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Ovation Bistro & Bar, Lakeland

Restaurant Cafe Steak house Bbq area

One of the Top rated Steak houses in Polk County


Address

4715 Florida Ave S, Lakeland, FL 33813, United States

Website

www.ovationbistro.com

Contact

+1 863-262-3000

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (2.4K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Tuesday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Friday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 10 pm
  • Sunday: 12 to 9 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (14) great (8) service (7)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 5/5 Jessica V. 2 years ago on Google
    This place was amazing. We celebrated my sons 14th birthday with family and they made his day memorable. The GM came by our table and was very welcoming. Our waitress went above and beyond and was super sweet. The food was delicious! There were so many options to choose from. Let’s just say we will be coming back and we will definitely recommend this place to our many friends and family.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Chris W. 1 year ago on Google
    Not to bad. The Food was good but the service was okay... To start off, we over heard another table ask for bread so we asked for some as well. The server brought it out to us with no problem. One would think if you're going to offer bread while a customer waits for food, the customer shouldn't have to ask for it. The restaurant was clean and inviting. Plenty of parking. Food Portion size was good as well. We'll have to try another location to compare service. In my opinion if my service is great, I'll come back even if the food as good as another place. My experience is important
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Brandy B. 1 year ago on Google
    First visit. Overall disappointed by the atmosphere, service and food. Server seemed to have a hard time hearing the customers over the dining room conversations, which caused incorrect orders. Booths and tables weren't comfortable. Burger and chicken breasts were extremely dry, fries weren't fresh, no presentation, and we waited over 30min for our main course. Appetizers were okay but the main entrees were a huge disappointment. We shared the feedback with our waitress and the management offered a free dessert for our troubles. You don't know until you try a place. I hope you have a more pleasant experience, it just wasn't in the cards for us.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Brian C. 1 year ago on Google
    They were short staffed, but the staff did a great job keeping up with a fairly busy lunch rush. The buffalo chicken sandwich was delicious. They have a novel way of making French fries.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Erika M. 2 years ago on Google
    We had a lovely night out at Ovation Bistro & Bar. This place showed up on my OpenTable app. The Ceaser salad was my favorite dish of the night, very fresh, and the dressing was perfection. The White Sangria wasn't that tasty; I should have tried the red. NEXT TIME.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nancy C. 2 years ago on Google
    The service was great. They have a good variety on the menu. Everything was fresh and delicious. My son's steak was over cooked. But the sever replaced it quickly and professionally. Steak number 2, perfect.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Megan Y. 2 years ago on Google
    We went for their valentines day pre-fixed menu and could not have been happier. My expectation for the quality of their steaks was blown out of the water, it was perfectly cooked and very well seasoned. While every restaurant on valentines day is typically more expensive/ fully booked, they were able to accommodate everyone within a reasonable amount of time and for a reasonable price!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Liza L. 1 year ago on Google
    Steak Wedge salad was mediocre, bit into a rotten grapes tomato and 4oz steak was tough & varying degrees of rare to medium well, despite ordering medium rare. Buffalo Chicken sandwich was really good Lobster Mac n cheese not worth the additional charge. Overall...probably not going to revisit.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Heidi C. 11 months ago on Google
    This place was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Atmosphere was great. The food was on point cooked to perfection. Presentation was great. Gave 4 stars on service, because though our server was great - our server was also the hostess, the bartender, the waitress and possibly the cook. Water refills and entrees took a little longer than expected. lt was mid day on a Saturday, maybe understaffed, but if this can be addressed it would have been PERFECT!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Maria H. 8 months ago on Google
    Place is nice and clean. We were greeted with a smile. Music brought me back to my younger years. I asked my party if they liked their food and they said it was pretty good. My food was good as well/I added a little salt to my meats (a preference thing) but it was cooked how I like it. Even the Ceasar salad was good. That baked sweet potato though...mmm mmm mmm...it was delish and it was my favorite dish. I was celebrating my 45th and was given ice cream. I would come back to try other dishes.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Jennifer 5 months ago on Google
    I felt our meals were slightly over priced, however the food was very good. I was expecting a more sophisticated atmosphere but it was more of casual sports bar type of setting.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Arnolda E. 8 months ago on Google
    Hubby and I decided to try for the first time. At first we thought it was closed, however, when we opened the door they were open for business. Our server Robbie was absolutely amazing, friendly and professional. He took his time to offer premier service. The food was delicious and flavorful. Will be a do over.

  • 5/5 Greg B. 8 months ago on Google
    I liked the Ovation restaurant. The food was good and came out very timely and visually looking good. I had the Diablo Del Mar with a spicy siracha sauce with the salmon and my wife had the chicken ovation. My diablo was supposed to be spicy, and it did have a little kick of spiciness and the salmon was cooked just right. It would have been perfect with a little more seasoning on the salmon, but it was still good. Wifey like her chicken ovation, it was tasty also with a lot of color. I think the chicken could have had a little more char on it and a little more seasoning but that could be subjective, so I am still rating it very good. I would recommend Ovation and I will return also to try the steak in the future.

  • 5/5 Alexandra R. 4 months ago on Google
    Just moved to the area and this was a great find! The food was great, especially for people who have different tastes in food, there were options for everyone. Tiffany, our waitress was also super nice and helpful! Looking forward to coming back and would definitely recommend to anyone :)

  • 5/5 C F. 6 months ago on Google
    Food was very good. Went on Thursday night for the prime rib. It was delicious. Our server was friendly and professional. I thought it was a little dark inside. The furniture is black. The ceiling is black and the walls were dark. I think the walls should be lighter and brighter but it is well worth a visit. Prices were reasonable as well. Look forward to returning


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as veteran-owned

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