La Strada Restaurant

Having dined at many many restaurants over the years, dispite a few people raving about the food, I just never had La Strada in my rotation. Now I don't feel badly.

Dinner was highlighted by a truly stellar baked clam appetizer. Flavorful and balanced, the dish was truly top notch and hopes were high. Sadly, they turned out to be the far and away highlight.

I'm a firm believer and it's been proven time and again, in classic Italian places like this, there are a few dishes which foretell the quality of the food. Included in those are a basic pasta dish (in this case fusilli) and lasagna.

The fusilli was requested al dente and showed up literally crunch (raw). The dish was nearly inedible.

And the Lasagna was so devoid of any flavor, I had to check to see if there was any substance to the ricotta and lasangna noodles at all. The entire dish was made so much worse by the requested extra tomato sauce/gravy showing up and reconfirming the absolutely flavorless dish.

And while I expect to pay for a quality meal and haven't any issue with "you pay for what you get", the before tip price of about $220 for four people (2 apps/ 3
drinks/ 2 lasagna/ one pasta/ one app shrimp dish/ 2 coffees and a tiramisu (decent and not great) seems to leave "you pay for what you didn't get" top of mind.

Service was excellent from the bus boy and the waiter seemed to be inconvenienced by our presence in the nearly empty early dinner time slot. Further, as we attempted to hurry to a commitment and asked for the check 3x, it took getting up and finding the waiter to finally, after additional delay, pay the bill.

In the end, the baked clams are worth the trip and they saved it from being a total loss. And that's about it.

La Strada is a solid Italian American restaurant. We ordered the classic appetizers.....Fried calamari, baked clams, mozzarella en carozza, & jumbo shrimp cocktail. I ordered the veal sorrento with a side Caesar salad for my main. Everything was very satisfactory. Although not an authentic Italian restaurant, it offers good food and friendly service.

Absolutely a hidden gem. Great place for a cozy intimate lunch. Food was great, hot, and fresh. The staff is extremely attentive and cordial. A must to come back to.

We go to this restaurant every NYE. Romany the manager welcomed us when we entered and gave us the best table in the place. He remembers everything about each customer and makes you feel welcomed and at home. The ambiance is the same and very warm. I had the surf and turf and baked clams and they were delicious. My wife had the salmon and it was cooked perfectly. I highly recommend La Strada. Congratulations for being a consistently great restaurant.

All went well through to dessert! Had a very enjoyable day. Staff, food and service was very accommodating !

We had my retirement dinner with 20 of my family and friends here a couple of weeks ago. The service and food were exceptional. They also were flexible as we needed to make a couple of alternatives with the menu.

This continues to be our "go to" restaurant. Thanks to the entire staff for making my evening such a special event.

recently had dinner there
And its not as good as it used to be
Slow service
My fish was overcooked and slathered with a sauce that tasted like flour
Then tasting the fish it had a strong fishy taste
The potatoes were hard undercooked
its not the same from when the prior owner had it
wont be going back

My first time at the place. Started off with the eggplant rollatini. That was good, maybe seemed like it had too much cheese in it. IDK. Standard salad came with the entree. I had the chicken scarpariello. That was excellent and the portion was huge. My daughter had the penne vodka with fried chicken cutlet on top. Another huge portion. Neither of us were able to finish our meals and took home the leftovers. Despite being stuffed we had dessert anyway. I had pistachio tartufo and my daughter had the apple crisp. With one drink the bill came out to a reasonable $117 before tip. The service was top notch and would not hesitate going back again. Would have given another star. I thought the bread basket could have been a bit better. I have been spoiled by another restaurant's bread basket. Anything less than that just doesn't compare. Thanks for providing a very nice father's day dinner.

I'd had so many good experiences in the past.. but all it takes is one. This one was exceptional enough for me to take the time to review. My two nearly 80 year old parents went to dine at the restaurant together 8/12/22. They walked in and were seated at a table in a less than favorable area. They asked if they could be moved. They asked the host if they could be moved to the dining area as opposed to being at the bar. The reaction to the request was the issue.. the host proceeded ask what was wrong with the table as given.. they said they just weren't comfortable and hadn't received menus or water at their table..he then said how ridiculous it was and they decided at that point it was not worth staying.

Where the issue arises.. he proceeded to curse at both my mother and father. "F'ing ridiculous, leaving over an f'ing table"

Again, having dined here in the past and not ever having had a bad experience, needless to say we will not be dining here again.

Apple CrispBaked ClamsBread BasketZuppa Di PesceTiramisuSurf and TurfStuffed ArtichokePenne VodkaFried CalamariCrab CakesEggplant RollatiniApple Crisp