The Ivy House Restaurant

Great service, delicious southern style food, owners and employees are always friendly, raspberry tea is excellent ,fried green tomatoes are delicious

This restaurant has been closed due to fire. This restaurant has been closed due to fire. This restaurant has been closed due to fire.

The Ivy house in Williston is still closed due to the fire. I wanted to go there and spoke to someone at the Ocala Ivy house. They said they're hoping to reopen the one in Williston in May.

This historical restaurant is just so adorable! There are many little rooms inside and outside on patio. They have a little gift shop/boutique on the top floor of the restaurant. The server was nice but not very knowledgeable or friendly. The food looked great but unfortunately was very bland. Not sure if that is because it caters to lots of seniors but there was no seasoning and most of the food. I had a steak and the seasoning was added with the butter while cooking. Nothing on or marinated before and it tasted as so. The peanut butter pie was delicious!

This place was so cute! Definitely that old, southern style. They didn't have a big menu/a lot of options and not many vegetarian options but I made a meal out of the fried green tomatoes. What really surprised me were the cheese fritters. These aren't your typical Mozzarella sticks you see on appetizers, no. These were pimento cheese balls with a crispy, textured coating that were so good I could've just eaten those. The dining area was adorable and very cozy and the service was attentive even though they were busy. The only thing I wouldn't recommend is the raspberry lemonade, it had a weird aftertaste I'm not sure if it was the lemonade or the raspberry syrup so wouldn't get that again. I feel like this would be a really cute spot for weekend brunch but they only offer lunch and dinner. But definitely seems like a great location to have brunch in.

Very neat venue with tasty food and good service. We had three kids and four adults. Everyone was happy and full. Stop in and try it. If planning ahead, they take reservations. Worth writing home about.

Wonderful place & incredible food! We felt right at home! Best fried green tomatoes I've ever had! Pecan crusted chicken was delicious. Fresh, flavorful coffee like from my grandma's kitchen decades ago.

Came here for Sunday brunch while visiting family. We were seated in the parlour (back porch) area which was nice. However, service was subpar. They were busy but apparently this was their normal Sunday crowd . It took many attempts to get our water refilled and other requests as well. Food was ok. Everything was fried. Salad was meager and not worth a review. Portions of the entree was ample.The women's restroom had a nice touch. They offered locallly made hand/bath salts. Was a lovely touch.

We found ourselves in the quaint Florida town of Williston one Saturday and wanted to stop in for a quick lunch. We had been here multiple times before, but this is the first time writing a review. The separate dining rooms are charming and are decorated from a past time and surround the four or five tables per room.In my opinion, the star of the menu is the fried chicken, but there are so many wonderful items to choose from. We had the fried shrimp plate as well as the chicken salad croissant. Don't forget to start with the fried green tomatoes and end your meal with a slice of chocolate cake! Definitely a must stop if you are in Williston!

We stopped in on our way back from Gainesville, pretty much on the fly, based on the 4.5 Google reviews and how good the food was. Boy, were we disappointed!My wife's $18 burger had one thin and dry patty that she thought was pre-frozen (perfectly round and flat as a pancake). The fries appeared to be krinkle-cut ones you buy frozen in a bag at the grocery store (tasted like it, also). My Krispy baked chicken - the chicken was okay but a little bit bland. The Mac and cheese was ok, but the veggies were clearly canned veggies. I've had fresh veggies, and canned, and canned has a distinct flavor. They were absolutely canned. The dinner roll had the same flavor and texture as your standard catered/store bought wedding reception dinner rolls. Definitely were not baked in-house. $19 plate.For such prices, I would expect better quality than canned/frozen fare that I can easily treat myself to at home. Sorry, but it just wasn't good... I'm not sure what the rest of these reviewers are smokin'.It wasn't all bad, though. The old house provides a neat atmosphere, portions were filling, and the service was fast and friendly enough. The food just needs an upgrade, especially for the prices being charged.