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Midtown Table

Midtown Table

5016 Gate PkwyFL 32256, 32256-8181, Jacksonville, United States

Full • Pasta • Italian • Bar-lounge


"After enjoying the wide variety of established Medure brothers restaurants, we were excited to try Midtown Table for a birthday lunch with friends. When we walked in I couldn’t help but notice the beautiful decor. It’s bright, think light not obnoxious, and not crammed in crowded. Off to a good start! The menu offers a wide range of options that all sounded great. We ordered the truffle fries for a shared table starter. While the fries were cooked to perfection the amount of salt was off putting. No real truffle flavor could be found through the mound of salt. Yikes! We forged ahead. My hubs got the white pizza, friend one had their hand cut fettuccine and added chicken as well as shrimp. Friend two ordered fettuccine Alfredo. As for moi, I had the chicken Cesar salad. Everything came out in a timely manner and all together. Love that! Hubby said pizza was good but needed more sauce. It had almost none at all. Both pasta dishes got happy thumbs up. And know a chicken Cesar is not an exciting lunch option but hey, I’m not 20 anymore and have to watch what I eat! Hehehe I was really let down by my choice. I had really high hopes as this IS a Medurs establishment. The lettuce was crisp and cold, the tomato’s fresh and plum. The chicken was hot and beautifully grilled. My mouth was watering! I couldn’t wait to taste my salad. The chicken was indeed grilled to perfection but I think they must have used all the salt on the fries as there was so little seasoning on my chicken it was surprisingly and honestly a let down. The reason I give 3 stars is the food. The brothers are well known for amazing food and this didn’t deliver. I wish it had as everything else was great! I wish I could remember our servers name since she was a joy! I can tell you she wears a unique necklace with a pearl in it! If you can identify her please give her my sincere kudos! We may give midtown another try for dinner but not any time soon."

Timpano

Timpano

1610 W. Swann Avenue Tampa, FL 33606, 33606-2540, United States

Bars • Meat • Steak • Seafood


"This was the third and final time that I’ll be dining at Timpano’s. I went to celebrate my birthday with my brother because I have always held the restaurant in high regard. The first time I went was about a year ago and everything was great besides the parm to table experience. The pasta was undercooked, not aldente, cold and almost flavorless. The rest of the meal was so fantastic I didn’t even care that their flagship dish was subpar. The second time I went was good, but not as great as the first time. The food was simply inconsistent with the depth of flavor and texture that was delivered the first time. Nothing that would keep me from not returning. The same can’t be said about this final visit to Timpano’s… We were seated quickly and greeted by our waitress who asked us for our drinks and said she’d be back to take our order as usual. It took about 5-10 minutes to get our water, not a great sign. But again, I liked this place so I thought nothing of it. We ordered our appetizers which were half a dozen oysters, two orders of calamari, two Caesar salads, burrata, and octopus. The burrata was very sour and you could taste the plastic wrap and baking sheet that it was stored in. Not the freshest tasting cheese I’ve ever had. The first calamari was cooked well and was hot, the second was over cooked and cold. The first Caesar salad had plenty of dressing on it and the second did not. Also, the Caesar salads were full of kale stems. The octopus was overdone and tasted like pork cracklings from a gas station. The best food we had the entire night was the raw oysters, the only thing on the menu that didn’t require any work from the kitchen besides shucking them. I think this says a lot about how things were run this night. For the main course we had three orders of pappardelle which was supposed to have ground short rib and prosciutto. The pasta was so poorly cooked that it was truly inedible. It tasted like it came from a can. The manager could care less."