Reviews for North Italia in Miami, FL
Showed up at 7:30, told there was a 30 minute wait despite 6 empty tables inside and 4 outside. Also when they put my name and... number in they selected 30 minutes from drop down list for time to text like it's made up and has nothing to do withavailability. Once seated we ordered immediately as we had plenty of time to look at menu and yet our food still took 35 minutesto come out. A pizza and a salad. Our waitress was very attentive so not her fault, just took kitchen forever I guess. Havingsaid all that the food was really good, but not wait an hour good, especially with half the tables unoccupied. Read more
I would like to start with positive of the place and that was the atmosphere. Food has good appearance but tasteless. Overly... priced, no flavor, food took forever to be served and plates were cold. A Millenial hang out place. We ordered thefollowing: Calamari- greasy barely any flavor Chicken parmigiana- chicken had taste of freezer burn. Pasta was al dente andbarely any flavor Mushroom pizza- tasted like a piece of cardboard Chicken pesto- was loaded with pesto sauce. Could barelyget past 5 spoons and I was done. We ended leaving with a huge disappointment. Our check was $145 for 3 entrees, sodas, and oneappetizer. Our food took 40 minutes to come out. The kitchen was fully staff and I know that because you can see the kitchenfrom the restaurant. I am not a fan of this place and never plan to come back. Worst service and food I’ve had in a very longtime. I’ve spent about the same amount at Carrabas but 10x better than this place. This is the third new restaurant I’vetried at Dadeland Mall and all have been a disappointment. Who owns these places and do they actually hire real Chefs to makethese terrible, tasteless recipes? If you are reading this please save some money. I hate to say this but it’s better to stickto what you already know. Read more
To be honest I wasn't thrilled with the deserts that they had for us. The espresso martini was good and the gifts were super... cute however I wasn't completely impressed. I think I have to go to actually try the restaurant to give it a proper review. Fornow I will say the service was outstanding and leave it with the three stars. Read more
We love to eat at the North Italia in Brickle, this time we have try tried the one of Dadeland. Good and fast service. We had... the Salmon pasta and the glazed cavatelly short rib pasta and white truffle garlic bread. Very tasty Read more
It is a beautiful place. The entree. I had was good, but the desserts we're out of this world. Our family shared the budino. ... It was amazing! It's like a flan on the bottom with a layer of sweet caramel and then a very dense whipped cream on top. Read more
My overall experience was good. The restaurants atmosphere has a good vibe and the food was tasty. The service plates could be... hotter and the servers could be more attentive to customers. The manager inquired about my meal and was very pleasant to speakwith. Keep improving and great things will happen! Read more
The restaurant has a great location. The pasta was fresh! They even had some good gluten free options for my beau. The wait time... was extensive so make a reservation with anticipation to avoid and hour or more wait. We sat outside which was nice. Onlyrecommendation would be put something up to stop the cigarette smoke from those walking by while your eating. Cigarette smokewas messing with our wine tasting. But nevertheless it was an overall very good experience. The service was exceptional! Theserver DJ was extremely attentive could read our dynamic and help our experience of ordering food to be very intimate,personalized, and he picked up social queues that impressed me. For example it was date night and we ordered a pizza and thebolognese to share. Great recommendations by the way DJ ! He brought out the pasta first and actually split it into two bowlsso we wouldn’t have to handle that process which was extremely appreciated. As soon as the pasta was done that gluten freeSpicy meatball pizza came out which was divine. Note* Pasta is made fresh daily, but they don’t make gluten free pastain-house. Which I’m sure is good too but how could you turn up fresh home made pasta! The wine choices were lovely so was thesangria and to see the teamwork of the restaurant was really nice. Having the bartender pop up to offer additionalrecommendations based on her conversation with DJ was unexpected but welcomed. If corporate reads this make sure you do whatyou need to do to keep people like DJ and the female bartender from last night. Good work ethic and people like them are hard tofind. By far I recommend this restaurant for a date night and family night. Restaurant is also very inclusive and affirming sothank you for creating that safe space to simply enjoy great food, great company, and a wonderful staff. Read more
We dined here tonight with my son outside on the patio just outside the bar area. Although it was a bit expensive the food was... really good, staff were very friendly and drinks were excellent! We got the truffle bread and the meatball appetizer and bothwere very good. I mean like REALLY good! My husband got the chicken pesto which was amazing, son got the grilled chicken pastaand I got the branzino with the kale and Parmesan as a side. The fish was great but the kale was fairly tasteless and oily andThe brussel sprouts were under done. The dessert my son got was the donuts and it was amazing, has chocolate sauce for dippingand tons of sugar on the donuts. He loved it! Would go back again for sure. Parking is impossible on a Friday night so unlessyou valet be prepared to walk a little ways. Read more