You can make fun of the name if you want (like we did comparing it to another olive named placed) but it’s MUCH BETTER! I was disappointed the manicotti was crossed out and replaced with ravioli, so I tried the lasagna and so happy with it. Everything about it seems fresh made with perfect proportions of meat, cheese, pasta, and delicious, chunky sauce. I can’t say that about most places, but on second thought, the sauce is so good, I wish I had more (our server actually brought me more when I complimented how good it is) My husband got the grilled salmon with fettuccine rosato. I don’t know if the pasta is fresh or not, but perfectly cooked and he’s really enjoying both because the salmon is also perfectly cooked and seasoned. The place may be small, but it’s mighty! It very busy here and it’s 7:30 on a Wednesday night. Looks like only one table is open and the bar, but people just came in, soooo… I forgot to mention the bread that came out first. It’s so incredibly soft inside with a thin, crusty outside served with a garlicky whipped butter YUM! To top it off, they have a couple of draft beers BOGO looks like everyday, but lots of other specials. Needless to say, we have finally found an Italian place that we love even if we’ve only had one meal here so far. Let’s not forget excellent service; especially Zachary!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Lasagna
Joyce Cioffi
A wonderful place to relax and enjoy a wonderful meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marla Fletcher
Portions are large. Food was good. Fast service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Chicken and Shrimp Alfredo
Justin Payne
Doesn't look like much on the outside, but the moment you walk in the door it just feels so comforting. First you hear the smooth jazz music, then you notice the warm athstetic. Its just a astounding atmosphere. Not only that the service is fantastic. Your Server checks up on you constantly, food always gets done relatively fast, and you even have a bar to sit at. If you like wine they have a very tasteful red wine. But most of all the food is filling and delicious. My personal favorites are the chicken parm and lasagna. not including the cheesestick appetizer. And i know the tortellini is delicious if you prefer white sause. Overall favorite Italian place around🤘🏼
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sandy Sweeney
The Osso Buco was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Madison
Amazing food and very fast service!! Will definitely come back!
Amanda Johnson
The food was so delicious, even down to the bread and garlic butter they serve as an appetizer. I will definitely go back!
Update: I went back on 10/12/2025 and it was just as great as our first visit over a year ago. Picture is from most recolognes. Cheese bread, manicotti, and spaghetti bolognese.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
stephen spikes
My wife and I drive from ga to eat there last night was my 3rd visit. Soo my wife and I waited for a table approximately 15 min then we waited about 20 minutes for bread. Our food took about 40 minutes to arrive the young man that was our server very rarely came by took me about 15 minutes to get a refill only because another server asked if I needed one.Once the food finally arrived my wife's fettuccine Alfredo with blackened chicken had some really small pieces of chicken on it and they were very dry and overcooked. Once again my server wasn't present at all so I wound up speaking to the other server again. She sent the manager over and he seemed very irritated with us letting him know we had a problem with the food so he said he would remove it from the check and took off l. The issue was I was treating my wife to a nice dinner and everything was terrible food and service and when we called the manager over we were hoping he would just offer to fix it but he just wanted to take it off the check and be done with the situation. Because of all this my family and I will no longer be going back. I hope this feedback reaches the manager and he understands the situation better and works on his problem solving for the sake of other customers.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
James Obrien
Hands down the BEST Italian restaurant in north east Florida. I’ll go as far as the south east region. Every dish I have eaten there has been nothing less than outstanding. They got it dialed in. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. The Alfredo sauce is addictive!!!!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer O'Brien
This the best Italian restaurant I’ve been to in the greater Jacksonville area. The food is always amazing. The owners/staff are always attentive and pleasant. If you have not been here, go now! Our new favorite spot for date night!
Great as usual!! Chicken caprino is my absolute favorite dish!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Caprino
Jennifer Ramirez
Food was too over priced in my opinion we got 2 plates and mozzarella sticks and spent 51$ for it and it was okay. My mozzarella sticks were cold inside and the water taste horrible, like worse than regular sink water I had to get water bottles from my car. Staff are friendly there but I wouldnt go there again.
Adam Ranski
Very good Italian food, specials on beer and wine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Penny Widmer
Do not miss out on this great little restaurant. It is tucked into the corner of a little strip center. The food here is beyond scrumptious. We started out with some incredible cheesy bread, followed by with Chicken parm and Alfredo fettuccine. Most restaurants do not know how to make Alfredo sauce, the chef here DOES. My husband and I split a dinner with both of these items and they were very willing to make adjustments. We will definitely be back when we come back to this area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmesan, Cheesy Bread, Chicken and Shrimp Alfredo
Claire Minge
Incredible mediocre Italian food. I hate leaving negative reviews, but this was honestly shocking how highly it is rated.
You can make fun of the name if you want (like we did comparing it to another olive named placed) but it’s MUCH BETTER!
I was disappointed the manicotti was crossed out and replaced with ravioli, so I tried the lasagna and so happy with it. Everything about it seems fresh made with perfect proportions of meat, cheese, pasta, and delicious, chunky sauce. I can’t say that about most places, but on second thought, the sauce is so good, I wish I had more (our server actually brought me more when I complimented how good it is)
My husband got the grilled salmon with fettuccine rosato. I don’t know if the pasta is fresh or not, but perfectly cooked and he’s really enjoying both because the salmon is also perfectly cooked and seasoned.
The place may be small, but it’s mighty! It very busy here and it’s 7:30 on a Wednesday night. Looks like only one table is open and the bar, but people just came in, soooo…
I forgot to mention the bread that came out first. It’s so incredibly soft inside with a thin, crusty outside served with a garlicky whipped butter YUM! To top it off, they have a couple of draft beers BOGO looks like everyday, but lots of other specials.
Needless to say, we have finally found an Italian place that we love even if we’ve only had one meal here so far. Let’s not forget excellent service; especially Zachary!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Lasagna
A wonderful place to relax and enjoy a wonderful meal.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Portions are large. Food was good. Fast service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Chicken and Shrimp Alfredo
Doesn't look like much on the outside, but the moment you walk in the door it just feels so comforting. First you hear the smooth jazz music, then you notice the warm athstetic. Its just a astounding atmosphere. Not only that the service is fantastic. Your Server checks up on you constantly, food always gets done relatively fast, and you even have a bar to sit at. If you like wine they have a very tasteful red wine. But most of all the food is filling and delicious. My personal favorites are the chicken parm and lasagna. not including the cheesestick appetizer. And i know the tortellini is delicious if you prefer white sause. Overall favorite Italian place around🤘🏼
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Osso Buco was amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food and very fast service!! Will definitely come back!
The food was so delicious, even down to the bread and garlic butter they serve as an appetizer. I will definitely go back!
Update: I went back on 10/12/2025 and it was just as great as our first visit over a year ago. Picture is from most recolognes. Cheese bread, manicotti, and spaghetti bolognese.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My wife and I drive from ga to eat there last night was my 3rd visit. Soo my wife and I waited for a table approximately 15 min then we waited about 20 minutes for bread. Our food took about 40 minutes to arrive the young man that was our server very rarely came by took me about 15 minutes to get a refill only because another server asked if I needed one.Once the food finally arrived my wife's fettuccine Alfredo with blackened chicken had some really small pieces of chicken on it and they were very dry and overcooked. Once again my server wasn't present at all so I wound up speaking to the other server again. She sent the manager over and he seemed very irritated with us letting him know we had a problem with the food so he said he would remove it from the check and took off l. The issue was I was treating my wife to a nice dinner and everything was terrible food and service and when we called the manager over we were hoping he would just offer to fix it but he just wanted to take it off the check and be done with the situation. Because of all this my family and I will no longer be going back. I hope this feedback reaches the manager and he understands the situation better and works on his problem solving for the sake of other customers.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Hands down the BEST Italian restaurant in north east Florida. I’ll go as far as the south east region. Every dish I have eaten there has been nothing less than outstanding. They got it dialed in. I guarantee you will not be disappointed. The Alfredo sauce is addictive!!!!!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This the best Italian restaurant I’ve been to in the greater Jacksonville area. The food is always amazing. The owners/staff are always attentive and pleasant. If you have not been here, go now! Our new favorite spot for date night!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Great as usual!! Chicken caprino is my absolute favorite dish!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chicken Caprino
Food was too over priced in my opinion we got 2 plates and mozzarella sticks and spent 51$ for it and it was okay.
My mozzarella sticks were cold inside and the water taste horrible, like worse than regular sink water
I had to get water bottles from my car.
Staff are friendly there but I wouldnt go there again.
Very good Italian food, specials on beer and wine
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Do not miss out on this great little restaurant. It is tucked into the corner of a little strip center. The food here is beyond scrumptious. We started out with some incredible cheesy bread, followed by with Chicken parm and Alfredo fettuccine. Most restaurants do not know how to make Alfredo sauce, the chef here DOES. My husband and I split a dinner with both of these items and they were very willing to make adjustments. We will definitely be back when we come back to this area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmesan, Cheesy Bread, Chicken and Shrimp Alfredo
Incredible mediocre Italian food. I hate leaving negative reviews, but this was honestly shocking how highly it is rated.
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