La Tavola
Powell, OH 43065
Phone: (614) 848-4231
- Price:
- $$
- Hours:
- Tue-Thu 5pm- 9pm , Fri-Sat 5pm-10pm
Editorial Review for La Tavola – by Kae Denino
The Scene
Quiet, with Italian music playing gently in the background and framed family pictures jumbled in with plants. There is generally a fairly quiet, family-oriented crowd. The servers are just cute girls in hip little T-shirts. They love to talk about the food and the wine and are heavy on detailed answers.
The Food
Order with confidence a $5 bowl of pasta (all made fresh there except the fusilli and the bucatini) or a $20 plate of veal. The finest: gnocchi fontana--little sparkplugs of potato pasta baked with cheese, leeks, garlic and strips of smoky proscuitto broiled on the top. The heaviest dishes--fritto misto, lasagna, cannelloni--should come with a warning that you're going to need a nap afterward. Don't skip dessert, especially the lemon tart.
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User Reviews for La Tavola
01/19/2008 Posted by roto6
We went on a Friday night and had reservations. We had to wait at least 20 minutes with no explanation. Once seated, we waited ages for our server to come to the table. Sat for at least 15 minutes with only water on the table. Eventually our beers showed up (LOVE that Peroni). We ordered the mussels, which were awesome. I asked for extra bread several times for the tomato sause, and eventually we got some. We then got our lobster bisque. I can honestly say it was the worst I have ever had. It was watery and didn't have a single chunk of lobster, veggie, etc. On the Specials board, it was stated that it had lobster, fennel, celery, carrots, onions, etc. Pureed into nothingness was not listed on the board. Ew. We both ordered pizzas for our meal and they were both good. Since it was my b-day, we told the server we were going to get dessert, but after looking at the choices, we decided against it. A very mediocre evening.
07/29/2007 Posted by wki64
After enjoying delicious meals at the Powell location, we were excited to try the new restaurant in Dublin. We were really disappointed! What happened to the flavorful food? The bread was the best part of the meal. The rest of the meal was bland or merely OK. The pasta was overcooked, the mussels,the house wine and even the coffee were flavorless. Next time we will head for nearby Figlio.
Pros: bread
Cons: overcooked pasta, bland food
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