Villagio - Miami

What a great restaurant! From the moment you arrive, you are welcomed and taken care of. I haven't encountered a long wait time there. Yet, it is always busy. Their food is delicious. No matter what you order it is done well. I, personally, love their lasagna. It is one of their top sellers. The waiters are also very good and attentive to detail. One of my biggest points of irritation is when water is not constantly refilled. That does not happen here. They are on their game and really care about their guests, making it an enjoyable place for lunch or dinner.

Horrible experience. I have been eating there for years but tonight was the worst experience ever. I usually don't write a review but the manager in charge on 3/19/22 at night really did not make things better. First off the service was slow, we ordered 4 branzino which came cold and not as good as usual. The bought the salad dressings when. We were almost done with the food. Even then I was not upset, since I go there a lot, I thought well things can't always be perfect. What made me upset is that the were TWO cockroaches right on the floor by our table looking at us half dead. When I called the manager he said that since we were eating outdoor, that was not their fault and even asked me if i never saw cockroaches at home. He refused to take responsibility nor provided any type of service recovery. You see this to me is unacceptable.

In all honesty I didn't have high hopes for this place when my friends suggested this place. The Yelp reviews aren't great; when they tell us they have gnocchi not on the menu we asked if they can prepare it with brown butter and sage, the waitress had no clue what brown butter is. However, the dishes we ordered turn out quite delicious, and the staff was friendly enough.The meatless pasta is about 15 each, but the more expensive entrees can go over 30. Is it a great value? Not exactly. Can I get better pasta elsewhere? Most certainly. If you are in the mall and don't want to go elsewhere for dinner, this is not a bad option, but I won't make it a destination, especially considering the difficult parking situation: the closest parking spots are all designated for valet or premium self parking.

Great location and authentic Italian cuisine. Came with the office for a lunch celebration and everyone was pleased with their food. Calamri is fresh and NOT rubbery like at many other places. Pasta was cooked perfectly and servers were friendly. Main reason why this place didn't earn 5 stars in my book the wait. And no, not the wait for a table. But just to order and to actually receive the food. We were a large party so understandably the food will take a little longer. However, we were there from 12pm 3pm. Literally just WAITING most of the time. Quite ridiculous. Everything else was fine. Come with a date, friend or even take your imaginary buddy out to lunch but whatever you do, just don't come with a big party.

Ive been to this italian restaurant a couple times. Always the same experience, food is tasty, no complaints but nothing out of this world. If youre looking for a casual quick italian meal this would be a good spot butttt not going to lie you can find better quality italian food. Ive always just kept it safe and order a mozzarella caprese salad, but its because its one of my favorite salads to order. This time I ordered it with a salmon and spinach plate as well, it was simple and clean just the way I like it. I would order it again. Everyone else in my party had no complaints with their meals either. I tried the tuna salad and it was good but if youre not a fan of sesame seeds then maybe ask for less. Tuna is covered in them. Anyway the day we attended dinner here the A/C was broken and we werent too happy about that but on a saturday night with a party of 10 it was literally the only place without an hour+ wait so we just went for it. They were kind of unorganized at first, not attending to us for a while. They at least sat us by a fan which was nice. I made sure to keep myself cool by drinking a lot of ice water... worked for me! Manager was also nice and treated us to his specialty lemon cello shots. Very strong but was good! Apparently its good for the pallet after a meal. Just know this restaurant is located in dadeland mall so parking can be a pain in the butt depending on what night you go...