La Piazza - Williamsburg

We came for drinks and appetizers and were very impressed! Wonderful service, great menu, and everything was delicious. I am definitely planning to come back and try more of the menu! I would love for them to sell their personalized Williamsburg glasses!

We had the fritto misto, lasagna and the eggplant sandwich. All were good. The lasagna portion was huge. Our server was friendly. We would dine here again. Photo of eggplant sandwich was taken after a few bites were eaten -it didn?t come out this way (lol).

First of all, I would disagree with their tagline that it is casual Italian. This leans more towards the nicer side. I would say it is in the middle between fine dining and casual dining. That being said we had a great dinner. For an appetizer we got the fried risotto balls. I am normally a risotto lover as well as an all things fried lover. But this did not do anything for me. The risotto was too bland for the batter they fried the balls in. it just tasted like a fried cheese ball, while that wouldn?t normally be a problem it may as well have been a mozzarella stick due to the mild flavor of the risotto. For dinner, I had the cacio e pepe and the pasta was exactly how i wanted it. My wife didn?t love it but that was because she likes pasta to be way overcooked. If you don?t like al dente be aware that?s how the noodles come out. Her mushroom pasta was also good if not a bit saucy for my taste. We got the tiramisu for dessert. The actual tiramisu was a pretty standard tiramisu the only complaint I had was that the cacao seemed wet, like it had been placed on the mascarpone earlier and then a little fresh cacao was put onto the plate to make it seem as if it was made to order. Our server was very polite and we never waited too long between visits for water refills or checkups. My only complaint, and this is mostly my fault is that I asked for a pinot (thinking I would get a pinot noir) when she came out with the Pinot Grigio I was a little disappointed. I should have clarified then or even when I put in the order but that was the only mistake through the night. We also had a nice view of the walkway onto downtown Williamsburg which was very pretty, especially with the sun setting behind the restaurants. All in all the ambiance was very pleasant and relaxed.

I don?t understand this 3 star level rated restaurant, but it was actually better than expected, clean cool bathroom, all you can eat pasta deal, great bread with unique hot chili pepper olive oil, it was great. I wish they had oregano though :

Great time yesterday! Our server (and bartender), Melissa, was fantastic! Seasonal drinks were perfect, and food tasted great and was plentiful!