Armando's - Winter Park

"Great time here. We enjoyed the food quality. The arugula salad was fresh and we loved the dressing. The sautéed calamari as appetizer was great. My wife enjoyed her salmon and I also enjoyed the pasta. However, the meatball, and sausage on pasta seemed to be cooked for long time and being kept warm too long which they were on drier side. And the rib rack on pasta could have enjoyed being more cooked to fall off the bone. I had to remove them off the bone with silverware. The service was great. Such a lovely lady was serving us and she kindly accommodated all requests. The salon can benefit from some maintenace and further cleaning. You can see dust all over lights and on the ceiling. Nasty AC registers, etc. I was expecting more Italian style place with nice Italian background music but since they have flat and low ceiling, the voices eco and it seems louder than its supposed to be. Overall experience, great and I will definitely come back again. Thank you for everything."

"We ended up at Armando's last minute (they seated our party of six when another restaurant in Winter Park wouldn't honor our reservation). We were seated at a lovely table outside and everything went right from there, starting with our wonderful server, to the warm bread she immediately brought over to the table, to the excellent (strong) drinks and the great food. The red sauce here is spectacular, I would love to meet the person making it and give them a hug. Everything we ordered was exactly right - crispy calamari, wonderful white pizza, generous meatballs in that delicious red sauce, and several pasta dishes. I'm posting a single shot of the half-devoured spaghetti and meatballs because we ate everything else faster than I could photograph. I can't wait to come back here next time we're in Orlando!"

"My family and I had dinner here to celebrate a birthday. The atmosphere was so inviting. We appreciated the later closing time (10pm). Our waitress Madison F was so delightful and warm! Thank you for your service Madison! Our dishes were so delicious. Bruschetta was our appetizer, so yum and fresh! For our main courses, we had 3 separate meals, all so incredible and fresh and satisfying. Our waitress then brought out a slice of tiramisu cake to celebrate the birthday!! Our service from start to end was impeccable! This includes our other waitstaff. We will be returning soon!"

"This is one of our favorite Italian restaurant in the Orlando area. The food is all delicious and I have tried a few different dishes. The pizza is our favorite. The dough and sauce tastes really good, these 2 ingredients are what make a pizza taste great or not. The sauce to cheese ratio is perfect. I always prefer the margarita pizza, a classic. Other food we have tried and liked has been the spaghetti with red sauce, chicken parmigiana, and salmon sorrentino. Those dishes were all really tasty. My mother in law use to get the gnocchi and use to love it but then it changed and no longer tasted like it was freshly made. They started to taste like they are bought. She’s Italian and makes her own at home so I trust her opinion. I don’t know if this has changed because she hasn’t gotten the gnocchi since this happened which probably was about 1-2 years ago. Overall great food and great location on a corner with a lot of sitting available. The front patio is very spacious and it looks beautiful at night. The service has always been good to us, some people friendlier than others but overall good."

"Had dinner here. The waiter( Eduardo) was aloof. I asked him how long he had been working at the place because I thought he was new. He said 3 years. I had to ask for water to be refilled 2 times. He delivered the food and never came back to ask how we were doing. Wine glass was empty he did not bother asking us if we wanted a refill. Had to ask for some bread. Had to pack my own food to go and ask for a bag. Never asked us if we wanted a desert or an after dinner drink. I could totally understand if the place was packed. But the place was almost empty inside because their HVAC was out of commission. I would have liked it for someone to point that out when they asked us where we wanted to sit since we requested inside, hoping it would be cooler than outside. I ordered their version of a Moscow Mule but with whiskey instead. It tasted like water down ginger beer. Such a disappointment. I came back here because I had stopped here once late at night, and the bartender was fantastic. The drink he made was delicious, but after this one, I I asked for wine instead. Wine was good. The hostess was nice and welcoming, but due to my terrible dining experience, I will not be back. There are too many places with better service around Winter Park. This was my experience, and because I eat out 5 nights a week minimum, I can be very understanding, but I encourage everyone to be open and give it a try. The food was very good. Too bad the terrible service took the enjoyment out of it."