Ovation Bistro & Bar

10 out of10 .Stopped in for the first time and ordered the lunch special and the soup of the day.The food, service and presentation was all top notch.Will be coming back for certain l! Victoria was an awesome server.

I was really hopeful going into our first trip to Ovation Bistro & Bar in Davenport. The menu was right up my alley, the outdoor seating area looked great and the vibe seemed laid back.Unfortunately, our experience was subpar across the board.We were seated quickly at a table near the entrance but and spent a bit more than 10 minutes before our drink orders were taken. In the meantime, we got to enjoy the extremely dim overhead lights flickering into our faces.We asked our server for recommendations and she was very accommodating in suggesting the brisket and sirloin and to avoid the chicken. We happily obliged.My Brisket entree came with a salad and a side. My Caesar salad was interestingly served as a whole slab of salad rather than chopped or diced. Aside from being a little odd to cut it up myself, it was best thing I ate.My brisket and upgraded Lobster Mac and Cheese side arrived looking tasty but both were disappointing.The Brisket was quite dry and was fattier than I expected given the relatively small portion. The Lobster Mac was the real disappointment. The bread crumbs on to were burnt and the noodles were swimming in water that wasn't drained properly before being mixed with the cheese and the rest of the ingredients. The unfortunate icing on top was the lackluster service. We never were offered drink refills and it took quite a long time to both receive the check and have the waitress come to collect our payment.The restaurant was not crowded whatsoever, with maybe 4 tables seated inside and maybe 3-4 outside, so it seemed like we were just being ignored.I'm unsure if we'll go back anytime soon to give it another shot.

This was my first time coming to Ovation Bistro & Bar - my husband and I decided to drop in due to the extremely high ratings for the Davenport area, and had high hopes.I was a little disappointed that out of all of the empty tables, we were sat directly next to the front door entrance so any foot traffic would come directly behind me, but that's just being nitpicky.We mentioned that it was our first time here, and were hoping to get recommendations, and our waitress mentioned that the steak and brisket were specialties because of the cherry wood smoker.I ordered the 6oz sirloin medium rare, with garlic mashed potatoes as the side. You also get an option of salad as a side, however the waitress let me know that you could get an additional side instead, so I opted for green beans.Knowing that Ovation specializes in steak, I was extremely disappointed to learn that my medium rare steak was medium, bordering on medium-well. The seasoning was great on it, but I do wish that it had been cooked to the order.The garlic mashed potatoes were decent, and the green beans were AMAZING. Definitely the highlight of the dinner.I wanted to give this a 4 star rating, but unfortunately, despite it not being busy during our time there, it took 10 minutes after sitting down to get our drinks ordered, our waitress never checked on us throughout, and we were never offered refills for our drinks.I would be open to returning and trying something new, but I definitely want to try out other restaurants before I would consider coming back here.

This is a beautiful restaurant at the end of a strip mall and after leaving the Tampa RV Super Show we decided to find a bite to eat before heading home and this place definitely looked like what we were looking for. We arrived early afternoon (Saturday) and found the restaurant mostly empty and no one at the bar, so we grabbed a booth. Our server greeted us and passed out the menus and gave us a few suggestions which we appreciated, she returned with warm bread, butter and our beverages and we placed our order, we both decided on the burger and fries - they arrived after a few minutes cooked as we ordered but basically dropped off the food and disappeared without seeing if we needed anything else, I noticed they forgot the ketchup and mayonnaise we ordered on the side so after waiting a few more minutes I went to the bar and requested both again and refills - finally the condiments arrived but no refills on our beverages that were sitting on the edge of the table empty. I finally was able to get another servers attention and she took care of it.The burger was just okay as were the fries definitely nothing memorable or anything I'd order again we were hungry so we ate it all and requested our check. I felt the entire experience was over-priced and not a good value, I've noticed quite a few negative reviews from frequent customers in reference to the decline in service, maybe it's turn over, lack of training or lack of management I didn't notice a manager anywhere in sight during our visit unfortunately we probably would not return...

My friend was in town this was the half way mark. We mostly had appetizer but it was delicious. The staff were so nice. We tired the fence onion soup, the crab cake, the best part of all were the pretzel bread with the cheese dip. We arrive pretty early. They were open to all.

A good place to check out after a long day. We came here on a Saturday night with a group of 8. Overall great service, decent prices, average food. Place was packed but we were seated right away. I'd recommend the salmon and key lime pie. Skip the buffalo chicken wrap - not sure how that can ever be a bad choice but it was. Fantastic mocktails for $4. Good stuff.

I always enjoy coming here because the food, ambience, and service is great! They also have very yummy drinks and deserts

The restaurant has lots of choices for meat eaters and vegetarians. Just by checking in, I earned 5% off of the bill. That was appreciated for a party of twelve. Our server was nice. It was challenging having everyone's food hot when all the dishes were served at once.The French onion soup was good. The salads were large and tasty. We had a few communication issues with preferences (asking for dressing on the side and the salad arrived drenched in dressing) but everything got worked out. The pasta was enjoyed. The flatbread was decent. The baked macaroni and cheese was excellent, after I took it with me and heated it. Several people in our group had briskets. They were happy. The place was busy on a Saturday night.

This place looks casual but has the service and food of a 5 star restaurant. ALL the servers and runners were observant and cleared empty plates (apps, salad ect) immediately and very attentive to refills. We had several clear plates just as they were passing by. These were the nicest servers. Now to the food. Brussel sprout appetizer was amazing. Definitely enough to share. Even a non brussel sprout eater loved this. I had crab cakes and 2 huge sides as well as a salad. The crab cakes had real crab and not much filler. These were very good. The others in my party had filets and loaded sweet potato. The filets were tender and delicious. No room for desserts but next time we will try the carrot cake. Everything was wonderful. Food and service TOP NOTCH!!

Good food, good service, accommodated a party of 8 last minute no problem. Menu had a wide selection for kids, teens and adults.