La Piazza

Excellent. Puttanesca could have been a little more spicy. Carbonara was excellent. Bread was amazing. Bruschetta was a bit deconstructed but tasted good!

Love this restaurant. Great for a date night. The pizzas are delicious. I'm a bit embarrassed to say I practically eat an entire pizza myself. They have an artisan feel and some unique combinations.

They also have a limited beer and wine selection- so you can enjoy a nice glass of red with your pizza.

The dinner hours are currently primarily on the weekend. Definitely add this to your date night list- or your pizza restaurant list- you will not by disappointed.

I've visited this place approximately 3 times since being in Springfield (about 3 weeks). The service is always wonderful. The staff have always been pleasant. The food is great. I've had the salad, sausage and peppers pizza. I prefer the pepperoni pizza over the sausage pizza.

We dined here this past weekend and oh my word - we will definitely be back. We live an hour away and would drive back just to eat here. The food is so fresh and flavorful. My husband and I split our entrees and couldn't pick a favorite. We had the lasagna and the cannelloni. The bread was so light and "fluffy". The prices were reasonable and the service was top notch. Next time, we will have to try and appetizer and dessert.

I was meeting friends here for dinner. We were asked to order before we were sat down and joined our party. I ordered the carbonara and side salad. I wanted blue cheese dressing for my salad and it wasn't a available and the young lady at the register recommended the house made Italian.

After ordering we were directed to the restaurant recently opened private dining room which we were able to experience. It's cute but still a work in progress. The tin ceilings really fits in.

The carbonara was really good and yolky with plenty of bacon with green onion for a pop of freshness. The pasta was toothsome and not mushy. The side salad wasn't stunning. It was just lettuce, carrots, tomatoes and red onion. And to my surprise a slice of avocado really didn't add anything. The Italian dressing was just okay.

The price for the carbonara made this place a bargain, even if the portion was smaller than what I'm used too. It was filling but I still would have loved a slightly larger portion.

I would definitely go back to try their other pastas.

Seems to be one of the few restaurants in downtown Springfield that opens for Sunday lunch lol? I ordered a Lasagna entrée and Arugula salad. The salad was May special. It's size was too small even if considering I ordered half. The lasagna was not bad, especially the meat sauce was quite rich and savory. Also it came with some fresh baked bread.

There was not much service. You need to order at the counter. The restaurant was not very clean. Indeed the floor and the side of plates were a bit oily, and the staff served with working gloves which had water on it.

My first visit but not my last. I ordered a Margarita pizza to go. I was told it would be ready at 6:30 but didn't get it until 6:45. Not a huge issue except I was double parked. Unfortunately pizza was cold when I got it home just 10 minutes away. Taking that into consideration, the pizza itself had a great flavor. I found the crust very thin as a margarita pizza should be but I usually prefer it more crispy. This crust was flimsy and chewy. I probably could have given this review 3 but I am giving La Piazza the benefit of doubt and round up. The restaurant is unique and quaint. Desserts in the display case looked great and it appeared they had a good selection of wine. I'm willing to give them another chance, but I'll dine in next time and make my final judgement then. More to come

Overall, a bad experience with palatable food. What they got wrong:

-the ordering process is like a fast-casual place, but with tipping
-do we grab our own utensils? we still have no idea
-they brought out bread as an appetizer. was it hotdog bread?
-they brought out 2 of our ordered appetizers. smallest calamari order we've ever witnessed
-they brought out 2 of the ordered dinners immediately thereafter
-after some confusion by the clerk we were apparently charged for a different table
-and they got our order wrong
-20 minutes later after the first 2 dinners were delivered, the final 2 dinners were delivered

The food was mostly delicious. The best part of my meal was using the spicy oil on my food.

We tip 20%. But you make it really hard to tip, when we didn't put it on our card on the front end of the service, and have to wait behind 3 families ordering from the clerk to break up a large bill for tipping purposes.

Rant: This is the type of experience that has helped solidify my newfound hatred for dining-out since covid-19 ended. Why can't I just sit down at a table, have a single point of contact with the restaurant (our waiter/waitress), whom is then responsible for our experience? I don't want to interact with 7 different employees with varying results.

You walk in and order at the counter. Staff were friendly. Service was quick. My entree was linguini with Alfredo sauce snd shrimp which was very tasty. My hubby had the seafood risotto which was ok. I did not care for the olive oil for dipping the bread tasted like flowers. Just ate the bread plain which was good.

Ate dinner with a friend. Food is amazing, I would recommend!
We both had the pizza and a cannoli. Delicious! It was a beautiful evening & there were table & chairs on the sidewalk outside.