Too expensive! 80$ for a steak dinner that was so so. We made the mistake of ordering a dish…read morewithout knowing the price. And if it was a fabulous delicious melt in your mouth steak I would understand the price. :(

For my Birthday my sister took me there. Wonderful in every way. Food fantastic service was…read moregreat,no rush.Small but cozy host was great and caring . Wonderful experience.Will be back.

We came in and were not really greeted, but more like not feeling welcomed. Everything seemed to be…read morea bother by our server, Cam W. We all decided to get the lasagna and had the garlic knots as an appetizer. The food was all very good. Especially, the lasagna nice and cheesy. See my video. It's the food that keeps you coming back.

We go to Il Forno in South Lakeland frequently. We are never disappointed in our meal. My current…read morefavorite is the Il Forno Supreme pizza. It is so good and i sheets have leftovers. Also the wait staff is always so good . Highly recommend you try it!

Great place to eat. The food was amazing, like I was back in Italy…read more Staff was very attentive but not overbearing. You have to try them.

All the food we got was delicious and hot. The service lacked a little our server seemed a little…read moredisengaged. The place was nice and cozy. It was small and quaint.

A gem of a restaurant…read more I didn't realize this is an order and find a seat instead of a sit down restaurant with wait staff, but I definitely appreciate now that you order and find a table because this means service is fast. We came on a Saturday at about 1250, I am glad we came later because all the tables were taken but one got up while we were ordering our food so we were able to grab it. There is outside seating as well, but if it pours the tables make it wet, even though they are covered. I think on a non-rainy day there are enough tables, but on a rainy day it does get busy inside so I would recommend coming either earlier than noon or later than one. There is a ton of street parking around. One street down there was even free parking so we parked there. There are so many different types of pizza with really interesting ingredients. There was a Caesar salad pizza, which is the one that stuck out to me. We ended up getting just plain cheese pizza for the kids. I love how they have slices of pizza so you can try multiple flavors if you want. We got a meatball appetizer with breadsticks. My older son loved the meatballs, there is pork so I can't eat it. He ate two of the meatballs, and my husband ate two of the meatballs since our younger son didn't want to try it. My older and younger son split the breadstick and my younger son actually liked it more than the garlic knots, so we will definitely have to do this appetizer again. We also got each of them a slice of cheese, pizza, which they both ate enough of to make me realize that we did need to get two instead of one and split it between the two of them. We got a side of fries which my older son initially thought was OK, but then said he didn't like it that much. I think we can skip the fries in the future, but it really depends on whether the older son really wants the fries or not. And my husband got chicken marsala with garlic knots. The garlic knots are amazing. There are absolutely soaked in butter and garlic, so it is the least healthy thing for you on the planet, but it is so worth it. It comes with three garlic knots and we ate all of it. The chicken marsala was very good too. We got it with rigatoni and it is a huge plate so we split it. I didn't get food because I knew that nobody would finish the food that they got so I ended up eating off of everyone's plate. This was definitely the way to go, we did have some leftovers, but I think if we skipped the fries, we wouldn't have had food to take home. The people working here are all very friendly and the food was really quick. They bring the food out when it's ready. They also have a full bar which I thought is great if you want to make this longer meal. I love this place and prices were super reasonable. I will definitely come back.

Palace Pizza is a solid four stars for me based strictly on the pizza and garlic knots. I didn't…read moreget a chance to try any of the pasta, although I have to admit it looked pretty delicious coming out. We tried several pizzas, including the pepperoni pizza with the garlic-knot crust, chicken Alfredo pizza, BBQ pizza, and Meat Delight. The pepperoni pizza itself was good, but I was a little disappointed by the garlic knots built into the crust. What's strange is that their regular garlic knots are completely different and AMAZING. Seriously, those were probably one of my favorite things we ordered. If the garlic-knot crust tasted like the standalone knots, that pizza would easily be top-tier. The BBQ pizza and Meat Delight were both pretty good and I would order either again. The chicken Alfredo pizza, however, was my least favorite. I personally didn't enjoy the flavor combination enough to recommend that one. The restaurant has that casual, old-school New York pizza/Italian joint vibe, nothing overly fancy, just a comfortable place to grab a slice or sit down for a meal. The staff was friendly during our visit, and everything felt pretty laid-back. Overall, definitely worth stopping in if you're craving pizza, but do yourself a favor and get an order of the regular garlic knots. Those alone are worth it. I'd come back to try more of the pizza and probably give the pasta a shot next time.

We had a wonderful first experience at Palace Italian Restaurant! Since it was our first time,…read moreEmerald took the time to help us navigate the menu and recommended dishes based on what we were in the mood for. She was incredibly warm, friendly, and helpful, and really made us feel welcome. I started with the bean soup, which was absolutely delicious--warm, flavorful, and comforting. For my main course, I ordered the salmon pasta in vodka sauce, and it was excellent! The salmon was cooked perfectly, and the creamy vodka sauce paired beautifully with the pasta. My husband ordered the Chicken Parmesan, which was also delicious, and we had steamed broccoli on the side. Everything tasted fresh, flavorful, and well prepared. We also learned that Palace is a family-owned restaurant and that the owner is Italian, which made the experience feel even more authentic and personal. Between the delicious food and Emerald's wonderful hospitality, we really enjoyed our visit and will definitely be back to try more of the menu. Highly recommend!

We visited Palace Italian Restaurant several weeks ago for the first time. We had thought it was a…read morePalace Pizza ( similar name, different business) but this turned out quite nice. We ordered Insalatta Capricciosa ($12.99) which is fresh greens with roasted red peppers, black olives, artichoke hearts, sliced tomatoes and provolone and a Hawaiian Calzone ($15). Both were quite tasty and we would order them both again. The salad was beautiful, colorful and fresh . Service was friendly and attentive. The dining room was a good size and decorated nicely. We will definitely be back.

This was an unexpected surprise. Cheyenne, our server was…read moregreat. Very helpful with recommendations, nice, courteous. The food was great. Best pesto I have ever had. Lots of choices on the menu. Food is made when ordered. We definitely enjoyed it and plan to return.

Ordered a regular cheese pizza. My husband and I found it to be really bland and majorly lacking…read moresauce. We wished it had been better after hearing they were under new management but it just was not good.

Great atmosphere with a wide variety of food options to satisfy every craving. Everything we tried…read morewas fresh, flavorful, and reasonably priced. The seating area was clean, and the lively vibe made it a fun place to dine with family and friends.

I went to the Super Duper Spot to use the $10 birthday reward that I had received just a few days…read moreearlier, only to be told they no longer accept those rewards. Instead of offering an explanation or trying to make it right, I was simply told it was The Joinery's decision because they're located inside The Joinery food hall. I honestly don't know who's responsible--The Super Duper Spot or The Joinery--but passing the blame back and forth doesn't help the customer. If birthday rewards are being discontinued, any rewards that have already been sent out should still be honored through their expiration date. Overall, it was a disappointing experience and a pretty crappy way to treat someone on their birthday.

First time I enjoyed this wonderful Italian restaurant. I was very impressed with my whole…read moreexperienced. From the time I was seated, to my waiter (Matthew) service and talking to the owner (Ray). Being from The Villages area, my friend & I like to visit restaurants that are not in our area; usually we go to lunch. My friend got the Chicken Parm & the piece of Chicken was huge & very tender. My choice was the Italian Deli Sandwich which was very yummy. I am a travel agent who does many local bus trips & I am planning on bringing a group of 34 ladies to this establishment. Before I got home, Hailey (Ray's wife) already sent me several group menus. I was very impressed with how quickly Hailey responded. FYI - I did not make a reservation so Ray did not know I was coming over ahead to time. They just treated me like anyone else. I would highly recommend this restaurant for you personal pleasure but also if you have a group who would like to go somewhere different. When you walk in the ambiance is like an upscale place but the pricing is great and compares to other eateries. So do your self a favor & give them a try. You won't regret it.

This restaurant is by far overrated. The ambiance is very dark when you go in with piano music…read moreplaying. The host were rude and didn't have a warm welcome upon arrival. We were seated in the back room for a birthday dinner celebration. The room was extremely dark and we couldn't turn on the other lights because it was connected to the most dustiest ceiling fans that had at least 1/4 of an inch thick of dust. The woman who was coming in and out of the room to pour water in the water glasses had an attitude like she didn't want to be there. I asked her a question about the menu and she very dryly told me "you can't order that unless you are on the other side" then walked away. That's when I was inquiring about the bistro menu. At that point I knew I wasn't going to be able to eat anything there due to their lack of plant based items or even easily adjustable items so I just ate the bruschetta. However when we placed the order for the bruschetta it never came out. So once we asked about it, it was then comped and brought out. Our waiter was very irritated and annoyed it seemed with the large party he had to tend to but his assistant which was a younger more personable guy was way more pleasant to be around. The cost point for the food was beyond the taste and size of the portions. When I asked about kid options, the waiter told me he could have the chef make a kids steak or chicken tenders and fries. It was my mistake for not asking for the price since I assumed it was a kids portion. Granted the tiniest steak did come out I still had to pay over $24 which I would have purchased the regular adult size if that was the case. So some clarity on the menu options for the kids would have been greatly appreciated. I can go on and on about this place but ultimately I would recommend not to go here unless you don't care about customer service or price points. Upon leaving the family event, and getting home I then realized my debit card was never returned to me by our gracious waiter. So once we returned to retrieve the card another day we were greeted with the rudest and most annoyed individuals at the host station. Needless to say we will never ever return.

We had the Lake Ashton Ladies Lunch and there were 32 of us....Melanie & Abe were wonderful & very…read moreconsiderate, accommodating & very efficient. The service was excellent. The food was served hot & so delicious. We will back again & again. Thank you Melanie & Abe!

We used their catering service for our Murder Mystery Dinner party. This is an annual event and…read morethis year we decided to try L'inconto's. We arranged for them to deliver the meal. They were exactly on time with exactly what we ordered. The hot food was hot and the cold food was cold. We paused our party for dinner and our guests were all very complimentary of the food. At the end of the meal we took a survey and it was unanimous that L'incontro was #1. Could not be more pleased with every aspect from order to delivery to accuracy of order to large portions to excellent food. No need to try another catering service for our next party. L'incontro is our caterer!

The wife and I went on Saturday Had their house white and…read morered wines their house is better than most premium wines We ordered their dinner for two special we both just loved the main course For dessert we tried the cheesecake was shocked on it being one of if not the best cheesecake we ever had

Our server, Maddie, greeted us and took our order. We have had her before and she is friendly and…read moreattentive. We started off with the mozzarella sticks and they were delicious. We then had Caesar salad. It has just the right amount of tart. I ordered the Short Rib Marsala over mashed potatoes. I had a side of Fettuccine Alfredo. My meal was so good. My brother Jonathan had the Lasagna and he thought it was pretty good. We will definitely be back!