La Estancia Italian Restaurant

5361 E 5th St, Katy
(346) 307-7412

Recent Reviews

Chip McKenzie

The best veal and chicken Marsala. The Marsala sauce is unique. We have had most of the items on the menu. Some dishes have shrimp with them. Great flavor, cooked just right. It's all great. It's the best kept secret in Katy. BYOB is nice also. No cork fee.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Veal Parmigiana, Chicken Marsala, Chicken Piccata, Salads, Tiramisu, Gnocchi, Fried Mozzarella, Lobster Ravioli

greg mesler

A very quiet and romantic restaurant with outstanding food. Take your favorite bottle of wine to enjoy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Deanna Dornan

Food was absolutely delicious! And beautifully served. Service was great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Mozzarella

Corey Harris

LISTEN...?FOOD WAS DELICIOUS & SCRUMPTIOUS!!! ??I devoured my meal and was about to order the entree again. I'm going to be a regular.Restaurant has an appealing Italian decor with an unassuming outer appearance.You can bring your own wine and liquor.Prefix menu which could have been due to Valentine's Day.Honestly I cannot wait to return, probably tonight. It has been a long time since I've felt this way about a dining experience. They know exactly what they are doing and Texas is better because they are here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salads, Tiramisu, Lobster Ravioli

Karen Wright

Excellent Valentines dinner. Every course was superb. Compliments to the chef & many servers helping to make it so enjoyable. BYOB! Great attention to every detail! TY for making it special!Vegetarian options: Red snapper & shrimp carried a divinely orchestrated sauce to compliment! Excellent!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salads, Tiramisu

chris loving

We've been numerous times. Food is to perfection always, great service and ambiance❤️ Calamari is the best we've ever

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Piccata, Isnapper Picatta

Jason Ratliff

This place is a little hidden Gem! We've heard about it for years and wanted to try it. The only negative we could come up with Is the decor reminds me of the 70's and being at My Grandma's house (which is just being nit picky at this point) - other than that is all 5++++ stars.The food is amazing, quaint romantic atmosphere and great service - by far one of the better Italian places in all of Houston and we've been to many. I highly recommend and we will be coming back. The other cool thing is it's BYOB and they do not charge a cork fee.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Duong Chau

cucumber

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eric Reyes

The wife and I stopped in for dinner and couldn't have been more pleased with the food and atmosphere. This was probably the best chicken fettuccini I've had in a very long time. Oh and did I mention...BYOB! Can't wait to go back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Aida Myrzabiyeva

Was there yesterday with my family. I’m foodie. Especially picky if it is Italian food in US. Cause here it is so bad in most of the places. Very Americanised with lots of unhealthy sauces and over-boiled pasta. But this place surprised me big time and I cannot understand why rating is only 4! Just wanted to support their business: food was amazing! Atmosphere as well! We brought our bottle of Caymus and had an incredible family dinner there! Big thanks to the owner for running this business and cooking and servicing himself ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Munira Gandhi

Awesome experience and delicious food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salads, Gnocchi

SS Beach life

What a hidden Gem! Never thought from the outside, we were going to have such a nice dinner with the family. Service was great, food was amazing, cooked fresh, not commercialized food like the big chains, and the atmosphere was calm, nice italian Bocelli music. You can bring your own wine as they don't serve alcohol so that was a twist. We will bring our own bottle next time.Vegetarian options: My mom is a very picky vegetarian and they made a special order not on menu for her. You can pick anything and say hold the meat as well. I asked for angel hair with olive oil and garlic and fresh vegetable and it was very tasty.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana, Chicken Piccata, Salads, Canoli, Minestrone Soup, Gnocchi, Fried Mozzarella, Ravioli

Bethany Meadows

We love this place. You can BYOB. The food and owners are great. It’s a very intimate place would be great for a date night!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Anthony P.

First time I ever left an Italian restaurant still hungry. A very cozy restaurant with a nice atmosphere, but unfortunately that's where it ends. We entered the restaurant and a lady walked by us three times. She glanced at us once, but never smiled or said welcome or I'll be with you in a minute. After standing there a few minutes a younger guy came up, no smile, no welcome, just asked "two?" We answered yes and he grabbed two menus and started walking. I had to nudge my wife to follow him because she wasn't sure if we were supposed to. They had a board at the front that had their specials, but no prices. The menu is very sparse, not much choice but I guess that's why they had quite a few specials on the chalk board up front. They brought us 4 slices of bread that weren't bad, but they were small pieces so a few more would have been nice. I ordered a tea and my wife just had water. He brought the tea which was unsweetened and there are no condiments on the table like sugar or sweetener so I just drank it unsweetened which was okay. I had to flag down someone to get a refill and they asked me if I wanted sweetened unsweetened and I was like I didn't know you had sweetened so yea, sweetened but she brought unsweetened again. We ordered a salad $8.99 that we shared. It was okay but again, not much for nine bucks. I ordered the lobster ravioli off the specials board and my wife ordered spaghetti carbonara off the menu. The spaghetti came with nothing but spaghetti and sauce. That's it. Again, small portions (my wife is 5'0'and weighs 110lbs) and she finished her plate and was still hungry. She said the meal lacked flavor, and there's no salt or pepper on the tables. The lobster ravioli was okay though, although half of them didn't have lobster that I could tell. They came with grilled shrimp on top but the shrimp was a little too raw for me so I didn't eat them. I did take a few bites out of a couple of them to see if any were cooked but they were all gooey raw. As I said, the ravioli was okay flavor wise, but small portions so I finished my meal but was still hungry. Then I found out the price when they brought the bill. $34.99! In the end the bill came out to $90 something and we were both still hungry. We ended up going home and having captain crunch (the ones with the little colored balls mixed in) so the evening was saved.-FIN-

Jackeline S.

Great food service I recommend 100% Good ambianceGood parkingThey should opening frequently

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La Estancia Italian Restaurant

5361 E 5th St, Katy, TX 77493
(346) 307-7412