Cafe Italia. Authentic Italian Restaurant

3471 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale
(954) 681-3716

Recent Reviews

Stephen Nevitt

Food was exceptionally good. Service was great. I'm not familiar with this area of town. I drove past the building twice. Which made me late for the group dinner, where everyone had the same dish, which was delicious. The man who approached me as I entered. Told me I was Late loud enough everyone in the restaurant heard him. Rude and unnecessary

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Connie AllServiceNotary

Service was awesome and the food was good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Robert Zaret

Lasagna. Eggplant pasta with meat all splendid. We do not like alacart. Bread was not garlic but was hot and delicious. We were told salad was alacart but if we were told it is only $5 more we would have ordered 4

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lasagna

Leroy Mcintosh

Came alone and Had a mushroom risotto and filet mignon, steak tasted cheap and gamey. Also got served a glass of wine with a bug in it straight from the bottle. Food took about 50 mins with only two other tables being seated. Not one to complain but I was really craving that risotto and this was the closest restaurant near

Atmosphere: 4

Service: 2

Joao Delinger

Overpriced, service was SO slow, food was mediocre. I usually go to Di Valli next door which is SO much better but decided to try this place. Now I know. It was not a good experience.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 1

Marcel Rasa

The Carbonara al dente Spaghetti dish is "TO DIE FOR" MMM MMM MMMSecond to none in the world! You must GO just for this, and then you will be pleasantly surprised by how good everything else is too!!! Wines, antipasti, etc just WOW!Parking: Front, back and side parking

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Carbonara

Sofia Hidalgo

Best place ever!Food 100% authentic

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Myriam P

Overpriced, bland food and very slow service. We should have trusted our instincts and leave (the restaurant was almost empty) but the waitress told us everything is fresh here, made from scratch... Well, this was not a pleasant experience; the pasta were lacking flavors (spaghetti carbonara and spaghetti with lamb meat balls), the presentation was mediocre and we had to wait a long time for everything. We were not happy that an automatic gratuity was added to our bill for such poor service . We do not recommend this restaurant at all, unfortunately.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Jerry Ziertman

Fantastic family-owned small restaurant. Pasta dishes are outstanding. Also try the veal dishes. This place serves wine and beer.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

THOMAS HIGGINS

I ordered the lasagna. I think it was frozen and reheated because part of it was just one clump of doe. We got there way before 6:00 and nothing was said about the 25 percent

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala

Patricia DeAngelis

Incredible food! I’m gluten free and Valerie makes a phenomenal mushroom risotto. They are consistently good. It’s old world and friendly. We come back every time we’re in town!

Vivienne Monty

Very nice local Italian eatery. We went back because we had liked the food so much a few years ago but were disappointed. The quality was good but the food was only average.

Katia Demeire

Food was great and fresh! pasta cooked to order and perfect! owner (wife) cooked, which was a nice surprise.Ambiance is awful with the lighting (it's on the bottom floor of a building) and overall decor, this place has so much potential to look better! You could see the people that go are regulars (I went on a Monday). They've been in business for 30 yrs so obviously the decor to them or the patrons is not important bc you get authentic Italian cookingIf you're looking to impress a date, this is the wrong place.

Daniel Herlehy

Absolutely delicious, the red sauce tastes fully authentic and the server confirmed it was home made. Not too expensive for a place that serves at the high end of quality in Italian. Will be coming here anytime I'm back in Ft Lauderdale for sure.

Diego Benba

DISHONEST COMMERCIAL BEHAVIOR. . They billed us higher than the menu; they ve raised 30% the prices of 2 dishes; and when asked they refused to honor their list. Food is just average ; service is very slow and a bit unkind.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

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Cafe Italia. Authentic Italian Restaurant

3471 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306
(954) 681-3716