Faded Bistro & Beer Garden — Restaurant in Sebring

5/3/25 hanging in the Back Yard, ghost Margaritas and pizza supreme - all good.

12/13 lunch with Mom and cousins. Everyone loved their meals. Our server Emma was great along with the others who helped out. For dessert i got a slice of the orange cake. It was really really good but i had to fend off everyone because there were 4 forks in it ;)

11/26 back for brunch w/mom. Nice & easy, Mom had the chicken and waffles & a side of bacon. She liked it and i had some of the bacon too (good). I got the grouper & grits again, very nice.

I also had some of their house made hot sauce, it was more like a 'hot vinegar' (not temp) with cayenne peppers. I have to say, it was really good on the fish and would probably be great on fries. Similar to vinegar on fish n chips if you wanted to kick it up a few notches. [Photo] Was nice to see the friendly faces that work there and my friend W from SS :)

10/28 a wonderful 96th birthday lunch for Mom. Great food as always, Layla our server was great. And hbd to "Dev" too.

7/16 back for brunch with Mom and Linda. I had the grouper on grits, really good! Linda had the Croque Monsieur - she liked it. Good to see Jen & Jen and other familiar faces.

4/22/23 back for lunch w/Mom and friends. Note 2 self- no sauce on crab cakes 4 Mom. I had the grilled chicken sandwich - it was good. Then later on, we returned to have a beer and listen to live music!

10/29/22: back for lunch with Mom, finally got her out of the apartment. She had the crab cake, side salad and fresh fruit. She really enjoyed all the food. I had the street tacos (mkt catch= mahi) blackened. A side salad and potato salad - livin' large y'all- lol. It was really good. Our server, M, she was great, checked on us many times and made sure we were happy.

6/8/21 update: back with my cousin for dinner. We had calamari appetizer- good. I had the Caribbean shrimp - really good. He had the Duck breast and he said it was the best ever. Good beer and great service. Got to say hi to Mina. Upgraded to 5 stars for consistency.

10/30/18 update: back with Mom & friends. I had the pork tacos (photo) really good and plenty of meat in them too. Mom & friends also enjoyed their dishes as well. Service was excellent and super friendly. Had a margarita, it was ok.

8/11/18 update: returned with Mom for dinner. She had the crab cake (really liked it) & I had the Shrimp Caribbean(pic)- really good. Had a glass of the Cava sangria & a house Pino, both good. Thanks again.

2018: What a great spot and friendly staff. Took Mom here for lunch, she liked it. I had a steak sandwich, it was good. The broccoli slaw was good, a little too much dressing for my liking, but still good. Lots of good beer too, looking forward to visiting Mom again and...

If I could give more stars, I would!!!! My husband and I retired in 2024 and decided to move to Highlands County. Our 32nd anniversary was last week, and we chose Faded Bistro and Beer Garden for our anniversary dinner. Needless to say, Faded Bistro and Beer Garden will be our anniversary dinner location from here on out. We will definitely be back for other meals as well. To begin with, the atmosphere is so welcoming. We loved the rainforest feel as we walked in. The hostess was so polite and sweet when she sat us at our table, that we felt right away that we would enjoy our experience. Our waiter, Davis, came over to take our drink order and tell us about the specials. He was extremely knowledgeable and appeared totally excited about his job. We really enjoyed listening to him and talking with him. We felt like we had been coming to Faded Bistro and Beer Garden for a long time and were regulars. Everything that Davis recommended (and a few things that we chose on our own) was absolutely amazing.

We started off with the calamari and one of the specials, the potato balls. We had never had potato balls before, so we didn't know what to expect. WOW!!! They were very tasty. The calamari was the best outside of a Hawaiian restaurant that we had eaten at years ago.

For our entrees, my husband went with the Caribbean shrimp, and I chose the catch of the day. The portions were very good for the price. The taste of both dishes blew us away. Everything was so fresh, well seasoned, and melted in your mouth. Not only was the protein utterly delicious, but also the sides were outstanding! Our compliments to the chef. The chef is obviously quite skilled and confident in their work that neither salt nor pepper was on the table, nor was it needed.

All during our dinner, both Davis and Michaela from the bar staff were very attentive. Michaela noticed that my husband was wearing an Ohio State hat, and she came to him saying, "OH" to which he replied, "IO." She then began a conversation with us because she is from Ohio. That was so fun.

Davis recommended the orange cake for dessert. We don't typically have dessert, but since it was our anniversary, we decided why not. That was so moist and flavorful. It was a huge piece which we shared and still couldn't finish.

The ambience was so chill and laid back that we felt like we were on an island experiencing island time and life. Thank you to all at Faded Bistro and Beer Garden!!!? You are truly a gem and have become our favorite local establishment. In fact, we'll see you very soon as a friend is flying in, and we are bringing her there for lunch. Thank you again for a truly remarkable...

Im not usually one to post these reviews but after being treated the way our table was I felt the need to express my concerns. To start off a group and myself usually go to Faded or their back porch area once or twice a month. Its never been anything special but the environment is nice for Sebring and we never had an awful meal. We went for my girlfriends birthday today with a couple of friends for lunch. We all ordered a drink and one of our friends asked the waitress her recommendation for a sweet drink and she told us about one she recommended for a sweet drink which he ordered. Long story short the drink came and was pure liquor, he took a slight sip of it and gagged. He asked politely if it could be exchanged with a different drink as this was not the one he requested because he wanted something sweet that wasn't pure rubbing alcohol, the waitress took the full drink back and then brought another drink that was much better. Upon getting our bills they had charged him for both drinks. When we brought this up to the waitress she said she would have to get the manager as she couldn't do anything about it. After a few minutes the manager comes out with a nasty tone and says what happened with the drink, we then explained the entire situation again to which she replied "were a small business owner we just cant give away free drinks" and "its not my fault you ordered the wrong drink" at this point we just said leave it on the bill as apparently they need the money more than we do, being in customer service myself the way the manager speaks to customers I suggest the Faded owner keeps her in a closet and far away from any customers. Our table spent well over 200.00 and the manager was making a huge issue over an 8.00 drink. We wont be back and being locals and well involved with the community we will make sure to not recommend this place to anyone else in the future. Hopefully this restaurant and its rude...