Great place for a good Italian-inspired dish. The food quality was high-end. The value for money was great. I would suggest the porcini lasagna, the seared scallops and their cheesecake, which was amazing. They have a fairly priced wine list and a relaxing ambience. The restaurant is well located for a nice walk in old St. Augustine. I will definitely be going back. read more

We stumbled across this place and saw a man making homemade pasta in the window and immediately made a reservation. I've never been more disappointed. The food was so bland and overcooked, what was claimed to be gluten free may not have been because it immediately triggered a reaction in me, and the service and drinks were subpar. The bill was almost $200. Save your money and go to The Floridian. read more

My family and I decided to eat at Alta Marea on a whim. We had a party of 8 and were seated right away without a reservation at 5pm on a Wednesday. Our server was extremely attentive. And the food was amazing!! The porcini lasagna was to die for! Everyone was extremely delighted with their meal. I highly recommend trying this restaurant out if you are in the area. read more

It was the end of a long week and one of our first nights out since the pandemic began so we had a lot riding on dinner. AltaMarea did not disappoint. It is rare you get as good of service at the bar as you do dining at a table but our waiter/bartender made it work. He had great menu and drink suggestions and took care of everyone at the bar plus everyone in the restaurant's drinks effortlessly. Every bite of food was beautifully seasoned, the flavors were layered, the textures were right. What a gem of a place. We will be back! read more

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The food and service was absolutely amazing! Will definitely be recommending this restaurant to everyone! Foodies Restaurant for sure! read more

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Excellent service. Ask for Ryan Unique fine dining alternative ...fresh clean atmosphere. Good wine options

The food was very good, and the wait staff was friendly and efficient. I gave it one star, awful, because at 7:00 on Saturday night it was so loud in the restaurant that the waiter had to shout to describe the special menu items and my wife and I were yelling to be heard across the table. It was painfully loud, like a college bar on Friday night. The owners could easily fix this with some sound absorbing panels. I think it is highly disrespectful of your customers to ignore this problem, which the waiters confirmed happens whenever they are busy. Another thing: The restaurant's website says they have a raw bar. There is no raw bar! They have a few starter items on the menu that are raw, but don't expect a selection of oysters or other standard raw bar items. read more

Amazingly delicious Northern Italian cuisine!! So happy to have happened upon this restaurant during a walk downtown. Highly recommend!

The grouper was over salted over cooked The broccoli rabe under cooked pasta not tasted way under cooked wonderful caprico and bread great atmosphere service read more

The food was good, service was excellent. A bit overpriced if you ask me - and for an Italian restaurant to charge for Bread (granted it was listed as an appetizer- smooth) lol yeah, no. The food was good, was it top notch? Not quite, could definitely be a lot better especially for the portions/pricing. The drinks were very good, again quite pricey ($13-15 - these are Manhattan prices my friend) - not St. Auggie. The restaurant itself is very nice- location helps too but not enough for me to want to return - at least not for the food - drinks and apps maybe. read more

Alta Marea has a wonderful wine selection, the service was great, the food is fantastic, and I would happily return the next time we're in St. Augustine. Everything we had was incredible, but the octopus salad and the lamb chops were some of the best dishes we've ever had. Highly recommend! read more

My family and I tried this place on a Saturday night. It looked pretty slow. The waiters treated us as if it was their biggest burden to serve us that night. The food was tasteless, absolutely no garlic, pepper, or any spices. The ambiance is weird, it's just bit empty white walls. Staff was extremely rude including our waiter (they treat you how you want since service is included in your bill). We had a question for the manager on whether they import their bottled water or purchase it wholesale, and he told us to "search it." Please save your money. You will find tastier coastal Italian food literally anywhere else. We will never be returning and will make sure to let our friends and family know that the place isn't worthwhile. read more

Absolutely spot on food and service. Had an impeccable dinner last night. Our server Joe was on point and attentive. Highly recommend this place and ask for him. read more

My husband and I had a great date night at this new restaurant. I like that it is right on the square, easy walking to other bars/restaurants, shopping and the water. The food was DELICIOUS. To eat we had the octopus salad, oxtail and porcini lasagna. I have never had a better lasagna in my life. We also had the taste of Italy cocktails which were good as well. We will definitely be back. read more

We are visiting St Augustine and decided to try this restaurant because I like the menu and the decor. However the service was very slow. Our waiter never checked on us. We had the tuna appetizer and it was not fresh at all and had no taste. The grilled Caesar salad was delicious though. We won't come back again. read more

Great food! Recommend their wine list as well. I loved the clam pasta and the lamb. The filet was cooked perfectly as well read more

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Horrible service! Staff was very rude and lied to our group. Would never go there again. So many great dining options in Saint Augustine. This is not one of them. read more

Top notch Italian in downtown Saint Augustine. This is not your everyday Italian Menu. The chef infuses flavors in a unique way in this upscale restaurant. read more

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Excellent drinks (wife enjoyed the Venetian) and the food was great. Highly recommend

The food was very tasty. The service was also good. The downside was that the restaurant smelled like sulfur and they allowed dogs inside. Why do you allow dogs inside a nice restaurant? Also, why do you have icicle lights hung? It would look way better without the icicle lights. read more

Excellent food and drinks. The friendly staff members are THE BEST! Pasta is made fresh daily. Beautiful, open dining room, with a nice long bar. The yellowtail is great!!! read more

This was our first time visiting this fine restaurant. The food was excellent. Beautiful flavors mixed with great service and location. Highly recommend. read more

So fresh! Was walking by trying to find something small for dinner since we weren't too hungry. Ended up ordering 3 dishes! Ate at the bar since there was a wait for regular seating. The atmosphere is clean and cozy and the staff is very friendly! The bar tender was so nice and she made the experience even better. The food is very fresh and not heavy like all the local dining. All pasta is made fresh and you can definitely taste the difference. Would definitely recommend!! read more

found this lovely quaint restaurant as we were strolling through st augustine looking for a place to go for dinner. we saw them making their homemade pasta right in front through the window which was super neat! they really know how to pair italian food with seafood! we got the tuna cannavacciouli to start. the tuna was fresh and the flavors made it melt in your mouth! the coconut and pesto on the side was a lovely touch as well. for entrees we got the risotto de mare and the seafood lasagna which was actually one of their specials! both were high quality tasting and the citrus flavor in the béarnaise sauce was heavenly!! all of the seafood was seasoned and cooked perfectly. reasonable pricing too for such high quality food and service! the ambiance was also a huge plus. it was quiet but still bright and roomy. we will definitely be checking this place out again in the future! read more

Alta Marea - tuna cannavacciuolo - Italian Near Me - St Augustine, Florida

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So I am blown away!! This restaurant alone justifies ( in my mind ) buying a beach home in St. Augustine not New Smyrna. This is one of the best and unique Italian restaurants not only in Florida but in the United States. This restaurant is not about your usual American trash Italian. It's coastal Italian. The dishes here are not found even in New York. So you need to be adventurous. Starting with A great bread service that has different breads that were at the same time crusty and delicate. Had a Bagna Cauda for an appetizer. What is that? A Piedmonte dip made with cream and anchovy that was heated over a light flame served with crostini and vegetable crudite. We moved on to Sous vide pork loin with vanilla pickled shallots, fried capers and caper berries and a delicious tonnato sauce. For dinner we had two plates. I had a Paccheri Coda Giola. Pasta with hamachi!! Simply stupendous. You had the snapper with capers, garlic, white wine. But here comes the twist. The sauce was made with orange juice and dehydrated sugar tomatoes. So you had some sweetness contrasted with the capers, garlic and wine. The Bronzino was prepared in a puttanesca sauce. But the sauce is not what you get with pasta. Tomatoes, anchovies etc but it was not served as a sauce but an accompaniment on top of a whole Bronzino. I guess it's called a "broken" puttanesca sauce. The dish had Tuscan Kale, potato paper and dehydrated olives. This place is now in my top five Italian places in the States. I think it could run circles around some Roma restaurants as well! read more

Started out great with the tuna and octopus appetizers. We ordered the filet, lobster deconstructed ravioli, and two Clam pastas. First two were good but the clam pastas came out with what appeared to be canned clams on pasta. No parsley, no herbs, very bland, disappointing. We sent them back for the seafood risotto and porcini lasagna. Risotto was undercooked and covered the plate. It was topped with 2 shrimp and 2 mussels. Super disappointing. Plating was amateur. The porcini lasagna was flavorful and good. For the price, we expected more. When you have a menu with 8 pasta dishes, you should be able to ace them. Disappointed, we won't be back read more

First time in, servers were very friendly, but place was very busy and it was hard to hear...would go a long way to add more acoustical panels to absorb sound. Menu has a wide selection, the burrata appetizer was really nice. They were out of the papparedelle, but substituted with wild boar...nice preparation, but timing was slightly off...which made the pasta kinda clump together. Filet was ordered medium rare and came out closer to well done. Heard great things about the place, so would give another shot, it was peak time on a saturday evening. read more

Don't waste your time. Not only did our server seem annoyed that we were there but the food was overpriced and lacked any flavor. We asked if they had any kid options and after he sighed he said we can do pasta with butter and cheese for $10 each. what a waste. There are so many better options in St Augustine then this! Stay clear! read more

I am one of those people who never leaves reviews. I normally suck it up. But this place is the worst overpriced restaurant I have ever been too. It took 45 min to get the appetizer and then an hour and half to get the main course. You should pay half price for this food. The seafood carbonara was so plain and only had one type of fish in it and the pasta was not the squid ink pasta that it was supposed to be. I would not eat here. read more

Honestly, I do not give negative reviews, however, this has been the absolute worst experience I've had dining out. We were totally understanding of an unexpected rush and back up from the kitchen during a Saturday night. After an hour wait the food was totally sub par, it's the first time I have not even be able to take more than 2 bites of a meal. Appetizers missing crucial ingredients, the porcini and fontina lasagne was no more than white mushrooms with onion soup and 2 pieces of pasta. I understand that they are having a new "executive chef who hates the previous chef's recipes", and the volume of people, as I have worked in food service. Honestly, for the quality of food, as a restaurant owner, I would've been better off not opening on a weekend, or offering a limited time of costumers, anything except what the did here at not even half adding a menu, or meal. Disappointed, and shocked is an understatement. read more

So they have this amazing cocktail called "The Venetian", the bartender created it and we can't get enough of it. We sometimes go in just for the cocktail....oh and the bread service! Great quick date night out for us. read more

Food and service were excellent. I had pasta with clams - homemade pasta, fresh clams, tasted like the sea. Husband had veal chop - he loved it. We sat at bar - Stacey and Don were on our every need. Honestly, it was an outstanding experience. read more

My sister lives in the area and has eater here before and made a reservation for our visit. The the four of us each had an entre and we ordered a bottle of wine. The wine and the veal was very good. The Rigatoni and fra daivolo left lots to be desired. The rigatoni was described as being filet cutlets with onions, peppers and noodles. It tasted like tough stew beef in ragu with mostly dry noodles. The fra diavolo was same ragu tasting red sauce with no real spice at all, though the shrimp were ample and fresh. One of the two prawns was well undercooked. The waitress was stressed and unimpressed with our letting her know and in fact made excuses, and seemed agitated with our information, even though we said we were going to pay the whole bill. We called the manager over and he was a bit more sympathetic but made similar excuses that didn't make us feel any better. Offering an after dinner drink, a desert to split or anything would have been nice...but did not happen. We won't be back.... read more

Beautiful setting, excellent service, and fabulous food! This is one you don't want to miss!

We did not have a reservation but we were lucky to get to sit at the high tops last night on a busy Saturday. My boyfriend and I enjoyed an amazing meal. The food was outstanding service was outstanding. Our waiter Ryan was such a gem and he answered all of our questions and made us feel so at home. We even got to speak with the manager Brian who came over a few times to see how we were doing. Their pasta is excellent and homemade. We had such a lovely evening I can't wait to come back. Food is outstanding and a great selection of Italian wines. Good prices too. The vibe in this restaurant is really cool. Brian clearly knows how to run a restaurant as this restaurant had the best service compared to all the restaurants we visited during our four-day weekend in St. Augustine. read more

Super unimpressed. Expensive for a bit above average food. Nothing special. As someone who isn't a picky eater, it was just boring. Would've rather just paid for fast food honestly read more

Fantastic food and space. $$$ but worth the splurge if you like "casual" fine dining.

I'm an Italian-American from NJ who knows good food and the chef exceeded my expectations- beyond belief! His creations were amazing - charbroiled calamari & octopus, Caesar salad, bread basket (you have to try this), and fish. It was a five-star presentation, five-star meal, five-star service and the owner came over to ask how our meal was and what we would like on the menu. Our server was Ryan, whom we went back to see and eat there again and again. We have now gone three times and will be going many more. A true gem!!! Bravisimo!!!! read more

Tried Alta Marea for the first time on recommendation and it was phenomenal! Started with the octopus appetizer (amazing), followed by the grouper entree (also amazing), followed by the gelato (equally amazing). Everything was fresh and too notch. Great atmosphere as well. Will definitely be going again! read more

Menu is extremely limited compared to their other moderately priced restaurant as well as other restaurants in St Augustine. Food is good but way way overpriced! Asked for bread when having an Italian dinner, charge $7. Considering the number of good restaurants in St Augustine, survival depends on ambiance, good food at a reasonable price. Two out of three won't make it. Too many good restaurants in St Augustine serving good food at a very reasonable price. read more