Cody’s Original Roadhouse

Terrible food. Terrible service. The manager was rude and did not accommodate for anything, but instead talked back to us when we questioned why the server never returned to our table and why our food was cold. I will be calling general management about this horrendous experience.

preprepared food, so don’t expect a lot of quality. bar food. $ 8 dessert was a little silly.

Great food super fast service has those amazing road house yeast rolls yummy will come again

Went here for lunch, service was HORRIBLE! We both ordered the soup and salad, took 20 mins to get a refill on our salad. Waitress took my soup before i was finished with it. We then waited over 20 mins for our change. A manager came by and asked how we were, when we told him not happy, he said to wait, don’t leave, he’d be right back… we waited (because we were waiting for the change), he never came back. We were there over an hour and a half just for soup and salad! Never going back!!!

We went to Cody’s Thursday night and the food the service and the live music was great. The steaks were cooked perfect and the Mahi mahi was awesome. We also had pulled pork nachos which was enough for 6. And 1 piece of wonderful key lime pie. I paid less than $ 150.00 for 6 people which also included 6 beers and 2 margaritas.

Came to Codys today for a bite to eat with my dog, a maltepoo, in the outdoor pet friendly area. When I sat at the table my dog jumped into my lap. She was nervous with all of the noise. So she sat in my lap away from the table for about a minute to settle down. I put her down on the floor. The maitre d (I think she had a black shirt on) came over to me and said that she had a complaint that my dog was sitting at the table. She never asked if I had my dog sitting at the table. She just said keep the dog from sitting at the table. I thought that was rude to accuse me of something without asking. It was happy hour in full swing. Maybe there was a pink elephant next to me too. I’ve been here about 4 times before. First time with my dog though. My neighbors in the villages who have dogs will think twice. The food is great. It had been in my last visits. Food and other staff get a 5. But I am still very offended by the rude woman. Never accuse some one of something unless you have all your facts. I will not come here again with my dog. My food became cold and we left. My money works elsewhere.

Had a great meal here last week. We had GREAT prompt service! The drinks were made perfect! Our for was cooked perfect and the prime rib was excellent! Cody’s never disappoints!

For Fri July 31. Sat outside on large deck. Live entertainment, lively but not boisterous crowd. Lots of dancing. Great atmosphere. Friendly andnprompt service. Good prices. Food — adequate. Comfort food quality. Had prime rib — garlic saved it. Salmon: OK. Soups: solid and good portion step up over canned. Solid not spectacular but fair for the price points. Atmosphere, service, entertainment reason for sol8d four stars. I will go back and try the BBQ which may be their sweet spot.

The service was ok, but the food was not what I was expecting. The Queso dip tasted like just melted cheese. The salads were warm and the bread was cold (not sure if that’s how it’s supposed to be), but not good. The steak was ok but they could use seasoning and they could lay off the garlic in the mashed potatoes. Most likely won’t be back definitely not worth the money.

It is always great when we go there busy but the best service and the consistent good food go to 2 location s at the villages both great

It was our first visit, and a decent lunch for sure. We had French onion soups and the ‘special’ for lunch, a grilled ham and cheese on marbled rye with fries.
We were among the first seated, and found the seating pleasant and quick. Service was acceptable, not exceptional, as was most everything else here. While nothing was ‘bad’, it was also lack luster at best.
The soup was short on onions, but tasted well. The sandwich could have used a slice or three more meat, but tasted well, nonetheless.
For me though, I am very picky with my fries, and I did enjoy them, with the help of their house branded steak sauce.
Will we return, yes, when, eventually…

Ol’ Codys. any new restaurant that pops up around your home you have to try at least once right? That’s probably good enough for me when speaking of Codys.
It’s a run of the mill chain restaurant with that «roadhouse» theme that seems to be gaining popularity (again). The service was nice, our waitress was attentive, friendly and on the ball. For the money, the food is a letdown. Seasoning goes a long way. Maybe it was an off night and they deserve a second chance, or maybe I just have a couple of cold ones here next time and move on.
The outside patio facing the pond and Hwy 44 is a really chill place to have a couple of beers and relax. I reckon my best recommendation for Codys is the atmosphere for pleasant viewing during cold beer consumption.

This was our 3^rd time there, it’s been great every time. During «prime season» — before the snow birds leave, it is always crowded for dinner. They do take reservations, as we did it once for a party of 18.
Happy Hour daily 11am — 7pm, great deal.
Steaks are wonderful. My last time there for lunch, I ordered a big salad, it was fantastic.
Warm rolls served with Cinnamon Butter, all you can eat salad for dinners — always great.
This last time we enjoyed the Carrot Cake for dessert… it’s not cheap, but it’s 4 layers and probably the best carrot cake I’ve ever had. 2 of us split it and still had left overs.
A must visit if you are in the area… come early or call for reservations.

We were in town this past weekend for Bike Fest and this place was recommended. We were a party of 8 and arrived around 9pm STARVING. Big mistake, as it was an hour wait. We somehow was able to score a around table in the bar area after 10 mins and cramped in. No problem thou, we were happy! Server, Nikki, was DA BOMB! She was on her game and never missed a beat! Smiled, joked and got all our apps, drinks out quick! Dinners arrived in a timely fashion afterwards. Not bad at all considering how busy the place was! She was quick to take dirty plates so to make room on our 6 top table to we made work for 8 ppl, all while being cheerful and joking. Great food too: burgers, salads, chicken dinner, chicken quesdilla, Prime Rib, onion rings, buffalo shrimp app, mozz sticks, etc — great food delivered hot and fast. Yummy rolls with cinnamon butter! we were too stuffed for dessert. She was even thoughtful enough to automatically bring us doggie bags for leftovers (instead of foam to-​go boxes) knowing we had to packed them in the motorcycles. Good common sense Nikki! Good drink specials too!
We’ll be back here next year for Bike Fest! All thanks to Nikki! Management owes her a bonus!

It is too bad that atrocious is not an available description for this place. I went to Cody’s with a coworker at ten pm. We ordered burgers, medium. When our burgers arrived, they were overcooked and charred beyond being edible. It amazes me the cook and server found this acceptable to send out and place on our table to eat. I found the meal so unacceptable I wouldn’t even take the leftovers home for my pets. I’ve eaten in other Cody’s and have never experienced such a horrendous meal. This Cody’s is owned by the same people that own the ones in Sumter Landing and Ocala and in both those restaurants the food has always been good. I would steer clear of this Cody’s.

Came in for lunch with wife and friend. Had chicken noodle soup — very salty, light on the noodle and chicken. The roadhouse grilled chicken salad was OK. The lettuce was crisp and fresh and the portion of grilled chicken reasonable. My wife had the BBQ pulled pork sandwich which she deemed excellent. My friend had the fish tacos which was OK — he wished the fish was grilled not breaded and fried but otherwise was fine. Picking on peanuts is always fun. The dinner rolls were soft and tasty. Atmosphere was OK if you like the cowboy feel.

we came here for appetizers and drinks
they have an outdoor bar area and an indoor dining room
we walked in (there was about a 20 minute wait for the dining room)
so we went to the outdoor bar area — but were told that it was part of the dining room and had to have our name on the list — feh —
so we sat at the bar and had a couple of beers (cold and beer — what else?) and looking at the bar menu decided to get some onion rings — they were priced per ring — I know, odd right?- so we ordered 5
OMG they were at least an inch and a half wide slices of onion — huge
took an effort but we did finish them — though I would recommend the ranch dip rather than the bland turmeric dip that they serve them with

We like this restaurant. We went a couple of times on Sunday and had their Sunday specials. We were not disappointed. We had the rotisserie chicken, roast beef, pot roast which were specials. We also had a rib eye steak and Steak & lobster. I would order the rib eye again, not great but good, the sirloin was sirloin and the lobster was great. During happy hour you order one drink and they bring out two. Both times we had good service. We will return.

Not the bartenders fault, but, running out of popular draft beers on a Sunday Football game day is inexcusable! Overwhelmed bartenders, insufficient servers, and overwelmed kitchen staff is owners responsibility! I will try this bar one more time.

Had a great Thanksgiving meal here. Pumpkin pie was fantastic and the service was top notch for such a busy day. Smart move on the part of this newer location being open for Thanksgiving. Most other options remained closed. Too bad it was not a bit warmer out to take advantage of the outdoor seating.
Kevin Bell
Retired In The Villages, FL
(Lady Lake)