Restaurant week lunch was a good deal! Excellent food and big portions. Service was excellent. We don't get here too often but do plan to come back soon.
Carolyn
Great food, large portions, elegant inside dining and large outside patio, a great place to dine. As past of Restaurant Week, I feasted on the garlic Parmesan wings as a starter, a total of 8 wing portions with a Parmesan crust and moist flavorful meat. For my entree, the large tasty portion of Maryland blue crab cavatelli included fresh grilled corn, roasted sweet peppers and cherry tomatoes in a mild sauce that featured enough blue crab that one could really savor it. For dessert I ordered the trio of cannollis, but was so full I only savored the pumpkin flavored one (and took the pistachio and chocolate ones home to enjoy the next day). A marvelous tasty filling meal, I want to come back and try more of their menu.
Mary
My boyfriend and I decided to go to Lia's for restaurant week. We'd never been, and the menu looked great with a ton of options. Unfortunately, it wasn't a good experience. First, we did arrive early but were told we could go ahead and be seated. It took about 15 minutes to get water, and then maybe another 15 before someone asked if we had been greeted. We hadn't. We're both in the service industry, so we didn't want to cause an issue. But there were only 3 other tables in that side of the restaurant at the time, so I'm not sure what happened. One girl got a drink order for us finally, and then around 5 minutes later another guy came and said he'd be taking care of us. Neither gave us their names. The drinks were basically the only good part of the meal. Both the appetizers (calamari and fried mozzarella) came out cold, so we got a Caesar salad instead. The dinner was better, but still not great. There were some pieces of shell in the crab cavatelli, and the temperature wasn't consistent. Dessert was fine, but the cannolis all tasted the same and the chocolate decadence came out with the gelato already somewhat melted. I'm glad we came for the $40 deal, but it honestly still didn't seem worth it. Personally wouldn't recommend and we don't plan to go back unless it's just for drinks at the bar.
Kelly
Great food, server was good but was not around a whole lot. I think our table was out of her section so I felt pretty forgotten about.
Katherine
Great restaurant week experience - again! Fabulous food, nice outdoor seating and exceptional waitstaff.
Ira
It was a beautiful day and we ate outside with plenty of shade over the tables. It was Restaurant Week and Lia's had all of their dishes available. It took a while to choose but we were all happy with our food choices and drinks. Evelyn provided great service. She explained our choices and the service was very prompt. We stayed a long time talking to an old friend we hadn't seen for a while. It was a great setting, great food and weather that made it a great lunch.
Johnny
The outdoor patio is great to dine when the weather is nice. Great food and great service.
Linda
Although the restaurant was very quiet when we arrived for a late lunch, the service was quite slow. There were also some issues with our order. The calamari appetizer was too spicy to eat, and the veggie burger, although tasty, came on the wrong bun and with arugula, which I had requested to be removed.
Simone
This is the perfect place for a dinner meeting or date night. Food is excellent, service was great and the ambience is always inviting.
pilka
Restaurant is attractive and pleasant environment for a meal. Food quality was spotty but overall not good. Felt reheated and leathery and dry. Not good.
The staff was very helpful when we decided to be seated outside instead of inside. Our server was very attentive and friendly. The food was delicious from appetizers to desserts - everything was so fresh and flavorful.
Rick
We had a beautiful outdoor meal at Lia's last night. I had delicious gazpacho and very nice monkfish piccata, while my wife had a salmon salad. Everything was great and our server was both attentive and friendly. Great job!
Margaret
Lia's is our neighborhood choice for a nice dinner date. The food is reliably good, the staff professional and helpful, the dining room is lively when full, but still comfortable for a conversation
Nancy
Our table for 11 was a little cramped and the server was new so service was a little uneven. The lighting in the restaurant was a bit dark, especially for a weekend brunch. Food however was quite delicious and portions generous. Would love some more choices for the wine list.
Debbie
Thank you for honoring my request for a table along the wall to enable my table of hearing challenged diners to enjoy their meal and catch up with good friends.
Restaurant week lunch was a good deal! Excellent food and big portions. Service was excellent. We don't get here too often but do plan to come back soon.
Great food, large portions, elegant inside dining and large outside patio, a great place to dine. As past of Restaurant Week, I feasted on the garlic Parmesan wings as a starter, a total of 8 wing portions with a Parmesan crust and moist flavorful meat. For my entree, the large tasty portion of Maryland blue crab cavatelli included fresh grilled corn, roasted sweet peppers and cherry tomatoes in a mild sauce that featured enough blue crab that one could really savor it. For dessert I ordered the trio of cannollis, but was so full I only savored the pumpkin flavored one (and took the pistachio and chocolate ones home to enjoy the next day). A marvelous tasty filling meal, I want to come back and try more of their menu.
My boyfriend and I decided to go to Lia's for restaurant week. We'd never been, and the menu looked great with a ton of options. Unfortunately, it wasn't a good experience. First, we did arrive early but were told we could go ahead and be seated. It took about 15 minutes to get water, and then maybe another 15 before someone asked if we had been greeted. We hadn't. We're both in the service industry, so we didn't want to cause an issue. But there were only 3 other tables in that side of the restaurant at the time, so I'm not sure what happened. One girl got a drink order for us finally, and then around 5 minutes later another guy came and said he'd be taking care of us. Neither gave us their names. The drinks were basically the only good part of the meal. Both the appetizers (calamari and fried mozzarella) came out cold, so we got a Caesar salad instead. The dinner was better, but still not great. There were some pieces of shell in the crab cavatelli, and the temperature wasn't consistent. Dessert was fine, but the cannolis all tasted the same and the chocolate decadence came out with the gelato already somewhat melted. I'm glad we came for the $40 deal, but it honestly still didn't seem worth it. Personally wouldn't recommend and we don't plan to go back unless it's just for drinks at the bar.
Great food, server was good but was not around a whole lot. I think our table was out of her section so I felt pretty forgotten about.
Great restaurant week experience - again! Fabulous food, nice outdoor seating and exceptional waitstaff.
It was a beautiful day and we ate outside with plenty of shade over the tables. It was Restaurant Week and Lia's had all of their dishes available. It took a while to choose but we were all happy with our food choices and drinks. Evelyn provided great service. She explained our choices and the service was very prompt. We stayed a long time talking to an old friend we hadn't seen for a while. It was a great setting, great food and weather that made it a great lunch.
The outdoor patio is great to dine when the weather is nice. Great food and great service.
Although the restaurant was very quiet when we arrived for a late lunch, the service was quite slow. There were also some issues with our order. The calamari appetizer was too spicy to eat, and the veggie burger, although tasty, came on the wrong bun and with arugula, which I had requested to be removed.
This is the perfect place for a dinner meeting or date night. Food is excellent, service was great and the ambience is always inviting.
Restaurant is attractive and pleasant environment for a meal. Food quality was spotty but overall not good. Felt reheated and leathery and dry. Not good.
Restaurantji Recommends
The staff was very helpful when we decided to be seated outside instead of inside. Our server was very attentive and friendly. The food was delicious from appetizers to desserts - everything was so fresh and flavorful.
We had a beautiful outdoor meal at Lia's last night. I had delicious gazpacho and very nice monkfish piccata, while my wife had a salmon salad. Everything was great and our server was both attentive and friendly. Great job!
Lia's is our neighborhood choice for a nice dinner date. The food is reliably good, the staff professional and helpful, the dining room is lively when full, but still comfortable for a conversation
Our table for 11 was a little cramped and the server was new so service was a little uneven. The lighting in the restaurant was a bit dark, especially for a weekend brunch. Food however was quite delicious and portions generous. Would love some more choices for the wine list.
Thank you for honoring my request for a table along the wall to enable my table of hearing challenged diners to enjoy their meal and catch up with good friends.
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