Pasta Mia — Restaurant in South Miami

I don’t like to write reviews because I don’t like the confrontation. However, when I feel wronged I will voice my opinion.

I believe you are either absent minded or just a racist. I know you are a liar.

When I was waiting you sat 3 parties before you dragged my wrist into the middle of the restaurant and stood me in the middle. You sat a party of four which you later explained that they had a reservation which I understood, but you sat at the party of three who clearly came up and said “we are a party of three.” after me. you also sat the party of two who came after me and they also said they would like a seat for 2. You also sat those two before the colored couple who came back after you told them to come back after 30 mins. Which I was there even before them. After I was stood in the middle of the restaurant like I was an idiot. I started walking out. And the two white ladies behind me were already sat before me or the colored couple who came behind me before the 2 white ladies.

When I lost my cool is when I told you sat 4 teams ahead of me and you said “I’m loosing my patience.” And you proceeded to say they were all reservations when I know it was not true.

You may not care but will I not recommend anyone to your establishment.

In response to your statement:

No, you brought me inside so you could seat the two well-dressed ladies outside, where we were waiting before you placed me in the middle of the restaurant. That’s why I began walking toward the exit. It was at that point I calmly mentioned that you seated four parties before me. Then you told me you were losing patience with me—why? Because I came to your establishment to spend money? Don’t judge a book by its cover. I came to eat. if the food was good I would have had a few glasses of wine. Ordered more food than I should and left you a large tip. Instead we are doing this. It’s enough life wasted on this. I wish...

This is my second time at this restaurant. The first time we came here was by accident it, it was what was open in the area. Today we were here purposely because I was craving really good authentic homemade pasta with a brilliant sauce. They did not disappoint.

First, we came from very far away and had a couple things to do in the area so my timing wasn't going to be specific. When I called in and asked them if they would have a table around 8:00 to 8:30 they said no problem when you get here you will have a table.

Before I even get to the food, I have to say that the staff at this restaurant are so nice and pleasant and helpful. It all stems from the owner Caroline. She is the epitome of kind, caring, cheery, and happy. When you eat here you feel like you are eating at home with family, but family you really love.

Caroline always has some interesting special wines around that are reasonably priced and wines you cannot normally find anywhere. The wine we had tonight was not able to be found in vivino although I did find it when I did an online search. The wine was a Cabernet Franc and it was delicious.

Tonight, my wife had a spinach shell pasta and I had a fettuccine ragu. Both were completely outstanding and there was nothing left in the plate after. If you want a really great pasta with some al dente tooth feel, this place does not disappoint.

For dessert we had a tiramisu. I have to say it's probably the best tiramisu I have ever had. It came in a jar with a lid and was quite a good size. The cream on top had a wonderful flavor and texter. The lady fingers were soaked perfectly in a quality espresso that was strong but not bitter. It was so fresh there was a little bit of crunchy ladyfingers left at the bottom. You probably guessed there was none of that left at the end either.

If you are in the mood for a really good pasta dish, come here. You will not be...

If you like, sorry love pasta like I do you really need to try this place. We started with the fried calamari & bruschetta; the taste was amazing. My wife had the Ravioli (filled with porcini mushrooms) and I had the black spagetti (YES TRULY al dente) shrimps and zucchini). The taste is something to write home about. It reminded me of a Italian place I ate in Guinea Bisao (West Africa) on an island of the coast. Really try this place. Really recommend 👌 👏 👍 WE WILL COME BACK!

Ok so today 05.20.2022 we came back. I added photos. We started with the Fried Calamari, we tried 2 (new for us) pasta dishes, both 😋. We made sure we kept space for desert.. One really REALLY has to try the Tiramisu. I have no words to describe the amazing flavor. As you can see WE DID NOT like it! 😉

Update: 08.24.2023 They finally came back after closing for their well needed vacation. We were super happy to have a late pasta dinner. If pasta heaven exists 😋 this must be a clone of it. The menu changed a bit but my wife's favorite dish did not dissappear! For those of you wondering what he favorite dish is: Spaghetti with Clams.when one visits one must try the Caprese (appetizer)....