Reviews for La Tavola Ristorante Italiano in Smyrna, TN
The food was really good. I had the meat ravioli with Marina sauce. The meat and sauce were delicious but the pasta was slightly... undercooked. My wife got the seafood fettuccine Alfredo, which was cooked perfectly. The bread was amazing as well. The housesalads were good. Mine had some lettuce that was wilted but everything else was good. Overall I would give the food fourstars. They were a little slow in service and food delivery tonight, but with the people shortages, that?s understandable so Ididn?t take any stars off for that. Our waiter was bustling and doing the best he could. Four stars for that too, overall. Itook one more star off because of the cleanliness of the restaurant. The table cloths appeared to be old, dingy, and stained.They use white paper on the tables on top of the table cloths so you don?t have to eat on them. I went to the men?s room to washup and there were no paper towels. I?m not sure what was going on with the floor, but the side where the toilet is looked likethe tile was cut too short to fit, or that the baseboards were removed and left it exposed underneath. It was wet in there andprobably where some of the smells were coming from. The floors could use a really good deep cleaning as well. There were fliesflying around in the dining room. I saw one crawling over the top of a salt shaker and we kept shooing them away from our food.There is a bug zapper in there somewhere and we heard it zap a couple of times. Not the most pleasant thing to hear while eatingbut I guess it beats them flying around everywhere. Overall it feels a bit run down but with the food and service being sogood, we will be back again to try some other items. That bread is to die for! Read more
The food is really good portions but the chicken was very dry and I wasn?t crazy about the Marsala sauce. Bread was really great... and everything was fresh but the taste just wasn?t there, just mediocre. Seats are also tattered and you sink in them. Wouldn?t go back. Read more
Delicious local Italian restaurant in Smyrna! On the old historic downtown Main Street ! It lovely old building. Food smells... amazing as you approach the building. Large menu. Everything around us looked & smelled yummy! The homemade bread ???? stickscovered in butter & parmigiana were out of this world delicious! Salads were very fresh of course as they should be. Our entreeswere great. Huge servings. We left with to go boxes for another meal. Visit soon! We will be back soon. Their service was greateven though they were short staffed as everyone is now. Live music ???? is performed every other Tuesday. The performance wasvery nice. Read more
Visited La Tavola Ristorante Italiano the other day?a sweet little gem in Smyrna. I was greeted by Patrick who got me to a table... and my waitress Kaylin took my drink order while I looked over the menu. They have a good wine and beer selection here and basedon the size of the meals served I decided against an appetizer. I went with the La Tavola specialty pasta, a combination ofgrilled shrimp, chicken, and ground beef with Penne pasta in a Cajun Alfredo Sauce. The salad that comes with the meal was veryfresh and the veggies crisp. For those who love garlic breadsticks?the ones served with dinner were excellent and you couldeasily just fill up on the bread. The pasta dish?HUGE and I could have easily shared it. The pasta was Al Dente and the saucehad some ?kick? to it but not too spicy. The sauce with the shrimp, chicken, and beef was a good match and there was plenty tolast most of the dish. A really good meal at a reasonable price and the service from Kaylin was excellent. Looking forward totrying some of their other dishes. Interesting side note?it actually adds to the appeal of this spot to be serenaded by thetrains as they pass the front of the restaurant. Read more
Today 4/21/22 . It would have been a 5 star if they had fresh Parmesan cheese, ( as I was told they had ) extra bread at your... table is up charge of $2.00 and If the staff hadn?t put my dressing on my salad . The salad was very fresh and didn?t need allthat to cover it up. I would have liked to took half the salad home but with the dressing on the salad I couldn?t . My pasta wasok and at home with fresh Parmesan it will be good . The pasta only had a small amt of chicken , I also ordered a side ofgrilled shrimp. This would have been the best part of my meal. Well , with the bread sticks ????. Next time I?ll just getgrilled shrimp, breadsticks ???? and salad . Dressing on the side . Read more
Oh I could write a book about how much I love this place. Little cute Italian restaurant. Feels like a mom and pop shop in Italy... honestly. Great parking situation, cute areas, and the servers were kind and accommodating. We sat outside in beautiful weatherenjoying the quaint downtown of Smyrna. The occasional train and good food made a dreamy dinner experience. Highly recommend andthe wine and dessert selection is a bonus! Read more
I been there before and the specialty pasta was really good second time going back tonight and my pasta was good butttt my darn... garlic breads were burnt I got all the way home and was like darn I can't even bite it now they know this was burnt when theygave it to me really....I guess I'm done ???? my chicken wasn't chopped down enough either it was too!! Thick not tender atall...yea I'm done....thanks I wish I could upload a picture of this bread oh wait I found way Read more
Unfortunately I did not dine in on this visit. The food was good and was what I expected. When you are talking take-out, it is... just hard to rate anything higher than a four. I've heard nothing but great things regarding LA Tavola, and I am anxious to beable to experience it as a dining night out soon! :) Read more