We had a nice anniversary dinner here. The food was absolutely first rate. What was a bit of a buzz kill was how loud it was. We found ourselves shouting to each other.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Rob Smore
Had reservations for Mom's ? Bday!! Delish and great service. Leftovers yummmo too. We'll be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bev
We had a reservation, but still waited 45 minutes. But, the food was great and the service was pretty good for a small space that was overbooked.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
cacti1
Valet parking a plus while location is convenient and easily accessible. Seated quickly and server Jenna was efficient, knowledgeable of menu and specials while also being attentive. Food was outstanding in all respects. All elements were present from attractive presentation, excellent taste/flavors to freshness/tenderness. Had the burratta and calamari frito as apps and both were delicious and large in portion. Our mains (pollo piccata and linguine vongole) were just as good and quite bountiful. In summary, if you like Italian cyuisine this is a great place to dine. The only issue was the noise level which was a bit annoying.
Eatsoutalot
excellent food with a nice variety of options. tables are smallish so make sure to hold ordering your entree until appetizers are out otherwise both arrive quickly back to back with no room on the table.
MikeM
The best part of the night was when we entered, and the hostess Ilya greeted us. We dined here last year on our annual trip to Clearwater....and she remembered us from last year. Not only did she give us a warm welcome, she accommodated my wife's recent hip surgery buy seating us on the ground floor. And, as we got served, she went by to check in and got us fresh grated parmesan for our meals. Our waitress was also good, and the meals were as well, but the special part of the night belonged to Ilya...thank you!!
AndreC
I don't usually go out for Italian because I'm a ginzo and cook pretty good at home. I took two bites of the squid ink pasta, and said, “I can't cook like this...” It was amazing, because the flavor of the seafood dominated and they didn't use butter like some places do. I would go back again and again. My wife's pasta norcina was next level with truffle oil and sausage. I highly recommend this restaurant and don't tell your Nonna how good it is...
Mary Sanborn
Amazing service,delicious food,outside
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, La Bruschetta Classica, Veal Chop Special That Night, Eggplant Rollatini, Penne Alla Norcina
FrankL
The atmosphere is subtle and unique. Service was excellent and prices on par with most area restaurants. The service crew was very attentive and made sure that your dining experience was special.
MaryF
This was our first time dining here and we liked the vibe. Servers were attentive but when we were offered salads (we had ordered a burrata appetizer and entrees) we assumed it was included with the entree, it was not. I am not a fan of offering salad choices when entree order is placed and then charging for it...I thought that was poor communication on the servers part as she made a point of telling us the price of each special...weird ending, not sure if we will return.
Outstanding as Usual. Service was exemplary. Knowledgeable about the offerings . Bonanza Cab was priced reasonably. Parking valet is a nice touch on a rainy evening. Food was prepared with care. Bravo
ScottT
The food was excellent. There were four of us at our table, and each had a different meal—a big thumbs up for quality, quantity, presentation, and temperature. We thought the service should be better. Our primary waiter took our orders competently but those who came out with the food didn't know who should receive which plates. Then they did something that I didn't like, they reached across my wife's eating space to place my plate in front of me. They did the same for the person sitting across from me - they should have walked to our side of the table. It's a bit noisy and we found it difficult to converse. But again, the food was excellent!
Laura Riley
We had a reservation and waited 40 minutes, and finally left because they weren’t close to seating us. It’s the 2nd time we have been there and it’s been crowded and food quality has declined. I have given up and not going there
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
First time and we'll definitely be back! Service was stellar, food was delicious, and the atmosphere was both friendly and inviting. Thanks for helping us celebrate Valentine's Day!
himandI
We got there early and had a requested a table on a specific side of the restaurant and then went and had a seat at the bar. The Hostess came over 15 minutes before our actual reservation time and said our table was ready but to just come up when we were ready. About 10 minutes later we went up to the Hostess and they brought us over to a high top table in the bar, NOT where they said they would seat us originally, they had given out table away after telling us to just let them know when we were ready to sit down. We indicated we did not want to sit at this high top so they sat us in the the opposite room we requested. Our waiter was very impatient and just wanted to rush us in and out. We indicated we wanted to take our leftovers home. We paid the bill and then asked where our leftovers were. They "lost" them. They did make good on that tho and had us wait a few minutes while they made us new food to go tho it was not the amount that had been left on our plates. The food is okay, nothing special. They definitely don't care about personal service between giving away our table (should have told us we needed to be seated immediately or lose it) and the impatient. annoyed-attitude waiter. The noise level is off the charts. NOT a romantic place. We are same siders and were able to talk ok but the ambiance is awful.
We had a nice anniversary dinner here. The food was absolutely first rate. What was a bit of a buzz kill was how loud it was. We found ourselves shouting to each other.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Had reservations for Mom's ? Bday!! Delish and great service. Leftovers yummmo too. We'll be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a reservation, but still waited 45 minutes. But, the food was great and the service was pretty good for a small space that was overbooked.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Valet parking a plus while location is convenient and easily accessible. Seated quickly and server Jenna was efficient, knowledgeable of menu and specials while also being attentive. Food was outstanding in all respects. All elements were present from attractive presentation, excellent taste/flavors to freshness/tenderness. Had the burratta and calamari frito as apps and both were delicious and large in portion. Our mains (pollo piccata and linguine vongole) were just as good and quite bountiful. In summary, if you like Italian cyuisine this is a great place to dine. The only issue was the noise level which was a bit annoying.
excellent food with a nice variety of options. tables are smallish so make sure to hold ordering your entree until appetizers are out otherwise both arrive quickly back to back with no room on the table.
The best part of the night was when we entered, and the hostess Ilya greeted us. We dined here last year on our annual trip to Clearwater....and she remembered us from last year. Not only did she give us a warm welcome, she accommodated my wife's recent hip surgery buy seating us on the ground floor. And, as we got served, she went by to check in and got us fresh grated parmesan for our meals. Our waitress was also good, and the meals were as well, but the special part of the night belonged to Ilya...thank you!!
I don't usually go out for Italian because I'm a ginzo and cook pretty good at home. I took two bites of the squid ink pasta, and said, “I can't cook like this...” It was amazing, because the flavor of the seafood dominated and they didn't use butter like some places do. I would go back again and again. My wife's pasta norcina was next level with truffle oil and sausage. I highly recommend this restaurant and don't tell your Nonna how good it is...
Amazing service,delicious food,outside
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, La Bruschetta Classica, Veal Chop Special That Night, Eggplant Rollatini, Penne Alla Norcina
The atmosphere is subtle and unique. Service was excellent and prices on par with most area restaurants. The service crew was very attentive and made sure that your dining experience was special.
This was our first time dining here and we liked the vibe. Servers were attentive but when we were offered salads (we had ordered a burrata appetizer and entrees) we assumed it was included with the entree, it was not. I am not a fan of offering salad choices when entree order is placed and then charging for it...I thought that was poor communication on the servers part as she made a point of telling us the price of each special...weird ending, not sure if we will return.
Restaurantji Recommends
Outstanding as Usual. Service was exemplary. Knowledgeable about the offerings . Bonanza Cab was priced reasonably. Parking valet is a nice touch on a rainy evening. Food was prepared with care. Bravo
The food was excellent. There were four of us at our table, and each had a different meal—a big thumbs up for quality, quantity, presentation, and temperature. We thought the service should be better. Our primary waiter took our orders competently but those who came out with the food didn't know who should receive which plates. Then they did something that I didn't like, they reached across my wife's eating space to place my plate in front of me. They did the same for the person sitting across from me - they should have walked to our side of the table. It's a bit noisy and we found it difficult to converse. But again, the food was excellent!
We had a reservation and waited 40 minutes, and finally left because they weren’t close to seating us. It’s the 2nd time we have been there and it’s been crowded and food quality has declined. I have given up and not going there
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
First time and we'll definitely be back! Service was stellar, food was delicious, and the atmosphere was both friendly and inviting. Thanks for helping us celebrate Valentine's Day!
We got there early and had a requested a table on a specific side of the restaurant and then went and had a seat at the bar. The Hostess came over 15 minutes before our actual reservation time and said our table was ready but to just come up when we were ready. About 10 minutes later we went up to the Hostess and they brought us over to a high top table in the bar, NOT where they said they would seat us originally, they had given out table away after telling us to just let them know when we were ready to sit down. We indicated we did not want to sit at this high top so they sat us in the the opposite room we requested. Our waiter was very impatient and just wanted to rush us in and out. We indicated we wanted to take our leftovers home. We paid the bill and then asked where our leftovers were. They "lost" them. They did make good on that tho and had us wait a few minutes while they made us new food to go tho it was not the amount that had been left on our plates. The food is okay, nothing special. They definitely don't care about personal service between giving away our table (should have told us we needed to be seated immediately or lose it) and the impatient. annoyed-attitude waiter. The noise level is off the charts. NOT a romantic place. We are same siders and were able to talk ok but the ambiance is awful.