Lightsey’s Restaurant

Best grouper ever. Try it Cajun :) Very fresh, large portion. Hush puppies are also delish. At $ 27.50, a little pricey.

Good food, nice variety. Great location, friendly staff. Takes awhile to get the good to the table but had a fun time with our group while we waited. I would definitely come again and bring friends. Nice atmosphere! First time I had frog legs, gator and turtle. Everything was good.

Great food, friendly staff cute atmosphere I had the blacken scallop salad and it was awesome. The citrus ice tea is pretty good too.

I am an old Florida native, I have a seafood from all over the state. Years ago we used to come here when driving through town. This is not the place I remember. Although it has been updated, the food was below average, nothing special. There was several open tables, I figured this is probably attributed to the menu pricing– way to high for the quality which is lacking. My advise? Find something in town, or go to your brothers with your fresh catch!

This used to be a favorite past time when going to Okeechobee to fish or gator hunt. However, it was very overpriced, a lot of empty tables. All the food is fried in the same batter. Bathrooms old, outdated and not that clean.
Positives were that the place itself appears to be updated, friendly wait staff.
It was overall … Just OK

Decided to try this as my husband had seen it out while motorcycle riding. Visited on a Tuesday night at dinnertime. The place was dead, but two men walking out said they had been coming there for 30 years, so we decided to give it a go.
The waitress was very friendly and after reviewing the menu (which is a bit hard to read with the layout), we sat down.
The first thing I noticed was the menus were in awful condition! Mine was taped together and felt sticky:(The place was a bit cold (air was on even though it was cool outside), and the table set up was rather like a sports bar. The décor was pretty cool though.
My husband had the special, which was a cajun fish dish, and I decided on fried catfish. Salads came out and were good and pretty big for a side salad. Dinners arrived and the presentation was fairly good.
My husband loved his fish and the small ½ of a stuffed potato that came with it. My catfish was ok, but I kept tasting a dirt taste. Maybe it is because it was catfish and I am used to cod and other whitefish in a fish fry. My french fries were battered or something. Very odd but the best thing on the plate. Wasn’t into the «chips», or whatever the round fried balls of dough were.
By the time we were midway thru dinner, I was shivering and got up to go to the bathroom just to move around.
The shocker was the price. My husbands special was $ 25!(should have got a whole potato for that) My dish was $ 16. Neither dish was worth this amount of money. A $ 25 dish should be served with linen napkins and a candle on the table.
Maybe we will give it a try on the weekend when we are told it is busy, and eat «lunch» instead of dinner. It is located in a neat area and it would be fun to watch the activity.

Was in Okeechobee for the weekend with my girlfriend and we were looking for a nice dining experience. After scouting out Unilocal and Tripadvisor, we decided to try out the burgers here (neither one of us care for seafood). First impression was not so great after we came in and waited by the «please wait to be seated» sign for a good 3 minutes before anyone helped us. The place was not busy but the wait staff seemed overwhelmed. The actual food we received was delicious but wish they offered a smaller size than the ¾ lb. as I was not able to finish it. Prices were high for the level of service received. We chose to eat out on the patio which was really nice because it is screened in and that saved us from getting eaten alive by bugs! Good experience overall. If level of service was higher and prices were a little better, would have given 5 stars

This is a nice place with really good food, service and even a view. No, it’s not cheap eats, but I can’t understand the negative reviews. It’s the best meal I’ve had in years and was way, way above my expectations. The service was great and friendly and I will make it a point to make the long drive there again.