My fav location for tasty mediterranean food. service treated us so kindly. it has a nice atmosphere.
K Koch
mediterranean food, mmm, very satisfying. everyone at our table was glad to be there. really nothing but good experiences here. prices were good for how much you get. i can see why they have a lot of positive reviews.
Brandon Fouts
Thanks for all the great times and amazing food. Remember going here as a kid when they had a magician and really sad to see them close. Gainesville is slowly losing its charm and this place closing puts the nail in the coffin
Kris Buck
The decor is funky, with eclectic paintings and sculptures. We decided on the bar-b-que chicken pizza and it was perfect; it had large chunks of white meat chicken and red, yellow and green peppers with the perfect amount of cheese to hold it all together. One pie, 6 slices, was enough for both of us—it is medium-sized. For dessert we were intrigued by the cinnamon ice cream and split a scoop. Delicious! Great taste of cinnamon which was not too sweet, but sweet enough.
Tracy Di Mele
I know this place has been a Gainesville staple, however I was not impressed. Service was great, but the food was disappointing. Read a millions reviews raving about how great the food was...especially the bread. It was average. Portions were large. Pizzas were the only thing we really thought they nailed. Beware of the cauliflower steak...it's more like a wedge which means it basically just steams because it's not a slice. Not impressed. We were a party of 19, which allowed us to try several dishes. We had 6 separate checks and had zero issues with accuracy.
Ben Phillips
You had me at dessert! Great selection of dishes with a milder brunch but the dessert is the draw for us.
Courtney E.
Today's my fiancé's birthday, and we went here because it's his favorite brunch in town! I'd never been before and was super excited to taste everything. We arrived exactly at 10:30 a.m., when they open, so we didn't have to wait. There is plenty of seating and our waitress was quick to bring us their breakfast punch, water, and a plate of mini muffins. The breakfast punch is served in wine glasses, but it is definitely not alcoholic. It's a great way to spice up brunch without the alcohol. The mini muffins included a zucchini and cheddar, chocolate, and blueberry. We both ordered the buffet at $21 per person, which is a a real deal considering it consists of unique, scrumptious, sweet, every flavor you could imagine and could not imagine for breakfast dishes. My personal favorites were the macaroni and cheese, vegetable frittata, chocolate pudding, and corn and crab salad. Service was absolutely impeccable. Our meal came out to about $46 not including tip, but they did not charge for the mini muffins and breakfast punch. I did not take pictures as we were focusing on each other's company--this place is so good you should see it for yourself anyways. 5 stars!
Lisa Jones
Excellent atmosphere! Excellent service! Excellent excellent food! My husband is a chef and I felt like he was cooking for me! This is worth going out of your way for!
Lindsey DePeri
I had the sea bass special and it was excellent. My husband had a $20 pasta dish and said it was tasteless. Yikes. The bill was VERY high considering we had no alcohol and no dessert. I also can’t understand for the life of me why the garlic knots had to be sunken into a basket of butter 4 inches deep, just to be fished out and scraped off in order to be able to even taste the bread. For heavens sake, get it on the side!
LY Yeng
Nice ambient, nice food, and also the music, especially the trumpet!!
They have a great brunch buffet on Sundays. It doesn't have breakfast food which I found slightly weird but the other dishes were tasty. Cool atmosphere, there wasn't much of a wait but they do take reservations which is nice (most brunch places in Gainesville do not)
Ashley Marie Swiger
Had brunch with my sister in law and her mom this morning! The Shiitake Mushroom Eggs Benedict was amazing. Always great food and service at Leonardo’s 706
Ginny Brinkley
Great food, great service, wonderful owner!
Betsy C.
I had never been to this restaurant before and will definitely go again! Jewel, my waitress was above and beyond! She treated me like I was something special. I appreciated that. Also, the sea bass on jasmine rice with a picatto sauce was the bomb!!
Farnaz Babaie
Try the shrimp aruba. It was very delicious and the shrimps were well cooked. I gave them 4 because it took them a long time to prepare our order. Another problem was the light. It was very dark inside. It could have been a bit lighter. I could not see what is in my plate. Very lovely live music!
My fav location for tasty mediterranean food. service treated us so kindly. it has a nice atmosphere.
mediterranean food, mmm, very satisfying. everyone at our table was glad to be there. really nothing but good experiences here. prices were good for how much you get. i can see why they have a lot of positive reviews.
Thanks for all the great times and amazing food. Remember going here as a kid when they had a magician and really sad to see them close. Gainesville is slowly losing its charm and this place closing puts the nail in the coffin
The decor is funky, with eclectic paintings and sculptures. We decided on the bar-b-que chicken pizza and it was perfect; it had large chunks of white meat chicken and red, yellow and green peppers with the perfect amount of cheese to hold it all together. One pie, 6 slices, was enough for both of us—it is medium-sized. For dessert we were intrigued by the cinnamon ice cream and split a scoop. Delicious! Great taste of cinnamon which was not too sweet, but sweet enough.
I know this place has been a Gainesville staple, however I was not impressed. Service was great, but the food was disappointing. Read a millions reviews raving about how great the food was...especially the bread. It was average. Portions were large. Pizzas were the only thing we really thought they nailed. Beware of the cauliflower steak...it's more like a wedge which means it basically just steams because it's not a slice. Not impressed. We were a party of 19, which allowed us to try several dishes. We had 6 separate checks and had zero issues with accuracy.
You had me at dessert! Great selection of dishes with a milder brunch but the dessert is the draw for us.
Today's my fiancé's birthday, and we went here because it's his favorite brunch in town! I'd never been before and was super excited to taste everything. We arrived exactly at 10:30 a.m., when they open, so we didn't have to wait. There is plenty of seating and our waitress was quick to bring us their breakfast punch, water, and a plate of mini muffins. The breakfast punch is served in wine glasses, but it is definitely not alcoholic. It's a great way to spice up brunch without the alcohol. The mini muffins included a zucchini and cheddar, chocolate, and blueberry. We both ordered the buffet at $21 per person, which is a a real deal considering it consists of unique, scrumptious, sweet, every flavor you could imagine and could not imagine for breakfast dishes. My personal favorites were the macaroni and cheese, vegetable frittata, chocolate pudding, and corn and crab salad. Service was absolutely impeccable. Our meal came out to about $46 not including tip, but they did not charge for the mini muffins and breakfast punch. I did not take pictures as we were focusing on each other's company--this place is so good you should see it for yourself anyways. 5 stars!
Excellent atmosphere! Excellent service! Excellent excellent food! My husband is a chef and I felt like he was cooking for me! This is worth going out of your way for!
I had the sea bass special and it was excellent. My husband had a $20 pasta dish and said it was tasteless. Yikes. The bill was VERY high considering we had no alcohol and no dessert. I also can’t understand for the life of me why the garlic knots had to be sunken into a basket of butter 4 inches deep, just to be fished out and scraped off in order to be able to even taste the bread. For heavens sake, get it on the side!
Nice ambient, nice food, and also the music, especially the trumpet!!
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They have a great brunch buffet on Sundays. It doesn't have breakfast food which I found slightly weird but the other dishes were tasty. Cool atmosphere, there wasn't much of a wait but they do take reservations which is nice (most brunch places in Gainesville do not)
Had brunch with my sister in law and her mom this morning! The Shiitake Mushroom Eggs Benedict was amazing. Always great food and service at Leonardo’s 706
Great food, great service, wonderful owner!
I had never been to this restaurant before and will definitely go again! Jewel, my waitress was above and beyond! She treated me like I was something special. I appreciated that. Also, the sea bass on jasmine rice with a picatto sauce was the bomb!!
Try the shrimp aruba. It was very delicious and the shrimps were well cooked. I gave them 4 because it took them a long time to prepare our order. Another problem was the light. It was very dark inside. It could have been a bit lighter. I could not see what is in my plate. Very lovely live music!