Scarpino's Classic Italian

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   Janice

   Southwest Florida13 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Food was good and service was fantastic! It gets a little loud as the night wears on!!!
   

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   Tony

   Columbus7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   My girl and I and a buddy were there last night 03/08/25, for the first time. Place was extremely busy and it took a few minutes to be seated but no worries. Our server Tom, was there within a minute to welcome us and get drink orders/water. He brought our waters within seconds and we then ordered the bruschetta. A basket of very tasty garlic knots were dropped off and our wine was delivered and orders taken. We received our bruschetta minutes later. It’s noted as a customer favorite on the menu and we know why. It’s was delicious and you get plenty! We were all very satisfied with our meals. She had chicken breast over angel hair pasta with capers and lemon butter sauce. My buddy had spaghetti bolognese and I had the lasagna. As I said, the meals were excellent and temperature was perfect. Tom was always readily available. Make sure you come hungry as the portions were huge. They have a large dessert selection including tiramisu and cannoli, but we were stuffed. They have a nice bar area and plenty of seating. The only negative issue was the noise level however, that won’t stop us from coming back! YUM!
   

   Scarpino's Classic ItalianResponded 2 days ago

   Tony! Thank you for this incredible review! We appreciate the kind words for Tom, and for our authentic Italian dishes including garlic knots, bruschetta, spaghetti bolognese, lasagna, etc! (Apologies for the loudness on a very busy Saturday night!) We look forward to welcoming you back, and we hope you'll save room for dessert next time. :) Scarpino's Classic Italian
   

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   AnthonyO VIP

   New York City13 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Good food great service . Place could use a update overall good for large groups
   

   Scarpino's Classic ItalianResponded 1 day ago

   AnthonyO, thank you for dining with us and for your kind words regarding our authentic Italian dishes and for our service. We look forward to welcoming you back. Scarpino's Classic Italian
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Toronto2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Attentive waitress. Decent food. Reasonable prices. Too loud for my taste. Live music was good but just turned up a bit too much.
   

   Scarpino's Classic ItalianResponded 3 days ago

   Thank you for dining with us, for your kind words for our service, and our authentic Italian dishes. We also appreciate the valuable feedback about the live music volume. We will definitely take this under advisement as we want our guests to feel comfortable in our dining environment. Just to let you know for planning purposes, we only offer live music from 6-8 pm on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays. We look forward to seeing you again soon. Again, thank you. Scarpino's Classic Italian
   

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   Elizabeth VIP

   Richmond45 reviews

   3.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Need to improve on food. Shrimp scampi came with mound of pasta. Couldn't taste the garlic etc. No flavor. Would go back and try another dish. Didn't have any veal dishes on menu?? Briana was a great server.
   

   Scarpino's Classic ItalianResponded 3 days ago

   Thank you for providing feedback, Elizabeth. Our managing partner will be reaching out to you soon to discuss your visit. Thank you.
   

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   Tami VIP

   New York City39 reviews

   2.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 1

   First time here. Our reservation for 2 was at 6:15 on a Tues, so we were very surprised to see a line out the door when we arrived. The place was packed with people. Most tables had an average of 6 pp, wex were 1of 3 2 tops that we could see. The ambiance felt like a sports bar with no sports being shown, but with loud music being played on speakers at the top of the walls in the middle of the room. The only way you could tell it was music was from the bass pounding. I don't know if it was due to that, or the amount of elderly people, but it seemed as though everyone was yelling to hear the person next to them...no exaggeration. What we didn't know, was that Tues is $1 meatballs and that is why there were so many older people there. I'm not a fan of meatballs, so I ordered a pasta dish off the regular menu, as did my husband. It took about 45 minutes to get the food, which seemed excessive considering the amount of waitstaff that were running around, so it must've been a backup in the kitchen. We both had a few bites of our meals, which were fine but nothing special and boxed it up to go. Once outside, it felt as though we had just left a concert, as our ears were ringing from the noise. The host was nice, sat us immediately, the server was very nice, the food was decent, but the experience of eating out, was not good here.
   

   Scarpino's Classic ItalianResponded 6 days ago

   Hi Tami, thank you for dining with us on a very busy Tuesday $1 meatballs night. We're sorry that the ambience left something to be desired for you. We absolutely appreciate your valuable feedback and will definitely review it with our team. We do want you to know that Tuesdays are the busiest at our restaurant and if you're looking for a quieter experience, please consider joining us on another evening. We have live music on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays between 6-8 pm, too. We'd love the chance to speak with you further about your visit and our managing partner will be reaching out to you soon. Again, our thanks. Scarpino's Classic Italian
   

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   tay1 VIP

   Tampa5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 1 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great. Yummy food. Reasonable prices. Would go back again.
   

   Scarpino's Classic ItalianResponded on 3 March 2025

   tay1, Thank you for dining with us, for the kind words for our food, and for the 5-star rating. We can't wait to see you again! Scarpino's Classic Italian
   

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   JudyB VIP

   Tampa3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 28 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food.service: quality of menu. We love this restaurant Zane staff!!!!
   

   Scarpino's Classic ItalianResponded on 1 March 2025

   JudyB, (Googles Zane staff 😊) Thank you so much for dining with us and for this terrific review. We're delighted you enjoyed our food, service, AND our Zane staff, too! Come back soon. Scarpino's Classic Italian
   

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   Gary

   New York City1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 27 February 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Music was very loud, the guy with the keyboard was like the music my 3 year old plays on her automatic keyboard, similar to his. Most of the food was very good, I was not impressed by the butter sauce on my penne sausage roasted peppers dish, needs flavor. I ended up using a whole Parmesan shaker and half a crushed red pepper shaker to give it some flavor
   

   Scarpino's Classic ItalianResponded on 27 February 2025

   Gary, thank you for dining with us and for your kind words and valuable feedback which we will share with our team and our chef. We're sorry the penne dish wasn't up to expectations. We have your contact information on file from your reservation and our managing partner will be reaching out soon. Again, our thanks. Scarpino's Classic Italian
   

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    Brian VIP

    Raleigh100 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 25 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    A really good meal with 2 drinks for under $100. Pretty rare these days, and even more rare because the service was excellent! When we walked in, I was a bit nervous because it was absolutely PACKED on a Tuesday night. It seems like chaos getting people seated, but we were only waiting for a few minutes. They also used the "team serving" method (different people bringing out the food) but this worked very well also. All in all a great experience!
    

    Scarpino's Classic ItalianResponded on 26 February 2025

    Brian, thank you for dining with us and for this terrific review of our food and our service! So delighted you enjoyed "a really good meal" at an affordable price. We look forward to welcoming you back! Scarpino's Classic Italian
    

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