Bocelli Modern Italian

5427 Bayshore Blvd, Tampa
(813) 374-9302

Recent Reviews

T B

Really cool place, great food. They have live music pretty routinely but the volume is at a tasteful level so you can still hold conversations. There’s usually a good mix of people who are dressed up and people who are super casual. One of my favorite spots to take people.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Martha Diaz

Great food, great service & awesome atmosphere! Great meeting private room and great supporters of Veterans & military organizations.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mike Zipko

Cold food... not even that good... food is mediocre.. id say the food here can be compared to any dine in chain... nothing special not tasty... and over priced... did not enjoy one bit.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mirza Dzubur

Extra extra

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jeannette Wyckoff

This was our first time here. The soppressata pizza was amazing. The mushroom risotto was so delicious. The short ribs were very tasty but half was meat and half was fat, which was not good. The bolognese was delicious and their mocktails are also very good but we never got refills on our waters which was odd. Very friendly staff but it was very loud inside, probably because of happy hour, but we were not aware of that, so we weren’t prepared for the noise. We took a piece of tiramisu to go and it was really good. Worth another visit for sure though.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Short Rib Risotto, Pizza

Awbrey P.

This place was insanely busy on a Friday night. There was a party being held there, so the noise was very loud during happy hour. But the food... We ordered a Soppressata pizza to start. Best pizza ever! In fact, I will be returning just for this sweet, hot, brick-oven treasure. It had garlic sprinkled on top & was oh so good. I recommend you get an appetizer while you wait as this place is so busy food can take awhile. I didn't mind waiting after a couple slices of this deliciousness. I got a half order of bolognese & my spouse got the short rib with mushroom truffle risotto. I will say that nearly half the meat was fat. Although it was delicious, I would say not worth the price for the amount of meat vs fat. Our mock tails were absolutely top notch. I'm glad we ordered them because the waitress slipped on water refills. We ordered a tiramisu to-go, which I am excited to try later. Even with the military discount, price was ~$100 for 2 There was a live singer but I could barely hear her. Biggest complaint would be the noise. Felt like I was in a club or bar versus a restaurant. We did not sit outside, but that may have made a difference in our experience. Even with that, it was solid date night

Amanda C

Food was very overpriced for the quality. Sauce tasted like it was from a jar and the pasta tasted cheap. The eggplant from the eggplant parm tasted like it had previously been frozen as well. You could get way better Italian food for the same price in the area, don’t waste your money and time here. Service was slow as well despite the restaurant being mostly dead. Will not be returning in the future.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Kim Mychack

I ordered the garlic knots and meatballs. They were both so amazing and filling. Didn’t finish either item and I had help! Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Knots

Liz M.

Food is absolutely always top notch, as is service. Lovely little locals mostly crowd (at least early, when I tend to visit). Happy Hour M-F, 4-7. Kid friendly $10 (amazing) one-topping pizza with $2 off a lovely cocktail list for the grown ups!

Eleni Pessemier

Valerie was amazing, as was the food and ambience outside! Especially recommend the salmon and bruschetta. We live nearby and love this place—also learned about the 20% neighborhood discount on Tuesdays, half off Wednesday ladies night, and hospitality Thursdays last week with another server (whose name I can’t remember but who was also so helpful and friendly)!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Natalia Pessemier

Sat outside and had Valerie as our server. She was over the top and was super helpful! We brought our dog and they are super dog-friendly outside. Our puppy even got to enjoy a meatball and lots of pets. The food was excellent—flavorful and good portions! The tiramisu was also HUGE and amazing! They have great specials every day—we live super close and will definitely be back!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bruschetta Trio

Gabriele Peterson

Valerie was the most amazing server ever. So kind, so helpful, she brought a bowl of ice water for our dog and gave her a meatball too! Best Italian food I've ever had as well. The shrimp was so well seasoned and amazing!Kid-friendliness: A very kid friendly environment, multiple families there when we came in.Wheelchair accessibility: There are ramps leading to the restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Alfredo

Zacc Enterprises

If I could give service 10 stars, I would! Ellie was phenomenal!! She handled our birthday party of 20 like a champ!! Food was amazing.. The whole staff were a joy to work with, being my friend's 50 and it being a large party... Katelyn the coordinator reached out and made sure everything ran as smooth as possible.. Did I mention how amazing the food is???!! ????

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christine Johnson

Do not eat here. First and LAST time dining here. For a table of two on a Friday night at 7:00 pm, it took an hour to get a half portion of salad and bread. It took another hour to get a half portion of pasta and chicken parm. Food was not anything special. Absolutely ridiculous. I would have made out better going to Olive Garden, paying much less and getting WAY better service. My advice: skip this place and go anywhere else. Super disappointed.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Kaitlin Rosenquist

Great cocktails and pizza!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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