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Bar Italia Lakewood Ranch, Florida, Lakewood Ranch, FL

Bar Italia Lakewood Ranch, Florida

4.5
4.5
347 Reviews
$31 to $50
Italian

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2+ people
19:00
Booked 85 times today
  • Lively
  • Neighbourhood gem
  • Great for happy hour
Serving house-made sauces, the freshest pastas, and Italian specialties in a bar-centric, white tablecloth Italian Bistro inspired by your favorite NYC Italian restaurants. Our combination of old favorites and new flavors await your next visit. We look forward to sharing our love and passion for Italian food with you.

The menu pays homage to the essence of the great Italian-American restaurants in New York City. Where delicious, exceptionally well-prepared food is served in settings that are simultaneously elegant, comfortable and unpretentious. Familiar dishes like Classic Chicken Parmesan, Bucatini Bolognese, and Spicy Vodka Rigatoni are elevated to a new level.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of Operation
    Fri–Sun 11:00–15:00 Dinner Mon–Thu 15:00–22:00 Fri, Sat 15:00–23:00 Sun 15:00–21:00 Happy Hour Mon–Wed, Fri 15:00–18:00
  • Website
    http://www.baritalia.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

Menu

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What 347 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Sarasota / Bradenton

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Bar Italia Sarasota offers a delightful dining experience with "great food and service" in a modern, elegant setting. Diners rave about the vibrant atmosphere and "amazing cocktails." While the "noise level can be high," the "flavor and quality" of dishes like lasagna and short rib pasta remain a highlight.

348 Reviews

  1. Dr. Ted

    Washington DC

    56 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    56 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 5
    Nice place. First of all the consensus of our party of four was that the food was average. Two of us had the clams and spaghetti not a lot of taste to it. My wife had zucchini noodles with mushroom and tomato sauce. She said it was pretty watery. And another of us had the Bucatini with Bolognese of what she said was average. We did have appetizers and they brought the entrées out with the appetizers. My wife ordered an additional glass of wine, which didn’t come then 10 minutes later she ordered it again. The waiter was honest when he told us that the zucchini fries were soggy so we did not order those. In my opinion, there are many more better Italian restaurants in the area to go to. However, I do recommend you give it a try and see what you think because I never wanna write a negative review that affects the restaurant. This is an honest review that I’ve written.

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  2. Cynthia

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Our waitress wasnvery welcoming. We felt rushed and she was abrupt. She made the table feel anxious and acted like she was interested in waiting on us. Got a simple salad order wrong. We won't be returning.

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  3. Kimberly

    Greater Boston

    225 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    225 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 2
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 1
    This place is the Chili’s of “Italian food“ a notch up from Olive Garden. Definitely won’t go back. Very noisy, felt like you were eating in somebody’s garage and the food is mediocre at best. Definitely not authentic Italian. 

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  4. Jidane

    New York City

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The wild mushroom Bianca pizza was very good and the maeatball appetizers. The pesto pasta with Deion’s and chicken Parmesan were very tasty.

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  5. Desiree

    Tampa

    30 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    30 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Everything was delicious. They have homemade gluten free pasta which was such a treat! Our server was wonderful.

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  6. Lewis

    Tampa

    44 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    44 reviews

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Good food and service , but noise level is impossible. You can not hear other people at the table. NO soundproofing

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  7. John

    Tampa

    89 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    89 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Living In suburban NYC most of my life and working in NYC for 40+ years I know good American-version Italian food. This is really really authentic, large portions, with wonderful attentive service. Glad we only live 7 minutes away. We will be back often.

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  8. Ann

    Tampa

    160 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    160 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Thomas was fantastic waiter . Zucchini strips were a bit greasy but other choices were good.

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  9. Bob

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Good food and service. The ambience is nice but the noise level is too high for the demographics of SRQ and LWR.

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  10. DAVID

    Tampa

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Great restaurant for drinks and appetizers at Happy Hour. Service was excellent and the waitress was friendly and attentive to details. My go to place for a good time

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Bar Italia Lakewood Ranch, Florida is rated 4.5 stars by 347 OpenTable diners.

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2+ people
19:00
Booked 85 times today
Google Map for Bar Italia Lakewood Ranch, Florida

Lakewood Ranch Boulevard &University Parkway, Lakewood Ranch, FL 34240

Additional information

  • Area
    Fruitville, Florida
  • Hours of Operation
    Fri–Sun 11:00–15:00 Dinner Mon–Thu 15:00–22:00 Fri, Sat 15:00–23:00 Sun 15:00–21:00 Happy Hour Mon–Wed, Fri 15:00–18:00
  • Price
    $31 to $50
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
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