Katie Belle Key Club

We were very disappointed in the new Katie Belle’s. It was not improved in any way. It looks sterile, and no longer has the «wow factor». The food is mediocre and the regular menu is expensive, and the wonderful Sunday Brunch has been eliminated. Too bad… we will not be returning.

Worse food I have ever eaten. The chicken tasted like saw dust. We were not told we could not order off the menu for a show. Nursing home food would be an upgrade. Katie Belles went from the penthouse to the outhouse. Our waiter Dean was wonderful.

Sadly, looking forward to seeing the George Carlin tribute artist and Berri Lee the magician. My evening was not what I expected. After being seated (one of the first groups to be seated) we waited for 20 minutes before I grabbed a waiter and asked for some service. I then went to front desk to complain about the very poor service. Only to be responded to in a very condescending manner. The experience wasn’t pleasant, the food? Marginally decent, the service PISS POOR! And the attitude the same. The entertainment was great but couldn’t make up for the terrible service. I had heard good things about Katie Bells… not so much. My recommendation… eat elsewhere.

Out of business. Out of business. Being turned into steak house. Out of business. Key club ?? Any sex going on?

Thank goodness this horrible «restaurant» is going thru a total remodel. With any luck the food, staff and atmosphere will be flushed into oblivion also. This dump and the Cattle Baron restaurant upstairs are great examples of how horrible the backwards and ignorant The Villages mindset and lack of progressiveness really is. Appearance is everything here. Cheapness is paramount over actual quality. Adherence to corporate rules is required. This place portrays that Disney mentality — all is well, don’t question anything. Food must be cheap, bland and neutral. Tasting good, looking good and being cheap is required for success. Golden Corral, McDonalds and Chik-​Fil-​A are always crowded and highly recommended by the flocks of sheep that are «The Villagers». My best example of Katie Belles lack of class and quality: the salad/​soup bar has two soups — chicken noodle & cream of mushroom. What imagination! As we watch, a waitress brings out more cream of mushroom. She dumps said soup from a just opened Sysco #10 can directly into the steam vessel on the bar. It should be barely tepid by tomorrow. Sadly true, and common to everything about The Villages; cheap, crappy, minimum wage and does not require any sense of taste (in any sense). Sad sad sad place to visit, much less live.

The service was awful. Drinks took 20 minutes and the food an hour. E dry one that worked there obviously hated it. The best part is when the server disappeared for 30 minutes and I needed a refill, the bar put a $ 50 hold on my card for a week. I will never be back here again. The food is atrocious!

Wow! Went with some friends that live in The Villages to The Cattle Baron upstairs. There were six of us. We all got the special of the night. 7oz prime rib with choice of potato or vegetable. The prime rib was really great. With it you had an unlimited salad bar and fresh bread. You could also get a bowl, or two or three of Hungarian goulash. It was all delicious. The service was also great. We would go back with our friends.

So, my parents, who live in the Villages, took us here for lunch. They boasted about live entertainment and talked it up. We were seated by a grouchy man who seemed annoyed that we had a toddler with us (understandably but he’s extremely well behaved otherwise we wouldn’t dine out with him).
Our server was one of the worst servers I’ve ever had. Awful. He didn’t seem to know the menu, he forgot the bar drinks and worst of all, he forgot to put in our child’s food order. The 4 adult entrees came our and I said, «we’re missing the kid meal». The server, who didn’t deliver the food, came right over and told us, «looks like we’re missing a hot dog, I’ll go grab it». I used to be a server and I knew immediately he forgot to punch it in. Food was blah. Definitely not good. We had a cheese steak, a French dip and two specials which were briskets. Greasy and bland. The cole slaw was good.
Fifteen minutes later, here comes the $ 6 hot dog which is more like a kielbasa than a hot dog. Not for kids. Thankfully my son ate some of it.
At the end of the meal before any plates were cleared, he brought the check. Didn’t mention dessert at all, which was odd. My husband doesn’t drink so he often gets dessert as his treat. I did speak up and mentioned that the kid meal comes with ice cream. The server disagreed with me. He said he’s go check. Then he came back with ice cream. Which is pre scooped into a dish and put in the freezer in the dish, which means that it needs to sit for about 10 minutes before you can even attempt to scoop into it with a spoon. A kid eating it? Forget it.
We got charged for the kids meal which wasn’t very great service considering all is adults were finished before his food even came. The server brought our change and we left the tip in cash on the table. As we finished and sat for another 5 minutes because it was pouring out, the server came over and grabbed his tip off the table which was right in front of my father. It wasn’t pushed to the side or to the end of the table. Super tacky. We all sort of looked at each other and laughed.
Whatever. Won’t be going back there next time we visit my parents. Their staff needs some serious training in customer service and the kitchen needs some lessons as well.

I really enjoyed the meal which came with a bread, salad, and soup bar! The pricing was good for what I ordered which was the Tortellini Rosetta. The servers were friendly and there was always someone available when you needed to ask a question. The décor was nice as it is western themed and different from many places around Orlando. I would go back again! The only reason why I gave it four stars instead of five was because they said there were no reservations till April over the phone yet another person was able to set the reservation for last night. There were many empty tables so I’m not sure as to why they would lie about reservations but other than that we had a great time!