Low key, fair prices, delicious food, large portions. Vegan optionsVegetarian options: They have a few veggie "meat" options so at least you can have some protein!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
rob pratt
Love the crispy delicious paninis and the soups are authentic and hearty. The staff is always warm and welcoming as well?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Christie Picconi
The service is a 0/5 I can’t even rate the food because I never got it .. just don’t
Service: 1
Nicole M
Best chicken Caesar salad
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads
Therusty Mua
Great grilled chicken salad!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads
Judy Vianest
Always delicious food and so many choices.Parking: Just west of restaurant is a parking lot. Also spaces behind restaurant. Free.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads
Mario Carcamo
My first time there my salad was good my soup was very very good definitely coming
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Laura Rosenberg
I just wanted to bring attention of the restaurant to this since we love their food and have been ordering from them consistently and would like to continue doing so. EXCEPT>>> for several times now the chicken is soooo oversalted, it's impossible to eat. Can you please look into this? Thank you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Susan
The service is just the absolute worst which is so disappointing because I live down the block from this location. The food had no flavor from what we did try to eat. They forgot two items. My friend who I picked up the food with is also pregnant and she called to find out if the cheese was pasteurized and was given such an attitude for asking a health related question that we just hung up and ordered from another local Italian place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Stanley Mendonza
Nice place, pleasant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Chicken, Open Pasta, Prato Panini
Very small in comparison to other locations but the food and service is great! Convenient location for my family. Simple lunch today and was happy to have half my salad to take home. My cousin n I struck out on two other places to eat - one just completely infinites us while we waited about 7-10 minutes at the counter for at least a hello! We were greeted with a smile here right away and the good service continued throughout!
Rebecca G.
My husband and I ordered paninis from here two weeks in a row. The first two times they were delicious. The menu is huge and really has so many options, from salad to seafood, to pasta. All interactions with staff have been pleasant. Paninis are packaged really nicely, and served hot and fresh. I will say it seems a bit expensive--$30 for two paninis--but this seems to be the norm at most places nowadays and the paninis were generously sized. However, when we ordered last night we were super disappointed. I ordered the same panini (Potenza) I had the previous two times, but the bread was so crispy that it was hurting the roof of my mouth and it just did not taste fresh. My husband had the same issue with his bread, and it was not super flavorful, in comparison to the last two visits. We also ordered the bruschette, which we felt were WAY overpriced. These were 3/$9 and very small. They had no "dressing" or sauce of any kind, and they also did not give us the correct order. While these were okay, they were essentially just toppings piled on small pieces of Italian bread. Not impressed especially for $3 each! We probably won't be coming back here too often, but I'd be willing to give them another try, minus the bruschette. I'll share photos of my panini from the first time, as well.
Jessica V.
The best paninis with TONS of different options to choose from -- literally something for everybody. They also do party boxes where you can order 5 paninis and they cut them I. Fours and out the in a party box. We got it for a family party and everyone loved them! Highly recommend and can't wait to try the pizza place they are opening next door! Been waiting to see when it opens
Suz R.
I'm sorry this is gonna be long and I would put half a star if I could. I went to La bottega Merrick tonight, December 26. I asked if I can order two salads to go and a glass of wine while I waited. The girl at the cash register sighed, huffed & rolled her eyes, so I said if it's not a problem she said nothing. I should've walked out then, but I stupidly ordered my two salads and glass of wine & sat down. I never got the glass of wine. The two salads cost $50. I would have left but one was for my daughter who just home from college. I would've happily paid for the overpriced glass of wine and left a generous tip. And other part of the story is, I was coming from my yoga class, and did not look well dressed to say the least, and a man walked in well dressed, he was returning his wife's penne a la vodka dish that he had ordered and said no cheese not realizing al la vodka had dairy in it, and her being a vegan cannot eat dairy, so they remade him a pasta dish with marinara sauce, no dairy and give it to him for free, as they should!!! so not only was I just heightened by the treatment of ordering a glass of wine, but then to see the appropriate treatment of this gentleman who is more disheartened. Every Monday I go to yoga in Merrick and then go to a local restaurant to get to go and order a cocktail because I like to support small business. I can list all the places in Merrick that have respected this and happily served me the drink while I waited for my to go order! So I guess I am done and just so disappointed in La bottega Merrick that I have been ordering from since they were just La Bottega in Rockville Center. Petty note no bread with 2-$25 salads???
Lesa S.
I have been coming here over the years. Usually I take out as I'm working.. I've enjoyed their salads.. today was the Tonno arugula salad..,beyond delicious! Soup was excellent. I recently had zucchini linguine bolognese with portobello mushrooms..,OMG!! A must have! I highly recommend ordering from La! You will be pleasantly surprised! Make sure you check if you have utinsels as sometimes they forget!
Low key, fair prices, delicious food, large portions. Vegan optionsVegetarian options: They have a few veggie "meat" options so at least you can have some protein!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love the crispy delicious paninis and the soups are authentic and hearty. The staff is always warm and welcoming as well?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service is a 0/5 I can’t even rate the food because I never got it .. just don’t
Service: 1
Best chicken Caesar salad
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads
Great grilled chicken salad!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads
Always delicious food and so many choices.Parking: Just west of restaurant is a parking lot. Also spaces behind restaurant. Free.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salads
My first time there my salad was good my soup was very very good definitely coming
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I just wanted to bring attention of the restaurant to this since we love their food and have been ordering from them consistently and would like to continue doing so. EXCEPT>>> for several times now the chicken is soooo oversalted, it's impossible to eat. Can you please look into this? Thank you.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
The service is just the absolute worst which is so disappointing because I live down the block from this location. The food had no flavor from what we did try to eat. They forgot two items. My friend who I picked up the food with is also pregnant and she called to find out if the cheese was pasteurized and was given such an attitude for asking a health related question that we just hung up and ordered from another local Italian place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nice place, pleasant
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Grilled Chicken, Open Pasta, Prato Panini
Restaurantji Recommends
Very small in comparison to other locations but the food and service is great! Convenient location for my family. Simple lunch today and was happy to have half my salad to take home. My cousin n I struck out on two other places to eat - one just completely infinites us while we waited about 7-10 minutes at the counter for at least a hello! We were greeted with a smile here right away and the good service continued throughout!
My husband and I ordered paninis from here two weeks in a row. The first two times they were delicious. The menu is huge and really has so many options, from salad to seafood, to pasta. All interactions with staff have been pleasant. Paninis are packaged really nicely, and served hot and fresh. I will say it seems a bit expensive--$30 for two paninis--but this seems to be the norm at most places nowadays and the paninis were generously sized. However, when we ordered last night we were super disappointed. I ordered the same panini (Potenza) I had the previous two times, but the bread was so crispy that it was hurting the roof of my mouth and it just did not taste fresh. My husband had the same issue with his bread, and it was not super flavorful, in comparison to the last two visits. We also ordered the bruschette, which we felt were WAY overpriced. These were 3/$9 and very small. They had no "dressing" or sauce of any kind, and they also did not give us the correct order. While these were okay, they were essentially just toppings piled on small pieces of Italian bread. Not impressed especially for $3 each! We probably won't be coming back here too often, but I'd be willing to give them another try, minus the bruschette. I'll share photos of my panini from the first time, as well.
The best paninis with TONS of different options to choose from -- literally something for everybody. They also do party boxes where you can order 5 paninis and they cut them I. Fours and out the in a party box. We got it for a family party and everyone loved them! Highly recommend and can't wait to try the pizza place they are opening next door! Been waiting to see when it opens
I'm sorry this is gonna be long and I would put half a star if I could. I went to La bottega Merrick tonight, December 26. I asked if I can order two salads to go and a glass of wine while I waited. The girl at the cash register sighed, huffed & rolled her eyes, so I said if it's not a problem she said nothing. I should've walked out then, but I stupidly ordered my two salads and glass of wine & sat down. I never got the glass of wine. The two salads cost $50. I would have left but one was for my daughter who just home from college. I would've happily paid for the overpriced glass of wine and left a generous tip. And other part of the story is, I was coming from my yoga class, and did not look well dressed to say the least, and a man walked in well dressed, he was returning his wife's penne a la vodka dish that he had ordered and said no cheese not realizing al la vodka had dairy in it, and her being a vegan cannot eat dairy, so they remade him a pasta dish with marinara sauce, no dairy and give it to him for free, as they should!!! so not only was I just heightened by the treatment of ordering a glass of wine, but then to see the appropriate treatment of this gentleman who is more disheartened. Every Monday I go to yoga in Merrick and then go to a local restaurant to get to go and order a cocktail because I like to support small business. I can list all the places in Merrick that have respected this and happily served me the drink while I waited for my to go order! So I guess I am done and just so disappointed in La bottega Merrick that I have been ordering from since they were just La Bottega in Rockville Center. Petty note no bread with 2-$25 salads???
I have been coming here over the years. Usually I take out as I'm working.. I've enjoyed their salads.. today was the Tonno arugula salad..,beyond delicious! Soup was excellent. I recently had zucchini linguine bolognese with portobello mushrooms..,OMG!! A must have! I highly recommend ordering from La! You will be pleasantly surprised! Make sure you check if you have utinsels as sometimes they forget!