15 Best Italian Restaurants near Tavares

“Stay away from this place. On 11/23/22 ordered wings and fries. The wings were undercooked and blonde hair was in my fries. I discreetly told the waitress who then told the manager. The manager Got upset not because hair was in my food more so because he had to throw away 6 wings! I asked for a refund and will never return. Cooks cook with no hair net and no gloves STAY AWAY!“

“I know people give me a dirty look. When I say, my favorite pizza is HH but Hungry Howie’s is hands down my favorite pizza place! The pizza is always fresh, hot, and full of flavor. My favorite is the CUPPED pepperoni and Cajun butter crust with sesame. The staff is always friendly, my orders are accurate, and the service is quick. Whether it’s for a family night or just treating myself, Hungry Howie’s never disappoints.“

“Went in a Friday night over the Arts Festival weekend. They were busy, but staff seated us fairly quickly. We ordered a veggie pizza - it came out huge, hot & delicious. The veggies were very fresh, the crust was not too thick or thin & it had the right amount of cheese. Our waitress was friendly & attentive. We feel like we picked a great place & wish we had more time to go back & choose one of their Italian dishes!“

“Food was amazing, prices reasonable and our server Alicia couldn’t have been better. Highly recommend“

“Came in for dinner and was sat quickly. Our server Keirsten was super nice, and answered our questions about the menu, she brought our martinis out quick and often checked in on us, the appetizer (calamari) was brought out by the food runner Gio, he was super sweet and funny, the calamari was super tangy with a little bit of zest! 10/10. The food started to come out and looked delicious, Gio cheesed us up with the cheese grater on my penne ala vodka, we also ordered mignon and fiochi which was cooked perfectly, very glad Keirsten recommended us the dishes, Gio got us refills on cheese because you can never have enough! I will be back and hope to see the both of them again soon they made my whole week!!“

“Sadly, they don't offer military discount and if I'm not mistaken, when bread sticks come out, you also get a salad which is shared amongst the people in your table. Tampa and Naples have that, here they didn't. Did see a family of 7 get that. A big salad bowl and bread sticks. Anyhow, the crew is sweet otherwise the food could have been better.“

“We stopped by for lunch today and I chose one of the several Daily Specials of Lasagna & Garlic knot and OMG 😳 that was honestly the best I’ve ever had with just the right amount of spice. My husband had 10ct wings “Garlic Parmesan” and also Loved them. We shared a Greek salad with yummy dressing. We will most definitely be back! Sam was a great server and we never had to ask for drink refills because she saw we had half or less and filled them up. Great Food, Great Prices & Awesome Server “Sam”“

“Jaydon totally took care of us, he was courteous and professional. The food was outstanding.“

“Ordered a Sicilian Pizza and it was FANTASTIC! Definitely coming here again!“

“We ate at the restaurant on 10/25/25 and the food was delicious and reasonably priced. The homemade pastas and veal were fabulous. The services and atmosphere was also wonderful and I highly recommend this restaurant to everyone. We will definitely visit it again next year. They even took a reservation during the art & craft show which most restaurants won't do at that time. Delicious!“

“New to the area. Beat pizza we’ve tried so far. Can’t wait to come back for some of those amazing Italian dishes on the menu and their dessert cabinet is exploding with amazing choices!“

“It was our first time here. We've been to another Takis but this one has a slightly different menu. I decided to get the Hawaiian pizza and actually I was surprised that I did enjoy it. My husband got the Gyro platter And it was good. However, ideally he prefers the meat to be shaved off of the rotisserie spit which they do not have here. But the amount of food was generous and it was priced fairly. Food came out rather quickly. It was hot and cooked properly.
I wish they had a cauliflower crust pizza because I've been starting to get into that lately but I did enjoy the pizza nonetheless.
Our server was fast and efficient.
Really no complaints at all. They have their own parking lot.
The only reason I gave it three stars on the atmosphere is because the place is a little bit boring, but I know it's hard to justify a lot of modern decor or updated decor of any type with things being so tight nowadays.

It's a little further away from us than we would normally go just for an easy lunch, but we would definitely go back.“

“We love this small family owned restaurant in quaint downtown Eustis. Our favorite is their spaghetti but the pizza and subs are good too. Quick friendly service. We like to sit by the window and people watch as folks stroll through the alley.“

“I recommend their salads 100% but surely don't call them when you get home & your pizza dough is RAW. They will not replace or refund.. they want you to bring them the pizza so they can "look at it". Thank you Maddie for telling me I was wrong over the phone.. I'll eat my RAW pizza. 5 star salad, 1 star customer service.“

“We are over the moon on the service we received. Everything was fresh and delicious! � The black lady running the dining room buffet today was on top of everything, she's a gem � We'll be back!“