Great place, good food, nice atmosphere, good service decent portions. Would have given 5 stars except some is the prices are a little high, especially drinks, and in season on weekends you may have to wait 20 minutes or longer even with a reservation. Nice happy hour at the bar but usually tough to get a seat. During prime time the parking lot fills up and you may have to ride around to get a spot. There is valet across the parking lot near Burt and Max.
Getting ready to leave, I don't think we will get our food. 1hour and 20 minutes into wait. Came recommend, but I'll take BK at this point!
Atmosphere: 3
Rae Lynn Berry
Absolute the best Italian I’ve ever had. Baratta Raviolis and Lychee martini. My friends raved about their dishes as well. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The kicker is we came in 45 mins prior to closing. I typically avoid going so close to closing. Staff is tired and ready to be done (understandable). Highly recommend and will be back next time I am in the area.
Very delicious meal. They always have so many different options and specials every night. I ordered the salmon with vegetables and it was cooked perfectly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Risotto
susans
This is the second time this has happened to us. We had a 7 o'clock reservation and by 9:30. We were only served a small salad and a drink. The waiter apologized and said there's a “problem in the kitchen” which happened to us here before at this venue, and we never received our food. The waiter did, however give us a second round of drinks on the house. Having our dinner would have been much better! Will not return ever ever ever ever again.
frankg
The reason for the overall two rating was because of the weight for the food, we waited over an hour for our food. The food was good, and the service was good, but the weight was way too long.
We have been to Terra Fiamma several times. Never again. Clearly they oversold the restaurant on a spring break Saturday night. It took nearly two hours from the time we ordered until our food arrived. During that two hours, nobody offered us a drink (even a paid refill on the wine we ordered on arrival). Nobody brought us extra bread. Nobody did anything until right before the food finally arrived, when the manager stopped by to apologize. That was only after we tracked her down because we had no idea if we would ever get food. The food itself was ok. The “burnt broccoli” was incinerated broccoli - totally inedible. The pastas and pizza were good but after waiting so long we were just ready to leave. They offered a small discount off the meal. Really it should have been free given the problems.
DiningDude
We had a wonderful time. It was Happy Hour so the drinks were cheaper than at other times. The food was outstanding as always and our server, although training, did a wonderful job ! We will definitely go back again !!!
Epicurean
Am not from the area, so when I booked this restaurant, I thought I was closer to the main drag of Del Ray--that's on me. However, I read a lot of really positive reviews and we booked close to the 29th, so our options were limited. On-line made the food look a whole lot better than it was. We had two pasta dishes, one with angel hair pasta and lobster. I get angel hair pasta is tricky to cook, but it came out like mush. The other dish, an al fungi dish with pasta was okay, if a bit oily. This place is okay if you are out of options, but it's definitely not a first choice destination. Staff was great--no issues there, just that the food is mediocre.
radarjs11
Since our last visit menu has changed a little bit. No fruit de mar now seafood pascatore. Was able to have it in white sauce with wine. Awesome! Every one else meals to perfection. Always a good meal!
like2eat
They restaurant honored our reservation request for a round table. They set up a beautiful centerpiece and took our order leisurely. We enjoyed all our food choices very much. We were a large party (8) and we were able to eat and socialize for over 2 1/2 hours! We ended the meal with delicious and fun to make S'mores! Yes, right at the table!!! Rosanna is the best and most friendly waitress!!!!
Good italian food!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food but pricey. Bread sticks did not taste very good. When it comes to tipping they show 20, 22, 25 percent on the tablet it's ridiculous.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Food was a huge disappointment.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 4
What a great find. It's a must try. Go you won't be disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rigatoni Bolognese, Chicken Marsala, Baked Clams Oreganate
Great place, good food, nice atmosphere, good service decent portions. Would have given 5 stars except some is the prices are a little high, especially drinks, and in season on weekends you may have to wait 20 minutes or longer even with a reservation. Nice happy hour at the bar but usually tough to get a seat. During prime time the parking lot fills up and you may have to ride around to get a spot. There is valet across the parking lot near Burt and Max.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Francese, Mozzarella Caprese, Chicken Marsala, Veal Marsala
Getting ready to leave, I don't think we will get our food. 1hour and 20 minutes into wait. Came recommend, but I'll take BK at this point!
Atmosphere: 3
Absolute the best Italian I’ve ever had. Baratta Raviolis and Lychee martini. My friends raved about their dishes as well. The staff were friendly and welcoming. The kicker is we came in 45 mins prior to closing. I typically avoid going so close to closing. Staff is tired and ready to be done (understandable). Highly recommend and will be back next time I am in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Francese, Chicken Marsala, Garlic Bread, Meat Sauce
Very delicious meal. They always have so many different options and specials every night. I ordered the salmon with vegetables and it was cooked perfectly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Seafood Risotto
This is the second time this has happened to us. We had a 7 o'clock reservation and by 9:30. We were only served a small salad and a drink. The waiter apologized and said there's a “problem in the kitchen” which happened to us here before at this venue, and we never received our food. The waiter did, however give us a second round of drinks on the house. Having our dinner would have been much better! Will not return ever ever ever ever again.
The reason for the overall two rating was because of the weight for the food, we waited over an hour for our food. The food was good, and the service was good, but the weight was way too long.
Restaurantji Recommends
We have been to Terra Fiamma several times. Never again. Clearly they oversold the restaurant on a spring break Saturday night. It took nearly two hours from the time we ordered until our food arrived. During that two hours, nobody offered us a drink (even a paid refill on the wine we ordered on arrival). Nobody brought us extra bread. Nobody did anything until right before the food finally arrived, when the manager stopped by to apologize. That was only after we tracked her down because we had no idea if we would ever get food. The food itself was ok. The “burnt broccoli” was incinerated broccoli - totally inedible. The pastas and pizza were good but after waiting so long we were just ready to leave. They offered a small discount off the meal. Really it should have been free given the problems.
We had a wonderful time. It was Happy Hour so the drinks were cheaper than at other times. The food was outstanding as always and our server, although training, did a wonderful job ! We will definitely go back again !!!
Am not from the area, so when I booked this restaurant, I thought I was closer to the main drag of Del Ray--that's on me. However, I read a lot of really positive reviews and we booked close to the 29th, so our options were limited. On-line made the food look a whole lot better than it was. We had two pasta dishes, one with angel hair pasta and lobster. I get angel hair pasta is tricky to cook, but it came out like mush. The other dish, an al fungi dish with pasta was okay, if a bit oily. This place is okay if you are out of options, but it's definitely not a first choice destination. Staff was great--no issues there, just that the food is mediocre.
Since our last visit menu has changed a little bit. No fruit de mar now seafood pascatore. Was able to have it in white sauce with wine. Awesome! Every one else meals to perfection. Always a good meal!
They restaurant honored our reservation request for a round table. They set up a beautiful centerpiece and took our order leisurely. We enjoyed all our food choices very much. We were a large party (8) and we were able to eat and socialize for over 2 1/2 hours! We ended the meal with delicious and fun to make S'mores! Yes, right at the table!!! Rosanna is the best and most friendly waitress!!!!