Purchased a penknife, $7.00, at the Restaurant Festival and it was horrible. Totally burnt/charred on bottom, obviously plated with that side down, and cold in the middle. To boot the guy that waited on me was rude and obnoxious. read more

Teca is one of my go-to's in west Chester - and for good reason! One of the only tapas places (and the absolute best in west Chester), Teca is always crowded on weekend evenings. However, I've always been able to grab an open table reservation for two or seats at the bar at the last minute. The restaurant itself has a lively atmosphere. Although crowded, tables are decently spaced so you're lot dining on top of your neighbor. Service and friendly, polite, and well-versed in their menu. They have a great wine list as well as a variety of beers and cocktails. The menu is pretty varied, making it a nice place to go for either tapas or larger entrees. We love getting several tapas to share. Some of our favorites include the bruschetta, the burrata, the hummus platter, and the calamari. However, they also have a variety of salads, antipasti, meats and cheeses that are great as well! The entrees consist of traditional Italian pasta or meat dishes. They always have a variety of mouth-watering specials as well. Overall, my go-to for a nice meal and drink out in west Chester! read more

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Worst food ever. No taste, uncooked chicken, uncooked pasta , the food was badly served , no presentation & looked like left over food was served. Please don't waste your time and appetite going to this restaurant. read more

Our experience today couldn't have been more perfect!! It was Mother's Day and graduation. Thank you to the owner Roberto who seated our party of 6 an hour early and to our amazing server Cassandra who couldn't have been more attentive! She didn't miss a beat, and made our experience even more enjoyable! All of our meals were delicious too ! Thank you for a making our day even more perfect!! read more

Dover Soul special cost $58. $20 more than the tastier Branzino or anything else on the menu. Small portion and not that special. Service was good but feel ripped off. Buyer beware - specials may be way overpriced. read more

Very nice restaurant to enjoy lunch or dinner in the city of west Chester. Great out door seating and nice classy ambiance inside. As for the food it was good. Nothing really blew me away but I was not disappointed. Started with a great crab mango appetizer that was very tasty and not to filling. High quality crab meat. Also had the calamari that I probably would not get again. Was not good. For my entree I tried the lobster ravioli which was pretty good at best but I have definitely had better lobster ravioli elsewhere. All in all I would recommend this restaurant to anyone in the area because it's pretty good food with great service and a great atmosphere, read more

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Please make it a point to dine here. Food is amazing. Every dish, I feel, is perfect prepared with the customer in mind. Such wonderful flavors and great choices. The restaurant decor is in it of itself gorgeous and makes your experience even better. So glad we have reasons to come to West Chester! read more

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Food mediocre, cost high, 60 Minute, 12 oz draft $9, - get real... ambience nice, service good,

Rigatoni was delish but the meatball was kind of rubbery. They have my fave white wine Fiano di Avellino which literally no one in PA ever has, including the wine stores. Bread came out with the meal. Would have preferred it beforehand. Good service. A small side salad should be included. Still, I would go back. read more

Teca - Bars Near Me - West Chester, Pennsylvania

Very expensive for just ok food today. Very disappointed. $30 for a small portion of risotytto o that was just ok. Not even bread or salad with it! Overpriced with disappointing food. Service was w was good. read more

After walking past this place for (seriously) decades, we finally made a reservation for a special date night and were pretty disappointed. Food wasn't anything to write home about- we got the calamari appetizer, Penne Alla Vodka and pork Milanese. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great, either. I've had SO much better in the borough. The wine that I ordered with my meal came out with our check; long after we had finished eating. The table at which we sat was comically small, felt like we were eating at the children's table. I would not recommend this restaurant to friends/family. read more

The food was great, the servers were friendly, and our food came out really fast. The Arancine was really good and we would definitely recommend it as a must try, especially if you've never had it before. The Capriccio was also super tasty and the highlight of the meal. The Cubano was great, and I recommend it, but it is a bit heavier because of all the meat. Not a complaint, but if you want light go with the Capriccio, and if you're feeling a nice heavy meal go with the Cubano. read more

I miss their old menu and the portion sizes/quality all went down hill. It's time restaurants stop ripping off their customers; they've more than made up for Covid shutdowns at this point. read more

Honestly not impressed at all. waiting outside in the freezing cold because of how slow the staff was with getting reservations checked in. Waiting 15 min in line just to be seated. Got sat at 7:45. Got appetizer at around 8. Ordered then and at 9 o clock still did not receive my food. Did not get my food until 9:30. read more

I should have known when we were asked to upcharge our wine selection. The food was sub-par. To me bread can be an indication of how serious an establishment is about the quality of their food. I mean, bread is simple to get right - it wasn't. Moving to the entree - I've had red snapper many times and not once was it hard to cut and stringy! The description of the dish included mussels over top - there was not one in sight. Since it was a special of the evening I guess management felt they could upcharge that too -$58 AND reduce the portion to a 1/4 cup portion of flesh - disgraceful. When I explained my disappointment I asked the price to be cut in half (they really should have removed the cost entirely) but no, I was charged $27. That extra $3 must be important. Given the number of other restaurants Teca is competing with I would think they would do their best to offer quality food at reasonable prices. This is not an establishment that cares about the customer. Never again. read more

Teca has been one of our favorites over the past 15 years. But not anymore, the restaurant has the same nice vibe but the quality has hit an all time low while at the same time it's more expensive than ever! Last night my wife and I went to Teca our bill was $135, we had no drinks (doing dry January) 2 club soda's, one appetizer special, my wife had the chicken pasta special for $30 which was average best and the serving size was small, I had the fish special, Dover sole one of my favorites. I love Dover sole because it's supposed to be mild and sweet and not at all fishy if fresh. Unfortunately it wasn't fresh it had a distinct flavor of fish which was a huge disappointment considering they charged $58 for the dish! There are many other great choices in West Chester you can choose from and not get taken advantage of, do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. read more

Waitress asked if we wanted still or sparkling water. We said still believing as most people that it was free. Waitrss never mentioned that it would be $8 dollars!! To me this is deceptive to say the least. Food was good but pricey enough that water should be free. Don't fall for this scam. read more

Their food is absolutely delicious. I wish I took pictures of what I ordered. The portion size is worth every cent! I truly feel that they undercharge. I left with having enough leftovers for seconds and possibly thirds! I did think to take a picture of this beauty, that was highly recommended by one their friendliest servers, Kevin. You will not leave disappointed. Look forward to coming back! read more

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Very disappointed with management. We had a party of six for dinner. The bill was over $600 and we asked the server to split the check on 3 cards. A month later our bank statement shows one card was charged twice and another card not at all. When we called the restaurant for assistance we were told to sort it out among ourselves. No apology, no comped apps or drinks on a next visit. Looking at other reviews, I'd say this is a pattern of rude or careless attitudes. read more

One star taken away because the street seating was SUPER AWKWARD. It was really weird having random passers by creep past our table in the middle of the sidewalk. Nothing to corral us in or, more importantly, keep others out, sitting on a sidewalk having an upscale italian meal was weird. Other than that, the food was great, the wine was good, the waiters were very nice. No major complaints about the service or the food, just about who had the odd idea to just drop tables out front and be done with it. read more

Great food and drinks but I heard one of the servers making fun of a young girl being taken out in an ambulance. Would not go again!

fool me once shame on you! fool me twice shame on me! I cannot believe after the last time i was here i decided to come back. The food is good sure but terrible god awful service. I understand a busy restaurant but the last 2 times i have been here me and my fiancé are always sat first and served last if at all. Waited an hour for our appetizer and after being told the kitchen was backed up multiple times, our food was suddenly ready when we told the manager we were just gonna leave. I'd rather be told the truth instead of lies about the kitchen being backed up. Will not be back because fuck that shit bruh! read more

Dinner last night was FANTASTIC. The food was incredible, the waiter was attentive and nice, and the atmosphere was comfortable. We had penne alla vodka with chicken, prosciutto, and peas & eggplant rollatini. The bread was perfectly fresh and warm with a subtle crunch. Best meal I've had in West Chester and in a long while. I've been here for lunch before, too and I have always had great experiences. read more

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A must eat spot in West Chester. Staff was friendly and helpful. Food and atmosphere was great. We ordered bruschetta, I had the burger, and we had a chocolate Nutella dessert. read more

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It was a beautiful Wednesday tonight so we sat outside. The noisy, smelly cars on the street were distracting. We were looking forward to a crab, mango, avocado appetizer but the crab no was no longer available- that dish now had shrimp. We had to ask for bread- it wasn't fresh. I ordered a risotto which was tasty but the portion was shallow in my bowl. My husband ordered fillet of sole which was a special- he was not told the price- we were charged $58 for the four small slices of sole! We felt the price should have been printed out or relayed by the server. There are better restaurants in WC. We felt ripped off and disappointed by Teca. read more

IF you are a party of 4 or less, be prepared to be seated in the CRAPAPALOOZA SECTION in the small, extra-crowded bar area. The smug thug at the hostess stand told me to see the Chaplin and have him punch my TOUGH S@#T card as they weren't about to move us to the quiet ONLY FOR PARTIES OF SIX section. Just our luck, LOUD Mr A-hole and his party getting drunk at the bar led the bleeding-in-your-ears decibel ATTACK on our hearing. I have NEVER in all my years been in a restaurant that was as loud as the old Vet stadium until last night. But at least at the Vet it was entertaining. Teca? Not so much. Now if the food somehow was sooooo amazing it might make up for the horrible dining experience, right? Wrong again Mr. Pretentious Italian Restaurant breath! The bruschetta was ok. The calamari had no squiggles. The pork Milanese was fair. The vodka penne was over sauced. My shrimp dish was ok. Bill was $200 for 4 people before tip. Service was acceptable. We WILL NOT return. Teca Newtown is a far better choice but there are better Italian restaurants than these. read more

Good food and great service. Sat outside and enjoyed the air and the people watching. Great cocktails too.

I had lunch this week with a colleague at Teca. It was my first visit back to this restaurant since Covid. The waitress informed us of the lunch specials, all which sounded delicious. We both choose the lunch special Dover Sole. It was exactly what you'd expect, thin fish in a white wine sauce. Very tasty but it's Sole, so not mind blowing amazing. What was mind blowing was our bill. $48 per order of Dover Sole! Not lobster, not Chilean Sea Bass, Dover Sole! $120 for lunch with no drinks, just fish and an appetizer. I will never patronize this restaurant again. To put this into perspective, I had a dinner on the main line recently with drinks that didn't cost close to $120! I completely understand that the cost of food has increased along with everything else in our country right now. But come on Teca! At least tell your patrons the cost of your lunch specials in advance! You just lost a local customer that entertains clients on a regular basis. read more

Ambiance is a HUGE part of eating out. We made a reservation 3+ weeks ahead of time and were early for our reservation. We were walked through the rooms with great ambiance (and empty tables) to an upstairs back room that looked like the room should be used for storage - about on par with a cheap diner. The food and service was great, as always, but the experience was anything but. It was a special day for me, so I can't express how HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED I was. read more

Amazing place and amazing people. Great service, drinks, and wow that pasta is delicious!

Teca is a nice restaurant and bar. I prefer the outdoor on the street seating but inside is a small bar area and back around the corner is another larger bar with a TV and seating area, both of which are great hang out spots. I went into the big area to watch the Phillies as I was flying solo and just needed dinner and a drink. I decided on the Insalata di Calamari Grigliati which is grilled calamari sautéed in balsamic vinegar & extra virgin olive oil over mixed greens with cherry tomatoes. It was okay but tasted like it was burnt. Balsamic can be that way if you heat it up to much in my experience. So while it had a LOT of flavor, it was a bit like licking a grill. I'd pass on that next time. Honestly the bartender, who was very helpful, recommended the other calamari salad, and I've read on Yelp that the Insalata Teca Tonnata is good, but I had to do my own thing, so that's that. Anyway, Teca has a lot of beers on tap (Delirium Tremens?!), a top shelf selection of liquor, and a good cellar with some decent offerings by the glass. I happily went with the Malbec. I've been to Teca before and the food is generally very good. While I struck out on this dish, I'd go back for something else and recommend you give it a try too. read more

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BEWARE: Having just eaten at Teca and now reading the one star reviews, I now add my one star to this ever growing list. It's amazing that whoever owns this restaurant in this incredibly rich in quality and amazingly friendly service restaurant filled town, that this restaurant contines to always seem to be filled is astonishing. I went to the front desk to inform them of our reservation. The management had three people at the reservation desk, along with I assume was the manager; which made a total of four people. I've never seen four people at a restaurant reservation desk. I thought ok, they really want to make things run smoothly. We were seated at a table on the day they had tables in the street, which added to the volume of customers. Our waitress came over and told us about the specials. Two in my party order one of the specials, which by the way it would be courtesy to the customer to let them know the price. The reason I mention this is we had a piece of halibut on a bed of risotto. The size of the Halibut was about half the size of an envelope. And the cost of this small piece of fish was $48 which we found out only when the bill when given to me. From reading other reviews, this is standard operating procedure for the restaurant. Had they put the Halibut on the menu, with a printed insert or attachment to the menu, and the customer saw the price of $48 compared to the prices of the other entrees, this Owner would not be selling as many of these dishes. This in my opinion is fraud, and a calculated one in town where this sort of shoddy business practice I wouldn't have expected here. Is there a lawyer out there who's been suckered by this at Teca, So we had out order taken, and ten to fifteen minutes go buy and no one has brought us water as we requested. I notice a Busboy at another table filling everyone's water glass. I tell someone in my group who's closer to this person to try to get his attention when he's through filling up the waters. But then, this Busboy doesn't leave, and he's now just talking to everyone at this table. I'm thinking I've never seen a Busboy just start being so social with customers at one table holding a water pitcher in hand. But then the Busboy takes out his pad and is taking their orders. What? This is their waiter who first poured waters for all the customers at this one table, and now he has to hold a water pitcher and now take their order. That's odd. In fact so odd, that I weigh the situation, do I ask this other waiter for water for our table but he moves to quick and is gone. When our appetizers arrive, which included French fries, the level of oil absorbed by these potatoes, was something you'd aspect at a fast food restaurant. And the dipping sauce was in a container the size you see at a sports stadium, where you have to pump ketchup or mustard into those eyecup size paper cups. And then we wait and we wait for our main course. And then I notice some strange things. First, our Waitress is serving a table on the side walk area which is a completely different area where we are sitting. I point this out to the rest of my party and I say that the management here does not have enough waiters for all the amount of of tables (this was an evening where they filled the street with tables) they had. And then, this one as they say took the cake; I noticed another waitress who was trying ever so hard not to show that she had to things quickly while trying not to look so incredibly harried. She removed the dirty dishes just after the customers had left, nothing unusual about that. But then she took out spray bottle of WINDEX, and she started to spray the table. ARE YOU KIDDING ME. The Owner of TECA has their waitstaff clean their dinner table with Windex, with diners at the next table still eating just a few feet away and those airborne chemicals are not just staying only on this table. I found the following on a website that was concerned about indoor plants, and they are writing about the unhealthy chemicals Windex has on plants that might be by a window someone is using Windex to clean the glass. The Dangerous Components of Windex Known Ingredients * AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE. ... * Some Concern: skin irritation/allergies/damage, acute aquatic toxicity, respiratory effects, biodegradation; Disclosure Concern: non-specific ingredient. * HEXOXYETHANOL / LILIAL /C9-11 PARETH-3. ...HEXYL CINNAMAL. ... * TERPINEOL. These are all the effects that using Windex has on us, one might only guess, what kind of damage that it will have on plants. The component will not only kill bacteria but also take out the plant as well if spayed. That is why it is highly recommended not to use Windex on plants. = = = = = = This Owner should be ashamed of what he's doing to the people who work for him, and for his customers. Anyone think he's capable of it? read more

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME OR MONEY! WORSE DINING EXPERIENCE EVER! I would actually give "negative" stars here if that was possible. The food we were served I would not even serve to my dog. The menu is certainly not cheap, plus I've had better Italian food at Domino's so you're better off going there to save your money! The food was far from the worse part of this experience though ... I politely approached two managers after we were given our bill to request they remove an item since the plate was not even touched because we sent it back because it looked that inedible. As opposed to politely apologizing and removing it or politely explaining why it was not removed..The "owner" tried to intimidate me by putting his face 2 inches from mine and aggressively stating "If you don't like it, then you can get the f**k out and don't ever f**king come back" - I really wish I was exaggerating that. And it doesn't stop there! I was so shocked by this, that I slowly backed away (also because I was very scared he may become physically aggressive and he is much bigger than me.) As I walked away from him to go back to my table out of fear, he proceeded to yell "F**k you" while giving me the middle finger. I was later told the man was the "owner" but I'd imagine he's more like the owner's son as no one with this amount of ignorance on how to run a business would be able to run a lemonade stand let alone a seemingly successful business. He's likely more of the "I can't get a job on my own so I'll ride daddy's coattails" type. Highly suggest to never step foot in this establishment, but if you do - If you see a middle-aged white man with a hair bun, run for the hills before you get verbally assaulted! read more

I almost made the mistake of going to Iron Hill but then I had a moment of clarity and brought my clients to Teca! Sara was our server and she was dynamite! And she knows the menu and the place, making all the correct recommendation for foods. So go here and request Sara. You won't be disappointed. Have the fried olives stuffed with gorgonzola and prosciutto! Have the bruscetta with mushrooms and gorgonzola, try the calamari fried and grilled... It is all so good! What a pleasant surprise! read more

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Just got back from dinner with my daughter before she went back to school. Dinner could not have been better. Everything was recommended by our server Trippe. The beer, wine, appetizers and entrees. Food was unbelievable. Service was better. He even returned at the end of the dinner to make sure we didn't accidentally over tip him. Trippe you deserve every penny. Thank you!!! Ps. Put the squid on the everyday menu!!!! read more

Stale menu hasn't been changed in months. Servers are brusque and not trained very well. Our server couldn't even pronounce some of the specials. In fact we heard from another server that Ossa buco was a special but our server never mentioned it when reading the specials to us. I guess it's true you can't find good help but you could at least try. read more

Very impressed. We wanted to eat outside today and Teca was the best place that we saw on Gay St. I had two really great beers that our server Reed recommended and my wife had a dry Rośe that she really enjoyed. We also accepted his recommendation on pasta dishes and were blown away by the risotto and the lobster ravioli. The sauce that the ravioli came in was possibly the best sauce that I have ever tasted. There was foot traffic passing by our table for two, which allowed us to enjoy a couple puppy pets and some great people watching. At the end of our meal I had a small issue, but Roberto was nice enough to come over and apologize. Because of how he handled it, I am giving Teca 5 stars. read more

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We went for lunch and shared a nice chicken and corn chowder. She had the 3 cheese plate- you can choose your cheeses and they have various sizes. Although the smallest choice, she could not finish all the cheese, fresh fruit and toasted Italian bread. I had a toasted club sandwich with fontina, spicy salami, egg, and roasted vegetables- and, if course, a little Tuscan wine. Quite nice, very well prepared, and reasonable. read more

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Visited the restaurant last week. Cost me well over $200 for four people. Charge me FOURTY DOLLARS FOR SOLE FISH! Really. I normally don't look at prices. In this instance I think I should've. Service was great! Food was delicious. I can't afford 45 for sole. A,C. Wasn't working very well! read more

My first time to Teca and it was an excellent experience. We had reservations which is recommended since it seems to be the happening place in downtown West Chester. Despite the crowd, the service was great and the food was fantastic. I had the rigatoni that came with a meatball the size of my fist. My wife had the halibut with risotto which she finished. The portions are plentiful and the flavors superb. Make reservations and prepare for a great meal. read more