Buck's Restaurant — Restaurant in Brooksville

Buck's Restaurant is beyond a 5 Star restaurant. Having traveled the world over the last 30 Years, I've been fortunate enough to dine at some pretty amazing, top of the top, restaurants. Buck's Restaurant is at the very top of my list now. When you step into Buck's, you immediately feel a sense of elegance, and creative style all around you. I started off with Alaskan Snow crab as an appetizer. It was delightfully out of this world. Presented beautifully, with yuzu beurre blanc sauce, it looked and tasted so great, just right! Next up, a blood orange vinaigrette salad. The salad was refreshing and felt like an energetic, splash of light. A refreshing and uplifting adventure, so tasty, I was all in! The main course was the Rack of Lamb. I was absolutely floored by how delicious and captivating this Main Course was. You can tell that the Lamb was of the highest caliber of meat one can wish to dine on. Cooked perfectly, this was one of my very favorite dishes I've ever eaten. I've traveled to Greece and I can say without a doubt, this was the best lamb I have ever had. Presented with crushed pistachios and a tasteful amount of hot honey, accompanied by some of the tastiest pureed potatoes one could wish to have. I was in pure ecstasy eating this fabulously rich and filling dish. At this point, I wasn't sure I would have any room for dessert. However, there was no way I could pass up trying Buck's Chocolate Mousse. Chef Phil Le Breton informed me that the Mousse was made from a select batch of Belgian Chocolate. I believe him, I was in my glory. My taste buds experienced a perfectly sweet, seductive chocolate mousse that just was frankly heaven. If you want the very best, look no further than Buck's Restaurant. It's privately cool, the food is creative and expertly prepared. The staff is highly professional, always there when you need them, but a focus on giving you the privacy and space to enjoy your company and meal. Hands down, my...

I made a reservation over two weeks in advance for a table outside on the covered porch. When we arrived, we were taken to an inside table. I told the hostess that I made a reservation for an outside table and was told that isn’t guaranteed and I couldn’t be accommodated. If this is the case, why is it an option rather than a request when making a reservation online? The weather was fine and there were others seated on the porch so I was a bit perplexed and disappointed.

The wait staff was nice but they’re very young and inexperienced and it shows.

The food was good not great and our dishes came out safety hazard temperature hot.

They have a large beer/wine/cocktail selection. I ordered a beer which I assumed would be on draft because it doesn’t clarify otherwise on the menu. Everything is in a bottle or can, just to be aware.

All these things that could be seen as minor added up to a subpar...

We didn’t have a reservation but the hostess was very kind and seated us at a beautiful little table outdoors. The service was good and the food came out quickly. We ordered a great bottle of wine, which was actually very reasonably priced and to our surprise a whole liter!! We had an incredible baked Brie with blueberry jam!! Wooow. The steak was buttery smooth and delicious as well. The pasta was alright - nothing to write home about. Then, for dessert we had the flourless chocolate cake which was absolutely delicious but they drizzled it with what was probably Hershey’s syrup on top which I had to work around because in my opinion ruined the much more complex and delicious taste of the cake. All in all a good dining...