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Cariera's Fresh Italian

Cariera's Fresh Italian

1041 S Dillard St, 34787, Winter Garden, United States

Pizza • Vegan • Italian • Delivery Services


"My sister and I had our first visit to Cariera 's, a family owned restaurant, for lunch about a week ago. We grabbed the menus, sat at a booth, made our selections and then went up to very friendly Cashier/Waitress Valerie to prepay our meals and tips. I had the Fried Calamari, Shrimp Crab Ravioli ala Vodka, fruit infused red sangria and for dessert, Limoncello cake. Sis had the Lasagna. Everything was delicious (see pics)! The calamari was seasoned crispy on the outside but light and tender on the inside. The ravioli didn 't have as much crab as I would have liked but plenty of shrimp. The vodka sauce was creamy and cheesy. Even the garlic roll was fresh and warm. Everything was perfect and there was plenty leftovers to feed us a couple more days. The owner and Valerie and other servers checked on us periodically throughout our meal. The food, welcoming atmosphere and excellent customer service provided our first-time visit with a very happy, delightful experience! There are plenty of veggie and vegetarian options and a $10 'Little Bambinos ' menu. Cariera 's is located in a strip mall with plenty of parking except handicapped spaces are limited. We plan to return to try different things on the menu and would highly recommend for indoor and/or carry out meals with family, friends and visitors.Vegetarian options: They offer a side of veggies for $7.50 including broccoli, mushrooms, asparagus and spinach. You can also substitute veggies for pasta on entrees for $3.50.Kid-friendliness: Little Bambinos $10 menu.Parking: Strip mall parking. Only one handicapped parking space."

Clove And Cardamom

Clove And Cardamom

6000 Merriweather Dr B115, Columbia, United States Of America

Fish • Pizza • Healthy • Chicken


"We were looking forward to a Christmas day meal and were excited this restaurant was open and had reservations. After booking our table for 2:45, I received an email on Christmas Eve telling us their kitchen closes at 2:45, and asking us to come early. That was odd, but I coordinated with my party to arrive at 2:15. Odd that I was able to book a reservation at the time the kitchen closed but ok, we could accommodate. In the midst of Christmas Eve and Christmas day activities, I forgot to respond to the message. I received a phone call on Christmas morning asking if I was going to honor my reservation, and I said yes, and that we were planning on coming at 2:15 if they still wanted us to arrive early and they confirmed that would work. We arrived at 2:10, and there were lots of empty tables, but the host said our table wasn't ready. We pointed to a booth (we had 3 children in the party and he said that it was dirty (there was a lot of spilled rice on the floor, but the table was set with silverware, etc. . We said we didn't care, but he said that he was waiting for a two top to leave so he could push their table next to an open four top. We said we'd wait for them to clean, but he looked so uncomfortable that we said we'd take the toddlers out for a walk to kill time until 2:15. We came back at 2:15 and the two top still hadn't left, the rice underneath the booth still hadn't been swept up... The host said he'd squeeze us into a five top that was right next to a booth and a Christmas tree, and we declined. We said we'd wait for the booth. Two staff members came over to sweep the floor, and in the meantime the party in a different large booth opened up and they cleared that table and sat us there. The half swept rice was left underneath the first booth for at least half of our meal. On top of all this, the food was lackluster nothing special but the prices were high and the service was haphazard. Needless to say, we will not be returning."