Chris and Tanya
Absolutely terrible service. We waited for 10 minutes to be seated, then the wsitress who was messing with the cash register finally looked up and shouted across the room to sit anywhere. She kept running by our table to serve another party, but not us. We had to ask for drink refills. We ordered a pizza. The waitress asked us rudely, “Is that it?!” Uhh, yeah. That’s it. The pizza was okay. Good for a frozen special. But nothing to write home about. The best thing about this place is the views. Great views of the river. We even saw a turtle swimming.
… moreJustHavinFun
This restaurant was an accidental happy find. I picked up a pizza for takeaway; it was surprisingly tasty. The crust, sauce, and cheese were all very good.
The restaurant has an open, airy vibe with views of the creek. Nice!
↪️ The Grill at Pepper Creek is open for breakfast & lunch; it closes at 3:30
↪️ The restaurant is located upstairs in the visitors center at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
… moreDiane Sparks
Went to the park before hand and decided to stay and have lunch. Our waitress was Cassandra. She was one of the best waitresses I have had in a very long time. She was so nice and very attentive. She even took the time to talk to us about other restaurants we should try and other things to do in the area. She told us how to get to the closest beach and we actually went there after lunch! She was great! My daughter and I both got cheeseburgers. They were amazing and such big portions of fries and tator tots!! The atmosphere was good as we sat above where we could watch the boats go in and out. I would recommend eating here before or after the tour.
… moreGRAMS
Large cheese curds portion, great tacos, and 8 year old appreciated the chicken strips. No children’s menu, but right on nature preserve.
… moreGrace Clark
Better quality food than most cafés with a beautiful view of the water. I’ve had breakfast here a few times since I heard of it. They need a big sign out front or something. A hidden gem.
… moreBrandon Sanders
A couple of points that may be helpful- first, this is an informal sit down dining while the other restaurant on site is counter service and slower overall (but still good). Second, the menu could be clearer- the sandwiches come with your choice of side and toppings even though the menu says neither of those things (premium toppings listed separately cost more) and unfortunately this forces the wait staff to explain more than they should have to. The waitress was very friendly and patient while we sorted that out and throughout the entire meal. My wife got a grilled chicken sandwich, which was huge and excellent. I got a cheeseburger that was good but not great (still worth it). Their fries were great, full 5 out of 5 hands down. If you look at the website it says it has a water view, but just to be clear it is extremely unlikely that you would see manatees from the restaurant, the water view is an overlook of the boat launch. It is still a nice view, but don’t expect to see manatees while you have your burger. Generally you see places like this jack their prices up because they are in a park and you don’t have much option, and I didn’t feel like that was the case at all. Other than their menu needing clarification, for an in-park restaurant, there isn’t much to complain about.
… moreMeg Lethco
Absolutely horrible. Waitress was rude never bothered asking if we needed refills. We waited over an hour for our food and watched 3 tables get their food before us, even though they came in after us. She walked past us several times and said nothing. Didnt apologize for the wait. After saying “they definitely got here after us”, loud enough for her to hear, did she come over and say she FORGOT to put ours in or the system messed up. Offered nothing for our troubles, not even a refill of the drinks that were clearly empty.
Arrived at 150pm and still have yet to be served and it’s 250pm. 1/18/2025
Next time I visit hopefully the restaurant/takeout on the other side opposite the visitors center is open. We were here in July and it was a fabulous experience! Polar opposite of this place!
… moreterry faidherbe
We were a party of three, never having dined at The Grill before.
It’s a beautiful view from the restaurant and you can watch the boats as they travel the river.
We arrived about 11:30 and were seated pretty quickly, given menus and asked for our drink orders. There was no hot tea available so my husband had iced. My request for a diet Coke met with the fact that they were out.
When the waitress returned with our drinks, our son ordered the cheese curds. They were a while coming, but they were plentiful and good.
Long story short . . .
My husband ordered a Buffalo Chicken pizza, I ordered a fried chicken sandwich with onion rings and our son ordered a pulled pork sandwich with fries.
It was nearly fourty minutes before our food arrived. There was only one table seated before us and then the lunch crowd started. Our waitress was very pleasant and said our order would be up soon. It wasn’t her fault.
My husband’s pizza was very dry and cold.
My chicken sandwich looked good, but it was without the mayo, the meat was pounded very thin and was fried too long and I ended by just eating the chicken and leaving the rest. My onion rings were fries instead and I asked for the replacement. When they finally arrived they were cold and greasy.
Our son seemed to like his pulled pork sandwich.
I’d say the fault lies with management as there were only a couple of wait staff for at least 30 people.
The cook(s) were either bad or understaffed.
Sorry for the wordy review, but I’ve not ever found reason to complain before.
I’d say we won’t return.
Seventy dollars is a bit much for a disappointing lunch.
… moreNora T
Very nice staff that are working hard. Went there for Easter brunch, and it’s not worth the price of $20. It’s definitely edible, but i probably won’t go back. It’s also nice that it’s there with the park.
… moreJoeli Smith
Great little spot for a quick meal before or after you head through the State Park. I got the cod bites and they were amazing. Husband got the steak burger and he said it was amazing. The staff was friendly and attentive
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