Dominic's Bistro Italiano - Sun City

Step back in time to a 50s Italian restaurant with checkered tablecloths and photographs of movie stars and relax. It's a welcome switch from all the fast paced and almost clinical decor found in so many eateries. The lunch specials are reasonably priced since they start out with some warm bread made on site, followed with a little salad or cup of soup. One friend had the personal pizza and ordered mushroom and peppers for an upcharge, but they were very skimpy with them. The other friend's lasagna was so small a piece it did not come close to filling the little dish. My calzone was very disappointing which was surprising since it was so lovely to look it, but the dough was so tough I could not pick it up to bite into it nor could I get the knife to saw through it. I lifted the top to find a wet interior with lumps of hard ricotta not spread evenly throughout and hardly any mozzarella. My uncharge for mushrooms netted me 5 1/2 pieces. We all agreed they make a good sauce and a unique Italian dressing that seemed a bit like a happy marriage between Catalina and Italian. The server was harried and wound up spilling a glass of water which may have been prevented had she slowed down and not kept reaching across us to serve and pour. Why would you reach across my right to pour and serve the person to my left? Like I said, she was obviously stressed having to take care of the lunch crowd and the kitchen was very slow. I think the oven was taking its time to heat up to proper temp since we arrived shortly after 11 a.m. which might have explained both the tough calzone and the close to 40 min wait time which seemed longer since it took a while to get our bread. This seems to be a popular place with faithful regulars, so maybe it was just an off day since I can't imagine they could keep regulars based on my experience.

Hello my Foodie Friends. This is a nice little neighborhood place. Food was very good, although I would have preferred more than one piece of bread included with the meal. Service was attentive but slow and I was there during lunch and only one of 3 parties in the restaurant. Loved the atmosphere. Check it out and see what you think. Stay hungry my friends. Service: Dine in

Very disappointed. The food, when we finally got it tasted good. Nothing spectacular. The portions are a decent size and I had leftovers. I had the chicken marsala and husband had the fish fry. The biggest reason for the disappointing review is that it took over am hour to get our food and that was after a 30 minute wait to get in. The server was very nice. Service: Dine in

Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $20–30 Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Soup, Chicken Marsala, Lasagne Parking space: Plenty of parking Parking options: Free parking lot

Went for lunch. We were early so there was no wait. Service was excellent. Our server told all about the place and the food. Eggplant Parm was great.