First time here, ordered the chicken piccata with gluten free pasta. Can’t say I would recommend the place unless you like 16$ ramen noodles . Locals that eat pasta go to Divieto . Thank me later !
Beth S
This is a REAL Italian restaurant!I came here to get something healthy and quick before a movie.I got an arugula salad with smoked salmon. My son got a veggie panini. My salad was as good as the one I had in Venice, Italy on my honeymoon. The salad was perfectly seasoned with lemon juice and olive oil. It had 3 generous pieces of smoked salmon in it and a large piece of soft buffalo mozzarella. It also had kalamata olives and capers. It was a good size and I thought about taking half of it to go, but didn’t want to take it into a movie.My son got the veggie panini. It was super yummy! It had breaded eggplant, tomatoes, arugula, buffalo mozzarella and a yummy dressing. I’m not a huge sandwich person, but I tried it and I loved it! He also had a Peroni and I got a glass of white wine.Without the drinks it would have been under $20 each.I would definitely return.
Beth S.
This is a REAL Italian restaurant! I came here to get something healthy and quick before a movie. I got an arugula salad with smoked salmon. My son got a veggie panini. My salad was as good as the one I had in Venice, Italy on my honeymoon. The salad was perfectly seasoned with lemon juice and olive oil. It had 3 generous pieces of smoked salmon in it and a large piece of soft buffalo mozzarella. It also had kalamata olives and capers. It was a good size and I thought about taking half of it to go, but didn't want to take it into a movie. My son got the veggie panini. It was super yummy! It had breaded eggplant, tomatoes, arugula, buffalo mozzarella and a yummy dressing. I'm not a huge sandwich person, but I tried it and I loved it! He also had a Peroni and I got a glass of white wine. Without the drinks it would have been under $20 each. The place is very cute too. I love the blue and white decor. The chairs, plants, everything! I would definitely return.
Bonnie Leventhal
We had the most amazing dinner here this evening! The food was fresh and delicious and the service was outstanding! Ingrid served us and she was so delightful and efficient, in addition, she was very sensitive to our son’s food allergies. The chicken Parmesan with one of the best we’ve ever had, the mac & cheese was outstanding! Highly recommend!
Karen Green-Walker
I was doing a movie screening on Monday and saw this restaurant. When I returned to Aventura Mall on Wednesday to do another screening, I figured I would try the restaurant.The server who I spoke to was very nice. I asked her about the tuscany chicken with pasta that was advertised as the special. I also tried their garlic bread. Both items were good along with the customer service. They take your order and you pay first. Then they bring the food to your table.After I ate my food, I gathered my belongings and headed off to work at AMC for the movie screening.Maybe next time I will try the pizza.
Teresa Perez
I'm usually blase about Italian restaurants but THIS one was outstanding! I had the Toscana chicken w pasta and my friends the truffle pizza and pesto pasta. Short of licking the plates we ordered bread to sop up the sauces.
dave schwieder
I generally do not like going out to dinner in the United States. The food is usually average and the price is usually high. However, this restaurant is off the charts. The food is always fantastic and our waitress Julia is always fantastic as well. I can’t say enough about this restaurant. Go and try it yourself, you will not regret your decision!
Adam S.
We're never on the upper floor of Aventura Mall (next to the AMC) so we had no clue we got a new restaurant in our area until we saw Contini pop up on Yelp. We went to Contini on July 4th for dinner and was warmly greeted by a restaurant employee who seated us and answered any questions we had on the menu. (Note: the prices on Contini's website haven't been updated, please refer to the menu prices in my photos.) My partner and I both ordered a glass of Chardonnay to start for $9/each. Good pour and wasn't a bad quality wine. For food, we started with the Mediterranean salad for $13, really nice portion, very tasty and fresh and plenty for two to share. For entrees, I ordered the Carbonara pasta for $14 and my partner ordered the Chicken Parmesan with pasta for $16. All pasta was made fresh in house and everything was prepared to order and everything we had was amazing and all portions were nice. We definitely recommend and look forward to returning!
Cheryl Bolze
We enjoyed a terrific meal here on vacation. Delicious authentic food with many choices, great recommendations for help choosing what we might like or want to try, and cheerful prompt service. Wonderful Bolognese sauce & pasta with meatballs, and terrific eggplant, fresh mozzarella and tomato sandwich!
Austin Artaza
We found this place just by looking up restaurants in the mall and we were not disappointed! Such a great place….the food was delicious and so fresh! The chef mentioned everything was homemade and you could tell the difference from just average Italian restaurants. We got 2 pastas and pizza, all was spectacular. Not just some boring pasta with boring sauce, it all had flavor and the pizza was amazing. Prices were perfect as well! This is definitely our new spot!
The food was so delicious, I scarfed it down so quickly almost forgot to take a pic of it all!!! We could even see them freshly making the pasta. The whole family was craving some italian food after a long day at the beach and we got exactly what we were looking for. Everyone should eat here, will definitely come again when we are back in town. Also service was great?
Nt Mn (natycaty2020)
I ate here about a week ago or so. The place was dead, but we gave it a shot anyway, because it was a weekday. Great call. The food was freshly made, they’re good portions, and the price was just right. Love the smoked salmon pizza. It’s my favorite thing I ate that day. I’ve been craving it ever since! It’s too bad they’re not open later on weekends. I would be down to eat there before watching a movie.
Jennifer B.
The best food you can find inside the Aventura Mall! Prices are extremely reasonable and the food is as good as it's going to get for the mall. We ordered: Ragu Bolognese Pasta Pappardelle and meat sauce. Carbonara Pasta Spaghetti, pancetta, pecorino, and egg yolk Both dishes had freshly made noodles cooked to perfection. The sauces were both very tasty. The only thing that needs to change is the cheese that they use. They do not put fresh cheese on top of the pasta. The cheese looks and tastes like grated parmesan and romano from Kraft Cheese.
Alex
Really good authentic italian food!!!service also excellent,try it,you won’t be disappointed
Amanda Amaral
Cannot say enough good things about this place.The food is absolutely delicious. We have loved every single dish we’ve tried so far and always look forward to returning and trying more. On top of it all, the service is great. The whole staff is very friendly and professional! 10/10
First time here, ordered the chicken piccata with gluten free pasta. Can’t say I would recommend the place unless you like 16$ ramen noodles . Locals that eat pasta go to Divieto . Thank me later !
This is a REAL Italian restaurant!I came here to get something healthy and quick before a movie.I got an arugula salad with smoked salmon. My son got a veggie panini. My salad was as good as the one I had in Venice, Italy on my honeymoon. The salad was perfectly seasoned with lemon juice and olive oil. It had 3 generous pieces of smoked salmon in it and a large piece of soft buffalo mozzarella. It also had kalamata olives and capers. It was a good size and I thought about taking half of it to go, but didn’t want to take it into a movie.My son got the veggie panini. It was super yummy! It had breaded eggplant, tomatoes, arugula, buffalo mozzarella and a yummy dressing. I’m not a huge sandwich person, but I tried it and I loved it! He also had a Peroni and I got a glass of white wine.Without the drinks it would have been under $20 each.I would definitely return.
This is a REAL Italian restaurant! I came here to get something healthy and quick before a movie. I got an arugula salad with smoked salmon. My son got a veggie panini. My salad was as good as the one I had in Venice, Italy on my honeymoon. The salad was perfectly seasoned with lemon juice and olive oil. It had 3 generous pieces of smoked salmon in it and a large piece of soft buffalo mozzarella. It also had kalamata olives and capers. It was a good size and I thought about taking half of it to go, but didn't want to take it into a movie. My son got the veggie panini. It was super yummy! It had breaded eggplant, tomatoes, arugula, buffalo mozzarella and a yummy dressing. I'm not a huge sandwich person, but I tried it and I loved it! He also had a Peroni and I got a glass of white wine. Without the drinks it would have been under $20 each. The place is very cute too. I love the blue and white decor. The chairs, plants, everything! I would definitely return.
We had the most amazing dinner here this evening! The food was fresh and delicious and the service was outstanding! Ingrid served us and she was so delightful and efficient, in addition, she was very sensitive to our son’s food allergies. The chicken Parmesan with one of the best we’ve ever had, the mac & cheese was outstanding! Highly recommend!
I was doing a movie screening on Monday and saw this restaurant. When I returned to Aventura Mall on Wednesday to do another screening, I figured I would try the restaurant.The server who I spoke to was very nice. I asked her about the tuscany chicken with pasta that was advertised as the special. I also tried their garlic bread. Both items were good along with the customer service. They take your order and you pay first. Then they bring the food to your table.After I ate my food, I gathered my belongings and headed off to work at AMC for the movie screening.Maybe next time I will try the pizza.
I'm usually blase about Italian restaurants but THIS one was outstanding! I had the Toscana chicken w pasta and my friends the truffle pizza and pesto pasta. Short of licking the plates we ordered bread to sop up the sauces.
I generally do not like going out to dinner in the United States. The food is usually average and the price is usually high. However, this restaurant is off the charts. The food is always fantastic and our waitress Julia is always fantastic as well. I can’t say enough about this restaurant. Go and try it yourself, you will not regret your decision!
We're never on the upper floor of Aventura Mall (next to the AMC) so we had no clue we got a new restaurant in our area until we saw Contini pop up on Yelp. We went to Contini on July 4th for dinner and was warmly greeted by a restaurant employee who seated us and answered any questions we had on the menu. (Note: the prices on Contini's website haven't been updated, please refer to the menu prices in my photos.) My partner and I both ordered a glass of Chardonnay to start for $9/each. Good pour and wasn't a bad quality wine. For food, we started with the Mediterranean salad for $13, really nice portion, very tasty and fresh and plenty for two to share. For entrees, I ordered the Carbonara pasta for $14 and my partner ordered the Chicken Parmesan with pasta for $16. All pasta was made fresh in house and everything was prepared to order and everything we had was amazing and all portions were nice. We definitely recommend and look forward to returning!
We enjoyed a terrific meal here on vacation. Delicious authentic food with many choices, great recommendations for help choosing what we might like or want to try, and cheerful prompt service. Wonderful Bolognese sauce & pasta with meatballs, and terrific eggplant, fresh mozzarella and tomato sandwich!
We found this place just by looking up restaurants in the mall and we were not disappointed! Such a great place….the food was delicious and so fresh! The chef mentioned everything was homemade and you could tell the difference from just average Italian restaurants. We got 2 pastas and pizza, all was spectacular. Not just some boring pasta with boring sauce, it all had flavor and the pizza was amazing. Prices were perfect as well! This is definitely our new spot!
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The food was so delicious, I scarfed it down so quickly almost forgot to take a pic of it all!!! We could even see them freshly making the pasta. The whole family was craving some italian food after a long day at the beach and we got exactly what we were looking for. Everyone should eat here, will definitely come again when we are back in town. Also service was great?
I ate here about a week ago or so. The place was dead, but we gave it a shot anyway, because it was a weekday. Great call. The food was freshly made, they’re good portions, and the price was just right. Love the smoked salmon pizza. It’s my favorite thing I ate that day. I’ve been craving it ever since! It’s too bad they’re not open later on weekends. I would be down to eat there before watching a movie.
The best food you can find inside the Aventura Mall! Prices are extremely reasonable and the food is as good as it's going to get for the mall. We ordered: Ragu Bolognese Pasta Pappardelle and meat sauce. Carbonara Pasta Spaghetti, pancetta, pecorino, and egg yolk Both dishes had freshly made noodles cooked to perfection. The sauces were both very tasty. The only thing that needs to change is the cheese that they use. They do not put fresh cheese on top of the pasta. The cheese looks and tastes like grated parmesan and romano from Kraft Cheese.
Really good authentic italian food!!!service also excellent,try it,you won’t be disappointed
Cannot say enough good things about this place.The food is absolutely delicious. We have loved every single dish we’ve tried so far and always look forward to returning and trying more. On top of it all, the service is great. The whole staff is very friendly and professional! 10/10