La Rustica – on Magnolia

We went on a Tuesday around 6pm. We parked half block away on the street, there was plenty of parking around. It was not that busy at that time. The food was really good; one of the best fried calamari, the pasta with fillet mignon is a great choice. They nicely decorated the dessert we ordered, since I let our waitress know it was my wife’s birthday… 🫶🏽🫶🏽

Absolutely love coming to La Rustica but very sad to see both main vegetarian meal options removed from the menu. A pasta and vegetable dish was able to be ordered off menu, but not as ideal as the previous manicotti and eggplant parmigiana dishes. Other than that, the rest of the meal was fantastic as is the atmosphere and service. The host always greets us warmly and helps us to a table that we’re happy with :) The Pollo Parmigiana is my personal favorite! Will definitely be back and am looking forward to the vegetarian options to be added back for those in my family that prefer them.

Best Italian cuisine! Loved the atmosphere and the grounds. The server was the sweetest ever. Service top notch. Food was absolutely spectacular. Chicken Parmesan and ravioli special beyond expectations! Chocolate cake for dessert was sublime! We will be back

Our first time here. I wouldn’t mind trying it again. The food was fantastic! The portions and flavor are well worth the prices which I thought were not too bad for authentic Italian. Make sure you get on the waiting list after 6pm, this place stays busy! We were #13 on the list and within 30min we were called for a table so wait not too bad considering the size of the restaurant and how busy they were. Also, if they have the tomahawk pork chop as their special I highly suggest it! Too bad it’s not kept on their daily menu. Another suggestion is the chicken parmigiana and the pineapple coconut cake!! The only downer about this place was how cramped it was inside and due to this it was very loud so talking was difficult but I’m sure once it’s cool enough for outdoor seating it spreads out so it’s less cramped. I suggest trying this place at least once!

Well…. This place ruined Valentines. First off the line to check in for your reservation (which we had) was out the door and we waited in line for 15 minutes. Secondly, I’m gluten free, this place has gluten free pasta every time you go. Well today they didn’t because of the fixed menu. TOTALLY fine but it was how I was told by the waitress. She looked at me like I just asked her to rob a bank and had no idea what gluten was when I asked for other options. To top it all off, we ended up leaving after our appetizer because we waited over an hour and a half for our food so we paid for what we got and left. Our waitress definitely forgot to put in our food because everyone else around us go theirs and instead of owning up to a mistake she said “it depends on what time I put it in”. WHAT DO YOU MEAN. Anyways very disappointed. We made this reservation a month before Valentine’s, very excited to go. I wish we went somewhere else. You can’t charge those prices for that service. McDonald’s around the corner had better service.