Overall, this is a very good Italian restaurant. The pasta is very good and the oven baked dishes…read morelike lasagna are delicious. I only issue with this place is the greatest cheese that they give you for the meals has almost no flavor. It is definitely not Parmesan Reggiano or Pierina Romano. also, the garlic knots are very bland and no flavor of garlic at all. The wine list is excellent.

We met some friends here for dinner to celebrate a friend's birthday, reservations suggested,…read moreespecially for Groups larger than four and on the weekends. We had never been however our friends have been going since the early 2000s. The restaurant has been open since 1989. Any Italian dish you can imagine is on their menu and everything is made fresh to order. All entrées come with soup and rolls. The pricing is fair and the portion sizes are big. At the end of our meal, they brought out a complementary birthday tiramisu with a candle and sang to our birthday girl in Italian. They also have someone performing on Friday nights. Everyone enjoyed their meal. I had lobster ravioli; it was very tasty. My boyfriend had the pescatore with many types of seafood over spaghetti with a white wine sauce, which he devoured. If you are in the northern Tampa area or Lutz and you enjoy Italian put this on your list. Enjoy!!

I have been to this restaurant several times and had great experiences typically. Unfortunately…read morethis time had a few issues. I will start with the good. The food quality and flavor is excellent. I love the bread with olive oil served before the meal. I ordered veal and it was also excellent and the pasta is delicious too. We ordered the Romano pizza as an appetizer and it was ok. Unfortunately our food took a loooooong time to come out. The pizza probably took 30 minutes. We asked for the salads to come out at the same time but again had to wait. My salad had no dressing on it so I had to ask for it which they did send out. The meals again took quite awhile to come out. I will say our server was friendly, but the kitchen just took forever with everything. I will definitely come back because the food is so good. Hopefully this was just an off night.

Service is excellent and their wine selection is decent. They are limited in pastas, so I opted for…read morethe bucatini (it's one of my favorite). It was a more dense than I'm used to and this pasta had an odd taste. The salad was delish, as is the bread, which is accompanied by an olive oil and tapenade.

My friends recommended this restaurant to me and I had a great time. It's a hidden gem in…read moreCarrollwood. My group and I tried the cheesy bread that was just okay. The pepperoni and monte cristo pizzas and were so good! I love wood fired pizza. We also tried a few of the pastas and they tasted authentic. I'd definitely eat here again. The service was welcoming and friendly. There's interior and exterior seating. They had tv screens playing of places in Italy that was a nice touch.

Went in with high hopes given the 4.5 rating, but unfortunately this visit fell short…read more Service was a real issue -- our waitress took our order and then seemed to disappear for the rest of the night. No drink refills, and we had to flag someone down just to get our check and to-go boxes. We started with a Caesar salad after finding out the octopus carpaccio (which we were excited to try) had run out -- the salad was fine but pretty unremarkable. We also ordered the Montecristo pizza with burrata, which looked great in theory, but the burrata was not evenly distributed -- piled onto one side, leaving the rest of the pizza bare. The crust itself was floppy with no real flavor -- no standout sauce or seasoning. Honestly, I think I could make a better pie at home on my Gozney. Our friends weren't impressed either -- the lasagna was underwhelming, and the cheese pizza they ordered (with a request for extra cheese) came out with no extra cheese at all. Disappointing overall, especially given the price point and the reviews. Might try again someday to see if it was an off night, but not in a rush to go back.

I love this place. My girlfriends and I always meet here for…read morebrunch. The food is delicious and they make amazing drinks. Service has also always been stellar.

I decided to try this place on a Sunday evening. It is in a nice little plaza with a courtyard…read more There is outdoor and indoor seating. I was greeted and sat immediately. My served, Ryan, was prompt and knowledgeable of the menu. I asked for recommendations which he readily gave. I decided to try The Sparrow for a cocktail, which I enjoyed. For my meal I went with the Pasta Brava, which had ham, chicken, peas and mushrooms with a white sauce. It was delicious, as was the bread that was served. Good sized portions. Definitely enough left for lunch the next day. The pizzas looked amazing at the table next to me. Definitely a nice place for a bite.

What an incredible dining experience! From the moment we walked into Esposito's Italian Restaurant,…read morewe were treated like family. The level of service honestly reminded us of Bern's Steak House--professional, attentive, and genuinely welcoming. Our server, Alvaro, was outstanding. He was knowledgeable about the menu, made great recommendations, and was attentive without ever being overbearing. Paul greeted us when we arrived and checked on us throughout dinner, which made us feel truly valued as guests. We started with the Caponata Siciliano "Bruschetta Style," and it was the perfect way to begin our meal. It came with 4 pieces of bread, we couldn't resist eating 2 of them before the photo. For our entrée, we had the Tortellini alla Panna, which was rich, creamy, and absolutely delicious. We ended the evening with chocolate, pistachio, and strawberry gelato, and were pleasantly surprised with complimentary cannolis--a thoughtful touch that made the night even more special. It's rare to find a restaurant that delivers both exceptional food and equally exceptional hospitality. Esposito's exceeded our expectations on every level. We highly recommend it and will definitely be back!

Food was delicious! I had the octopus salad and it was wonderful would definitely go back again for…read moreit. The garlic rolls were delightful and my hubs loved the arancini although I personally didn't prefer them. We also got some sort of mozzarella fried bread slices and it was okay- tasted sweet. Our server was wonderful! I really enjoyed his satirical humor and honesty of the menu. I remember back when this restaurant was Carmel and you could still see the bones of it. The restaurant is deceiving bigger on the inside than it looks on the outside. I enjoy how one room was dimly lit for a more elevated dinner essence while the other section of the restaurant was brighter. The music was fun and I actually knew lots of the songs! This was a last minute birthday dinner for a relative and I'm so happy we were able to be accommodated and enjoy what Esposito's had to offer for my first visit.

This is all amazing service, food, selections, eat in, dine out, groc shop make at home fresh or…read morefrozen. I was in heaven.

We had been looking for a new pizza place for takeout. Moschella's was recommended by a friend and…read morewe loved it! Definitely passing it forward to all our friends and is our new go to for Pizza!

My late husband loved Santelli and they were so kind to both of us and to the Hampton Inn when…read morewe're staying there when our home was being renovated and my husband was dying. So I have loyalty ties to them but most importantly it's quality food and great customer service.

First time stopping in and discovered a new favorite pizza spot. The pizza was good and we enjoyed…read morebeing able to eat something other than just the norms like pepperoni pizza. I enjoyed the variety and being able to enjoy Artisan Pizzas, the salads were huge and tasty. The grands enjoyed their meals and look forward to making their own pizza in the future! We left with multiple left overs and stuffed. The staff was friendly but forgot a few items and we had to ask several times to get them. The place is busy and small, so seating is at a premium and hard to find during busy lunch and dinner times. Ambiance is loud but doable.

Make reservations This is not the market where you can just…read morepop in. 1000k bottles of wine to choose from, we asked for a tasting to compliment each course. No more than 10 tables, ambiance could be worked on - dim the lights add some candles, soft seats. Greeted with a glass on sparkling to start the night. New server, but he is gonna be good. The chef won't recommend anything since it's all good - he changes it nightly. Artichoke app was really tasty paired with a crisp acidic white Lobster bisque - creamy, needs something to elevate Ragu - homemade semolina with beef, pork and veal meat sauce served with a crunchy soft flat bread- Steak- something special about these cows. It was $120, it was cooked MR (more med imo) Gorgonzola atop Tiramisu was deconstructed crisp texture not soft and creamy - port to pair Only disappointment was for no 'extra' accoutrements at any point during the meal. Simple well cooked meal. Hubs was most excited to return to try the pizza

I really struggled with how to rate this. I think I'm right at a 3.5. This is located in a plaza…read moreand is very cute inside. We went on a saturday night at 6pm and had reservations. We were seated promptly. It's very small and cozy inside. The chef comes out and greets you, he also helped us pick a wine which was very good and exactly what we were looking for. We started with the salumi e robiola ($45) which was the charcuterie. It was good, but nothing that blew me away and incredibly expensive. I understand that most everything is imported from Italy, but we definitely had sticker shock. We also started with cozze blu alla veneto (mussels - $27). These were very good and flavorful. We ordered two pastas to share and we got the caprese salad and a tomato and gouda soup as a starter. The caprese salad was literally five mozzarella pearls with some balsamic. The tomato and gouda soup was probably some of the best soup I've ever had. Rich, hearty, creamy. I can't say enough good things. The two pastas we got were the funghi misti trifolati ($49) and the salsiccia e peperoncino arrosto ($53). For some reason, and I feel like this has to be a fluke, the funghi pasta had almost no flavor. Not even earthiness from the mushrooms. I don't really know what happened there because even if I have issues with portion size or price, everything had great flavor, something was just off with this one. The salsiccia pasta was very very spicy. We added ricotta which was a good balance and it was cooked to perfection. For dessert we got basically a deconstructed cannoli. It was just okay. it was also their only dessert option. Our server was attentive and checked on us often. Overall, the night had hits and misses. I think the prices don't really match what you get.

What great hospitality! We went for our anniversary and we're not disappointed! Staff are…read moreamazing! Franco made a custom dish for my husband, and I had the short ribs served on risotto. The meat was melt in your mouth and the risotto was creamy and cheesy. The risotto ball appetizers are awesome. This place and the owners are high class. Linen tablecloths, traditional dish ware, candle light and chandeliers. It's way more than you expect from a shopping center location. It was raining so we did not sit outside but that area was very quaint and they even grow their own herbs on the patio.

Very cute little Italian restaurant. The owners said they are from Italy! It is small and cozy but…read morealso large enough that we couldn't hear other peoples conversations. We went for a birthday and the left a little birthday card on the table, so sweet! They had a good selection of wine and drinks. The food was delicious! I tried I bite from everyone in my party and I can't even tell you which was the best! The fettuccine in the Parmesan wheel is a must do experience. The beef ravioli was delicious as was the lasagna and fettuccine carbonara! At the end of our meal they brought out complementary cannolis for everyone at our table and light a candle for the birthday girl! I will absolutely be going back. The restaurant is located in a little strip mall so off the beaten path but plenty of parking!

We dine at Mandola's probably 40 or 45 times per year over the last few years. We really enjoy…read moreyour restaurant! The food is great and the people are fantastic! However, you definitely have created a problem by offering your rewards program. To begin with it didn't work for several months when you first introduced it and then it was okay for a while. Over the last 4 or 5 visits it quit working again. Whoever came up with this idea should have vetted the app before roll out plus it doesn't work. Also, I doubt that it increased revenue based on the the cost when the app did work. All it does a cause customer complaints and I'm sure it creates undue stress for the employees. My advice is to drop the rewards program and your customer satisfaction will probably improve since I'm sure I'm not the only customer dissatisfied the program.

Had their mobile pizza kitchen at my housewarming which made everything so smooth and easy. They…read morebrought all the supplies and did all the set up and break down. Must do for your next party!