Punta Gorda
Carmelo's Italian

Carmelo's Italian

321 West Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda, 33950, United States Of America

Pizza • Steak • Fastfood • Vegetarier


"I have been to Carmelo's many times and usually love my meal and can't wait to go back. Tonight was a different story. My boyfriend and I made a reservation at Carmelo's to celebrate our anniversary as it's usually one of our favorite places. Tonight it took a very long time for us to get our drinks, my boyfriend asked for lemon for his water that he had never received. We then got our appetizer after a little while of waiting, which was fine. After we saw tables around us who were seated after us receiving their bread, we then had asked for ours because we never received it. After maybe a little over an hour of being at the restaurant we got our food. I got the shrimp and scallop limoncello, which I have gotten many times there. It had diced tomatoes in it that were uncooked (along with the usual sun dried tomatoes) and this wasn't something that was changed on the menu, if it was I would have asked for it to be left out of the dish. The sauce also seemed to be extremely watery tonight. Eventually our waiter boxed up our food and asked if we wanted dessert, we got one and asked for it to be for to go and for the check. At this point we have been here for an hour and a half. He brings the check and we put the card immediately in as we are sick of sitting outside and waiting. The waiter proceeded to take the bill and talk to the table next to us for over 10 minutes with our bill in hand. No exaggeration. Just five minutes short of being at our table for 2 hours is when we finally were able to leave, as we had a 7pm reservation. Maybe this was an off night for Carmelo's, I really hope it's not the new normal here, and I may just be exceptionally frustrated as we had sat there waiting for a lot longer than we had ever experienced at Carmelo's before. We saw many tables of two that arrived after us come and go before we had even received our check."

John Ski's House Of Breakfast Lunch

John Ski's House Of Breakfast Lunch

502 King St, Punta Gorda, United States

Frühstück • Vegetarier • Amerikanisch • Lieferservice


"John Ski's House of Breakfast and Lunch in Punta Gorda Florida gets a two thumb from this reviewer. First the food... I ordered the crab cake Benedikt with land potatoes and sausage sword. The big lump meat proved to be the best I had here in Florida. I can't stand crabcakes filled with bread. These were slightly fluffy and full of taste. The eggs were picked for perfection and the Hollandaise sauce whether it was a package or homemade that I could not say. It was good enough for me to think it was homemade. The sausage sword, although a little thick for my pleasure was bursting with taste. Coffee was amazingly strong what I love. And the water was just as important. We're very big, but not overwhelming. It's always nice to go home for a little snack. And that's exactly what I did. Service was fantastic. Attention and courtesy. My meal came out very quickly. But it didn't look awkward. The owner was on the property that worked the register and came and had a conversation about the Detroit Lions with me. I didn't tell him my real sight on her, but we had a bang. the place is a little hard to see if you do not know where to go or follow your GPS exactly. But if you miss it, you will miss a fabulous meal in a fabulous decor. Food and service speaks for itself in quantities of people. I say it can be very busy by about 10 o'clock if that helps."

The Pier Fv

The Pier Fv

1200 W Retta Esplanade, Punta Gorda I-33950-5325, United States

Sushi • Asiatisch • Vegetarier • Amerikanisch


"I would like to thank your restaurant for being so inadequately equipped for, and so discourteous to my family 's dinner on Saturday evening. We had family visiting and requested a seating for ~15 people at 3:30 on the deck. When we arrived and realized it would be uncomfortably hot to sit in the sun, we requested indoor seating. We had noticed it would not be possible to be seated inside as a single group... yet we were not offered this option.While waiting, we ordered drinks from the bar, including sodas for the children. The cocktails were provided, and since it was close to [our seating time], we were told the sodas would be delivered to the table upon being seated.A few minutes later, we were called-up and guided toward the deck (kudos for seating us close to 3:30). While headed down the ramp (two of us in wheelchairs) to our table, I was pleased to see the tables on the deck had adjustable umbrellas to provide shade and comfort while eating your meal. We were then directed to a row of metal topped tables set in the sun, without umbrellas. The sunlight reflecting off the metal tabletops was blinding to those of us facing the sun. WE then had to add an adjacent table to provide enough seating for the whole party. WE then moved some umbrellas to our tables (from the unoccupied tables adjacent to ours) in an effort to provide shade and comfort for or group.Up to this point in our evening, We were not offered indoor seating, We added the additional table, We were not offered shade, so We moved the umbrellas, AND we had to reorder the sodas from the waiter (he was very good; a young man with curly hair).We had requested (a managers) assistance to rectify these changes. No one presented themselves to assist. The last straw was when we were told that we shouldn 't be moving these things around, as the wind hand blown an umbrella over. Again, we requested inside seating... we were told that it couldn 't be accommodated. Still, NO associate or manager stepped with any recommendations or possible solutions.Even the most accepting and understanding member of our family, who never gets upset no matter how much is set upon her, could not accept that her family was treated with such disregard... we left."