Reviews for Ovation Bistro & Bar, Winter Haven in Lakeland, FL

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. Read more

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 acustomer 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 Read more

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 chickenbreasts were extremely dry, fries weren't fresh, no presentation, and we waited over 30min for our main course. Appetizers wereokay but the main entrees were a huge disappointment. We shared the feedback with our waitress and the management offered a freedessert for our troubles. You don't know until you try a place. I hope you have a more pleasant experience, it just wasn't inthe cards for us. Read more

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 additionalcharge. Overall...probably not going to revisit. Read more

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 manyoptions to choose from. Let’s just say we will be coming back and we will definitely recommend this place to our many friendsand family. Read more

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 istypically more expensive/ fully booked, they were able to accommodate everyone within a reasonable amount of time and for areasonable price! Read more

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 thered. NEXT TIME. Read more

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. Read more