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    Villa D'Aqua

    3.1 (272 reviews)
    Closed • 12:00 pm - 9:30 PM
    Updated 1 month ago

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    VILLA D'AQUA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups

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    According to the waiter, this was homemade lobster ravioli with shrimp , it was terrible
    Sam S.

    This restaurant was highly recommended, situated in a residential Neighbourhood ,the sign says waterfront, the back of the restaurant faces a canal. Not sure if that justifies the name. The service was good and friendly, but I think the waiter lied to me about the raviolis being homemade , the lobster ravioli had no lobster in it and there was one shrimp that was cut into three pieces, overwhelmed with a cream sauce, definitely feel very bamboozled. 1000% not homemade. The veal Oso Buco was served with no vegetables, had no flour and the sauce was missing, we asked for a side of pasta with marinara. The marinara was horrible. It had an overwhelming taste of oregano according to other reviews they're under new ownership not sure if they're going to last very long one of the worst meals I've ever had.

    Tiramisu
    Cher W.

    Was looking forward to dinner as remembered good Italian food, decent wine selection, and good service. The prices went up as with all the other places. Ceasar salad $15 and beet salads $18, tasted ok, bit sparse. Baked clams good. The bread was disappointing, as seemed like white bread and not the rustic good quality bread. The Farfalle Alla Roberto was mostly pasta, dry, little asparagus and shrimp. Linguine Frutti did Mare was tasty $37. Osco Bucco was on the specials and was very good. My tiramasu was small, too sweet, disapponting. The bus lady provided excellent service. In summary, at these higher prices and the misses mentioned,not sure will rtn.

    Cesar salad
    Laura C.

    Fantastic staff, so kind, so professional, they give excellent service, 110%. Midweek lunch specials are the way to go if you're on a budget. We were here for a family occasion and were treated like royalty. I can't wait to go back again for a girls lunch, especially when the weather is warm and we can sit outside. Food is good, most dishes could use more seasoning. For example, the stuffing in the peppers on the hot antipasto was bland and mushy with no flavor.

    daniel m.

    Great meal, revive was amazing! Happy to have dined here. From start to finish everything was great!

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    Best restaurant amazing service food is amazing and amazing view of the water would highly recommend

    Strawberry Mojito, outdoor view

    A beautiful restaurant with great food and drinks. It is my favorite and the entire staff treats you like family!

    Big thank you to Villa de aqua! They really made my grandmother's 87th birthday special. My grandmother grew up in the house next door so we picked this location just for that. We were very pleasantly surprised by the exceptional friendly service.The food was great too.

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    Food was delicious. We were able to sit right on the deck by the water. Had the Bronzino and pollo serritino and both were great!

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    Excellent Excellent, Beautiful. You can sit outside if you want too. I said it all. I will definitely go back.

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