Tutto Pasta Ristorante

Dear Owner of Tutto Pasta,
I wanted to begin my review by saying that I have enjoyed eating at this restaurant for a very long time, and was one of my favorite restaurants while growing up (because the restaurant is owned by a family friend), until today January 8^th, 2016. My mother and I eat at this restaurant nearly every week and today, became extremely disappointed with first, my food experience and then my overall experience with the restaurant host/​manager (Mariana).
My mom did her usual Tuna Tartar/​Avocado salad, and I did a caesar salad. My salad was to go. When the salad arrived at the house, I started eating it, and noticed something green jump; didn’t think anything of it, thought that it was just a small piece of lettuce that probably got thrown by my fork. As I continued eating the salad I see another green thing jump and actually noticed legs on this. There were few green leaf looking bugs in my salad and immediately became disgusted.
I went back to the restaurant after my mom called the establishment to speak with the manager that at first seemed to be not at all concerned with my situation. I expressed my discomfort and then she (Mariana) asked if I wanted it replaced or wanted a different plate from the menu. Moving forward, I then approached the bar like seating by the kitchen and a very nice gentleman asked me what item on the menu I would like, thus ordering the tilapia with seafood and a dessert. Once I finished ordering it, Mariana looked a bit ireful that the gentleman took my order and said something to him under her breath. I then asked if everything was okay, and she stated that I had to pay the difference of my order. So as I was NOT going to pay for that, I left the establishment to cancel the order and ask for her to refund the entire meal to my card because of the uncomfortable situation. Until this moment, I was still thinking about returning to the restaurant and dining there in the future because I love the restaurant; but when I asked for the full meal refund, she stated in a very rude way, that she cannot do that because I was the one not happy with my salad and that was my problem and that is the only thing that she can do. So at that moment, I asked to speak with the owner or if I can have the contact information for the owner (juka), and again she was extremely rude. So I asked if I can then offer some friendly advice as being a manager as well, and she said that she did have time for me and needed to hang up. So I politely excused myself from the phone call and wished her a blessed day.
After this experience, I would like to stress that Mariana should consider courtesy options, especially when the customers that had a complaint or a frustrating experience are loyal and frequent clients. I would not recommend this place moving forward to ANYONE, considering that I would regularly take my clients, my parents would take their clients, and would recommend this location frequently to most people when they wanted a very good dining experience. I hope that you are able to fix this problem with your host (Mariana) to avoid another unpleasing experience. I would further recommend Fratelli Milano in downtown to anyone that reads this post for an exemplary Italian dining experience.
I appreciate your attention and hope that you have a wonderful night.
Anthony

Great food and friendly, attentive staff. Great specials all week long and kid friendly. If you love soccer, this is an awesome place to watch it!

Had the pumpkin ravioli, was not to impressed. The place is okay, very casual spot to have italian food.

This is our favorite local italian restaurant in town. Its conveniently located on Coral Way near brickell, there is always parking in front, their menu is absolutely delicious. We always order the burrata or the tuna tartar to start. The mahi mahi, veal milanese and filet mignon are on point. We always order the pear raviolis as a side (delicious!). Tip: on Mondays their wines are half off! All of their pastas are great too.

BEST IN TOWN!!! If you want real Italian at an affordable price this is your place to go. Great food, great service and beautiful cozy place. Not to mention EVERYTHING is made there, pasta, desserts EVERYTHING

Fantastic service great food. Chef is sectioning was able to make me a nice sauce for my Veal.

Great service!!! Very good pasta, prices are great. I highly recommend this restaurant

Third time is definitely not the charm. This was my third and final attempt to give this old establishment a chance to bring back the old charm and taste of a local Italian food. Save yourself a trip and you are better of at Carabas. Seriously our meal was horrible. My chicken stroganoff came with a side of boxed steak fries the ones that you get in a can from the grocery store. If you don’t believe me see my picture. My wife had to return her chicken lasagna that tasted like processed chicken from a can as well. I don’t mind paying $ 24 for a plate of good food but I hate getting ripped off with something that pretends to be what it’s not.

We stayed at the Hotel Urbano last night and wanted a nice place to walk to and we found this lovely Italian restaurant on Unilocal.It doesn’t look much from the outside, but boy is the food amazing. I have never seen pumpkin ravioli on a menu and I’m so glad I tried it. It’s so rich it could be desert. We both had veal. Mine was grilled and his was breaded. The grilled seamed s little chewy, but since I’ve never had it grilled, maybe that’s normal.
Speaking of desert, don’t leave without trying the small sampler platter. Our favorites were the passion fruit mouse and pave.
We will definitely return on our next visit.

Been to Tutto Pasta many times thru the years. Hadn’t been in probably last 2 years.
But this last time it was beyond terrible. Got severe food poisoning from what I assume was either bad chicken or bad greens on what should have been a simple salad.
Sorry Tutto but I’ll never be back. Yesterday was not pleasant.

This place is way under rated the food is all made from scratch the service is lightning quick and very pleasant. We got the seafood pasta, chicken fettuccine and cuatro leches… All superb… Would highly recommend…

Open kitchen!!! Excellent service! Short rib parpadelle was exquisite! Very fresh and home made! Beef carpaccio was delicious as well. Ambience is very intimate very homestyle. Bruschettas had the right seasoning. And the desserts. Could’ve been as good as the meal. Sonho de valsa creamy chocolatey… they deliver!

We’ll this place is not bad, but I’m not sure that its worth coming back. The food is not terrible, but mediocre. We had the veal parmigiana and the black risotto calamari. The veal was not very tender, but the fettuccine al pomodoro that came with it was good. The risotto was average but the calamari was over cooked, and as a result chewy. But then, we had dessert. The sonho de valsa, was AMAZING. So, to sum it up. Our Entrees were almost below avg, but dessert saved the night. Service wasn’t bad, portions were plentiful. Final verdict, quality has to improve or prices have to drop A LOT.

My favorite thing about this place: they have an open kitchen! The Pear Gorgonzola is the best, very unique and super delicious!
The only con of this place is that it’s a bit cramped, other than that its great!

Found this place by accident and it was the best thing that could have happened! I had the spaghetti with meatballs and it was the best I ever had! Staff was so friendly too. Real cute inside. You must try this place!

Ever wanted a place to go in have dinner and feel like you’re away from all the craze Miami has? Tutto provides you with that experience.
It’s a small cozy place that provides a great experience for just two or even a group. It’s one of miamis famous «hole in the wall» that offers that great home made pasta taste that will keep you wanting to go back over again.
The service is great! You are always greeted at walk in and they follow up often to ensure your experience is great.
The pasta is out of hand! I love the seafood linguini since it comes with various types of seafood such as clams, shrimp, octopus and more.
They have bruschetta that will leave your mouth watering. With homemade pico de gallo and melted cheese.
If you are a fried calamari lover don’t forget to ask for this delicacy! It’s a huge serving and will feel the entire table!
Desserts!!! They have the most delicious sweet tooth satisfiers in town! Be sure to get the Pavé
If you haven’t been here yet it’s a bookmark must spot.

My hubby and I love going to this place for dinner during the weekdays! It’s delicious and affordable. Usually our service is very good. The pasta is very very tasty! Another one of those hole in the walls made of gold! My husband ordered bruschetta as an appetizer but the waiter didn’t hear him and so when my hubby asked where it was, he told us he didn’t hear us and brought it out a few minutes later. Can happen to anyone. I had a penne pasta with tomato sauce and grilled chicken which was exquisite. With some freshly shredded Parmesan cheese on top. For dessert I recommend the chocolate soufflé or the pave! My husband dies for that pave! Layers of condensed milk and Maria cookies! Topped with strawberries. Every Cubans dream lol. The only thing I really dislike is that the pasta and pizza are in separate locations. For example, if I’m at Tutto pasta with friends but I want pizza, I can’t get it there. You have to go to Tutto pizza and vise versa. It’s a very big inconvenience! But other than that, it’s a fantastic place!

I have been going to this restaurant for about a decade now, and I always have the same, excellent dining experience. I would say that this restaurant ranks among the top 5 Italian dining restaurants in south florida, but I would honestly rank it number 2, next to il gabbiano and Sardinia at 3.
Lets start with the prices. The place is almost a bargain when you come to realize the fresh and delicious ingredients you’re getting. Do me a favor and come for dinner. When you do, get the burrata and you’ll realize it’s one of the most fresh burratas you’ve had aside from Michaels Genuine. I always go for the veal caprese with a side of pumpkin ravioli in pink sauce. Another must try are the pear fiocchis in Gorgonzola cream sauce. They have excellent wine selection without breaking the bank. You won’t be disappointed with this coral way gem.

I have been eating here for years and not one time, has it ever disappointed me. Consistently fast service (almost too fast at times) and amazing food. Great place for lunch or dinner. Never short staffed and one of the few places that really knows how to make/​serve gnocchi. Most of the time they do let you know about the daily specials but if they don’t, it’s on the chalkboard toward the back of the restaurant. A «two thumbs up» in my book!

Eh tenido la posibilidad de degustar sus famosas pastas el dia de san Valentin con un lugar acojedor! Los ñokis con 4 cheese increibles y el postre el de chocolate blanco con negro riquisimo ! Seguramente volvere.

I can’t believe I did not do this review earlier. Tutto Pasta was for many years my go to place for home made pasta. After some years they have kept their food pretty well.
Until last wednesday it’s off in my books. We went there for the special on Wednesdays, half lobster with black linguine pasta for a super reasonable price. By the time we got there, which was around 7pm ish… there were no more lobsters — downer number one. After looking at the menu, and thinking what was the closest item I wanted to the half lobster with black linguini pasta, I decide to order the seafood pasta — black linguini.
Order comes in, black lingui does not taste like before — real home made pasta. Once you have eaten fresh pasta, you will notice the difference. But not this time for me… what happened with the fresh home made pasta they used to serve? Seafood was fresh, but downer number two was the pasta — I was not able to say, this is fresh pasta! =.(bohoooo…
On the brighter side, the dessert is always yummi. Maybe it’s a strategy for the restaurants, leave the best for last so when you leave you will leave with the best last impression… not for me!!! well, the dessert was great, we ordered the Pave, which is cream, cookie and strawberries. This is always a winner… but I would have loved it if my pasta felt home made and fresh.
I think I will stick to other Italian places that serve fresh pasta. Till next time Tutto Pasta.