Gondola Italian Restaurant

WOW WOW WOW - Amazing Food= Despite the strip mall location, the table setting and decor is classy and beautiful= We were greeted immediately upon arrive and had water and menus right away= Our visit to Gondola was a first time visit followed up the next week for different items= Food was served fresh, tasty, at wonderful temperature and visually appealing= Menu is varied and unique; it was a joy to try things we have not experienced at other Italian Restaurants= Servers were attentive, kind and accommodating= We really enjoyed the overall experience and would definitely return again

This was very mid. My shrimp pasta was ok but the shrimp was so overcooked I couldn't eat them and the pasta just tasted like cream. My husband got the tortellini and it was also very flavorless. I'm disappointed I wanted to have a new neighborhood spot. The desserts were also just ok. Very one note. It was very fast though. We had take out so maybe it doesn't travel well.

this is a hidden gem! warlley and hector were great! low light. low music.great foodgreat customer service10/10 recommend

I'm constantly searching for distinctive, charming spots that stand out from chain restaurants. This place met those criteria. Celebrated our birthdays here with a friend. The interior was a bit bright, but I appreciated its unpretentious style. Focused on the food rather than the environment. Location was unique and unassuming in a strip mall. Lucky for me. Also very close to home. Outstanding service from Manny, who kept our glasses full. The owner visited each table. The appetizer, grilled portobello mushroom, was delightful. One ofthe specials, stuffed shrimp for the main course was excellent, and the sauce was a perfect addition. Splurged on dessert with ricotta cheesecake - a solid choice, not overly sweet. Crème brûlée was crisp on top, smooth and silky inside. I'm ready to go back and try the lasagna. Thank you for having us and we look forward to seeing you again.

OmgThe food here is sooo flavorful! No extra seasoning needed. It's so nice to have my favorite cuisine, so close to home. Chef Miguel and Nabiha are the great owners of this family-owned establishment. Whorley is a sweet server (their son). I'm disappointed in the fact that it has taken us so long to try this restaurant out. Maybe it's the type of strip mall that it's in, and that 2 restaurants before Gondola didn't last long. However, I would love for this restaurant to be more successful, as the food and service and Care they take, is hard to find. You definitely will get your moneys worth. The atmosphere is not over/under the top. It's actually pretty comfortable. All pastas, bread and sauces are made on-site, Nabiha and Chef Miguel. I had the Linguine von aiolle (sp), linguine and clams in a lemon, garlic, evoo, wine sauce. Arugula salad with toasted walnuts and seared pears. My wife had The Best Porterhouse steak for $42, that came with mashed potatoes and sautéed veggies. So Much Flavor! Thanks and we'll definitely be back!!

I would absolutely love to give this restaurant five stars however there were several items that we had that, quite honestly, do not rate five stars. First of all the staff is amazing. Very attentive and consistently cleaning the table, which is always a pet peeve of mine when the table is not cleared in a timely manner. My best friend and I were celebrating her birthday and we had a hard time deciding on a bottle of wine. Our waiter was very accommodating and we settled on a really nice bottle of cab. We shared the arugula salad as an appetizer and she ordered a linguine dish with seafood, and I had the Branzino. Her dish was just OK. The calamari was really tough, but the mussels and clams were very good. My branzino was very good, very tasty, but it was not memorable enough to want to return. We shared a limoncello tiramisu for dessert and we each had a nice cappuccino. All in all it was a wonderful evening just not as spectacular as I was hoping it would be based on all the other reviews. Sorry, but I have to be brutally honest. This New York Italian girl knows her Italian food.

I dined here for the first time last week and the food was scrumptious! The service was excellent! Our waiter was very friendly!!! I feel that we made a friend for life! My friends and I spent hours here catching up and we didn't feel rushed! We shared the hot antipasto for two, the faroe island salmon tricolore and clams in a lemon butter sauce! The fresh bread was incredibly soft and perfect for soaking it in the lemon butter sauce that the clams came in! Currently they don't have their liquor license. They do have their wine and beer license and we brought a bottle of wine to share with our dinner. The corkage fee at $20 is very reasonable. Don't judge the place by its location (it's located in a strip mall)and go inside and enjoy an amazing meal! I will definitely be back!

Awsome place to eat. Food is spectacular, along with wonderful service and atmosphere. This place gets 5 stars across the board.

We're visiting from out of town, and Gondola was a wonderful and surprising experience! The food was spectacular--we ordered the salmon and special rigatoni alla gondola. The salmon was perfectly tender and flavorful surrounded by thinly sliced vegetables and other seafood like mussels, clams, and shrimp. The rigatoni was packed with shrimp, asparagus, mushrooms, and sundried tomatoes in the most delicious vodka sauce! The house made bread and Caesar salad dressing were both knockouts. The final star of the evening was a thick and chocolatey flourless chocolate cake, which had the texture of a brownie/cheesecake hybrid. Covered in powdered sugar and served alongside vanilla bean gelato, the homemade chocolate cake was absolutely delicious. Our servers were extremely attentive, kind, and friendly, and provided us with a wonderful experience!

The meal was one of the best I've had in a long time. The service was perfect. This was a very high class experience without a high price. This was a tremendous value.