Carrabba's Italian Grill in Sanford

The staff is phenomenal and Sam makes a mean martini! The lunch specials arrive all at once so if youre having soup and a heated mini entree, you can have one thats delicious and the other really needs to be reheated!

One of my favorite places! Blackberry sangria❤️ I ordered the salmon-cooked well done. When it came out it was still raw in the middle, so they took it back to fix/make a new one. My boyfriend finished eating his dinner and shared with me before my dinner came out. Boxed it up to bring home.

I ate here last week. This place is more like a high priced Dennys than a fine dining restaurant. The pasta dish was decent but the calamari that we were served was AWFUL. It was obviously cooked on a previous day and then re-fried before they served it to us. It seemed like it was a pre-cooked, frozen product to begin with. It was hard and crunchy like fried pork rinds, dead gray in appearance, and overly salted. I was most disappointed.

The food and drinks are great and all, but can someone please tell the servers that its unprofessional to tell customers that certain dishes you guys serve isnt good? People should be allowed to try what they want and decide for themselves if its good or not.

Fettuccine Weesie was a hot watery mess. They were supposed to use Fettuccine pasta and instead used noodles like you would use in ziti. The noodles were over cooked and broke in half when you tried to pick them up with a fork. Shrimp count was 6. Shrimp not properly cleaned. Too much sauce used in the dish. I will not be ordering from this restaurant again. This was a take out order.

Food and service was great. It wasnt crowded and the portion sizes were large.

Drake was awesome, took care of the family and the kids. It was a great meal and he was on point with everything. Thanks again!

Since the first time we came & celebrated a birthday we fell in love with the atmosphere. So many choices in the menu and all are great Italian food choices we have tried so many. Everything is Delicious, from appetizers, to salads, entrees and deserts nothing disappoints! We will continue to come here to celebrate our special occasions and would highly recommend!Unlimited soup and salad today for lunch but have to make it before 4om or you will miss it! The Sicilian chicken soup is just amazing 😍! The house salad and creamy parmesan 💋😘. Always great service and great food!Update:Always great food and Bri our waitress was awesome! All the food was delicious no complaints but please bring back the custard. Everything is always great!

I love Carrabbas. I come to this location a lot and the food is always good. The service last night was outstanding. Our server Kathleen M. really made our experience great :)

I want to thank Schemetta T. and Tim for their excellent customer service. Thanks also to the chefs behind the scenes for not just adding great flavors to everything we consumed but that oldfashing love and creativity to the dishes served. Nothing I love more is team work...I felt I met every employee on the floor at perfect timings, none overwhelming.

Great find on our way to Disney. Fantastic food and service! Family of 5 and all of us left very satisfied and full. Great atmosphere. Looking forward to our next visit.

Had a ladies luncheon with 12 gals. We had a room that was set up to accommodate us. I think the server, Andrew did a very good job considering everyone had separate checks. Very polite. I enjoyed my lunch.

Thank you Manager Schemetta and Our Server Salwa For Great Food and Service!! Food Was Amazing!

Our service was great! The food was terrible for a carrabas. The Caesar dressing was acidic. The chicken was burned. The Alfredo was metallic tasting and the sauce was broken. I would skip this one.

Super huge shoutout to our two servers, apologies on forgetting the names it’s been a couple weeks since going.We were a party of 16 that was celebrating my nieces graduation. After being told at Cheddars (I went in and saw it wasn’t even busywe would have a two hour wait, we called Carrabbas next. The sweet manager was very kind and told us she would have a table ready in 30 minutes. The tables were ready a few minutes before we expected and that was amazing.Our two servers, they totally rocked it the entire night. They were patient and got everything right. The food was amazing so the kitchen staff also did great. Can’t wait to go back for another celebration or just even some good food!!THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING IT SUCH A NICE DINNER WITH SO MANY OF US!!!

It was too good, theyre always good, it just got better. I forgot our waiters name, she was a blonde lady middle aged, very very hard working. She was great.

This is probably a perfectly fine restaurant if you’re not a vegetarian. The house salad was overly dressed and had little variety. The spaghetti Pomadoro was just ok. I was expecting some basil to give it some complexity but I sure couldn’t find any. Honestly, it tasted like a sauce from a jar.

The food was very good. My biggest complaint was that it cost $6.54 for one soda and one iced tea. That seems excessive to me. The food itself was reasonably priced, very good and plenty of it.

UpdatedRemoved 1 star. Food the past few times has been overly salted, Please pull back on the salt. The last meal I couldnt even finish from how salty it was. Folks can always add more at the table but you cant remove it! Also they got rid of the wood fired Pizzas!Carrabba’s is a good and consistent italian restaurant that, for some, might not beat out some other authentic non-chain italian places but for me it holds its own just fine. The place is clean and open and service has always been great. My only negative is that I think some of the dishes are too salty. They have some nice specials Monday through Thursday so if you are looking to give Carrabba’s a try then those may be the best days to go. I usually like whatever I order but the Lasagna, Chicken Bryan, and Fettuccine Carrabba are a few of my go to dishes. They also serve some tasty wood fired pizzas that I think are sized perfectly for one person, the pizza could be enough to share but you may still be hungry after. The Carnevale Pizza for me was the best one they have. I also tried the Chicken Bryan Pizza but I did not care for that one since I am more of a traditional pizza flavor guy. If you havent tried the pizza then go on Wednesday since it is 9.99 for any pizza and $10 off a bottle of wine. Overall it is a solid choice.

Love dining here. Tim was very attentive and refreshed my drinks promptly. The food was good had the calamari as appetizer and then we had the new drink watermelon lemonade basil so yummy. We also had the lobster and shrimp pasta and both was excellent. The staff was accommodating.

Always decent food but service was slow. Appears they dont have enough people working like so many other places

Food always good and always consistent-that’s why I give the 5! Portions are about the perfect size, feel like you get your monies worth. My wife and I spilt the chicken Marcella, with a side of fettuccine Alfredo-marvelous! She had a salad, I had the italian sausage soup for my side. For appetizer: bread with the trio dipping sauce. Paired the dinner with a Kim Crawford Sauvignon. Very good relaxing diner experience! Will continue to return.

Great service and amazing food. They have high chair for babies and booster for toodles. Also crayons and coloring book for the little ones. Very kid-friendly! Ill be definitely coming back!

We stopped by on a slow Monday Evening and had a nice laid back dinner. Things generally went well, although our entrees came out not that long after our salads. Our server was prompt and attentive. We had a very nice dinner.

Very friendly service.Good soup, a bit spicy.Creamy lobster ravioli.

Had a wonderful dinner. Our waitress name kat was very friendly and prompted with the service. I would recommend this place to everyone. Great food and people

Logan the bartender took care of us. Very conversational bartender which in my experience lately, has been lacking. Beverages were good and the app sampler we tried was decent based on corporate standards. Will be back just to chat it up with Logan if nothing else.

Wonderful atmosphere, nice and shaded outdoor patio dining area, friendly service, and great food. The seasonal berries and butter cake was wonderful and it makes me wish it were a regular menu item.

Andrew Toohey is by far the best! Not only is he personable, he goes above and beyond to ensure all guests have the best experience! No bare minimum for sure!

I have a deep love for Carrabbas. I love the food, the service, and the casual atmosphere. It hurts me to say that Im disappointed at how small the entrée portions have become. This will not stop me from returning, but I might need a pb&j afterwards!

Best restaurant experience Ive ever had! Andrew was an AMAZING server. Anytime I needed anything, he was there like he was reading my mind. The food was delicious, and Andrew even made us a little to go bag of bread and oils. Thank you so much for an amazing dining experience!

The food was wonderful! I do wish they had more of a variety of salad dressings. Our waitress was the best, very sweet, friendly and attentive. Made us feel like family, she was beautiful inside and out! If we ever make it back to this part of Florida we will come back to Carrabbas and ask for Bree (hopefully I came close to the correct spelling).

Food was amazing. Service was good.

Visited three nights during a business trip. First two nights, five stars, excellent food and service. Last time, definitely fell down. Ordered garlic mashed potatoes with my steak, got steamed broccoli instead. Salad and the spinach side were excellent again, steak was literally so tough I could not stick a fork in it or cut it with the good steak knife. Zero quality check from the bartender. Recommended, just dont order the sirloin steak.Ah well.

Always have a great time at this Carrabba’s. Great food and service. Reasonably priced.

Our waiter was exceptional.. I think he said his name was Drake. He has shoulder length hair and a beard so ask/ look for him. I have the chicken trio which was tough however, the presentation was good.I also had a ceaser salad and two meatball as an appetizer which was very good.

Fast, super friendly, delicious and definitely coming back! Thank you so much for my Valentine’s dinner!!!!

Second time here and I am not impressed. The first time we waited 45 minutes for our food. The server was nice and apologized. Today!, good came out again 35 minutes later, cold. Took it back, put it in the microwave a steak which it was supposed to be medium came out burned! Manager came out and was nasty! When I let her know o didn’t want anything free she replied I didn’t ask you if you wanted anything free. I ended up just eating bread and the rest of my party had dessert. What a disappointment this place has become.. This is all we got

Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Very helpful. I was able to get a terrific vegan meal. They put together vegetables, pasta, salads - everything was beautiful and delicious. Very clean place. Prompt service. Everyone working there was extremely nice. Will definitely go back.

Great place to eat. Kitchen missed up our order but the manager made it right. Took of the order and gave us free dessertThe food is outstanding

Service was good was seated immediately food came out quickly after our salads entrees was okay but dessert was very pleasant the Chocolate Dream

Was really nice and the food was hot and delicious. That bread too.. with the oil pepper mix nice ..

Normally I wouldnt get steak in an Italian restaurant but they proved me wrong. The 9oz Filet Mignon was like butter, so deliciously cooked to perfection. Also, I usually dont get an appetizer, but Ive never had stuffed mushrooms here before and they stuff them with different cheeses and sausage & they sit on top of their creamy tomato sauce so I was intrigued, they too were divine. Service by Conrad was ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I know I usually take pics for you, but promise to add them on my next trip there, I was just so hungry that my stomach took over. 🤣

Love the place! Love the waitresses! Excellent place to go with spouse or family. They are very polite and helpful. I recommend this place a 100%. The food was delicious.

Very relaxing atmosphere, love the classic music,nice to have a romantic date, all in all lovely. Staff is kind and the Lemon drop is on point, try it! I gave a 4 star only bc some of the drop ceiling tiles were brown and need to be replaced, a beautiful restaurant shouldnt have you staring at the ceiling and wondering if they have a leak. It rains a lot here. However staff and professionalism were on point.

Dessert was the only good food there. As you are trying to enjoy your dinner people atvtue kitchen are constantly yelling "I need a food runner" Funny at first but then 1 1/2 hours of hearing this guy yell for a food runner it got old... dont think I will go back

Had a great experience sitting at the bar. Went in for endless sangria on Sunday evening and had an amazing evening. Food was on point and drinks were even better. Sierra( I thinkbehind the bar was a pleasure to talk to and was so attentive to drinks and food the entire time. Later her sister took her spot behind the bar and she was such pleasure too. Overall great time with great staff, definitely will be a regular stop.

It was a really good place to eat. The service was amazing and the food was even better. d3vice

Gave this place another chance since that last time I was there with my husband the services suck! But went back with the kids and the service was great (very attentive, didn’t have to ask for anything, she was always thereand the food was good

Clean, friendly service. Food was on point. Everything came out in a timely manner, correct temperature & cooked to perfection. The alcoholic beverages were just as fantastic! Calimari was superior!! Sirloin marsala to die for.