Reviews for La Veranda in Pompano Beach, FL
My fiancee and I had an incredibly romantic evening at La Veranda! We had a table on the patio under this tree that was lit up... with purple lighting, the inside looked nice too. The food was excellent, and so was the service! Definitely recommend if you'relooking for a nice evening out with your significant other. Read more
This was the best Italian Restaurant we have ever been to and we are from NYC! In Florida visiting and had a date night.... Fantastic service, the most delicious food, majestic ambiance. From appetizers to our dinner, to dessert; it was all superb! Thechef came out to speak to us! He was one of the nicest people we have ever met. Our compliments to the chef again, and thewonderful staff!! Read more
The restaurant have a nice ambiance, staff greeted us with a warm welcome. The parking was a little tricky to find even with... GPS, the sign was blocked by the garden hedges. Know the dinner, my wife had the Lobsters ravioli and I had the Seafood Pasta.The ravioli was delicious, full of flavor. We both loved the ravioli. The seafood pasta was the worst, it lacked seasoning, hadno flavor. It was aft if they boiled everything together in one pot and served it. I was very disappointed with the seafoodpasta. On the bright I highly recommend the Lobster Ravioli. Read more
What a really nice place, one that is perfect example of "hidden gem" as I passed by La Veranda numerous times but until now... failed to stop in, dine and enjoy it. The fact that it has been here and in business for some 37 years is a testament to thefact that they've consistently been doing things right. After I made my way through a lovely veranda/patio like area and enteredthe door I was immediately given a warm welcome not only from the proprietor but also from his properly dressed perfectlymannered staff. Besides the veranda patio area it has a large rather well decorated dining area complete with sparkling (myguess hand dried) glassware and lace like table cloths. There was long list of meal specials, well thought out of meat, poultryand seafood. I went for their special of the evening being a lobster diablo along with their included house salad. When thehouse salad arrived it was simple, but crispy and fresh. The highlight of the salad however was that it came with a bowl ofdelicious creamy Italian house dressing, one of the best as well as the tastiest ever. The lobster came served on top of a goodal dente linguini, a lobster supposedly of two pounds but I think in fact considerably larger, more like good three pounds, acovering of clams, mussels and diablo sauce; a really delicious meal and for what I got more than reasonably priced at $54. Inreviewing their menu and speaking with their very professional waiter, Ken, I'm really looking forward to trying some of theirregular menu items, particularly their veal francese which I understand they hand cut in house. The only downsides I found, allrelatively minor, are a very abbreviated wine selection, nice sturdy solid wood but uncomfortably hard on your rump without armsseating chairs. But for what I had, for what I observed from the menu listing and considering its rather elegant setting for anItalian restaurant located in Pompano, it's about as good as gets; hence Five Stars. Read more
Got there an hour before closing. One of the very first things the waitress informs us is that the kitchen needs 30 minutes to... cook the meal. We are assuming this is the reason our appetizers showed up in a to-go box after our main course. The food wasDELICIOUS!! ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!! We will not be returning. I was ran into while leaving I wouldn't have cared if we had beenoffered a dessert menu or an after dinner drink. Soooo disappointing. We order drinks..appetizers... main courses...drinks. desserts... drinks. So disappointing for starting off a 50th birthday celebration. My birthday falls on leap year....since myhusband spoils me I start my birthday off early. The picture is of my appetizer that never arrived. They just boxed it up to go.Food was yummmmmy. Everything else sucked. Read more
Went for the first time for out 7th Anniversary dinner. Beautiful atmosphere and tasty authentic Italian cuisine. The staff was... very attentive and we felt like we got a personalized experience. Chef Giovanni is excellent. Will definitely go back as oftenas we can. Read more
Absolutely fantastic! The waitstaff was very kind and professional and a great help in suggesting delightful menu items. Our... server made us delicious cocktails that were even off menu! Our glasses were never empty and the food is delicious. We orderedthe caprese, chicken francesea, seafood linguini and tiramisu. The home made mozzarella was diving and the Francesca sauce wasperfectly zesty. The tiramisu might have stolen the night - highly recommended! Prices are very reasonable considering the largeportion sizes and quality ingredients. Proprietors have multi generation expertise in culinary establishments and it shows inthe high quality experience you get. Don?t hesitate, definitely stop by for food! Read more
It was delicious! Hubby had this HUGE veal Parm, on the bone! I had Carbonara and we both took home half our meals. Very good.... Chianti was also very good. Highly recommend this place. Read more