Ventura's Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar

6814 Gulf of Mexico Dr, Longboat Key
(941) 312-4975

Recent Reviews

rick rone

4 guests, couldn’t get water to start, ordered entrees including 1 pizza, pizza arrived at table 22 minutes prior to the rest of the food, chatted with server first and he said “why are you telling me “ asked to talk to manager and owner arrived and said that’s the way it comes out of the kitchen.She said she was sorry and would make it right, she did nothing and when the bill came, it was incorrect. I paid and left. Definitely will not be back and would suggest not to go.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

William T. Roach

First time at this restaurant, because the locals were saying it was really good. It was not only good it was wonderful! Everything was served and at a perfect relaxed pace by our waiter Alan. From the crusty Italian bread with marinara dipping sauce …whetting our appetites with a Tomato Al Caprese..through the family-style salad and …into the main entrees of Chicken Marsala and Veal Cannelloni, and topped off with a Limoncello cake and Cannolis, everything was mouthwatering and delicious! Each item was enhanced by a robust bottle of Pino Noir❤️ We will definitely be back as there’s so many more items on the menu that we want to try!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nala

Just Ok. Penne pasta was over cooked and falling apart

Mary O

Worst experience ever! Ordered 2 pizzas at 5:00. I was told to pick them up in 20 minutes. Finally l was given pizzas at 6:30. I arrived home in 5 minutes with cold pizza. 40$ for what???? This local will never go back!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mary Nash

Started with the garlic bread that took 45 minutes to come out. It was so hard that no one at the table could eat it. I had the chicken parm. It was burnt. When I say burnt the entire edge of the chicken was black. The chicken inside was dry from being over cooked. Another person at my table ordered the same thing. His was also burnt. Two others ordered dishes that were swimming in oil. Two people out of 5 did eat the meals serviced. It was overall terrible but I am not comment on anything other than the food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 2

BarbaraU

The food here was fairly good. I think the kitchen and servers were overwhelmed. We got to the restaurant and were seated at 5:30om per our reservation. Ordered in a timely fashion. We did not receive our food until 6:45pm. We noticed other patrons were having similar experiences. This restaurant either needs to seat less people or hire more help.

SusanC

Pizza is outstanding here! Pasta gets a fair shake but felt as though the last time the veal cannelloni was better than it was last night. Love the family ownership and happy feeling you get being here. The wine took a long time to get to the table and the bottle was warm (brunello) and that should not be. Leads you to believe it is not being kept well and very dissappointing.

BeDow

Bruschetta and garlic bread for appetizers were both amazing. Pizza was very good too. Waitress and other staff members were all very friendly and welcoming. Would definitely return here.

AndrewK

Service good. Salad good. Wine good and reasonably priced. Pasta mushy. Veal and chicken Marsala both dry and sauce too sweet and, maybe, undercooked. Maybe the pizza is a better choice.??‍♂️

Reverie

Very friendly server and owner suggested wine pairing and personally brought glass of wine to the table. Nice touch. Excellent gluten free cauliflower margarita pizza made with fresh ingredients. Great house salad.

Joyce Maguire

Great food , good service , nice atmosphere

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

AnthonyB

We have had dinner here at least 4 to 5 times. When they first opened the food and service was good and a good value. Still fairly priced especially wine and definitely recommend for wine drinks and bar food. Dinner is a different matter. I ordered two apps meatballs. Which very very good and the eggplant rollotinni. First of all it took some time to show up and then they were served 10 minutes apart. The eggplant was absolutely awful. It seemed undercooked. I ordered pizza for dinner my wife a chicken dish. They came at least 15 minutes apart. I was told that is what happens when you order pizza with an entree. ???? Pizza was good especially when compared to other options in Florida I also had 2 kids pizzas. The can quickly which is good but the pizza dough was nothing like my pizza. My pizza was tender and flavorful. The kids tasted like the dough was previously frozen or partially cooked before then finished when order. Maybe kids food doesn't count but it does for me. Sorry but this restaurant seems to be going down hill. I hope they get back to the service and quality when they first opened. But personally I am done thinking that this is just an off night

Core Concepts

Food is consistently good and staff very attentive.Parking: Lots of free parking availableKid-friendliness: Very kid-friendly. Even brought some pizza dough to play with while we w were waiting for food.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Linguine with Clams

LindaS

First visit and all was great! Server was good! We tried a pizza for this visit snd chose the LBK pizza. Delish, loved the crust and all the toppings! Great experience and we will return to try more of their food! Price was good!

Pamela Minoski Runac

Wonderful pizza!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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Ventura's Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar

6814 Gulf of Mexico Dr, Longboat Key, FL 34228
(941) 312-4975