Osteria Pollani

I sincerely want to thank you for your empathy and exceptional service. As someone living with Crohn's disease, finding a place where I can eat safely and enjoy time with friends is not always easy. Your willingness to adapt the menu and provide me with peace of mind means so much to me.Thank you for making Osteria Pollani a welcoming and inclusive space. Your thoughtfulness makes a difference.With gratitude,Yanira Alers , CEO & Founder HappyGut HappyLife Corp

My husband and I have been meaning to stop into this place since it switched from Tiki Tavern and now I wish I had stopped in sooner.We were taken care of by a great Server, Annette who let us know the specials as we were seated. My husband ordered the Chicken Piccata which was pretty good. I had the 4 cheese Fettuccine and it was perhaps the best cream based pasta dish I have ever had. The fettuccine noodles are made in- house and the sauce was superb. The bread was fresh and perfect amount of crunchy and soft that it didn't even need oil to dip (but it was provided). Massimo stopped by our table to welcome us and we felt very comfortable chatting with everyone. They also had a duet of musicians playing for entertainment. All in all I think Safety Harbor got an upgrade and we will definitely be back.

I met friends here who are already regulars despite this restaurant recently opening. So my expectations were high going in and the food and service definitely delivered. We started with the mussels and bang bang shrimp appetizers. The group loved the mussels. The bang bang shrimp were amazing. I would order that again and again. For entrees, we ordered the gnocchi ragu, chicken piccata, and chicken marsala. Everybody loved their dish. The gnocchi ragu was really fantastic. The ambience is very nice; kind of fancy and relaxed. They also have several TVs over the bar visible from the entire restaurant (nice to catch a peak of a game). Also, located on the lively Main Street. Definitely will be back.

New place so we Stopped by to try out an appetizer and cocktail. I love Italian food and wanted to see what they offered before we did a dinner date there. We got the bruschetta and the flavors were really good. The service is quick and friendly. They are so new and it still has such a sports bar feel. Which it was prior to the new restaurant opening here. However to give them credit I was told that the owners recognize they need to make a few changes for it to feel like the up scale Italian restaurant they are wanting. The menu looks like they have many of the classic dishes.

We made reservations for Christmas Eve dinner for a party of seven. When we arrived the friendly hostess greeted us and we were seated right away. The atmosphere is casual but nice. Our server was friendly and attentive. We had fried calamari, bruschetta and Sicilian Bang Shrimp as appetizers, all of which were excellent. For dinner we ordered the Pollo Burrata, Grouper Siciliano and Penne Vodka all of which were delicious. The wine list is also good. Prices are in line with the quality of food and service. Overall I would highly recommend Osteria Pollani and we will definitely be back

Overall I'd say 3.5 with plenty of easy areas to improve as it's service and decor that are lacking, not the the food. Rounded down to 3 stars because it definitely was not a 4 star experience based on today's service. Came for a late lunch today during the Kiwanis Art and Craft festival down Main Street - we were able to get seated quite quickly inside, but the outside seats and bar were busy. They had a guitarist performing out front who was wonderfully talented, but a bit loud. This restaurant just recently reopened in the former Tiki Tavern space, and it's still working out some finer details, but we'll be back to give them another chance after a few more months. To start off, the decor looks unfinished. Missing that established feeling. Our server let us know they're still waiting on the pizza oven to come in, so no pizzas on the menu yet, and maybe some other decor will come soon too to fill out the sparse-ness of the space.We all were very satisfied with our food, but a few missteps with service - we never got a bread basket, but people all around us did when their drinks came out. We had water and wine, and the second glass of wine was requested just as food came out, but yet the actual glass didn't come until the meal was finished and the bill was brought to the table. At that point, the second glass wasn't wanted, yet still charged to the bill, so then we were lingering to finish that, and felt rushed out as they cleared and cleaned the table with us still sitting there. So the handful of missteps here need some tweaking & this would be an easy 4 or 5 star experience.The food though was great! The four of us split the bruschetta and that crusty warm bread was spot on, with a wonderful balsamic drizzle and loaded with tomatoes. For meals, a few of our table members wanted lighter fare, so they had appetizers for meals including the octopus and the Sicilian bang shrimp. Both thoroughly enjoyed those! The remaining people went pasta - I opted for the lasagna which was wonderfully hearty and filling, but definitely opt for that fresh Parmesan dusting. My boyfriend's mom got the bolognese and she enjoyed the sauce it came with - a red and cream blend, I think the menu called it a rosé sauce if I recall right. We didn't opt for any desserts this time, but after these we'd definitely be intrigued by what sweet treats could come out of the kitchen.

First time here at this new restaurantJust opened two weeks ago Open airy casual ambience with a touch of Italian. Beautiful bar with inside and outside seating at the bar We started with the Arancini appetizer to share. Three nice sized balls with a side of tomato sauce dip. Very tasty especially with the dipping sauce.My wife had the chicken piccata which she enjoyed, but said could be a little bit more lemony. I had the chicken parmigiana. Needed a little bit more salt and pepper, but otherwise I enjoyed it immensely. It was served with a large side of pasta, which I think was the same sauce as the dip with the appetizer. This chicken is lightly pan sautéed not heavily breaded, which is the way I enjoy itVery few wines at the time but the ones from Sicily were excellent and very well priced. Our server, Nate was fantasticMaking sure we were happy, but was not intrusive. The pizza ovens were not ready to turn out pizza yet, and they said that the wine list will become way more extensive Definitely will be returning to try some other dishes.

Dined last night. Agree with all the other reviews. 5 stars on the food, all our dinners were fantastic, the meals arrived piping hot and were great, my only small concern was the bread for the bruschetta was either over toasted or stale, at $15 it was disappointing because the flavor of the topping was fantastic. So subtract 2 stars just for ambience. The theme feels like a bipolar disorder. Half elevated Italian dining and half sports bar. Crisp white shirts, aprons and bow tied servers combined with small red paper napkins rolled around silverware? Table top mood nights with no table cloths. This place is 4-5 stars if they'd get rid of the wall of big screen tvs left behind by Tiki tavern and if they signed up with a linen service.

We had dinner there last night with two other couples. Nothing was at the standard we expected in an Italian restaurant. I ordered the lasagne which I can confidently say it was the worse I've ever had. The two otheres ordered the bradzini fish was blahhh.. my husband had linguine with the mushrooms dish and was tasteless. The bill included a 20% gratuity with us automatically added for parties over 5 people. Our $330 bill was not worth it! Service was acceptable but not great.

This place is fantastic! We we had a group of six people and everything was amazing from the pasta to the fish. The entertainment was amazing. Her name was Leslie Anderson. The staff was amazing. Didn't even the manager came over and gave us Limoncello at the end of the night. We will definitely be back! Highly recommend this place.