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Cheddar's Casual Cafe
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- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
5 reviews for Cheddar's Casual Cafe
Well, trip number two to Cheddar's proved my last experience was no fluke. The service was remarkable; our server was attentive, knowledgeable, and efficient. I've determined that the $2.99 margaritas are 18 ounces of frozen or on-the-rocks goodness. I recommend the frozen as they're really more like alcoholic slushies.
Another Bennigan's reference and it will (hopefully) be my last comparison. (I worked there for 2 1/2 years and loved the food, so sometimes I can't help it!) Cheddar's has a Monte Cristo... Let me preface this by saying that I've had many a Monte Cristo in my day and Bennigan's will always be the king. Many restaurants out there sell slightly fried (but mostly soggy) ham and turkey sandwiches and pawn them off as good ol' Monte... Don't be fooled.
Cheddar's, on the other hand, is the real deal. One bite into that crispy, golden brown mess of powdered sugar and I felt a little piece of me die; the piece that always held Bennigan's as king.
Now that the corporate restaurants have gone out of business leaving only select franchises open, I think Bennigan's will be happy to have such a worthy predecessor.
1 Previous Review: Show all »
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5/29/2009
$2.99 margaritas all day every day. Need I say more? Okay, just a little more. The glass is huge… Read more »
I see that this Cheddars has had some bad reviews a few years ago.. Well I guess they have turned around a bit! The Cheddars in Brandon Off of Causeway Blvd is usually quite packed on a Fri and Sat Night but the wait for me anyways has only been about a half hour at the most.
Lets start out with the Service... I have been here about five times and four out of the five has been great service! Servers are always very prompt to get your drink... even Alcohol from the bar doesn't take too long. Further more you get your food very quickly... even for the more complicated dishes.
Atmosphere... Its not bad, They have outdoor seating that has a little waterfall which is nice... Its more of a dark setting on the inside... I wouldn't say bring on a first date to impress but after that Cheddars should serve fine.
Food... I thought the food.. for the price which was very low was great! Every dish that I have had here was well cooked and exactly what I ordered... Also the portions were large.
To sum it all up Cheddars Is a great spot to go for a relaxing non budget busting meal!
My friend and I usually drive around town when we are looking for somewhere to eat. I had heard Cheddar's was good from some food magazine I read earlier in the year, so I suggested we stop and eat there. We were slightly alarmed at first because there was a ghetto guy standing outside the place, but he was right next to a sign that said "RATED BEST DINING IN BRANDON", and apparently that has been the case since 2004.
My friend and myself were seated quickly despite how incredibly packed the place was, and we were immediately attended to for our drinks. We also ordered our food, since the girl I was with was pretty much starving. Prices here were incredibly CHEAP. You literally pay the same price you would pay at McDonald's or Burger King for better food.
Their menu also had plenty of options; from fish; to chicken; to burgers; to pasta. The appetizers were also really cheap, which made me eager to have some, but we decided on desert instead. I ordered a Cheeseburger and my friend ordered some chicken with rice and corn.
We started talking and in the most amazing event ever, the FOOD came out ahead of the DRINKS. We were really only sitting there for like 10-15 minutes. I was pretty amazed. I took one bite into my burger and it was delicious, way better than any Big Mac or Whopper. I would still say that the Cheesecake Factory has better burgers, but this is a close runner-up. The fries were also very good, which is surprising, because normally the type of fries that they served me are disgusting or bland at other restaurants.
My friend ate her chicken incredibly fast , and so we moved on to dessert. My friend want to have the Cookie Monster. So we ordered it, and shared even though I was really full. It was delicious and off we went.
I came back with my family a few weeks later because I enjoyed it so much. I tried their croissants, which were very close to the quality that Hops use to have before they went out of business. They were really cheap too.
I then ordered Country Fried Steak with Idaho Mashed Potatoes and Cole Slaw. The Cole Slaw was traditional, not tasting like my favorite which is KFC, but still good nevertheless. The steak was perfectly cooked, the meat tender and the shell country, with delicious country graving poured on both the mashed potatoes and steak.
I also had one of their Pina Coloda's which weren't the best I've had, but it wasn't that bad either. So check this place out!
I too went to Cheddars in Brandon and found it to be very dissapointing. After a day of shopping at Lowe's my husband and i found ourselves wanting to try something new in the ever evolving Brandon resturaunt building boom so we chose Cheddar's. Now, we had never, ever been there but assumed by the large crowd waiting that it must be good. That was mistake #1. After waiting for almost an hour we were offered seating at the bar. Mistake #2. We were met with a bartender slash part time comic but today he was not wanting to be funny. I guess the large amount of money, I mean customers waiting to enter his establishment pissed him off so anyone who sat in his arena was gonna' get it. Unless you were a couple of young girls, scarcely dress who were hammering Margaritas and giggling at just about every word he uddered. He slammed one menu down for us both and leaned on the bar and grunted "Let me guess I bet you are going to eat something? Well you are going to need to order a drink since this is a bar." Wow!! O.k. this was mistake #3. Was it not only not a bar but he was anything but a bartender. It was stocked with a bunch of bottom shelf liquors and he was "just helping out" because the "real bartender" was too busy. We ordered 2 beers and our food because we were starving. It took approximately 20 minutes for our order to come out. Just as my husband was about to put the food to his mouth the waiter that brought us our food grabbed the plate and said "not yours sorry" and proceeded to put it on the table behind us. Now maybe they were really busy, or understaffed or all the above but that was our first and only trip there. Carlos, I am not sure which one you went to or who in the world voted it best dining in Brandon.
this place is horrible...heck there aren't that many decent non-chain restuarants iin freicken BRANDON anyway ! it's BRANDON !
