Reviews for Villa Palma at the Village in Cocoa, FL
We had an amazing experience at Villa Palma tonight! We came in without a reservation and the hostess was able to seat us a bit... secluded because our baby was sleeping in his car seat. We didn't even ask for that! Our waitress, Lyndsey, was just phenomenal!She checked on us regularly throughout the evening and it made the difference in our experience! We have traveled around theworld and this was one of the best Italian places we had ever been to! We're so lucky that we stumbled on this little gem whilewe were visiting for the day! We'll definitely be back! Read more
Wow. What a great find! Great ambience when we walked in from the piano then to the great service sitting at the bar. The... cocktails are hand crafted rather than just made. Food... FABULOUS. Starting with the fresh bread and then to the Caesar withtheir handmade dressing. Next, we had two veal dishes that were outstanding. It's priced right and just an overall winner. Read more
Wow. What a great find! Great ambience when we walked in from the piano then to the great service sitting at the bar. The... cocktails are hand crafted rather than just made. Food... FABULOUS. Starting with the fresh bread and then to the Caesar withtheir handmade dressing. Next, we had two veal dishes that were outstanding. It's priced right and just an overall winner. Read more
Fantastic bar, unique and distinctly Italian dishes. Great environment- get the wine cellar for ambience if you can!
Went here for Father's Day with my family for the first time. The staff was very friendly and helped us pick a few items. The... warm bread and oil and cheese dip was delicious. Finally decent bread in Florida. We started with an order of fried calamari. Itwas light and crisp with a sprinkle of black pepper. Very fresh and maybe the best dish we had for the evening. The marinaradipping sauce was very good and served properly hot too. My wife had the fish special. A very thick and tender Chillean Sea Bassover a bed of risotto. The fish was excellent but the Risotto was way too salty making it difficult to eat. My son had the PenneA la vodka and he added shrimp. It tasted good, but the penne was over cooked and the sauce was a bit too wet. We prefer Aldente. The 5 shrimp were large and tender. I had the filet tips Pipino which included a large sausage. The beef was tender buthalf was way too rare for me. Rather than send it back, I opted to have it go as I was full in any case. This dish was roughfor me as it was very spicey which I should have read the description, so I can't fault the preparation. The sausage was not tomy liking either. Not a dish I would get again. We finished off with two desserts, a slice of Tirumisu that tasted OK but wasfrozen in the middle, so not sure if made there. The cannolis, served three on a dish were thick crisp shelled and filled fresh,but the creame had little flavor and not what we expected given the owners NY background. It made us miss what we can get inLittle Italy in NY. My wife's cappacino was very good as was the unsweetened iced tea, served bottomless. Overall a nice dinner,with live piano player near the waterfront in Cocoa Village. For the price, we have had better in NY, but above average forFlorida. We will give them another try and hopefully get more consistency with our choices. Overall 3.5 stars if that was achoice based on our choices. Read more
Outstanding dining experience. I had the blackened shrimp and scallop alfredo....amazing to say the least. They even brought us... tiramisu to complete our anniversary dinner. Thank you Read more
We?ve been to Villa Palma 3 times in the last 8 weeks as it has quickly become our favorite place! The inside is beautiful with... a great ambiance, especially the piano player. The fresh flowers on the table are such a great touch. My personal favorites area whipped ricotta dish as an appetizer special and entree is a beautiful shrimp with goat milk Alfredo, also a daily special.But everything we?ve tried has been absolutely delicious! Our server Megan was wonderful and went the extra mile for our secondvisit for me and my twin sister?s birthday. So nice and polite! We will be back soon! Hopefully will try drinks and appetizersthis weekend. Read more
We?ve been to Villa Palma 3 times in the last 8 weeks as it has quickly become our favorite place! The inside is beautiful with... a great ambiance, especially the piano player. The fresh flowers on the table are such a great touch. My personal favorites area whipped ricotta dish as an appetizer special and entree is a beautiful shrimp with goat milk Alfredo, also a daily special.But everything we?ve tried has been absolutely delicious! Our server Megan was wonderful and went the extra mile for our secondvisit for me and my twin sister?s birthday. So nice and polite! We will be back soon! Hopefully will try drinks and appetizersthis weekend. Read more
Villa Palma At The Village- Cocoa Village, FL- 5 Stars BIG BOY DINING OUT NEW NUMBER ONE. ?The trouble with eating Italian... food is that five or six days later you're hungry again.? ? G. Miller Cuizine sat atop the leader board for 18 solid months.While Cuizine now moves down to 2nd place they are still a fantastic restaurant. Looking down at my random name generator, Ipressed search and held my breath. I don't know what I was in the mood for, but I know I wanted good food so I crossed myfingers and glanced down. My eyes were greeted with the name of Villa Palma, an Italian restaurant in Cocoa Village. Always inthe mood for some Italian food, I mounted up and headed up North. According to their website, the family behind this grub-shack,The Mazzella family, is originally from Naples, Italy by way of Long Island, NY. They moved to our wonderful slice of paradisein search of a location to raise a family and follow their dream of opening a restaurant. After 31 years of resounding successat their beachside location, their son, Frank, decided to expand the name by opening a second location in Cocoa Village...andhere we are. To be clear this review does NOT apply to the Indialantic location. If the Big Boy took into account setting, thisplace would automatically be at the top of the list as the interior was absolutely beautiful. They turned the inside of the oldState Attorney's office into a haven of class and eloquence. Forcing my gaze from the décor, I followed the hostess to my tableand began to peruse the menu and what a menu it was. From straightforward comforting Italian recipes to unique specials with amodern twist, this menu had it all. My waitress for this gastronomical journey approached and introduced herself as Megan. Withlive piano music in the background, I gave Megan my order for Cioppino, Filet Marsala, Fettuccine Alfredo, and one order ofStracciatella Egg Drop Soup accompanied by a Caesar Salad. This soup is the best soup I've ever had Read more
Villa Palma At The Village- Cocoa Village, FL- 5 Stars BIG BOY DINING OUT NEW NUMBER ONE. ?The trouble with eating Italian... food is that five or six days later you're hungry again.? ? G. Miller Cuizine sat atop the leader board for 18 solid months.While Cuizine now moves down to 2nd place they are still a fantastic restaurant. Looking down at my random name generator, Ipressed search and held my breath. I don't know what I was in the mood for, but I know I wanted good food so I crossed myfingers and glanced down. My eyes were greeted with the name of Villa Palma, an Italian restaurant in Cocoa Village. Always inthe mood for some Italian food, I mounted up and headed up North. According to their website, the family behind this grub-shack,The Mazzella family, is originally from Naples, Italy by way of Long Island, NY. They moved to our wonderful slice of paradisein search of a location to raise a family and follow their dream of opening a restaurant. After 31 years of resounding successat their beachside location, their son, Frank, decided to expand the name by opening a second location in Cocoa Village...andhere we are. To be clear this review does NOT apply to the Indialantic location. If the Big Boy took into account setting, thisplace would automatically be at the top of the list as the interior was absolutely beautiful. They turned the inside of the oldState Attorney's office into a haven of class and eloquence. Forcing my gaze from the décor, I followed the hostess to my tableand began to peruse the menu and what a menu it was. From straightforward comforting Italian recipes to unique specials with amodern twist, this menu had it all. My waitress for this gastronomical journey approached and introduced herself as Megan. Withlive piano music in the background, I gave Megan my order for Cioppino, Filet Marsala, Fettuccine Alfredo, and one order ofStracciatella Egg Drop Soup accompanied by a Caesar Salad. This soup is the best soup I've ever had Read more
Food was good, atmosphere leaning toward high end, wait staff friendly and attentive, except that when I made a reservation I... said it was for a birthday. When I arrived I restated it was for a birthday, told the server who the birthday girl was, nothingever came of it. Nothing. Alcohol was overpriced for mediocre taste and quality. Food generally the same, but slightly higherquality. Probably will not go back. Read more
Food was good, atmosphere leaning toward high end, wait staff friendly and attentive, except that when I made a reservation I... said it was for a birthday. When I arrived I restated it was for a birthday, told the server who the birthday girl was, nothingever came of it. Nothing. Alcohol was overpriced for mediocre taste and quality. Food generally the same, but slightly higherquality. Probably will not go back. Read more
We had an amazing experience at Villa Palma tonight! We came in without a reservation and the hostess was able to seat us a bit... secluded because our baby was sleeping in his car seat. We didn't even ask for that! Our waitress, Lyndsey, was just phenomenal!She checked on us regularly throughout the evening and it made the difference in our experience! We have traveled around theworld and this was one of the best Italian places we had ever been to! We're so lucky that we stumbled on this little gem whilewe were visiting for the day! We'll definitely be back! Read more