Great family restaurant! Great service and great food !! Waitress was on top of everything that was ordered

It's been open only one week. Great Ambuence. Food was wonderful great service a great addition to Lake Nona read more

Armando's - Italian Near Me - Orlando, Florida

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We give up on this place. The service is horrible. Flavorful food, but small portions and not hot. We have gone for lunch and sat outside at the bar. The tall male with glasses took care of us - he is absolutely awful. We sat there forever before he verbally acknowledged us. He seemed to look at us quite a few times. Oh, and there was only a total of 5 other customers in the entire place. We had to ask for bread. He said they don't automatically serve it unless asked? Huh? They do not include a salad with their entrees, so a bit of bread would be nice. We returned for lunch another time and the same bartender was there - the same disinterested attitude. We decided to try dinner. This time there was a different bartender, a female with long brunette hair. SAME AWFUL SERVICE. We had to flag her down for everything. Again, we did not receive bread. The entrees, while tasty, were rather small for a dinner portion. I had their spaghetti and meatballs which were good, but the pasta was only lukewarm. My husband had the ravioli. The portion was shameful for the price - there were 6 raviolis about the size of a half-dollar (think Celantano mini ravioli). Absolutely a joke. My husband left hungry. Armando's needs a reality check. Serve proper size potions, add a salad to the dinner entrees, bring bread to the customers, and hot food would be nice. Most importantly, the two bartenders are a detriment to your business with their aloof attitude. Stay away if you want to feel like it was money well spent because this is certainly not the place. RIP OFF!!!!!! read more

Armando's was Great! I didn't know what to expect of this restaurant as I have never been here nor heard about it - but a friend wanted to try it for her celebration and they did not dissapoint one bit. Incredible food from the starters to the main courses, we were all pleased. I can't wait to eat here again! read more

Went there for the first time with 5 others. The server was actually very kind, but didn't come around and sat there with no drinks for half of the 3 hour stay. 4 had appetizers, 2 salads which seemed just fine and calamari which was definitely under cooked but not too bad.. however after that it went downhill. Calizone (which they fry btw) was warm, but not close to hot at all.. never ever have I seen that. Normally the first cut is followed by steam leaking out etc, here it was just a gooey kinda mess of cheese that wasn't melted but warm. Pasta dish my friend took 5 bites from, again Luke warm at most. Chicken Masala barely warm. Pizza was ok, but again not hot just warm. It screams microwave food. Half the flavors were missing and there's simply no way you if a calizone is freshly made that its not even hot.. is the place ok? Surely, but don't set your hopes up for high standards. read more

Very friendly employees, food tastes great, and the atmosphere is fantastic, quickly becoming my favorite place

Great food but questionable pricing. When ordering the pizza imbottita, I asked for the prosciutto to be replaced for salame. Both the prosciutto and salame are priced at a $4.95 value when adding it to a pizza, therefore you would think they were an equal trade. However they choose to charge additional for the switch. When asking the manager about this they state this is the owners policy. read more

So the waiter was kind but the service was horrendous! There is no team work, I can see my beer sitting at the bar for 7 mins. The food was ok, not great ! Not for the price! read more

Sat outside with out of town friend - delicious food and drinks for great visit . Glad we came here

Love the spacious outside seating options, perfect for Florida evenings. Service was prompt, friendly and efficient. Tried the pizza and pasta dishes and both options were very good. My dish used fresh pasta and the sauce ingredients were of good quality. The only thing keeping me from 5 stars is that I prefer stronger flavors for seasoning and what I had was not garlicky enough for my taste. That said, I'd definitely come back but next time I will try a meat or tomato based sauce, or maybe just ask the chef to go heavier on the garlic! read more

Our poor server ran his butt off tonight but even that didn't make up for the delay on service and the mediocrity of food. I might come back to sit at the bar for a cocktail, but never again for dinner.We waited 20 min for any sort of drink (including water). When the food finally came, the filet was terrible-- gamey and tough, with a sauce that was too sweet. Everything else about the meal was mediocre at best, and we never got the wine with dinner we ordered before the food came. No thanks! read more

I was having dinner with my gf a few days ago and it was great, but disturbing at the same time. There was a lot of yelling and arguing going on, which was very uncomfortable to me. We were sitting at one of the high tops and we heard everything, one specific Hostess was being very disrespectful to coworker's and customers, and that's unacceptable for such beautiful restaurant. read more

The chicken was over cooked for the chicken parmigiana and this is the first restaurant I have ever been today in this country that charged for the blue cheese olives in my martini. Big hard no for ever coming back here. BOoooooooooooooooooooooo read more

The quality of the food at Armando's is second to none. We have been there and we will continue to go there because we live nearby.

the barsley leaves were a-mazing like the best leaves in my life, service was amazing; the waiters were amazing, and the setting was all just amazing read more

We want for a very late lunch. There were few patrons. Our table was sticky - had not been properly wiped for who knows how long. Our entrees took a very long time to be delivered, and one entree took more than five minutes to arrive after the first one. Hard to understand in a restaurant with few guests. My wife asked for her pasta to be al dente. Her pasta was limp and overcooked. When we complained the waiter showed that he wrote al dente on the ticket, but he said that the kitchen precooks its pasta. An Italian restaurant where you cannot get al dente pasta! The waiter never checked on us until we finished despite the fact that he appeared to be serving only one other table. We will not be back!!! read more

My fiancé and I tried this restaurant for the 1st time. The entrees took over an hour to reach our table. Many other guests were complaining about the wait times. When the food finally arrived the chicken Tatiana was ok, but the Bianca pizza was lukewarm and without flavor. The waitress was not attentive at all to us unless called. read more

The food is 5 stars. The service is a little slower than usual for such a nice restaurant , the bar tender/ server we sat at a high top was friendly, I just couldn't get past some staff not wearing mask, seen way to many noses poking out of the mask, after a year in this pandemic the amount of mask adjustment not cleaning their hands had me concerned. The front staff managers do not appear to enforce Covid guidelines. read more

The food is great but the manger is a very rude individual and have seen him numerous times talk down to his employees. I do not have any respect for people like that especially when you're supposed to be a leader. His name is Alberto and do NOT recommend going to this location. read more

From the moment you are seated, you know that this people are there to insure you have a great experience at brunch, lunch or dinner. The place is very clean and the service is top notch. The appetizer, the food the drinks are the authentic Italian flavors you crave for. It's like been home again. I was there Sunday with my family and even the grandkids had a great time at the table . Miami Fishing Pipo highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Great food! Great staff! Great atmosphere! My family and I go here all the time and they never fail to deliver every time!

Took 20 mins for a waiter to come to our table. We have been to the winter park location many times and get the chicken Marsala every time. We love it there but at this location it is NOT the same, nor should it be classified as chicken Marsala. It is chicken and brown gravy. Very little flavor. Overcooked pasta. We would have considered ordering a pizza after this food came but our waiter didn't come back for 30 mins after our food arrived so we ended up just asking for the check when he finally returned. Sad that the quality isn't the same as the WP location because we love it there. read more

A party of 12. We waited 2 hours for our food. One of the plates was turned back twice for being cold. The waiter tried damage control by offering desserts at no charge. For his surprise and ours, his manager after discussing with him, declined his offer, letting us know that is not the restaurant policy, even when he didn't know about. It was unfortunate the Manager's lack of skills and attitude against her employee and customers. read more

What a delightful late lunch we enjoyed, sitting inside at the table just beside the open doors to the patio. The food, wine, service, and ambiance were just stellar, and we made a reservation to return for dinner on Friday! I highly recommend the Rigatoni Armando! read more

Usually one of our favorite restaurants today's experience can't say it was good at all. As soon as we got the table we order out meals since we frequent the restaurant. The meals took well over an hour to get to us the only reason we got bread was because our usual server brought it to us having a hungry baby we ask to speak to a manager and he basically said it is what it is we got busy that's why everything is delayed like he didn't care maybe need to reconsider your management or maybe train to have a better customer service. The only person that tried to make it better was Roberto and he wasn't even our server today. When our food came we had to wait for silverware. The sad thing is that we might have to reconsider if we will come back. read more

This was our first time here. #1 Giovanni, our waiter, was a A+, on top of everything the whole time. Excellent service. We ordered two appetizers, arrancini & bruschetta. For our main dishes we had two different chicken dishes, a margarita pizza and the Napoli rigatoni sampler that came with baby back ribs, Italian sausage and a huge meatball. Everything was excellent. The only complaint is the strips of focaccia bread that were most likely room temp and limp. We will absolutely return to eat here. Portions were big, hot, fresh and very flavorful. Didn't need salt or pepper! read more

This is the third time we have been to Armandos. All 3 times rhe food was excellent. The service the first time and today was not good, and it was the same server. It took a while for a waiter to come to the table. The appetizer came out very quick but he never removed the dishes from the table until the whole meal was done. They were very busy so the longer wait for our food was understandable, but dirty appetizer and salad dishes left at the table the entire meal is not acceptable. We will be back because the food is that good. read more

Albri was phenomenal. We had a large party of 25 for my grandson's first communion. Albri was incredible She was fantastic She was friendly , professional and so attentive to everyone in our large party read more

My wife and I went there with friends and we were pleasantly surprised! The food was great as was the service. They are on the high side when you compare to Giovanni's just a couple of blocks away and their wines are priced very high. We had their Lasagne (really good) and their Caesar Salad was fresh and crisp (outstanding dressing) and some wine (Chianti was excellent). We are planning a return trip to try their pizza (other customers were raving about theirs) and hopefully get seated outdoors. The patio is covered and the view of the lake and fountain will round out a good experience. read more

A little surprised with the negative reviews here. Almost made us change our mind about trying. But I'm glad we did. Tried a few things on the menu. Food was delicious, service was great! Very pleased with our visit. read more

I do not like giving a negative review. We had dinner last night at the Armandos in College Park, we have been there many times before. The food was excellent, as usual, however the service was not. We were there, with reservations, at 7:00, we were seated in the corner towards the front of the restaurant. The server showed up about 10 minutes later, despite waiting on other tables next to us. The drinks showed up around 7:35, put some bread down with our appetizer, which were cold, and she disappeared. At 7:50, she came back after my son went up to her and reminded her that we were waiting. She took the order for food, and she left again. The food finally showed up, mine wasn't even close to being hot, but very good. We asked for more bread twice, it never showed up. We were all done, and again, my son had to go up and find her to get the check. The restaurant was busy but not overly so, she just didn't seem to care about serving us. The service at this restaurant has never been great but last night was beyond bad. We will give it serious thought before we return. read more

Food was mediocre. Unfortunately, nothing special. In fact, the calamari on red sauce were so hard, they were uneatable. The sauce was great, however. Now to the porcini crusted fillet. I had great expectations, but they all fell short due to flavor and texture. The filet was insipid -even though it had a porcini crust. It needed salt for sure. The filet was soft, but the temperature was not medium as specified. It was cooked through. Lastly, mashed potatoes were nothing special . In summary, the dishes are not to par with the price. read more

Went with our family for brunch, not a friendly or accommodating restaurant. Over charged for a kids meal. The service was extremely slow. The food was good, but not good enough to return :/ read more

Came one day for lunch needed some energy the bartender (darcy) recommended an espresso martini and i told her i dont like coffee and she insisted i try and i was so shocked on how amazing it tasted and now im hooked cant have one anywhere else, make sure you go visit her for the pick me up! read more

Love this place! The bartender darcy is great, I genuinely always go just to see her it's a sense of comfort and Freeness . I really just wanted to go out of my way because there are not many but she genuinely made me enjoy my time also the food is great ! read more

This place is as good or better than the Winter Park location. Food was delicious and service was impecable. Price was a pleasant surprise. It is our new place to go in Lake Nona. A must go in the area!! read more

Amazing place, delicious food and excellent service! We were introduced to Armando's a couple months or so ago. Since then, we have returned numerous times and have always asked to be seated with the same server Robert! He adds to the experience. Welcoming, detailed and attentive are all the words I can use to describe how well we were treated by him. Went last night and again asked for Robert. We have never left disappointed. Next time you are looking for a great night out with fantastic food, go to Armando's and ask to be seated in Robert's section. You will thank us!! read more

This was my first time here and everything was great from beginning to end. We were sat immediately by friendly hostesses and immediately greeted by Ben, our server. Ben was very friendly and accommodating! He made good recommendations on beverages and meals, which we enjoyed. I had the Chicken Marsala (which was good, but needed more spice) and my mom had the Pappardelle Bolognese (great, lots of food). Overall a great experience and I would return again and recommend! Make sure you request Ben! read more

I took my wife and daughters here for Valentine's Day. We even made reservations weeks in advance and confirmed them when they called us that morning. We were seated right away. We ended up sitting with nobody coming to our table for about 15 minutes. I had to get up and ask if we were going to be waited on. Finally someone came over. After we ordered our food, it took about another 45 minutes to get our food. I rated them a 3 because the food is amazing! I kept my cool in front of my wife and kids, but I was livid that the service was that poor. I understand it was a holiday, but we made early reservations (5pm) so we could avoid this. read more

My experience overall at this restaurant was Okay'. Besides the beautiful scenery of the lake as well as the soothing setting in & around the restaurant the food was pretty bland & mediocre truthfully. I ordered the pizza & first thing I noticed was how the cheese was thick & tasteless. read more