Terra Mia — Restaurant in Livermore

This review is a 5+++ star review for our server David G.

This is our second year that we have had our company holiday dinner at Terra Mia. Each time we have had the Barolo room. It holds up to 50 people and is a private room behind the dining room.

When booking your event, I have worked with Francesco both years and he is very easy to work with. He communicates well and helps with any questions that you may have. They have different packages that you can choose from. We have the dinner sit down dinner menu. They also offer a buffet. This comes with different pizzas for appetizers, salad and bread, your entree and then dessert. You will have 3 different entrees to offer your guests and if you have any allergies or special needs they will accommodate you.

In our party, we have 2 plant based eaters (me included) and they did not disappoint. They gave us a pasta primavera in a vegan pesto sauce. I would highly recommend adding this to your regular menu as it was delicious and there are a lot more plant based / vegans who appreciate having a dish for them on the menu instead of having to ask for something special. Definitely a keeper!

The other entrees (Salmon, Pollo Saltimbocca and Cannelloni) were all big hits. If asked how to make improvements, the comments I heard were that the black rice with the salmon was not liked by many (hard and crunchy) and the polenta that came with the Pollo had a strange texture. As I did not eat these I can not add any comments.

The biggest star is of course the Tiramisu. I have nothing to say except that I hope licking a plate in public is acceptable because that is how good this dessert is.

Now back to David. Wow, just wow! What a gentleman. Polite, professional, attentive, awesome memory and even a great sense of humor! David was one of the most positive experiences I have ever had. I can not thank you enough for taking such good care of us.

If you are considering having a party here do not hesitate, you will have a...

We came here last night for dinner. 1st time here. I remember years ago somebody had mentioned an Italian Restaurant off of East Avenue in Livermore.

Nice place and overall nice atmosphere. They have some outside seating (several tables from what I saw). They also have 2 rooms to accommodate parties or special event and a full bar that looked like it stayed busy with their regulars.

We ordered some drinks and my martini was made to perfection (actually both of them lol). I started with a large Caesar Salad (to keep it real not truly large). I think (of course everyone has their own opinions) but the dressing could have been a little creamier but I could taste the anchovies that were mixed into the dressing. Nice but not overpowering. I like anchovies and ordered some on the side. My wife had their Beet Salad. I think the portion could have been slightly larger but she said it had a good taste. They also provided some freshly baked bread that was really tasty.

My mom (it was her Birthday) ordered their Lasagna and she really enjoyed it. They give a very large serving and she said their red sauce was fantastic. Not heavy but she said it had great flavor. The way it was constructed was also done really well.

I ordered their Fettuccine Primavera with Pesto and fresh vegetables. The waiter asked if I wanted to upgrade for $3 to their fresh made pasta (of course I do) but the dish could have had more pasta, especially since I upgraded but oh well. I liked the flavor but my wife felt that it had to many Pine Nuts.

My wife ordered the Terra Mia Pizza (a 12” Pizza) that had eggplant and mushrooms with a light red sauce. I liked their pizza and felt it was prepared very well.

Since it was my mom’s Birthday, she mentioned she liked Tiramisu so I ordered one to share. The waiters brought it with a candle and sang Happy Birthday in Italian. That was a nice touch. The Tiramisu was delicious. Overall we had a very nice dinner with very...

Sadly, this place has decent reviews, but my wife and I had a horrible experience with the food. Started off with being told to sit anywhere we wanted on the patio, so we did. Two tables who were sat after us we greeted and given menus and a waiter, but 10 minutes later...we still hadn't been acknowledged so I went and told the host. 5 min after that, we were greeted. I asked the waiters recommendation on a bottle of Rose...he recommended the most expensive, but had no tasting notes to go with his rec. I asked if they had Linguini and clams. The waiter told me "no....this is not italian authentic, so we don't have that". What a lie. My wife ordered the fetcuini al salmon and I ordered a pesto pasta with salmon on top. We also ordered a calamari fritti to start. Calamari came out and was soft and chewy.....no crisp at all. I sent it back telling them why. They brought it back 5 min later and they had dumped the calamari back in the oil and killed it. Now it was crispy, chewy grossness. We set it aside, not eating it. Then the pastas came.... Both were horrible. My wife pasta was under al dente, and mine was overcooked....but they were the same noodle. The Salmon was diced into small pieces and incorporated into the dish rather than a nice fillet on top. Salmon was horrible....overcooked beyond done! It tasted and smelled horrible. After telling the waiter, the manager came over and i very very kindly explained how bad our meal was, pointing out exactly why wit the salmon and the calamari. Then our bill came. They removed my entree, but still charged me for my wife's horrible entree and the sad calamari. The only thing worth paying for was the wine. So in the end, I paid out $90.00 ($40.00 for the wine & $15.00 tip) and left hungry and annoyed. Stopped at in-n-out on the way home, which was 100 times better that Terra Mia. If you like real Italian food, stay far away from this...