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    Cafe Amici Downtown

    3.6 (169 reviews)
    Closed 5:00 pm - 10:00 PM
    Updated 3 months ago

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    Quiet
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    Outdoor seating

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    Pasta special
    Richard S.

    Took some friends here- love both the atmosphere and food- consistently good. Our waiter was excellent and recommended a few of the specials; we took advantage of his recommendations. The warm focaccia with dip was a good beginning. My arugula salad with Parmesan and tomato was excellent as was my pasta with lobster in vodka sauce.(both 9 out of 10) Each member in our party loved their meals and took home unfinished entrees. Full bar with nice wine selection added to the experience. Amici remains one of my favorite restaurants even though it can get noisy.

    Ronda D.

    Outstanding and so happy we ate here! From the service (nick was awesome) to the food...every bite was so enjoyable. For apps: ordered prosciutto and artichokes, eggplant rollatini, and one special: stuffed pepper. All was very good- but the stuffed pepper was outstanding. The sausage was tender, the pepper was such a nice compliment, and the sauce was delish. Ordered two salads and had enough to share with our table... all ingredients were fab. Dinners: Rigatoni alla norcina Penne al pesto genovese Gnocchi caprese Special of day homemade fettuccine (OMG!) with chicken and mushrooms; And I asked Nick to help me between the pappardelle bolognese or tortellini alla vodka- he wrote down his choice and said I would find out.... He brought out the braciole & oriecchiette! The braciole was so tender. Loved it! Had to have dessert- ordered one (wanted them all) Pear and ricotta - yum. So so good. Didn't even get to the wine- such a great list. Enjoyed by all.

    Had the best rigatoni dish of my life. Wonderful atmosphere, locals come here often.  Highly you recommend!!!
    Get Fit With A.

    Best rigatoni dish!!! Great atmosphere, ambience, food and people! Highly recommend!

    CBeef Beef Carpaccio
    Karen C.

    Came in after a performance from the Opera House. Have been wanting to try it for a while. It was still an hour before closing and no host at the front. Once I saw a person who I assumed was an employee who said to just sit at the bar. The Limoncello was ok but the Carpaccio had a terrible texture and lacked flavor. A lot of it got wasted. The Bartender was very friendly with obvious frequent customers but just not very attentive to us. She didn't bother to ask how the food was until we were leaving. She had to be aware as it is a small bar and not busy. My friend said the paradise pasta was good.

    Mozzarella al Verde
    Michelle P.

    Everything was delicious the food, the atmosphere, the companies, the services was amazing!

    Lasagne and Veal Amici

    Honestly we have been putting off trying this place because there's so many Italian restaurants to choose from downtown but WE LOVED IT. We tried the meatball appetizer, the side Cesar, and the calamari and they were all amazing. For dinner we had the lasagne which is made from scratch and it's some of the best I've ever had. Meat sauce was AMAZING. I had the veal amaci and the mushroom sauce and the tenderness off the veal was so good. Will definitely be back in the future. Service was amazing too.

    Bread with olive oil dipping sauce
    Meredith R.

    We lucked out Friday night. "An hour's wait," we were told in one place. "Sorry, we're full," said the maître d elsewhere. Then we saw this cafe, with a single vacant table on the street. "Can we have it?" my friend asked. "Well, if you can find chairs," said the fellow who I think is the owner. So we took spare seats from other tables -- with permission, of course! -- and sat down to an al fresco dinner. Cafe Amici is perfectly fine, though not the best Italian food I've had. My eggplant parm reminded me of the frozen Celantano's that I buy in Publix. My friend complained that her pappardelle , which looked delicious, was a tad too salty. I tasted T's sausage and pepper; it was good! My husband and I started off with salad. Had we known the size, we would have split one order. The other couple shared bruschetta. "The bread tastes stale, a bit too hard," said my friend. The restaurant was filled with people laughing and enjoying their evening out, which can outweigh the actual meal ... as it did for me that evening.

    Diane K.

    We just moved to downtown Sarasota and went out to dinner. Started out great at Cafe Amici when we were greeted by the owner who gave us a great table where we could watch the US Open tennis match. Yay! But things quickly went downhill when I asked the server to make me a mocktail. (I quit drinking 5 years ago for health reasons.) He quickly and rudely said, "We don't do that." I told him no problem, I have a recipe. I carry a margarita mocktail recipe in my purse. The server very reluctantly took it and said he would "ask." It's a very simple thing to make. He seemed intimidated by the female bartender, but she made the drink, but by that time I was pretty offended because I shouldn't be treated like a freak because I don't drink. Anyway, the drink was actually really great, except there was no salt on the rim. My husband, not wanting me to be disappointed, politely asked if there was any way they could put salt on the rim. And, if you can believe this, he said, "No because we would have to use a whole new glass." I expressed my disappointment and he eventually brought another glass rimmed with salt and poured the remaining drink into it. In other news, my husband got the eggplant Parmesan and I got the gnocci. They were both very great. Unfortunately, I won't be returning. It's disappointing because the food and my husband's Chianti wine were really good.

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    The food and service was outstanding! You have to try the grilled octopus and fettuccine Alfredo with shrimp.

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    We had a wonderful dinner this weekend at Cafe Amici. Our service was great. The food was fabulous! Homemade pasta. Yum!

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    Fantasitc Food. Kristen was an amazing server. Calm and compassionate. Attentive and articulate. A great addition to the night!

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    4.0(341 reviews)
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    Took two colleagues to dinner…read more Was my first time and found this to be a beautiful restaurant. There is a retail area along with a tasting area that was pretty busy. The wait was very short and once seated we had an amazing server. I wasn't sure what I wanted to she brought out 2 wine tasters for me to decide. She took excellent care of us and was not over the top. We ordered 1 app, 3 meals and 4 glasses of wine. Our total was $170. This is an upscale dining so have your wallet ready.

    Made reservations at 7:15, weren't seat until 7:30. Friday night, it's busy, okay NBD…read more Appetizers: Bruschetta & Calamari 5/10. Calamari taste and texture resembled that of a soggy onion ring with slightly fishy taste, bruschetta was nothing special, could have made it better at home. Great portions on the appetizers though. Ordered the butternut squash gnocchi and it was actually tasteless. It tasted nothing like butternut squash- just unflavored gnocchi with cheese. Partner was satisfied with steak dinner but not impressed. Ran out of water during dinner, server never refilled or checked, also gave everyone else bread and butter besides us. Crème brûlée was so disappointing. It was cold, and more runny pudding texture. Way too much salt. Partner spent close to 200 on this meal, an it tasted like a target dinner. We also got bit by mosquitos w outside dinning. We won't be back! Waiter was decent, but bummed he didn't refill our water, or give us bread. He cracked an awkward jokes and seemed nice.

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    This was our first visit to Bohemios Tapas Bar, and we picked a good day to stop by. The first…read moreweekend (Fri & Sat) of each month they have Seafood Paella, and that was what we ordered. While Bohemios is tapas, they also offer some full plate dishes such as the Paella and our other dish, Bohemios Churrasco. We definitely liked the food. The Paella had a mild familiar flavor. It could have used more seafood but for the price, I was more than satisfied. The Churrasco steak was cooked perfectly for me and their zesty chimichurri sauce made it excellent. I didn't try the side of Gallo Pinto, I don't really like most beans, but my wife seemed to enjoy it. The fried sweet plantains were delicious. Another thing I did enjoy was their Mediterranean Bruschetta, three pieces stacked high, what a great start to the meal. Bohemios is a smallish place with about 8 tables and maybe a dozen bar seats inside, a few more tables outside. Reservations are recommended. Our server was a fun, outgoing, memorable guy and we loved all our interactions. The pace of the meal was good, about 10 minutes for the Bruschetta, another 10 after we finished for the main course. We picked a bad day for only one reason, the guitar player was out with an injury.

    Four of us tried Bohemios for the first time and everyone agreed we would go back! We started with…read morefour tapa, one with white anchovies, one with grilled octopus, and continued trying 8 tapa all together! We loved all of them and asked for more bread to clean the plates of their delicious sauces. We enjoyed Barra of Mendocino Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon which complemented all the flavors. The owner is very welcoming and very proud of his fare! And rightly so! We enjoyed learning about his roots which have influenced his cooking. Hope his restaurant thrives!! Thank you, Martin, for a lovely evening!

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    4.3(51 reviews)
    0.4 mi

    There's a floral pop up event of some sort going on The food…read morewas great! And the drinks were unique and tasted even better! The charcuterie was like a dream, and the Popsicle champagne drink wasn't too shabby! The service was good, and it wasn't too busy when I went. There's definitely photo ops for days for all my fellow content creators! The manger was friendly as well, and was nice enough to check in on all the guests here and there. Will def come back soon!

    Would we return? Maybe…read more We tried Wink Wink before a symphony at Van Wezel two evenings ago. The menu - though not expansive - offered a fish, a steak, a chicken, a pasta, a burger, wagyu meatloaf, salads and several other options, appetizers, a full bar & wine. The four of us were very pleased with the food, service - and live music (guitar/singer was excellent). Overall experience, 4.8 stars out of 5. For that, we'd definitely return. However - the parking experience was a fiasco. Given this was our first visit, my husband circled the hotel/restaurant twice as the clogged pull-in area was full and there was no valet in sight. Also / no signage to direct us. Finally - my husband opted to pull into a reserved lot behind the hotel/restaurant and temporarily parked as I sought someone to direct us.... I walked past the valet "station" - nobody there (perhaps busy with other guests) and I headed to the restaurant to request assistance with parking. My husband followed shortly as he found the valet and asked if ok to leave the car - the male valet handed us a parking placard and said he'd take care of it, no problem. Ten minutes later a young lady valet approached our table - telling us she dug thru my glovebox to find us - asking if we realized she could have us towed. Beyond rude. We attempted to tell her the other valet had checked us in - but she continued down a shaming diatribe at our table - telling us how folks park back there illegally, etc. When we asked to speak to a manager, the young lady valet informed us that her company was a third party and she was not employed by the restaurant so our dissatisfaction with her rude & threatening behavior was nothing the hotel or restaurant manager could do anything about.... Eventually she walked away /her nasty attitude intact - and the male valet squared things so we could enjoy a lovely dinner. When exiting, no valet in sight again, we waited at the pull-in area where two other couples stood next to cars asking us where they were supposed to park or find the valet. Another couple were standing next to their car asking where the valets went, waiting for their keys to depart. Fiasco. Time for a better valet system! So Wink Wink gets a 5 but the valet is a big negative. We live here year round and there are too many options in Sarasota to deal with a valet threatening to tow us at our dining table.

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    1592 Wood Fired Kitchen & Cocktails - Open faced Shrimp handheld

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    4.3(406 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    A five star first dining experience at 1592 Wood Fired Kitchen. The amazing Greek food met with…read moreattentive service by our waitress, Shannon made it an enjoyable night. We were impressed with her recommendations. She made us feel very welcome, which added to our fantastic meal. We enjoyed all of the appetizers - spanakopita, grilled octopus, spicy fries with feta, and dolmades. All were delicious, however, my favorites were the dolmades and grilled octopus. For dinner, we ordered the beet and feta salad and open face lamb and chicken pita. Absolutely delicious! To end our meal, we shared the carrot cake with pecans and cranberries. The combination was out of this world. Looking forward to dining here again. Thank you for the great meal and service.

    My spouse and I went in while walking around the area. The food was very good. We got 3 appetizers:…read moreMontreal's Poutine (We love FF's like this. There was a good amount of cheese curds and the gravy with the FF's were perfect. Truffle Burrata, also very good the black garlic is strong but it worked nicely with the dish. A large serving. My spouse loves mushrooms. I like them but it was still really good. Cubed yellow fin tuna: Also a very large portion and good flavour but it could have gone without the tomatos (and I love tomato's) And perhaps served with a rice cup or something to scoop it up. Everything is diced up so it makes it kind of messy to eat. We got a burger to split. we didn't order a side but the waiter I guess put them in anyhow. The FF without the poutine are just ok. The burger on the other hand was really good and cooked perfectly. We split everything and took home left overs, as it was a lot of food. We shared the butterscotch gelato and had coffee to go with it. The service is good, The athompshere is pleasant. We will definitely be back to try some of the other items. I'm not a greek fan so I wouldn't touch those but my husband will. :)

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