Port Charlotte Restaurant Guide
Port Charlotte Restaurant Reviews
Welcome to our Port Charlotte restaurant reviews guide where you'll find top restaurants off the beaten path, both locally owned and chain. In fact, some of the best restaurants in the Port Charlotte just might be the little mom and pop operations flying under the radar. For some of the best picks in Port Charlotte, you've come to the right place.
Our Port Charlotte restaurant reviews guide can help you make sense of the thousands of options out there. Happy eating!
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I actually took my family to this restaurant tonight because my friends keep telling me how awesome this restaurant is; well I was not impressed at all. We ordered the garlic knots and a large 1 topping pizza and both items were extremely greasy, I'm not talking a little bit of grease, I'm talking ...
I love Chaang Thai! Great food, great atmsophere! If you like Thai its the place to go in Port Charlotte!
This place was fixed up so cute after Hurricane Charley. My favorite new sandwich was the proscuitto and red pepper on ciabbatta. The third time I had it, the ciabbatta tasted "off" and was the fattiest I have ever seen. The meat part of it I could not get my teeth through. I told the waitress tha...
Happy 57th Birthday until I went to Donato’s Italian Restaurant. I made a simple request, can I have roasted garlic in my Shrimp Alfredo? When the food was served it had no garlic. I called the waitress over and she said the chef would not put garlic in it. I told her I did not like it and to ta...
Current owner dishonors spirit and heritage of Donato's! Donatos used to be a good family Italian restaurant. However, much about Donato's has changed for the worse following departure of elder founder and move to larger quarters at Murdock Carrousel Plaza in Port Charlotte a few years ago. Part...
I just got home with my takout dinner. The veal marsala box leaked over everything. The small cardboard box of spaghetti was placed on top. It left spaghetti sauce on the carpet of the car. The $6 dessert was missing. This place just ripped me off for $24 I will never go back. A Cook
the service was not very attentive when we went there on a Monday evening..our waitress gave us poor service and therefore we did not leave a tip so maybe she will get the message? the food was good, but service is also important
This is the best Italian food I've had since leaving Ct. almost 5 years ago! Excellent! I had a birthday party there for my husband recently; nine of us and not one person had the slightest hint of a complaint. If you want to experience real Italian food, this is the place. The food is fantastic...
Excellent italian food, best in the area! Love the family atmosphere and the staff singing! Wish they still had the deli.
Donato's is the BEST Italian! We have been going to Donato's for almost 14 years now. The food is always excellent and the service...they treat me like one of the family! I have many favorite dishes but I highly recommend the Chicken Florentine and the Eggplant Parmesan! MMMM! I also love the atmo...
My family and I just had a wonderful experience at this local restaurant. The food was absolutely the BEST Italian food I have had in years....but there was MUCH more. My children were welcomed and had a place to color, but they were so busy looking at all the clever decor that I never really needed...
A GROUP OF 10 WENT THERE. WE WERE SEATED RIGHT AWAY. THE WAITRESS WAS EXCELLENT. THE FOOD DELIOUS. WE WOULD RECOMEND THIS RESTURANT TO ANYONE WANTING GOOD ITALIAN FOOD AND SERVICE
Well the years just keep going by, and me and my husband just keep on coming back to our favorite little Italian restaurant. Our out of town guests always ask if we all can go to Donato's when they come to town. Food is always great, love when the staff sings, and owners Dennis and David always go o...
We have been going to Donatos for over 3 years now, we've gone for both lunch and dinner, just the 2 of us and with a large group and we have always had great service, and delicous food. If you're Itallian, and you want delicous Itallian food that's worth every bite, try this place once, you'll go b...
Just love that little Italian Restaurant we now are back in NH but really miss that little place. The BEST we have every had and would recommend it anyone wanting good Italian cuisine. What I miss also is the dipping for the delicious bread that they serve.
Their Sangria is home made and incredible. The food was awsome and the wait staff attentive. This place is the best Italian in Port Charlotte. If you go try to be at your table @ 7pm they do something special at that time.
reminds me of the old days in n.j. the best
We tried Donato's based on one of the reviews posted here. The front entrance is deceiving. You think you're going into a dry cleaner's but once inside the dining room is utterly fantastic and portrayed as a Little Italy street corner with sidewalks and streetlamps. The food is absolutely incredi...
Have been to Gatorz a few times - never impressed and will never go back. Had fish special last nite - just one piece was so greasy it soaked through 3 napkins. Bartender told us when she orders beer battered fish that she literally shakes the grease off before she eats it. On a previous visit had...
This is a great place for the food and the sports. We go at least once a month. All the dishes we have had are prepaired great and the staff is always friendly.