This is our go to Punta Gorda dining destination when friends are in town. The stuffed meatball is…read moreimpeccable as an app. The salads are always top notch served icy with great dressings. The nightly specials are a welcome vacation from the doldrums of typical Italian fare. Service is on point and the ambiance always allow for a perfectly intimate dining experience. Highly recommend!

The service and food are exceptional! The menu choices are always delicious. Their specials are…read morereasonably priced. Their servers are polite and attentive.

Amazing hospitality! We have the Eggplant Parmesan, Chicken Parmesan, and Lasagna. For desert we…read moreshared the Lemon-cello. The food had amazing flavor and was generously portioned. Homemade rolls with balsamic vinegar and olive oil was on point also! Highly recommend reservations because it is a very tiny restaurant and people that didn't have reservations had to be turned away. Prices were very fair!

Food is exceptional. Wine selection superb. Small but cozy. Yes, it takes time for your order to be…read moreready. Everything is done fresh to order. Have the caprese salad and wine and enjoy yourself. Sauce is as good as my grandmother made. Wonderful family restauarant.

Called in an order as I was famished and about 30 min away. Host had my hold for the bartender…read more Bartender was super helpful. J got the meatballs and the cavatelli bada bing. I parked and waited at the bar to be helped. My food was ready! I paid and left. Grateful they gave me silverware. Items were packed carefully. The meatballs were fantastic. I love ricotta on top. The pasta dish was ok. The cheese was so congealed it was like an omelette. I could lift it out of the dish. I'm sure it's better hot and fresh but I don't recommend it as a to go item. I ate some bit saved the rest. The next time I ate it, I reheated it and added more chicken :) It's pretty basic. No complimentary bread. No included salads. But the restaurant is outdoors, casual yet nice. I appreciate the timely to go order. Food is good.

Ate at the Ortigia Cucina & Bar last night with my son and daughter-in-law and we were so…read morepleasantly surprised. The food was absolutely delicious, although all our meals did not come out at the same time and we had a wait a few minutes till my daughter-in-law got her meal, it was hot and cooked to perfection tho. I had the best arugula salad ever, perfectly balanced with the tomatoes, red roasted peppers, blue cheese, and balsamic dressing, and also the beef tenderloin skewers, which were cooked, medium rare and served with crispy potatoes that were seasoned spot on, just enough to make it a delightful dinner! My daughter-in-law had the swordfish which she said was very tasty, my son-in-law had the chicken Christina, which he devoured, and my husband had the cheese raviolis and meatballs, which were on the children's menu, but they said they could give him the adult size portion, which he also enjoyed. I tasted his meatballs and sometimes they are not the best everywhere, these were very good. I normally do take pictures of the food, but I forgot because we were so hungry and dug in as soon as we got our meals, but the presentation was very satisfying. The only negatives were, the music was very loud, and we could barely have a conversation, only when the band took a break, and our waitress didn't put much effort into being friendly or going the extra mile. Had to tell her to get my husband, ice, lemons for our water, and remind her about my daughter-in-law's meal that we were waiting for a couple times. Overall, would definitely go back there and recommend!

I love the chicken parm & my husband loves the veal parm. By no means do we always have the same…read morething, we've never had a meal! The service is always very good. The owner always stops by to say hello and asks if everything is ok... We mostly eat in a booth near the bar, we also enjoy the outside seating. I would give Monty's a 10 out of ten!

Monty's Restaurant & Pizzeria 6-26-25 Stopped by for some…read morePizza, Hero, Wings & Stromboli on Thursday around 3:30pm. Place was not full but neat and clean. We got a table fast, and our waitress Mikey was on the ball. After our drink order I ordered a Stromboli which has Peperoni, Sausage, Mushrooms, Onions, and Mozzarella in a Pizza Dough. My wife ordered 10 jumbo wings, a slice of Pizza & a Hero Sub which had Ham, Salami, Provolone with Lettice, Tomato, Onion, and Italian Dressing on it. Our food came out fast. My Stromboli was huge and had a side of tomato sauce for dipping. The Stromboli had tons of cheese in it and all other items inside. The crust was a little much for me to eat all of it. It looked like bread crust with Stromboli innards inside. My wife Cheese Pizza slice was ok, but the crust was rubbery and not toasty. It tasted like it was a Pizza slice left under a heat lamp from earlier that day. On a better note the Wings were amazingly good, and the Hero was packed with meat and the toasted bread was very good. Everything on this sandwich tasted fresh. I must give Monty's a 3 out of 5 stars. Follow Me On FB For More Reviews & Fun. Gulf Coast Terry

Atmosphere - Very Good. The restaurant has a modern styling inside. There is a wrap around patio…read moredining area, as well as ample seating inside consisting of some booths, but mostly tables. There is bar that seats about a dozen seats. Service - Very good. Our server (Sky) was welcoming and attentive. Food - Good. I could have easily assigned the experience 5 stars had the food only been a bit better. This is the second time that I dined at this restaurant. The first time I had a pasta entree and it was extremely salty. We had noticed many other people ordering the pizza then, so I decided to give it a try. I ordered the charcuterie and the carne pizza to share with my wife. The pizza was very good. It had a thin crust with ample toppings. The charcuterie was disappointing. At a cost of $24, it was sparse. There three types of meat that were sliced thin into very tiny piles. The cheese consisted of about six very small pieces each of blue cheese and a dry (unrecognizable) cheese. There was a small pile of almonds, a tiny serving of relish and a few pieces of artichoke hearts. Overall Value - Good, but could be much better.

On Christmas Eve, we had a 7 pm reservation, but got to the bar at 6 pm, had a drink and then they…read moretook us early for our reservation as it was fairly empty. Sky was our server and he was excellent. We started off with the charcuterie board. It showed up with bleu cheese, which neither of us like, so he went and got us some mozzarella, which was very nice. Everything was good, but my only improvement would be to have more than one little piece of bread, maybe some crackers. We then decided to order a carne pizza. The pizza was perfect. Thin crust, tasty sauce and lots of toppings. Unfortunately we couldn't even finish it as we were so full. This was a much better experience than our previous trip.

GREAT food Amazing Service from Sonny…read moreTHE FOOD!!!! Fresh Mozzarella Stuffed zucchini flowers Pasta Donato Definitely recommend Ask for Sonny No Disappointment Here

Loved the New York City movie set like decor…read more And the food was good too. Started with Mom's Meatballs. Scrumptious. My other half had the Stuffed Mushrooms. Good stuff. The Ceaser Salad was fresh. My Chicken Marsala was tasty. My cake (I forgot what it was) and cappuccino ended a very satisfying meal. I will return when back in the area.

We decided to try Bella Napoli today for the first time in two years…read more Our last visit was horrible enough to have us stop but it was time for another try. We were quickly seated and ordered drinks. A few minutes later we ordered a Greek salad to share (huge), garlic knots (lots), one meatball, eggplant rollatini , and veal franchise with spaghetti. I was served veal parmigiana instead but it looked good so I decided not to send it back. All the food was delicious with plenty left over for another meal. There were some changes to the restaurant with separate doors for dine in and takeout. But all in all we have to say we will be back.

Ordered Limoncello grouper and shrimp, the fish looked barely cooked, a huge mound of mushy…read moregelatinous angel hair that was total mush, and our server never came by and checked on us. I ate a few shrimp and that was it. Very underwhelming. We had to ask her for silverware and napkins. We had no bread plates. Husband ordered lasagna and it was okay. We both were not pleased, waste of time and money. This was our second time here and it was worse than the first. We're done. Our server was so overwhelmed, rushed or maybe she was just plain rude. Our tip matched the experience, 10%. Sad tho, not far from our house. Friendly hostesses and the pizza looks good.

The first time I ordered a pizza from here, it came with almost no sauce. I tried it again on a…read moresimple cheese pizza and added extra sauce. This is what it looked like there was no sauce on it at all.

We tried out the Dough Bar for the first time. We ordered the large NY style Ricotta & Spinach,…read morethen we got the Hawaiian personal sized wood fire pizza. Both were okay. I personally prefer my Hawaiian pizza to be barbecue based, and the ricotta pizza had very little spinach. We were hoping for more spinach. I think the wood fire base/crust was good, but I would recommend different toppings for the personal size to mix well with the wood fire taste. Service was pretty good, and thankfully we were able to get seated right away. The outside area looked nice. I did wish they were playing some music inside! It was Valentine's Day so some music would have been a nice ambiance.