La Vera Cucina Reviews Summary

Atmosphere & Decor

Pros:

• "Beautiful atmosphere and wonderful staff, owners and managers."
• "The restaurant is so quaint and beautifully decorated and upscale."
• "The restaurant is gorgeous and there is plenty of parking in a very quiet neighborhood."
• "The atmosphere was really nice and the star incredibly friendly."
• "The setting was warm and homey in this Victorian home turned restaurant."
• "The restaurant is so cozy, especially all decorated for Christmas 🎄."
• "Ambience was excellent."

Cons:

• "Temperature really high in each of the dining rooms."
• "It was pretty obvious that the waitstaff were either completely overwhelmed or were so busy that our meager party of 5 was considered a write-off not worth worrying about."
• "In fact, we felt we were under dressed."

Service

Pros:

• "Top of the line service in an old world feeling of ambience."
• "The food is wonderful old Italian style the people are the best it's just like being with your family in a gathering very attentive."
• "Awesome servers and staff, very attentive."
• "The staff and especially Becka were wonderful, even though the restaurant was very busy they made us feel like we were the only one's there."
• "Service was on point. Special were amazing, hard time choosing because they all sounded good."
• "The service was absolutely perfect which is so rare these days."
• "The service is impeccable! We are always well taken care of and are never disappointed."

Cons:

• "Yet i could barely get someone's attention to refill my glass."
• "We sat down and did not see a waiter for about 20 min."
• "They had one server for us who had at least 4-5 other tables so he was really unable to keep up."
• "The staff wasn’t as friendly either, at one point while serving us the dessert the girl was literally tossing the spoon at us."
• "It took 30 minutes to be served our salad."
• "We waited over a half hour before our server took our beverage order."
• "The food was very slow to come out."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The bill for all of this was just about 200 dollars. It’s a steal for top tier, 5 star, classy Italian perfection."
• "All the seafood dishes we tried and some of the best veal I've ever had."
• "Food is always good."
• "Their fesh made pasta amazing!!"
• "Each dish delivers in full flavor and taste."
• "The Black Angus steak is, by far, the best steak I've ever had."
• "The food was spectacular!"

Cons:

• "There wasn't one person who was satisfied with their dish."
• "The food was not very appetizing nor visually appealing."
• "Food quality and service were just not good enough for this price."
• "Food was just ok... nothing to write home about."
• "The calamari came to the table we thought they were onion rings because they were so large. They were very soft and chewy."
• "The dish was ok, nothing that would make me order it again even if the price was reasonable."
• "Calamari tasted frozen, not a fan of it."

Value

Pros:

• "I am STILL getting phone calls about how GOOD the FOOD was."
• "The serving was generous."
• "They give FREE salad with entrees. No where does that anymore."
• "Food was literally out of this world..One of the absolute best Chicken Francese dinners I have ever eaten in my entire life."

Cons:

• "This place is insanely expensive."
• "Menu is deceptive."
• "Prices were insane. 2 adults and 3 small children was almost $300 with the tip."
• "All entrées were double the price of any other day."
• "The quality of food is unfortunately not worth the price."
• "Overpriced store bought ravioli."