Best Italian Restaurants in Lauderdale by the Sea

My wife and I had dinner at Serafina last night and we certainly understand now the reasons behind the rave reviews. The food was excellent. We sat outdoors right on the water and the place had a very nice and relaxed ambience. The service was excellent as well. I could tell that every staff person was trying their best and hustling around. Staff was very attentive and sincere. My wife had pasta with a pear stuffing and pesto sauce. I had a generous serving of muscles in a garlic, white wine sauce and the whole branzino, which was perfectly deboned. It may not be in a fancy hotel or overlooking the Fort Lauderdale beaches, but this is a wonderful restsurant with great food, service, and ambience. . 

Four of us went on a Saturday at 5 and sat in the corner of the dining room. Waitress was great and the food was very good. Room was filled when we left and the noise level had increased.

The meal, atmosphere and service was outstanding. We throughly enjoyed our meals. There were 4 of us. We all had drinks and they were tasty. Hazelnut Old fashioned was good. (A drop too sweet, but I had them put less frangrlica in my second one and it was perfect) espresso martini was incredible. Caesar salad were very good. Appetizer of mixes cheese balks was fantastic. The veal parmigiana was great. Their lasagne was meaty and delicious. The fusilli with chicken, goat cheese, sun dried tomato and balsamic dressing was tasty and the sausage pasta was amazing. Dessert was great. Service was excellent and Jason (the owner) came by and he was a welcoming and great guy. Coming back again on Sunday and bringing my parents

ALWAYS THE BEST, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. STEVE PUTS OUT QUALITY FOOD YOU CANNOT GET ANYWHERE ELSE. YES IT CAN GET A LITTLE LOUD, THE SERVERS CAN RUSH YOU OUT AFTER TWO HOURS, AND IT IS A LITTLE EXPENSIVE. BUT REMEMBER ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY, IT’S ABOUT THE FOOD STUPID, IT’S ABOUT THE FOOD!

This was truly the best Italian cuisine we’ve had since moving f here from NY/NJ area. Everything was reminiscent of Florence Italy from the small cozy Cucina like atmosphere to the authentic Italian food.