The Works Bistro

December 2025 Lisa and Stephanie were busy decorating for the holidays. Great job ladies. Excellent service and friendly staff. Food was served to order and very delicious. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED first few visits. I'm pleasantly surprised when walking inside. Beautiful decor, welcoming smiles. Great food. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED It's a new place in town. I have a few recommendations for the owners. I like eating food and having a side of something so I'm not eating only one item. Small potato or pasta salad choices, chips even. It can be in additional charge for a side. I just enjoy variety on my plate. The QUICHE was excellent and highly recommended either choice.

1st time trying this cool new spot, I ordered the smash burger and Wellington bites, delicious! The fries are a must try too. Great service, great food, I will make this a regular stop.

We ordered the Tampa Cuban and the Clockwork Melt (a proper smash burger,) and both were delicious. Delicious bread, generous portions and the potato crisps were fresh and hot! It’s great to have a new local place in Dunnellon with great food, very kind and friendly service with very reasonable prices to boot. Highly recommend!

The Works Bistro may be on track to be Dunnellon’s best restaurant in town! The phyllo rolls of 4 beef Wellington deluxe minis came out piping hot. In fact too hot, however the meat inside was tender. It needed more gravy. It was served with the bistro’s habanero bacon jam. This is more like a bacon chutney with a deliciously sweet heat. The kind that slowly, unknowingly opens your sinuses, but because the taste is so sweet its sneaks up on you. This jam was not paired well with these Wellington minis but I saved mine for my spiral fries because it was just that good! Our main dishes were the Frisco Melt and a Tampa Cuban. The frisco melt is a caramelized smash burger with Swiss cheese that delicious habanero bacon jam on a sourdough bread. This was so good! The bread was soft yet firm enough to hold everything together. Again that habenero bacon jam stole the show! If the works isn’t selling that jam by the jar they are missing out on $! We also enjoyed the Tampa Cuban a pressed pulled beef, roasted pork, Ham salami, pickles, Swiss cheese and spicy DG mustard on authentic Cuban bread. The bistro put a generous amount of meat on this Cuban and perfectly pressed it with the right number of pickles to get a delicious mouthful crunch! To say the food was good is an understatement. If they continue to meet this quality at each visit they will easily be the best restaurant in town!

My mom, aunt and I visited for dinner. The atmosphere was cool steam punk themed. You order at the front counter then they will bring the food out to the table you choose. Cherri was a fantastic waiter! She was very attentive and friendly! She answered all the questions I had. I really enjoyed the lock washer French fries highly recommend those! My aunt tried the red skin potato salad and she said it was amazing! They make it homemade and it was one of the best ones she has had at a restaurant. They offer soups of the day as well. We tried the chocolate overload cake and tiramisu cake both were very good the chocolate one is very rich and the tiramisu is a lighter in flavor dessert. Overall a great experience and I will be returning soon to try more menu items

A Delicious Experience from Start to Finish We had an absolutely wonderful experience dining here! From the moment we walked in, the service was warm, friendly, and attentive—setting the tone for a great meal. We started with a charcuterie board, and it was the perfect appetizer—beautifully presented and full of flavor, with a great mix of meats, cheeses, and accompaniments. Each bite was a treat. For our main course, we each chose something different, and every dish was a hit. My husband ordered the Cuban sandwich, which was perfectly pressed and packed with bold, savory flavor. I had The Works Italian, and it was incredible—generous portions, fresh ingredients, and just the right amount of spice and seasoning. My daughter chose The Works Turkey Melt, and she absolutely loved it—tender turkey, delicious toppings, and hearty bread that tied it all together. The food was fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with care. We left full, happy, and already talking about what we’ll order next time. Highly recommend—this spot is a gem! So glad this place came to the small town of Dunnellon, it will be a new go to place for us.

Beautifully decorated dinner with delicious food. Fries are so unique and different from anywhere else: Thin enough to be crispy in every bite, but not so thin to be a potato chip. The food portions for the sandwich was perfection. We'll definitely be back again!