Veal chop. Excellent!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 Love this restaurant. Never disappointed. Have been so many times and always pleased with the great food, service and the desserts are to die for. 😁💕

Food was DELICIOUS! And I love that the owners came out to see how everyone was doing and if they enjoyed their food.

Best meal in all of Sarasota. Food is fabulous and very creative menu. Service is great. Best place for a celebration. We do all our birthday dinners there. Owners are fantastic and everything is freshly made on the premises. Most wonderful dinners and brunch!

Stopped for breakfast. Food was great, coffee was amazing, drinks were awesome. The owners of the place came out and checked on us. They were some of the nicest people my girlfriend and I have talked to in our travels. Please stop by and support this little gem!!

I am impressed! Food was tasty and well presented! Definitely recommend!

The flavors are definitely there; however, the presentations are severely lacking and everything is over cooked to the point it is inedible. The owners are nice, but it does not make up for the terrible food they serve, and it is a tragedy to see fine ingredients put to such poor use.

An amazing experience!! Every dish was so delicious we had to share it with our whole table! The service was great and everyone was personable. Major compliments to the chef and family!!

I cannot stress how downright amazing this place was!The food- each dish had ingredients that perfectly complimented each other. For instance, the sea bass, one of the specials, was decorated with ingredients such as dried fruit and garlic that tied it together. This was also prevalent in the filet minion, another special, which had a savory risotto cooked to perfection. There was not a singular issue with any of the issues given. Every single ingredient is fresh and clearly made right in the moment. This includes the bread, which is homemade by the owner.The service- the service was similar to the food, stupendous. We were immediately attended to upon arriving and our server was very charming and respectful to us throughout our entire stay. However, what was the most pleasant thing about the experience was that we were greeted by the owner AND the chef. They were extremely respectful and asked us how our experience was, incredible of course. Moreover, there was not a singular moment in which we felt under attended to. We were consistently asked if there was anything we needed.One of the best experiences I’ve ever had at a restaurant!!!

Went here for my birthday and was generally disappointed with the food. Some of the flavors were appealing but every item of food from the “amous bouche” (actually an etoufe) to the entrees were over cooked. I would not recommend the restaurant and the sauce which comes on the lamb resembles and tastes like vomit.

Amazing brunch, great owners and sweet location. We can’t wait to have dinner here.

Delicious eggs in purgatory. And the amuse bouche eggplant fritter was to die for ! Very rich and yummy food!

Found this place online and read that the Owners were successful restauranteurs from NJ. They have clearly brought their experience to bear here. Everything was excellent and tasty. Service was excellent. Highly recommended!! ENJOY!!

The owners made us feel at home. Excellent customer service. Outstanding appetizer, entree and dessert.

I was invited here for a birthday dinner of a dear friend of mine.Upon arriving, the ambiance of the restaurant itself was that of a cozy personal touch.The staff was amazing— friendly, communicative, helpful and accommodating.Being someone who is vegan, often it can be a challenge finding a good meal at places that aren’t vegan-centric.Here, they not only accommodated but made me a personal touch from scratch— and it was DAMN GOOD!The wine was flavorful, the food was fulfilling and the staff was the icing on the cake!It is my friends favorite place in town and now I see why!Looking forward to my next meal there.

I don’t think I’ve ever left a review for a restaurant.My wife and I have been fortunate to eat at some excellent places and while not food snobs, we appreciate really good food.The appointments are classy, the experience started off with a boom with fresh, warm bread and an incredible eggplant amuse bouche.We were there for brunch and had the eggs in purgatory and eggs with risotto and both were phenomenal.The servers were very friendly and quick and we loved hearing that the establishment has one main chef and won’t substitute quantity over quality - this was easy to appreciate as we barely were breathing as we ate.Anyway, we don’t write reviews probably because we don’t want to compete for tables, but this restaurant deserves your business.5 out of 5

Danny and Trish, dynamic team, husband and wife duo, He cooks she serves, Excellent Food, you think your in Italy!! Great customer service . A MUST PLACE TO EAT!

Great local Italian place in Sarasota. Owners and staff are very welcoming.

The food here is great! The penne vodka with shrimp is one of my favorites. The staff is wonderful here. It’s a nice place for dinner with the family or a date night. One of go to places!

Wonderful food, the owners are accommodating and remember us everytime we come in. Amazing rice ball, scratch made gnocchi and bolagnese!

Delicious brunch! We wanted something ‘brunchy’ but unique. We had eggs nested in risotto and it was scrumptious. Bottomless mimosas are an added bonus.

Great food and service.Relocated from New Jersey to Sarasota.Husband is the Chef and wife works the front.Could not possibly be friendlier.Food was terrific.Try the rice balls.

Such a wonderful place. Rice ball was an ideal appetizer. Both entrees were full of amazing flavor with light sauces and shrimp/chicken perfectly cooked. Homemade chocolate cake... enough said. Thanks for having us.

This is great experience, great good and good customer service .

The food was delicious! the owners were very involved and nice! service was perfect!

Excellent service. The food was good as well. A good place for dinner.

We had a lovely dinner at Ama La Vita. Food, wine, service all great! Delicious authentic marinara sauce and homemade bread!

Delicious food & atmosphere!! Incredible homemade gnocchi & desserts!

Delicious food (the bread!!!!), excellent service by our waite, Alan. Sea bass, eggplant parmesan...wonderful. Lovely setting outside. The bar across the street emitted ear-splitting bad music, but the food was still worth it.

I really wanted to go here, and I really wanted to like it. The owners wife was friendly and welcoming. The waitress unfortunately didnt really take care of our table. Did not refill the water and left the table for long periods of time. The only way we got our wine was to tag the owner when she checked in on usBut this is not really about the service its about a horribly prepared fish. Our friends both have the branzino and it was overcooked and mushy. We had the mahi mahi (also bland and mushy) and penne Bolognese. Nothing was remarkable or very tastyThere are some good restaurants in this town, and I think these owners either will have to up their game or may end up with a tough time.

Met the owner of the restaurant standing outside greeting people and thought to myself.. wow I gotta check this place out. Took my girlfriend and I out to dinner and not only was the food spectacular but the service and everything in between was sensational!! Found my new favorite place to go. Highly recommend!

Fabulous restaurant!! Great service by Jarod hes the best..great and delicious food and also the best Italian WineMake sure you make a reservation for dinner you wont be disappointed. Thank you so much for a fabulous evening. We loved everything. See you soon.🍷🍷 !!

The lamb was absolutely amazing and my wife’s filet mignon was delicious and mouthwatering that left you craving bite after bite! We were particularly impressed with the owners Danny and Trish who came by our table personally and made recommendations according to our kosher lifestyle. Our server Mitch was friendly, hospitable, and made drink suggestions that we absolutely loved! The ambiance and the atmosphere had a delightful mellow mood in which vibrant artist had their artwork displayed on the wall. All in all it was the whole package and we had a great time!!! We will be back!

Love this place. The owners are all in and the food is fantastic!

Very yummy Italian food.

Family owned restaurant cooking Sicilian style Italian food. The Sicilian style rice balls are amazing. The parmesan encrusted grouper over a bed of sauted spinach was done very well with a lot of flavor. Try the coconut pie. Its worth saving space for at the conclusion of your meal. Truly recommend trying this new Sarasota eatery.

Excellent service. Nice atmosphere & delicious, beautifully plated dinner.

Had a takeout dinner for my wifes birthday and it was excellent, delicious and packed so well it stayed hot all the way home. Beautiful interior, great owners who go all out to provide the best

Excellent food!

Just get here and eat great food!!!!

1 word.....DELICIOUS!

Excellent food, quaint&clean restaurant, friendly staff and owners. You’ll be happy the with the quality and quantity of food.

Excellent food and service. Great experience.

Excellent food and service.

Always a Great meal!

Good people, great food