My husband and I stumbled upon this quaint Lil gem while we were in town. It was amazing. I had the Penne alla vodka with chicken and it was honestly the best I've ever had. Our server was wonderful also. Whenever we are back in Clearwater, I can assure you, we will be coming back to Amici's. read more

Perfect in every way. We were in Florida due to a family emergency. We had eaten at Amici when we were in Florida 4 years ago. We were hoping it was still there and it was. The first night it was 2 of us. Two nights later there were 4 of us. Appetizers, entrees and desserts were perfect. We had sea food Veal and linguine puttanesca. Perfect in every way. We live in South Carolina by way of New York. We know good Italian food and this was great. read more

Went to Amicis Itialian Eatery Friday evening. The wait staff is especially very attentive and helpful. We were four adults from New York and looking to eat some good Italian food after having the usual fish four days in a row. We ordered 2 chicken parm, one chicken marzella, and one eggplant parm. Three salads and one mushroom soup. Not one of us had a complaint. Everything was delicious and served nicely. We will definitely be going back before leaving for N Y read more

Consistently delicious food no matter what I order. Coming from NJ I find it difficult to find Italian restaurants that match the quality I was used to up north. The aroma walking in the door alone will confirm you've made the right choice for a classic Italian meal. This little gem will always be one of my favorite dining locations when I'm craving Italian comfort food. read more

We love this wonderful family owned restaurant. Everything is made from scratch. The soups are fabulous, the pasta superb, the bread is always fresh. In addition, the family works at this restaurant. They are invested in their customers having a delicious experience. We have never been disappointed in a meal at Amicis. Ilene Klein read more

Very terrible service and overcharged because server messed up our order and we were made to pay for it. We will not be going back.

Great food but severely over priced. I used to be a regular customer but I can't justify their prices anymore. Waiter had filthy fingernails and kept touching the silverware on the table he was very rushy rushy towards us to make an order and our wine glasses were dirty with crust and lipstick also the waiter took orders for the second round of wine then never brought them and he barely every visited the table we had to ask the hostess for more water. Don't know what's up with this place it used to be great read more

We came back for a second attempt, and the food was super bland. The best part of our meals was the bread at the beginning - even the homemade Caesar dressing was bad. The hostess was pretty inhospitable when we came in, but our waitress was ok. If they were priced better you could forgive them for tasting like Olive Garden, but the food here is too flavorless to justify the expense. read more

One of our favorite places!! Great food and service. Always consistently great food. The owners are so friendly and welcoming. You will love it too!! read more

Excellent service, delicious authentic food and clean. Ed was fabulous and attentive. The entire staff was welcoming and the ambiance was perfect for a quiet dinner. Will definitely return. read more

We loved the food. The staff is very attentive and accommodating. We liked it so much that we came back a second time. read more

Amici Italian Eatery - Italian Near Me - Largo, Florida

Back story: I was watching a Netflix show that had a reviewer travel finding authentic Italian pizza. Needless to say, I wanted that for dinner. I simply typed in "pizza" on Maps and this came up as the highest rated near me. I ordered over the phone and the gentleman was very friendly and kind, unlike our normal Domino's call. We were told the food would be ready in 15 and it was actually ready in 10! The food itself is amazing. We ordered a margerita pizza, chicken fettuccine alfredo pasta, chicken soup as a side, a caesar salad, and garlic bread. It was SO good and exactly what I was looking for. It wasn't the cheap container stuff for takeout either, this great service clearly comes from the family-owned part of this business that has been at it for 20 years. The owners ARE Italian which is a plus for credibility. Though we got takeout, the inside of the restaurant was very fancy/nice inside. They were very happy to hear it was our first order there and my husband watched basically drooling as they squirt the oil on the pizza before being put in the fire oven. I am even thinking of having them cater my daughter's 4th birthday! I will definitely be back!!! read more

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We were on vacation in Clearwater and decided to go away from the shore and try an Italian restaurant. I'm so glad we found this place; it was fantastic!! The waitress was friendly, informative about the menu, efficient , and humorous! We ordered an appetizer, pizza, a chicken entree, and dessert. All were amazing. I've grown up in an Italian home and never order red sauce out because it's always a disappointment, but I did here and was very glad I did. It was similar to the homemade sauce I'm used to. This was the best meal we had all week. I have two regrets; 1.) I wish I would've ordered the lemon sorbet and 2.) I wish we found it earlier in the week so we could've gone again!! read more

Great service and good food. The Gnocchi Gorgonzola was delicious, as well as the 4 cheese pizza. The warm french bread was a great addition. We were happy we found it. Great Social distancing protocols. read more

Pleasant staff. Excellent waiter. Pasta a bit pricey for a strip mall dinner experience. Pasta properly cooked, sauce OK, portions large. Nothing 'off' yet not unique enough for a return visit. read more

Very nice, updated interior. Service was excellent, attentive without being intrusive. The carbonara was fantastic, rich and cream. So rich that I couldn't finish the meal (unusual for me). The eggplant parmigiana was also remarkably good. Won't go wrong here. read more

While I have only gotten takeout, I am excited to eat in some time soon!! Their calamari is great - crispy and flavorful! We just started Trevor pizza now that they have a coal oven... amazing! They use crushed tomatoes as the sauce - not overly sweet/garlicky like some places! They are temporarily closed and we anxiously await their return! read more

We dined here after leaving Bellair Beach. The owner was very nice and reviewed the specials with us. I ordered Chicken Carbanarra and pizza. They were both fantastic. The entire group was satisfied. We will return! read more

I have to say, I'm so pleased with Amici. Ed our waiter was amazing. Funny, attentive and all of his food suggestions were on point. The pizza is so delicious I don't think I'll be able to eat pizza anywhere else! I will definitely make this a reg spot from now on. read more

We were visiting some friends in Clearwater and this place was recommended to them so we went for dinner on a Thursday evening. From appetizers to dessert, the food was amazing! I am vegetarian so eating Italian is difficult for me. I ordered the eggplant parmesan and it was delicious. Others at our table had the carbonara and chicken parmesan. The four of us were very impressed with everything we had. I cannot wait to visit them again so that we can go back! Service was great as well. The restaurant wasn't too busy, so food came out in a timely manner. read more

I have been going to Amici's on and off for over 15 years. Their food is amazing everything on the menu is delicious and the servers are wonderful, but tonight my son I had a dinner date at Amici 's and the service was terrible. The waited acted as if he was doing us a favor by serving us. I hope the next time we visit if we visit the service is better than tonight's. read more

Lots of authentic Italian dishes served in an intimate atmosphere. I love the eggplant Parmesan. Had lobster last time. It was barely edible. Service is usually attentive. read more

It was meh. Overpriced food made with cheap ingredients- someone up the thread said cheap anchovies, and I agree. Also cheap lettuce, cheap chicken, etc. We waited a bit for a table, which was odd since we were the only ones in our entire dining area. We ordered a bunch of appetizers and the chicken parm entree. The chicken parm was fine. The caesar salad was very average. The cream of mushroom soup was lousy- gelatinous even. I had one bite and set my spoon down. Which brings me to my quibble. They didn't take it off the bill. I waited tables for a long time, and would never ask that a item that costs the restaurant a lot of money, like a steak, be taken off the bill just because it wasn't to my taste. But the overhead on that cup of soup was probably about $1.50 at most, and the customer goodwill they would have generated by taking it off the ticket would be (in my opinion) worth a lot more than that. This place seems more concerned with saving a buck than with generating repeat business. read more

We are from up north so I have been reading these reviews to find places to eat while at the beach in Clearwater. My husband wanted Italian. After lots of looking we ended up here. I now realize that four-star reviews don't mean a lot down here this is our third restaurant I had a four star review and this one has been the absolute most disappointing. Very friendly waitress. when we came in and all of the men behind the counter were speaking Italian, so we thought this probably is pretty good. We got the involving which was pretty good. It's really hard to mess it up, but there's was tasty including the marinara. I got bolognese sauce my husband got spaghetti and meatballs. His marinara was the same and was tasty. The meatballs were homemade, not the best I've ever had, but they were at least soft and moist. However my Bolognese sauce was almost inedible, even smelled bad when she put the plate in front of me. There was a tomato sauce with a little bit of meat in it and of course Bolognese is a meat sauce. More meat than sauce.They only have one selection of house wine so we ordered Cabernet. It was really not good, but they have no other options for Cabernet. I'm no wine person I just drink every day wine from a local store, and I usually buy California wine if it's on sale. This was really not good. I don't understand how Italian people can make such poor Italian food. They also gave us focaccia, which tasted like a white soft dinner roll. My husband is a bread baker, this was NOT focaccia, it was just a soft dinner roll. I wrote this to try to save other out-of-towners from wasting your time and money here. It's really sad because they could do a much better job with their recipes. read more

We have been customers for years and I looked forward to it every visit. Sad to say last Thursday will probably be our last trip in. The service was so unbelievably poor it defied imagination. Sat with empty glasses for almost the entirety of the meal. Bread arrived burnt. The timing of the food from the kitchen was terrible. You shouldn't wait that long for food, service, or anything and then have food come out in intervals. My main dish was the same as usual, but if the service is that poor I cannot justify giving my business to them again. It's too bad as they do have excellent food for the most part. read more

We come to Clearwater once a year for vacation and this restaurant is always on our "must eat" list. Main dishes and pizza are wonderful- literally can't go wrong. The desserts are usually wonderful as well. However, on this visit we received a visibly burnt cannoli. It tasted horrible- not only burnt, but like it was cooked in very old oil. There were 5 of us and we ordered appetizers, main courses and desserts. Our waiter refused to replace the cannoli, stating that it was perfectly fine. We have eaten cannoli all over the US, and I can assure you it was NOT fine. Very disappointing end to our much-anticipated visit. read more

Saturday evening at 9:30pm we went in and a guy greeted us and said the kitchen is closed. Hours on the door said 10pm, and they have a bright neon "open" light. So if you want to try out this place go before the staff decides they are done for the evening. read more

Excellent service, amazing food, welcoming staff and atmosphere. Definitely recommend! So glad we found this place! We tried 3 different dishes and shared, white pizza, lasagna, and a chicken dish (I can't remember the name of) that our waiter, Duncan recommended. This is family owned and operated, which makes it even better. read more

Awesome food and great staff but a little pricey. Waited a while to get dinner because they were swamped with a few large groups but worth the wait. Tiramisu was phenomenal!! Would definitely come back again. read more

Best Italian food I've had in Tampa Bay. I crave the marinara so much I usually take some home. The wait staff and owners are very friendly. The decor isn't anything special, but who cares when the food is this good. read more

I'm full blooded Italian from the northeast and this is where I go for Italian food. Fantastic food and people, highly recommended.

We arrived at 9 pm and we're excited to see that they stayed open later then most restaurants in the area. Everyone was extremely welcoming. Our waitress Donna was awesome. We enjoyed a special appetizer of smoked fished that was presented beautifully. We also had pizza that was delicious. We will definitely return! read more

Read about this place on Yelp and being in the mood for some great Italian food away from the tourist crowds, we decided to take a ride and try it out. Amici's did not disappoint. To start, our server, Linda, brought out fresh bread and a dipping oil with crushed red pepper and fresh garlic....followed by their house salad and super secret recipe dressing that was delicious. I had the Margherita Chicken over a bed of sautéed spinach that was divine! My friend had the Broccoli, Olive Oil and Garlic over fresh homemade pasta. When we both stop talking and just eat, you know it's fantastic food! Even though we were happily full, Lin twisted our arms and we had dessert. I had the Lemon Sorbet served in a REAL LEMON! My friend had the homemade Tiramisu (I snuck a bite - OMG!). We both ended our meals with cups of the smoothest coffee ever. The cute older Italian couple next to us had a pizza that they said was fantastic - we may go back soon to try it our ownselves! I HIGHLY recommend Amici's! read more

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I had the eggplant parmigiana and it was delicious! My husband had the chicken amici and he said it was great too. The bread and house salad is wonderful! Great service and nice atmosphere. Looking forward to my next meal here. read more

AUTHENTIC Italian! We have had fabulous meals here as good as any made in my greatgrandmother's kitchen. Cannot recommend the food highly enough. The eggplant rollatini, as an appetizer, is out of this world. The wines are very good as are the desserts. The service is excellent as well. The only detraction is the dated atmosphere but this is so low on the priority list for me as food and wine are much more important. I mention it only because it matters to some people. This is our favorite Italian restaurant in the area. read more

Once is awhile, it's nice to dine in a restaurant with cloth tablecloths and napkins, and that is the case at Amici's. From the outside, Amici's can be very deceiving because it is located in a rundown strip mall. Don't be turned off by the outside, you will be pleasantly surprised when you walk through their doors and are greeted warmly, and see a vibrant, yet rustic looking decor. The delicious aroma permeating the restaurant is fabulous too. Okay, no surprise here, I ordered Eggplant Parm with spaghetti. It was very, very good, and the sauce/gravy and the pasta, very pleasant. The table bread was crusty on the outside and soft on the inside. It was very good and really did not require any oil or butter. An old friend of mine once said, if the bread is good, it needs nothing! Such was the case with Amici's bread during my visit. The house salad was just fine. My girlfriend had lasagne and it was also very good, but it was layered differently than from what we are used to. Her husband had Scallops and Linguini in a nicely flavored olive oil mix, and he said it tasted great. My husband had Veal Marsala and also said it tasted great. We were stuffed by the end of our meal but opted to split a Tiramisu. Wow! It was worth it! Nice and light and creamy! I make a fairly mean Tiramisu and this one was right on par! Amici's is good for a romantic dinner for two or an intimate dinner party. On this Saturday night it was all adults, and mostly couples of all ages. That was nice too! Quiet enough to hear the dinner music playing in the background! read more

Amici Italian Eatery - A table at Amici's! - Italian Near Me - Largo, Florida

Not even close to Villa Maria on pizza, where you can bring your own wine without corking charge. The carafe of wine at Amici's tasted watered down. At $25 a carafe, don't waste your money! read more

Pizza was great, had the sausage and artichoke, but was really impressed with the calzone. It had thin and crispy crust, was dense with cheese and veggies, and tasted fantastic with the marinara dipping sauce. read more

We are visiting the Indian shores area and amici was recommended for great Italian food. Both the eggplant parmigiana and sausage and pasta dinners were excellent. The tiramisu was perfect-- light, flavorful and a great end to the meal. No waiting and great service. Stay away from the chains and eat here. read more

It was my first time at Amici's, and was a bit disappointed after reading the reviews. I had ordered the Veal Marsala with mushrooms, and the sauce was thick and bland. It came with soup or salad, and bread which was fresh and hot. The soup was cream of mushroom, and just like the veal sauce, it had too much thickener. The dipping sauce was bland with only olive oil, and very few spices; very disappointing. The entree came with pasta, and I'm surprised that the waiter did not come over to offer fresh pepper and grated Parmesan as this is the norm at the Italian restaurants I've frequented. I don't fault the waiter as he was working many tables and it seemed like they were understaffed this Saturday evening. I had ordered the calimary as an appetizer, and the portion was extremely small. The prices were average considering the quality of the meal you were getting. Everything had tasted bland, and nothing stood out as a winner. The owners are from the east coast so I has expected a much better meal, and service. When I made my reservation, and when I arrived, I stated that this was my first time at their restaurant. It would have been a nice gesture if the owner could have welcomed us or checked if we enjoyed our food; however they were nowhere in sight during the entire meal, and when we were leaving. Maybe they thought that we were tourists never to return again. However, they missed out as we are residents for the past three years, and we will not be recommending there restaurant to our friends. The meal, service, and management nonchalant attitude is a definite turno read more