Andy C.
Yelp
Had a great experience with my wife and two friends last night at La Terrazza! Firstly, it's a beautiful venue at the top of the Dillon downtown apartments. There is a wonderful skyline view of downtown Raleigh, whether you're sitting outside in the outdoor bar area, or enjoying dinner inside. Parking can be found in the Dillon parking garage or on the street. Reservations were a little hard to come by as they've only been opened since May. However, the experience was well worth it! Let's get to the food. As we listened to the specials for the night from our excellent server Dimitrius, we perused a nice menu with options ranging from vegetarian to meat, as well as starters (antipasti) to desserts (dolce), there was plenty to choose from. My wife and I had a late lunch so opted for the very good Pizza Terrazza, which contained prosciutto, arugula, fior de latte, San Marzano sauce, and one of my favorites, an organic egg perfectly cooked and placed right in the middle of the pizza! The pizza tasted very good except for what I consider a bit of a cardinal sin: the crust was far too hard! Even with a knife it was very difficult to cut. The ingredients were fresh and the rest of the pizza was indeed tasty. But they've got to fine tune the crust somehow. Our friends had the Pizza Merzouga, also tasty but tough crust, and the Pasta Amatrice, which was perfect! Because their pasta is house made, we expected nothing less than the fresh Spaghettone, along with the guanciale, as well as tangy pecorino, and smooth San Marzano sauce. There were other wonderful options on the Secondi part of the menu, but we didn't want to fill up too much. We opted for a bottle of Le Campette Rosso from their excellent wine list. It was a bold red made from a blend of Sagrantino, Merlot, and Sangiovese, and perfect for the pizzas and pasta. Service was excellent from Dimitrius, who was professional and timely. In fact, the entire staff was very nice and interested in a great experience for their customers. We look forward to visiting again, enjoying more pasta or a secondi, and maybe even a dolce! Hopefully, their pizza crust will improve!