Ventura's Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar - Longboat Key, Florida

Alex S.

What an AMAZING experience. I ordered the bruschetta appetizer, chicken parm dinner, and pesto pasta on the side. Incredible, authentic Italian dishes. So good I had to take a picture mid-meal! I asked the bartender, J-9, for low calorie drinks and she delivered!! Amazing. Not to mention the beautiful view of the water and the great staff and owners.

Richard K.

Had a wonderful lunch here. Very authentic pesto pasta and a bolognese tagliatelle. The salad was perfect with a really fresh dressing with just the right amount of sweetness. They have remodeled since the hurricanes and place looks fresh and clean. Great service. Just what we were looking for today.

Rich F.

Would you pay $35 for this small pizza with 1-2 pieces of tiny pineapple cubes per slice? Oh, they overcharged us $10 when we questioned it & they admitted that…so, $25 for a small pineapple pizza without maybe 50c of pineapple added. Their thick crust is fine, but this was like cardboard and cheap…for $25.

We’re trying to support local…maybe thin pizza shouldn’t be on the menu.

A K.

Deb and her team at Ventura's were fabulous with helping me cater my spouses surprise 50th birthday party. I was planning everything from Delaware via phone and email. Deb was great at helping me pick out the menu and referring me to a company who could help with service at the party. Everything went smoothly and everyone raved about the food. I don't think I had any leftovers. It was so good, I took my spouse to the restaurant for dinner so we could enjoy the food again, just the 2 of us:)

FYI- menu we had for the party - caprese, salad, meatballs, garlic bread, chicken marsala, penne bolognese, eggplant parm, italian cookies and cannoli's.

brynn B.

Interior is nice. Women’s bathroom is poorly set up. The large stall is hard to lock and it doesn’t close completely. There was a bit of a gap at the bottom of the door. We ordered one pizza and it took about 45 minutes to receive our food. The server barely checked on us and failed to ask us how everything was. Very disappointing. Looks promising but the food and overall experience were mediocre.

Linda C.

We had such a wonderful waitress, Devon, who made our delicious dinner even more special! All that Devon recommended was absolutely delicious. We all loved our dishes. Everything was so delicious. We will be back and we highly recommends it. We were there with our daughter and granddaughter and we all enjoyed our evening so much. We had to eat outside because I’m very immune compromised. It was very nice outside listening to the fish jump out of the water! The ambiance of the restaurant inside seemed very nice as we walked through.

Richard A.

Consistently tasty, fresh, well prepared, and delicious. We have never had a bad meal at Ventura’s. Thank you Deb and Mike . Tonight we had the Chicken parmigiana and Eggplant parmigiana: the chicken was perfectly breaded, a great portion size and the sauce so flavorful. The Eggplant was fresh, perfectly flavored and breaded, and nice thickness . The accompanying house salad is fantastic and beautifully chopped. The side of bread was fresh and the accompanying red sauce was very flavorful. Whether you take out ( we did tonight) or eat in the cozy restaurant, Ventura’s is a gem on Whitney Beach.

Avery W.

This place was incredible, and Robbie, our server, was absolutely so fun and sweet. The owners let us try fresh mint and oregano that they cut right in front of us. The outside view of the water with lights after sunset was stunning. Beautiful place for pics. The starter bread set the stage for it all. Hard not to fill up on just that. Food itself was super special - the Penne Portifino was top tier. Lobster Ravioli and NY style pizza was also very special. Thanks Robbie and all!