La Vera Cucina

We come here each year to meet up with friends. Usually everything is great. Tonight 12/18/21 was not one of those times. We arrived at 6:15pm. We sat down and did not see a waiter for about 20 min. We ordered calamari as an appetizer. We did not get it until 7:30. and unfortunately it was horrible. When the calamari came to the table we thought they were onion rings because they were so large. They were very soft and chewy. The waiter realized how long we waited for the calamari and insinuated that the restaurant would by the next round of drinks to make up for the delay. When the bill came we were charged for the drinks. We wouldn't have gotten another round if we were going to pay for it. Our experience tonight was horrible and we will probably never go back. I gave them 3 stars instead of one because event though it took forever to get through our dinner the main meal was very good.

It started off a bit shaky and almost walked out! The host was not too quick to accommodate us as we didn't want to be seated near the bar. He found a better spot for us, which was nice! He warmed up after a while, and we had a good time. The food was good as well as the desert! I would definitely come back.

The staff is friendly, attentive but lacked urgency or detail. For example, someone asked for butter for their butter noodles as was given a butter box for bread. The detail would be melting the butter to add to noodles for the guest at least. Nonetheless, my experience reflects on the wait time and quality/taste of the food. We were a party of 16 with a reservation for 730pm and a prefix menu which means it was expected. Half the party were children so kids food is easy to do. Yet, the entrees took 1h and 45 minutes estimate and arrived at 950pm. Honestly, the food was okay but the wait was not worth it. The calamari and chicken fingers were darked The salmon could use more flavor, the chicken piccatta lukewarm and veal piccatta sauce was gooey. My suspicion is that it waited in the line for too long before being sent out. The host had to asked about entres and as soon as the complain was made entrees arrived immediately. It seem like there was some miscommunication with the food to hit the table. It is a shame since I couldn't taste the food at its prime. The tiramisu was good at least which speaks that they can do better. Overall, the dessert and friendly staff earned the restaurant two solid stars fairly. I'm sure the miscommunication for a big party affected the quality.

We had an excellent girls night for 3. I'm giving it 5 stars because from bread till dessert the service was great. Cocktails were yummy. Bread dip could be my meal. I had the special pork osso buco , it was very tender and done perfect. It was on top of risotto. Only complaint it could have been seasoned more. My friend enjoyed the sauce but felt her salmon was over cooked. The Clams orgeanata and beet and goat cheese salad DELICIOUS. My 3rd friend loved her chicken with eggplant and cheese. They shared the dessert in the picture and loved it. We will definitely go back.

Been here before but only now writing a review of this place. Went here yesterday at around 6:30PM/7:00PM to celebrate my dad's birthday and mothers day. We were greeted accordingly at the front by a server. To get to the front, one has to climb stairs and open the somewhat heavy doors. Definetely not handicap accessible! Anyways, he took us to a table that was near the kitchen to the right of us. Little complaint is that he seated us sort of near other people. it's okay, but some people may want to sit away from others, especially on a slow night. Anyways, we were served accordingly with waters and bread. Next, we were told the specials and looked at the menu. Now, i have already looked at the menu online, so sort of knew what i wanted. They have lots of wine selections. Then, we ordered appetizers: we wanted the seafood casino, but they were all out. So we got the Fried Calamari, a side of brocolli rabe, and the special with the italian cheese. Food did take a while to come out, however when it did, the appetizers were really good! the Calamari was moist and not crunchy; the brocoli rabe was slightly bitter but whatever seasonings were on it made it delicous. The special we also enjoyed, and i tried the cheese for the 1st time and enjoyed it. The waiter refilled our waters several times, so water refills were not an issue. Next we ordered our entrees, i ordered the Mussels Maranara with Lingine pasta. My dad ordered Scallops with pasta, and my mom ordered a chicken dish. my dad also asked for a drink which was titos with 7-up/sprite. He waited a bit for that drink, but later when he wanted another one- it was refilled right away. Finally, the food came! I ate all the mussels, which all came out of their shell easily, and was really delicous. After scouring down the mussels, i went to my pasta. immedially asked for pepper- brought out red pepper but wanted the black pepper. The black pepper isn't on the table because they use grinded black pepper, which was good- except if one wants pepper one has to get the waiter. Anyways, got the black pepper from the waiter. Now, the pasta was a little hard (and my dad said the same thing!), but i feel like it was okay and didn't ruin the meal. My mom and i took home leftovers, as one of the waiters packed it for us. Next, we got our check and it was about $100.00! granted some of the stuff is a little expensive, but worth it i feel. We paid via credit card and was on our way home. we left a cash tip on the table for the waiter. probably will be back soon.