We had a fantastic dinner and great service by Jacki. Dinner, drinks, and dessert were excellent…read more Definitely will be back!

Since this is a very upscale restaurant you have to dress into a more business attire, something…read morenot too casual. The lighting and space is well designed with being able to reserve upper floor, bottom floor and main floor that has a bar. Reserve a place you would want I recommend a a full week ahead. There is valley parking and across the street. The servers make check ups, they take food allergies seriously and make sure to make the food safe. I recommend this place for those that want an experience of a fancy romance. Or a friend evening. Prices can range $$-$$$$ They allow you to see your check from a quick scan on the table. Great experience!!

For sure a great place to sit down and wine down on "Wine Down Wednesdays"! Foods great too..read more

Was looking for a non-chain pizza and saw this place wasn't too far away. Getting into the parking…read morelot was a bit tricky from the east, but it's worth it. The place is set up with a few booths and tables and an order counter... after sitting for a few minutes it became apparent there might not be table service. Went to the counter and snagged a couple menus. Decided on a lasagna pizza... nothing I've had before - but figured it was worth a shot. It wasn't very long before the pizza was brought to the table and it looked really nice - crisp around the edges and the first bite made it obvious that this is really really good pizza because the crust is just how I like it. The wall inside is decorated with daily specials and on Saturday they have $2 bottled beer. Great little spot tucked in by a Dunkin' Donuts coffee shop well worth finding.

Good service and pizza and beverages. Servers are prompt and attentive. Setting is also very goodread more

Update: management reached out in a private message to address the issue. They discovered an issue…read moreon their end as a result of our comments. They were able to determine the cause , and resolved the issue. Appreciated the outreach and how it was handled. Will definitely go back!! Salad is always good. The pizza tonight was not. We eat from here often and never had a pizza that appeared to be baked just right when looking at the top, but was burnt this bad on the bottom. We only at the toppings.

10/10 was so good!! Drinks and both my husband and I dinner was very good. Bread was also amazing !read more

New owners very pleasant and welcoming. Food amazing as well as service. Wishing them much success.read more

Inside a 19th-century Victorian house on the banks of the Manatee River, in Palmetto, Florida, two…read morebrothers from Rome are cooking the kind of Italian food that makes you want to cancel your other plans. https://lisaefreedman.com/ragu-cucina-italiana-a-hidden-gem-in-palmetto-florida-worth-the-trip/

I feel like I'm going overboard talking about Ragu, but the more we go there, the more we love it!…read moreHaven't found a thing we do not like yet! We're from Chicago, so when we find a restaurant with good food (especially Italian) we like to spread the word!

Went here with some friends who actually recommended it from friends and Yelp…read more The exterior looked like the Italian restaurants you find in a larger city, trying hard to be noticed. The interior was in the same motif, an old school Italian restaurant that's been around for awhile. We had reservations and were sat immediately. Our server came over to our table almost immediately. He was friendly, professional and friendly and explained the menu and his recommendations. Even though the appetizers looked amazing, we opted to just order entrees as they came with a salad and pasta. We ordered 2 Chicken Parm's with a Caeser salad side and their homemade Tagliatelle pasta, Bronzino special and a Pasta (homemade linguine). I was one of the Chicken Parm's. DAMN, it was excellent! Very large portions of chicken and pasta with a tomato sauce that was absolutely one of the best I've ever had in a restaurant! It was thick, tasty and clung to the pasta and Parm. I HATE ordering pasta in a restaurant that isn't drained properly and the plate is a puddle with food sitting in it-and this WAS NOT the case! It was a big ass tasty platter of delicious food. The other plates were as large and delicious! For dessert, I had the Espresso Affogato, again DELICIOUS!!! I WILL be back to try some of the other dishes as, for me, unless they do a really good chicken parm, I won't go on!! Great job by the staff! Our table was constantly bussed, waters refilled and making sure we were satisfied.

Unfortunately, this is a one and done restaurant for me, and not one I would recommend. Sorry no…read morepictures! We were seated right away, and our server was attentive, almost a little too attentive at times that we felt rushed. The atmosphere was nice, but the restaurant is small, difficult to move around, and the lighting was darker than I prefer. We started with the fried calamari and meatballs. The calamari was good, but the meatballs were disappointing. They were about the size of golf balls which is ok but lacked flavor. For our entrees, we ordered the penne alla vodka, chicken parmesan, gnocchi, and I had the spaghetti special that was finished in a cheese wheel tableside. The presentation was fun, but the food itself just didn't live up to it. The marinara sauce across the dishes was bland, the gnocchi was forgettable, and my spaghetti portion was surprisingly small, more like an appetizer than an entrée. I almost always take leftovers home from Italian restaurants because the portions are generous and the food is rich. This time, there was nothing left because there wasn't much there to begin with. The biggest disappointment was the bread. When I go to an Italian restaurant, I expect warm, crusty Italian bread. Instead, it tasted like ordinary sliced sandwich bread. I actually like Publix bread, but that's not what I'm looking for with an Italian meal. Overall, nothing was terrible, but nothing stood out either. For the prices, I expected much more flavor, better portions, and a more authentic Italian experience.

Amazing restaurant! The "best Italian restaurant reward" is well deserved. Make sure to save room…read morefor desert. All the food was amazing. Never had anything bad here. Service is amazing. Ambiance is casual and very nice. Everyone's meal was 5/5. Can't wait to come back! Gluten free pasta available.

Great family owned Italian restaurant. Family is from Sicily food portions are substantial and…read morewell presented no fancy pretentious atmosphere just good food. Bring your appetite and your wine there is no corking fee

We tried Dough Forge tonight for the first time. The ingredients were sooooo fresh!!! We ordered…read moreescargot and meatballs as an appetizer. The escargot we consumed before I could snap a photo. The garlic, butter and cheese was just knocking our socks off. The meatballs were tender and flavorful. The sauce was clearly fresh. We highly recommend both!! Our entrees were Penne Ala Vodka, margarita pizza and stuffed grouper. The vodka sauce I added spicy sausage (which I learned is a homemade local recipe) and was chefs kiss. Two of us shared it and still have leftovers . The pizza was HUGE and enough for 4, so we have left overs. The dough was definitely memorable. The grouper I didn't try, but my husband said it was excellent. I definitely recommend trying this spot if you haven't yet.

This was our first visit to Dough Forge Italian Restaurant. Our first impression walking in was…read morethat it felt very much like a small, mom-and-pop neighborhood restaurant, which is perfectly fine when the food and overall atmosphere make up for it. Unfortunately, the prices felt quite high for the experience. For example, the Bolognese was around $25, Chicken Parmigiana around $26, and the pizzas were about $28. Since we were already there, we decided to stay and give it a try. I will say that our waiter was nice, and the woman who seated us was also very pleasant. The tables had paper tablecloths, and after ordering a carbonara and Chicken Parmigiana, we waited about 30 minutes for our food. During that time, there was nothing to snack on. We expected some bread or something similar, as many Italian restaurants offer while you wait. When the food finally arrived, we were given a piece of focaccia. Unfortunately, it was very bland, and mine had a noticeable burnt taste. The actual meals were not bad, but they also weren't anything particularly special. The flavors were fine, but honestly, the dishes tasted like something I could make at home rather than something worth paying $25-$26 for at a restaurant. Both dishes also came with very thin spaghetti. Some people may prefer that, but I personally prefer a more traditional, thicker pasta. The atmosphere was another disappointment. There really wasn't much ambience, and at one point someone sat right next to our table while waiting for a pizza to-go, which added to the feeling that this was more of a casual takeout spot than an Italian dining experience. Overall, I don't think the food is bad, but the prices don't match the food, ingredients, presentation, or atmosphere in my opinion. At these prices, I would expect better-quality ingredients,

I'm from New Jersey and I'm new to to Florida. I've went to about 5 other pizza places before I…read morefound Rico's Pizzeria about 5 weeks ago. I've been back every Sunday since. I'm not a wine snob, a beer snob or a coffee snob....but I am a pizza snob. This place doesn't disappoint. We had guests over last weekend from NJ and we ordered from Rico's and Everyone from Jersey was very happy with the taste and quality of their product. Thin crust, but not too thin...the perfect thickness and the ratio to cheese, crust and sauce was on point. Nice staff and great decor in the restaurant too. Definitely reminds me of the small mom and pop pizzerias I grew up loving. We will ONLY got to Rico's from here on out....lifetime customers for sure! Try it once and you'll be hooked!

Ordered a pizza from this place for pick up. Large pizza, with Italian sausage, fresh garlic, fresh…read moretomato, and onion. By the time all the additional charges were placed, the Pizza cost almost $30. When I got home, I discovered that there was practically no sausage meat to be found on the pizza. The taste and texture of the pizza was fine. That's why I've gone there before. But never again, after this experience, a wild rip off price and practically no meat. I should've learned from past experience, never order anything, but the cheese pizza on special, or you will be ripped off with the add-ons and the lack of protein that you were paying top dollar for.

Last night's dinner was another fantastic experience, with the wonderful personality and…read moreattentiveness of our server Jenna. Service here has always been fantastic, but she was really outstanding, and the table next to our felt the same way, as it was their first time eating here and asked us our recommendations, etc. Got the picture of the white sangria and it was delicious. Light and fruity. The garlic knots were polished off in minutes, and the pizza was incredible, although I let my husband enjoy the leftovers for breakfast this morning!! My chicken pesto with accompanying veggies was also tasty, and serve as today's lunch. Yum yum yum

Had a wonderful lunch today. Our server was Madison. She was friendly, competent and attentive…read more We ate outdoors and the weather was just right with a light breeze - a treat for late April. We started with mozzarella sticks and garlic knots. Be sure you like garlic if you get the knots. I had the meat lasagna and it was great - a large portion with lots of meat. My wife had a cheeseburger - cooked right - and fries and there was plenty to eat. Our friend had the 10 inch pizza with pepperoni and mushrooms. Very tasty and cooked just right on a thin crust. Only one complaint - no Diet Coke was served, so my wife tried the Pepsi Zero. She did not care for it.