If you want 25$ chef boyardee then go here. Place was over priced service was horrible and look at your check for the added gratuity even on small checks. read more

Gusto in Jax Beach is always amazing. Service, food, and drinks are wonderful. The restaurant decor is simple. Great place. I definitely prefer Jax bch over the st Augustine location. read more

Food was good but prices are misleading. Server was also apathetic while taking my order. I mean, it wasn't an exciting order or anything but I felt like my to go order was an inconvenience. oh and by the way, they weren't busy at all...maybe 3 table during the dinner window. read more

Just had company from Nevada and Baltimore. Always looking for place with good food, friendly service and nice atmosphere. Gusto's has all of this. My friends loved it. read more

So disappointed!! Why do they charge more than what the menu states? Wouldn't take Visa gift card and they took my regular VISA & charged $5 more! Food was only decent! Band was pretty good! Waitress was very nice! read more

I LOVE THIS PLACE!!! One of my favorite watering holes on The First Coast Of FLORIDA!! The food is REAL ITALIANO....The drinks are always COLD & Delicioso....THE ESPRESSO MARTINI IS THE BOMB!!! Very Attentive Wait Staff. AND there is music almost every night of the week !! What's Not To LOVE??!! The Perfect Place For A Special Date Night OR A Night Out With The Gang!!! read more

New ownership? New staff? New chef? Poor management? Possibly all of the above.. SO disappointed with my pick up order last night and the service we received. We picked up the food from the blonde bartender lady, she forgot the calzone and tried to tell me it was in the bag. Finally she gave it to me and I went to my house to eat. The Alfredo sauce was complete liquid, no cheese, no cream. Tasted just like milk and water with peas in it... and cinnamon? Complete disaster, no thickness to it at all. The chef put ham all over the Alfredo pastas when It was suppose to be chicken only. When I called to ask to talk to a manager about the food, he responded with my complaints in a completely irrational manner. He requested I *BRING THE FOOD BACK* to the restaurant FROM my house, after my family had already taken a few bites, in order to get a refund. (1. Disgusting. Belittling your customers like this is so upsetting. (2. After taking the time to pack up the food, the owner didn't even want to look at it. He harassed us and told us to bring it back, just to run his dissatisfied customer in circles. (.3 NONE of the servers, bartenders, or staff are wearing masks or have their hair up. 4.) I stood by the front door for 5 minutes, as servers and other staff members spotted me and still ignored me, until I flagged down some lady carrying menus who "guessed" that pick up orders are at the bar. Will NOT be coming back and will NOT recommend to anyone. read more

Gusto - Alfredo sauce? More like milk + water and peas - Italian Near Me - Jacksonville Beach, Florida

I think this is the best Italian restaurant in town! The food is always on point and the service is top notch!

Amazing! They never disappoint here. The food is awesome and the staff are very friendly and attentive read more

Excellent place to spend valentines day! The waiter gave us a rose she was super friendly! I enjoyed it! Definitely coming back! They have live music and all the staff is very friendly read more

Entrees were overpriced and bland. I would go for drinks, appetizers and to listen to the bands on the nights they play.

The only reason I'm giving more than 1 star is because our server, Alexis, was lovely. She was very sweet and incredibly understanding when I was displeased with my food. The best things I can say about the food here is that their bread with garlic oil is good and their marinara is good. That's it. I ordered the spaghetti carbonara and what I got was spaghetti Alfredo with a few bits of pancetta tossed in. If you're going to call yourself an Italian restaurant and you're going to put carbonara on your menu, you should know how to prepare it. Our very kind server offered to bring me something else so I asked for a bowl of pasta fagioli. What I got was bean soup with some undercooked ditalini thrown in and zero flavor. Definitely won't be spending more time or money here. read more

The food was disappointing but the music was fun. Our waitress was very sweet. I had the shrimp pasta but it was too rich and buttery.

Words couldn't even describe , just go for yourself and see. Get the veal and thank me later. Me and my fiancé are from NYC and this is the only place in Jax we go out for Italian. The food? Delicious The service? Impeccable, Alexis was perfect. The ambiance ? 10/10 read more

Our with friends. Good food, good service and nice atmosphere. Love the gnocchi and the eggplant dishes. read more

Gusto - Ed Dennis Jim - Italian Near Me - Jacksonville Beach, Florida

We had not visited OG since arriving eight yeas ago . Delighted at both service and food. Drinks served quickly and were prepared very well. Food was timely as well and delicious. Servers were enthusiastic read more

dont go there worst treatment ever ! manager lady was so rude when we came in to the restaurant there was no host , live music was playing and people dancing so we thought it was self seating we seat on the dinning tables the manager runs to us and scream us hello !!! can i help you guys ? we were 100% good dress it was my wife me my brother and his wife ! with no respected of our date night she keepet screaming to us untill i tell her please call you manager have some respected we didnt know ! she said she was the manager and if we where going to dine or what ? than she said im not going to deal we this and left sending us a waiter ! worst part of the night was that we were just going to leave but since we knew the live signers and was this was the first place the reason we when here for ! we decided to tell the waiter we are just going to have couple beers so relax we made us move to a back tall table which we had no problem since he try to explain to us that the front tables are for dining only and back was for drinking ! he gave us the menu that has clearly the prices on every drink next to it ! we decided not to get anything fansy for the treatment they gave us dance couple songs say hi to the live signers and head out ! manger i guess the owner and couple people that seem part of the restaurant where seating right across us making us feel even more comfortable! when we order our drinks bucket of beers to start the night the manger keep looking at us like if she wanted us to get kick out by the owner because of just ordering that ! we when up to the dance floor dance one song say hi to the singers and decided to leave the girls got hungry and we werent planning to get bad food service!! in second place it was half empty and felt wired ! i ask the waiter for the bill he brought it and i put my credit card ! he over charge me ! the manager had to told him to do it !! i ask him hey man let me see the menu again he try to tell me that (menu was not updated ) ( that that was happy hour prices ) (that where els can you drink for just $30) charging me affront the tip! i told him look i know whats going on here i need my full refund and im paying cash the real price ) he ask me if i wanted the manager i told him just do what i said or ill call the police he when back the manager when to the back and i took out my 20$ bill and just left !!! this is call thift!!! what i read from other people reviews almost everyone has same problem with the manager ! but i also had problem with the bill !! avoid at all cost it ruin out date night oh and i forgot we showed up in a hummer limousine what a wasted of a night read more

Gusto - DONT GO THERE - Italian Near Me - Jacksonville Beach, Florida

The experience here was mixed. The staff was friendly and the waitress was wonderful. The prices were a bit high for the overall ambiance. The pizza was delicious and the gnocchi was yummy, but the Italian sausage and pasta dishes we ordered were not to our tastes. It's possible we're so used to "American Italian" that more regional cuisine is not our cup of tea. read more

Gusto - Weeknight dinner with friends - Italian Near Me - Jacksonville Beach, Florida

This place is a hidden gem. Food was excellent, I had dinner and ordered take out for the next day, yes that good. Very inviting ambiance and the service won't disappoint. A must try read more

We were very excited about Gusto. Arrived. Hostess had no mask, Kitchen staff had no mask, owner came in and started yelling at the staff because light wasn't on. As we got up to leave the hostess gave us attitude, we will not be back! read more

Started off with a ketel one dirty martini and bruschetta appetizer. The appetizer was great. The bread was toasted good but was still soft. I've had bruschetta where the bread was like cardboard. Not here. My friend had the carbonara and he enjoyed it. Said it could have a bit more flavor. End result was still an empty plate. He said he'd be back. I had the manicotti. When I first saw the plate I thought 2 shells wouldn't be enough. I was surprised. Very good very filling very cheesy. Tara was our waitress and she did a great job. Attentive. We'll be back. read more

This is a great little Italian spot in Jax Beach. I went to see the Chris Thomas band which is always a fabulous time. We had very good service, and the food was fantastic. I forgot to take a picture of my entrée which was the Pappardelle Alfredo. It was wonderful! Creamy and delicious! read more

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Love it! Great food, service and ambiance. Recommend many menu items. Even the pizza is great. read more

I ordered lasagne and it was terrible very very salty. Service was fair it was a busy night.i wanted something simple Italian and was very hungry that evening I ate about 2 bites and that was it. We threw it away at home. Will not go back. There was a band that night which was pretty Good but in a small place like that it was way too loud and overbearing. read more

We've known Chef Tonino for over a decade. His menu never fails to amaze. Tonight, we had Meat Tortellini, with Panna sauce And a hand-tossed pizza. It was delicious! We frequently order the evening special, which varies each week but, is always fabulous. Tonight, I took the Almond Tiramisu to go - left me wanting more! The wait staff is always friendly and very knowledgeable. Our server tonight was James. He was attentive and very attuned to his individual customers. I hope he is scheduled to work our next visit! If you've never been to Gusto, GO! You won't find better Italian cuisine - not even in Italy! read more

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Don't waste your time on this terrible food, I've had better pasta at a school cafeteria. From the awkward cheap disco lights to the awful service there's not a single good thing about this disgusting place. Our waitress was very obviously on drugs and almost lost our debit card, sad excuse of a restaurant. Embarrassing. read more

Dinner at Gusto was terrific! Delicious food, affordable wine list, great service, authentic ambiance, live music. Gusto has it all. We're definitely coming back! read more

Great food and service. Always greeted and taken card of by smiling helpful staff. The music is excellent snd a real added bonus. read more

Live music has not disappointed. Service is excellent. My husband loves the chicken Parmesan. The fried calamari is excellent.

What happened to this place? I don't like writing bad reviews but I want to warn others. This restaurant does not post it anywhere but they charge a 4% fee for using your card instead of cash. You don't find out until they hand you your check. This is not legal. Not to mention, There is no way their merchant fees are 4% on a debit card transaction. They are profiting off of this practice. So they put you in a situation where you have to look like a cheapo if you call them out on their dishonest practice or just eat it. Not only that, they gave me the bill and then charged my card for more than the bill because they forgot to put something on the check. Had they asked, I would have said okay. Just really shady stuff. So there's that. The food itself has fallen off. It used to be so much better. Sad to take this one out of the rotation. read more

Great atmosphere, great food, amazing owner! The Rustica is highly recommended. Can't wait to come back! If you're looking for authentic Italian in Jax Beach, this is your place!!!!! read more

I ordered Caesar Salad with Salmon, the lettuce was very limp, looking very much like spinach, the Salmon was a dog biscuits. The waiter was arrogant. The checks for a table of 9 had an EXTRA 20% gratuity and were not distributed or pick up in any sort of semblance, which caused a lot of confusion. The Jazz band was overbearing, any communication was non existent especially with the arrogant waiter. read more

*disclaimer we ordered from Doordash during Coronavirus so I can't blame the poor interface to customize orders & the time it takes to get/ freshness of food* We ordered 2 calzones (traditional add sautéed onion & Bianca no mushroom add sautéed onion) & bruschetta. My ridiculous boyfriend insists his calzone had too much cheese (not possible ) & mine had mushrooms. The bruschetta was soggy when we got it but still so damn yummy so ya know it's good fresh! read more

After hearing many locals rave about this place. I had to give it a try. Unfortunately, my experience here was not what I was hoping for. To begin, when we first walked in, there was no host or hostess to great us for the first 7 min of waiting. There weren't many tables. However, there was a larger party of about 9 people. But no where close to being "too busy" for poor service. Secondly, it took our waiter a good 10 min to even greet us. Once we placed our first order of appetizers, we waited again for about 25-30min for a bruschetta to come out. Our main courses arrived about an hour and a half of waiting. When our meals arrived. We had ordered a chicken Parmesan as well as a chicken Marsala. The chicken Parmesans flavor was good. But when you order a pasta dish you want the pasta, along with the protein of choice. There was hardly any pasta. Now for the Marsala, I've had Marsala at many different places. I've never had it served with chicken tenderloins in place of chicken breast. The flavor on that was way to salty. And it was evident that the sauce wasn't at its freshest. Due to the sticky thick residue it held. It was disappointing. I could see the potential in this restaurant if It appeared to have a bit more management, in the kitchen as well as the front of house. read more

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The finest Italian cuisine, hands down with exceptional service. Great live music. Words don't do this place justice. You have to visit!

My new favorite Italian restaurant. Delicious soups, pasta dishes and desserts. Always friendly service. Love being able to sit outside.

We had reservations and were seated promptly. We waited for 20 minutes without anyone acknowledging us. Several waiters passed by our table. The menu looked good so we were disappointed that we left without having a chance to try this restaurant. read more

Excellent food. Love it when the Faze Band performs!!!! The ambience and service are great.

Food was sub par.. ordered takeout for the brewery. Service was poor but they made up for it by delivering the SECOND pizza (after messing up the first) to the brewery next door. I asked for a fork and they gave me 2 of these massive serving spoons. I got a good laugh out of it. read more

Gusto - Italian Near Me - Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Always love the food at gustos. Waitress had good personality and helped manage many tables capably. Happy hour five to 7! Gnocchi arrabiatta is my favorites inside is nice atmosphere and later they have music. Outside is comfortable as well. read more