I wish I could give more stars… Growing up in a household eating authentic Italian food, I have never been able to find a restaurant that can deliver the same flavors. Stumbled upon this place and could not be more grateful. I wish I lived in Orlando so I could eat here regularly. If you haven’t tried yet you need too.
Fantastic Italian family restaurant. We happen to come during Happy Hour and prices were very reasonable. Clams were delicious. Bread dipped in butter sauce was to die for. Peasant soup was delicious. Old Fashioned was perfectly executed.
Overall a wonderful experience and highly recommended
Peperoncino is a hidden gem that brings a piece of southern Italy to Orlando. We stumbled upon this place on the hunt for pizza and prosecco. We met another local couple during our first visit who rated this restaurant far above local Michelin star restaurants. The server team of 4 make us feel at home and constantly raise the bar. Chef Barbara is a magician in the kitchen. We continue to return for the exceptional food, service, and ambiance.
Hands down, mine and my wife's favorite date night!!! The chef is amazing at what she does and was very accommodating! Food, as always, is fresh, and the service is impeccable! Thank you for bringing some of the best Italian down here in florida! THANK YOU, CHEF!
This little Italian restaurant is a lovely surprise when looking for authentic Italian food, everything we ordered was delicious and you can see and taste how Chef and owner cooks everything with attention to detail.
Found this gem just by chance. Raul greeted us and waited on us throughout the evening. He is very knowledgeable and friendly which made our evening extra special. Took a chance on the house red wine and it was top-notch. Chicken parmesan and pasta carbonara were ordered and enjoyed immensely. We will definitely back!
Great Italian restaurant located in the Dellagio Plaza in Dr Phillips on Restaurant Row. The restaurant is small, so consider calling for a reservation. The Bruschetta and Garlic and Oil were our favorite. The pizza was a bit greasy, but great taste!
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I made a reservation here with my family for my mom's birthday and came here with my family. We got multiple dishes such as the truffle gnocchi, the carbonara, the calzone pizza , the bruschetta, and a specialty seafood pasta. The star of the night was definitely the truffle gnocchi. The sauce was very rich and creamy and the dish was delicious. The pasta is made in house I believe and it all tasted very fresh and flavorful. However, a slight critique I have is that protein is an additional charge, about $10 per dish. However, even after paying for protein only a few small pieces were added. If an additional charge is being added for protein, more should be added per plate. However the portions were quite filling but still pricey to not even include meat.
The service was alright, but it did take a long time to place an order and then to receive the food. It was a Thursday, so The restaurant wasn't even very busy. Overall the menu did have many options that give me an incentive to come back.
The story of how we found out about this place is pretty funny. We were standing in line for Via Napoli at EPCOT and an older guy was talking to a woman behind him in English and what I assume was Italian. Anyways, he told this lady about this restaurant. So I figured why not try it, I'm part Italian and I love Italian. Man was this place on point. It's a quaint little place that no tourist would ever know is there. Very small but homely. The waiter was extremely nice, he was very thorough and explained everything in great detail. The food was out of this world. Maybe the best Italian my mother, wife and I have ever had. The calamari was just okay, carrabbas still owns the market on that. But their bread was incredible. Their pasta delicious. Even their house wine was good! We will definitely be going back!
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Pepperoncino is the unassuming, hidden local restaurant that smacks you up the side of the face for not discovering it sooner. In fact, we didn’t even mean to eat here, as we were going to try a sushi place a few doors down. But, when that place was insanely busy we backtracked and tried this. I think we ended up better off here.
Everything is house made! All the noodles are made from scratch and wow can you taste it, it’s a level up from your typical pasta dishes. I got the squid ink pasta and it tasted so good I wanted to keep eating way beyond being full because it was so delicious (that’s a huge compliment from me).
Beyond this, our waiter Carlos was quite the character. He was a picturesque waiter who had seriously great answers to any of our questions and described dishes and flavor profiles to the nines. And he was super attentive, I was beyond impressed.
The overall experience really blew me away here. This is one you mark down and don’t let pass by because you will severely miss out!
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