Eataly - Aventura

Eataly - Aventura’s New Gem Thanks to my daughter in law who lived in New York and was very excited to have Eataly open one here we visited the newly opened Italian restaurant and market concept in Aventura, and it was a delightful experience from start to finish. This spot is part of a unique international concept with locations around the world, including Italy, USA, Canada, Japan, several other countries in Europe and the Middle East. Now we’re thrilled to have it right here in South Florida. From the moment you walk in, you’re surrounded by the aromas of authentic Italian ingredients—aged cheeses, imported prosciutto, freshly made pasta, desserts, gelato and so much more. You want to try it all but we actually had reservations at La Pizza & La Pasta where I have to say the food, atmosphere and service were great. Once we finished our delicious lunch we walked around the market and sat to enjoy a Gelato which was amazing and of course bought several items to go. We especially loved the variety and quality of the products. It’s not just a place to dine—it’s an immersive experience where you can browse, taste, and even take home your favorite gourmet items. The food was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. This new concept is a great addition to the Aventura food scene, and I loved it. We’re already planning our next visit. Whether you’re looking to shop for fine ingredients or enjoy a sit-down meal, this place delivers both. I think they also have cooking classes. Highly recommend!

Eataly in Aventura Mall is a great spot if you're craving authentic Italian flavors. The desserts are definitely a highlight—perfectly made with that classic Italian touch. I had a coffee with one of the pastries and it was a perfect combo. The sandwiches are fresh and full of flavor, and the fresh pasta is just as you'd hope—simple, rich, and satisfying. It’s a nice place to stop for a quick bite or to sit down and enjoy a relaxed meal. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the mall.

Came here for lunch. I love the focaccia. The pasta itself was super fresh but all of the sauces were so bland and lacked any flavor. They were out of several drink options on the menu and the seating was kind of awkward. Overall the shopping experience was extremely pleasant and they had a unique selection of authentic items, I just would skip sitting down to eat here again.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Exceptional Service from Stella at Eataly We had a truly wonderful experience at Eataly tonight, thanks to the outstanding service provided by Stella, an amazing young woman from Argentina. From the moment we arrived, she welcomed us with warmth, professionalism, and a deep knowledge of the menu. Stella took the time to understand exactly what we were in the mood for and recommended the perfect dishes for our dinner. Every single one of her suggestions was spot on and absolutely delicious. Her passion for food and genuine interest in creating a memorable experience made our evening even more special. Stella is a true gem—Eataly is lucky to have her. We will definitely be back, and we hope to be served by her again

The market area had lots of great options from Italian cheeses, chocolate, wine and even kits to make your own pasta. You can do a full on grocery run here and they have baskets and shopping carts for it. I dined at one of the two flagship restaurants (La Pizza & La Pasta). My server Gisela was exceptional. She took the time to explain the menu to me and make recommendations. Food was great & everything came out in a timely manner. Highly recommend!

This place recently opened, so naturally, there is a lot of interest. There are a lot of people there during lunchtime, lines of people everywhere. The noise level is high. There are two restaurants there. We went to the one in front, the largest one. We were seated right away because we came early, but when we were leaving, there was a wait to be seated. The service was excellent. The food was average. All the food was fresh, but the quality was average. The burrata was a little hard and blend, the calamari were over-fried, the salmon was average. Pizza was good. We get regular crust margarita pizza. Overall, it's a nice addition to the mall.

We had such a fantastic experience! The food was absolutely delicious, and the service was nothing short of outstanding. The cozy, relaxing atmosphere made it even better. We enjoyed the variety of Italian goodies and desserts available at the market. I highly recommend this place, but just a heads up—it's best to make a reservation in advance to skip any wait. I ordered a Cappuccino with an extra shot. Best. Enjoy your visit! Table: 215, servers: Corina was in great company with a captivating young lady whose name escapes me, but her attention to detail and precision in fulfilling our requests truly stood out. It was a delightful experience, marked by her keen sense of attentiveness and charm!

Gerardo was amazing! We sat in the “bar” area. He walked us through the menu and gave us light suggestions and answered all questions about the menu. He also let us taste several different vermouths before we ordered. Service was amazing and so was the food. Will be coming back.

Located inside the Eataly market in the Aventura Mall, this is the newest location of the famed brand. I reality this visit might be closer to a 3.5 on some aspects but rounding up for potential. Definitely recommend making reservations, just pay attention as there are a couple restaurants inside you can make reservations for. We came on a weekday afternoon, and while still busy for that time you can tell it was "quiet" for how the place has been since opening. The restaurant space is a decent size and has a couple different vibes within. Now for the restaurant, host stand was super friendly and did their best to move things along smoothly. Our waiter seemed attentive but also very blasé at the same time. They have a build your own spritz menu so we went with the limoncello, club soda, and prosecco. As pretty as it looked, the taste was undrinkable. Imagine your favorite lemon scented wood polish and that's what it tasted like. Thankfully they took it back and we went with a traditional Aperol spritz which was delectable. We ordered the arancini which was perfectly crisp on the outside with delicious flavors on the inside, although some bits of risotto were a little crunchy. The mushroom pizza (Cotto E Funghi) has potential. The flavors of dough and sauce were tasty and the mushrooms were also good but definitely needed more mushrooms. I personally also would have liked my crust a bit more done. Lastly we got the Cacio e Pepe. The pasta itself was very nice but it needed more pepper in general and also to cut down on some of the saltiness from the cheese. I believe they are probably still working out some of the kinks and such so probably worth another visit once things settle in a bit more.

It is a very pretty restaurant. It took a very long time to get service. Finally we ordered appetizers. When it was brought to the table, we had to tell them that we did not have utensils to eat with. Our main dish came after my son had finished the pizza he ordered. The food was tasty. The dessert took a very long time. We received the bill, then after that they brought me the affogato I asked for. Honestly, this place is a hot mess It has potential, they just have to plan themselves better. I was very excited to go. Not sure I'll return. PS. Don't order their wine. There is a nice selection at the wine shop. Buy it there, pay a $15 cork fee.

I loved La Pizza & La Pasta. My only regret is I didn't try more items. The food was outstanding. We started with the focaccia bianca, which was delicious and perfectly sea salted with the most delicious olive oil side. I ordered the spinach ravioli which came in a butter sauce with sage. Loved it! I tasted the tagliatelle bolognese, which was also awesome. All of the pasta is made in Italy. I can't wait to return and order the Neapolitan-style pizza.

Can't tell you how amazing this experience was. My wife and I came to celebrate our 28th wedding anniversary. The general manger Dennis outdid himself making us feel welcome and at home. Our server Ed knocked it out of the park with his attentiveness and service. The food was AMAZING!! We were in Italy in June of this year and wanted to have some authentic Italian. You will not miss if you come. We enjoyed several appetizers, the burrata salad, the zucchini and cucumber salad, the pasta pomodoro, NY STRIP. Finished with an amazing Tiramisu.

I dined with Eataly for a friends and family preview and the service and food was amazing. The lasagna was my favorite pasta dish, finally authentic Italian pasta. The pizza from rossopomodoro was perfectly cooked with the right amount of sauce. The server and Busser were very tentative to my friends and I. Can't wait to go back and dine again.

Eataly. La pizza& la Pasta in the Aventura. First, kudos on the incredibly stylized and unique name. Really?? "Italian Food" was taken? Quick word on the Eataly market itself. Tiny footprint. They have some good stuff there but it's shoehorned into a tight space (pack elbow pads or sharpen those elbows). There's a few gems here but not an abundance of them. The main restaurant is similarly designed to other Eatalys. Airy, well lit and pleasant decor. No issues there. Service was fine. They do offer $15 corkage for any wine bought in house which is a bargain at any price. But the restaurant reeks of tourist trap. The polpette (meatball) appetizer was way overpriced and underwhelming. The meatballs were properly assembled and cooked. There was an uncomfortable wang to the three balls. The bread accompanying the balls was softer and airier than styrofoam but less tasty than styrofoam. Seriously why? Sauce was adequate but balls were under seasoned if they were seasoned at all. The margherita pizza a ruota a carro was fine. Acceptable. Inoffensive. It's a thin crust margherita. The mozzarella was tasty, sauce was prevalent (more on that later) and acceptably tasty. It was neither too sweet nor too acidic. So full props there. Crust was acceptably chewy and tasty apart from a few really charred bites. Unclear why that version of the pizza did not come with fresh Bufalo mozzarella (perhaps the thin crust can't support it). There were issues tho. First, there was a band 3/4s away from the center around the pizza that was burnt and it meant the final inch plus between the band and the crust had no cheese just sauce. Weird. So apart from the over charring, the border band, they desperately need a sharper pizza cutter. I Had to recut each slice. And there were pockets of oil on a few slices. It's not bubba gump but it's still a tourist trap. Food was meh.

We went on a Saturday on the July 4th weekend. To tell you it was packed it's an understatement! But we checked in and they took our name down and said the wait would be around 2 hrs! We then decided to go check out Aventura Mall so it wasn't so bad after all. We came back to check about an hour and a half later and they sat us down! That was awesome, finally cause we were starving! We were greeted very kindly and they sat us down. Our waitress was so nice and gave us a few suggestions on the menu. For starters we ordered some wine which was quite good. I had the rosé & hubby went for the Cabernet. Ordered some appetizers too! We had the patatas (potatoes) with an aioli sauce which was superb! Also ordered the focaccia bread with olive oil and it was quite good. I decided on the ricotta cheese filled ravioli with a lemon sauce and shavings of eggplant. It was simply delicious!My hubby had the fettuccine bolognese. He did not like it at all. He said he's had better. It was cooked al dente (but too much) he prefers it a bit softer. We were stuffed and didn't have dessert. Overall we had a nice meal. The place is very nice, they have a pastisserie section which is all desserts and we ordered some to take home. Also it's like a marketplace with different sections where you can purchase anything made from Italy. We will be going back most definitely but will wait until all the hype ends, it is a relatively new place. Ambiance is beautifully decorated! You must go and check it out for yourself!

Hector was very nice and knowledgeable he gave us a good wine recommendation and was always checking on us, the pizza was good but not memorable.

Agree with most of the other poor reviews. I wish I had read them before stepping in and plopping down $100 on lunch for 2 when a can of chef boyardee would have been better. I hate that they upsell still water and do not have an itemized bill because I didn't know what the bottle of water cost me. Pass on the arancini balls. Very bland and the first time we got them the cheese was hard and cold in the middle. The peas gave off a bad flavor and it needs to be accompanied by some tomato sauce. The description of my penne alla norma was misleading. It said fried eggplant so I was expecting some crunchy element but it was a tiny bit of mushy roasted eggplant. Let's get to the salty cheese on top and the terrible marinara sauce. Your sauce needs work and I love an Al dente pasta but it was way too Al dente even for my taste. My companion's shrimp pistachio pesto pasta was better. This place was a miss on many levels from food to prices. If the food was good I didn't mind paying $50/person for one pasta entree a shared app and no alcohol.

Only one ladies restroom for a very busy restaurant. abysmal service and the food is nothing special, can definitely get better Italian food elsewhere. Skip this place and just go to the market instead.

My daughter and I arrived on time for our reservation, and the hostess proceeded to walk us through the entire restaurant looking for a place to seat us. Every table she took us to was full of dirty dishes. The other tables had people at them or were set for very large groups. I've never seen so many tables needing bussing at one time in one restaurant, and no one was working on cleaning any of them. We ended up back where we started at the hostess stand, and the two hostesses looked like they didn't know what to do. I thought I'd give them a minute to figure it out, so I said we'd go to the restroom and then come back. They seemed relieved. When my daughter and I got to the restroom, it was not clean. Then, we realized there was no toilet paper. There are no napkins to dry hands, either. There was nothing. As she sat there worried, I stepped out and stood by the door waiting to see if anyone working there was nearby. Eventually, a couple of people working there came close by, so I told them there was no toilet paper. They weren't very interested, but one of them finally said "okay." They walked away and never came back. Eventually, a couple of other servers came by, and I asked if anyone could just give me a paper napkin. One finally handed me a linen, and I just looked at it wondering if they really thought we should use their linens as toilet paper. At this point, a line had formed for the restroom because it was taking so long. My poor daughter was also getting upset at waiting there so long. I didn't want to go far because it is a single restroom. Realizing we weren't going to ever get any help, the woman waiting in line for the restroom offered to go into the men's restroom to get us toilet paper. I was grateful that she did that. She put extra for herself in her pocket, so she'd have some when we were finished. Hands washed, we were finally back at the hostess stand. On our initial walk through, we had noticed part of the restaurant had some sunlight, so we asked if we could just sit over there as it seemed happier. They said yes, and we finally got a table. The server came over to us and gave us menus. He said he was sorry that they ran out of printed kids menus and said he would just tell us what was on it. This was our first visit, so while he said what my daughter could get, I had no idea what any of it cost. He mentioned she could get a pasta dish, so she asked if she could have rigatoni as the noodle in the dish. He said they don't have rigatoni. I found it funny because we were sitting right by a wall that was decorated with jars of rigatoni noodles. She ordered kids penne with red sauce and the heart shaped pizza. I said she could get both as it was our first time there, and it had already been a rough start. I ordered the cacio e pepe. The food did not come out at the same time, and I told my daughter not to wait for me. She started eating, and thankfully, she liked her food. Mine finally came out and was so undercooked that the server offered to take it back and have it remade. I wasn't sure I wanted to bother, and he said "please let me." He tried to explain to me that it was al dente. I know what al dente means. We go to good Italian restaurants often and have enjoyed Italy itself as well. This was so undercooked that the pasta wouldn't even bend when I tried to twirl the fork. While I was waiting for my dish to be redone, the server came back and told us how he's been doing his job for 45 years and takes it very seriously and how the kitchen takes so long, and customers get mad at him and he does everything he can to bring bread and make them happy while they have to wait. It was a little awkward as he took so long telling us about customers who got very angry and cursed at him. I really just wanted to spend time talking with my daughter. It was a bit too much information. When I finally got my second dish, my daughter was finished with her pasta. My second dish was no different from the first, so I just gave up and tried the pizza my daughter had gotten. Her food was the only highlight of the visit. She enjoyed it. The server said he had to speak with the manager in order to take my dish off the check. I hadn't asked about that, but it seemed curious that he had to ask seeing as how I couldn't eat it. Again, maybe it was just too much information from him. When I went to pay, I noticed the suggested tips were very high for the bill. He said it was because they were figured as if both of my dishes were there. That was odd since one replaced the other, and I didn't eat either one. I went ahead and paid and tipped. With everything that went wrong, and how high the prices are, I can't see going back. It is disappointing as we'd just been in NYC and seen the location there and were eager to try this one as it is close to home. Oh well. I left hungry.

We went for the first time this past Saturday. There seemed to be a wait but there wasn't a crowd of people. So we walked up to the hostess stand. Said we were a party of three. She did not even look at her iPad just stared at me and said sorry we can't add you to the list. Now, I'm a Miami native and go out to eat every weekend. Never have we just been turned away so rudely. We saw many empty tables. Not a good first impression. Good luck with that attitude. Went down to Divieto and were sat with no issues. Do better.

Food is okay, but overall this is a chaotic place where there is no management, no service. Very expensive and a mad place. The hostesses were rude if they were a model, not a hostess. No service or verbal etiquette. A one-time visit is more than enough to experience the madness. Outside seating areas, no cleaning personnel. We had to clean our table before we sat down.

Disappointed with Eataly Aventura. I was excited after great visits to the NY and Chicago locations, but this one missed the mark. We were a party of 6 -- pizzas came out, but the lasagna never did. Staff seemed uninterested, and service was slow despite the restaurant not being busy. I even asked for a manager, but nothing improved. Hope they get things on track.

First time visiting here and the pizza and lasagne were both out of this worlddddd. Definitely recommend to make a reservation

I've been to the one in Vegas and wanted to try this one since it just opened up and all I have to say is AMAZING! The food and ambience was spectacular as well as the service. They all seemed excited to be there and was very welcoming and engaging throughout the whole experience! I would rate this place 10000/10!!! I would definitely comeback here. Im recommending this place to everyone. Truly such a wonderful experience.

Very disappointed! If you want mediocre pizza and pasta its ok but there are much better Italian restaurants in Aventura. I ordered the branzino and it arrived with cold tomatoes and olives tossed on like an after thought. Not a cooked sauce like I have experienced in Italy. Also, don't know what was happening in the kitchen but my husband's Pollo Milanese was deep fried and burnt to a crisp. Milanese should be sautéed not fried in the fryer. And btw....poor management. After a total of 3 errors no one cares. And who runs out of cannolis 6 o'clock on a Sunday night in busy Aventura??? The only positive thing was our server Sabrina. I realized they have been open for only a month but this is South Florida and the competition is fierce!!

Fantastic everything we got from there was delicious the Bread the cakes the Pizza everything a true gem for the neighborhood

Omg! The food was insane - service was awesome - definitely going back- the GM or manager came by and he was so welcoming. Highly encourage you going

Ate at both the pasta bar and the restaurant this week. Food was ok and too expensive for what we got. The Pollo Alla Milanese chicken was rubbery. The pasta was fine, but for $32, I don't want to be hungry again less than 2 hours later. So overall, the food was just ok; for the cost, it should have been amazing and/or larger serving size.

The food was delicious and our servers were friendly and very knowledgeable about the menu items. We tried a few different pizzas that were delicious and we also had the prosciutto and cantaloupe appetizer, which was amazing! I love that it is easy to get to this restaurant from the parking lot since Eataly has its own entrance. Afterwards, we looked through the marketplace and had a cup of gelato for dessert. It was a great night out!! We will definitely be going back!