From the moment we walked in, we felt genuinely welcomed. You can tell this is a family run business that truly cares about its guests, and that warmth made the entire experience even more enjoyable. The food was absolutely delicious. The lasagna was rich, flavorful, and tasted like it was made from a treasured family recipe, perfectly layered with homemade goodness. The grouper salad was just as impressive, with fresh crisp ingredients that came together beautifully. What really stood out was the hospitality. Everyone was kind, attentive, and genuinely appreciative of our visit. Specifically Clarissa. It's rare to find a place where both the food and the people leave such a lasting impression. If you're looking for incredible homemade food and authentic, heartfelt service, this is a place you won't want to miss. read more

Well well --an Italian place in florida that was great --yep! An around five star---service was very nice and friendly staff ---got a corner table ---the waiter suggested a wine to compliment the chicken parm and pasta with olive and garlica--and also suggested a sausage appetizer to start..thinking it might be too greasy the waiter assured me i would love it and if not on the house --as tempted to say we didn't like it -I could not tell a lie ---it was awesome. The chicken parm was light -cooked to perfection with just enough cheese to know you were not in NY but just enough to make it yummy. Will be back when in the area read more

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Osteria Pollani in Safety Harbor is definitely worth the visit. We went a week or so ago ( mid April) . Just to get out of the house.. socializing , also Safety Harbor had their monthly " Street Fest" . Sat at the bar I had the Sangria table mate he had the Old Fashion. Both were very good, prompt service, bartender was friendly, helpful and very polite. At this time we were not soo hungry so we ordered the Antipasto platter ( Affettato Misti). Plenty enough for 2. Platter was brought out promptly and yes was amazing. Price is spot on, pretty reasonable. BTW this establishment is locally owned and operated , it's been in the area for sometime now. Kudos to the bartender/ cook and of course the owner. Keep up the great food. read more

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The server was friendly, knowledgeable, and on top of everything! The food was fresh, hot, and delicious...I will be getting the Chicken Burrata again! We sat outside, but the inside looked very nice as well. read more

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I dont usually leave reviews but the eggplant parm appetizer was amazing and a hit for our table. The bread was slightly crispy but fresh and hot, the entrees me and my friend got were the branzino and quattro formaggi with shrimp and they were so good you cant leave and not think about them and the portions were big enough to take some home as well. The service was also excellent. The bartender was kind and attentive. This checked all my boxes, and I had a wonderful experience and I will most definitely be back! read more

Beautiful service! Excellent meal - gnocchi in velvety tomato sauce - so delicious! The gnocchi so light and tasty! read more

Third time here. No problems the first two times here even though people said it was too much of a sports bar. They've calmed down the TVs and had very nice Italian music on Father's Day First off, Christina, our server was amazing. People say it's expensive but they serve a lot on the entrées. We started with the arancini which has always been excellent. My wife had the Branzini which for her palette was way too salty. Although she said, cooked to perfection. I had the chicken saltimbocca which is excellent. There was a small part that was a little tough on the chicken, but for the most part excellent taste The best part was the sauce on the chicken, which also complimented the spaghetti. You normally just get a red sauce on spaghetti, which is blah. But this sauce was amazing. They having an excellent list of wines. Best part is you can have a glass of excellent wine for $10. read more

Osteria Pollani - Chicken saltimboca - Italian Near Me - Safety Harbor, Florida

The lasagna was amazing and I can definitely see myself coming back to try all the other things they have to offer!

A beautiful street front gem with a bright, clean interior and friendly wait staff. The Italian menu has many of your favorites. The Calamari appetizer is once of the best, very lightly breaded. The side Caesar is small and tasty. The special was a grilled Salmon Cioppino. The sauce was excellent, make sure you request the fish cooked medium rare or it will be slightly overcooked, and the potato wedges were out of place. Bread served is complimentary. For desert, the Tiramisu is the lightest we've had. The wine list is short but diverse. Parking is problematic. read more

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I have been here a couple times and the food is always fantastic! This last time I decided to try the lasagna and it was delicious! Perfect flavor. The pollo burrata pasta is my favorite dish on the menu! Definitely get that if you don't try anything else! My boyfriend got the chicken piccata and he really enjoyed it. The arincini appetizer is so delicious and craveable! I highly recommend this place for a nice relaxing date night. The service is great and the ambiance is very relaxing and welcoming. I love their aperol spritz as well. Very refreshing! read more

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We went for restaurant week to give this place a try, but ordered from the regular menu. We made a reservation, but the restaurant was empty when we arrived at 6p on a Thursday - There is a parking lot right door, which is helpful In Safety Harbor. We were seated at our table of choice and greeted by a very pleasant server + a trainee. We ordered drinks and an appetizer (martini and burrata with speck). Oddly, the appetizer arrived before the drink, I think she forgot to put it in. Bread service is included and was okay. The burrata arrived with burnt toast squares, but we were able to use the bread...Please don't serve burnt toast. Entrees were salmon and chicken piccata, Salmon was way over and served on a bed of arugula, the piccata was decent. Overall the meal was just meh...something I could cook better at home. Service was great, but the restaurant feels like a sports bar with an Italian identity crisis. So many choices in Safety Harbor, Osteria Pollani will be a one and done for me. read more

By far the best Italian food around! Parking is kinda difficult but that is the only downside.

This was our second visit entertaining friends. First off, the food is just amazing, everything is fresh and homemade. From the wine to the meal and then dessert, all heavenly. This restaurant is family owned and operated southern Sicilian style. You want true Italian, this is it, right here in safety harbor, Florida. Staff is friendly, funny and very attentive Ambiance is well lit, and you are far enough from other tables that you don't hear them, and they don't really hear you. Highly, highly recommended, $$$ read more

Came to Osteria Pollani and had a really great experience. The atmosphere was amazing and felt very warm and authentic, with great music and a nice Italian vibe throughout the restaurant. My group got a number of drinks and all were fantastic. The Italian breeze drink was really refreshing, the chianti wine paired perfectly with the meal, the Tiramisu martini was so yum. The food was excellent, the risotto di pesce which was full of flavor, the frutti di mare which was fresh and well prepared, and the Sicilian bang shrimp which had great flavor and just enough spicyness. Everything was presented beautifully and looked just as good as it tasted. The service was also fantastic, our server was funny, polite, professional, and very attentive the whole time. Overall everything felt really high quality and well done. Had an awesome time and will definitely be coming back. read more

I met friends here who are already regulars despite this restaurant recently opening. So my expectations were high going in and the food and service definitely delivered. We started with the mussels and bang bang shrimp appetizers. The group loved the mussels. The bang bang shrimp were amazing. I would order that again and again. For entrees, we ordered the gnocchi ragu, chicken piccata, and chicken marsala. Everybody loved their dish. The gnocchi ragu was really fantastic. The ambience is very nice; kind of fancy and relaxed. They also have several TVs over the bar visible from the entire restaurant (nice to catch a peak of a game). Also, located on the lively Main Street. Definitely will be back. read more

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We decided to try a new restaurant in Safety Harbor. I'm Italian and pretty picky about my Italian food. To start the atmosphere is not your typical Italian restaurant. It's pretty industrial feeling. Nothing cozy or romantic. A little bit of a turn off but nothing major. We ordered the calamari and bang shrimp for appetizers. Calamari tasted like rubber bands. Yuck! ($18). The shrimp was good but not very big portion. I think 8 small shrimp ($16). I ordered the Bolognese dish and had my high expectations crash. It was pretty tasteless and instead of penne pasta had some lasagna noodles that were overcooked and soggy. Honestly I can make a better sauce myself and this was made by a chef? Next a member of the party asked for more bread and was told there would be a $4 charge. Really for bread at an Italian restaurant? Completely unacceptable especially since this place is not cheap by any means. Come on keep the bread coming. . . On some positive notes my husband got the rib eye steak. Absolutely delicious and other couple got the filet which was great and the grouper which she said was delicious! So not sure why they want to be an Italian restaurant since that was the only dishes (calamari & Bolognese) that was below standards. My take if you go get the steak or grouper and stay away from the Italian dishes. Sad but true. read more

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Both the Grouper and eggplant parmigiana were excellent! The fresh warm bread was the best Italian style bread I've ever had. The service was friendly and personable - like being a part of the family. The restaurant was warm and inviting Sicilian atmosphere. read more

New Italian restaurant in safety harbor. Food was very good. Service was quick. A bit of a sports bar vibe which you don't usually see with an Italian restaurant read more

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Nice place to sit outside for a couple beers and appetizers. They do have indoor seating as well. Service was great. The chocolate cake is delicious. read more

This was my first time at this restaurant and it definitely won't be my last! I had the lobster ravioli and my friend had the branzino. Both were absolutely delicious!! Our server was amazing, too. (I wish I could remember her name). Anyway, I can't to go back to this wonderful restaurant. It truly was a great experience. read more

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We made reservations for Christmas Eve dinner for a party of seven. When we arrived the friendly hostess greeted us and we were seated right away. The atmosphere is casual but nice. Our server was friendly and attentive. We had fried calamari, bruschetta and Sicilian Bang Shrimp as appetizers, all of which were excellent. For dinner we ordered the Pollo Burrata, Grouper Siciliano and Penne Vodka all of which were delicious. The wine list is also good. Prices are in line with the quality of food and service. Overall I would highly recommend Osteria Pollani and we will definitely be back read more

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Overall I'd say 3.5 with plenty of easy areas to improve as it's service and decor that are lacking, not the the food. Rounded down to 3 stars because it definitely was not a 4 star experience based on today's service. Came for a late lunch today during the Kiwanis Art and Craft festival down Main Street - we were able to get seated quite quickly inside, but the outside seats and bar were busy. They had a guitarist performing out front who was wonderfully talented, but a bit loud. This restaurant just recently reopened in the former Tiki Tavern space, and it's still working out some finer details, but we'll be back to give them another chance after a few more months. To start off, the decor looks unfinished. Missing that established feeling. Our server let us know they're still waiting on the pizza oven to come in, so no pizzas on the menu yet, and maybe some other decor will come soon too to fill out the sparse-ness of the space. We all were very satisfied with our food, but a few missteps with service - we never got a bread basket, but people all around us did when their drinks came out. We had water and wine, and the second glass of wine was requested just as food came out, but yet the actual glass didn't come until the meal was finished and the bill was brought to the table. At that point, the second glass wasn't wanted, yet still charged to the bill, so then we were lingering to finish that, and felt rushed out as they cleared and cleaned the table with us still sitting there. So the handful of missteps here need some tweaking & this would be an easy 4 or 5 star experience. The food though was great! The four of us split the bruschetta and that crusty warm bread was spot on, with a wonderful balsamic drizzle and loaded with tomatoes. For meals, a few of our table members wanted lighter fare, so they had appetizers for meals including the octopus and the Sicilian bang shrimp. Both thoroughly enjoyed those! The remaining people went pasta - I opted for the lasagna which was wonderfully hearty and filling, but definitely opt for that fresh Parmesan dusting. My boyfriend's mom got the bolognese and she enjoyed the sauce it came with - a red and cream blend, I think the menu called it a rosé sauce if I recall right. We didn't opt for any desserts this time, but after these we'd definitely be intrigued by what sweet treats could come out of the kitchen. read more

The food was great and our server Matt was super nice and funny. Would definitely come again for dinner. read more

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We were on holiday from Scotland and had a family dinner in the restaurant. Christina P was our server and she was absolutely brilliant. The great service only added to the excellent food and good coffee. We would definitely come back. Thanks Christina :) read more

The vibes here are always good. Staff super nice, overall a cute place. My mom had the Branzino and it was amazing. I got the gnocchi in ragu sauce and it was just ok. read more

Food and services are excellent We will go back soon bc I enjoyed linguine with clam and chicken masala. read more

Love that this place took over the old tiki bar! It's just what safety harbor needed! Every bite of food was delicious and the white wine bottle we ordered was crisp for a hotter day in Florida. Service was sharp and friendly! Will be back to try more of the menu. read more

Service Excellent Food ok Bread sorry - Italian restaurant needs a good bread When making a restaurant over 6 a $50.00 toast table deposit is charged to the person who made the credit card reservation and deducted from bill. Also $3.00 plate charge - cake cutting service ( we had a small cake for birthday) cost more than the cost of Publix cake. Hope they work out the kinks-I'd like to go back Still feels like a sports bar with the big TV's on the wall. I would like to address the- Toast table deposit We were charged 50.00 on a Wednesday evening for party of 6, My friend was charged $25.00 for party of 2 on New Year's Eve. My book club ( party of 8) was not changed any fee on a Sunday afternoon. I do not understand this policy. This security service fee is returned and deducted and put towards your bill. read more

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Clarissa was an amazing waitress! She was kind, efficient and wonderful! She took great care of our huge party. The food was amazing as well! read more

New place so we Stopped by to try out an appetizer and cocktail. I love Italian food and wanted to see what they offered before we did a dinner date there. We got the bruschetta and the flavors were really good. The service is quick and friendly. They are so new and it still has such a sports bar feel. Which it was prior to the new restaurant opening here. However to give them credit I was told that the owners recognize they need to make a few changes for it to feel like the up scale Italian restaurant they are wanting. The menu looks like they have many of the classic dishes. read more

The food is top notch I've not had gnocchi like this since my nonna was living. We will be celebrating my youngest confirmation this Friday night read more

My husband and I have been meaning to stop into this place since it switched from Tiki Tavern and now I wish I had stopped in sooner. We were taken care of by a great Server, Annette who let us know the specials as we were seated. My husband ordered the Chicken Piccata which was pretty good. I had the 4 cheese Fettuccine and it was perhaps the best cream based pasta dish I have ever had. The fettuccine noodles are made in- house and the sauce was superb. The bread was fresh and perfect amount of crunchy and soft that it didn't even need oil to dip (but it was provided). Massimo stopped by our table to welcome us and we felt very comfortable chatting with everyone. They also had a duet of musicians playing for entertainment. All in all I think Safety Harbor got an upgrade and we will definitely be back. read more

The service is excellent and we enjoyed the bruschetta and cocktails. Unfortunately the gnocchi is not homemade and the texture was unappetizing. I should have sent it back and that's on me, but I was so surprised an Italian restaurant would serve the boil and eat kind for $22. read more

My husband and I had dinner at Osteria Pollani Restaurant located at 201 Main St., Safety Harbor. This was our first time dining at Osteria Pollani and If I could give them more stars on yelp I would! From the exterior of the building it looks like a typical outdoor/indoor sports bar. I noticed the open bar from the outside with people sitting at the bar drinking, a few customers wearing the back wards baseball caps, tank tops, shorts and flip flops. The first impression from the outside somewhat confused me as to what was inside. Well, don't let that fool you because once inside you will see a beautiful Italian style bistro with most customers in dressy casual apparel enjoying great food with wine or a cocktail. Our food server was friendly and attentive with an adorable accent. The only pet peeve I have is for food hygiene purposes that her long dark hair should have been pulled back in a pony tail. We received bread and a garlic olive oil dip which was authentically delicious. My husband ordered the Pollo Burrata and I ordered the Grouper and both of our meals were so flavorful and the ingredients were very fresh and delicious. Their menu prices are reasonable and their food seriously tasted like it's made from scratch and homemade. The restaurant is super clean, the service was personable and the food tasted like authentic Italian cuisine. We enjoyed the dining experience at Osteria Pollani and we are looking forward to making reservations for another delicious dinner! To the owners, we love your restaurant and keep up the great work! :) read more

Dined last night. Agree with all the other reviews. 5 stars on the food, all our dinners were fantastic, the meals arrived piping hot and were great, my only small concern was the bread for the bruschetta was either over toasted or stale, at $15 it was disappointing because the flavor of the topping was fantastic. So subtract 2 stars just for ambience. The theme feels like a bipolar disorder. Half elevated Italian dining and half sports bar. Crisp white shirts, aprons and bow tied servers combined with small red paper napkins rolled around silverware? Table top mood nights with no table cloths. This place is 4-5 stars if they'd get rid of the wall of big screen tvs left behind by Tiki tavern and if they signed up with a linen service. read more

Osteria Pollani - Pasta bolognese and gnocchi bolognese. - Italian Near Me - Safety Harbor, Florida

Food and dessert was very good, app was tasty scallops and celery cream soup. Main was Carbonara and Chicken Burrata. Ended with Lemoncello cake and Pistachio Gelato. Waitress was very friendly and attentive. Would return. read more

Solid option in downtown for date nights, 3rd Fridays and special occasions. Pasta and sauces are homemade and seafood is fresh. The mushroom cream sauce is delicious . Pasta portions are large enough to split after appetizers. Overall, friendly service and consistently good food makes this spot an easy choice when no one wants to decide where to go for dinner. read more

The espresso martini and tiramisu martini were exceptional. Made with fresh espresso that you could smell through out the restaurant. Our entrees were delicious. The chicken burrata is probably the best thing on the menu a must try. The chicken parm was amazing as well, chicken was pounded perfectly and so tender. read more

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I live in Tampa, which has many great Italian restaurants. But, Osteria Pollani in Safety Harbor, has as great, or better food than any of those restaurants in Tampa, & at much lower prices. From appetizers like Arancini to Beef Carpacio, which were incredibly seasoned & so delicious, to seafood, pasta, & meat entrees cooked to perfection, with real home cooked pasta sauce, this restaurant is an Italian gem in downtown Safety Harbor. The cocktails are awesome, the gelato & canoli desserts to die for, & the Servers knowledgeable & super friendly. Cool layout for eating inside or outside. Even the bathrooms are clean. I was pleasantly shocked at how incredibly good an Italian restaurant in Safety Harbor could be. 5+ Stars.... read more

Fantastic restaurant with delicious homemade dishes and great service. Has become our regular go to place for fantastic meals. Have been at least 5-6 times over the past few months and have always been very impressed after each meal. Whether you like traditional Italian dishes, seafood or steaks all of them are delicious, and I've tried them all! read more