Villa Castrioti - Lakeland

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   Cindy

   Memphis/West TN

   30 reviews

   3.0

   30 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Went on Christmas Eve. Scaled down menu we were not expecting. Food was good, mostly. Toasted ravioli was soggy. Coffee was cold. Won’t keep me from returning until I give them another chance when it’s not Christmas Eve.
   

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   Jim

   VIP

   Memphis/West TN

   22 reviews

   5.0

   22 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very nice meal and friendly, prompt service! Merry Christmas to the VC team!!
   

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   Donna

   VIP

   Tampa

   22 reviews

   4.0

   22 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Bar area and bartenders excellent! Food very good. Service very good. Hostess - not good.
   

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   Leslie

   Seattle

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I've been three times and this meal was the best! I ordered Chicken Francese and it was a phenomenal dish. Everyone absolutely enjoyed their meal and our waitress was great. She was very attentive. The food came out in a very reasonable amount of time even tho it was Dec 23rd and the place was totally full. Will be back again. Has a friendly "neighborhood restaurant" vibe.
   

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   Cayla

   Memphis/West TN

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   Really disappointing! Came here with friends from out of town for my birthday and multiple food orders were cold or wrong, the staff started vacuuming/putting everything away at the restaurant before closing and before we had left. Really bad service, I wanted to love it because of the other great reviews but they have a lot of work to do to make it better!
   

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   Keith

   Memphis/West TN

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on December 18, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was excellent! Portions matched the price for me. The staff were friendly, professional, and accommodating. My family found our new Italian restaurant!
   

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   Lawrence

   Memphis/West TN

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on December 14, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food! Andrew our waiter was awesome. My wife and I were there for date night and we really enjoyed our experience. Plan on visiting again.
   

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   Sandy

   Memphis/West TN

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 14, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   From the time we walked in everything was perfect. Our server (sorry can’t remember his name) was very knowledgeable about the food 2 seafood platters, piccata chicken and chicken Parmesan was hot when it was served and was delicious. The only complaint I have is the band in the bar was too loud.
   

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   Geoffrey

   Memphis/West TN

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on December 6, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Honestly, this was probably the best dining experience I have ever had, anywhere. We went for my birthday. I was told happy birthday by at least 8 members of the staff on the way to my table. Our waiter was incredibly amicable and attentive. I'm sorry I can't remember her name(dark haired woman in her 30s or 40s). She offered to create some fruit flavored teas for our 9 year old, that weren't on the menu that he absolutely loved! Every bite of food was great/amazing. We had the fried green tomatoes for appetizer. Very crispy and well seasoned with a liberal amount of feta cheese and some type of sweet red pepper jelly. For entrees, I had veal parmigiana with spinach casserole. My lady had the halibut special with lemon caper sauce and mushroom risotto. Everything had tons of flavor and was cooked absolutely perfectly. That halibut was glistening! I was also very generously offered a free dessert for my birthday. I went with the espresso creme brulee and was not disappointed. I can not recommend this place enough for any special night out! A perfect blend of ambiance, hospitality, and culinary excellence.
   

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    Robin

    VIP

    Memphis/West TN

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 6, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4

    Live music is a good idea but the place is too small for it. If you’re in the front room you can’t have a conversation
    

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