Outpost Neighborhood Tavern — Restaurant in Orlando

This review will probably be viewed as just another inconvenienced gay who got 2 olives instead of 3 in his martini, but it really is much more than that.

Granted this Pride weekend (Oct 2025) and perhaps tensions are high but it really gives no excuse for not being treated with a bit of customer-service oriented politeness.

I have been to the Outpost many times over. The food is good, the service is generally friendly, and the atmosphere is laid back. The gay neighborhood bar. Not today. We sat down at a table outside that was unoccupied. Some random person sitting on the wicker furniture (we assumed a manager or owner) came over and asked us if we were dining with them. We said, no, we’re just waiting for a server so we can have drinks. This person told us that no server would be over in this area. Okay! No problem! We’ll go to the bar and order and come back out right?!? Wrong.

I stood in line behind a non-server who got their drinks from the bartender I was about to address. The bartender, before I could say anything said, “you’ll have to go to one of the two other bartenders, I’m not taking orders here.” Okay. Move down to the end of the bar to address one of the other bartenders. No one was standing in line, no servers were at the bar waiting for orders. The other bartender said, “Are you wanting to order?” Yes I acknowledged with a smile. “Well you can’t order here. This is for servers only.”

“So she,” and ai pointed to the other bartender. “Told me to come down here and order from one of you. Where would you like me to order?”

She responded, “Can’t you see all the bar seats are filled, where do you think you should order?”

Never mind. I don’t need attitude or a drink that bad. Just poor communication and customer service. Shame on...

Heard about this lgbtq owned property on instagram so decided to grab some drinks and dinner with a friend. It was a Thursday so we figured it would be more casual which it was. The first round of drinks came out quickly and our appetizers came out relevantly quickly as well. The whipped ricotta was good but needed something, possibly honey to add a sweet aspect. We decided to go with a veggie burger and the meatloaf. Our food arrived and my guest asked for some type of aïoli/ mayo as the veggie burger was a bit bland. This is where things started to go downhill. Waiting waiting waiting, I noticed my meatloaf came in ball form, I cut into all of them and noticed they were not hot in the middle, not cold but more so if you heated it up and left it for 10 minutes type of warm. The mashed potatoes and carrots were good. 10 minutes later we remind our waiter of the mayo or aïoli , to once again wait and wait. Until we grab another server to finally get this. I order another drink in which I see the bartenders laughing and interacting with other patrons and what appears to be an owner or manager as well. I am now waiting a good 10/15 minutes for my drink, mind you the majority of the evening there were more employees than customers. it appeared the server didn’t put it in the system. After all this let’s skip to trying to cash out. Getting our waiters attention was nearly impossible as it got busier. I even made eye contact with the manager or owner and asked for our check in which he completely ignored other me, maybe he didn’t see me?!

The atmosphere felt more bar than restaurant. I understand new places require an adjustment period but this seemed disorganized and...

I have been waiting for this place to open, and it did not disappoint! As expected great vibes, friendly service, and the food was incredible! I got the fish fry dinner it was perfectly seasoned, crispy, fresh, it was everything! I was so impressed! I always use hot sauce on my fried catfish, but it was so good there was no need for me to add anything to the dish. I also have to mention the hush puppies; they were the perfect balance of crispy, soft, savory, and sweet. I don’t even normally like hush puppies, but I would eat a basket of these! I had high expectations, but my expectations on the food were surpassed. My husband got a Big Back burger and it was delicious 😋 and my bestie got a chicken sandwich, and it was big enough to feed 4 people. 10 out of 10. I can’t...