Cassariano Italian Eatery Lakewood Ranch

Beautiful restaurant with excellent service and the food was delicious! We often visit the location in Venice so we were not disappointed with the wonderful quality of this location. 

If you're looking for authentic Italian cuisine, Cassariano is the real deal. The food was absolutely outstanding — fresh, flavorful, and clearly made with high-quality ingredients. Every dish we tried felt like it came straight from Italy. The service was top-notch as well: attentive, friendly, and professional without being overbearing. Cassariano is a must-visit for anyone who appreciates real Italian food done right. We'll definitely be back!

Pleasant evening. Excellent service and food and our foursome tried a wide variety of entrees - from pastas to duck and veal as well as desserts ( profiterole and mousse). Thank you.

What a memorable and delicious evening we had at Cassarianos. We had the branzino and the almond crusted grouper. Both meals were outstanding, this remains one of our favorite resturants in all of Sarasota and Bradenton.

We really enjoyed our first visit to Cassariano. The ambience was beautiful, the drinks were great and most importantly the food was delicious. We will definitely be back!

This has become one of our go to restaurants In our neighborhood and it is always excellent regardless of the item you choose on the menu. The service tonight was superb and the beef carpaccio, caprese salad and salmon main course top choices. Looking forward to our next visit.

Cassariano is a family favorite and this visit didn't disappoint. Andrew made fantastic recommendations and everyone thoroughly enjoyed their meals. 10/10

My wife and I just had our Easter Dinner here, and it was too amazing for words, but I will be leaving a stellar review where I can detailing the great service from Nelson our Masterful waiter. The Negroni was perfection from the beginning of the dinner, as was my wife's Riesling. Superb. As you can see from our photos, we had the most delicious dinner in an atmosphere conducive to fine dinning and our tasting of this cuisine. We've been here a number of times but this time by far was better than the last which is not an easy affair. All our best, Mark & Diana K. It was a pure delight for our senses.

Food was good, but a bit overpriced as Italian food is. The order was to go and was packed beautifully. Great job and a very polite person who took the order.

Food: 4

Service: 5

Parking: The place is overrated
The food is Okay the seating is a joke the bread was another joke my son and I left hungry as a former new Yorker believe me I have eaten all over the world I had better food Italian at the Pennisula Hotel in Hong Kong. Save your money. Carmine's in New York is great Northern Italian. Cassariano didn't even have italian bread just go and you will see for yourself. The desserts we a disaster. The seating was torture
The Tiramisu was served in a glass.

This restaurant acted very carelessly and sent me to the ER. Do not eat here if you have an allergy. They don't care.

I have a extreme dairy allergy and told my server that ahead of time. I was promised there would be no dairy in my food and there was, in fact, dairy in my food. Ended up in the ER for 6 hours that night thanks to their carelessness. Do not eat here if you have an allergy. They don't care

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 1

The restaurant offers a wonderful atmosphere with elegant decor and excellent service. We were warmly greeted by a friendly receptionist upon arrival, and the food presentation was impressive. Plenty of parking in shopping area.

However, the taste of the food didn’t quite live up to the visual appeal. We started with the Antipasto di Mare, which was the standout dish in terms of flavor. The Caprese was average, with tomatoes that were a bit too ripe, and the Insalata Rossa was overly sweet—almost dessert-like, we could only eat 2 bites of it. If you order it, I’d recommend asking for the dressing on the side.

For the main course, we tried the Red Snapper special, but I could only manage 2 bites of the wine-infused risotto, which didn’t appeal to me. The Branzino was decent, but the risotto accompanying it was again a letdown; a simpler mushroom risotto with chicken stock would have been a better. Lastly, the Cotoletta alla was unremarkable. We didn't bother asking for the dessert menu because the food was already a disappointment.

While the restaurant provides a great atmosphere—quiet, relaxed, and tastefully decorated—I feel the food misses the mark. The dishes are beautifully presented, but need to focus on improving flavor for me to consider returning.

Recommended dishes: Seafood Salad

4 of us went to dinner and our meals were a 2 at best. What's happened. Always have taken people there but we won't be back. How very sad.

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 5

My swordfish was indistinguishable guishable with the heavy sauce, my wife's veal was pounded so flat it was 12 inches long and 8 inches high, my sisters scallops were the size of half dollars and only 3 served over a bed of risotto

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Celebrated my parents 50th wedding anniversary there last night. It was a wonderful experience between the beautiful interior, flavorful meals, great wine list ,sever Joe (Giuseppe) was very attentive along with sommelier pouring our wine. To finish the night we met the proprietor, Luca…so nice and oddly enough shared memories of his town in Sicily near where we are from. We will be back!! Grazie a tutti!