my wife and i dined here for our anniversary and we had such a great time! we made reservations ahead of time and were seated right away. host was kind and our server was professional and friendly. for appetizers, we ordered the calamari and the focaccia. the calamari was delicious. it was crispy, tender, and well seasoned. the focaccia bread was what seems like their pizza dough without toppings. although delicious, we were expecting that iconic focaccia shape with the dimples on it. for mains we got the linguine frutti di mare in a garlic wine sauce, and the lasagna. the frutti di mare was great. lots of seafood and the sauce was so good. i could've dipped my bread in it. the lasagna is one of the best lasagnas i've ever had at a restaurant. huge portion and super flavorful. for dessert, we had the cannoli and that was alright. nothing too special. we should've gotten the tiramisu but we can get that the next time we visit! overall, a great experience with great staff, and even better food. read more

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While visiting for vacation we wanted a change up from our week of seafood and found this place since not far drive from our resort. We were seated immediately even on a busy evening however that's where it ended. The host forgot our highchair and then we must have been invisible as no one came to our table for quite some time to the point we were going to leave. Im guessing she was a manager stopped by asked if we had been greeted yet, she took our drink order and offered some bread (it was good). It was still quite awhile until the server came to the table. We ordered some appetizers and then eventually our meals. The pizza did not live up to the reviews and my vodka sauce was lacking flavor. read more

First and foremost the manager, named Tarie (pronounced Tare-ee) is the brightest spot of this entire establishment. She works so hard and adores her customers. The food is excellent, albeit a bit overpriced for the area, in my humble opinion. BUT, they do have some incredible price/deals on wine, so be sure and research their list on the chalkboard prior to ordering. Their pizzas are made from scratch, so put on any toppings you want. The beet salad is absolutely delicious. The veal dishes are huge and well prepared. The cheesecake is a must, as it's made by a local baker. Just go, you won't be disappointed! read more

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Everything was so good, I always wish with Bruschetta that you'd get a cup of the tomato's and slices of bread to avoid soggy bread but their tomato's are great, the burrata was great and the Parmigiana was large and the veal parmigiana is so tasty. Need to try this place for sure. That pappardelle is crazy good, like crazy good. The caprese is fine. Great mozz good seasoning could use better tomato's but I'm going to keep ordering it. read more

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We went to this location after having previously visited Fat Clemenzas. It was good, my son loves the calzone(I do too) my wife wasn't thrilled with her eggplant Parmesan but said it was good. The service was fairly inattentive but we went around 2 in the afternoon so maybe that's why. Prices are decent for food portion sizes read more

The food here was truly amazing!! service was awesome! The offer wood fire pizza but we choose the chicken rigatoni with vodka sauce, lemon chicken over angel hair pasta, as an appetizer the garlic knots ( which could feed more than 4 people) the seafood Del Mar appetizer that came with a delicious homemade bread and dipping sauce. They had a very good bar that offered a smoked old fashion and a great variety of wines. read more

Clemenza's - Italian Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

A great Italian spot we visited while at Ft. Walton! We both enjoyed our meals. The rigatoni alla vodka had a great flavor and I enjoyed the sausage; it tasted authentic. The pappardelle al porco was very flavorful from the mushrooms and cream sauce. The only downside was the service. Our waitress was very sweet, but we waited a very long time to receive our food and drinks. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambiance is nice and they have a private room for bigger families.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Clemenza's - Rigatoni alla Vodka with sausage - Italian Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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If you're like me and no longer carry your physical debit/credit card, grab it before going here. I was on travel and I didn't have my card, so I had to order through uber eats to try this place. Okay, enough about that. EAT IT! I wish I had stayed in town long enough to enjoy my leftovers. read more

Food was amazing, the bruschetta was flavorful the tiramisu was fantastic and the manicotti bolognese was great. The cherry on top was the perfect combination of an aperol spritz ! read more

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If you are looking for amazing Italian food, great drinks, and great service, this is the place for you. The pasta is delicious, pizza is done right and drinks are great. I am a huge fan of them having Peju Cab Sav by the glass on the cheap. We will be frequenting Clemenza's. read more

It was my first time ordering at Clemenza's. How did I just find out about this place? I don't know the answer however, I'm glad I came by. I ordered the Pappardelle Al Porco. Chefs kiss it was delicious. I will order again. read more

Clemenza's - Italian Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

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Love this joint. I must say, I've only had take out from here. I'd love to take the misses here for a nice dinner. Staff are great, food is great. Do not hesitate to. read more

First of all to start our waiter Odane was literally the best! although he was a Real Madrid fan, he was very polite and very nice and funny! next, the food was wonderful and I hope I can come back again and try more on the menu! I personally recommend pizza! [[HIGHLIGHT]]The place was very aesthetic and very fancy.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Thank you again Odane wishing you best of luck with rugby! Visça Barça read more

Great Service, lasagna was yummy and limoncello cake was fabulous I did enjoy Odane the server, he was phenomenal

Server was excellent and pizza and pasta were both great. They even ran out after us to give us the leftovers we had left behind. Will be back for sure! read more

Wow! We took a chance during our first week in Fort Walton Beach, Florida and wasn't expecting much from a shopping plaza Italian restaurant but this place surprised us. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Dressy - casual I would say describes the decor. Comfortable seating all around.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Too many great choices on the menu to decide so we tried the two chef specials . Wahoo and sausage rigatoni in vodka sauce. Start to finish, and everything in between was just super enjoyable. Our experienced and super friendly waitress answered all our questions and even gave a brief history of the restaurant upon my request. I love to hear about family owned businesses. If we come back I would like to try the lasagna and/or pizza. Enjoy your next meal here! Can't wait to come back! read more

Had the classic pasta with meatballs and their house salad with house dressing. Everything was delicious and very authentic. The salad was very fresh and their house dressing was so flavorful, a nice creamy Italian The staff was very friendly and welcoming. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Beautiful ambience inside very cozy highly recommend.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Clemenza's - Pasta with marinara and meatballs, have salad, garlic knots - Italian Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Great food and service...from the appetizers' to the main course with fantastic cocktails! Highly recommend we will put down as a must again on our next visit. read more

Very nice experience, we were going for pizza . [[HIGHLIGHT]]Walked into a very nice Italian restaurant.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Service was great.

Visitors to Bamba's Beach House? Yep all the grandkids! What'cha gonna feed 'em? No problem. Order a "passel of pizzas," some apps, and salad and you're set. Call in, pick up/carry out, and Clemenza's satisfied even the pickiest eater in our group. (Dine in at the restaurant and you've got even more options.) For our crowd of teens, preteens and more we picked up 4 different topped pizzas , each with their own unique flavor. (Uh....but too skimpy on the sausage - one bite on each piece and it was gone.) Crispy crusts and just the right amount of sauce & cheese. Delightful assortment of flavors. Buono! Meatballs were tender, Burrata Caprese over lemon arugula--ooh soo good. Toasted ravioli--"get outa here" delish! And the tender, savory, dripping with garlic butter knots superb - my favorite. read more

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This was my first time at Clemenza's and I am very pleased; can't wait to come back and try another dish. Tarie, our waitress, was warm and helpful. The spaghetti bolognese was very good. read more

Enjoyed our meal here on vacation and looking for something different than typical chains. Ordered Chicken Parm as we wanted a comfort food. The sauce was delicious and robust. Also had a salad with balsamic dressing that was really good too. Portion size was generous. Only improvement would be price for entree at $27 felt $3-5 overpriced. I would definitely return and try other dishes. read more

Only 3 stars because I'm an industry worker and our server never checked on us. She greeted, and took our order, then dropped off the check. Every other restaurant worker brought us everything else, not a single thing from our server, she didn't even come back to make sure everything was right and good, she just dropped the check. Understandable if you're weeded but she wasn't seen around other tables, just disappeared. When it comes to food it's Mimmo's of Fort Walton, but honestly the food is better. 10/10 for food but 4/10 for service. read more

Clemenza's... old world Italiano mashing it up at the beach! You cant go wrong here. In fact the salad is so fresh, that we found the lady bug before we consumed it. Was it gross? It was a lady bug, so no. It just reinforced the freshness of the salad. Im sure its a 1 in 10,000 chance... The pasta is always a good go to. Their Vodka sauce is some of the best I have ever had. The wood fired pizza is a classy version not normally associated with a beach town. The original owners are from Italy and their recipes have stayed true to their old world charm. read more

Clemenza's - Italian Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Great ambiance for a nice dinner for two.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The food was good. The service was fantastic!

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Food service atmosphere all tremendous![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Will be a go to a lot! Authentic Italian at its best!

Sat at the bar. The bartender, Kelly, was friendly, funny and attentive. The warm bread with a seasoned olive oil was excellent. The fig crostini was heavenly. We shared a chicken Parmesan and a fruite de mare and both were perfect. Our new go to restaurant. read more

Cute place right on the side of uptown station! Kind of feels like a mesh of a family members house and Italian restaurant, just homey, in a good way! Service was good, the wait staff were very nice and made sure we were taken care of, and recommended all the specials they were having that day. Started off with some free bread & olive oil, husband loved it, I can never really taste anything in olive oil dip so I will take his word for it lol. He ordered a margarita pizza, and said it was his favorite pizza in the area so far! I ordered the lasagna, good portion size, sizzling hot, and wonderful flavor! We did order the garlic bread rolls but the waiter didn't catch it so we will just save it for next time. We will be back again to try out their spaghetti and fettuccine, and we are so looking forward to it! read more

Cool Italian spot in town. Pastas are good and hearty, and service even better. I prefer this over Olive Garden any day. Give it a try if you're in the mood for pasta in the area. read more

Clemenza's - Italian Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

Pizza & service are Pizza is excellent as is the service! This is my third time here, & I have yet to be be disappointed. Portions are great, beer selection is amazing, & portions are large enough to send you home with a to go box! read more

Clemenza's - Vegetarian pizza - Italian Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

This restaurant is serving up traditional Italian dishes made the right way. We started with the Caprese and Anti-Pasta platter. Excellent choices! We ordered the ravioli mushroom with truffle sauce, Veal Saltimbocca and chicken Florentine pasta. First all the pastas were cooked perfectly Al dente and had great flavor. My wife loved their brown butter sauce and my daughter the brandy cream sauce. The portions are large and have exceptional flavor. We took home a piece of the coconut cake and it was amazing. White cake , with a coconut cream center all covered in coconut flake. Yum!! This location is in a strip mall but is a hidden gem. Service was excellent ! read more

Clemenza's - The Veal Saltimbocca - Italian Near Me - Fort Walton Beach, Florida

What a gem Wood fire pizza oven cute restaurant located in a little strip mall we sat outside it was perfect the service was very attentive the food was excellent the portions were good the prices are very reasonable for the quality Call in advance to make a reservation they will accommodate you easy parking carry out available great selection full menu available great dessert everything was very tasty read more

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We had an excellent lunch here. The bread was fresh and delicious. My child liked the Alfredo. ​

We sat there for 5 min before anyone greeted us which was really annoying. No one would even look at us or acknowledge our presence. BUT- once we were seated it was really yummy and the waitress was very sweet. We had ravioli and the daily special a shrimp pasta! The chocolate mousse was very good too. read more

Terrible! I ordered Spaghetti, meatballs and sausage. The spaghetti was warm, the meatballs and sausage were essentially cold. Chef Boyardee would have been better. Avoid takeout at all cost! read more

We have for the last 5 years held military functions, birthday parties, etal. I called to make the reservations for2 5 to 30 on a Monday night. The new owner/manager called me back and said 250 room rental and guarantee him 1500 food sales. I said never have had to pay rental and guarantee anything. NO thank you. Today they send text to confirm the reservations. WHAT reservations. They can't seem to get it together SHOUT TO RUBY TUESAY FOR HOSTING US, ALL 35. We will be there for parties to come... read more

Decided to give Clemenza's one try, Man! what a mistake. I ordered Chicken Parmesan. It was cold and tough, the crust soggy. It tasted like it was cooked two day ago. So if you want Italian food go anywhere else... read more

Really good food and I liked the servers. They had a lot to deal with and they still made us feel important even though they had a 20 top right next to us. read more

Server was fantastic. Dinner was meh. Don't know if they kept the old recipes or what but they need to fix it or they won't be around much longer. Mixed drink was meh. The appetizer came out and two minutes later our dinner came out. Veal Marsala no real flavor wife ate most of hers because she skipped lunch. Mine on the other hand went in a to go box. read more

Great dinner last night. We haven't been in a while and this was our first time back since Mimmo took over. They have a new menu and our dishes were all delicious. Sun-dried tomato and breadcrumb crusted chicken w butter tomato sauce over pasta, braised pork with pappardelle pasta in a mushroom cream sauce and veal Parmesan with pasta and marinara sauce. Yum!! The food was great and the service was wonderful, we will be making this a regular dinner spot again. read more