
Ford's Garage Lakeland
879 Lakeland Park Center Dr, Lakeland, FL 33809
About Ford's Garage Lakeland - steak house in Lakeland, Florida
Customer Review Summary
Ford's Garage Lakeland features unique car-themed decor, from full-sized vehicles to tires for sinks, creating an engaging atmosphere. The food is highly praised, particularly the outstanding onion rings and flavorful burgers, though there are some mixed reviews about certain dishes like burnt onion straws and soggy chicken tenders. Service is consistently noted as excellent, with friendly staff and attentive management checking in on guests. The restaurant is popular and can get quite busy, especially on weekends, and some reviewers mentioned it being cold inside. Overall, customers express a desire to return, enjoying both the food and the unique dining experience.
Key Features
Service options
- Outdoor seating
- Curbside pickup
- Delivery
- Onsite services
- Takeout
- Dine-in
Highlights
- Fast service
- Great beer selection
- Great cocktails
- Great dessert
- Sports
Popular for
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Solo dining
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
Offerings
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Coffee
- Comfort food
- Food
- Happy hour drinks
- Happy hour food
- Hard liquor
- Late-night food
- Quick bite
- Small plates
- Wine
Dining options
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Dessert
- Seating
Amenities
- Bar onsite
- Restroom
- Wi-Fi
Atmosphere
- Casual
- Cozy
- Trendy
Crowd
- College students
- Family-friendly
- Groups
- Tourists
Planning
- Accepts reservations
Payments
- Credit cards
- Debit cards
- NFC mobile payments
Children
- Good for kids
- High chairs
- Kids' menu
Parking
- Free parking lot
- Free street parking
Pets
- Dogs allowed outside
Customer Reviews
Rating Distribution
Ken Haley
Very unique restaurant, loved that every decoration was car themed from full size vehicles hanging from the ceiling and a second over the bar. Fuel handles for door handles. Tires for sinks. Funnels serve as a way to deliver onion rings. Full size engines spinning on polls. Food was outstanding with hands down the best onion rings I have ever tasted . Service was outstanding, manager came by to make sure everything was ok and introduced himself. This place ran like a well oiled machine, pun intended. I already want to go back.
Janet Beaver
This was a awesome place alot to look at and whoever designed the restaurant did a wonderful job. We had some great food and our server Red was wonderful. I had a chicken sandwich and it was good and tasted very fresh i can't wait to return. I would have gave this restaurant 5 stars but it was very cold in there and I ask about turning on heat and they said it was on. There were other people I noticed with jackets on as well.
Eunice Alberson
Ford’s Garage in Lakeland is a fantastic spot for a meal! The burgers are top-notch—juicy, flavorful, and well-prepared. The staff is amazing, providing excellent service with a friendly attitude. The decor is super fun and creative, making the atmosphere unique and enjoyable. And the bathrooms? You’ve got to check them out—they’re a conversation piece all on their own! The only reason for a 4-star rating is that the onion straws on my burger were burnt, but once I scraped them off, the rest of the burger was absolutely delicious. Overall, a great dining experience!
Yadira Soto
We visited for lunch and was nice, I love every detail in the decoration, the menu it's very complete. Food is delicious, service fast. I know weekends and night are full always but it's one of the best burgers that we tried.
Diego Salinas
Solid sit down casual dining. Especially for the concept, I think it’s executed well. The burgers are a half pound patty, which means they’re hearty and can be cooked to your liking (medium, rare, etc.) I found all the dishes we ordered flavorful and they came out quickly. My one complaint would be that the sauce for the fried pickle appetizer was not our favorite
Nick Berick
We arrived at Ford’s garage when they opened at 11 o’clock. All the persons working were very friendly. The sandwiches are huge. The french fries with the burgers were extremely good. we ordered the tower of onion rings, along with a side order of onion rings with one of the burgers. They were OK, mostly breading. We left about 1230 and the place was packed full of people! We will return here and try other things off the menu.
Blu Sky Iris
Second time back. First time was a horrible experience. Second time, well the food sucked. What they consider a chicken tenders is a joke. There is no flavor in the breading. It was soaking wet when I bit into it. "Juicy Chicken" isn't the best. Portion sizes were that of a child's plate, but full price. The staff were pretty amazing.
adine bouton
Great time at this location. Food was fantastic and our server Mel was right on top of everything. The manager Cam even stopped over to check on us. We were very impressed.
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