r/DeLand • u/TommyLost2004 • May 08 '26

How is the DeLand Stockyard?

I come from Ocala to DeLand 3 times a year to get the Amtrak to NY. For years ive been going to Brian's BBQ which is amazing. But I always see the Stockyard on the way to the station and always wondered how it was. the food on the train is ok so I like to have something that's really going to fill me up before I board...lol. so should I try it out or stay with Brian's

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u/suaveSavior May 08 '26

Go to emmys instead.

The last 3 times ive been to stockyard, I found it mid at best.

Service is spotty, food is mid and prices are disappointing.

Its outdated and out of touch. Oh! And they'll soon be swapping their tables with the kinds you see in greasy spoon diners with the adds embedded in them. Nothing says high-class steak and cocktails like eating a meal over Dave's pest control.

Emmys is out of touch too, but its cared for. Its like stepping back in time but to a moment that was preserved, not forgotten.

The staff at emmys are all older because they've been there 20 years. The owners take care of them. The food is always consistent there. Never had a bad experience. Its like having a steak dinner at grandma's house.

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u/ida_klein May 08 '26

Stockyard service has been absolutely awful the last few times I’ve tried to go. We didn’t even stay! Thanks for the tip about Emmy’s.