Cafe Troia

Had the linguine with calamari in a spicy tomato sauce. It was a chewy mess in an oily brown sauce. Yuck!

Lousy service. The waiter was too cozy at first and then disappeared. Took us forever to get the plates cleared and the bill. He knew very little about the wine list. My main dish was way too spicy, overwhelming the fish. My wife’s chicken was good. The chocolate flam tasted cheap.

Service was fabulous and the food was delicious. We had a very quiet, intimate dinner by the fireplace. Cafe Troia is the best.

It was just a terrific dinner-my wife and I enjoyed it enormously. We both had the soup of the day, delicious chicken vegetable; I then had grilled calamari which was superb followed by entrees of chicken paillard and veal scallopini both so good.-definite 5 star meal with terrific service.

Excellent service. Food was all unusually salty. Monkfish, clams in white wine sauce, and filet of beef with spinach and pine nuts. The beef carpaccio, mussels and chickpea soup were all delicious. The pre-dinner drinks were perfect.

Cafe Troia’s menu is nothing special and very overpriced for what you get. I ordered the grilled tuna, fennel and mixed green salad. The spices on the tuna were barely detectable and there were only a few slivers of fennel in the greens. This was disappointing. For $17 I had expected a larger serving and a more creative approach to this dish.

Staff and kitchen were clearly overwhelmed for Christmas Eve. Never again. Other local restaurants handle holidays much better. Caesar salads were tasteless and all of us who had them had stomach issues the next morning. Out of the four main entrees two were very good, the other two mediocre.

Excellent in every way.

Everything was lovely.

Food was great as usual. Quiet ambiance (Tuesday evening) was perfect for a business discussion. Service was not as good as usual. Wine glasses were kept low, we had to pour our wine from the decanter. WE were sitting in the front section at my request because it was quieter that evening. Felt like our server was busy somewhere else with other sections of the restaurant. I'll be back for sure but if service is not better next time, this will b my last time.

The food was delicious and the service was excellent. Our server reassured us about cross contamination. The space was lovely and we could hear each other! A great find in Towson.

First time here, amazing experience. Food was delicious, atmosphere was quiet and comfortable. Service was great. Parking was a plus. Will definitely go back.

Delicious Italian Food! Intimate setting and friendly staff. We will return.

Charming and deceptively large gem tucked into downtown Towson ... and with dedicated free parking to boot. Delicious, authentic Italian food. Each of the four of us enjoyed our meals — from pasta to risotto to steak. And the lemon curd Napoleon was delightful.

This was my first time at this restaurant. I was taking a friend out for her birthday and she chose this one. The food was fabulous and we both were able to relax and catch up with each other.

Great service!

Slow service. Sat in basement- not great atmosphere- but it was quieter than upstairs and we had requested a quiet area. Then there was a Loud wedding above us. Entrees were pretty good. Tiramisu was terrible. No apologies from management to the diners affected by the wedding. Wouldn’t return.

Just had 40 people rehearsal dinner at Cafe Troia - it was superb! From the back porch cocktail hour to the main dining room dinner, I could not have asked for a better restaurant. Because of the flexibility and organization of Ms. Lisa with the staffs hard work it was well done. Guests commented on the freshness of the shrimp/branzinie, excellent veal piccata and delicious chocolate flan. Thank you Cafe Troia! Marcia.

I had the ravioli and asparagus, and ordered the full-size $22 so that I would have leftovers. The full-size order was 6 ravioli, and tiny pieces of asparagus. The food was delicious, but for not good value for the money. Also ordered the warm olives, which were not warm. The roll, however, was very good. Service was so-so. The devil's in the details!

Too pricey for the food quality. The drinks were good though.

Wonderful homemade Italian cuisine. We had the burrata and prosciutto appetizer. Wonderful and definitely prosciutto di Parma. Bolognese for me was delightful. My wife had the seasonal ravioli and it was also wonderful. Nice touch with the freshly made bread. Nice assortment of wines with good array of price points. Server was nice but a bit rushed at times. We highly recommend and plan to return as our son is in college at Towson

If you like quality Italian food and don't want to go downtown, try this restaurant in Towson. Among my favorites is the Osso Buco, Veal chop and Lamb chops. Stick around for dessert. It will be worth the extra calories.

Went with my daughter and family for parents weekend. The food was incredible and great portion size. Really really good service and perfect ambiance. A little pricey but worth it.

Excellent service and food was great!

The dining room is lovely and quiet, which is a welcome respite from most restaurants today. Our spinach appetizer was delicious but the veal entree was dry and overcooked, although the mushroom sauce was delicious.

Amazing food, service, and ambience in general. The food was amazing, and tasted like real Italian cuisine. You could tell the ingredients were very authentic and very fresh.

The pasta selections were very good. An inexpensive by the glass wine selection was available. Deserts were quite good and not overly large. I think that we will return frequently. My review would have been better, but we happened to dine on an evening when there was a banquet going on and we were seated in a front, rather acoustically loud room with a table of 10 salesmen (or something). At any rate, the circumstances, while perhaps unavoidable, made it difficult to enjoy our meals...and the couple with whom we were dining....as much as we might have. This was our first time dining at Troia's and we do plan on returning. Hopefully, the ambiance will be better next time. The food was very good.

As always, food, atmosphere, service was enjoyed by all, including Spencer.

Food was delicious. Our server, James, was terrific, personable, attentive, and made excellent recommendations about the menu. We had the special pastas offered and they were wonderful. We'll go back again when we're in town.

We enjoyed very much our dinner.

We enjoyed our dining experience very much. Cafe Troia is a lovely atmosphere, and the food was delicious. It was my birthday, and when our server learned that, he brought a dessert with a candle at the end of the meal. We had dinner upstairs in one of the formal dining rooms. However, we do want to return and enjoy a light fare where there was outdoor seating.

This was not my first time at Cafe Troia. We chose to dine here for restaurant week. We were a little disappointed in getting seated in the front room, yet a trip to the ladies room showed the formal dining room was empty.

We were very disappointed in the Restaurant week menu, and chose to select from the full menu. Our dishes were excellent, and so were the desserts.

This was however the first time sitting at the bar, and the bartender was very friendly, and the drinks were perfectly made. Nice bar space, and perfect for a pre dinner drink.

It was a wonderful evening. The best restaurant week menu! Lisa selected the perfect wine for each of our our preference and entree. Both the food and service were outstanding.

Cafe Troia is always excellent. The only reason I did not give a 5 rating to everything is because there's always room to improve something. Everyone should enjoy this restaurant at least once in their lifetime. Of course, the more the better.

CT food is consistently high quality. It was a beautiful summer evening and we wanted to sit outside on their lovely deck, and we arrived were sad to discover they were hosting a large party on the deck and we were seated in the basement. I certainly would have rescheduled if I had known basement seating was the only place available to us. We enjoyed our meal of steamed mussels (the best available in Baltimore area), olives, lamb chops and branzino filet.

This was our second visit to Cafe Troia. Because our first time was such a great experience, we're back only 2 weeks later. This is a hidden gem in the heart of busy Towson. Beautiful decor, quiet, intimate bar, indoor and outdoor seating. You'll feel transported far away from the metropolis. The food is delicious with several specials added to their regular menu. Makes the choices more difficult! Fresh fish, homemade pasta, delectable desserts and to top of each dining adventure we were presented with the owner's own homemade, magnificent Limoncello. She came to our table to insure we were enjoying everything and she told us about the family recipe which takes about 3 months to make. And let me not forget to mention our fantastic waiter, Moises. On our first visit, he gave us a personal tour of the restaurant (there are 2 floors) Such a pleasant, professional and personable man. We asked to be seated in his station. We were so happy to find him working this evening and he remembered us! Although this restaurant is not close to home, it will definitely become a regular spot when we're in the Towson area. Highly recommend.

My wife and I went there for our anniversary. James waited on us and was extremely knowledgeable and personable. He directed us with the correct pairings while being sensitive to food allergies. The back deck was perfect for a beautiful night. Both dinner and dessert were great. And Lisa even came by to check on us (her homemade limoncello is fantastic!) we will be back again soon!

Very cute little restaurant. It was exactly what I hoped it would be. The food was great and the service even better!

The food was excellent as usual. We had a Saturday 8pm reservation and the restaurant was not crowded. We ordered a salad and an appetizer, both to share and each ordered an entree. The salad and appetizer can out together and 5 minutes later the entrees arrived. Upon questioning the waiter, he said he could put the food under the warming lights which we declined, but the entire meal was out on the table 15 minutes after we were seated. I expect more of a quality restaurant.

We have had better experiences here and hope for better next time. The waitress forgot to bring bread, the kitchen forgot to add the vinaigrette to the tuna salad, the grilled calamari was slightly over-cooked, and the pappardelle was verging on soggy. This was not because the restaurant was busy.