Fred's Market Restaurant - Southern restaurant (US) in Lakeland - 2120 Harden Blvd, USA

I was really in the mood for some great Southern comfort food. I drove over an hour (Minneola to Lakeland) because this was/is the best place I could think of. Thankfully, Fred's did not fail!! The food was just as good yesterday as it was over 2 years ago.😋 I really wish Fred's in Lake Mary didn't close. Also, the pricing structure isn't too bad considering everything cost more these days.

The food was just ok. Nothing that would keep me coming back. You better have a big stomach to be able to rat enough to cover the price. The service was very good. It's not a place that I would go back to. I like quality over quantity.

'Ello chaps, Fred's Market is a stable in the Polk County community -- offering breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffet service. With multiple locations, and roots going back to 1954, Fred's Market offers a variety of hot food, cold food, and dessert items in their buffet. Fried fish, fried chicken, pot roast, you'll find it all, along with sides of greens, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes. They say they focus on Southern Cookin' and Generous Hospitality. Folks around here rave about the peach cobbler, but there's also banana pudding and ice cream. There are a variety of hot and cold veggie options too, including a great salad bar. The restaurant is clean and servers are friendly. Overall I give Fred's Market four stars out of five.

Monday, September 18 3:30 PM Well mercy!! Just had “linner” (lunch/dinner) at Fred’s Market Restaurant in Lakeland. Larry and I talked about it all the way home which was a 45 minute commute. Best buffet ever! Puts all others to shame. Their logo says, ‘Slow food - fast’ … home cooking at its best. I made 2 trips to the buffet to get MORE collard greens 😂 What we ate: Salad bar salads including pasta salad, potato salad, and coleslaw. Fried catfish, fall off the bone ribs, fried chicken. Mashed potatoes, gravy, corn casserole, collards, white beans, baked sweet potato and Mac n cheese. Hot rolls, cheesy biscuits and cornbread. Strawberry shortcake. Not one thing did we rate as ordinary or just OK. Every item was fresh, hot and seasoned perfectly. Our bill for 2 “All you can eat” choices was $34.16 Highly recommend They also offer a loyalty program ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I heard about this restaurant a few weeks ago and decided to try them today when we were nearby. Wow! If you like traditional southern cooking, stop reading this and go to Fred's. Their menu changes but today we had green beans, macaroni and cheese, corn casserole, collard greens, black eye peas, sweet plantains, mojo pork, fried green tomatoes, fried catfish, fried chicken, corn bread, biscuits and more. They have a dessert bar but we managed to skip it (diuh-beetus). However, the best part of the meal was the salad bar which brings me to my only complaint. Why does the salad bar have smaller plates? Service was also great. Our server was very sweet and attentive but I overheard other servers around us and they all seemed very friendly. Can't wait to go back.

it was alright, i wouldn’t go back, as it’s not worth $23 per person. if the food was seasoned properly it would be, but it’s not. everything is just, missing something, seasoning wise. especially salt. the fried chicken was good. just as i was on my 2nd plate, a cockroach crawled out from my booth. i got sick and couldn’t eat anymore, so did my boyfriend. the waiter saw and told the manager, we got our food free, (we didn’t complain). even though they were very apologetic we won’t be back.

We came in after STATE CHEER COMPETITION to eat for lunch.. We were looking forward to eating at Fred's because our Fred's restaurant closed in Lake Mary and we were not disappointed... We also met Fred .. what a blessing... Can't wait to come back !!! WE LOVE FRED'S RESTAURANTS ❤️

I love this Southern home food spot. When you walk in you get this Southern hospitality feeling. They see you get your drinks and then you go to the buffet they had a lot of choices of sides. And maybe about four selections of different meat( ribs chicken fish beef tips). A couple of the desserts were good I would recommend the pecan pie or the red velvet the banana pudding really didn't have any flavor. For two people the bill was $41.