Where is the Best Italian Food in Austin, Texas?
The ambience is wonderful, the service is great and the food is excellent. We will go back in a heartbeat. It is so nice to have this quality of restaurant in Austin!The portions are very big. We thoroughly enjoyed everything, although the minestrone is a bit thicker than is classic and had no legumes. The salad dressing and all the sauces were excellent and rich; The boar shanks were so tender they melted in your mouth and the pork chop was thick and juicy with a fabulous marsala sauce. With a bottle of wine and tip (no dessert or coffee) we spent $75, but could have ordered much less and left full.Pros + Great happy hourCons – no parking
You can’t go wrong starting your evening with a great Italian meal at La Traviata. They have a great menu with a wide variety of pasta and meat dishes to choose from. The wine list isn’t extravagant, but good enough for all but the most discerning winos. Service was knowledgeable and friendly. I highly recommend the rigatoni with spicy lamb meatballs. EXCELLENT!Being smack-dab downtown, it’s expected that the restaurant will be crowded. Don’t expect to have a ton of space. But the friendly hosts and patrons will make you feel at home at this great downtown Italian eatery. Pros + Excellent food, great serviceCons – Somewhat small/cramped
Fazoli’s italian fast food is on par with the quality of the dishes at spaghetti warehouse but Fazoli’s is 1/2 the price. It is a great place for kids, especially on Monday’s when they have their kids eat for 99 cents, but typically the service you get on those days is sub-par…Friday and Saturday nights be prepared to wait a bit for a table… Pros + lunch prices are more reasonableCons – mediocre food in general
I ordered the sampler – quattro al foirno , manicotti , lasanga, etc.. plus the fried mozzerella , and bread … it was good , the sauce especially was yummy and the ingredients seemed very fresh. I have only ordered take out , but the restaurant seems like very cozy place, and nice people. .. had some difficult re-ordering the first person I spoke with didn’t know about this option…I like the location centralPros + authentic fresh, portions, sauceCons – ordering
