Boat In The Moat,

4585 Solomon Road, Ona, FL 33865

"This unique hidden gem is amazing. Our third visit, we'll be back when we are in the area again. Large menu, great food and stellar service."

"All the highway signs say "Solomon's Castle" so you go there, park in the smallish parking lot, walk past the "castle" and there sits the "boat". Unique destination attraction. Great for tourists."

"Not sure what happened! See lots of 5* reviews but that was sadly not our experience. Would not recommend for family dining. We were SO excited to dine here but sadly left hungry even after a $41 (incl tip) bill-CASH ONLY. 2 sodas $6, they were SO flat-poured from 2L bottles. Chicken Nachos $13: chips w/dry (so dry, SO dry & barely edible) shredded chicken topped with shredded cheddar cheese and then all MICROWAVED! No flavor at all. Kids refused to eat it. Chicken salad $12: iceberg topped w/egg, green pepper, cucumber slices, jarred pickle slices (?), bacon, onion slices, dry shredded chicken (a generous amount), & blu cheese crumbles. Excluding the chicken, the salad wasn’t bad. Poor waitress was 1/2 as they were short staffed. She was very pleasant and kind. No soda refills offered, would have declined anyway. Atmosphere was awesome-was nice sitting outside under beautiful shade trees & one-man band who could sing & play seemingly anything & he did it very well!"

"Solomens Castle....Castle tour plus has sit-down lunches. Cool place to visit. Unique artwork done with old metal pieces and wood. The tour guide inside the castle was insightful, and the tour is based on words of original artist and owner. Quite a unique sense of humor related to his works. Beautiful stained glass too. Sorry no pics allowed inside."

"Cash only!! Would not recommend for families. - Smoking is permitted and several tables were smoking. Food was just okay. Service was slow, but we were told they were missing a couple of wait staff. Live music (Sunday) , was nice but extremely loud! Couldn’t hear the party at your table talk! So if you can’t hear the person sitting next to you, music is too loud. Looks like it draws retirees & bikers. Again, do not recommend for children."