My wife loves peel and eat shrimp. If you are a purest, I would skip this one. They tasted more like shrimp cocktail than peel and eat. If you dont know or care then you will probably like these. If you do know the difference and prefer traditional then skip this item. Overall great meal. I love restaurants where the manager takes time to check on every table. That type of oversight always shows an expectation of good service. Take a look at the map before you come. The map does tell where to turn but it doesnt seem correct because the restaurant is another 1500 feet down so I is easy to miss. If you miss you have to go all the way across the bridge u-turn and come back. This place is pet friendly outside saw several dogs. The outside seating is wooden seats I saw some people who brought stadium cushions and one group their own chairs. The seats are bit high so short adults feet wont touch the ground. The only item we didnt love was the

Ricoh Mason Ask for Monica she is great! I came to the sandbar because my car was getting an oil change next door. Monica greeted me and brought me over a menu. She explained the special for the day and we began to chat. She is really kind and fun to talk to. The food was excellent! I ordered a club with fries and it was delicious. For great customer service please ask for Monica.