The Terrace on the Square

"It had been over a year since we decided to give the terrace another try. The elevators were down to one working so it took 5 minutes just to go from 1st floor to 2nd floor (should have just taken the stairs). We found a nice seat on the terrace looking out over the Christmas lights of the downtown Ocala Square. It's quite a beautiful perspective. Unfortunately. It took several minutes to be even seen by a waitress. It was so long, I walked to the bar to get a wine list, so we could order when the server arrived. When she finally did arrive, we ordered two glasses of wine. Fast forward another 10 minutes, we still hadn't received our drinks, no food menu, no water which is weird as there was only one patron at the bar, two Manager type people walking around, the server, and the bartender. We bailed and went to Mark's, which was packed. We bailed, went to LA Cuisine which was also packed. We ended up at District and were extremely lucky to get two spots at the bar. The Terrace has so much potential if only they showed a little bit of effort. So sad."

"The terrace seating and ambiance is very nice. The hotel itself is very neat with great lighting. For what we paid for our dinner, the service and food could have been much better. It took a long time just to order food. Our drinks took a while and as we were about to to give our food order, our waitress disappeared. My husband had to get up twice and go to find our waitress just to get the bill or order food. It was a weekday and there wasn’t a rush of a ton of restaurant patrons. The firecracker shrimp was alright, but very oily. The blackened chicken sandwich had a nicely toasted pretzel bun and initially looked appetizing, yet the chicken itself was as dry as the Sahara desert. You could tell it was a slightly old pre cooked frozen chicken breast. It wasn’t worth the charge of $15."

"Small menu but food was good Nice way to start the day if you choose to eat outside. Breakfast over looking the downtown square. Price is on par with any hotel restaurant. In the evenings the bar is open. Mixed crowd. Good music. Not bad for a hotel bar."

"Excellent Sunday brunch! Great service, beautiful ambiance, great views, & delicious food!"

"Brand spanking newly opened. Impressive projection screen and nice bar. Open seating and plenty of room to move around. Some drink specials which were good in concept. One recommendation is to not use a drink with egg whites when it’s prepared or drank outside. Has a wet dog smell unfortunately but that’s definitely a small oversight. This place will be a great success I am sure. They were still working out the speakers and I am not even sure it had its grand opening yet or not. If your downtown, check it out. There’s an amazing overlooking view of the square!"