About - WayWard Fox
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Amenities and More
Offerings
- Alcohol
- Beer
- Cocktails
- Comfort food
- Happy hour drinks
- Happy hour food
- Hard liquor
- Late-night food
- Small plates
- Vegetarian options
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
- Wheelchair accessible restroom
- Wheelchair accessible seating
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Loved my first trip to WayWard Fox. You can tell a lot of time and thought went into creating both the food and drink menu. We went with a group of 4 and split small plates. Loved it and will be back. The Korean BBQ fries were my favorite.
Wayward Fox is a wonderful addition to the Gainesville downtown food scene. Super classy shareable food with TONS of vegetarian and vegan options. Each small plate they have on the menu is good for a meal by itself, or great for ordering several and sharing amongst your group. We had the Fresh Veggie Spring Rolls and Fried Chicken Nuggs and both were delicious with a hint of Thai spiciness but not so spicy as to cause discomfort and pain. The sweetness of the spring rolls was refreshing balanced with the tingle of the spicy peanut sauce. I came super hungry while my date was less so, I ate all the chicken (she's a vegetarian) and half the roll and I felt totally satisfied. The bar program really feels well thought out with little to no fluff added. We had 4 different items from the drink menu and each one was great. The "Protect Ya Cuke" was the best cucumber gimlet I'd had in Gainesville, and the "Buzzwords" cocktail was a pleasantly unique journey for a scotch lover like myself. The "Springtime in the Bronx" reminded me of drinking fun drinks by the pool in August and the "Hai Chi" was a great twist on Thai Tea although I think if I ordered it again I would have them make it a double as the bourbon gets a little lost in the sweetness of the rest of the drink. The atmosphere feels higher classes than Gainesville is used to with beautiful murals on the walls and dim (maybe too dim if you need to read the menus) lighting in the bar area which makes it feel like a classy New York city hotel bar. The music was a great mix of old school hip hop jams all night. I can't wait to see how Wayward Fox develops over time as they really find their stride.
I'm really impressed by this place. It's authentically "Gainesville" with sophisticated food. I hope the menu changes over time so that I can see the creativity of the chef with more items. I think the prices are very reasonable and our table of 4 ordered maybe 10 different things to try, loved every bite, and our bill wasn't shocking. The service was a little disorganized but that's too be expected for a soft open restaurant; I expect it will only get better over time. I will definitely be coming back and I hope Wayward Fox is here to stay. It adds a little something to Gainesville.