La Divina Comedia Trattoria

A good friend invited me here for dinner the other day when I needed some major cheering up. Despite North Beach being a usual haunt, this neighborhood Italian spot is truly a hidden gem. We had to drive around like 3 times to finally locate it. Thankfully, an employee came outside and pointed out their parking.I am dinging a half star because some wines were not available (ie my usual moscato). The vibe inside is an Argentinian / Italian music with most of the music consisting of Spanish ballads. As it were, there was a singer who came by later in the night with covers as well as an original song.Though I'm a hard core meat eater, my main dish was actually veggie centric. That's right, I enjoyed their "spaghetti a la Norma allá mía manera". With noodles a little past Al dente, the eggplant dish had an excellent smoky flavor and didn't skimp on the fresh tomatoes or burrata.The meat lasagna my friend ordered was just as delicious but it was good to branch out. I would however try the lasagna on any subsequent trip.Don't worry I didn't go vegetarian, for my appetizer consisted of their meatball dish . This dish consisted of three pairs of meatballs with different seasoning: four cheese, pesto and classic marinara. The last two types were my favorite.For dessert, we shared a yummy fluffy tiramisu with the perfect blend of coffee flavor, creamy filling and a generous sprinkle of cinnamon.Still and all this was a nice and cozy spot for a nice dinner on North Beach; I'd love to come back and try a few other dishes including the cheese wheel pasta.

If it was not for the extremely loud live music, I would've rated 5 stars. The food is excellent, the service is amazing, and the ambience is very comfortable. The problem is that on Friday nights, they have a singer who does not understand dinner music. She sings very loud and does not seem to understand people are trying to have conversations within their group and that it is not a concert! We have been three times now as locals and the first two were excellent. The live music was subtle and appropriate for dinner. This time was not enjoyable as we could not even hear each other from across the table. I am happy to have entertainment but the volume was outrageous. I am sorry to say we won't be back if this continues which is unfortunate because we enjoy everything else about this local restaurant.

Reservation made via open table for 4 @4:30pm Saturday, June 22, 2024. After driving over 20 miles under a torrential downpour the entire way, we find the place and park. Enthused to get in, we pull the door and its locked. We arrived to a closed restaurant! BUT, someone opened the door. We explained we had reservations AND pointed to the hours of operation decaled on the entrance door. We were told sorry, the end.Where is the manager/owner of this place? Get your act together! Update your hours of operation on your door, on open table and on google. You just made 4 potential repeat customers into angry complaining ones.Lucky for us, Sumak across the street was opened and welcoming. What a delightful meal we had.

I cannot speak on the restaurant experience or environment itself as I placed an order for Uber eats for bolognese. I was initially pleasantly surprised at the appearance and large portion. However, I was left disappointed when finding an inch of grease that sat in the bottom of the pasta. I actually had to doctor the pasta myself, removing it and adding some of my own sauce and straining the grease. I was highly disappointed which I reported via Uber eats. While I was highly disappointed, I am curious if this was poor service for take out vs restaurant experience so I will give some benefit of the doubt there.

I loved this place!  Just visited for the first time and want to go back soon.  SERVICE - My friend and I went on a Tuesday, a little bit after 6pm as they were just getting started.  The service from the moment we came in was on point. One of the owners, Alejandro, personally came to greet us and spent a good amount of time talking to us.   He explained that everything is homemade - the bread, the butter, the pastas, etc.  It is worth mentioning that Alejandro won MasterChef Celebrity Colombia in 2018 so he knows what he is talking about, and you can see his excitement when talking about food Diego who was our server also provided great service throughout the night.     THE FOOD - OMG, it is so delicious.  The bread and butter were freshly being made and it was so worth a little bit of a wait.  We went along with Alejandro's recommendation and ordered the Polpettine Della Nonna which is an order of some fantastic meatballs in three different sauces.  It was so yummy that we even got more bread to dip it in the amazing sauces.  My entrée was the Tagliatelle Salmone e Vodka which was also recommended by Alejandro, and it did not disappoint me.  The sauce was perfect, and it had small bites of smoked salmon that just made the taste even more special. I wish the salmon pieces could have been a bit bigger but other than that, it was just perfection.   I got to try my friend's Tagliatelle Alfredo which she had added shrimps to, and it was also divine.   We were so full that were not able to try the dessert but will be returning to try more of their menu items. Just when we thought we were ending our wonderful evening, Hernan who was attended the bar, came over with his guitar and sang for us.  It was that extra personal touch that just makes your evening even more special! Overall, the service and the food were just fantastic.  I highly recommend it and will suggest tuning in to their social media pages because they are coming up with great events throughout the week when they also bring in some Live Music.  Enjoy!

Finally! A local pasta joint on the beach with charm, delicious copious pastas, and decent prices (not cheap, but reasonable and plentiful). I could tell the chef cares about the flavors and preparation of his creations. The appetizer (in my photo) was the best charcuterie plate I've had in Miami. It had delicately sliced meats, fresh supple mozzarella balls, little tufts of salad in a vinaigrette, exceptionally delicious marinated red peppers, and a sprinkle of harmonizing pine nuts. It was a perfect assembly for three people. The house-recommended wine "Italo Cescon Cabernet" was PHENOMENAL and probably the most delicious red wine I have ever had (available by the glass too)!! Why have to choose between Cacio y Pepe, Bolognese, or Pesto when you can have them all??!!! We totally ravished the ultimate pasta experience, which is a QUAD LASAGNA (four different types of lasagna served on one plate for 1 person) and the TRIO SPAGHETTI (three bowls of differently-sauced spaghetti for one person to enjoy). The entire experience was a satisfying pleasure! ‼

Excellent service!!! The food it's very good, and the ambience is so dark but y quite a you enjoy an excellent place.

Solid spot for Italian in the area! Relatively small space inside, but it didn't feel cramped. There were plenty of reservations available through OpenTable for a Saturday night at 7, party of 3. It was a little slow service when we got there and there were only a few other parties dining at the time. Everyone is incredibly nice and the chef was walking around meeting with some tables which I thought was cool to see. As we placed the order the waitress let us know they make everything by hand as it's ordered so it may take some time. The app came out in 10 mins and the mains prob within 20 min of when we ordered. Food is solid- mozzarella con prosciutto appetizer was delicious with a nice pesto sauce. It's a great size to share- 6 slices of tomato with a mozzarella piece on each. I like that it's easy to split up. I had the cannelloni which was really tasty! Unique with the bolognese sauce on top. Very meaty, not super saucy. It was very stuffed with the spinach so it was a hearty portion. The spaghetti allamtriciana is really delicious! You could tell the pasta is homemade, the bacon was perfect too. Not pictured is the pappardelle funghi porcini- it was a smaller serving than the spaghetti pictured and the flavor is delicate- not saucy and very light. They have a small space in the corner for live music which I'm sure would be lovely for a dinner (no one was playing when we were there). It's a place to go to enjoy a leisurely meal, not to eat in a rush. You won't be disappointed!

This place is one of the best Italian restaurants in the area, it is a spinoff of 3 of his other places in the country of Colombia with the same name made possible by the chef owner, Sergio Martin who is an international award winning Colombian Italian chef who is culinary training from Modena ,the Reggio Emilia and Tuscan areas in Italy are impressive, beautiful atmosphere with excellent Italian music, the lineup of liquor is very nice. tried the Spritz., it was excellent, the seafood pasta was out of this world, and so is the one with mushrooms, I was totally impressed how they were able to put together this place in just very few weeks, and I was there on the third day of business, which is very impressive, the place got very crowded and I can understand why, soon, it will be very difficult to get a table as it will require many days in advance to get a reservation. I guarantee you that.If you're in the area it is worth doing . Located in a cute corner with very nice views of a small plaza , I was told they are working on having tables and chairs in the plaza once the weather changes, parking is easy, anywhere behind place, or along the road, which does not require to feed money after hours, the chef owner itself will come around to table greet you when he is in town and not at one of his other locations which is a very nice touch and something rare that no owners do anymore since most places are now owned by corporations.

Went to this restaurant several months ago and was told this was the soft opening and that they would have a more extensive menu soon, so thought we'd give it another try. Unfortunately the opposite seems to be the case. While the food menu is somewhat varied, the cocktail and wines by the glass are very limited. We couldn't even get a vodka martini! And four items that we asked for that were on the menu were unavailable (Super Tuscan wine, fish filet with pasta, ossobuco, and panna cotta. While the ambiance is nice and the waitstaff tries hard, it seems like this restaurant isn't living up to its original potential.