Populairste Italiaanse restaurants in Richmond

We ate here for a birthday celebration and it was perfect. We were seated right away and had a great table. Our waitress was wonderful and the service was great. The restaurant has an extensive wine list and we enjoyed our wine selections very much. They brought bread to the table which was warm and wonderful. They have a large menu with a lot of great choices, along with nightly specials. We all loved the calamari appetizer which had a very light but flavorful breading and both sauces - red and white were excellent for dipping. My son had the pasta special and it was fabulous. My husband had a scallop dish and the scallops were large and there were many of them. I had a vodka penne pasta and added shrimp to it and again the shrimp were large and plentiful. My other son had pizza and loved it. They had desserts available, but we skipped dessert as we had a birthday cake waiting for us at home, and quite honestly we were all stuffed from our food. Three of the four of us left with leftovers which were enough for a second meal today. The bill was reasonable and we would recommend dining here and will return!

Amazing food, amazing service, incredible drinks!! I cant wait to go back.

Our server was awesome. The food was great, and it was a great price making a reservation was also very easy.

We had a great first experience at La Grotta, we chose the 4 course option and enjoyed every part of the experience. Our top favorites were the pheasant ravioli with butter sage sauce and and dessert, but every course was great!

It was my first time - I had high expectations as I had heard amazing things. It was a special birthday dinner. We thought the food was good.... but didn't blow our minds, considering the price point. A lot of the food seemed overly salted/seasoned and that's coming from someone who loves their salt. The Fondue appetizer and Zeppole dessert (like italian beignets made with ricotta) were both extraordinary and I would come back for those.