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    Vernona Gourmet Restaurant

    4.7 (79 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

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    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Happy hour specials

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    Chicken paprikash
    Mark R.

    Small restaurant will a really great sounding menu. We were straight up going for chicken paprikash. We signed up for VIP on website for free appetizer. Our appetizer choice was potato pancakes (latte style) with sour cream. This was good start, nicely done brown but not dried & crunchy. The chicken paprikash was on spaetzle with nice sauce and dallop of sour cream. There was plenty of chicken, but a little more sauce would have helped. The service was excellent and very personal. We were happy with value and quality of meal. We will return to try more. The blended Eastern European food we grew up around was different. This is more traditional.

    Ruobin W.

    Didn't expect to find such good eastern European cuisine in the Tampa area. I was nervous coming in for dinner on a Saturday and only seeing 1 other table filled. However, the smells are absolutely incredible. We opted for a schnitzel like dish as well as the CSÜLKÖS STRAPACSKA, which is reminiscent of a pasta dish with potato noodles, mixed in fried pork and lots of great cheese. So creamy, so hearty. Both were in the $23-25 range and boy are they worthwhile. This is nagyi comfort food at its best.

    Stuffed cabbage
    Leanne S.

    Amazing goulash, meatloaf, chicken paprikas, and crepes. We have been so impressed with the flavors at Vernona. The service is great and the environment is relaxed and welcoming. We really enjoy coming here. Can't wait to come back.

    Chicken Paprikas Dinner
    Teresa H.

    So with not having reservations i on a busy Friday night, we had troubles getting into a couple other restaurants so started looking what else was in the area. My mom being Hungarian so me being half Hungarian we decided to venture out and try something new. There were a variety of dishes and with six of us, we tried a number of items from chicken paprikash to a fried chicken to cordon blue and stuffed peppers. All were decently good. The area that it's located in is a bit rundown, but the staff was friendly and the food tasted fresh.

    Stuffed cabbage
    Deborah D.

    Lovely service, and welcoming owner. My husband started with the goulash leves and said it was very good. I had the stuffed cabbage. So pleased to see it done in the traditional Hungarian style in light juice over a bed of sauerkraut. It was very tasty. I would have liked it a little warmer but didn't want to worry about asking them to heat it up as I was starving. ;). Husband had the stuffed bell peppers. Stuffing was very good. He felt it was a little too heavy on the tomato sauce but also acknowledged that his expectations are always that it will taste like his grandma and mother's. Both of us had the cucumber salad and it was delicious, with just the right amount of sweetness. As Lovers of Hungarian food from our heritage and the many trips to Hungary I was happy to find a restaurant that is keeping some of the delicious traditional food alive and well here in Florida.

    Chicken paprika with goulash accompanied by cucumber salad
    Sheila R.

    Looking for a different type of cuisine... try Vernona Hungarian restaurant. They have a nice sized parking lot and take reservations. Restaurant opens at 5 for dinner and we arrived for an early dinner. Wonderful, family run business meant friendly, patient waiter who gave us suggestions and explained the wine and dinner menus. We started with our first ever Hungarian Pinot Noir which was light and easy to drink. Paired that with the mushroom and later chicken ragu crepes. Both were delicious... in a wonderful cream sauce with hints of paprika. Would definitely get them both again! As we arrived early, the stuffed cabbage was not quite ready, so not an option for our entrees. The chicken paprika and schnitzel were both amazing and served with their cucumber salad with complimented each dish. Huge portions of very flavorful food... each was spectacular. We also tried the tuna which was tasty over rice with salad. Overall, a local gem that has reasonably priced delicious meals with large portion size, great service in a nice atmosphere. They do have outdoor seating as well if you prefer. Definitely worth a try!

    My beautiful mother and sponge cake

    My friend and I took our mothers to Vernona's for lunch. Two days later, and we're still talking about the wonderful experience we had. Nikola has the patience of a Saint, and we all appreciate the time she took explaining the menu and making spot-on suggestions. The food was the best authentic Hungarian food we've eaten in many years. We'll be back soon!​

    Chicken Paprikas cucumber salad Schnitzel
    arlene d.

    Came at lunchtime on a Saturday we were the only ones there at first Had chicken Paprikas cucumber salad with sour cream, schnitzel Everything was good the fries with the schnitzel were a little soggy We ordered the Dobos torte for dessert ( my favorite Hungarian dessert) but waitress came back to tell us they did not have it. Other desserts were ok Will come back to try the stuffed cabbage

    Punch drunk kiddo after the BEST chocolate cake
    Smitha S.

    This quaint, unassuming restaurant delivers far more than I could have anticipated. With warm, unpretentious service and outstanding food authentic to its Hungarian roots, we were delighted to have stumbled upon Verona. Highly recommend the paprikash, potato pancake and Hungarian chardonnay. DO NOT SKIP THE CHOCOLATE CAKE!

    I came in and I had a wiener snitzel. My husband had a Hunagrian Goulash and Csulkos Strapacska. We were extremely impressed by how attentive the staff was to our needs. It was a busy time and despite that the food was ready fast and the drinks were always refilled. I have never tried such a good quality Hungarian food ever since I lost my grandmother but this restaurant brought me back the memories. I am grateful for everything and I will be back when I'm in the area.

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    Food was so so, service was slow only one waitress for the whole restaurant at dinner time on a Saturday, no American beers or wine.

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    3 months ago

    We have never had anything but excellent meals at Verona! Even if you don't want Hungarian style dishes, try the delicious scallops!!

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    10 months ago

    Excellent Hungarian dishes, and general cuisine. Good service, close parking lot.

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    10 months ago

    We have been here repeatedly and have never had a bad meal. Service is great. We'll keep coming back.

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    Great food , 6 of us tried the Oct special that comes with a bottle of wine per couple. So much food we had to take half home.

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