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3713 Bahia Vista St - (941) 955-8007 | map | website

Sarasota has a decent Amish population, so we’ve got quite a few Amish restaurants around town. For our first go at an Amish place, we decided to try Troyer’s, a massive Amish restaurant with a furniture and gift shop inside. We’d heard lots about how the huge portions and great value, so we were looking forward to full bellies and leftovers for lunch the next day. We both got the salad bar, which was, frankly, depressingly bad. The salad actually looked sad and wilted, the toppings weren’t that great, and the mixed salads (pasta, potato, bean, etc) were doused with too much sugar. For entrees, I got the “Better than Chicken,” which was a chicken breast covered with cheese, bacon, and mushrooms, with a side of onion rings. Chris got the fried chicken with sweet potato fries. Both dishes were okay, though my onion rings were on the soggy side. Dessert was a hot fudge brownie for me and raspberry pie for Chris. Mine was good, but nothing special. Chris’ pie seemed to be filled with canned raspberry filling, so we weren’t impressed. Overall, we were disappointed with the quality and the quantity was nothing more than what you’d get at Denny’s. In fact, the food was overpriced for what you got. We won’t be going back.
Key words: Amish restaurant, mid-town Sarasota, family friendly