Reviews for La Rosa Italian Restaurant in New Bern, NC

If I could give a 0 rating I would. This was recommended also letting me know the service is terrible - had to order each of our... drinks separately because she wouldn?t wait for us to finish our drink order and there was 4 of us. We were the first onesthere. but food was supposed to be amazing! Not true service was terrible and the owner or manager was extremely rude uponarrival- that part was true but the food was mediocre to say the least, me and my daughter got the trio - the fettuccine was ok,tastes like prego sauce, the lasagna was ok the chicken Parmesan however for both mine and my daughters plate was slimy andtasted sour, at the same time me and my daughter said it tasted sour, I told the waitress my daughter couldn?t eat the rest ofher food she was so grossed out. Usually if I get bad food I don?t post a review I just don?t go back, but here is why I?mposting this review- I overheard the waitress tell the owner/manager and her response was there?s nothing wrong with thatchicken the cook has been cooking it that way for 20 years. She only gave us a small credit for the bad chicken, refused tocredit my daughters plate that she couldn?t eat. So not accepting the fact that it may have been a bad batch, and properlycrediting our bill and being the slightest bit respectful and acknowledging the food was bad, she also insulted and called usliars. I can accept and ignore bad/rude service but I will not accept being served bad food and chancing food poisoning andbeing called a liar. That?s unacceptable!!! Read more

Food is excellent. Service is good, but food is not staged and ready to go. You will wait. It's worth it. Legit Italian... with a super nice owner. As long as you're not in a hurry, awesome place. Read more

This place is amazing! Three of us had stuffed chicken Parmesan and one had the tour of Italy. We were all beyond thrilled with... our meals. My husband said on the way home ?I didn?t want it to end!? Best Italian food I have EVER HAD! Read more

So being Italian and growing up on homemade Italian food I was so excited to try La Rosa ...what a disappointment ????. The... sauce was very watery . The Brushetta had zero flavor .The meatballs were clearly frozen and not homade Super small portions. The $100 I spent on this meal was a complete waste of my hard earned money. I can say the service was good , but that's allthat was good Read more

I had been recommended La Rosa specifically for the Veal - and the reviews are pretty awesome. I booked a reservation online... which is simple and user friendly. Upon entering our experience was great - I would NOT recommend soft drinks as the MountainDew, Pepsi, and lemonade all tasted watered down. We ordered mozzarella sticks as an appetizer just to appease a picky table -they are frozen and reheated. Nothing like you can?t get from a bowling ally. The veal is sub par, the chicken in the chickenAlfredo had ZERO sear and no seasoning it must have been boiled, and the lasagna was cold to touch, our guest compares it toStouffers. However the seafood in lobster sauce I would recommend, also the bread they serve is also delicious. When askedabout dessert the gentleman did not know his own menu and brought out Carmel cheesecake instead of chocolate, but the table didnot send anything back or ask for anything to be removed from the bill. La Rosa?s DID discount the lasagna because it wasn?teaten and take off two of the the three drinks that were also not drank, we were appreciative. Overall I?m sure this littleplace does have great items - I just won?t be back to find out what they are. Read more

Dinner here was amazing. All of our food tasted great and was cooked well. The desserts were delicious. We had wonderful service... as well. Read more

What a wonderful experience! I can't say enough about how delicious the food is here. Service was outstanding. The timing per... dish was perfect. I had the stuffed chicken parmesan with penne pasta. Yummy! My wife and mom had a glass of wine. Both weredelicious. The red was dry, but not too dry. The white was sweet, but not too sweet. I don't think this place knows how to makea bad meal. Pricey but well worth it. Enjoy. Read more

A delicious dinner with excellent service. The Seafood La Rosa with lobster sauce was amazing. My sister had the crab cakes and... said they were delicious and full of crab meat. My husband had the Veal Parmigiano, real veal! We highly recommend thisrestaurant. Read more