[JC and John]

Originally Posted by Lbmb24101

Food was fine
Nice to have another eatery in Colony
I went for lunch w a group of ladies.
But menu font is quite small in my opinion. Hard to read.

Agree. Nice to have another eatery in Colony. Food was good but slow to arrive. It will be fine once the kinks are worked out. Very nice décor. Will be back!

[jackz]

Went last night at about 7:10PM, had a 10 minute wait for a table.

Ordered calamari to share. It was the "pre fab" type that is small rings, heavily breaded and obviously frozen prior to cooking. We prefer calamari that is fresh and includes the tentacles. Was not bad tasting, just not our cup of tea.

Shared a large cheese pizza with sausage, garlic spinich and topped with fresh arugula. Great thin crust with nice tasting sauce and toppings. This pizza is a do over.

Wine by the glass, Kendall Jackson Cabernet at $7. per glass was a minimal pour and when it was pointed out to the waitress, she agreed and had the bar manager come over. Bottom line, he provided additional wine for each glass. Minor hiccup and not a big deal.

The restaurant is clean and organized well and our waitress "Tracy" was friendly, helpful and competent.

We will return.

As we were leaving we noted that they had a sign up that the kitchen closed at 8pm. There was also a note on the door that they are currently going through a "soft opening" and will announce their grand opening and permanent hours soon.

[rn1tv]

Hopefully the manager will make sure the folks answering the phones are properly trained. Tried to call in an order for pick up (pizza) and was told they were not "officially" opened even though I could hear a lot of customers in the background. When I ask for a pizza with the "works," the fella on the phone had no idea what I was talking about and said their menu was very limited at the time. I told him I had talked to the restaurant manager earlier and he said the pizza would be no problem. He wanted to put me on hold to check...instead, we called Giovanni's who always delivers an excellent product. Will consider giving them another try once the dust has settled.

[lpkshop]

Was so excited to try new place! CLOSED DUE to technical difficulties

Huh? Anyone know what's up?

[Skip]

Went there last night. People were coming out as we were going in. The guy commented to me "We can't wait an hour for our food." We thought he meant there was an hour wait for a table. As we got inside and approached the hostess stand and waited for her to return, I saw another couple get up in disgust and walked out of the restaurant muttering "This is ridiculous!" Apparently there was some major problems here with getting food in a timely manor. Rather than add to the problem, we left too and ate nearby.

Looks like they can't keep up, even when the restaurant isn't full. Anyone else experience slow service here?

Skip

[skyguy79]

Originally Posted by lpkshop

Was so excited to try new place! CLOSED DUE to technical difficulties

Huh? Anyone know what's up?

Don't know how this aligns with your time of arrival, but we got lunch to go from there around 12:30 or so, and was told that they will be closing at 8PM this evening with the last seating at 7:30. No reason was given.

[LittleDog]

Went there yesterday at 4. The problem is their computer system which apparently has been an ongoing problem. They closed early last night because of it. I'm sure it will be worked out eventually.

John

[Bonny]

I believe there was also a problem with the pizza oven.

[Jejuca]

We got pizza take out tonight and probably won't go back. The topping was wrong and they overcharged us. The cheese was weird - we think they must use low fat mozzarella.

[Lbmb24101]

Originally Posted by ednagrahm

I love Veal Parm. How is it at Mezza Luna?

I had it for lunch
Was good

[Hancle704]

Maybe opening a new restaurant in TV at busiest time of year when population is at highest is a mistake that some make. The initial impressions get around and things get worse. Maybe they should schedule openings during the summer and then have all of the kinks worked out before the crowds arrive. Just thinking...

[Indydealmaker]

Originally Posted by Hancle704

Maybe opening a new restaurant in TV at busiest time of year when population is at highest is a mistake that some make. The initial impressions get around and things get worse. Maybe they should schedule openings during the summer and then have all of the kinks worked out before the crowds arrive. Just thinking...

Even long-time Villages restaurant managers will admit that The Villages is the most difficult place to run a restaurant.

[Villager Dude]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

Even long-time Villages restaurant managers will admit that The Villages is the most difficult place to run a restaurant.

Having been in the restaurant business for 30 years and having visited Mezza Luna.

I would reduce the size of the menu now.

I would insure the quality of the remaining items served is the best it can be.

Do fewer items right


Then add items back as the staff and kitchen can handle it.

Does not do any good to have a nuclear meltdown when you are trying to entice new customers.

[charlie49]

I had a very disappointing sandwich at Mezza Luna. There was one very slim piece of ham and an equally slender piece of cheese, a little lettuce and a few hard to find red peppers, little substance presented in a two inch thick sub roll! It would not compare to an Italian sandwich from any sub shop. I will not be in any hurry to return.

[mommullr]

Eight of us went after golf yesterday about 5:00. Hostess was very friendly and they seated us before the 15 min. Quoted. Our server was knowledgable and pleasant. We all ordered something different and I don' think there were any big complaints other than that we had to ask for bread.