Oria Waterfront — Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale

Honestly it hurts me to write such a negative review. I was so looking forward to visiting this restaurant due to the high praise, however this was probably one of the worst dining experiences I’ve ever endured. We made a reservation and upon arrival were not greeted by anyone and had to wait to be seated, yet the restaurant was dead slow. Once seated it took about 20 minutes for a waiter to arrive with drinks and a menu and another 15 to place an order. We got the margarita pizza as an appetizer, the waiter warned us it was hot, yet the pizza was lukewarm and the cheese had barely melted. After a bit more than an hour for our entrees to come out, my boyfriend got the burger (subpar at best) and I got the surf and turf (steak and shrimp with potatoes and veggies), I was livid. The steak I asked to be MEDIUM was as tough as tree bark and not light enough to be considered well done, the shrimp was rubbery and tough, my potatoes were unseasoned and basically wedge fries, and my veggies were stone cold. Thankfully the waiter took my meal off of the bill after a failed attempt at giving me sauce to moisten it up. We will not be returning to this restaurant. I just hope they fire the 5 year old cooks in the back who don’t know what they’re doing except ogling myself and other female customers and barely cooking food. I hope your experience isn’t as terrible as mine was. The only thing good about this...

Buyer be aware, I made my outdoor dining reservation through open table, as you can see in the photo. They confirmed my reservation with no possibility of outdoor seating, they said they had a table for eight yet the entire patio was empty. I called open table and they confirmed my reservation and I told them I would be allowed to make more confirmed reservations for outdoor seating, even though their was no space open. Open table said all they could do was contact the establishment and tell them not to accept those reservations. They at Oria Osteria offered a lame apology and I asked why accept outdoor reservations and waste my time??? They said they had a reservation for eight and couldn’t possible seat us. My dear friends from Canada came to visit us and did not have a chance to eat on the water a very important place to sit in Fort Lauderdale. I say don’t trust open table or this sad little place. In all my years when I have booked An outside table with open table or direct I have never had a problem. If the water views are important be sure to pass on their little...

A great new chef, excellent food, and an impressive wait staff make Oria well worth a visit. The restaurant is located on the intracoastal waterway in the Residence Inn/ il Lugano just north of the Oakland Park Boulevard Bridge. My wife and I each had the wood fired salmon which was topped with arugula pesto, and cooked to perfection by Chef Paul. The crispy fingerling potatoes were a welcome change from the mashed potato’s that most restaurants serve with salmon and the vegetables were out of this world. In addition to the fantastic water view, unlike other upscale restaurants on the water in that area, Oria has free valet parking for...