Vinnie's by the Sea

Some of the BEST Italian food I have had in SO long. My mother has celiacs and could’ve cried how good her food was! Not only did they have the most extensive gluten friendly menu I have ever seen, everything we ordered was hot ,fresh, and DELICIOUS! We were SO happy! If I could eat here everyday I would, cannot recommend enough!!!!

Vinnie's by the sea, Italian Restaurant next to the beach on Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. You have to come here not only for the food, but the ambiance, the live music ( single performer), the whole customer experience, WOW. Full disclosure i am not a pasta lover, nor a bread lover. But I'll try all types of foods, and this experience was off the charts, amazing. I regret not taking pictures of the property which i normally do, apologies. You can sit outside/ inside walking from the street right in. Medium size restaurant, excellent decor, staff match shirts. Come with friends/ family/ yourself either way you'll enjoy it. Sat at the bar, staff was pleasant, friendly, approachable eventho it was super busy. Started with an app that it was so good that i had a 2nd serving, octopus carpaccio a masterpiece of arugula, evoo (extra virgin olive oil), red onions, lemon, the octopus was thinly sliced very delicately, and accompanied with droplettes of aioli ( olive oil, garlic, and a taste of salt). For the main course there were options that i wish i can taste all of them. Well, i selected the linguine pescatore (pasta a bit larger than spaghetti and seafood) in white sauce, what a treat. It had clams, shrimp, mussels, calamari, and to make it awesome ordered the brick oven flat bread baked to order (the oven is right in the restaurant visible to all) topped with evoo, you can not eat just one. I had no room for dessert, bummer. There are lots of options here, including whole wheat/ gluten free pasta. Protein and non-protein eaters have plenty of options. I'll come back again.