Cafe D'Antonio - Celebration

Took my Dad here for his 67th birthday dinner. There were 12 of us and we all had something different so I got to try a bunch of things. Everything was wonderful. I thought my entree, the gnocchi, was the best I've had anywhere. The short ribs were excellent too. For dessert, you absolutely must try the creme brûlée. The service and atmosphere were decent. Nothing exceptional but not bad either. But the location is really a treat. We visited on the night of a car show and really enjoyed walking around afterwards. It was the perfect end to a great meal.

My husband and I love this place, we have never had s bad experience here. The staff are so friendly and on point, they sre very quick to greet and serve you. The food always come out fantastic. Well done!!

One of my favorite places in Celebration. The food here is fantastic and not overly priced given the area. They have an extensive wine list and make some excellent cocktails. I highly recommend the Chicken Parmesan or the Chicken Marsala. Both are a great choice.

The food here was FANTASTIC. Properly done, properly seasoned and LARGE portioned. Servers didn't "hover", we didn't feel rushed. Everyone was pleasant to talk to. Prices were reasonable for the location (Celebration FL, a Disney community).

Not much of a reviewer, but was compelled to write one for this place. We (wife, kids 9 & 11) had an incredible experience here tonight. Outstanding food and service at a fantastic value. We travel extensively and eat out quite a bit, was thrilled to find this gem 20 minutes from home. We usually go to Celebration once a year for Christmas festivities, but we'll be back soon to dine at D'Antonio.

Delicious premium food and an incredible atmosphere made this experience one to remember! Treated as if our family were the only one in the restaurant with the attention to detail even though it was busy. Cant wait till we come back again!

We had the opportunity to dine here for the first time just a few days ago. It was a rehearsal dinner for the wedding of our daughter and son-in-law to be. So, there was a fairly large group to celebrate. The food was excellent. And, the service staff could not have been more considerate and hard working. Definitely give it a try.

Very nice. I felt a little under dressed, but they assured me I was fine. The prices were very reasonable. I had the clam linguini. It was perfect. It wasn't too spicy, and I'm a slice sissy. The seasoning was perfect! Bread was fresh and had olive oil. Fantastic atmosphere. Highly recommended!

Excellent food. The restaurant itself seemed a little older but the food options tasted great with good portion sizes. I had a calzone which has the perfect blend of cheeses. The bread served was also nice and warm, great way to start the meal. I'm no connoisseur by any means but I was happy with my experience.

I’ve been dining at Cafe D’Antonio since 1999 and I’ve never had a bad meal or bad service. It is our family “treat” and the place we take our relatives and out of town friends for an upscale meal in our beautiful little town. The menu is fantastic. The wood burning oven fills the streets with a wonderful aroma. The service is always top notch. I highly suggest this place.

We came to Florida for the Parks, and were looking around for a great place to eat. We tried the standard foods, and then saw Cafe D'Antonio and thought we would give it a try. Wow! Are we glad we did! The waiters were so professional, and they spoke Italian and it felt like we were in Italy. We sat on the patio and were looking out on the water and the nice temperature of 70 was just amazing. Then, the food came. Not one bad thing out of the four things we ordered. My son had pepperoni pizza which was cheesy and good, I had the braised beef short ribs, which was the hit of the table and so tender it tore apart with a fork. My wife had the Lobster Ravioli which was so creamy and delicious and the lobster was so amazing and tasty. So fresh! My mother in law ordered the Spinach and Cheese ravioli which also was very good. If you are looking for a great place that is authentic and tasty and away from the parks, this is the place to go. I HIGHLY recommend Cafe D'Antonio!!

If you love quality in a meal and you love genuine Italian cuisine, this will be a meal you will remember! From the decor, the servers to the amazing choices on the menu, nothing will compare after eating here. I have to recommend the gnocchi!!! It is absolutely perfect! Soft, perfectly seasoned, little pillows of deliciousness!

I cannot say enough great things about this place! The food was delicious and the service was above and beyond. We had our one year old with us who was not as excited as we were to sit down and eat. Tracy brought over toys for our daughter to play with and even walked her around the restaurant waving to everyone so that we could enjoy the first few bites of our food. I would highly recommend Cafe D’Antonio to everybody!

Had a great meal here 2 times in a row. Very inexpensive and solid wine list. Steaming hot bread and seasoned olive oil to start and quite a large variety on the menu. So much better than any chain Italian food in the area...

I don’t often leave reviews but this was a Wonderful meal, I had the lamb shank and risotto which was amazing! Would highly recommend as somewhere that does good quality freshly cooked food!! Waiter really efficient, food service was a little on the slow side but worth it as everything’s cooked from scratch! Don’t be put off by the receptionist booking tables, a little unfriendly, may just have been busy but welcome could have been friendlier - could easily have been put off getting a table!! All in all this one is worth a visit!

Great restaurant, friendly staff and great food. They had a very large wine selection but seemed to be out of alot of wines we wanted, either bad luck or not stocked I guess. The food was great we had the lasagna and spinach ravioli. Tables came with bread and dipping olive oil. Oth meals and Bread were very good. The outdoor patio is a bit small and fills up fast on nice nights but very nice atmosphere. Will go back again, all the food looked amazing.

Food was ok, but nothing special. Service wasn't very good, though. Shoving dishes into the table without moving things that are in the way, never refilling water, half the table missing silverware. The little town it's in is really cute and looks a bit like Savannah. If you want Italian, it'll do.

Food is quite good as are the portions. Standard Italian fare done well, and somewhat more unusual options as well. Children's menu. Moderate pricing. 1 antipasto, 3 adult pasta/entrees and a child's plus a prosecco was $107 including tip. Not macaroni grill, but neither was the food. Outdoor seating looking at the lake (and events) available.

Good number of pasta dishes, very nice and calm, not busy at all. Relatively good value for money. It feels like a family-run restaurant, however, at times, the waiters can be a bit rude (for the large majority of the time they are very nice). As well as that, it is in Celebration, the Stepford-Wives-esque town created by Walt Disney. All in all, a very nice restaurant.

Very good, but not "excellent" Italian food. Cabacha bread and oil was great. Everything else was "good". We we're pleased, not wowed. Good outdoor atmosphere and in a great location. Service was pleasant, but slow to get our meal. I'd recommend the restaurant though.

A nice little restaurant off the main drag of Orlando where all the parks and tourist places are. Very quiet with a nice view from the patio. We arrived just before the usual dinner rush, so can't really speak to how their service is under a full house. But we were waited on promptly and didn't have any waiting. The food was also good too, and very affordable despite being in the middle of Celebration. If you don't want to do dessert in the restaurant, there's a few places nearby for ice cream or sweets.

Good atmosphere and great food. Had ravioli with one awesome sauce. Food is better than chain restaurants at a reasonable price. Service was above average and the only bad part was that the kitchen was backed up and it took longer than expected for the food to arrive. Overall a good experience.

It was better the first time I came. There are so many goods Italian restaurant this is going to be my last time here

Celebration - the town - is postcard picture pretty. Cafe D'Antonio serves typical, predictable Italian fare. Good food, prices on the higher side, friendly staff, worth a visit.

Food was fantastic. I had the braised short ribs and wife had linguine in clam sauce. Everything was great. Bread and olive oil with Parmesan cheese, very tasty. The three star is for being rushed out of the restaurant. We called and asked if they had any more seating because it was close to closing. They said yes. We got there at 9:45 and they sat us. We passed on getting dessert and a second glass of wine. Sad, I bet the desserts are good also. Bottom line, if you don’t want people there after 10 on a Friday then don’t have a 9:45 seating. We would have made other choices. Also beer list is poor, but so is every place in Celebration. Food was great though.

The staff was not the nicest. We walked in and was not welcomed. There was a large party in front of us so we didn't think much of it at first. After that party was gone it was only us and still nothing. Finally we said "there's 4 of us" and the hostess said to us "oh you're actually staying". The server was polite but took a long time, didn't really offer us anything but water. The food was good, except for the gluten free pasta. I have to be gluten free for health purposes (against my love of all things gluten) and this pasta was pretty bad. I couldn't even finish it because of how bad it was. Everyone else loved their food, a calzone and salmon.

Quality of service was great. Food quality was slightly above average. Interior looked a bit run down; the floor was littered with crumbs, dirt, and even small shards of glass. Still recommend you try this place at least once; best pizza in celebration.

Quality is waning here. We have been long-time patrons of Café D'Antonio, but have noticed that quality of food and service is truly on the decline. In our past two visits (once as a party of six, once as a party of three), food was inconsistent. Two of the pastas were barely luke warm. In a pasta dish with chunks of lobster, the lobster was plentiful but absolutely tasteless and tough. Service is also far less attentive. When we complained about a dish, the waitress just shrugged and said "Well, that's the way we always serve it." She did not offer to fix the problem. The hosts wear a constant air of annoyance instead of their former geniality. That is not to say that there is not good food to be had. Rotisserie items, especially chicken, are excellent and smoky. Fish is generally well prepared. But it is simply no longer the exceptional dining experience we remember.

Nice looking place with great smell of smoked meat as you enter. Unfortunately don't think you will eat anything between 3 and 5pm as the place is closed. Dinner was nice but my pizza order was missing 2 ingredients... not a lot of apologies received and the same pizza, but "fixed" came back... tap water had taste of chlorine so we ordered a bottle.

Perfectly serviceable. Came here to avoid the chains on the main drag by the hotel. A solid Italian restaurant that will satisfy a wide range of tastes. Nothing spectacular, but nothing bad either. And downtown Celebration is great for post-meal perambulation.

The food is usually good, but not really great. Pricing is reasonable. Food usually comes out quickly unless they are very busy. The staff is hit-or-miss. Sometimes we will have somebody really friendly and attentive, some days it seems the wait staff would rather be somewhere else. I would have given them for stars, but there was a dead fly in my silverware roll the last time we went.

It’s so unfortunate because I am a former resident in Celebration and the food here is wonderful but the service is just ridiculous. Every single time I come here to eat with my family the food has always been consistent but the service is just terrible. No waitstaff in this restaurant have any personality. I came on Wednesday evening of last week and my family and I came in around 8 30pm. We sat in the indoor patio. We had two different waiters attending us and it was just dreadful. You can tell they weren’t communicating and it was a different story each table visit. We had to ask for things multiple times and nothing. Towards the end we received the check and both waiters were just starring at us through the window from inside for us to pay while we were trying to enjoy our desert and it wasn’t even closing time yet. We felt so rushed and it was just an uncomfortable visit there. If it wasn’t for the food we wouldn’t come back so frequently. This should be addressed. No costumers want to feel this way. And no waitstaff should treat guest this way ether.

The food is okay. The service was rather disappointing. We had to me make it request known for 3 times before the bread arrived to the table. By then, the entree had already arrived. And we also had to listen to the server complaining about the person who's supposed to bring the bread to us that she's done telling that kid to bring the bread. Oh well, I guess the customer has to suffer then!? Anyway, the Tiramisu was good though!

Placed an order to go for lobster ravioli. Got back to the hotel. Nope spinach and cheese. I don't get to the area often. Been waiting two years. I always make a trip here for the best lobster ravioli. First time I couldn't give you a five star.

First off I'm a Professional chef👨🏿‍🍳 for a fine Dining italian restaurant!! The food at this restaurant was flat out tasteless, the alfredo sauce tasted like milk with little if no parmesan. It was definitely made from scratch because bag bought sauce has some taste. The location on the other hand is phenomenal, it's sad the food taste like💩 I will definitely never return to this restaurant. I heard the pizza joint across the street was amazing tho😂🤣

Have been having a club dinner there in the banquet room for years, around 50 attendees. Food has always been good, plentiful but service sketchy, one wait staff for 20 diners. This year it was horrible, one wait staff for almost 45 diners. Poor Jaquie was overwhelmed. We had to go to the bar for drinks. Wine served was not what was ordered. A whole table was not served desert. Many of us have told the club organizers we will not participate in a club diner there again.

There were a lot of things that left us with a negative experience. First of all, as a general health issue, the way they handle their bread service is not hygienic. After getting served bread I noticed I was facing the service area where they cut and store it, and every time it was taken out to cut, they all used their hands without any concern of washing them at any point. The bread is then cut, sometimes some used a towel other times just their hands, but regardless, placed in the basked again using unwashed hands. We got to see it all, seeing one of the servers tuck in their shirt and adjust their pants, put away tip money, go look through their purse, etc. Every time continuing to cut/serve the bread and never washing. After looking at this, we lost appetite for the rest of the meal. It didn't help to have lackluster service and a dining experience with laughable tiny portions. We decided to go there for the Magical Dining month and other than the entry, the appetizers (especially the eggplant) literally made us laugh at how small it was. The same thing happened with their chocolate dessert. To top things off, the Tiramisu that was a decent portion was dry and tasteless. We use Magical Dining to explore new restaurants that we'd want to return to. After this experience not only would I never come back, but we were so grossed out with their lack of concern for hygiene that we've started telling our friends and family as well. Please don't come here, it's a surprise people have not gotten sick.

We were one of three families in the restaurant and it took more than 45 minutes for our food to arrive. When our food did arrive, everyone had their food except for one party member who had to wait an extra 5 minutes for their food. The food itself was decent but the wait time and odd service completely detracted from the flavor of the food. I used the restroom while there and as soon as I walked in, I saw an advertisement for their soap that I could buy while I was at the rest which honestly did not help the overall experience.

The calimari we ordered was salty, soft, and room temperature. Three of us ordered chicken and pasta plates, two of the chicken breasts were bland and the third was not fully cooked (pink in the middle). Most of the pasta was decent, but didn't have enough sauce, one plate had cold pasta. The kids pizza was hot and delicious. The wine was very good and the bread was fresh and hot, very good. Nice atmosphere but the price is high with low quality food that can be dangerous if you were to eat undercooked chicken unknowingly. I can't recommend this place unless you're just going to get wine and bread.

Poor service, mediocre food at best, and filthy restrooms. Ran out of water before my entree came, and never recieved a refill. The gratuity was already added to our bill due to being a party of 8, and I think our waiter took full advantage of that. Our food took 45 minutes to come out and we were left needing things. A woman I bumped into in the restroom commented she'd been here several times and never had such terrible service. I wouldn't recommend to anyone.