Chef’s of Napoli III

It was on the better side of decent. I use the Olive Garden as the middle of the road, average Italian restaurant. This place was about that. Average. Prices reflect a better than average food experience. Service was pleasant. Atmosphere was louder than we would have liked, but multiple parties were in the «large party room» at the same time. Kids menu and prices were not great. She preferred mine and hers went untouched. I tried it and can’t say I blamed her.

Came for lunch with a large group of ladies. We were more ladies than the reservations were called for, but the staff, mostly our server, made sure we could all be seated together by moving a few tables & chairs. Shannon, our server, was indeed attentive to all our needs. The food was delicious & everyone seemed to enjoy their meal. The only thing that could be improved upon is serving the meal hot. Most of ours were only warm.

I have to say, I absolutely love this place. They have never seemed to fail on making me delighted. Their hand tossed pizza is my all time favorite but they never fail with their veal marsala and pastas. i met the owner and he was so very nice and it is one of my top favorite restaurants to eat at. Heres also a video of one of my visits.

I’d wanted to try this place since it opened but it always seemed to be packed. Finally my friend and I gave it a try. We both ordered different «specials». She had the pork with risotto and soup. I tried a pasta dish made with little pouches of pasta filled with marscapone cheese and pear with a house salad. The food was good and there was a strolling guitar player singing Italian ballads. The prices were the part that wasn’t special! The pork was at a minimum double the price of anything else on the menu and mine was around $ 5 more then the highest price dish! $ 32.00 and$ 20 respectively. Our fault we didn’t ask! This is pretty much a medium Italian restaurant. Not really worth going back.

We took my family here for my Mother’s birthday and the good was wonderful and the service was exceptional. My son had pizza — very authentic to Italy. I had the chicken special — very fresh. Would also recommend the lobster ravioli and tagliatelle. It is priced well for fresh food that is homemade!

This is by far one of the best! Outside of the Villages, good food, good people, good all around. We ordered pizza for takeout and it was delicious. We have also dined in, the service was great. Go here! Best authentic Italian in the area.

Tyler was are waitress pretty women did great job. We had chief pizza. It’s was amazing. Great full giant pizza with tons of flavor. It was like the Greek pizza we ate in Greece. Greek pizza best pizza in world. Because it’s like eating a meal. This was a meal. Italian pizza very thin. So when I when to Italy I was disappointed. New York pizza better. Greek Pizza way better. This place has great pizza. Also loved the Italian music in restaurant. Also loved fresh bread it was amazing. This place was 5 stars to me. Way to go Tyler.

We went here with a party of 5 when visiting the Villages. On a Thursday night there was a 45 minute wait so we sat, or standed, at the 3 seat bar having some drinks. After about an hour the bartender checked on the status of our table for us, he found out that she forgot to put our beeper device in the system and that is why we weren’t yet seated! About 10 minutes later we had a table. The waitress was very courteous and attentive, but it took 50 minutes to get dinner. The food was good though, all pretty fresh tasting. We did get a complimentary desert of cannoli. The place is very nicely decorated, and while waiting there is a used motorcycle dealership and golf cart shop to explore.

Ordered Stromboli & garlic knots to go as our first shot at this new Italian restaurant in our neighborhood. Both exceeded our expectations for quantity as this turned out to be enough food for two meals each. Our only negative was the sheer amount of garlic on the knots. Holy moly! It took 24 hours to clear the aroma from the house, the car and the garage. We’ll know to ask them to tone it down a bit next time as we were sufficiently impressed to want to try more of their entrees. Price? $ 30 including tip. Very fair for what we got.

I went while visiting my parents. It was very crowded but the waitstaff did a great job. The homemade bread and dipping oil was nice to start and the salads came out fast. Their house «creamy garlic» dressing was amazing. Our meals came out right away and everyone’s meal were exactly what they wanted. Their pizza looked amazing too. I will be going back when I’m in town!

Sure I still give it 3 stars. A $ 74.95 bill for 2 in the Villages, however, makes me want to remove a star. If I’m going to be charged like that, then I want the service to match. No sloppiness of not refilling water nor bread along with leaving numerous plastic butter containers and dirty plates strewn about the table. My special pasta was $ 18.95 — totally fine at a Batali restaurant but not a hole in the wall in a shopping plaza on a busy street Wildwood without me being informed beforehand. That’s what is so very upsetting around the Villages — to have a hodgepodge experience and pass it off as something it is not.
We didn’t have dessert this time but were informed the tiramisu is the one homemade item.
We were delighted to have Lambrusco on the menu. Reminds me of sitting outside at Da Silvano in the West Village.
Oh pizza did have plenty of garlic but a soggy crust. Getting warmer and warmer to good NYC pizza but still lacking.
I don’t think I’ll return here. I prefer the interesting pastas and more refined service at Confessore in Fruitland Park.

One star for the hard working attentive busboy and one for the guitarist who never repeated a song as he sang to every table and got folks to join in.
They seated us and immediately served us garlic olive oil for dipping and bread. The bread was dense and doughy and had no crust. It was not Italian Bread. Then our waitress came to take our drink order and dinner order. We asked her to give us a few minutes. She came back and we ordered. The table behind us was seated and their waitress bought over water first, then took the drink order and then recited and described all the specials.
Really, there were specials?
Food was hot but mediocre.
Why is the parking lot full? Perhaps it is the same folks behind us who got 3 drink refills and four (4!) bread refills and split the entrée order plus 1 extra side salad. I was betting there would be a fifth bread refill but we couldn’t wait to leave.

So the food was no better than the front door staff. my meal was removed from my bill. Not worth the wait!

They start you with some outstanding bread and olive oil dip. Then I ordered the Shrimp Francese, a nice amount of shrimp in a classic lemon/​wine sauce. It was outstanding. My wife had the Lasagna Napollet and said it was fabulous. The Caposaldo Chianti was a perfect compliment to the meal.
Service by 39 Eric was perfect
We’ll be back

Waited forty five min. after being seated. People came in after us, had dinner and drinks and left and our food wasn’t served yet. Ordered special, procuto was not
Eatable, all fat. Really let down, will not go back.

Terrible service. High prices. Food watery with small plate. I had the worst chicken Marsala I’ve ever had in any restaurant.

I only visit Central Florida for a few days each year, visiting my Villages-​adjacent mother after Christmas. We enjoyed a lovely lunch and I look forward to making Chefs of Napoli III an annual tradition.
When you enter this cute and rustic space, you forget that you’re in a strip mall in Florida. The service is warm, welcoming, and attentive and broad menu offers the full range of traditional Italian fare at reasonable prices. The portions are generous, as well: I finished every savory scrap of my chicken parmigiana and didn’t need to eat the rest of the day; my mother took half of her chicken Milanese home for dinner.
See you next Christmas!

Great authentic Italian food, finally here in The Villages! Plenty of parking — if you go for dinner after all the other shops close. It is not possible to use your golf cart to this location. They will take reservations for large parties or groups only, otherwise you will have to wait for a table. I wish more establishments used OpenTable here. The waiting area seats could use some back rests, since the seating is up against the wall and it is not a very comfortable waiting area. The food is worth the wait though! They also have a waiting area outside.
Kevin Bell
Retired In The Villages, FL
(Lady Lake)

Our first visit. We eat out a lot and chefs of Napoli will now be our favorite restaurant. Everything was outstanding. Service could not have been better. The bread was right out of the oven and excellent. We finished two baskets.
We had fried calamari for appetizer. Cooked perfectly. Not too salty. Very light breading. Sauce was very good. Wife had Piscatore which was a large plate of various seafood on linguini with white sauce. The seafood was not overcooked and very fresh. The linguini was perfect al dente and the sauce was to die for. I had clams with the same white sauce. Excellent.
For dessert we shared a big dish of Spumoni ice cream which was not on the menu. Nice presentation and very good.
This is the best Italian restaurant in The Villages area.

The food is delicious! I had veal Marsala and my husband had veal Parmesan. Tender and flavorful. Home made creamy Italian salad dressing. Fresh bread with light dipping oil. Nice wine offerings as well.
They were making pizza and sandwiches near us and everything looked fresh and home made. They have carry out as well as sit down dining.
The staff was friendly and efficient. Owner was present.
There was a wide screen TV showing scenes of Italy. I hear they bring chef’s from Italy to do their cooking.
Next time, I will be sure to order light so I can try the cannoli’s. This looks like a welcome addition to our area. We will return soon.