Caprese al Fornio - fresh tomatoes & greens, with the mozzarella and balsamic oven baked (locking the sweetness in)
Fresh Chesapeake Oysters
Casteggio 2019
a woman sitting at a table in a restaurant
a restaurant with tables and chairs
Italian sorta
Italian sorta also
Gnocchi Alla Sorentina Pasta
food, pasta dish, pasta
Nice & quiet
Dining room
Chicken parm, nicely robust marinara sauce with extra pepper flakes
Antipasto Italiano
Chicken Parmesan
Tiramisu and Cannoli
Inside area
Spaghetti Alla Carbonara Pasta
food
Eggplant Parmigiana Pasta Thinly Sliced and stacked perfectly!
Chicken Marsala
Surf and turf
Chicken Mamma Mia
Limóncello cake with raspberry drizzle
Side Garden Salad
Travis S.
Oct 2, 2024
We had the fresh Chesapeake oysters, which were very good and affordable. Rounded things out with an Aperol Spritz and Adult coffee cocktail.Daisy served us and was pleasant and hospitable.
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Kellie C.
Dec 30, 2024
The food was horrible, the tortellini were spoiled, my chicken Parm was overcooked and burnt, the spaghetti had no flavor and they just added extra sauce to try and cover it up. When we asked for Parmesan cheese, (3x) they finally just said we ran out.. what kind of Italian restaurant runs out of Parmesan cheese?, They could've ran into the grocery store and picked some up.
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Dana L.
Nov 19, 2024
Took my wife here for a quiet midday meal during our November vacation. The place had a nice set up and only a couple other people there during our time. Our server informed us she had only been there a week, so she was worthless when it came to asking for suggestions regarding the choices. I ordered the chicken parm, along with a side of meatballs and sausages. The chicken and sausages were very hard to cut, as they were overcooked, as were the meatballs. I requested to change it to the lasagna, which appeared hot when it came out, but once you got down to the bottom, turned out ice cold, which may have indicated the untrained use of a microwave. My wife's veal parm had the same issue of being overcooked, but she felt bad that I requested a new plate and decided just to stick with the poor example of a meal she received. As if the meals were bad enough, the manager/owner would not stop coming over to the table and striking up meaningless conversations. I understand greeting the customers, but leave them alone to enjoy their time. Instead of the serving checking on the new product brought to the table, she instead watched Family Feud from the bar. To top it all off, the place did not offer a veteran discount, on Veterans Day? All in all, I would say the place is too overpriced for poor product and service. Find someplace else to eat.
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Beth E.
May 5, 2023
I was craving Italian and we passed by here and turned around as it looked appealing. It was 6pm on a Friday and there were only 2 tables of customers, so we were happy they had room for us. The I side is very cute, and they also have outside dining. There's is a nice bar when you walk in, which looked nice. The only odd thing was that the music they had playing was a radio station, so you heard commercials. Very odd.Our server was super friendly and quickly got the glass of wine I ordered. There were a variety of wines you could get by the glass. The menu was full of a variety of pastas, as well as chicken and seafood dishes. I wanted pasta, and settled on the gnocchi. They brought Italian bread while we were waiting, along with a pesto topping. It was less than 5 minutes later and our food arrived. It was piping hot, and looked and smelled wonderful. Our server brought parmesan cheese and I was ready to go. This gnocchi was great! They were light dough balls that practically melted in your mouth. The sauce was every bit as good. Service was great the entire time.My reasoning for 4 stars is that we felt they were trying to turn out table over so fast, even though there were mostly empty tables. We had a glass of wine and a meal and were done in 35 minutes, and that was only because we lingered a bit after paying our check. Our date night turned into a quickie, which isn't what we anticipated,
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Sam T.
Nov 18, 2024
The food had pros and cons the lasagna was awesome and so was the bread did get an entrée with chicken and the chicken was not that right but everything else about the entrée was the ambience is really nice. It does suck hearing the cars go bad but it's still not a bad location where they lacked in this restaurant was in the service.
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Greg E.
May 5, 2023
Atmosphere - Nice. The restaurant is decorated nicely. The only complaint I would have is the music chosen. It was a radio station that played odd music for a nice Italian restaurant.Service - Excellent. Our server was very pleasant and attentive. Food - Very Good. I ordered the Parppadelle Bolognese. The portion was large and it was served hot. The pasta was cooked perfectly and the meat sauce was very good. I don't think I have ever seen so much meat in a bolognese. My only complaint would be that the meal was delivered to our table in roughly 10 minutes after being ordered. We barely had time to enjoy the glass of wine we ordered and the fresh bread brought to the table.Overall Value - very good. The restaurant checks all of the boxes. With a little improvement in the ambiance and a little less rush, this would be a 5 star experience
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Daniel O.
May 22, 2024
Great spot right on the strip in Daytona Beach, not too fancy and great home style Italian food. The staff was very attentive and helpful with our requests, good service and good food that's all you need.
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C H.
Sep 29, 2024
What a find!!! Was in Daytona a couple days and located this place when searching. Gave it a try and so glad we did. From the welcoming in when we walked in to the great service by Matty. She was very attentive and helpful with menu choices. Had a feeling if she appreciated us being there and not like at some places where you can have a feeling of "bothering" them. She was great. The food- excellent. We had a garlic wine sauce w/chicken and broccoli pasta and pasta with bolognese sauce and house made pork/beef meatballs. They were the best I believe I have had!!! She explained that they make all sauces and pastas in house. As well as bread. Was so good, we went back the next night cause we saw a pizza they do, and we were not disappointed at all. They even made special order and added meatballs to it for us. Awesome. Bread was so good, we asked to buy a loaf to go. She asked the owner and sold one for $5, gladly paid that for so fresh just made. The insides are classic Italian restaurant style, very clean and everyone there stayed busy wiping surfaces down and taking care of business. If/when we are in the area, definitely going back and if you are in the area, make it a point to go there, you will not be disappointed.
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Joe C.
Dec 29, 2024
What an amazing little gem of an Italian restaurant by the ocean, where seafood should rule and honestly it kind of does here. out of convenience, I walked over from my hotel to order a salad and the waitress suggested the seafood salad so I rolled the dice and gave it a shot. Well what a surprise to find tender squid, octopus, clams, shrimp and mussels over mixed greens served with some warm bread and a bread sauce I can only describe as magically delicious seems to be made from oil, garlic and oregano, but that's just a guess. House dressing, some kind of oil and vinegar mix was also incredible. I have eaten here over the years before, but never tried the seafood. Can't wait to try another seafood dish there maybe with some pasta. Mamma Mia!
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Dee K.
Dec 30, 2024
This restaurant was perfect for us tonight. Our server was friendly, professional, and attentive to our needs. The background music supported the Italian ambiance and was relaxing. We both ordered spaghetti and shared a side of meatballs. The sauce was a little on the sweet side but very tasty. The portions were just the right size (almost too much!). The bread was warm and toasty. We couldn't have asked for a better meal and service to end our day.
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