Baker's Sweets Bistro & Bakery- Lake City — Restaurant in Lake City

Puzzled with all of the great reviews. Was visiting from out of state with family for the day (meaning time was precious) and it took over an HOUR for my party's food to come out, and even then, they didn't bring everyone's food at once. By the time the next person got their food, the person before would be finished eating their meal or it would be cold if they waited. About 50 minutes into our experience the waitress came out and apologized for the delay and said food would be right out...30 minutes later until the first person received their food. The wait was absolutely absurd and the food was mediocre at best. The gouda soup tasted like marinara sauce. My chicken tenders were actually chicken nuggets. It took the waitress about 3 tries to get everyone's drink orders correct. Coffee wasn't great, was very overpriced and the baristas didn't seem to have a clue what to do. When all was said and done we had been there for multiple hours and left right before they closed. Even though we had just received our food, staff was rushing us out since they were trying to close shop - which I get, but also, they should have been lenient since they took so long to get us our food. Nothing was offered as an apology - a free cookie or pastry would have been nice...or acknowledgement from a manager for the crappy service. Weird/awful customer service experience, mediocre food. Would...

Inflation is killing us all, I get it. But their prices just keep going up and have been before the plandemic. Food is mediocre at best. Some days it is GREAT, others grits are over cooked, potatoes are under cooked, etc. Desserts are always on point, though. Some days, coffee is really good. Others, it's quite bitter. Who knows what you'll get today? Honestly, it is just a different option other than Mexican in Lake City, which is nice.

However, my true frustration derives from them now choosing to charge $0.42 for an ice water because they have their sticker on them? Get cheap cups for water, c'mon come on. When you spend $50+ for very little food, I think water should be complimentary. But I guess that's just me.

Shoot, Disney gives free water out, in the same cups they...

My family and I visited Baker's Sweet for the annual Art Fields festival on Saturday, April 28. The restaurant was extremely busy with several patrons. My husband has an onion allergy and ordered a patty melt. We told the waitress about his allergy and repeated "no onions" on anything. Well, the patty melt came back filled with grilled onions along with the loaded fried mashed potato filled with green onion. We sent it back and waited another 20 minutes. Then, my fried chicken sandwich had no mayo and no lettuce. Waited another 10 minutes for mayo and lettuce. The tea was watered and the soda was flat, no fizz. The only saving grace was my cinnamon roll. It was fresh and tasty. The waitress was totally clueless regarding the food ingredients. I would only return for a...