Scarpino's Family Restaurant

6152 14th St W, Bradenton
(941) 756-8100

Recent Reviews

Scott Smith

First time here, not worth the money, way over priced for the quality of food. The service was lack luster at best. $90.00 for two adults and one child. Better options out there.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

james eick

New owners. Same great place but there making it look better. I preferred the original color of the building but the new owner didn't consult me and now it is not as nice looking. I was there this past Tuesday. After waiting a while for our large gourmet pizza they brought us a small one to our table of 4. We told the server it was wrong and away it went. We had to wait another 20 minutes for our pizza we ordered and it had the wrong toppings. We were so hungry by then; we just ate it. Where did the original small pizza go? We would have eaten that just to hold us over. Since they don't sell slices I guess the help ate it. Oh well. Be back next season.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Leigh Ketchum

Best Italian restaurant in the area!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sauce

Erynn Nave

The food was absolutely delicious and the portions are huge.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Julie M

Exceptional Italian food, Absolutely the best chicken piccata I have ever had love the atmosphere and the garlic knots too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Side Garlic Knots Dozen, Calzone with Ricotta and Mozzarella, Homemade Mozzarella Sticks, Fried Calamari, Salad, Lasagna, Chicken Piccata

Cate Loomis

My husband and I and a friend from out of town went here tonight. We had been pretty regular a few years ago however had a few not very good experiences with take out and dine in so we no longer frequented the restaurant. Our friend from out of town wanted to go as he has been there on a previous trip. I made reservations, we got there a bit early so couldn't be seated till our time, which was understandable and completely acceptable. My friend and I need to be gluten free due to stomach issues so I had called to see if they had gluten free options available, which they did. I ordered chicken marsala which I thought may have flour and I would chance it and ordered gluten free pasta. My meal came and the chicken had been breaded and fried which I didn't expect and it was also piccatta NOT marsala. I told the young lady that delivered it that it was incorrect thinking she grabbed the wrong dish and I did not touch it. She took it back to the Kitchen and brought me back the same dish and told me it was what I ordered, meaning it was the marsala. Marsala has mushrooms, there were no mushrooms, piccatta has capers there WERE capers. I waited to see my server in the vicinity so I could ask her for my meal, in the meantime my dining partners were uncomfortable eating without me. I saw the server at the host station so I went over and had her come to the table and pointed out my plate she confirmed that indeed it was piccatta not marsala. She took the plate to the Kitchen and came back to tell me they were "fixing it". She returned with the same dish that they had added marsala sauce to the original dish, as it still had capers. I now had a chicken ( breaded and fried) marsala with cream (ok maybe) AND piccatta WITH CREAM ( um that should be a hard NO) and really not sure if gluten free pasta. I ate this as I was hungry. When I pointed out to the server what the kitchen had done she was clearly appalled and said she would take it off the bill. So in the end the server made it right. Had I had a true celiac or serious gluten allergy I would probably feel worse than I do right now. Guess there is an issue with the kitchen and training on the food runners part of the operation there. They seem to be trying to recreate themselves but still have some work to do.Dietary restrictions: Be REALLY careful if you have restrictions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sauce

Linda Simpson

First I will say this was not the first time we have been there. My soon to be mother in law was taking 4 of us out to dinner to celebrate my birthday and her sons. Got seated rather quickly. We were told we may need a pillow because the new chairs are to short. We all ordered our meal. The waitress brought us a basket of garlic knots. They were way over cooked. We sent those back for another basket. Second basket was much better. Our salad that arrived first was a handful of spring mix, one slice of tomato, and 2 slices of cucumber. It looked like the were made ahead of time and stacked in the cooler because the lettuce was all flat to the plate.Our meal arrived. My fiances meal was in a bowl half the size it was when we went just a couple months ago. Hardly any chicken at all. That was a 21.00 meal. My soon to be mother in laws meal, the snails tasted like she was eating a bowl full of mushrooms. The salad she got was delivered with no dressing. She had to wait for that. I ordered claims with white sauce. When they brought my meal it was spaghetti with butter on it. They took it back to make it right. When it did arrive again it was in a oval bowl, half the size it was the first time we went there. It was not good at all. No taste to it. Actually, there were large chunks of garlic. That was all I could taste. I had a few bites and brought the rest home. It ended up in the garbage on garbage day. Very sad for a 28.00 plate of food. Four people walked away very disappointed. You might also consider more than just 1 handicap spot by the front door. Sorry we didn't take any photos. Wish I had.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Brian Graves

This place is great. The pizza ? Try the eggplant too, it's bangin!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Eggplant Parmigiana

Don Emshwiller

Reg customer when in fl twice a week last night not so good very slow confused serviceBeen in Bae and back room several times both times in dining not impressed with portions or prices. I'll go back. But I'll ear in the bar.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Angel Rea

I order chicken Marsala It tasted like water and flour, Alfredo pasta sauce tastes like canned cream. I ordered a snapper franchise and it was raw, the worst food. Apparently they are no longer the same owners, terrible. I don't recommend you go to that place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Beni Barrett

Excellent food and service was almost on top of everything. They are doing some construction work right now so beware.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Alfredo, Meat Sauce

Chabad Darkweb

It's decent it's not bad it's good but they got a lot of construction going on and they expect you to eat your food through plastic like you know cuz plastic and blue painters tape is all over the

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Curtis

The food is spectacular. Renovations are still going on. The new dining area (not yet complete) is extremely noisy and the service back there is a little slow. All that said, I'm sure it will all improve as the new owners iron out the kinks. I'll be back.

Diane Miller

I don't know which was worst, the food or the service. Let's begin with the appetizer we ordered, calamari. I have ordered calamari many times. This calamari was devoid of taste. It had no seasoning whatsoever. Tasted very bland. For $15.00, I expected more than that! Next, our server neglected to tell us that it was meatball special night. Apparently on Tuesdays they have $1.00 meatballs. We learned this from a guy at the next table telling his friends about it after we had ordered. So much for sharing specials. My husband ordered your basic spaghetti and meatballs. Spaghetti was okay and meatballs were good. I ordered Veal Florentine. Veal with spinach, cheese and red sauce with a side of spaghetti. OMG! It was terrible! Veal was tough and stringy. I could barely cut it with my knife. Pasta sauce had no flavor at all. I gave up eating it halfway through. I also neglected to mention that the servers who bring your food have no idea which table ordered it so they yell out, "Who had the calamari"? So tacky and unprofessional. I would expect that at a fast food restaurant but not a supposedly fine dining establishment. When our server (who forgot to bring us our garlic knots) finally showed up to ask how the food was, I almost laughed! He asked me if I wanted a container to bring my food home, I politely declined.I would not recommend you go to this restaurant. Noisy place, terrible food and bad service!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Stephen Chatfield

They said that they wouldn't change the recipes, but they did, and not as good. Also the portions were smaller. Hoping that it was just a n off night...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

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