Trattoria Romanza

I very surprisingly had a good time (but that mostly was due to party) but doubt I’ll be back. The food was delicious! I had the Bruschetta, Calamari and Chicken Francesa.
However, the service was horrible. They were rude, from the wine to collecting the check, and slow!!!
The lady at the front desk was very argumentable!!!

Terrible service! The waiter was very rude while serving the food. I asked for my check and he took 40 minutes to bring. They overcharged my card. I call the owner and she was very condescending and used the exact verbiage of «I am not going to get rich with your extra $ 18 dollars. If you want the refund come to the restaurant». If the owner is like that imagine how the rest of the staff is… definitely not a place I would recommend!

By far the best Italian restaurant in Miami, hands down. Anything you get here is spectacular. Try the rack of lamb with wine reduction. Deliciousness! The calzones are fresh and the wines are reasonably priced l. You can even take your own wine and they add a corking fee.

Great Seafood and pasta dishes! Little location in the lobby of hotel… but great services and food. Veal was amazingly served… and Seafood and pasta in vodka crème sauce were just as mouth watering…

Been here a few times and have always enjoyed it. I like their lasagna and they also have a pretty good minestrone soup. Will definitely continue to dine here. The only negative thing is the parking, which can sometimes be tricky and with limited space.

One big MEH for this place. What you’d expect connected to a Quality Inn. Uninspired décor, a robotic busboy, and a rather apathetic waiter practiced in the art of laissez-​faire. Snapper filet was a little overdone to the verge of mushiness and somewhat over seasoned. Accompanying pasta was like generic grocery store brand. Had to be drowned in pepper and olive oil (Which must be asked for…“We NEVER put them on the table” exclaimed the waiter!) The seafood salad, however, was a pleasant surprise, delicious and generous. The price is in line with the amount of food. The waiter took forever to get the check as he was «shooting the breeze» endlessly with another table. I came here mainly because I didn’t feel like driving far, but, alas, I think I will not be dining here again. So uninspiring, I didn’t even take any photos. MEH!

Was a skeptic at first because of where the restaurant is located (adjoined with a Quality Inn), but boy was I wrong! The food was exceptional! I had the Shrimp Fra Diavoli it was a bowl of spicy yumminess. My husband had the Linguini malafimmene, (I may have spelled this wrong) this was linguini topped off with a lobster tail, mussels, clams in a white wine sauce. He said it wasn’t good, it was fantastic! We are planning the next trip. We ordered a cannoli to go because we had to have dessert but were too full, so we ate it later at home. Aye mama! Que Rico!

Who would think that a restaurant that is part of a Quality Inn would be a place to plan a nice dinner? Not me at first. When this place was recommended to me I was very skeptical. Wow was I surprised! Excellent food and we’ve been back many times. Definitely recommend this place!

One of my favorite Italian restaurants. Food has great taste and portions are overly generous. Be patient, the cooking may take a bit of time but well worth it.
The staff is very attentive to your needs and if waiter gets a bit too busy to follow through with something, just give a gentle reminder and you’ll be taken care of. Little surprises may be added — for instance, we were a party of 8 and he missed one of the lady’s’ wine order and showed up with a filled larger wine glass with apologies. Great customer service!

I came here expecting a bad review, as I read the review of others. However, much to my chagrin the staff here was way above par, very family oriented, friendly and affable.
We ordered the Pasta Faggioli and Seafood Salad, stuffed Snapper and Blue Crab. Yes it has an Italian name, but I don’t remember it.
The pasta Faggioli was a well made white bean soup. There are two dozen ways to make it, but there’s was just fine. The Seafood salad by far was the best calamari I have had in a long time. Tender and fresh. There were two huge jumbo shrimp also very fresh. It wasn’t dripping with bottled Italian oil and vinegar it was perfectly dressed. The snapper was amazing and easily two portions.
Was it heavy garlic no, was there crusty bread, yes and with padded butter, yuck!
There was also initially an offensive smell upon entering, but it was just in the entrance area.
Good family restaurant !

Great food at very reasonable prices. Generous portions. Their specials are awesome but save room for the homemade Tiramisu. Outstanding.

Its okay, just okay. Nothing out of this world. I could have done without this place. I read the reviews and decided to check it out. Lets just say that theres not much italian in this place. Personally, i prefer real italian food and this didnt fit the bill. Next…

REAL Italian cooking. Never had a bad meal. Very good service. Anna, at the register is terrific. Whole snapper and veal chop outstanding. Décor not the best. Parking at times could be a problem. They really try to please. Not a fancy place but the food is the draw… ask the people waiting in line, on the week end. Reservationa a must. Even order take out when we need a good Italian fix.

Having grown up in the neighborhood, I have seen A LOT of restaurants come and go in that space. New York, New York and Snappers being some of the more recent. Romanza has been there for a few years now and I had heard good reviews — though from the Hotel owners. With a lot of older, local Italian joints have closed up, I am glad my parents finally tried it, liked it, and brought me along.
We showed up on a Saturday night with reservations for a reason: the place was packed. I haven’t seen a packed restaurant like this in Miami for a while. And I wasn’t expecting much, but the menu was impressive: a wide selection of Southern Italian dishes from seafood, pasta, chicken, veal and more.
My parents always order the Brushetta, which was nice a fresh and possibly unneeded as the entrees come with a salad (with a delicious creamy Italian dressing) and the table a mixed basket of fresh bread.
My father ordered the Zuppa di Clams and the Seafood Salad. Both were huge and he took a lot home. The Zuppa came in a huge bowl stacked with clams in a deliciously garlicy sauce. The seafood salad was pretty much a pile of seafood over some greens. When he took them home he combined them into a huge seafood soup for leftovers.
My mother got one of the chicken dishes. I wish I could remember which one as there are a lot. But I will tell you this: it was really good. Tender chicken, excellent flavor.
As for me, I was recommended both the Linguini Malafemmina and Linguini Marechiara. But I love pink sauces, so I went with the Linguini Con Pesce. Delicious. A nice amount of large shrimp and large scallops over linguini. I quickly consumed the whole pink creamy bowl and sopped up all I could with some bread. Perhaps I should have saved some for leftovers, but it was too good not to wolf down.
And all this was barely a dent in the menu. I didn’t even talk about the daily specials. One of them was a whole fried snapper that the table close to us got and it looked fantastic — all two feet of it.
Glad we have a restaurant like this down the road, and if you are in Palmetto Bay/​Pinecrest and want some good Italian, come here.

Really great restaurant. Come here anytime I’m in town. The portion are spectacular. Highly recommend the snapper and bread pudding.

I have been going here off and on for about a year and I can truly say its a higher end decent restaurant as far as food goes. Which is what the 4 stars are for. If you include ambiance, service and décor the rating would be a little lower but I’m all about the food.
Food prices for what is on the plate is good and has been overall consistent through the years. Go hear for a simple dinner out, but look elsewhere if you are looking for a fine dining experience.

If I’d base my restaurant selections on first impressions, I would have kept on driving. But some of the reviews told me «nah, can’t be.» so curiosity settled in and we went in.
Parking is not easy on a Friday evening. However you may park in the adjacent Quality Inn (yes, I said Quality Inn). Did I lose you? No? Good.
Inside space is divided between booths around the edges and tables in the middle. Decent amount of tables so the wait shouldn’t be long. Appearance wise? Grade: D. Looks like a previously small Sizzler’s.
The service is decent, however felt it was a bit rushed. The waiters to table ratio seemed a bit high. The complimentary breads tasted old, believe me I put as much butter as I could. You’re better off paying the $ 4.95 for the Bruschetta, which by the way, was pretty darn good!
Wine? Do not, I repeat, do not get the specials that are on the «exhibit counter». First time in my life I’ve rejected a wine bottle (Ecco Domani Chianti, $ 18). Opt for wine list. $ 30 Ruffino Chianti was really good.
Protein courses come with a complimentary salad which was «OK», Main courses, Meh. Papardello was tasty and the Tiramisu was a bit bland.
Overall, we spent $ 90 for a bottle of wine, an appetizer, two main courses and a dessert. Reasonably priced? Somewhat. The ambiance, service and food just didn’t blow up our skirts.
Go in if you want — otherwise, keep driving.

When I first walked in, I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about this place. It smells really musty and the décor is pretty dingy. It doesn’t look like a place that anyone is putting a lot of time and effort into. The service was a bit lacking in the beginning as well. We received water and bread, but it took a while for anyone to come and take our order… any order. Even drinks.
However, what saves this place is the food. It’s actually awesome. We started out with some calamari and these wonderful pasta dumplings (I forget the name… started with an f) that were filled with cooked pears and sitting in a delicious cream sauce with peas and prosciutto. It’s an entrée as well, but we got about twelve of them and shared it among 8 people. It was delicious! We also enjoyed the calamari, which were crispy and not greasy at all.
I ordered the chicken francese, which came with a house salad. I am not sure what their house dressing is, but it’s completely delicious! The chicken francese was perfect and tender. I’d definitely have that again. Everyone at our table seemed to enjoy the meal, and we all had a great experience. I would come here again for sure.

I come here with my parents and it’s a true neighborhood restaurant where all the patrons are regulars.
They have this recurring special that is truly amazing — pear stuffed ravioli with prosciutto. I just love it and it’s a huge portion that I can have for lunch the next day too. It comes with a salad and for $ 13 you just can’t beat it.

I had a date night with myself and decided to try this place out. i got there early in the evening on a Sat… the place was pretty empty… I was seated and I ordered a glass of wine… the pour was quite impressive and the house cab was very good. Nice start! I went over the menu several times and I decided on the Chicken Arrabiata because I like heat. The salad came out with their house dressing on the side… I stirred it. I looked at it… I have to tell you it does not look appetizing at all! I took a leap and put some on my salad and all I have to say is OMG it’s good! So good I even dunked the bread in it.
The Chicken Arrabiata came out with a side of pasta… I asked for whole wheat. the chicken was perfect… nice, moist and with some kick to it. The pasta al dente… perfect. To finish off the meal I ordered the cannoli… I am not a cannoli expert… I have only had it a few times. it was good… it was just too sweet for my taste…
By the time that I left… at about 7:30 the place was starting to get packed! The service was amazing… I heard on a couple of occasions the waitress or waiter telling people no problem we can make that for you, we cook everything to order… What? No attitude? In Miami? Ahhhh… how refreshing! Everyone was extremely nice and really made you feel like they were happy you were there. Frank gave me the family history of the place and you can see he takes great pride. This will be a go to again and again place for me…