Food was great, wait staff was amazing, never felt rushed would definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Barbara Mooney
Nice place for a romantic dinner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cannolis, Chateaubriand
Denise Badolato
Wheelchair accessibility: Was easy to enter the restaurant
Joy Porter Drum
We had a wonderful dining experience with friends. The food and service was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cannolis, Creme Brulee
David Schaal
We've been trying to reserve a table at Arabellas for a few months, but they always seem booked up for dinner reservations. Today, we had our afternoon free and decided to see if they had lunch availability. Luckily, we were able to book a table.Unfortunately, the hostess who greeted us had an attitude and said she could seat us, but we had to hurry up and get our order in and be done eating in a timely manner. At this point, we almost said forget it and go somewhere else. Mind you, it was only 1:30, so it was not far past prime lunch hour, and they had the time available. This is what earned them a 3 for service.On the plus side, our waitress was super attentive, very professional, and the food was excellent, as you can see from the clean plate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Robert Preston
Amazing gem in Downtown Winter Haven. There was a live pianist. The food and vibe is fun but elegant. Great for a celebration or just a nice, upscale night out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Creme Brulee
Chris Caves
This is one of the most incredible dining experiences you will have anywhere in the south. The environment and ambience were inviting and easy on the eyes and ears (live piano music). Our server Sal was excellent at his job for the food knowledge, banter, and delivery of the experience all night from start to finish. Wonderful place overall.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John Rhodes
Great Service, great food. Bit of background noise (from conversations at the tables)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kathie Simcox
Went there with a large group of ladies. No complaints from anyone! Service was great, and everyone liked their meals. I loved the bread! I got the fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, had some leftovers, took it home, and my husband finished it. He ordinarily does not like Alfredo, but he really liked this!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Alfredo
TomC
My wife and I chose this restaurant to celebrate our wedding anniversary. When we walked in, we saw a grand piano with a live piano performer, who was also an accordion player, jumping up to perform "Happy Birthday" for those who were celebrating. He came around after we were seated at our table and left a note asking for 3 requests, along with a request NOT to ask for a certain 10 songs. The note said he had over 11000+ songs in his library! I attempted to stump him with the request of "When I Look Into Your Eyes." After a while, he came over to our table and asked who performed that song, and I told him Firehouse. He asked if he was not able to perform that tune could he substitute another, and he hummed it for us. I don't remember what it was, but it was a good choice for our celebration. About five minutes later, he began performing the Firehouse tune! Wow. We ordered the Caesar Salad appetizer, which was prepared tableside--dressing and all! He was both informative as well as entertaining as he put together the ingredients for the dressing, then tossed the salad in it. It was most delightful! We each ordered another table side prepared dish, the Steak Lady Diana. The meal was 2 Angus filets, per dish, with mushrooms/onions in a burgundy wine sauce, also prepared with the filets, mashed potatoes and vegetables. Wife likes her filets medium-well; I prefer mine medium-rare. The same gentleman who prepared the salad also prepared our filets. He cooked both orders at the same time, to perfection, right in front of us. He was able to do so due to the fact her filets were larger in diameter, but thinner than mine. Out. Of. This. World. Good. The meal was exquisitely delicious and the ambience/entertainment was excellent. We would highly recommend. Our plan is to go back to experience the Italian offerings on the menu. It goes without saying, this kind of service and food comes with a price tag. However, we thought it was well worth the splurge. Go enjoy!!
One of the BEST restaurant experiences I have ever had and I have been around the world!! Our team was extremely professional, courteous and prompt. All of the food was at the correct temperature with outstanding flavor. The entertainment was extremely accommodating with great recommendations. I highly recommend this outstanding restaurant!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brian Green
Probably one of the top five meals eaten at a restaurant. I am a world traveler and this place is fabulous.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup and House Salad, Calamari, Fettuccine Alfredo
Gianluca
Amazing experience here! The food was amazing, the service was awesome, and the atmosphere was super cool, high class dining experience for sure! Would absolutely go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
MarkM
The food was good but a bit pricey....The piano music was loud and people were trying to talk over it, so the restaurant was loud. We love soft piano music in the background but having the piano player come around to the tables was annoying and unnecessary. Also, we did mention that it was our birthdays, but did not expect or want someone obnoxiously singing at our table. (Maybe you should ask if patron wants that.). The complementary dessert was nice.
KristineA
I am never disappointed here. Great place for a date night. The drinks are wonderful . Food we had appetizer Involtini Di Melanzane Con GranchioRavioli Di and entries Manzo and the special of Chilean Seabass with Risotto. All were excellent. We love the music also.
Food was great, wait staff was amazing, never felt rushed would definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice place for a romantic dinner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cannolis, Chateaubriand
Wheelchair accessibility: Was easy to enter the restaurant
We had a wonderful dining experience with friends. The food and service was excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cannolis, Creme Brulee
We've been trying to reserve a table at Arabellas for a few months, but they always seem booked up for dinner reservations. Today, we had our afternoon free and decided to see if they had lunch availability. Luckily, we were able to book a table.Unfortunately, the hostess who greeted us had an attitude and said she could seat us, but we had to hurry up and get our order in and be done eating in a timely manner. At this point, we almost said forget it and go somewhere else. Mind you, it was only 1:30, so it was not far past prime lunch hour, and they had the time available. This is what earned them a 3 for service.On the plus side, our waitress was super attentive, very professional, and the food was excellent, as you can see from the clean plate.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Amazing gem in Downtown Winter Haven. There was a live pianist. The food and vibe is fun but elegant. Great for a celebration or just a nice, upscale night out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Creme Brulee
This is one of the most incredible dining experiences you will have anywhere in the south. The environment and ambience were inviting and easy on the eyes and ears (live piano music). Our server Sal was excellent at his job for the food knowledge, banter, and delivery of the experience all night from start to finish. Wonderful place overall.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great Service, great food. Bit of background noise (from conversations at the tables)
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Went there with a large group of ladies. No complaints from anyone! Service was great, and everyone liked their meals. I loved the bread! I got the fettuccine Alfredo with chicken, had some leftovers, took it home, and my husband finished it. He ordinarily does not like Alfredo, but he really liked this!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Alfredo
My wife and I chose this restaurant to celebrate our wedding anniversary. When we walked in, we saw a grand piano with a live piano performer, who was also an accordion player, jumping up to perform "Happy Birthday" for those who were celebrating. He came around after we were seated at our table and left a note asking for 3 requests, along with a request NOT to ask for a certain 10 songs. The note said he had over 11000+ songs in his library! I attempted to stump him with the request of "When I Look Into Your Eyes." After a while, he came over to our table and asked who performed that song, and I told him Firehouse. He asked if he was not able to perform that tune could he substitute another, and he hummed it for us. I don't remember what it was, but it was a good choice for our celebration. About five minutes later, he began performing the Firehouse tune! Wow. We ordered the Caesar Salad appetizer, which was prepared tableside--dressing and all! He was both informative as well as entertaining as he put together the ingredients for the dressing, then tossed the salad in it. It was most delightful! We each ordered another table side prepared dish, the Steak Lady Diana. The meal was 2 Angus filets, per dish, with mushrooms/onions in a burgundy wine sauce, also prepared with the filets, mashed potatoes and vegetables. Wife likes her filets medium-well; I prefer mine medium-rare. The same gentleman who prepared the salad also prepared our filets. He cooked both orders at the same time, to perfection, right in front of us. He was able to do so due to the fact her filets were larger in diameter, but thinner than mine. Out. Of. This. World. Good. The meal was exquisitely delicious and the ambience/entertainment was excellent. We would highly recommend. Our plan is to go back to experience the Italian offerings on the menu. It goes without saying, this kind of service and food comes with a price tag. However, we thought it was well worth the splurge. Go enjoy!!
Restaurantji Recommends
One of the BEST restaurant experiences I have ever had and I have been around the world!! Our team was extremely professional, courteous and prompt. All of the food was at the correct temperature with outstanding flavor. The entertainment was extremely accommodating with great recommendations. I highly recommend this outstanding restaurant!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Probably one of the top five meals eaten at a restaurant. I am a world traveler and this place is fabulous.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup and House Salad, Calamari, Fettuccine Alfredo
Amazing experience here! The food was amazing, the service was awesome, and the atmosphere was super cool, high class dining experience for sure! Would absolutely go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was good but a bit pricey....The piano music was loud and people were trying to talk over it, so the restaurant was loud. We love soft piano music in the background but having the piano player come around to the tables was annoying and unnecessary. Also, we did mention that it was our birthdays, but did not expect or want someone obnoxiously singing at our table. (Maybe you should ask if patron wants that.). The complementary dessert was nice.
I am never disappointed here. Great place for a date night. The drinks are wonderful . Food we had appetizer Involtini Di Melanzane Con GranchioRavioli Di and entries Manzo and the special of Chilean Seabass with Risotto. All were excellent. We love the music also.