Strada Mia 313

Went Saturday. Everything was great.Oil and bread, manicotti spot on. The prime rib was great. Not fatty at all. Green beans cooked to perfection. But the absolute star was the mashed potatoes. Smooth, silky, with incredible flavor. Great job. Any chance I can get the recipe?????

Delicious shrimp cocktail, clam chowder and pesto tortilla and pesto Primavera. All on point. Paired with a raspberry martini. Excellent dinner!

We’ve been to Strada Mia a couple of times in the past 2 years and it was always decent. However after our experience this Saturday night we won’t be going back, as the food, service, and ambience were all lacking. Our server was very pleasant, but must have been inexperienced. She did not know the tap list and showed a pic of the beer taps on her phone which we had trouble seeing. She didn’t know the difference between a Cab and a Zin, thought a Cab was white, and then brought a white Zin without clarifying. Where was the wine list so that we could have specified what we wanted? Also the wine was served in stemless glasses which seems very tacky. The server also did not clear away empty greasy plates until we asked. The food was mediocre. The shrimp scampi was drowning in a soupy butter sauce with large chunks of garlic, and the shrimp were salad size and not very many of them. My friend’s clam sauce came with mini clams and also overly buttered and chucks of garlic. Finally, they have changed the lighting in the main dining room, and it felt like a cafeteria with weirdly bright LED lamps. A very disappointing night out!

I worked in restaurants for 10+ years, both back of house and front of house. I would never leave a bad review unless it was 110% warranted. We dined in the bar area on Friday Sept 26, and we were a party of 6. Service was good, and drinks were fine. The restaurant had a pretty limited menu for Syracuse Family Weekend. This was fine, as that was our reason for being in town, and everyone found something to order. The problem was the food. Two of us ordered filet mignon, medium and medium rare. Mine was the blandest, most flavorless steak I have ever eaten. My daughter said the same. The color was correct for medium rare, perhaps a little under-done, but the steak was completely DRY. For $50 per filet, I expect perfection, not something that tastes like they bought it from a 7-11 (if 7-11 sold steak). We also had two orders of gnocchi, which was unimpressive, at best. Sauce tasted like a jar of Ragu. The salmon itself was apparently fine, but the spinach and sauce it was served with tasted and looked like it was cooked a week before and left to turn to mush. The restaurant wasn't even that busy - seemed ridiculous to have a limited menu. The purpose of a limited menu on a busy weekend is so that food quality is preserved to the restaurant's standards. I guess Strada Mia's standards are really, really low. We will not be returning.

We had a class reunion in the upstairs private dining room the evening of September 13th and it was wonderful. The food was delicious, the staff attentive, and the bartender was fantastic! She was engaging and fun and knew how to make a drink! It was a great night. Wouldn’t hesitate to book a private party there. Everyone who attended had only compliments to give.

We always loved the restaurant however last night we went they used a whole bottle of capers on the chicken dish and I couldn’t eat it. My heart started palpating and then we got the soup and that was no better. Definitely changed cooks or something. Unfortunately I will never go back to that restaurant I will be contacting the manager Tuesday morning

Pretty average food! Service was basic. Temperature of food was no good.

Great service. Although we were seated next to a very large party that was very loud we enjoyed our dinner. Took a while for the food to come out. Appetizers were quick but dinner not so much. Food is pretty good. Wouldn't recommend the shrimp scampi...there was no garlic in my dish and it didn't taste like typical shrimp scampi. But the Nona meatball, bruschetta and chocolate chip lava cake were all really good.