La Piazza Courtyard & Lounge

A few friends and family of mine had been here and raved about it, but I was skeptical. Well, no more… it was great! Fabulous service by all staff & a warm and enthusiastic greeting by the owner Frankie. All the food was fresh and delicious. At the table we had chicken parm, cannelloni, lobster linguini, lasagna, their house pesto-​chicken pasta, and the sausage-​penne, so I got to sample a lot and would have been happy to eat any of them as my entrée. Saw (but was too slow to get a taste of) the lava cake and crème brule and they looked good too. Good wine list too. It’s not cheap (entrees $ 18 – 45) but I knew that going in and it was well worth it. You want Italian cheap go to a chain restaurant with their dry pasta, soggy chicken parm and pre-​packaged sauces — here you get fresh, crisp and yummy. It’s winter now, but the patio looked great, they had a wood burning fire to greet us outside and there is a bandstand where apparently they have live music during the summer. Can’t wait to go back. Thanks Frankie!

It’s time to update the review for this place. The patio is still charming, and the service perfect. The food was quite tasty, served promptly, and the gas heaters and fireplaces kept us warm on a cool evening in October. This looks like a great place for lunch in the summer or on a hot summer night.

I’ve visited this restaurant over the summer several times and enjoyed cocktails on their fantastic patio, so now that it’s fall decided to try them for dinner. Their goal is to be a fine dining restaurant, but they have a long way to go. Lots of staff (owner??) standing around looking at people, but we had to ask for water, and bread too. The buns were burnt and butter came in little packages for a start. They have a ways to go on the service side. On a positive note, the food was ok. My husband had the spaghetti and I had the special pesto-​chicken-​penne.