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staffsbhoy
31-07-2009, 01:16
Hi,
Of to Southern Dunes in 3 weeks time. Looking for a few genaral "snippets" of info about Southern Dunes. In no particular order here we go:
a. General opinions about Southern Dunes
b. Nearest Eating out places worth a visit. (not fast food)
c. Nearest Shopping Malls
d. Travel Time to Parks partiicularly IofA, Universal World, Wet N Wild Epcot
e. Travel time to Gulf Coast Clearwater, St Pete's
f. Travel time to KSC Cocoa Beach
Any other info you think would be helpful for a first time visitor?
Many thanks in advance!!
Lucky you.
a. General opinions about Southern Dunes
<span style="color:red">A beautiful gated and guarded community with homes set around the golf course. An excellent golf clubhouse with a restaurant/bar.</span id="red">
b. Nearest Eating out places worth a visit. (not fast food)
<span style="color:red">Manny's Chophouse (read reports on this forum!)</span id="red">
c. Nearest Shopping Malls
<span style="color:red">Posner Park is about 10 minutes drive, Eagle Ridge Mall is about 15 to 20 minutes away.</span id="red">
d. Travel Time to Parks partiicularly IofA <span style="color:red">30 minutes</span id="red">, Universal World<span style="color:red">30 minutes</span id="red">, Wet N Wild Epcot <span style="color:red">25 mintues</span id="red">
e. Travel time to Gulf Coast Clearwater<span style="color:red"> about 1 hour 20 minutes</span id="red">, St Pete's <span style="color:red">just over 1 hour</span id="red">
f. Travel time to KSC Cocoa Beach <span style="color:red">1 hour 25 minutes</span id="red">
There's a newly opened park about 10 minutes drive away called Lake Eva Park which has tennis courts, a large swimming pool, children's play areas, a man made beach and barbecues.
I would add Gary's Oyster Bar to the list of restaurants worth a visit.
Restaurant Address:
670 E Hwy 17-92
Lake Alfred, FL USA
33850
Weekly Hours: From: 4:00 PM To: 10:00 PM
Friday-Saturday Hours: From: 4:00 PM To: 10:00 PM
Sunday Hours: From: 3:00 AM To: 9:00 PM
Specialty: Fresh, Broiled, Steamed and Fried Seafood
Kid's Menu: yes
More restaurants:
Directly opposite Southern Dunes there is a sports bar/restaurant - The All Star Bar & Grill.
Turn left at the traffic lights (towards Manny's) at the first turning on the right (behind KFC) is Beef O' Brady. Further along (less than 5 minutes) is Manny's with T-Bones next door.
If you travel further down H27 and into Winter Haven there are lots of restaurants including Longhorns, Olive Garden, Ruby Tuesday, Red Lobster, Outback.....
Turn right at the traffic lights (towards Orlando) and at the junction with I4 are Perkins, Bob Evans and Dennys.
ShirleyD
31-07-2009, 23:36
Lakeland Square mall is off I4 on the way to Tampa on H98 junction, just 25 minutes if you use the short cut to I4 west.
Turn left out of SD then right at 1st lights by kentucky fried chicken (polk city road). Follow this country road until the end (about 10 mins) and turn right onto state road 557. I4 is just ahead, follow signs I4 west this is junction 48 on I4.
staffsbhoy
01-08-2009, 02:59
Hi all,
Many many thanks for all the replies!! I initially chose Southern Dunes for the Golf!! My wife and daughter were not so sure [msnoo] However, the replies have eased the worry and all the family cannot wait to get out there!! [clap] Keep the replies coming if you have any more "snippets" of information. Once again this forum offers fantastic information from all the "posters" cheers!![beer]
Hi, my family and I are on southern dunes now and have been very happy with the first impressions. Mannys is most def worth a visit, probably have a wait unless you call ahead to book a table.
staffsbhoy
05-08-2009, 18:16
vickk17
Hi, many thanks for the very latest info. Would be great if you could offer updates on the following:
Current weather: Day and evening
Walmart at entrance to Southern Dunes for shopping
Southern Dunes facilities: Golf Club house & Golf Course(if you play)
Mannys: What food does it serve?
Other Fast Food shops available
Any other advice you think would be helpful ie time from airport(sanford I am arriving at)
We arrive on the 16th so this latest info will be extremely helpful.
many many thanks!!
steph_goodrum
05-08-2009, 18:21
You can check out Manys menu here
http://www.mannyschophouse.com/
staffsbhoy
05-08-2009, 18:40
Steph,
Many thanks !! Just looked at the menu it's made me very hungry!!
Thanks again!!
ShirleyD
05-08-2009, 22:04
Walmart sells almost everything, not just food and usually in fairly large sizes. Winn Dixie (still walking distance) has less choice, but some great meat and fish for the BBQ with a good salad choice and great if you just want the odd thing as there is less likely to be a queue.
Taco Bell, right by Winn Dixie, also sells pizza hut pizza and just over H27 (it is walking distance, but I am not keen to walk over the main road) is Mac Donalds, checkers (burgers I think) and at the next lights is a kentucky. You can get chinese delivered
staffsbhoy
05-08-2009, 23:49
Shirley,
Thanks for that info. Much appreciated all the snippets of info received. regards
If you decide to use Winn Dixie sign up for a Winn Dixie card - as you can get some very good offers. We have saved quite a lot over the years.
Southern Dunes Clubhouse does some very nice meals and the Sunday breakfast buffet is always very popular.
There is also a Chinese takeaway just past Winn Dixie. The Orange Ring sells lovely freshly squeezed fruit juice. It is okay to cross the road as there are now pedestrian lights - we have done it. The other side of the road also has a Dollar Market, Dairy Queen, Liquer Store, Popeyes. Next door to Manny's is T-Bones which has a wide and varied menu. Each side of the road has a large chemist.
Sanford airport is approx 1hr 20 mins and there are 2 main driving options. First is to take the toll roads which can be quicker depending on the time of day you arrive or you can use mainly the US-17-92 / US-17 S / US-92 S and the I4 this is a shorter route and can take as long if not longer than the toll roads.
Check out the State Parks they are a great alternative for an outing - The Old Spanish Sugar Mill is a unique restaurant where you can cook your own pancakes on a griddle and is located inside the DeLeon Springs State park, we also went on a boat trip and saw quite a lot of wildlife.
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vickk17
Hi, many thanks for the very latest info. Would be great if you could offer updates on the following:
Current weather: Day and evening <span style="color:red">bright and sunny morning to mid afternoon cloudy and some thunderstorms in evening</span id="red">
Walmart at entrance to Southern Dunes for shopping <span style="color:red">everything you could want 24hs </span id="red">
Southern Dunes facilities: Golf Club house & Golf Course(if you play)<span style="color:red">do play a bit but not played here,course looks good but not been in clubhouse yet</span id="red">
Mannys: What food does it serve?<span style="color:red">now you have seen the menu all I can say is the food is as good as it looks and price is good value</span id="red">
Other Fast Food shops available <span style="color:red">deny's,</span id="red"> <span style="color:red">perkins and bob evans are not too far away </span id="red">
Any other advice you think would be helpful ie time from airport(sanford I am arriving at)took me 40 mins from mco but not sure about sanford.<span style="color:red">took me 30 mins to international drive last night and the ribs at tony romas were superb </span id="red">
We arrive on the 16th so this latest info will be extremely helpful.
many many thanks!!
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staffsbhoy
06-08-2009, 20:16
Vikk17,
Many thanks again for the info. Hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday!! Any other updates before you leave southern dunes would be great!! Cheers!!