Sardinia Restaurant

Worst Italian restaurant in my experience. I am a big connoisseur of Italian food and the atmosphere of this place gave me hope that I will get an unforgettable experience and enjoy the taste. But everything was different. Minestrone was just a soup made from various cabbages, similar to the soup from the Soviet canteen, but over-salted! I couldn't eat it all. The most important thing is the pasta. They said it was homemade????. But this terrible pasta is not made from durum wheat! Thin, white, made from ordinary white flour, similar to cheap pasta from dollar stores or instant Chinese pasta. Pasta with beans and mint. The beans were delicious, but there was no mint at all. The second pasta with sausages was too salty, as if a spoonful of salt had been poured into it, it was impossible to eat. The beer here is terrible, with corn syrup added! Junk food, huge food savings, big empty show for big money. If you have been to Italy, or at least to a real Italian restaurant, then you

Lol don’t listen to the self aggrandizing psycho below (literally out there giving 1 stars to Chipotle’s… ), this place is absolutely perfect. Chefs kiss. Best Italian in Sarasota, every item is homemade and perfect. The wait staff is truly Italian and had the perfect recommendations. This meal was the best Italian meal out of Italy.

This intimate authentic Italian restaurant has just 11 white tablecloth draped tables in the main dining room. A few more in the bar area and outside, but we only make reservations for the main dining room which is decorated with authentic Sardinian decor. The waitstaff has remained the same for years and we are always remembered and greeted as though we are seeing old friends. The chef/owner Dino Carta bakes traditional Sardinian bread daily as well as all pastas /dishes are homemade. There are several traditional Sardinian meal selections on the menu as well as local fresh fish options, pasta, and some amazing mushroom dishes. I often order “Fettuccine ai funghi selvatici e pecorino fresco” / Fettuccine with wild mushrooms and fresh pecorino as it is one of my favorites , but I selected the Halibut, one of that evening fares which isn’t usually on the menu. (It was amazing. The fish was delicate and flaky and the flavors subtle.) I added a side of pasta because I can’t pass