Darrell's Diner

I ordered the A1 Steak burger with fries. I like my burger well, but not burnt. It was cooked to perfection and was still juicy and the caramelized onions and mushrooms were a bonus to this burger. Fries were cooked exactly the way I like them. I will definitely be going there more for lunch. Thank you

Our first visit was right before Christmas. Food was fine as was service, but all i can honestly remember is the atmosphere issue. Where we sat the TV on the wall above us was so loud we couldn’t hear each other. They were nice enough to turn it down when we asked, unfortunately we were then able to hear a patron at the end of the counter in a blue coat (picture) who was 1. Doing a loud obnoxious Jack Black impersonation 2. Was drunk at 7am? Other customers who seemed to know him egged him on as did some of the employees. This person may have had other things going on🤷‍♂️ i have no idea, just trying to have breakfast😁

At 10am on July 31, I entered Darrell's Diner in Spanish Springs. There were a few tables taken outside and 6 or so tables on the inside were filled as well. I was alone, so I sat at the counter. I was immediately greated by Eddy. His service was friendly, overall very good. He smiled, interacted professionally with the staff and guests. As i waited for my order, I had time look around the place. This is where we go downhill fast. The picture frames were full of dust, the air vents were dusty and rusty and the surrounding ceiling tiles were just as crusted with dust. The 2 cooks in the back were consistently dropping Fbombs while making orders. During one of their colorful conversations, I looked over to see the back door wide open. The door stayed open for quite a while. Once

I understand Sundays are busy but we had to ask for ketchup, silverware, a refill on coffee, and more. Instead of bringing 2 chocolate milks, the waitress gave us one and stated they can split. The food was also dry and flavorless. Then when it came time to pay I went to pay with cash and needed change. Our total was just under $70 and I gave her $90. She was only going to give me $7 back and when I politely questioned she snapped at me that she wasn’t done. We won’t be back.

Darrell's on Bichara Blvd, The Villages (Lady Lake) FL. This is one of a local chain of restaurants. I have only ever gone to this particular restaurant but they all have similar menus. I believe only the specials, especially their soup of the day, may be different. All of their restaurants are open from 6am to 3pm, seven days a week. Having said all that, we -a party of five- arrived at the restaurant at 10:45am. They were very busy even at this, late for breakfast, early for lunch time, so instead of waiting for an indoor table , we opted to sit outside. Our wait staff was Desiree, one of their great assets. She greeted us and said that although it was now 11:02am, she would honor the breakfast specials that ended at 11:00am because she noted it took a while for us to get sea