

Chain eatery & bar serving a diverse menu of classic Italian fare in a family-friendly setting.
Hours
| Saturday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–11 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 4829 Florida Ave S, Lakeland, FL 33813
Phone: (863) 646-2518
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Menu for $22.50 for a 3-course meal where you could choose from a first course of soup or salad; second course with consisted of one entree and choice of sides with options to upgrade sides.
Limited alcoholic menu was available and they had the regular soft drinks and iced teas. Tax and gratuity extra. Nice concept. We got reservations for 6p. Place started getting packed for the 7p seating.
Food:
Parmesan salad was very good.
The lasagna tasted like a stouffers’ lasagna would.
The Tuscan grilled chicken was tasty but dry.
The rosemary Parmesan French fries (an upgraded side) were very nicely cooked, crispy and well seasoned. However, they did not taste like rosemary nor Parmesan.
The asparagus were horribly overcooked and had absolutely no flavor.
The garlic mashed potatoes were bland and had no garlic flavor at all.
The Tuscan grilled pork chop was lacked any type of flavor other than some spots where it was heavily salted. It was also a bit dry.
I ended up bringing home the mashed potatoes and the pork chop to see if I can fix it tomorrow somehow (maybe a gravy) to make it edible. My whole
Plate (mashed potatoes, asparagus and pork chop)tasted Like bland hospital food.
The bread was ok. It used to be better. The spices to mix with olive oil were way too salty.
The chicken soup is perfect for those times when you’re super sick. Otherwise, it has no favor.
I am yet to taste the tomato basil soup. We decided to take those to go.
The pomegranate margarita was excellent! Kudos to the bartender on duty.
The Chianti was okay. It used to better.
The desserts were okay. And out of a prefixed menu on the first round of tables for the evening they were already out of the strawberry cheesecake. Waitress said “it didn’t came in”.
Atmosphere: as you would expect in a restaurant that has Applebee’s next door as their competition.
It used to be so much better. There didn’t even have Italian music in the background like they used to. At least you couldn’t smell that peculiar odor from the grease traps.
Service: our waitress was heavily pregnant; I want to mention this as a way to give her the benefit of the doubt.
We still gave her a bit over 15% on tip because we understand they make their money on tips, but we usually tip above 20% or more for good and outstanding service and this was not it.
In addition, items kept coming to the table dirty and by the second time I had to tell her to check well before bring things to our table if she didn’t wanted to do more walks than necessary. After that things came clean.
Overall, we realized that there was a reason we stopped going there, a few years ago and we wanted to give them another chance, but we definitely will not be returning. It is not the type of establishment for us.
Highly recommend dining here and asking for Laura if you can. She truly made the experience exceptional.