Amelia's Italian Cuisine

3.6

1428 Reviews

$31 to $50

Italian

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 3, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 4 times today

Charming
Neighborhood gem
Good for special occasions

Gainesville's Finest Italian Cuisine for over 30 years! Located downtown in the Sun Center (Behind the Hippodrome). Amelia's brings you back to its Northern Italian cuisine roots with top quality food, service, and ambiance.

Order delivery or takeout

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian, Seafood, Steak
Hours of operation
Dinner Tue–Sun 5:00 pm–8:30 pm
Phone number
(352) 373-1919
Website
https://ameliasgnv.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Andy Fass
Private party facilities
Depending on availability, our Tuscan Rose Room can accommodate your party of up to 40 people.

Location
235 S. Main Street #107, Gainesville, FL 32601
Neighborhood
Gainesville
Cross street
Behind the Hippodrome Theatre! Make sure to park in a non-numbered space
Parking details
Free parking available in the Sun Center East Parking lot (East lot is near Alter-Ego Fitness accessable off 2nd place)
Additional
Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Offers

1/2 OFF Bottled Wines
Multiple dates available
Tue - 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Bottled wines are 1/2 OFF menu price

Popular dishes

Bruschetta (V)$14.00
Diced plum Tomatoes, Basil, Parmesan, Garlic, Olive Oil; served on Toast. Vegetarian.
Bocconcino di Caprese (V)(GF)$15.00
Fresh Mozzarella, Plum Tomatoes & Basil drizzled with Olive Oil & Herbs. Vegetarian & Gluten-Free
Frittura di Calamari$16.00
Flash-fried lightly breaded squid with our House-made Marinara sauce
Crostini NY (V)$16.00
House-made spinach & artichoke parmesan cream; garlic crostini. Vegetarian.
Portobellos (V)$16.00
Thin sliced portobellos sauteed with garlic, white wine, basil, & butter
Prosciutto e Mozzarella $16.00
Italian ham with fresh mozzarella drizzled with olive oil & herbs.
Rollatini di Melenzane (V)$15.00
Eggplant rolled with Ricotta & Mozzarella baked in Marinara sauce. Vegetarian.
Vongole Positano (GF)$14.00
Cedar Key Clams steamed in a White Wine sauce with Basil, Garlic & Oil. Gluten-Free.

Pasta & Vegetarian Entrees

Entrées include House Salad - Substitute *Caesar Salad $4.00 - Add Chicken $5.00 - Add Shrimp $6.00

Fettucini Alfredo (V)$23.00
Fettucini pasta in our parmesan cream sauce
Linguini Pesto (V)$23.00
Linguini pasta tossed in our creamy basil pesto sauce. Vegetarian.
Linguini Bolognese$25.00
Linguini tossed with house sauce, ground beef, carrots, and onions
Lasagna al Forno$25.00
Layered pasta with ground beef, Italian sausage, ricotta, parmesan, house sauce, and mozzarella
Manicotti al Forno (V)$23.00
Stuffed pasta tubes with ricotta, mozzarella, and parmesan; baked in house sauce and mozzarella. Vegetarian.
Capellini Puttanesca (V)$25.00
Angel hair pasta with garlic, olives, capers, basil, and marinara
Penne alla Vodka e Salsiccia$30.00
Penne tossed in a Creamy Vodka sauce with Portobellos, Spinach, and grilled Sausage
Ziti alla Sorrentino (V)$23.00
penne pasta baked with house sauce, ricotta, parmesan, and mozzarella cheese. Vegetarian.

Pollo Entrees

Entrées are served over Linguini pasta and include a House Salad - Substitute *Caesar Salad $4.00

Pollo alla Parmigiana$27.00
Breaded chicken breast baked with house sauce, parmesan, and mozzarella cheeses
Suprema di Pollo Piccata$27.00
Chicken sautéed in White Wine, Lemon & Capers; served over sautéed Spinach
Suprema di Pollo Inverno $28.00
Chicken with Artichokes, Capers, White Wine & Lemon
Suprema di Pollo Marsala$27.00
Chicken sautéed in White Wine, Lemon & Capers; served over sautéed Spinach
Suprema di Pollo Sorrentino$29.00
Pan seared egg-battered chicken breast topped with eggplant, prosciutto, basil, and mozzarella; light marinara sauce

Veal Entrees

Entrées are served over Linguini pasta and include a House Salad - Substitute *Caesar Salad $4.00

Vitello Parmigiana$31.00
Breaded veal scallopini baked with house sauce, mozzarella, and parmesan cheeses
Vitello Francese$31.00
Veal Scallopini sautéed with White Wine, Lemon & Butter; served over sautéed Spinach
Vitello Picatta$31.00
Veal Scallopini sautéed with White Wine, Lemon & Capers; served over sautéed Spinach
Vitello Marsala$31.00
Veal Scallopini sautéed with Marsala Wine & Mushrooms
Vitello Sorrentino$33.00
Veal Scallopini sautéed with White Wine, Lemon & Butter; served over sautéed Spinach

Seafood Entrees

Shrimp Amelia$25.00
Sauteed shrimp with garlic, white wine, lemon, paprika, basil, & butter; served over linguini
Shrimp Fra Diavolo$25.00
Sauteed shrimp with garlic, basil, and spicy marinara sauce; served over linguini
Linguini & Clams$20.00
Steamed Cedar Key clams, garlic, white wine, served over linguini pasta; in red or white sauce
Grouper Mugnaia$29.00
Pan seared grouper with garlic, white wine, olives, capers, lemon, basil, and butter
Grouper Italiano$29.00
Pan seared grouper with garlic, basil, and marinara
Salmon Zingara$35.00
Grilled Salmon in a Garlic Marinara with Olives, Capers, & Lemon

Desserts / Coffee

Tiramisu$6.50
Espresso dipped ladyfinger cookies layered with mascarpone and cocoa; chocolate sauce
Cannoli$6.50
Sweetened ricotta piped into a flaky pastry tube; chocolate sauce
Chocolate Mousse Cake$6.50
Grand-Marnier soaked chocolate cake layered with chocolate mousse and chocolate ganache; fresh whipped cream

What 1,428 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

3.6

3.6 based on recent ratings

3.7Food
4Service
3.8Ambience
3.6Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Ocala / Gainesville
Healthy
Ocala / Gainesville
Neighborhood gem
Ocala / Gainesville
Great for fine wines
Ocala / Gainesville
Romantic
Ocala / Gainesville
Good for special occasions

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Amelia's Italian Cuisine offers a charming, intimate dining experience in downtown Gainesville. Guests appreciate the "relaxed classy European" ambience and attentive service. Diners rave about the "fabulous food" and "wonderful dinner and service," making it ideal for special occasions. However, some note occasional slow service and inconsistencies.

1,428 Reviews

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Gay
New York City
2 reviews
vip
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 5, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
We have been before and last night was not the best experience We were seated a good 20 min before someone came over They did apologize and we ordered wine and an appetizer which was good the dinner was not great had no flavor it was very bland They were very busy since it was a game weekend but expected much better
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Meredith
San Francisco
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on October 5, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Took hours to get our food. They were understaffed and didn't have answers. Food was just OK. Not worth it.
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Stefanie
Tallahassee
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on October 4, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Average experience but overall disappointing. Reservations were for 7:30 & did not get our dinner served for almost 2 hours. Appetizer of Crostini was great but after the appetizer, it was almost an hour before salads arrived. The homemade Caesar salad dressing/salad was an extra $4 but was flavorless and watery. The main meal of Bolognese and Chicken Piccata was average but not necessarily worth a 2 hour wait. The restaurant was steady with reservations but didn't seem understaffed. The waiter was apologetic, took off our salads and a glass of wine. Hopefully it was just a very off night.
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Tim
Richmond
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Not their fault, but we sat outside, which was lovely, but there were two “kids” skateboarding on the sidewalk right next to our table. They were very loud. This is an issue for the Gainesville PD. Something for Amelia’s to bring up with them.
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Michele
Chicago
6 reviews
vip
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on September 12, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Overall this place had potential. The service was great and our appetizers of calamari and bruschetta were really great. The salads were also very delicious. However then things went south, the entrees were all way too salty every one at our tables dishes were too salty to even eat. My 14 year old son who eats anything and everything couldn’t even finish half his plate of pasta. If they didn’t use as much salt it had the potential to be good. Unfortunately we will not be back!
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Elias
Tallahassee
12 reviews
2.0
12 reviews
Dined on September 7, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 1
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
All the food in this restaurant was extremely salty. The sauce, the calamari, even the ingredients inside my lasagna. It's like they poured a whole bottle of salt into each plate. I don't understand how more people don't complain about this. I enjoy spicy flavorful food but this was just too much salt. If you have high blood pressure or even borderline high blood pressure avoid this restaurant because the salt go make your blood pressure shoot. I'm still dealing with a headache I had from eating 3 hours ago
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NancyT
West Palm Beach
34 reviews
vip
3.0
34 reviews
Dined on September 7, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Our server was very good Our appetizer and salad were good. But our main dishes were very salty. They give you enough for leftovers but we did not take them. It used to be one of our favorite restaurants but our last few visits have been not up to par
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Michael
Greater Boston
2 reviews
1.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 1, 2024
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Under cooked shrimp. No grouper. Piccata was too rich.
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John
E. Tennessee
29 reviews
vip
5.0
29 reviews
Dined on August 31, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Another wonderful meal at Amelia’s. Started the Ceasar salad and then on to entrees. My wife had the chicken Marsala and I enjoyed the grouper mugnaia. Finished the evening w the cheesecake. A very enjoyable dining experience. Our server, Rhianna was just a delight.
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Jose
Miami
17 reviews
vip
4.0
17 reviews
Dined on August 31, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Very tasty food. Would like to better selection of wines by the glass or half-carafe. Would definitely recommend.
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FAQs

Amelia's Italian Cuisine offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (352) 373-1919.

Amelia's Italian Cuisine is rated 3.6 stars by 1428 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

Dec 3, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 4 times today

Order delivery or takeout

235 S. Main Street #107, Gainesville, FL 32601

Dining areas

Additional information

Cross street
Behind the Hippodrome Theatre! Make sure to park in a non-numbered space
Neighborhood
Gainesville
Hours of operation
Dinner Tue–Sun 5:00 pm–8:30 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Italian, Seafood, Steak
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Free parking available in the Sun Center East Parking lot (East lot is near Alter-Ego Fitness accessable off 2nd place)
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Andy Fass
Additional
Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Outdoor Smoking Area, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Vegan, View, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://ameliasgnv.com/
Phone number
(352) 373-1919
Private party facilities
Depending on availability, our Tuscan Rose Room can accommodate your party of up to 40 people.

Amelia's Italian Cuisine

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

Additional information

1/2 OFF Bottled Wines

Frittura di Calamari

Grouper Mugnaia

Grouper Italiano

Appetizers

Bruschetta (V)$14.00

Bocconcino di Caprese (V)(GF)$15.00

Frittura di Calamari$16.00

Crostini NY (V)$16.00

Portobellos (V)$16.00

Prosciutto e Mozzarella $16.00

Rollatini di Melenzane (V)$15.00

Vongole Positano (GF)$14.00

Pasta & Vegetarian Entrees

Fettucini Alfredo (V)$23.00

Linguini Pesto (V)$23.00

Linguini Bolognese$25.00

Lasagna al Forno$25.00

Manicotti al Forno (V)$23.00

Capellini Puttanesca (V)$25.00

Penne alla Vodka e Salsiccia$30.00

Ziti alla Sorrentino (V)$23.00

Pollo Entrees

Pollo alla Parmigiana$27.00

Suprema di Pollo Piccata$27.00

Suprema di Pollo Inverno $28.00

Suprema di Pollo Marsala$27.00

Suprema di Pollo Sorrentino$29.00

Veal Entrees

Vitello Parmigiana$31.00

Vitello Francese$31.00

Vitello Picatta$31.00

Vitello Marsala$31.00

Vitello Sorrentino$33.00

Seafood Entrees

Shrimp Amelia$25.00

Shrimp Fra Diavolo$25.00

Linguini & Clams$20.00

Grouper Mugnaia$29.00

Grouper Italiano$29.00

Salmon Zingara$35.00

Desserts / Coffee

Tiramisu$6.50

Cannoli$6.50

Chocolate Mousse Cake$6.50

Overall ratings and reviews

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Review summary

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Does Amelia's Italian Cuisine offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

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Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Dining areas

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