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All the clients love gorgeous Italian cuisine at this restaurant. Here you will be able to taste nicely cooked pizza, calamarata and salsiccia. The feature of Osteria500 is serving tasty gelato. You will hardly forget delicious wine that you can drink.
The warm atmosphere of this place makes guests feel relaxed and have a good time. The high ratings of this spot wouldn't be possible without the professional staff. Nice service is something visitors agree upon here. The good decor may surprise you. This restaurant is ranked 4.4 within the Google grading system.
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Chari Jackson
2 months ago on Google
We came here by recommendation from another restaurant in Lake Mary Fl and we were not disappointed. EVERYTHING we had was amazing and the drinks were divine. The entire staff was on point! Thank you Luke the amazing experience and a special shout out to Pepe! Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5
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Chris A
3 months ago on Google
What a great addition to the Sarasota restaurant scene. Owned and operated by a local Italian couple with many years of local restaurant experience the passion and attention to details with Osteria 500 is evident. This was our first time here and we were anxious to see what the buzz was about. They don’t take reservations so it’s first come first serve and we arrived early at around 5:30 and we’re warmly greeted by the hostess. They had a table for us in the upstairs area that overlooks the main dining area that just needed to be set up. While waiting we started a conversation with a gentleman at the hostess stand. Turns out his name is Pepe and he along with his wife own the restaurant. His passion for what he does was evident as he took us on a tour throughout the restaurant and then escorted us to our table. The restaurant it nicely decorated and has a layout that takes advantage of the water views. The space is very open with high ceilings and lots of natural light. There is a full service bar that seats about 20 people and above the bar there’s a dining area with about 15 tables. Walking past the bar is the main dining room where all tables have outside water views. At the far end of the dining room there is the open kitchen and a large imported pizza oven that sits on top of an old Fiat 500 (where the restaurant gets its name from). Theres access from the main dining room to a huge outside deck with seating partially covered and there’s plans to add a retractable roof in the future. There’s lots of attention to details and varied seating throughout. You can come here numerous times and have a different experience each time. The noise level inside the restaurant is a little bit high with staff scurrying about from the open kitchen to the tables. However, the restaurant has a cool vibe and a good ambience. Table spacing is good and seating was comfortable. The dishes, tableware and cloth linens nice. It was busy here so if you’re looking for a quiet romantic place it’s probably not the best spot. The menu had good choices for food and drink and they have a very nice wine selection. There were some evening specials but we no opted to order from the menu. We ordered aperol spritzers for drinks. All good and nice presentation. We started with a focaccia bread served like a pizza that was easily shareable among the four of us. Nice and crispy bottom and moist interior complimented with a hot pepper dipping sauce. Our dinners consisted of fettuccine alla bolognese, whole branzino and spaghetti osteria between us. Everything came out warm like it was just prepared. A plate of warm bread for the table with dipping sauce accompanied the food. The fettuccine had nice presentation and a good portion and very flavorful. Nice balance on the meat ragu sauce. Not overly tomato flavor. The whole Branzino ( my favorite) was perfectly grilled and deboned. The fish was moist and tender and the flavor deep from the wood-fired charcoal grill it’s cooked on. Nicely accompanied by a bowl of mixed roasted vegetables. Overall great presentation when served. Lastly the spaghetti with the cherry tomato sauce and basil. Definitely an excellent flavor that leaves you wanting for more. We were celebrating and decided to share a piece of triple chocolate mousse cake. Wow! Great layered flavor! Service during our meal was commendable. Our server (Danielle) was knowledgeable and attentive throughout the meal. We were never rushed during our meal. She did a great job. We really enjoyed our evening here at Osteria 500. Great location, great food and service. The dining experience was casual and relaxed. We’ll be back. You’ve done good Pepe. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Alla Bolognese
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Stefanie Johnson
3 months ago on Google
Friends and I came to celebrate my birthday. We ended up getting pizzas to share and they were all amazing. The drinks were really good as well and I’ll definitely be back to try the pasta which looked amazing as well. Had some lemon gelato for dessert and it was very refreshing. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $30–50 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Recommended dishes: Pizza Margherita
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Italian, Vegetarian options
ClosedOpens at 11AM
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Price range per person $10 - $25
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Address
1580 Lakefront Dr UNIT 101, Lakewood Ranch, Florida, USA
Features
Outdoor seating
Сredit cards accepted
Delivery
Takeaway
Booking
Wheelchair accessible
Parking
Wi-Fi
TV
Opening hours
| SundaySun | 11AM-9:30PM |
| MondayMon | 11AM-9:30PM |
| TuesdayTue | 11AM-9:30PM |
| WednesdayWed | 11AM-9:30PM |
| ThursdayThu | 11AM-9:30PM |
| FridayFri | 11AM-10:30PM |
| SaturdaySat | 11AM-10:30PM |
