Pizza Gorda is not just about pizza (the Ortolano is a favorite). It uses its wood fire oven for all its dishes from artichokes to fish. Branzino, a light white fish, is always on the menu. On June 25 I am booked for the White Dinner. Patrons are asked to wear all white. My friend and I have our wardrobes ready and look forward to enjoying a complimentary Limoncello Gelato after our Mediterranean meal. Oh, don't miss their soups: all are delicious but straciatella remains my favorite. The service is excellent. "Brava" Marzia and staff. Next door is Fresco, their Italian market. Gelato + ice cream, pastries, sandwiches are fresh. Shelves are stocked with imported jars of vegetables and sauces, boxed amaretto cookies, and stalks of dried oregano. Don't miss the wine cellar. Joanne Johnston (Signora Furlan). read more

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We stopped in this place on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon and grabbed a picnic table out front. Our food came out fast, it was very delicious and the service was great, they even brought a bowl of water for our pup. The reason I did not give five stars is because we almost left before even getting served because it took a long time for anyone to come over to us. (10+ minutes). Their beer menu could use a few good draft beers on it as well. With that said, the service and food was great and we will return! read more

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Food was incredible. We had mussels for an app. Supreme pizza, cattaloni. My only suggestion for improvement would be that our server should have explained the specials. We saw them on the chalk board after our meal. read more

My husband I have been coming here for years. The food and atmosphere never disappoints. We love seeing Nico and the rest of the staff. It's more like family. The pizza is the best in the area and the other food: pasta, artichokes, chicken wings are the best. We love the wine as well. There's something for everyone. Will continue to visit read more

Top notch family owned and they are from ITALY ! True and authentic food that makes everyone smile! Great choices of wine and Pizza too! read more

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Excellent wood fired pizza. Our waitress could not have been better. The wait for an outside table on a Thursday night was an eye popping 45 minutes but there were plenty of tables inside. Ambiance is noisy in an "I don't care who hears me" way but other than that it was fine. A solid 3 stars creeping towards 3.5 for the service read more

Very kind staff, plenty of tables open for lunch, large outdoor area, pizza was very good, super cute inside. read more

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Great atmosphere and really good quality ingredients. Definitely a must go if you like authentic high-quality ingredient Italian food. read more

Pizza Gorda - Wonderful food for a FOODIE. GREAT outdoor dining - Pizza Near Me - Punta Gorda, Florida

Had ordered 2 pizzas, very disappointed, one was 4 cheese and the other was pepperoni. Hardly any four cheese it looks like they used a spray gun to put the cheese on and I can count the pepperoni on the second one. read more

It seems to be a popular place by locals. Pizza was nothing life altering, it was just good. We did take out pizza and tiramisu. Lorenzo (possibly it's not his real name) was taking care of take out section. He didn't even offer forks to go with the dessert. It's a very small detail but I had to go back to get some and his excuse was that they try to reduce the plastic use. He doesn't consider that we might be tourists and no forks in the hotel room. Again, small details and big attitudes annoy me a lot. read more

First of all, our service was very good! We loved the menu and choices! We chose the fish and it was delicious! Our friend ordered the pizza and said it was very tasty! We love the ambience and if it's not super hot, it's fun to sit outside! read more

Pizza Gorda - Delicious fish and sautéed spinach! - Pizza Near Me - Punta Gorda, Florida

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Every time we try this place we really want to like it but this will be our last visit. We arrived at 6:15 and were informed that they were out of their pasta special. My wife and I ordered lasagna "rolls" and after a few minutes were informed that they were out. At 6:30 on a Saturday?? Very poor kitchen management. My wife ordered a meat lovers pizza with onions, cooked very well done almost burnt crust. When it came out it was barely cooked. Sent it back. It came back right. I ordered Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken. It came out with tiny, almost inperceptable pieces of chicken. Every Italian Restaurant I have ever been to, including in Italy, had nice strips or full breast of chicken on top. Really no excuse for the poor quality of our meal. Even the meatballs were only fair. For the Restaurant itself, it is in desperate need of maintenance as the railings are just gross!! Do they ever wipe these down??? Oh well, lots of other places around to get GOOD Italian food. read more

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We took our visiting family in and they said it may have been the best pizza they ever had! We also had the mussels on that visit which were delicious and a nice portion to share as an appetizer. Always excellent service inside or out. read more

Really enjoyed this place. It's in a cute little craftsman home that Pizza and the rest of the food we ordered was absolutely fantastic. Service was great as well. Will be back soon. read more

First visit Manicotto was outstanding! *2 large stuffed manicotti filled with cheese and spinach * ate one manicotti and got to-go container for 2nd easily enough for 2 meals * Peroni on tap * service was outstanding * very welcoming friendly staff * Will definitely return * companies enjoyed pizza and salads * clean and inviting * small dining room with Italian decor * saved room for gelato next door Worth every penny in my opinion! read more

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This is our first time at Pizza Gorda and will never return. The waitress did not share with us the specials of the day, we only heard it from another waiter at another table. The spinach and mozzarella pizza was not cooked. The crust was extremely soggy, and the pizza was cold. When the waitress finally came back, she could see that the pizza had not been eaten. All she said was "this is woodfired pizza, and it was not soggy when I brought it to your table." You could see that the crust was limp and raw. No offer to reheat the pizza. There was a gentleman named Nico walking to different tables asking how everything was. Unfortunately, he failed to stop at our table Please do not go to this restaurant, Domino's or Papa Murphy's is much better! read more

Very small inside but the pizza was good and I'd come back when I'm in the area haven't tried there other food but after the pizza I will definitely be back read more

Wow, where have I been these 3 years living in SWFL. This is a true hidden gem but wow! We came here with my daughter and her friends for a light dinner, first of all RSVP if you can, we didn't and so we were seated outside, which was not bad as it is so cute. The menu is not overwhelming but it is def curated. The service was superb! We ordered the artichokes, the mostaccioli with min meatballs, a margharita pizza and a pep and mushroom pizza. The pizza was superb, the coal fired crust was amazing. The pizza comes in one size only, on the smaller side but packs a lot of flavor. The mostaccioli, wow! so cheesy and so delicious. I want to come back asap to try more of their items, everything was so fresh. Loved this place read more

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We love this place. Best pizza in town and their wine selection is great. After dinner head next door for some gelato! Sooo good. Dave& Mary read more

Overall, I would recommend this place, especially if dining in. We aren't from the area, and ordered take out, but I wish we had stayed. Some of the food was a swing and miss: the sausage pizza was soggy because the sauce was on the watery side, and a salad we got had a lot of spoiled, broken down greens, so I spent several minutes picking through it and throwing it out. Had I dined at the restaurant, I would have sent it back. The stars were the sandwiches made with pizza dough - that got rave reviews, and the white pizza with ricotta and spinach was the best pizza I have ever tasted. Everything about it was flawless. This is where this business really shines. So dine in, and get the white pizzas or the sandwiches. read more

This restaurant has indoor and outdoor seating. We opted for inside and were seated immediately. It was pretty busy, but not overly noisy. Our server came over right away. The bruschetta and meatball appetizers were delicious. Beefy meatballs and flavorful sauce. The pizza was super thin, the way we like, with chunky tomato sauce. Loved the pepperoni and sausage. read more

First of all, they were OUT of bread - an Italian restaurant- really? Said they could give me more croutons in my salad instead. Since I wanted bread I ordered a cheese pizza. It was good, but not great. The house wine was good and the Caesar salad was average and quite expensive - $10 for a small okay salad. i ordered baked zitI, expecting it to actually be baked - silly me. The bowl of pasta arrived - ziti, sauce and cheese all mixed up - ugly, unappetizing - no sign of ever being in an oven. The ziti was like mush and 1/2 was all broken up. It obviously was reheated. The sauce was bland. The tiny meatballs were tasteless. Gave feedback to the server and the "manager", but I wasn't impressed with the response. Will not return. read more

The food is a variety of basic pizza eggplant Rollatini. Yum. Yum. Yumm. Finally a wine dinner brought back after Covid-19. Ive been begging for this. The food is beyond amazing. Some of my favorite people are Lori and Theresa. They seem to have been there thru thick and thin. read more

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Very clean and good ambience. My server was so sweet and I believe the owner gave me a greeting as she passed by. Authentic and delicious food. Loved the Misto salad read more

Brought my mother from Rome, Italy we LOVED the margarita, meatballs and nutellino....dough is tender and it brought her right back home. read more

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Being from New York, I was not impressed with their pizza. While the heir service was great, the food was not but if you're from somewhere other than NY or NJ, I guess you might like this pizza. You can give it a try and form your own opinion but I won't be back. read more

We really enjoyed our dinner here tonight! Definitely authentic Italian food! Our service was really really great! The place is cute and quaint, looks to be an older house but fixed up adorable! The food was yummy! They have the gelato place right next-door so that was fun going there too! Highly recommend this place! read more

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The pizza is very good, and the service has always been good. It is a cute Italian inspired ambiance and has outside seating as well.

Service was VERY slow. Wings had no flavor-even though we ordered "spicy", and the pizza was just ok. Probably won't be back.

Don't know how I missed this gem located in Punta Gorda. Operating out of a house as well as featuring an out door dining area this spot brings a big welcome to Italian dining in SW Florida. Arrival is like visiting the home of an Italian relative, homey ambience, quiet environment, friendly staff tending to your wishes. Food is incredibly prepared and presented. A few of the dishes on our table were Burrata, Eggplant, PEI mussels and White Pizza. Every dish absolutely delicious. I Don't forget the dessert menu serving a variety of Italian goodies like Puff pastry with lemon cream or Gelato along with. Expresso or Cappuccino. Bon Appetite. read more

Pizza and garlic knots were not ready at pick up time! I had to wait 8 minutes for them to just put in the food!! It was burnt! How terrible it is! This is how the place treats their customers? DONT GO THERE FOR BURNT FOOD! Gross read more

Service was unbelievable the waiter was friendly and diligent the food was good and the meatballs were the best I ever had great night

Take out pizza here often. Is great. Service is great. Even take out ppl are treated really well.

Wow amazing white garlic pie! And fabulous teriyaki chicken wings! Definitely be back and have some house wine to wash it down!

Pizza was amazing. Service was quick and staff was so very friendly and authentic. Pizza ingredients were so fresh and was hot when we came to pick it up. Place is nice inside but small. Everyone is so welcoming and friendly though. My husband and I ate the whole thing by ourselves. We will definitely order again! read more

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We recently discovered this adorable restaurant with outside seating and it's sister restaurant Fresco as we left the dog park in Punta Gorda. The buildings are homes painted white with seating on the porches and between the homes. There are red umbrellas to protect you from the sun and some picnic tables too. We took Freckles and decided to stop on the way home from the dog park. Our server brought me a lovely cappuccino and Dave a Peroni. This was a basket of fresh baked bread, butter and oil for dipping. Dave ordered the meat lover's wood smoked pizza. Very thin crust, homemade sauce and cheese along with sausage, pepperoni, ham, bacon and prosciutto. It was super delish! I ordered the Gambero salad with beets, cannelloni beans, grilled shrimp and greens. It was light and very tasty. The night was beautiful and we really enjoyed dining outside. We didn't get to try anything from Fresco, which served, coffee, gelato, bakery goods etc. But next time we will! read more

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We love this cute little Italian restaurant! The food is excellent and the service top notch. The pizza is honestly some of the best pizza we've ever had anywhere. The crust is amazing!!!!! Go check out a truly Italian experience. read more

Not many places in the area that can cook Italian food like here. Best wood oven pizza in the area. Great service and owners real Italians that will help in anyway possibl. Forza Ischia ... read more

The food was delicious. The service was outstanding. The ambience was gratifying. Highly recommend pizza Gorda to anyone visiting the area or locals. read more

Nico & Co are amazing. Their food is without a doubt the best in SWFL. The pizza reminds this Italian New Yorker of the best I had back in the day. Definitely recommend The Margherita Pizza. Simple but extraordinary if it's from Pizza Gorda. Adoro la pizza di Pizza Gorda! Grazie Nico per la tua meravigliosa pizza! read more