View Full Version : In our eyes 3 great diners
Would just like to share these 3 restaurants which, yes have been spoken about on the forum before, but having just returned from Florida Dec 30th thought I would mention them while still fresh in the mind.
Houlihans - US192 heading towards US27 from Disney left hand side of carriageway. Fabulous Food
Carrabbas - US 192 heading towards US27 from Disney left hand side of carriageway Great Italian Food, a great alternative to Olive Garden
Both the above serve smaller portions than the standard USA size so easy on our UK tummies.
Manny's Chop House. <span style="color:purple"><span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">WOW what an experience</span id="Comic Sans MS"></span id="purple"> US27 just outside Haines City. Extremely Busy Diner.
Both Manny's and Carrabbas are very busy diners with long queues.
Our tip is to phone them 30 - 45 mins before your arrival to put your name on the waiting list. It does work as you will only have to wait 10-15 mins to b seated instead of 45 -60 mins, both restaurants promote ringing first to add your name to the waiting list.
andrewandcarole
03-01-2007, 00:14
For those on the H27 rhere is also a Carrabbas on the H50 at Clermont. Fewer tourists!
Carole
If there are only 2 of you and you dont mind, you can sit at the counter to eat and watch the chefs at work at Carrabas. Be warned though, they give you samples of their cooking and by the time your meal arrives you are no longer hungry! It does save on the waiting time though if you havnt pre-booked a table.
I must try the other Carrabas at Clermont on our next visit.
Mannys I agree is good too. Wasnt that impressed with Houlihans service though.
Karen
E. Cosgrove
03-01-2007, 02:46
Houlihans and Carrabas both get my vote and Manny's on my "to do" list!!![msnsmile2]
We found Mannys extremely noisy but the food was good. Definately going back to Carrabbas, didn't know about the one on H50. Had a 50% refund at Houlihans as 2 out of 4 mains weren't very good.
Justs shows we all have different experiences.
Both Carrabbas and Manneys are our most favourite restaurants:D:D
thornton
05-01-2007, 01:43
All three get my vote. I find little to choose between them.
palmvillas
06-01-2007, 00:40
All excellent, Manny's just pips them for us
Neil & Debbie
CarolAnn
07-01-2007, 23:12
More choices for places to eat, yum:)
wrightbuxton
08-01-2007, 16:33
Mannys is on my 'to do list' on my next visit.[msnsmile2]
Julie
In my opinion Carrabas on H50 is far better than the one on the 192 the food was better and the service was MUCH better !!!!!!
Pamela
ujpest doza
09-01-2007, 16:10
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by george
In my opinion Carrabas on H50 is far better than the one on the 192 the food was better and the service was MUCH better !!!!!!
Pamela
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Seems quite a distance away though when i do a locator search on their website.
We've just returned on 10th Jan, and visited Manny's 3 times whilst there.My husband and dad gave the steaks 10 out of 10 every time. Also went to Carrabas which we enjoy but find it really dark in there. Haven't yet tried Houlihans and kept meaning to as their breakfast buffet was only $3.99.
I love Houlihan but they don't do gluten free food for coeliacs[msncry]so we don't get to go there much.
Carrabbas on the other hand have a gluten free menu[msnwink]and the food is very good too[msntongue]
Manny's are on our to do list as we think they cater for coeliacs.
ALR
Last time we were in Florida...4 yrs ago....we really liked Bennigans opposite Old Town on the 192.
Darryls on I-Drive was pretty good,too....their loaded mash was to die for....! [msntongue]
Kat
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by jillyb
We've just returned on 10th Jan, and visited Manny's 3 times whilst there.My husband and dad gave the steaks 10 out of 10 every time. Also went to Carrabas which we enjoy but find it really dark in there. Haven't yet tried Houlihans and kept meaning to as their breakfast buffet was only $3.99.
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We tried the $3.99 breakfast at Houlihans, and as they say, you get what you pay for. It was terrible, huge queues, they ran out of food continuously and took 20 mins to bring out more, so you ended up with half a plate of cold food. Staff simply didn't care, and were obviously out of their depth trying to serve a buffet breakfast.
Wonder if it has improved since Christmas.
feathersonline
29-01-2007, 04:28
Steer clear of Carrabas unless you like food poisoning....:(
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by ALR
Carrabbas on the other hand have a gluten free menu[msnwink]and the food is very good too[msntongue]
Manny's are on our to do list as we think they cater for coeliacs.
ALR
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Manny's are good for Gluten free.
What did you eat at Carrabbas? Shoulds like one for our things to do list.
Ferah Footman
30-01-2007, 21:54
Another restaurant to try is Charlie's Steakhouse located on the 192. It is a bit more expensive than Carrabba's and Houlihans but the service and food are excellent. They even come around with a tray of raw selection of steak, just to illustrate what they look like before it gets to your table.
There were 2 Carabbas. One near marker 4 on the 192 and the other was near one of the shopping malls, but we went to so many I'm not sure which one it was[msnembarrased] possibly was the Mall at Millenia or premium outlets.
There is a Carrabbas up near the Millenia Mall but we couldn't find that one so plumped for the Cheesecake Factory
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by ALR
There were 2 Carabbas. One near marker 4 on the 192 and the other was near one of the shopping malls, but we went to so many I'm not sure which one it was[msnembarrased] possibly was the Mall at Millenia or premium outlets.
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jeansusrentals
02-02-2007, 23:41
Was at Mannys AGAIN last night! Well worth the 30 minute drive and the 40 minute wait! EXCELLENT! and even Graham loves the salad bowl! Another good one is APPLEBEES on the 192 beside Sams Club - really good value for money and good steaks, salads, etc.,
Jean