Went here for the first time recently with friends and family. What an experience! When you first…read moresee the menu you may think there are not a lot of options. Look closer and you will see a great selection of dishes that will leave you with difficult choices. The service is what you would expect at a place like this. Your water glass is always full and the team takes care of you. Great wine and cocktail list. Try the old fashioned if you're a bourbon person. The dining room may seem a bit crowded but the noise level is where you can still have a conversation with those around you. My wife ordered the Gnudi, a spinach and ricotta filled dumpling and it was fabulous. But, it did not compare to my duck leg confit with a beet risotto with duck sausage. Wow! I am just saying, this was exceptional! I have had confit all over the world and this was one of the best, by far. Overall, I cannot recommend this spot more highly. Obviously food is the pinnacle but this place hit on all marks.

I don't generally like to leave bad reviews, I try to be fair but this place really pushed the…read morebountries... To call this an italian restaurant is a joke, it feels like someone who's never been to Italy is trying to fool people with this generic nonsense. Service was fine, but the food quality helped me understand why the place was overwhelmingly empty on a Thursday evening. On top of that, they asked if id like bread with my pasta, I said yes and they brought 2 pieces of burnt bread. I asked for some butter or oil, they brought a small patch of decent quality butter. I finished my meal and asked for the check, I was shocked to see they charged me $5 for the bread and $1 for the tiny piece of butter. I've never seen this before, and was quite surprised they didn't mention i was going charged when they asked if i wanted bread. Avoid, customers don't deserve to be treated this way when there are so many options in the area.

Our waiter was friendly and did a great job with recommendations. Nice atmosphere, low lighting but…read morenot too low, good music. Not loud at all (but also was only maybe half full) We had cacio de Pepe and spaghetti pomodoro . Both delicious, perfectly cooked, great sauce.. very fresh tasting. We also had the crostini seasonal appetizer, loved it. Would return!

We went to celebrate 6 months of marriage. Was a little sad…read morethat that it was not acknowledged although provided on the reservation with what we wanted as an appetizer and drinks we wanted to start with. Overall Exceptional Food & Incredible Leftovers! The food was absolutely outstanding from start to finish. To start, the calamari was cooked perfectly, but the absolute highlight was the brilliant addition of fried olives mixed in. It added the perfect briny, savory crunch that took the dish to a whole new level such a creative and delicious touch! For the main course, the pasta was rich, flavorful, and beautifully prepared. The true testament to how great it was? I took the leftovers home, and it tasted just as amazing the next day for lunch. You know the food is high quality when it holds up perfectly as leftovers. Great flavors, thoughtful details, and food that keeps on giving. I'll definitely be back! Just please acknowledge if a guest is celebrating something special.

I have gotten my birthday cake from Emilia's two years in a row now, and at this point it's…read morebasically a tradition. This year was the classic tiramisu again and somehow I still wasn't prepared for how good it is. I ended up eating nearly half the cake myself. If you know tiramisu, you'll appreciate this one. The sponge is very soaked like super rich, espresso-forward, and honestly feels like drinking a glass of coffee in dessert form. I personally love that deep, juicy texture, but if you're someone who prefers a lighter, less saturated sponge, this might be a bit much for you. That said, it's absolutely worth trying. Just maybe start with a smaller size at the restaurant before committing to a full cake. This is exactly the kind of tiramisu I crave, and it's the reason Emilia's keeps being the birthday cake spot every year.

Decent food, but nothing to rave about!…read more My family and I made a reservation for dinner at Emilia's. The ambiance is very modern and trendy! Service was excellent and it felt very fancy! For apps we had the Butternut Squash Soup and the Burrata. The Burrata was very tasty (loved the pickled berries) but the soup was lacking in basic flavor. For our main, we got the Risotto and the Mushroom Pizza. Both were good, but nothing amazing! I actually enjoyed the Broccolini with the pesto more!

Excellent pizza. The crust texture is perfect! Cooked in a brick oven, it has that perfect outer…read morecrisp while still being perfectly chewy. Great atmosphere to have a drink at the bar while I waited. They have some local vodka, and as a visitor, I love trying local spirits. Very friendly staff. I placed an order ahead of time and got there before it was ready. They notified the cooks to push my order ahead and offered me the seat at the bar while I waited. If I'm ever back in town and want pizza, this would be a first choose since I only got to try one!

Had another very good experience. I personally interacted with their operations manager; Caitlyn…read more Very pleased with their response and diligence. Thank you for the attention to detail, the courtesy and kindness.

Excellent service. I'm very clean. The food is phenomenal. I…read moream involved in the industry And these people really know to take care of guests! This is a must try!

My family visited Acquario for a Mother's Day dinner. We loved our visit and enjoyed our food…read moregreatly. As a vegetarian, I was excited for the Gnocci, but was informed there was a limited menu with the holiday. The server saw my disappointment, and was able to still make the dish. I was so pleased with the above and beyond level of service. We enjoyed the food, drinks, service, and quiet atmosphere. We definitely will visit again!

Came for a pasta making class which i highly recommend cost is $60 per person. Was a great…read moreexperience. We had an amazing waitress in Annamarie who recommended the best drinks and wine pairings with our pasta we made. It was a great setup to be as intimate or socialize as much as you'd like. They taught us how to make pasta and gnocchi from scratch and also sent us home with our dough and some sauce and noodles to cook later ourselves I highly recommend the calamari and brussel sprouts. The calamari was fried perfectly very light but still had the crunch and the crispy sprouts were crispy and had a phenomenal taste with the Parmesan cheese

Loved it again…read more This is our second time here. As luck would have it, Patrick was our server again. He's super friendly and knows the menu well. He got our drinks, then a basket of warm bread with a plate of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Yummy! There were three of us tonight. We ordered as follows: - Capellini with Seafood - Branzino with Garlic Spinach (shared) - Il Modo Chopped Salad Wow - the food was amazing tonight. My wife and I shared the Branzino. It was a huge portion and real tasty. My son had the Capellini with Seafood and loved it. I tried it as well. Loved the spicy sauce. Then we ordered dessert. Here's what we shared: - Stratacelli Gelato - Tiramisu - Cannolis Wow - they were all good. I liked the Tiramisu the best. Note: they keep it well air conditioned here. Consider a light jacket or sport coat. We will return to Il Modo. Thank you kitchen team and Patrick for another great dinner.

Review: Govanni's (Italian), Crowley. Wait: 0 minutes. (Which shocked me, considering we got there…read moreat 12:30 on a Sunday and the parking lot was *PACKED*!) Atmosphere: Great. Clean, well lit. Wait staff dressed uniformly. Dining area divided into sections, so we sat in a cozy intimate "corner" with a few other tables. Wait staff: Clean, neat and friendly. Our server was a WONDERFUL young lady named Jasmine. Very attentive, almost "intuitive", but not too intrusive. Perfect service. Food: Bread was nice, in house made garlic rolls with a light pretzel salt on top. I had Chicken Parmigiana, on a bed of thin spaghetti. My wife had the Lasagna. Portions were very generous. (I'm Cajun, so a "portion" to me usually feeds two. I was full and happy.) Chicken was fresh, hot, perfect breading. Marinara sauce tasted like homemade sauce, with a perfect amount and blend of Italian herbs. I had my wife's leftover lasagna for supper. (She loved it, but there was a lot.) It was every bit as good as my entree. I'm guessing that was ground veal. Wonderful! A gentleman I assume was the owner/manager came around to personally make sure the dining experience was good. Price was well in line with other sit down restaurants. (About $37 for both, and got 3 meals out of it.) Overall experience: I'd give it a 9.5, only because I don't give 10's. (Unless you feed me by hand, and wash and wax my car. HA!) We will *DEFINITELY* go back. (OK. I admit. That means I'll be harassing my wife to go back sometime this week. But, it really was GREAT!

We love having such delicious food and great service in the neighborhood! We really enjoyed the…read morespecial with mushrooms.

For #DateNight my hubby and I drove down W. Magnolia until we found something interesting…read more We picked a quaint Italian spot that we will definitely visit again. There is indoor and outdoor seating available. It's BYOB or you can purchase a glass or bottle from the lounge next door and bring it back to enjoy it while you have your meal. They only take cash, checks or Euros, which we thought was cool because we still have some from previous trips to be able use there someday. I only removed one star because my husband was told the Limone E Spinaci was better than Alfredo, which is the type of meal he wanted, but he disagreed. He thought it was just okay. I said it was excellent, but that's probably because I'm lactose intolerant and can't have cheese like him. I was excited just at the fact of trying a forkful of his meal.