Esposito’s Italian

Best Italian food outside of my home. Absolutely incredible. The server was fantastic. Friendly atmosphere. Portions are big. Prices reasonable.Highly recommend if in the mood for Italian food.

IF YOU ARE A POC, BEWARE!!!!! I found this establishment online last night and thought I'd give it a shot. I was overly excited to do so as I have had a taste for pasta lately. Everything went well, at least in my eyes (the person who went with me thought otherwise) until the end of our meal. As we finished our meals, who I perceived to be the manager (a caucasian appearing gentleman) approached our table with a plate of cannolis and said "your waiter Gustavo, said you were well behaved today" and the proceeded to offer the plate of cannolis to us. Imagine the look on our faces as we are two visibly POC!!! As to not cause a scene I attempted to keep my mouth shut, until the gentlemen questioned the look on my face. I picked up the plate, sat it in front of him and turned down the free offer. He then proceeded to question my concern, and when I expressed what he said was inappropriate, he said "I say that to every guest". STILL NOT SEEING THE ERROR IN HIS STATEMENT. Upon reflection, now it made perfect sense why we seemed to have been the only POC patrons dining at the moment. WE WILL NEVER BE COMING BACK HERE! P.S. this is not a negative review against Gustavo, as his service was generally warming, besides him being in a rush.

Has your bread service ever been swimming in garlic butter? Interested in having enough leftovers from one dish to feed two people again? Yet to experience both large portions and great quality food at the same time? This spot delivers Italian food to feed your soul. You'll leave warm and full and happy. It's a family-owned restaurant that gives a bit of an "nice" vibe, as if you were craving Carrabbas but wanted to take your family somewhere a little nicer when they came to town. Everything is executed well and made with love. Even the family-style salad served with each meal. Our table enjoyed the bruschetta-style caponata siciliano and the fried artichoke hearts with the pesto sauce that made you want to lick the ramekin clean. The saltimbocca was surprisingly generous with the veal and was a rare low-carb option at an Italian spot.

Being from PA, normally strip malls dont house the *best* restaurants. But boy is that not the case here in Fl. This italian place was very clean, all the workers went out of their way to say hello and help us, and the food was toooooo good. We started with the arancini balls, which contain beef, but were tasty with calamari that was tasty but a titch too greasy for my liking. But the main entrees are where its at. My shrimp scampi was decked in garlic, just like the rolls, and just how I like if. The family style salad is also a cute touch. My friend knew how to order best though, her italian wedding cake cocktail and gnocchi bolognese had to be the best 2 things on the menu.

Amazing food & service! Love the atmosphere as well. The salad is served family style & is a delight of different flavors, the dressing was extremely good. The garlic rolls were freshly made & delicious! Entrées we enjoyed were the house rigatoni, veal Parmesan, and the gnocchi. All the various sauces were wonderful & the portions were generous. On a side note they don't take reservations for parties under 6 so be prepared to wait a while to be seated.

Our first time here, we were able to sit at dinner time without a reservation. Our server was a bit bland at first, but I think he opened up by the end. There is a large seating area in the dining room, and a pretty long bar also. We started out with a couple appetizers, the calamari, which was a huge portion. And muscles in red sauce. These had me so impressed, I came back days later for another portion. They serve you warm rolls and a salad when you order a meal. This was a nice touch.I ordered the chicken marsala, and my husband ordered the veal Parmesan. Both were a very nice portion, enough to share between two people.Parking can get a bit crowded at dinner time, but there is a large lot in the plaza. Located off of Dale Mabry it's easy to get in and out of.

Shame of me for not knowing about Espositos! This is the most authentic Italian restaurant I've been to. Everything was perfect and reasonably priced. Located in Carrollwood right next to Chuck E. Cheese , parking can get crowded quickly but it's a quick the around time. The restaurant only takes reservation for 6 or more which is understandable otherwise there would be no tables available for walk ins. I was meeting a friend early Saturday and there was no wait. Once seated , service was insanely good . My friend was 45 mins late and I was ready for the server to kick me out as lines were forming at the door and food had not been ordered. He patiently brought me a drink and let me 'save' the table lolGarlic knots and salad are complimentary . Came out fresh and soft all throughout . I usually don't ask for seconds but they are that addicting. I ordered the Penne a la vodka with chicken 5/5 and my friend had the chicken Marsala 5/5 one of the best one I've had. Both cooked to perfection but the secret was in the sauce. Portion size was huge and shareable. For dessert we had the tiramisu 5/5 absolutely amazing and melts in your mouth. Excited to come back with the kids to try out more items but now reading the other reviews I'm not 100% certain they are kid friendly? I certainly hope so.

Always an excellent experience. Tonight was a little rough only because we were in the back room with 2 large table of 25 each. We had to move further away so we could talk. And the server had no issue with that. Delicious pasta and salad! Those garlic rolls. Wow! 5 star rolls.

Esposito's opened in our old neighborhood a few months before we moved. The food was fantastic then and remains excellent.You will always have box to take home that part beyond your capacity to consume.Excellent bar and wine offerings.Service is always great.So anytime we have an excuse to visit the old neighborhood, Esposito's is on our list for dinner!

Absolutely the best Italian food I've ever had. Service was excellent with veal Parmesan was on a level that I've never had before wonderful..