Stresa Italian Restaurant

The phone number in GoogleMaps does not work and the website is not safe, according to Google, so I cannot make a reservation. There is no way to email the restaurant so I am stuck. The owner should test the phone number and website address on GoogleMaps. Same problem with Yelp.

Upon entering Stresa the first thing we noticed was No aroma. Friendly staff, a little unusual for the lack of any Italian staff workers. We tried the clam casino, which in all fairness was not on the menu, the chef tried to create a dish that was really not correct, so little if any garlic, with way too much bread crumbs. My wife had chicken piccata that was okay, nothing to brag about. I had the seafood salad as an entree size for $45 that was very bland to start with, the oil and vinegar is very tasty, the grated cheese had so little flavor it was disappointing. The very best part of this $120 meal for two was the cappuccino. The lack of any aroma in the restaurant from the kitchen makes me wonder if the meals are actually prepared on location or somewhere else ?

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 4

Exelent Italian restaurant ?

Parking: Just in front of the restaurant.

Kid-friendliness: Maybe too much for kids under 7.

Wheelchair accessibility: No problem.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Calamari, Fresh Mussels Marinara or White Wine Sauce, Eggplant Parmigiana, Tiramisu, Veal Parmigiana Served with Pasta Marinara

Picked up a chicken parm and eggplant parm for lunch. The chicken parm . . .not good!! . . . at all. The chicken was so thin, you could barely see it between the layers of bread crumbs. With the overpowering thickness of bread, it was more like a bread and crumb sandwich. When I called to tell them, the answer was "sorry".BTW, my coworker got the eggplant parm and said , "it was very flat with no flavor".I work locally for many years, always thought that Stresa was overrated and was never a fan. Still not!!

Food: 1

Service: 1

Way overpriced for plain Italian food. They don't even provide refills on soda. Nothing special about this place. Skimpy portions which is definitely not something Italian cuisine is known for. Hard pass...I don't recommend any of the dishes. The fried calamari was bland and greasy, the gorgonzola veal was chewy, and the food came to the table cold.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

It's a must go for Italian.Compares favorably with best of NYC.Following is not a misprint:Happy Hour @ bar seating is....ENTIRE check35% off... drink up, mangia !..

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was bland. For the price you would expect better.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

What a gem. Set in a nondescript strip mall, Stresa offers some of the best Italian food I've come across in West Palm Beach. The service is always timely and non intrusive. I love their carpaccio, but it's the Seafood that always seems to shine here.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hidden gem of an Italian restaurant!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Calamari with Marinara Sauce, Pollo Marsala, Caesar Salad, Tiramisu

Ehhh at best…honestly apps; mussels and calamari were ok but honestly I couldn’t get over the portion, they were so little! A bowl of mussels, the smallest bowl maybe, 10-13 mussels sad looking and same with calamari very disappointing!As to the entrees chicken Trevisana had no flavor, what happened at the least add some salt?? Confused!Scallopini dish comes with a few terribly cut vegetables no flavor and just blahh and what I can’t understand this is an Italian restaurant so why not add an option for pasta for these dishes instead they charged 6 dollars for 3 fork full of pasta again disappointing. Branzino was ok but they gave the same tiny portion of those weird cut vegetables that were flavorless, why wouldn’t they add a salad to that dish.All and all this place was disappointing and they need to work on this menu and chef needs to work on tasting their food before sending it out. If I put food out like this I’d feel embarrassed.Sorry not sorry.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

Worst “Italian” food I’ve ever had!Spent $200 on take out from here and it was such a let down. You think you would get some type of quality after paying that much.Ordered a dinner size chicken fettuccine and got 2 large chicken breast’s and a toddlers portion of plain angel hair noodle and some empty snap pea skins. Not at all fettuccine.Not too mention the rest of the food that was ordered was obviously bought in, nothing tasted fresh.The order of rosemary potatoes came with 6 dried up, unseasoned potatoe wedges.If you like gross, premade, tasteless garbage and being ripped off then this is the place for you!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Great menu! Service A+Definitely a place to go !!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Grilled Calamari with Cannellini Beans, Eggplant Parmigiana

Excellent food and service. Dining at the bar or table is equally great.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fast service!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Parking: Pretty much unlimited.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Veal Parmigiana, Tiramisu