No better Italian restaurant in the state. I felt like I was in Brooklyn New York. The food, service and atmosphere is A1. When you are done all you want to do is sit out front with your Espresso and cigar (unfortunately there is no smoking). Don't miss this treat.
Love this place! Food is always good, great wine selection! Me and my fiancé had our first date here, and many after. One night one of the owners made a joke that we could have our rehearsal dinner there when we get married. I always remembered him saying that, and I ended up proposing to her there in front of both of our families. The owner remembered us too and helped set up the surprise, and gave us a free bottle of champagne afterwards to celebrate. As someone who's favorite food is Italian food and always looks for good Italian restaurants this one as at the very top of my list. The pizza is terrific, the fried mozzarella and calamari are amazing, and pretty much every entree is delicious. If you are looking for a small quiet place with great ambiance, and friendly staff this is the place for you! A great first or for that matter any other date place. You might even end up celebrating your engagement here....
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Pizza on Park Ave. When I worked in Winter Park Pannullo's was one of our go-to lunch spots since we could walk to it from our office. The main thing is during the week you HAVE to get there by 11:30 if you want to get a table and not have to wait. That is about the only way to get in and out of there in under an hour.
They always bring a basket of fresh baked bread to your table, along with olive oil & spices for dipping, to start you off. I am a creature of habit and always order the pizza and salad bar. For $9.20 you get two HUGE slices of pizza with 3 toppings and unlimited trips to the salad bar. Their salad bar has a great selection of toppings along with pasta salads and homemade dressings. You get a lot of food for under $10. I usually end up only eating one slice of pizza and taking the other home.
I have only been to Pannullo's once outside of the lunch hour and found the prices to be a little bit on the high side. My dining companions enjoyed their meals, I stuck with my yummy pizza, but didn't think it was worth the high price tag. I think I will stick with lunch from here on out.
Pannullo's does have outdoor seating but its along the sidewalk on busy Park Avenue. It is good for when the weather is nice, but I don't really enjoy having people constantly walking by especially since Winter Park is dog friendly and a LOT of people take their dogs down to Park Avenue. Even though it is a little darker inside, I would suggest sitting there. The service tends to be a little quicker (as its possible to actually SEE your waitstaff) and its closer to the salad bar. They also have a full bar available.
LOVE IT!. I first met my girlfriend in front of Pannullo's and we went in to eat.. The first date was amazing and the food and service was wonderful. Last night (6 months later) we went again to celebrate our 6th month anniversary. The food was amazing as always(we both LOVE the Lobster Raviolli. She had the Chicken Marsala and I had Grilled Mahi along with a bottle of wine). Our server was Andre and he was a wonderful server with a great attitude and we will gladly come back over and over!!!
Bruchetta. Great bruchetta, and had the anitipasta as well. Salad was good, needed more dressing. Went during a slow lunch, which was kind of nice as our server paid a lot of attention to us. Cute location.
Great food, friendly service and great atmosphere! Loved the chianti :o)
Delicious Italian. Better everytime. Being from New York i love my sauce and they blew away my expectations. Fresh hot bread and imported olive oil. I ordered the bruschetta and it's to die for. Best legit italian in Orlando by far.
Awesome food. If anyone loves ranch dressing, this is simply the BEST ranch dressing in the universe! try it over their amazing salmon salad!
Great pasta lunch. Friendly service. We found them very accommodating. We had a mushroom ravioli, tortellini carbonara and eggplant Parmesan. Very delicious.
Pleasant Lunch. Had a delicious meal today at Pannullo's. Good, attentive service and wonderful food. We ordered the Eggplant Parm and Stuffed Shells - cooked to perfection. The bread is delicious. Will definitely be returning. Lots of food for the money and the ambiance is delightful.
Awesome food and reasonably priced for what you get. We got 3 apps and 3 entees and a glass of wine 2 beers and a soda for under a hundred. We sat outside and it was very comfortable. Service was good even though it was really busy. Nice time and great food. We'll be back.
Oldie but a goodie!. Great little place to eat out on a weeknight while strolling around Winter Park. They have a great selection of Italian food and a pretty decent wine list. They've been in business for years and the food quality has never gone down. Been going here with my family since the 90s and while not the best place ever, it's never gotten old for us!
Absolutely loved this place! Nice generous portions, endless warm bread w/ garlic, and a hearty pasta fagioli. A bit on the pricey side, but, worth it for the amont of food you get. Also, each entree comes with salad & bread! Nice romantic hot spot, with an enjoyable ambience. I'll definitely go back!
This restaurant has the best cheesecake ever! Unfortunately, they are always out! I would eat here more just for the cheesecake. But more than half of the times I call or show up here they are out of it. If the chef marketed the cheesecake better they would benefit.
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Pricey, but oh so good!. Went here for dinner last night with a friend. I have been at least two other times. We started with the large Antipasto Salad ($9.95) and split it in half. It was delicious! It was a traditional italian selection of cold italian meats, cheese, and vegetables tossed in italian dressing. It was a large size and we loved it! For my entree, I ordered the Pasta Primavera with Grilled Chicken ($17.95), substituting penne pasta instead of the fettucini. This was also delicious! It was penne tossed with fresh vegetables in a light olive oil and garlic sauce with two nice size pieces of grilled chicken. I wound up taking alot of it home. My entree came with fresh hot italian bread and soup or salad. I chose the Pasta e Fagioli Soup. It was good, with a nice spicy broth. Splitting the salad, entree, unsweet iced tea, and tip brought my total to about $30.00
Our server was very accommodating, friendly, and on top of things. She kept our glasses filled and the fresh hot italian bread flowing. They have a nice outdoor patio along Park Avenue. It was definitely a pleasant dining experience that warrants a return visit!
Great menu and setting. We went here for dinner this week, and had a great time, and stuffed ourselves, too! We tried four appetizers and they were all good, as were the entrees. The wines were reasonably priced, especially considering the prices at some of the competition nearby (it is Park Avenue, after all). It was our second time there, and we highly recommend it.
Great food, great service. Had lunch here this past Sunday. Everything we ordered was excellent and despite the busy crowds coming in from the art festival across the street, every employee was kind and quick to help us with any questions or requests.
Highly recommend if you're in the area and want some great Italian food :)
Great food and atmosphere. So far, this is my favorite restaurant on Park Avenue. I prefer to eat outside and enjoy the scenery. The food is superb.
Great Local Italian In the Heart of Winter Park. Always on our list of places to stop while in Orlando, Panullo's offers quality Italian-American fare are reasonable prices, particularly for Park Ave. Featuring a diverse menu ranging from Pizzas to classic pasta dishes you can't really go wrong with any of the items. Offering a terrific, dark and cool ambiance, Panullo's is the perfect place to beat the heat and enjoy some terrific food with friends or family. Of note, check out the salad bar, it's excellent particularly with lunch.
Great lunch spot on the Ave salad bar and all .. Pizza lotta food for a great price .. Good service too seems the owners have a good grip on the place clean well managed
Pizza, pasta, and more. Been several times always a great salad bar for lunch. All prices are fair especially when you compare to others on the avenue. Shrimp carbonara is one of my favorites along with some calamari to start. Chef Pannullo makes homemade desserts as well(turtle cheesecake last week) delicious. These guys got a few bad reviews by the others but I say go in and form your own opinion.
Lake Mary Food Critic
+4.5
We had a very nice meal on a recent Friday night at Pannullo's Italian Restaurant in Winter Park. We first stopped by for a glass of wine on the Sidewalk on a beautiful Friday afternoon. But after walking up and down Park Avenue in search of someplace good to eat, we returned here as the menu and ambience were the most inviting we saw--we were not disappointed. We started off with some wine and began our meal with an appetizer of Cheese Triangles : lightly breaded and fried mozzarella, muenster, and provolone cheeses, served with a marinara sauce. They were delicious and the marinara was excellent, one of the best I've ever had. It was a good way to begin. We started dinner with salads and bread. The House Salad was an excellent mix of lettuce, olives, a few grape tomatoes, some mushrooms, red onions, a pepperoncini, and a house Italian dressing. The salad was fresh and flavorful and sure hit the spot. The bread was very soft and still warm, served with some olive oil and garlic--ther
Fantastic Italian food. Not that white people Italian food. It has seasoning and spice. The dining room was neat and clean and the staff was very friendly. Can't wait to come back again.
A beautiful small piece of Italy in Winter Park. The atmosphere is very well decorated. The food was really good but you have to wait. The sangria was refreshing.
Randomly stopped here for dinner with a friend. The food was good. The entrees took a while to come out, but the waiter comped our appetizer because he noted that we did have to wait a long time. I appreciated that immensely. I’ve been to Park Ave many times and never gave this place a chance, but I will likely be back to try some other menu items in the near future.
My wife and I celebrated our 26th Anniversary! We were greeted “Happy Anniversary” multiple times. Ask for Nick…his service was personable and he went above and beyond to make our experience wonderful.
My wife had the pesto with Scallops and one of the owners (Michael) had the chef make a special spicy marinara and Grilled shrimp for me that was not on menu (Spicy Shrimp Fra Diavolo). We also started with the must have Salmon Bruschetta as well as the calamari. The house salad and dressing was very good! And we finished the night off with double espressos and their signature apple pie cheese cake. All the food was exceptional, well presented and came in large portions. First class all the way!
Decent spot for dinner. Service was great. Morgan did an excellent job being attentive and engaging. Food was decent. Not the greatest Italian food I've ever had but good. Clean and well run.
This Italian restaurant is a five star place for service and food. The waiter was excellent, very attentive. The food was delicious.
I had the bruschetta caprese for appetizer and the fettuccine carbonara with blackened chicken for the main course paired with their delicious house red sangria. I topped the evening off with a cappuccino after dinner.
The bread was perfectly baked and had a perfect crust, crumb, and crunch. The carbonara had just the right kick and the blackened chicken was perfectly done, juicy and flavorful.
My friend had linguine with clams served with the white sauce and paired with a white Riesling which he described as fragrant and an ideal match for his meal.
This restaurant has a distinctly tuscan atmosphere with the decor mimicking brick construction and old, worn stucco.
A good pick for dinner on a Saturday night.
Lovely Italian restaurant next to the scenic Central Park.
Staff is phenomenal; attentive without hovering.
So many delicious gluten free options! The truffle fries are fabulous as well.
I had a phenomenal time at this restaurant, my food and sangria was on point, atmosphere was good, and best of all my server Morgan was amazing and made the experience even better! She is friendly, was always making sure things was right, introduced herself and even have menu recommendations!! Over all good experience.
We ate here for my husband’s birthday. It was so delicious! I would come back for the Greek salad alone.
Delicious food and service. 1000% recommend. Really nice to go on a date.
One of the best shrimp carbonara I've ever had. Relaxed and calm atmosphere, pleasant to enjoy with friends and family. Good presentation and portion. I took my half to go. The service was excellent. I'll be right back. I totally recommend it. After eating, just take a walk around the area.
Amazing! Enjoyed their veal piccata and the spaghetti with meatballs! Their bread service was exceptional as well.
Our first time trying this place.
The menu has variety of options for Pizza, Pasta, a lot of chicken options, handful of seafood options, and I believe few beef options.
I tried Primavera pasta with olive oil and garlic sauce with blackened chicken.
My wife tried the seared tuna since they were out of Salmon and other fish that she wanted to order.
My good was delicious. Meanwhile it had extra olive oil sitting in plate and somehow salty for me.
Other thing i would like to bring to your attention is that when you order pasta or seafood, you can order side of salad or soup optional for extra charge. However, our server was trying to trick you and instead is asking “would you like to add soup or salad as side?” He was asking “Do you want soup or salad on side?” Which the price was few dollars and I never care about it but the approach is not professional.
Overall they get 3 to 4 star. To be fair, let’s give them 4!
Quality food in a nice atmosphere. They've been here a long time. Server was very nice and helpful. Mussels were fantastic. Flatbread was good, not amazing. Kid's fries were very good, but burger overcooked/charred for medium well. Merlot choice was great. Pricey for what you're getting, but it's expected on Park Ave.
Always have delicious food, we've made visiting them into a family tradition for every black Friday, and we are never disappointed. Normally I have the chicken marsala, which is quite good, but this last time I had a blackened chicken carbonara that was insanely good, and is my new favorite!
My shrimp Alfredo was marvelous! I loved it. We sat outside and the weather was perfect. Excellent service. The other two diners loved their choices as well, also shrimp dishes.
I loved the Greek salad so much, I promised our server I’d write a poem in iambic pentameter about it. A promise is a promise, but please don’t judge me.
Here we go:
Ode to a Greek Salad
O Greek Salad, a feast for eyes and tongue,
Crisp lettuce, tomatoes, all in a song.
Black olives, red onions, flavors so fine,
Wayne, our waiter, service divine.
In every forkful, a burst of delight,
Each bite, a journey, our taste buds ignite.
Wayne, a maestro of service and care,
His smile, a beacon, beyond compare..
Pleasant ambience with good service by Peter. Thank you for your vegetarian suggestions. We ordered Cheese triangles, fettuccini Alfredo pasta( heavy garlic flavor, which was the best part for me) and they both tasted good.
My husband says this place is good for dates 😉
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