Antico Fornaio
2649 Ulmerton Rd, Clearwater
(727) 803-6003
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Antico Fornaio is now La Dolce Vita. New name and owners but same staff and chef. Nice traditional pizzas. I recommend the chicken parmesan sandwich as well.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Food is always AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I went there with a group of people. The eggplant parmesan was like a beat up piece of shoe leather. You could barely cut it. It was inedible. The waiter was extremely rude, the rudest waiter I have ever encountered in my many years of going to restaurants.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food was really good. The service was really quick. The waiter was really personable. What more could you ask for. They also did a great job accommodating my 7 year old (especially for a restaurant that isn't kid- centric)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
We’ve been coming here for the last two years and always loved it because it felt like authentic Italian. Unfortunately, on our most recent visit we found out the ownership changed, and so did the vibe. Prices went up, but the quality of the food went down.
My Caesar salad came with egg and a lemon dressing, definitely not good. My entrée was just a small twirl of pasta with a few shrimp, and the pasta itself was undercooked. The menu is completely different now, and it just doesn’t compare to what it used to be.
The one positive was the service, it was excellent. But sadly, it’s not enough to bring us back with how much the food has changed. The way it was before was truly great, and I don’t know if this new version will last in this area.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 5
Came for lunch as a party of 8. The service and food were amazing. We will definitely return
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was excellent, and the service was outstanding thanks to Luis, who also gave us amazing recommendations. We’ll definitely be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went in expecting decent Italian food for a good price as seen in the menu photos - $12 for the eggplant pasta would have been fair.
The restaurant has essentially rebranded itself which was a shock as I arrived in casual clothes. The server even confirmed this when apologizing for him still learning the new menu.
They now have white tablecloths, doubled the prices of pasta, no, quite literally the eggplant was $24 and chicken parm was $28 - see old menu photos and prices- and a singular can of coke was $5. The Prada and Gucci branded paintings reek of faux luxury.
Had I got what I expected based on reviews, I would have been happy. But $70+ after tip for chicken parm, eggplant and a coke is insanity. This was less than $10 in ingredients.
The choice to change how to market this place with inflated pricing will be its demise.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 4
Food was spectacular and our server was delightful to be around. Only problem I had was that I couldn’t stay longer ! Shoutout to Luis
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurant was just sold. New menu, new prices.... WAY OVER PRICED. My favorite pizza went from $14 to NOW $25!!!! : / Tried their mussels... small portion, very fishy and sauce was watery. Their new waitress felt compelled to over explain their new menu. Even to the point of pointing where the appetizers, fish, pasta, chicken and pizza was. I guess in case we've never eaten out before nor could read. Very snooty & pretentious attitude. Overall: over priced, poor quality food. As a born Italian... we loved the old restaurant! Used to go regularly. Food was delicious, friendly staff and reasonable prices. SOOOOOO DISAPPOINTED..... 😢😢😢😢😢 LOST OUR BUSINESS. : /
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Looked at reviews and decided to take the plunge. So glad we did.
Luis our waiter was the consummate professional, happy and very helpful. The caprese was perfectly seasoned pita on a bed of greens. A large slice of lasagna beautifully presented followed by a nice moist tiramasu.
The wine was not overpriced and surprisingly good.
Service was fast but not hurried. Wish all my dining experiences were this good.
The restaurant was not busy. It appears that economy is slowing down in the region from our observation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My husband and I eat at Anitco Fornio once a week (we love the burratina pizza) and always had great meals with excellent service by Louis, who is attentive, efficient and professional.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was amazing and very affordable. It was out super fast (we did mention we were in a hurry and they were able to attend to us on an odd, empty hour on a Wednesday). The waiter was highly attentive to our needs and our comolex order. He mentioned he's a recent graduate. Would highly recommend!
Manager so rudetry
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
I gonna leave this review here that way the owner of this place knows ( who I met before and is a really nice guys) who are his workers. Today I made an order through DoorDash, when I went there they said they never received the order cause they’re having problems with DoorDash which I get it. So I left. I call DoorDash they said oh idk if you can get a refund, the website is not letting me do it I would talk to my supervisors and I’ll email u later okay fine. So I call antico fornico again to order over the phone, I order a gluten free pizza small pizza regular pizza, I asked the cashier how long it gonna take he said 20 minutes, when I went there after these 20 minutes he asked me again if I want a cheese pizza or pepperoni pizza, like bro I need to wait 20 more minutes that was really crazy, so I got really mad and I tell them that was not okay a lady comes to me trying to calm everything down cause I was talking to theses guys including the guys who are cooking in Spanish so I explained myself to her and she didn’t even have an awnser none apologized to me or anything. Good luck with the business and please you guys can do better.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
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