La Campagna

The best kept secret in Westlake!The owners are the best! Everything on the menu is hand selected each day based on what the fresh market had that day. Once they're out, they're out! It's nothing special inside, but that's part of the lure and what makes La Campagna so great. There's nothing bad on the menu.

We were so amazed by our first experience at La Campagna we couldn't stop talking about it. So we had to give it another try just to see if it was real or a fluke.We went back again last night. Ordered a completely different meal start to finish. And all I can say is IT'S REALLY REAL!This place is amazing. It is my grandmother's kitchen. Our party of 4 was so enthralled by the quality of the food we not only had dinner but we ordered another complete meal to take home. I'm not kidding.You really have to go... right now... just pick up the phone and make a reservation... GO!

We also saw the tv show that cooked their eggplant recipe. We went there for dinner last night, got there at 4:55, they open at 5...waited 10 minutes in front of a dark storefront , in a parking lot of papers and napkins strewn about and blowing all over. We decided to leave.

Local eatery that's a must try!Heard about it from Cook's country show. Delicious home cooking.Thank you Carmella and Family!!!!!

TLDR: Service: good. Food: ok. Wine: good. Atmosphere: bad.My wife and I dined here a couple of weeks ago. It was our first big dinner out in a year or so. When you walk in, the decor kind of reminds you of the backroom of a World Market store. There are random baskets stacked all over and a big table in the center holding randomly stacked seltzer waters. They currently only allow four tables to be occupied at a time. We felt that they were being COVID safe from a distancing perspective. However, the menu is written on a single chalkboard that is passed from table to table all night. After each table is done looking at it, the server has to wipe the sides down with disinfectant. There is no way that thing is actually getting clean. Especially since the center part remains untouched. The wine selection is definitely a highlight for us. Everything is sold at retail prices (i.e. no restaurant markup). We got a fantastic bottle of wine that normally costs $75 for $52. Their license is a "tasting" license which means they can't pour more than 2oz at a time. This wasn't an issue for us. They do offer cocktails and we enjoyed a couple to start off our meal. For appetizer we had the burrata with pistachio cream. The pistachio cream was like super sweet pistachio icing and kind of gross. You could maybe serve this as a desert but definitely not an appetizer. If served as a desert, the cream should be better proportioned to the cheese Main we had the "famous" eggplant parm. We were excited to try this since we are ardent fans of America's Test Kitchen. The dish was a huge let down. The dish lacked texture. The marinara was ok. Personally, we prefer eggplant parm breaded in panko so that it has a little bit of a crunch to it. This was basically a pile of eggplant sog. A major point of concern is the price point of this dish. I can't remember exactly how much it was but i think it was close to $25!?We also had the branzino. The fish was cooked OK but it wasn't anything too spectacular. The highlight for us was the side of rapini which was tender and garlicky. I have had better branzino at Aetna in Little Italy. Another big miss was that they didn't have any chocolate on the desert menu. Seriously. WTF. No tiramisu either. We decided not to have desert. As we drove away and passed Luca, I wished we had gone there instead. The food at Luca is so so so much better especially when you consider the amount of money we spent. Bottom line: Try it for yourself. A lot of people seem to like this place. I think there is much better Italian in Cleveland for your money.

I love supporting small business owners and the food is amazing. The owners cook everything, handmade is best and the niece is the server and she gives amazing costumer service. The food takes a bit because it's homemade but so worth it! Love this place, sad we just found out about it and are only a mile away. Highly recommend.

This is best Italian restaurant in the city and surrounding area. Made from scratch recipes with exceptional service. Menu changes daily based upon ingredient availability. Always the freshest!

My wife had mentioned this place more than a few times and told me we needed to make sure to plan in advance because it's a small location and sells out quickly. So we set up a reservation for our anniversary and arrived slightly early for dinner. The place is unique for sure. Not your normal big chain place which is fine. And different from the "true" Italian places I've eaten at in Italy. The service was fine, the food, not what we expected. And no, we weren't expecting Olive Garden or anything like that. I was expecting more traditional Italian like I've had in Italy. That wasn't it. It was their take on traditional Italian. Odd combinations, lack of flavor with some things, and dishes that were definitely unique. They change the menu frequently so maybe it was just the night we went, so we wouldn't mind trying it again. But since the menu is a surprise when you arrive, you never know what you're going to get. It has a huge following so they must being doing something right. Just wasn't the night for us I guess.

We had guests from Pennsylvania who had seen an article about the place in a food magazine. Carmella (the owner & chef) does all the cooking, and it's great!! Portions are well-sized. The menu could change daily, depending upon what Carmella decides to cook, but there are still many dishes to choose from.There's no sign for the restaurant and it doesn't look like much from the outside. The place is small, and there aren't many staff, but the food and service was outstanding!! We will go back in the future for the wine tastings/pairings.

Thursday our group of 10 experienced an amazing meal from start to finish. It began with a delicious Italian liqueur and was followed by Tender calamari with a marinara dipping sauce. A light balsamic salad paired with tomato bread, lobster risotto that melted in your mouth, thin and expertly prepared eggplant Parmesan served pie shaped and chicken Florentine that was so good I eat all my spinach! Each course came with its own wine pairing. Carmella the chef knocked it out of the park. Her reluctant family staff let us stay past closing. We were so full and satisfied that we rolled out of the restaurant without even wanting or needing dessert!Thank you, Carmella for sharing and giving us all a bit of family style Italian eating and drinking.