Reviews for ???? Le Colonne - St Armands - Restaurant in Sarasota, FL

Would not recommend. We wanted to leave this place right after we got inside, it was small really bad. I believe, it was... chemicals for tablecloths, it had very pungent smell. But since it was Thanksgiving, we didn’t have a lot of options, and wedecided give this restaurant a chance. The waiter was very nice, but food was so horrible! We’ve ordered fettuccine andgnocchi, and the waiter brought us the food less than a 10 min… it’s not possible to prepare it so fast, unless they justheated it in microwave. Both dishes were terrible, it was combo of poor quality food and awful culinary skills. And it was not acheap restaurant, each dish cost around $30. I’ll just leave this photo of rusty salt shaker from this place, so it is clearwithout any words. Read more

We went to the restaurant around 6 pm and surprisingly there wasn't a wait. There was live music playing out front which they... ha e tables out front but we sat inside near the door so we could still enjoy the music. The service was excellent. The onlything that bothered me was we orders chicken fettuccine which wasn't in the menu but the waitress said they surely can make it. The bad thing is the cost was $32.50 each! We orders 2. My husband ordered a shrimp scampi for only $28. Other than theexpensive chicken fettuccine, everything was good. Read more

We happened to stumble across this place while doing some shopping. The resturant was very clean and inviting. We enjoyed fresh... made bread as we waited for our food. I decided on the chicken parm which is my go to and it was phenomenal. I ate it all. Itwas thin sliced and tender. The cheese on top was fresh and never ending. The sauce tasted home made and juicy. I would go backagain. Read more

A very good experience all around. The wine selection is broad. The girls went shopping and I enjoyed the Tiramisu was very good... with a nice Americano Cafe! Read more

I loved this restaurant. We were there twice last weekend. The food was super good and the waiter very very nice. His name is... Peter and he's from Yugoslavia. He was very special with us. Thank you Peter for the delicious tiramissu!!!! I hope to backsoon. Read more

My family comes to Sarasota every year, St Armands is usually a place we frequent. This evening when we were looking for dinner... we typically go to the Columbia , but while shopping the owner of the shop pointed us in the direction of La Cologne .It’sstated on the map of Saint Armands to have gluten-free options. Once arriving to the restaurant the hostess did let us know thatthey had gluten-free pasta and pizza as well some of the entrées that could be made gluten-free however they did not have agluten-free menu. I inquired if they cooked there pasta in separate pots as my children did have allergies . The hostess said itis cooked obviously in a shared kitchen , which we are well familiar with , but she reassured us that they were very careful.After sitting down and waiting quite a while for a waitress to come and take her order. When she arrived she said that we couldnot order the pasta as it was not safe, She did not seem very knowledgeable about gluten-free items which I found verysurprising considering it states on the circles directories that the restaurant has gluten-free options. I’ve never been to arestaurant where it has stated that and the serving staff was not familiar with what would be gluten-free. It took a long timeto sort out a couple things in the kitchen , we ended up ordering three entrées. One of my daughters ordered the Shrimp myother daughter ordered the Salmon and I myself ordered the Grouper. I inquired if their fish was frozen or fresh as I wouldnever order frozen fish in Florida, I would just order a salad . I can get frozen fish in Michigan . I was told that theiritems were fresh. The waitress was not sure if the shrimp could be served with a vegetable?? As she thought it came with a sideof pasta ? She excuse herself again to go check but did not come back to our table so we actually didn’t know whether ourorder was placed and continued to wait another 15 minutes. When I flagged her down she let me know that it was fine bu Read more

Had the most amazing post Thanksgiving dinner with my family today. The town was extremely packed. The staff was very... accommodating and sat us right away. Our server (sadly, couldn’t catch his name) was the nicest gentleman and was veryattentive. The food was absolutely amazing. The pasta tasted very fresh as well as the seafood. A hidden gem!! The atmosphereoutside is beautiful as it was nice and calm, not like all of the other restaurants nearby that were extremely loud with tons ofpeople walking very close to your food. Will definitely be back. Our family loved it! Even gave my dog cold water!!! BestItalian food. Read more

In my opinion & experience Le Colonne poses a Public Health Hazzard. This Restaurant may actually be a danger to the safety of... the public. We should have known better because they have two very small bathrooms next to each other and when taking mydaughter to use one as I waited outside the door a staff member went into the other and you could not hear any water run afterthe flush, and his hands were completely dry upon exit - yes, this food preparer did not wash his hands! You can betterunderstand the safety risk as there are no proper soap dispensers or paper towels in the restroom either, just a bulk hand pumpsitting on top of the toilet that barely dispenses some foam, and a generic dryer plugged into a wall outlet that has to beplugged back in and giggled to work at all. Additionally, on a night when the restaurant was mostly empty indoors the servicewas painfully slow taking 47 minutes from when our order was placed to arrival. During that time the servers did not check in asingle time, not even to refill our empty water glasses (one of which had a dangerous crack though it but was still being usedin service). When our food did arrive it was cold and bland. To add insult to injury the waitress said "wasn't it worth thewait?", no ma'am it most definitely was not! The Dover Sole was full of bones and both overcooked and dry on the edges, whilesoggy and cold in the middle. The veggies served on the side may have been boiled as they were mushy with zero flavor. Not whatyou would expect from a $45 entree at all... The Minestrone soup was nothing but hot water and bland vegetables, no rice orpasta, no beans, but it did have cauliflower... Who puts that in minestrone? My grandmother, God rest her soul, would have hurther heart to see the heritage of her homeland disgraced in this manner. My daughter's cheese pizza had human hair in it -disgusting! Within hours of the meal I became very sick, followed shortly by my wife and daughter. All three of u Read more