I’m not sure anyone has heard of this place.  It’s in Central Florida about 12 miles northeast of BROOKSVILLE, FLORIDA in the city of Nobleton, Florida on the Withlacoochee River.   And if you don’t know where Brooksville is,  it’s 1 hour northeast of Tampa and 1 1/2 hours northwest of Orlando.  This is a cool little riverside cafe.  We drove past it while driving from Orlando to Brooksville.  It catch our eye so on our way by back to Orlando we stopped in to check it out.  It’s nothing fancy but has character.  The cafe is only open on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and Mondays from 11am-7pm.  You can rent canoes and kayaks right beside RIVER RATZ CAFE.  About 1/2 a mile down the river is the WITHLACOOCHEE STATE FOREST.  There’s lots of nature all around there.  Lots of birds, turtles, deer, bullfrogs, ducks, alligators, and more.  Bike trails are less than a mile away, horseback riding in the area,  Lodging is on site, a bungalow, RV camping, and primitive campsites are coming soon.  

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As we walked up to the front of the cafe we decided to dine on the patio by the river.  The patio was up high off the water.  The river was low and needed rain but was still beautiful.  While sitting there we looked to the right where you could see the bridge and a guy was standing on it.  We kept watching and wondering what he was doing when we seen him throw a huge rock off the bridge.  He was checking the depth of the water then he jumped.  Yes he jumped.  He was ok and did it again.

Now to the food.  We started with Onion Rings as an appetizer for only $3.25. They were cooked very good and not full of grease.  I ordered a pulled pork sandwich and Regina got a cheeseburger.  Both were very tasty, cooked to liking, and served with chips.  They were each $6.99.  We also sampled a strawberry margarita and they are only $5.50 and delicious.  We were very happy with our lunch and experience.  I do recommend the RIVER RATZ CAFE if you happen to be in the area.

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