La Sera Italiana

A gem of a BYO with a friendly staff, expansive menu, affordable prices, house-made pasta, and picturesque desserts. What more could you ask for? We sat outside on a warm evening before sunset, but were covered by the shade from sidewalk trees, so we stayed cool. My buddy ordered the halibut with lump crab special, I ordered the clams linguine (linguine vongole on the menu). We were both licking our plates. Octopus appetizer and antipasto platter were generously portioned for starters, too! Owner/operator Albert was more than happy to make some menu recommendations, and makes the desserts himself (and they're lovely). Will be back many times to this future pillar of the neighborhood. Great to see the west side of South Street land a home run like this.

We had a really great meal here last night and I will be back to eat here. The place is really cute and the doors/window were open so we had a really nice breeze while we ate. The specials of the day were fantastic. We ordered the truffle burrata. If you see this on the special list get it. Bc it was soooo good! I ordered the veal rolls for my meal and it was good. But the real star was the 20 oz veal chop which was really like a 48 oz veal chop. My pic doesn't do it justice - bc the thing was about 2" thick and also longer than the large plate. I was offered a bite and it was sooo good. We were too full to eat dessert. Our server was also great. Overall it was a nice meal and we will be back!!

We dined here on a Wednesday evening at 6:30. Everything was fine until the space started to fill up. Then the noise levels became dangerously high. It became impossible to converse without shouting across the table. The food and service are good but the space is in serious need of sound dampening panels. I worry for the servers; hearing loss is permanent.

Overall, my meal and service at La Sera Italiana were good. I'd give it a solid 3.5, so I am rounding up to 4 for Yelp. I have to be honest, I miss Entree, which used to occupy this location. We decided to make a somewhat last-minute (in my opinion) dinner reservation with a couple of friends. We made the reservation on Tuesday for the Thursday of that same week and had no trouble getting a table for four. La Sera is a BYO, so we brought plenty of wine with us. We ordered the calamari, bruschetta, and burrata to start. The calamari was good, but very heavily fried. The burrata itself was delicious, but the peaches were not ripe so they were crunchy. It felt like eating burrata with apples, not peaches. My favorite appetizer was the bruschetta. It was season really well and the bread was well toasted.For entrees, I had the rigatoni bolognese. I didn't realize they put pepper flakes in the dish so it came out with more of a kick than I was expecting. I'm not a huge spice girl so I would've preferred to know that ahead of time. Overall, I would go back but I wouldn't put it at the top of my list. With so many good Italian options in the city, there are other places I'd pick first.

Fantastic new BYOB on South Street: from its cozy interior to its impeccable service to its delicious food.After uncorking some wine and starting to nibble on the warm, table bread (served with olive oil and balsamic vinegar for dipping), we started our dinner off with a round of appetizers:1. Bruschetta (fresh ricotta cheese, cherry tomatoes, basil, olive oil, balsamic reduction), which seemed to have something magical going on--perhaps something special rubbed along the top of the toasted bread before the toppings went on...2. Calamari Fritti (calamari, shrimp, baby octopus, peppers, carrots, spicy marinara), which was perfectly seasoned, crispy, and served with a delicious (not that spicy) marinara.3. Burrata salad (peaches, heirloom tomatoes, olive oil, balsamic reduction)--loved the arugula, the bitterness of which counterbalanced the sweet peaches and tomatoes.A lover of Linguini Vongole (clams, parsley, garlic white wine sauce), I had to give it a go, and La Sera Italiana did not disappoint--the linguini was al dente and the dish was served piping hot. Fellow diners had the Chicken Parmigiana (breaded chicken cutlet, fresh mozzarella, marinara sauce), the Pasta Special (homemade tricolore fettucine, shrimp, mussels, cherry tomatoes, creamy pink sauce), and the Ravioli Rosa (homemade lobster ravioli, crab meat, spinach, creamy rose sauce). We finished the meal with Espresso and a Creme Brûlée to share.Zero complaints and smiles all around--will definitely be back!

Went with a large party and split a bunch of appetizers. All were great! And then split the Ravioli Rosa and Chicken Parmigiana with vodka sauce. Everything was great!

I got food from here via DoorDash. It did not disappoint. In addition to pictured, I had ribeye and truffle fries. Good amount of food and had some left over for next day. Delivery did not take long and food was fresh. I've walked by and seen people sitting outside on the street, which seemed nice as well. Would definitely go again.

Good place to hang out with friends after work, very relaxing vibe. Fast service and you can bring BYOB as well. The mushroom appetite is very good. You can eat the sauce with the bread. Broccolini rabe as a side dish is a decent size. I'm sure the broccolini rabe with sausage will taste amazing as well. Chicken masala is very flavorful.

Very impressive venue! Shoutout to the local community heroes here! Customer service is personable and professional. We made a reservation because the seating area is a bit on a smaller and intimate scale. We needed to pace ourselves with the toasted Italian bread loaf and the herbed dipping oil. We had fried Burrata which had a wonderful cheese pull. We also had a beet salad with goat cheese, honey mustard vinaigrette, mixed greens. And we heard that the calamari was yummy and it was all that! Entree's was my favorite go to, bolognese!!! Yum, perfectly cooked pasta! We also had chicken Parmesan.. this chicken was a very generous portion! We had enough for lunch tomorrow! Hubby had the cod fish special! Capers, lemon, butter, and tomatoes. The sauce was delicate and beautiful! Again, perfect al dente! And the connoisseur of Italian cuisine in our group ordered the carbonara!! She said it was deliciously a winner! For dessert we had lattes, cappuccino, and some chocolate mousse.... Bravo!

Food was good and delivered was on time. I would get the penna al voka again. They were able to customize orders as needed. Ty