Umbertos of Long Island

Very Very Small! Impeccable wait staff tended to my every need! Limited wine list, but it served the purpose! The marinara is very good, and the choices on the menu were plentiful. I was told the pizza was 4 out of 5 stars. I suggest you give it a shot, coming from New England area I know my Italian, so it’s worth it.

So far, Umberto’s has the very best pizza we’ve had in Florida! Hailing from Long Island, finding a pizza in Florida like the ones we grew up on has not been easy. Umbertos to the rescue! Delicious! I look forward to trying their dinners and will definitely be returning often.
I have had many other pizzas since discovering Umberto’s of Long Island, and I stand by my original assessment that Umberto’s has the very best pizza in Florida, bar none! Each time we go there we order the pizza, so I have yet to try their dinners, which I am certain will be amazing. I did have a house salad with my pizza this last visit and their house dressing is delicious too!

Rude, rude, rude… We have been customers’s at Umbertos every 2 weeks or so for about 2 years and tonight was the worst ever anywhere we have ever eaten! After we were served our entrees our server asked if we needed anything else and at the time we didn’t. Several minutes later we needed more drinks and there was no one in sight. My husband took our glasses up to the pizza counter where the 2 owners always stand and placed them on the counter. He was told to take the glasses and sit down to wait for the server. As if that wasn’t rude enough, he was then told HE was rude in even asking for a refill at the counter. WTH!!!
Listen pal, at best your crappy restaurant is average and I am being generous, the only reason you do any business is because there is no competition, you are one good Italian restaurant away from being out of business. The last time this place was decorated was the day they opened 25 years ago, it is old and dirty so the last thing you should be doing is insulting good customers. In any case this was the last time you took our money for your subpar food and nasty attitude, good luck with that!

Rude! Just plain Rude. The food is somewhere between ordinary and good, but the owners are rude. This is a rundown place. They are not cheap. But the real problem is that you don’t feel comfortable. The owners have this take it or leave it attitude.
Go somewhere else. The food will be as good and the experience will be MUCH more enjoyable.

After reading other reviews we decided to try Umberto’s for pizza but after arriving, we opted for the lasagna. What a great choice… generous portions, lots of sauce and very tasty. It is rather small so we were glad we arrived early. The staff was friendly and efficient. Now we’re making plans to return and try something different. The only reason I am giving this 4 stars is the blah bread but with plenty to eat this only matters if you are a bread lover.

Very good home style. Food (if your mom or dad were a good Italian cook). Friendly helpful staff. Delicious sauce… not heavy and very flavorful. Generous portions, fair prices. Pleasant ambience. Avoid choice when you are craving red sauce Italian.

We enjoy coming here when we are in town. The food has been excellent as well as the service. We go early in the evening as it looks like it gets busy after 6 pm. I especially like the ravioli with red sauce but so many options, I try to have other items as well. Small dining room but overall nice atmosphere.

I really wanted to try this place. We set out to order our food ahead and they were too busy. Yup. Too busy! I was blown away. I said sarcastically ok we will go so someplace else and he said, «yes, that’s a good idea». As s business owner, I was absolutely horrified. I will call back and speak to a manager to let them know my experience. Dumbfounded. The food looks great. The commercials on tv look great. This just goes to show you that if you don’t have the right people in place, it doesn’t matter.
We instead went to Bascetti’s where the welcomed us in! What a concept.

Best peperoni pizza in the area! Main entrees are a bit on the expensive side, and alcohol is very over priced compared to competitors. Staff is always welcoming and friendly. Love this quiet little treasure.

I grew up on Umbertos food on Long Island, New Hyde Park to be exact. Do yourself a favor and eat here, you will not be disappointed. Never, and I mean never, had a bad meal. Everything is scratch made and great service.

Best pizza in town hands down! Love the family that runs it and have always had perfect service! One of my longtime favorites!

Went in last night for a pizza and salad. We were not given a wine menu but I asked what the house wine was. The waitress said they had Chiante, valpollicello, et al. So I ordered a bottle of wine. When the bill came the wine was $ 40!!I am extremely upset, I would never pay that for wine to go with my pizza and salad. The waitress never told us the price we never had a wine list and the wine cost was not listed on the basic menu. The people in the table next to us had the same problem with ordering their wine also. They were also overcharged for their wine and they got up and left. I complained to the owner But he was not interested in hearing my complaint and began to verbally fight with me. I left and will never go back. highway robbery! Come on, $ 40?!

I had the chicken florentine, which is a blush sauce (half red, half white) and it was excellent. Had the chicken Marsala on my previous visit and it was only okay to me. They have good cannolis and a great selection of wine. The inside dining space is very small on the inside, but I’ve never felt crowded. Great Italian food!

Quaint little place that we’ve been to before just for pizza which was worth coming back again for, however tonight we had complete meals that were delicious and authentic. We started with the artichoke hearts appetizer which was outstanding. My wife had the chicken piccata which was very good and I had the chicken florentine which was also very good. Pretty much all you can ask for in a little Italian restaurant fresh good food, friendly service from Michelle and reasonable prices. We’ll be back again really soon.

I’m sure everything is great on the menu but my family always orders the eggplant parm and pizza. These are just perfect so we haven’t strayed from our favorites. If you close your eyes while eating the pizza it’s like you’re in NYC without the traffic or weather.
The staff is always professional and friendly

If you think «Chicago Pizza» is actually pizza… you can stop reading now. This isn’t for you…
are you tired of all these horrible pizza joints who claim they make «Real NY Pizza»? This is the place I steer my friends to when they ask…
Umberto’s of Long Island in Dunedin is the only way to go. I’m a Pizza snob. To me. I have to have a Pizza that has a slight char underneath. When I bite into the pie… I want to experience an initial «snap», followed by my teeth bighting into a pillowy dough. Finally, the dough has to have a certain amount of elasticity (gluten) as I pull the pizza away while biting down. THAT perfect mix is what a NY pizza must have… and every pie I have ordered at this restaurant since the 1970’s delivers this.
Their sauce is simple and light, never over powering… never sweet or acidic… and of course they offer a variety of toppings. I’m a minimalist and typically order just pepperoni. And oh by the way… their pizza cheese is from Italy, not Sargento. Additionally, their large pies are 16″…not the typical 12″ or 14″ so many places are serving now.
Call them… order a pie and dine in or carry out. I promise you that once you try their pie. you won’t want it from anywhere else in Tampa Bay. I literally think their pie is equivalent to Lombardi’s Pizza in Little Italy. (without the brick oven)

Excellent pizza and service! They sometimes have Italian ricotta cheesecake, one of my favorites.

I’m happy. Being a transplanted Long Islander I was in heaven when I found Umberto’s of Long Island. Sat down to eat. Small calzone with side of sauce. Authentic. Crispy. Delicious. Then we ordered a sicilian pie. Very good. I had some of my wife’s chicken eggplant. Good. She loved it. The only downside is the place is a little too dark inside. But the experience was 5 stars. Thanks!

I needed to pick up my problematic car at the Pat’s Auto next door, and since I was late they kindly left my keys with Umberto’s. My wife and I figured, why not? Let’s try it!
We were greeted by the staff, presented our keys after passing a few fun tests, and ushered to the back to a nice table. With no preconceived notions, I ordered a large white pie (with four cheeses!) plus meatballs. I gotta say, this pizza was New York’s (Long Island’s) finest. Easy to pick up a slice in one hand and very very tasty. In fact, I’m hooked now.
To make it better, we had Lavazza espresso at the end of the meal. This Italian coffee is my absolute favorite and this is the first place around here we’ve found that serves it! Yowza!
Now, when my car decides to shred more parts, I’ll look forward to taking it to Pat’s so I can eat at Umberto’s, every time!

I’ve driven by this place hundreds of times in the past several years. To be honest I wish I had kept driving and not stopped in on this evening.
First off I want to say I have the utmost respect for servers. It’s a hard job, one that I know I couldn’t do. But our server Mel, well, lets just say she was a part of this 1 star review.
The place is kinda cool when you walk in murals on the walls and such. One half of the length of the restaurant was seating, the other kitchen, prep area, waitstaff station.
We were seated right away, sprite for my Bride, soda water with lemon for me. And here it starts… The soda water tasted like.er.ah…crap. They must not filter the water, just nasty. So up grade to their bottled water.
My Bride asked Mel if she could order what she wanted in the Calzone? Sure. She ordered green peppers, onions, and Mozzarella cheese. She also ordered a Caesar salad (up charge here) with the homemade dressing that Mel said they make in-​house. The salad was Just ok. (We seriously doubt that the dressing was homemade.) The Calzone… not so much. It had pepperoni instead of green peppers! My wife doesn’t like spicy food that’s why she opted out of the pepperoni in the first place! So after showing the error to Mel she says that it was her fault, and she’ll bring out some peppers. When she returned they were raw, when she saw our displeasure, she then takes them back and heats them up. What a disaster. Instead of saying sorry let me make this right she just walks away! So here is my wife pulling out pepperoni and stuffing warm half cooked peppers into her overdone excuse for a calzone.
I ordered Baked Ziti with a side of sausage. Caesar salad came with my meal. Any time I’ve ordered this dish in the past, it comes in a pasta bowl. This was served on a plate and not baked. It was unremarkable to say the least.
About half way through our… meal, I noticed bread on the other tables, so I asked Mel do we get bread with our meals? She says yea ok I’ll get you some. Really?
Due to the low ceilings, the noise level was horrible. Keep in mind 25% of the tables were taken.
So I don’t know if this is how it’s done on Long Island, but we’ll keep driving past Umbertos from now on.