La Famiglia
Recent visitors are rating it 0.5 stars higher than its all-time average of 4.5 ★ — a positive sign.
Recent reviews avg: 5 ★ · All-time avg: 4.5 ★ (+0.5)
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Polished old-world classics, including homemade pastas, served in a laid-back, modern space.
Hours
- Monday 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Tuesday 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Wednesday 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Thursday 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Friday 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Saturday 5:00 – 8:30 PM
- Sunday Closed
What Visitors Say
People say this Italian restaurant serves delicious dishes like lobster ravioli, cioppino, and veal piccata. They highlight the authentic Italian flavors and the attentive service. They also like the lively and fun atmosphere.
Customer Reviews
- Paul Inkenbrandt ★★★★★
This is a very nice Italian restaurant. The food was excellent. The service was prompt and professional. I appreciated the atmosphere and the fancy table settings. This felt like fine dining at relatively reasonable prices. I liked the brussel sprout starters. The cesar salad was on point. I enjoyed the chicken parm dish, but wish there was less chicken and a better noodle with it.
- Jerry Luciano ★★★★★
Being Italian and having been in the restaurant business for 2 1/2 decades, I’m very picky when it comes to Italian food. For some reason, while on business in Reno, I had a craving for veal piccata. I looked up La Famiglia restaurant because it happened to be close and rather highly rated. I couldn’t have been more surprised. This is probably the best meal I’ve had in Reno in at least several years. One of the things most places get wrong is the way they cook their calamari. It is often over breaded and overdone. The calamari here was neither. It was absolutely perfect. The veal was tender, the piccata sauce, flavorful, and the surprising edition of mixed garlic, sautéed vegetables accompanying it were superb. The bread they serve is crusty with a soft center, and was some of the better bread I’ve been served in Italian restaurant in quite a while. I ordered a cannoli for dessert, something that I also am often disappointed in. Many of the shells are stale, soft, or just “not quite right.” My cannoli, those slightly different than the ones I am used to, was excellent. It is also served with a scoop of spumoni ice cream, a nice bonus. Finally, the staff here is absolutely on point. My waiter was excellent, attending to my needs and offering me excellent suggestions. Even the bus boy was spot on. If he saw an empty plate at my table, he was overtaking it away and asking if he could get anything for me. Finally, the owner came over to ask me how everything was and to thank me for coming in. That’s such an easy thing to do, yet happens so infrequently that it actually surprised me. I travel over 150 days per year. I eat a lot of meals out. It is so nice to have such an enjoyable experience – one that I will certainly return to enjoy again.
- J K ★★★★★
We had a really lovely meal at La Famiglia. The seafood pasta was flavorful and comforting, and the pizza was done just right; fresh, satisfying, and clearly made with care. Everything tasted like the kind of food you relax into and enjoy without overthinking it. Service was good, and overall the experience felt easy and pleasant. Solid food, cozy vibes, and a place we’d happily come back to when we’re craving good Italian comfort food.
- Glenda Villa ★★★★★
Great atmosphere. The food was amazing. It felt like I was in Italy again that's how good the food was. I forgot to take pictures of all the food and this was after I shelled all the clams that I had in my pasta but it was delicious.
- Dan DTM ★★★★★
Just a perfect experience all around. The blackberry cocktail was great. Lobster Ravioli was fantastic. Bread, marinara, cheesecake, all amazing. Gotta be one of Reno’s best dining experiences. We had the pleasure of being waited on by Regina who was great as well.