10/29/09

Fantastic Italian

by troywarkentin

Great example of fine Italian right here in Seattle...

• Pros: Everything

09/28/09

Not that great

by ACMilan21

I am a huge Italian food fan, I was not impressed with the food, it was lacking flavor. Our table was covered in dust so much that my throat is still itchy. There are many Italian food places in the Seattle area that are less expensive with much better flavor.

• Pros: Atmosphere
• Cons: VERY Dusty and only mediocre food

06/25/09

BAD BAD BAD save your $ dont go even if it is the last place

by hadeer0905

the food was realy BAD, under cooked Lamb! bleeding! discusting, i tried one bite almost through up!. i ate pasta. instead. they charged full price for both plates.

Forget it, stay home hungry, dont go there!

• Pros: good looking bar tender
• Cons: every thing els

01/12/09

A Restaurant With An Attitude

by gforecki

I ate at La Spiga for the third time just recently (after staying away for quite a while) and sadly, came away with the same conclusion I had the first two times. The atmosphere is fabulous, the menu and wine list are intriguing, and the food is very good. Unfortunately, this all gets overshadowed by the attitude that seems to be pervasive among the wait staff and management. Basically, everyone seems to be just a little put out, too busy or simply snotty about being in the customer service business. Considering there are literally hundreds of excellent restaurants in the city I would rather take my hard earned money somewhere that makes me feel welcome.

• Pros: great food, great atmosphere
• Cons: service that makes you feel indignant

10/20/08

Yum!

by zelda69

We stopped by on a Saturday night, no reservations and they were able to seat 4 of us in the bar right away. First time I had been there, food was excellent, server was helpful and friendly. I highly recommend the lasagna, probably the BEST I have ever had.

• Pros: great atomosphere, fabulous food

10/19/08

Fabulous flavors!

by sunahall

Went here for the first time and loved it. We sat at the bar and had a great meal. Loved the simple entrees and fabulous flavors from each dish we tried.

• Pros: Flavor, fun, fabulous
• Cons: A little expensive

09/30/08

The portions are too small

by marcover

I had dinner there yesterday and I ordered affettati misti as aptetizer and malfatti as entree. The food was good (not excellent) however the malfatti dish was half of the standard portion. I had to eat more at home since I was starving when I was back. Considering that a dish of malfatti costs $15 (plus taxes and tips goes up to $20), I'd expect a reasonable portion to fill out my stomach.

• Pros: nice location, food from Romagna
• Cons: service, size of the entree

09/29/08

Good food, More servers needed

by glennastone

We arrived on Sat night during the busiest time, were seated and waited 20 minutes for anyone to acknowlege our presence. Our server was very apologetic and very nice, but she kept on having to apologize throughout the evening... We ordered the tasting menu and the wrong wines were served, the meals took a while to arrive, etc. She just seemed like she was in the weeds. The back up help did not seem to be so helpful. How about putting more servers on the floor when they have to trek so far from the kitchen to the upper loft?

The food was fine, we enjoyed the tasting menu. I enjoyed the mortadella and the taglielle w/ truffle butter... there were a few too many onions and not enough peppers served with the sausage, and the sausage was a little overdone.

Not sure if we will go back on a busy night. Maybe it would be better if it were not so busy.

• Pros: Beautiful restaurant
• Cons: So big, servers can't keep up. Bathrooms in the basement, far from seating.

09/25/08

Blah!

by ms_goomba

I finally tried La Spiga last night. I had heard mixed reviews from friends ranging from absolute adoration to complete disgust. My thoughts?: Yes, fine, the interior is great looking but it just makes me that much more pissed-off at the quality of the food. Do the owners think that a good looking restaurant will dupe people into believing that what they're eating is tasty? Based on all the rave reviews...clearly the optical illusion works and tricks your tastes buds! Between my friends and I we shared two appetizers, the fried seafood mix and this flatbread thing with spinach and cheese. For the entree I had the tagliatelle with truffle butter. On a scale of 1-10 (1 means I wouldn't eat there if I was starving, 5 means I could eat there again, and 10 being I'll crave it all the time) I would rate the restaurant a 3.5. I will not be going to La Spiga again. The price and the taste do not match up. I would rather pay a little more and get something tastier and/or pay less and eat somewhere not as fancy. Blah!

• Pros: None that I can see.
• Cons: Read the review.

09/04/08

Always Bad Service (usually pretty good food)

by caphillgirl1

I live just a few blocks from La Spiga and go there, each time hoping the service will improve. It never does. We consistently feel like we're inconveniencing both the hostess and wait staff by presuming to eat. Food tastes great, but I've given La Spiga its last chance. Hire some service staff that don't consider themselves better than the clientele.

• Pros: food
• Cons: service, wait staff