Piazza Italia
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919) 956-7360
- Cross Street:
- S Gregson Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 11am-2:30pm, 5:30pm-9:30pm
User Reviews for Piazza Italia
03/31/2008 Posted by labratbr
I've been to Piazza Italia 4 or 5 times now, and have always enjoyed the experience, so I was surprised to see lots of negative reviews on the web. True, the food is not MIND-BLOWINGLY SPECTACULAR or anything, but let's not be too snobbish about a place where 2 people can eat a nice romantic dinner for under $50!! Any time I've been there, I and the rest of my group have really enjoyed the food. I'm particularly fond of their bread (and the bulb of roasted garlic they bring you, in lieu of butter) and of the gelato, which is brilliant. My other favorite part of their menu is the option to mix and match pasta types, sauces, and toppings -- never been disappointed with that stand-by. Their calimari and seafood pasta dishes are also reliable. As for service, I've always been happy with their wait staff, but any issues other reviewers have experienced are probably just growing pains of a new restaurant. I'm lucky enough to know what great authentic Italian food tastes like, and sadly it's not available in Durham, but Piazza Italia is still one of my favorite spots to take visitors or to go on dates.
01/16/2008 Posted by bryans
This place is excellent; food is great, beautiful decor and best past and gelato in town. We had the risotto and rigatoni and were the best ever. We bought the pasta and cooked at home, make sure you do that, they sold for $3 something a pound and was better than any pasta we ever had here in US.
Pros: everything
Cons: none
