I was a guest at a special event last night. I felt so bad for the people who organized it. It was a jewelry and fashion show fundraiser and the room was so dark you couldn't see what the models were wearing. They tried to bring in lights of their own and make the most of it, but it seemed odd that there was no room lighting. The servers and bartenders were awesome and super friendly. It was a really fun event but I felt bad for the ladies who organized it. Maybe the room is best for daytime events or parties where you only need candles for lighting. read more

This will be the top of my list from our trip to West Chester, PA. Our waiter was adorable and I wish I had gotten his name! WeI had the cheese plate to start which was very nicely done with the perfect condiments. For my entree I had the Tagliata. Strip steak on bed of arugula... was perfection and the dressing was just enough to add the perfect flavor! My daughter had the encrusted salmon dish which she stated was the best salmon she's ever eaten! Will be back before we leave! read more

ZERO STARS but had to put one!. Went inside there for drinks on a Saturday night about a month ago. We came from a wedding (dressed up) and it wasn't busy. Took 20 minutes for someone to clean our table and bring a menu. The waitress never came back. A manager came right after she cleaned the table to see if we needed assistance but thought the waitress would come back. Another 20 minutes and no one came to get our order. We left. Told the door person when leaving that we had great service (well really none) for the 40min we sat there. My friend emailed the restaurant twice explaining the poor service and got no reply back. WOULD NEVER GO BACK nor Recommend it!!! read more

This is my absolute favorite, go-to restaurant in town. Order the hummus app and Bronzino as an entree...you won't be disappointed! I've never encountered any issues with the service and staff and have been greeted by either management or the owner nearly every visit. Perfect atmosphere for (adult) birthdays, date night, or happy hour. read more

Second time there. First time was way better. Clearly, consistency in quality is not guaranteed. The fillet mignon was really bad.

Teca seems past it's prime. It's like a promise not kept. It needs a deep clean and someone who's paying attention in the kitchen. Grit in the salad, sometimes less than fresh veggies in the ingredients. Wait staff seem distracted at best and uncaring, truth be told. read more

First, let me start by saying that there is nothing particularly wrong with this place. It's a beautiful establishment and a nice place to dine. The service was standard, the food was mediocre at best, neither of which I expected for the prices. I got the Penne alla Vodka and a panini to take home to my man for dinner. Both of the dishes were rather simple, so I had high expectations. Both of us agreed that we have had better Italian cuisine out of freezer bags. To sum it up, if you're looking to dine at a place that offers a nice atmosphere, this is your spot! However, if you are looking for fabulous Italian food, I would recommend not disappointing yourself with dining here. read more

Awful experience !! Will never go here again!!! Awful, awful, awful awful. So many great restaurants in town , choose any other one!!!!

Very good meal and service. I really don't know what constitutes a five star. As good as Limoncello!

Hi, I went to Teca Saturday night and when I went to let the hostess know I was there a gentleman I later found out was the owner Rob, told me to stand away from the doorway in a rude manner. If I didn't have guest with me I would have walked to another restaurant given how ignorant he was. After being seated, the service was outstanding and the food we had was enjoyable. Soon we were forced to take cover by driving rain storms which were unfortunate to cut the night short. We headed inside to see if we could get a drink at the bar, but dick head Rob was there to yell at the servers for even considering to help us given the storm. In all my years I've never witnessed a more angry, pathetic asshole than Rob in the restaurant business. He is the complete asshole and I will never spend a dime in his establishment again. I frequent Mercato, Limoncello and Pietro's which have great food and treat you like a million bucks. - Good luck Rob.... read more

For a wine bar, the wines by the glass didn't make my heart pitter patter (the way wine usually does lol). But the ambiance was great, and the food looked/smelled awesome, so I'll definitely be back to check it out food-wise. And to drink more wine. read more

I can't possibly say enough good things about our event with them recentlly. The food was fantastic, the service was terrific, and the overall event could not have gone better. Even our mothers had nothing but good things to say to their surprise. Thanks to Roberto and the entire staff for making our event such a pleasant experience. read more

Joined a couple friends for dinner at Teca recently. Read the reviews and was a bit skeptical about going. Started with the crab Napoleon appetizer and the buffalo mozzarella apps. The crab was awesome, will have it again. The buffalo mozzarella was also very good but I was distracted by the crab and kept going back. I had the last serving of the veal Osso bucco over saffron risotto. It was about as big as my head (and I have a big head). It was pretty goo. A little fatty but the meat was tender and flavorful. Risotto was just OK. Couple others had the salmon. My wife says it was OK, a little overdone. Nothing special. Didn't go for dessert but stayed busy with the drinks. Our server was attentive and responsive. I did sense just a bit of urgency to get us to move on when we were done, Im sure so he could get another table. I certainly didn't hold it against him and we tipped him well. I'm sure we'll be back as we liked the atmosphere, the bar and overall it's a pretty good place. Rating would be 3 1/2 stars read more

My favorite lunch spot in West Chester. All the food is good. Really and I'm a hard ass about the food in the suburbs . Robert the owner has a really good team of professionals. Everyone is very well trained . He learned from his Dad a long time professional restaurant person. A well run quality restaurant out here is a rarity . The food is authentic Italian. Unfortunately most people out here don't know what that is. read more

Less than great. Prices are high for what you get. Wine pours were small- maybe 5 oz. Bruschetta was underwhelming. It was served on large slices of toast and not very easy to cut so you end up balancing the thing as you eat. It wasn't very flavorful - could have used more oil. I got the chicken parm for my entree. For an Italian restaurant I was hoping the pasta would be their selling point, but it appeared to be store bought. My fiancé's gnocchi was good, but the portion was fairly small. Our waitress was really nice though. All in all stick to Teca for those spring and summer days when you can enjoy their sidewalk seating in the borough, other than that I wouldn't recommend. read more

This place has very good food for looking mostly like a bar. It's a great location for outside seating during the warm months. My favorite is their penne vodka dish. read more

This review is for the dance club. The room is kind of small and plain. It has an interesting feel, but after being there for awhile, you really see its short comings. There is a fairly small bar, but it is on one end of the dance floor. As far as seating, there is a banquet that runs the parameter of the room. The banquet is reserved for bottle service which kind of makes you feel obligated to buy a bottle if you want to sit down. And there are no other places to sit. Even the bar has but a few stools.... The crowd is mostly young and stylish. The music I heard when I went on a Friday night was pop-dance and it was very annoying. But you might like that. I prefer to dance to bass-y hip-hop. Not a great time. We left and went down the street to the Iron Hill where they had a band.... read more

The boro of West Chester is a "Hot Spot" for sure. Seeing the boro grow over the past 40 years has been amazing to say the least. Even though we've eaten at Teca many times, last night was a reminder how much we appreciate the effort put out by Roberto and his staff. Baba, one of his managers is just awesome. It took a liitle while to get our table, which we don't have aproblem with and would expect on a Saturday night. Brought out an order of bruschetta for our party. Totally unnecessary but a nice gesture. We enjoyed being at the bar, since cozy, yet chic. When we sat down we were greeted by a waiter we had not seen before. We are talking about this restaurant being packed and 3 deep at the bar. Our waiter, Jory, gave world class service as if we were only group at the restaurant. Compliments to the chef for a deliscious array of dishes. Thanks to Teca and Jory for a memorable evening. read more

Male, bald bartender was unbelievably rude to every customer, a guy next to me tried getting his attention for when he had a second and instead of nicely acknowledging the customer he sarcastically waved back sort of like and eff you. Also he was extremely impatient with my drink order and others. I work in the service industry so I know how overwhelming a busy night can be but there was no excuse for his attitude. I'm big on tipping even with not so great service because tips are a big part of my income but he did not get a tip from me or many others. I will not be going back to this bar specifically because I do not want to be waited on by him. read more

Interesting and very good Italian Tapas restaurant. The menu has both traditional entrees and Small/Large plate selections. Lobster Ravioli was served in a cream sauce that was bread sopping good. I chose the fennel infused salami and a 3 cheese plate. Absolute heaven. Service was old school, helpful but not intrusive. Large wine list with generous pour. read more

Recently was in for lunch. Had a fantastic soup of the day, obviously homemade. Enjoyed the Diablo panini with the side salad and both were great. Service was spot on, beginning to end. read more

I really enjoyed the flat bread, service and selection of wines - i was not a huge fan of my past entree which was a special that day.. it was under cooked and a bit bland. So un-impressive i forget the name... But my companinon got a lasagne that looked amazing. read more

Sand in ALL of the mussels appetizer. And they didn't taste great anyway. The sauce was watery and bland. Risotto shrimp tasted like buffet style - plain, boiled, non-seasoned shrimp. The sole and crab special was just a mushy, soggy, crab flavored ball of filler wrapped in sole. There wasn't a single bite of actual crab. What you get for $33. Yep, 33. Chocolate and hazelnut dessert was a cheaply made joke: three strawberries, Nutella, and a little powdered sugar on a thin, um, I think it was the same flatbread that they use for our kid's "panini" / pizza. The only reason I didn't give one star was because cocktails were tasty and strong and service was good... although not great. Very disappointed that this prime location is taken up by the most mediocre Italian restaurant around. Walk thirty seconds to Avalon instead. read more

Thursday night dinner with no reservations but seated right away in a nice size booth. Restaurant is small but sidewalk seating and pay parking lot next door. It is loud with windows open and most seats taken so, quiet conversation is difficult... Good wine selection. The house special red was a pricey $15/glass. (The waiter recommended but it wasn't priced until the bill!) Started with the chef's special burrata: ball of creamy burrata surrounded by golden/red beet quarters and prosciutto served with bread - very good. Dinner was the Lobster Ravioli with a creamy tomato sauce and Gnocchi with a chunky tomato sauce. Both were nice size portions with enough left for lunch the next day. Ended with the cheesecake and chocolate mousse. Nice palate cleansers with just the right touch of sweet. Meal for two, with tip was over $100 so be prepared to spend a little $$. read more

Had a great great day at Teca. The state's Firefighters parade!!! We sat outside and for 3 hours had the best drink and food! Our server, Dan was the best. We went through many different tapas items, desserts and drinks. Our service was excellent. We weren't pushed to leave as we watched the parade. Baba was fantastic as always. He even brought us a dish of water for the dog! Since my husband volunteers for Goodwill, how suiting to be at the original firehouse of 52! Thank you so much for a wonderful afternoon! read more

Outstanding bar, great outdoor seating and excellent food. Pick a nice night to go, so you can sit outside.

Everything about our meal was wonderful. We had two types of hummus: black bean and white bean. The white bean was our favorite and it was served with flavorful strips of thin toasted bread. We also shared some tuna cerviche with avocado and onion -- it was excellent. Finally, we shared a risotto that was light, not heavy, and full of wonderful vegetables such as tomato, green onions, asparagus. The food probably would receive 5 stars; the service was good, not excellent. I'd suggest arriving early; it was packed by 7:30 when we left. read more

Menu was great, specials offered were great - food was a little heavy (cream, butter, sauces) for my test but the chef accomodated my requests. Waitress was very helpful and patient (we were chatting a took a long time to order!) Location was trendy and hip. Went on a Tuesday night so it wasn't too busy or loud, but there were still many patrons and those talking around outside. read more

We went last night and although the food was good and the service was excellent, I don't think I can ever go back ! As we went inside due to torrential rains that came out of nowhere, we witnessed the owner, Rob, interacting with his employees and it was truly disturbing!! As his waitresses were going out in the pouring rain to deliver checks to all of us who were hiding under awnings and overhangs, he stood under the overhang completely dry and offering no assistance to the girls. They were dripping wet!! To make matters worse we watched as Rob then berated some of the waitresses with such anger and disrespect that all of us who had sought shelter inside were in shock and talking about it. It was absolutely awful to watch! If this is how he treats his employees in front of guests I can only imagine what he does at other times! So I asked one of the waitresses if he's always like that. Her response was "oh that was nothing!!! He's usually a lot worse!" I was dumbfounded!! As we walked back outside he gave us one last glimpse of his lack of respect for his employees. A busboy was working so hard to clean things up and Rob came out and started yelling him as well!! I waitressed throughout high school and college and thankfully never worked for anyone like Rob! He should be a mentor for these kids and quite frankly very appreciative of their dedication and hard work!! Instead he was condescending, angry and mean! He should be jumping in to help when needed since it is his business, but instead he chose to further stress out his employees by publicly embarrassing them and berating them!! My heart broke for these young adults who were working so hard and getting no assistance or appreciation!! I honestly hope that Rob gets the help he needs to be a better employer and person!! read more

Food was slightly above average, but the calamari was not great. It was overfried and tasted like the fryer oil had not been changed in a while. The lasagna was ok but relied on way too much salt. Service was good, and the outside seating was enjoyable. read more

Horrible experience. Went here for my first anniversary with my wife. The waiter completely forgot both of our appetizers, forgot my coffee, and the food was awful. My salmon was dry and overdone, my wife's ravioli was dry and just drowned in sauce. Wait staff was rude,dismissive, and unprofessional. read more

Went last night for my mother's birthday. 6 people on our reservation for 6:30. The only successful part of our dinner was that we sat down right at 6:30. It was busy given the Kentucky derby but cleared out right after the race was done. We ordered drinks right away and wait awhile for them to arrive. Ordered 2 orders of calamari to start. Took forever and had to ask our server where our order was. Magically 2 minutes later it the calamari arrived. We all thought we were forgotten about or the server forgot to put the order in! We didn't get our dinner until 8:30!! 8:30 for a 6:30 reservation. Meanwhile we ordered right away when we sat down. No one ever came over to check on us or apologize that our meal was taking so long. Meal finally came out. My sister ordered the filet medium rare and came out so well done. Sent it back with one of the managers said you can keep the well done free of charge. Like duh, we weren't going to pay for it anytime. By that time, we were over our trip to tecca feeling disappointed in our wait staff and the lack of management awareness. Having worked in the industry... it would have been nice to have been comp'd some drinks or at least the filet dinner. Our bill was $400. What was suppose to be a fun night to celebrate my mother's birthday turned out to be a huge disappointment. Management and the wait staff need to be more vigilante when their kitchen is backed out and communicate to their patrons. Bad customer service overall. I will not be going back to many other choices to chose from in WC. read more

Way over priced for what you get and way too noisy. We called in a reservation well in advance but we were sat in the bar area anyway. It was so noisy that the waiter appologized while trying to tell us the specials because he could barely hear himself talking. I can deal with noise...but noise with bad food is unforgivable. I ordered the spinach ravioli (priced at $17.50) and received 5 flat, underfilled, half moon ravioli drowning in a pan of cream sauce. For everything the dish was lacking...like ravioli...it made up for it in garlic. I pulled over 3 garlic cloves out of the pan. Absolutely ridiculous for one serving. I left the restaurant still hungry and very disappointed. I'm generously giving the restsurant 1 Star because the waiter was pleasant. I will never eat here again. read more

If you're thinking of going to Teca, stay away from the West Chester location and head to Newtown Square. My husband and I decided to stop in for a special birthday dinner for him. Out of all of the lovely places to choose from on a Saturday night in West Chester, I really regret picking Teca. The appetizer came out really fast, which was great because we were starving. That wasn't the bad part. My husband ordered the salmon and I ordered the chicken entree. After we ordered, our food was brought out by a runner and immediately following behind him was our server on her way to another table but made a 2 second appearance to ask if everything "came out okay". Mind you, the food was just placed in front of us and neither of us had even had a chance to pick up our forks. We said "looks great" and by the time we had begun to eat, she was gone from the other table and I didn't see her again for another 30 mins when she came to clear our table. My chicken was seriously over cooked that one bite took took excessively long to chew. It was dry and absolutely horrible. She could see that I had only taken about 2 bites from the entire plate, so she asked what was wrong and I told her. She apologized and said that at this point, nothing could be done. We told her that she never checked back to see how the food was and she apologized and wasn't really sure what to say. Had the server or ANYONE been by, I would've grabbed their attention and kindly told them to see what could have been done. So we paid the full $30 for the chicken I took two bites of, and asked to speak with her manager, and her response really blew me away. She said "Um well it's really busy in here tonight so he probably won't be able to stop by your table but let me go see. I just really doubt it because we're so busy that he really probably doesn't have time." -- I'm sorry, WHAT. I've worked in restaurants prior to getting my RN license for maybe 10 or so years and I'm pretty sure the manager's JOB is to speak with customers, especially unhappy ones to do some serious service recovery. She came back with our receipt and said "yeah, he's too busy, sorry." This being said, I'm 5 months pregnant and just spent $30 on a meal I couldn't eat and I'm still STARVING and now I have to go spend more money on food and probably be late to our next birthday event because of all this nonsense. We head to the door and I spot the manager just standing over a chair at the bar not doing anything so I tap him on his shoulder and ask if he is too busy to speak with me for a minute. He says no not at all and asks what's wrong and I explained the situation and informed him of what his server told me about him being too busy. He told me he had no idea why she would say that, he had no idea that anything was even wrong at the table and pretended to not have heard a single thing from this server. He told me the employee would be addressed for this behavior but still couldn't give a damn about my chicken experience and said nothing to make me feel better about throwing away $30 on untouched food. Therefore, I'm not one to write reviews but I'm still very upset by this whole experience on what was supposed to be a nice birthday date away from the kids. I've been to the Newtown Square location and the food is a million times better and frankly so is the service. Never going back to the West Chester location again. They're terrible. read more

Service and food is amazing! Owner is really rude. No clue why we decided to get into the service industry.

I haven't been to Teca in forever, but I'm pretty sure it has a specific wonderful wine crafted on the owner's family vineyard in Italy. Now that's pretty sweet and unique. I would not compare Teca to anything in NYC. Some things are just special, and it doesn't matter if they are located in WC or in Manhatten. If you like Teca, but want more food, go to Alberto's down the street. They are owned by the same family. The food is wonderful and the service is charming. As for the nightclub upstairs, we stumbled upon it one evening...not knowing it was there...and had an amazing time. Some nights are just better when they are unplanned though... read more

Came here last night with a large group for dinner. Service was good. We were at a very long table which was not very suitable for talking. Good was all ok but nothing to rave over. Shrimp pasta dish was overpriced for how little shrimp were in the dish and not many other ingredients. Really not impressed with the food at all. Apps were all good. Entrees mediocre at best. Overpriced for what you're getting read more

Headed over to Teca to celebrate our good friends anniversary. Very nice restaurant, plenty of seating including an outdoors section. The bar had pretty much everything you could want including a vast wine selection. I had the Penne Alla Vodka which was on the al dente side but very good. Nothing really bad to say about this place expect for it being a little on the pricey side. And after your done you can always head up to the cougar bar upstairs (Mezzanine) lol. read more

First time visit was a late Sunday (9-ish) many other places were not serving. So, I liked that right off. Service was good and fast beer was cold. We had a light dinner that consisted of two salads and a risotto special. All reported good things. Yes, I would say it was a bit pricey. Will return. read more

Went to Teca for an early happy hour. It was very pricey I had a beer and an appetizer my friend had and appetizer and a 2 drinks. The bill with tip was $95.00!! Will think twice about going back. Totally not worth the price. read more