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    La Piazza

    3.8 (185 reviews)
    ModerateItalian, Pizza
    Closed 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Happy hour specials

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    Lisa Y.

    Great spot right off the freeway in Orinda. Quaint and small restaurant. The food is good, service is friendly. Classic pizza/italian American style restaurant. Will definitely come back again! I will mention though, I went with my mom who uses a wheelchair and it was difficult to get her chair inside because the entrance wasn't originally designed for accessibility. I hope they can figure out a safer way for wheelchair users to enter their establishment.

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    Carolina S.

    One of my favorite things about Orinda is being able to walk from home to a restaurant like La Piazza. The food is tasty and quite generous portions, (I've never eaten here and not needed a to-go box at the end). I will say that my preferred style of Italian food is not as heavy as what is typically served here, I acknowledge that there are a lot of different styles of Italian cuisine out there, and room enough for personal taste, (I loved most of the items on their menu, although I recall feeling less than excited by their pesto pasta, as I prefer a lighter, brighter, greener sauce. And their pesto is more like a lightly basil-y Alfredo by comparison). I loved my risotto, pizza, pasta with shellfish, the ravioli, and the gnocchi. The ambiance is romantic and cozy. And the service is terrific. We've had the same server several times and she is personable and kind. Most recently we ordered the Special Arugula Salad, to share, and each had an entree: the Mushroom Gnocchi and Special Louisiana Risotto. Everything was delicious. We've had some great wines here too. We recommend La Piazza for dinner, especially date night. I bet that if this restaurant were in San Francisco it would be packed, and we'd probably not be able to get a table without a reservation, but here in Orinda, we can just walk over to La Piazza and have a lovely dinner out.

    This gnocchi was not cooked at all.

    Ordered 3 orders of the gnocchi and it came severely undercooked, completely inedible. I called the restaurant to complain and was met with a rude employee who yelled at me over the phone saying "well what do you want me to do? what do you want me to do??" instead of actually assisting me. Very disappointed.

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    This place is very nice, it is cozy and the food was delicious! The staff is very attentive and our food had came out very fast.

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    All around great place. Clean, good food, responsive service and priced about right for the portion size.

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    It's nice to have a restaurant of this caliber in our small town. Great menu, great service, nice atmosphere.

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