Village Inn — Restaurant in Largo

Going to this establishment after 5pm you better have the patience of Job’ yes the man in the Bible in other words you better grab you a paper because the wait is going to be long! If you step in the door closer to 6pm the wait is even longer! I will say the front of the house ALWAYS gets quicker service however still a good wait though and oh boy if your seated in the hotbox area (warm) which is the back dining room area forget about eating for at least over an hour or so because they usually have one to two waitresses working that entire space so expect for the hostess to eventually get you started with drinks after about 20 - 30 minutes (yes the hostess) sadly they feel bad for you after a while just sitting there they help out by at least getting your drink order. Then your finally greeted sometime after that perhaps about 40 minutes into you being seated’ no exaggeration also mind you they sometimes don’t know who arrived first because their nowhere to be found half the time so they could easily walk over to a table that was seated last! It’s ridiculous I swear and you feel like walking out instead of standing up for yourself since it’s your turn! After finally ordering your definitely going to wait another 30 - 45 minutes for your food because they are always short a cook or two! So now it’s been about a good hour and a half into your visit and you've dranked at least 3 refills by now out of boredom only to hear your food is on the way soon””” omg can’t make this stuff up! So really you all the crazy part is the wait and if you have time then hey be social, kickback and enjoy yourself! The food is surprisingly hot though when it finally comes out and is edible, the burgers, liver and anything fried can sometimes be overcooked! The service is friendly but overworked so you’ll easily become a regular like me and many of our friends from out local church however some have decided to take a drive elsewhere and I don’t blame them but it’s still a staple to some! Sadly we don’t have many other places to go and the staff is friendly accept the management during the earlier part of the day of whom you can hear screaming at the servers’ so we continue to return! I hope they hire more servers and cooks and stop being cheap also clean that outdated kitchen up some! Oh keep the lemonade it’s delicious and bring back the old fish you had! The new fish are a joke! Thanks from”...

Has a newer owner. Kept the same, raised prices. Different help.

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Update: August 2025. I have been eating here for decades....last Sept Hurricane Helene destroyed my home on Indian Rocks Beach. I just returned after a hiatus in the mountains of Blue Ridge, GA.

What's this? 18% service charge is now automatically added to your check? Now I usually tip 20 25% occasionally over 100%. This new policy put a sour taste in my mouth before I even started eating breakfast. I don't believe in forced gratuity.

The poor host kid had to inform each new table sit of the new policy. What a great way to welcome your guests. Reactions from customers I witnessed were mixed . 1 couple got up and left - refusing the forced addition to the bill stating Village Inn had already increased their menu prices - calling it B.S.

I found out by asking one of the servers that they do get the gratuity at the end of their shift. So Village Inn is not collecting the 18% from 100s of servers - waiting two weeks - collecting interest - before paying it out. Because it is a service charge - it gets classified as a sales commission - and NOT a gratuity. Great way to stick it to your servers - NO TAX on Tips. This way the Service Charge or commission is taxed. Two of the servers told me that since the policy was installed, they now are making less money. They made more before - customers left cash - and they don't have to pay the tax on tips they have earned.

I have not purchased a new place yet....this is influencing my thoughts of moving back home here. After breakfast think I will drive up to Homosassa Springs / Crystal River and look at homes up there. Virgina Sherwood would be rolling in her grave - the original owner of this location. See - I told you I been eating here for decades.

Footnote - the landscaping out front is horrible. Customers should also not have to walk thru a dirty ashtray before reaching the...

Where do I even begin, I came in about a week ago around lunch time my whole experience was for lack of a better word an exercise of the word abhorrence. the wait despite not being that busy was around 25-30 minutes which would be understandable if it were anything but a grungy breakfast restaurant.

Secondly I was sat around the back half of the main entrance at the booths, and if you look up on the ceiling you'd see essentially a mass of what I can only assume to be mold, either that or incredibly dusty ceiling tiles pulled straight from the Deserts of Giza.

Thirdly, when the food came out I only ordered a club sandwich the food was essentially in shambles the bread was mushy, and the food even though it looked like store-bought lunch meat was the slimliest caricature of meat I have ever seen in my life. Additionally the fries were pretty much soggy when they came out, and look like they've been sitting on a hot top since the beginning of time immemorial.

Fourthly, I can only assume that there was a party going on in the back seeing as they were hooting and hollering at the same decibelage as a the XF-84H fighter jet.

Fifthly and finally, despite the many other abhorrences some of which I decided against reviewing in an attempt to give this restaurant at least the smallest of ways out I accidentally rested my arm on the windowsill. And when I pulled it off there seemed to be the closest approximation to the Amazon forest on my arm, with the dirt, insects, and mysterious colorful bits and pieces of lint and mold that I bet if I had a microscope I would've seen every possible micro-organism known to mankind living on my arm.

The only positive thing about this ENTIRE experience was my server, Mandy. Otherwise if you plan on dining in this restaurant I suggest you wear the highest quality of hazmat suit, and strap yourselves in for the worst experience...