Reviews for Gabriella's in South Padre Island, TX

We went tonight for dinner. We went right when they opened since we heard about the wait times. The pizza was really good, and... they let us do half and half so my husband and I could split one. My chicken florentine side of the pizza is pictured in thisreview- it?s delicious! I?m giving 3 stars because of the rest of our food- garlic bread really wasn?t garlic bread, it was justtoasted bread. It didn?t even seem to have butter on it and no garlic flavor. The house salad that came with our pizza hadwilting and brown-spotted lettuce which was a big turn off. We ordered dessert to go (1 slice carrot cake, 1 slice chocolatecake) and both were just okay. Service was moderate- we could have used refills on more than one occasion. Not the worst place,but not the best either given the price point. Read more

We had to wait outside for 40 minutes for our party of 3 on a Thursday evening with just one group in front of us. After being... seated for 15 minutes, we finally got our soda and bread, and omg. It was the best bread I had ever tasted. If I had left rightthere, I might have left this place a five star review. I was so distracted by the bread that I didn?t realize until later thatthe Diet Coke was definitely not Diet Coke. It was either Coke Zero or just regular Coke. Towards the end of the meal, I bravedletting them know, but what they returned with was still the same thing. Soda drinkers will know how annoying this is. Thepizza was not for me. It had that pizza sauce that Italian restaurants like to use that if you?re a fan of pizza chains or ifyou?ve actually been to Italy, then you know it doesn?t fit into either category. What it lacked in flavor, it tried to make upfor in sweetness. Yuck. Someone else at my table had the tuna (cooked medium), and they said it was amazing. So there?sthat. The desserts were the final slap in the face (if you don?t count the triple digit bill for the whole disappointment). Thetiramisu? This place does not know what tiramisu is. They do get points for using fresh ceylon cinnamon (if you know, youknow). But the points stop there. The tiramisu is otherwise absolute garbage. If the tiramisu was at least grocery-store level,then that plus the amazing pre-gaming bread would have earned this place a four stars from me. I?m wild about tiramisu, and I?mwilling to overlook some crazy things for some crazy good tiramisu. But that?s not what this was. My disappointment wasimmeasurable, and my day was ruined. I tried the desserts the two other people at my table got, and they weren?t greateither. I plan on going back some day for that amazing bread, but I?ll be trying entirely different items on the menu. Andmaybe I?ll get an unsweet tea if they haven?t sorted out their Diet Coke situation. Read more

Great food, great service, and beer selection. We usually order to go since it's busy at night. I love their calamari, we all... enjoy their pizza & salads are ok. Their desserts are usually spot on but they the strawberry toppings for the cheesecake. I hada stout before cashing out. You should try their PB stput with their double chocolate stout. Read more

Very good Italian restaurant. We ordered pasta carbonara ?My Way?, and a chicken Parmesan sub. The pasta was not the traditional... carbonara. They used bow tie pasta bacon and chicken with small Roma tomatoes cubes. I would say that I did miss to have somefresh Parmesan to top it with, but they did have the packaged kind available on the table.The sub came with fries and was alsovery good. Salad and bread came with the dinner. We got a table outside and enjoyed it very much. Friendly service. Read more

Went today with my wife and kid. Wait was about 15 minutes on a Wednesday night. It was totally worth it. Kids pizza was... awesome. My boy ate 3 slice. The calzone I ordered was one of the best I have ever had. It was cooked perfectly. The fries weresoggy and didn't taste too great. My wife had some seafood dish that she said was the best she has had on the island sofar. Service was great. Prices are a little high, but this is pretty close to fine dining standards on the island. Read more

We had a wonderful experience. The bar staff and waitress were kind and didn't mind answering questions or making... recommendations. The food was the beyond amazing. Wanted to try different things so are waitress brought us to go containersthroughout so we could enjoy each course. The calzone was humongous and the lasagna is the best I've ever tasted. Read more

Best Italian food on the island!! (That we have had)! Been here twice and were pleased both trips! The atmosphere is genuine and... the service superior. The food is out of this world great! Don't forget to order dessert to finish the meal! Read more

We had called to make reservations as we had 9 people, but this is one of the places on the island that does not take... reservations. They open at 4 and are busy from that point on, which should be telling of how good their food is. We got therefor dinner about 6pm and of course had a wait. They have seating upstairs with a lot of seating. The stairs are narrow and theshuffling of people up and down is a little difficult, but it is a necessary space and accommodating. There are TVs up there aswell. Our wait was not too long I would say about 20 minutes or so, and there were several larger parties that also waitedaround the same amount of time. We decided on pizza for the night. We loved every bite! Salad and garlic bread are served beforethe meal with dipping sauce for the bread. We had the chocolate cake which is big enough to share with everyone! We willdefinitely dine here again. Read more