La Grotta - Richmond

Name: La Grotta - Richmond
Address: 529 E Broad St., Richmond, VA, United States, 23219
Telephone: (804) 644-2466
Price range: $30 and under
Rating: 4.7

4.7

1937 Reviews

$30 and under

Italian

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Seldom can you take a few steps in the South and find yourself completely transported to another continent. Yet, this is the experience of La Grotta. Take one step inside the door and you’re suddenly in Northern Italy. Smell the roasted garlic and savor the rich flavors of innovative Italian cuisine paired with one of the fine wines that earned La Grotta the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. Whether it’s a quiet romantic anniversary or a business meeting, La Grotta isn’t just dinner. It’s a destination.

Exclusive private rentals can be arranged for up to 137 guests. We also offer 2 private rooms that can hold up to 37 people each or can be combined to hold a larger party. From Corporate meetings to Bridal Showers or Rehearsal Dinners, La Grotta will make your event special!

Please Note: La Grotta does not offer outdoor seating.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Oct 4, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 30 times today

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:30pm; Dinner: Monday - Saturday : 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Phone number
(804) 644-2466
Website
http://lagrottarva.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Owner-Chef Antonio Capece
Private party facilities
• Exclusive, private rental of our restaurant is available for up to 134 guests.• Semi-private Dining Parties are available in both our Wine Cellar for up to 25 guests or on our Mezzanine level for up to 42.
Private party contact
info@lagrottaristorante.com: (804) 644-2466

Location
529 E Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
Neighborhood
Richmond
Parking details
Valet through the Hilton Hotel and only upon availability
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Popular dishes

Carpaccio di Manzo*$10.95
Thin sliced raw beef tenderloin with lemon, capers, parmesan cheese and extra virgin olive oil
Calamari Fritti$10.95
Flash fried calamari with marinara sauce and lemon
Antipasto Del Giorno$10.95
A varied selection of cold appetizers prepared fresh daily
Spiedino di Mozzarella$10.95
An oven baked skewer of bread, fresh mozzarella and tomato finished with a caper, anchovy butter sauce
Peperoni in Bagna Caôda$10.95
Roasted bell peppers double cooked in a sauce of garlic, anchovy, milk and extra virgin olive oil
Insalata di Calamari$10.95
Marinated calamari in an olive oil, capers and lemon

Zuppa Del Giorno

Homemade soup of the Day
Priced Daily

Insalate (Salads)

Insalata di Spinaci$8.50
Baby spinach with mushrooms and pancetta in a homemade balsamic dressing
Insalata Mista$8.50
Mixed fresh greens with homemade balsamic dressing
Insalata alla Cesare con Pollo o Trota Affumicata$12.95
The classic Caesar salad with your choice of grilled chicken or smoked trout
Insalata Del Cuoco$9.95
Organic baby greens tossed in white balsamic vinegar, extra virgin olive oil and finished with gorgonzola and toasted walnuts
Insalata Caprese$9.95
Fresh homemade mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and fresh basil
Insalata alla Cesare$9.50
The classic Cesare salad

Primi (Pastas)

Orecchiette alla Barese$10.50
Pasta with ricotta cheese and fresh basil in a tomato sauce
Lasagna al Forno$10.50
Homemade baked pasta, meat and béchamel sauces
Linguine alla Scogliera$13.50
Linguine with clams, mussels, calamari, scallops in a light spicy tomato sauce
Ravioli di Pollo con Panna$11.50
Homemade ravioli filled with chicken in a light cream sauce
Gnocchi al Ragu$10.50
Homemade potato dumpling pasta with a Bolognese style meat sauce
Fettuccine al Filetto di Pomodoro$10.50
Homemade fettuccini with tomato filets, garlic and fresh basil
Fettuccine Primavera$11.50
Homemade fettuccine with mixed fresh vegetables in cream sauce

Secondi di Carne (Meats)

Lombatine di Maiale alla Pizzaiola$13.50
Medallions of pork loin with capers, garlic, oregano, chardonnay in a spicy tomato sauce
Petto di Pollo alla Potentina$11.95
Sautéed breast of chicken with fresh artichokes, capers in a lemon butter sauce
Salsiccia in Umido$12.95
Braised Italian sausage with onions, bell peppers, mushrooms, garlic, white wine and tomato sauce served over polenta
Vitello al Marsala$14.95
Sautéed veal scallopine with mushrooms finished in a Marsala wine sauce
Fracosta alla Mostarda*$17.95
7 oz. Pan roasted New York strip in rosemary mustard cream sauce

Secondi di Pesce (Fish)

Sogliola Aurora$16.95
Sautéed filet of Sole with diced tomato, pine nuts, and fresh basil in chardonnay wine sauce
Calamari Affogati$14.95
Braised squid with tomato sauce, garlic, and oregano served over soft polenta
Salmone al Pepe Rosa*$15.95
Sautéed filet of Atlantic salmon with pink peppercorns in a dark balsamic vinegar reduction sauce

La Grotta Offers

A Taste Of Italy
Available for your entire party only, please

Italian Lunch Special

Three Course Meal$26.00
Example: Pasta, Entree and Dessert
Four Course Meal$32.00
Example: Pasta, Salad, Entrée and Dessert
Five Course Meal$36.00
Example: Appetizer, Pasta, Salad, Entrée, and Dessert

What 1,937 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.8Service
4.6Ambience
4.4Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Virginia
Italian
Richmond
Good for business meals
Richmond
Great for fine wines
Richmond
Good for special occasions

1,937 Reviews

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Vivi21
Pittsburgh
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
The homemade spinach/ricotta ravioli and pappardelle were delightful. The bar tender was extremely accommodating. I will definitely return to try other dishes. The only thing that was a mismatch would be the styrofoam to go container provided in such an elegant restaurant.
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OpenTable Diner
Richmond
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Always an amazing experience at la Grotta. It’s one of our go to restaurants.
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Ferg
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
Staff was friendly, the atmosphere was great, and the food was amazing! I want to try the 6 course dinner on my next visit!
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PegT
Nashville
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 26, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
Great food. Great service! Visited during a trip
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SueC
Richmond
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on September 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Best Cannelloni ever! Our waiter was wonderful and the calamari appetizer was divine. And don't forget to order tiramisu. We were so full but it was worth it!!
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BillG
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Knowledgeable bar and wait staff helped with excellent recommendations. 5 Star service from beginning to end. Superior Italian food. Loved it!!!
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Joseph
Richmond
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 20, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We went midweek. It was semi crowded but not noisy. Our server was attentive and very knowledgeable. The food was excellent. Can't wait to go back!
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ToniO
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 16, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Delicious food, excellent service! Highly recommend!
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ML04
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 16, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Conveniently located across from the Carpenter Theatre with plenty of lots available for parking. Meal was wonderful and service was exceptional.
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JimC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 14, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic meal and wonderful service. The halibut was prepared nicely and a great desert to complete the meal.
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MorganH
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service and food, always love dining here! It's a slower meal which we prefer, we hate feeling rushed through a dinner.
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CCali
Richmond
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on September 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing all the way around as always. Rare that a restaurant can maintain these high standards for so long. Bravo!
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Noname123
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 9, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food and Ambiance. The earlier the reservation time the better for conversation between guests. The later the reservation the greater the noice level.
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GregoryW
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 7, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful dinner and service. Enzo was attentive, helpful, friendly and funny! We enjoyed our night out and will be back.
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DavidE
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on September 6, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great experience. Amazing food. Highly recommended.
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NeilB
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 31, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is the best restaurant in Richmond that we have found. It's just a very relaxing experience. Our favorite waiter is Enzo and he goes above and beyond in all aspects of his service. The food is magnificent no matter what you order. The Grand Marnier Strawberry desert looks like strawberry short cake until you dig in; it's wonderful.
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OpenTable Diner
Washington DC
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 28, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Wonderful experience in the heart of Richmond. The tasting menu is great!
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foodie911
Richmond
37 reviews
vip
5.0
37 reviews
Dined on August 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great dinner as always. Good prices. It was a busy Saturday and the restaurant was packed but the service was great. Marco was our server. We had the mozzarella, red pepper, eggplant stack for appetizer which was on point! My husband and I both ordered one of the specials - seafood ravioli with a shrimp bisque sauce. It was fabulous. We were full so did not order a dessert. Many restaurants in the area come and go but this one has been around for years. There is a reason! Great food great service!
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KCMM
Richmond
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was so delicious! The service was impeccable. I love this place so much. It was a lovely evening
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sterlinga
Richmond
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was delicious. Service was over the top. We will be back
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Ryan
Baltimore
4 reviews
2.0
4 reviews
Dined on August 17, 2023
overall2food2service1ambience3
We went for a romantic couple's evening for birthday dinner. Escargot was beautiful but tasteless...no tastes of garlic, parsley, butter. Radicchio salad is naturally bitter but no other flavors were there to balance that. Main course, and dessert, were excellent. What made an otherwise fine meal, in pleasant surroundings, a disappointment was that service was poor; largely absent. We asked the server to take our photograph. He said he was busy but could later. All good. But he appeared after we were served food, and had taken our first few bites. Who wants to be photographed mid-chew? After that, we never saw him until it was time for the bill, which he delivered unasked. Overall, a disappointment, particularly in a place with such a significant price tag.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 16, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Lovely evening with great service, awesome food, and a wonderful dining experience!
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OpenTable Diner
Richmond
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 12, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
The BEST ravioli I’ve ever had !! Loved everything we ordered . Would love to come here again
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wineman
Richmond
264 reviews
vip
5.0
264 reviews
Dined on August 10, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience3
LA GROTTA CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF RICHMOND'S BEST RESTAURANTS. ANDREA AND TONY RUN A VERY PROFESSIONAL OPERATION AND ANYONE WHO DINES THERE WILL BE "ONE HAPPY CAMPER".
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KeyWestSun
Greater Boston
18 reviews
5.0
18 reviews
Dined on August 8, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service and delicious food. Reasonable prices for the quality. I’m Richmond for four nights and Going back tomorrow night! They also were very accommodating with my food allergies.
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JerryN
Richmond
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on August 8, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience2
In making the reservation it asked if we were celebrating anything and we commented we were celebrating a birthday. We saw on pictures of other guest's deserts "Happy Birthday" on the plates. We were never asked about celebrating anything nor was the birthday we were celebrating acknowledging;edged at any time. Service was very good, we had waiter 46 MarkO. The restaurant suggested dress to be sporty casual and this was not the case. The tables are too close together and we could definitely have been part of their conversations. As far as the food it was okay but nothing special. My wife had the bison and it contained gristle which does not happen with good quality bison. Her side vegetable was so spicy that she could not eat it.
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Derf
Richmond
10 reviews
vip
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on August 7, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
great food and wonderful evening to celebrate our friend's anniversary.
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BDA1
Richmond
9 reviews
4.0
9 reviews
Dined on August 5, 2023
overall4food4service5ambience5
Exceptional service. Food was good, not great. Ambiance was pleasing.
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Birthdaygirl
Washington DC
11 reviews
5.0
11 reviews
Dined on August 5, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was our first time dining here and we were extremely pleased! The food was delicious and our server Enzo was fantastic!
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JessicaM
Philadelphia
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 1, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
We had an amazing meal here and I cannot recommend this place enough from the ambiance to the food we can’t wait to go back!
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Lucifer
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on July 31, 2023
overall3food3service5ambience5
I had the mixed meal, lamb chop (nothing but a small meatless bone), quail nothing but overcooked bone), and beef medallion (not too bad but fatty). The calamari was EXCELLENT!
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GreatExperience
Richmond
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 30, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Fantastic dinner and service from start to finish.
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MaryjeanS
Wilmington
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 25, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent!! an amazing menu! Every bite was obsoletely delicious. Definitely coming back!
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wineman
Richmond
264 reviews
vip
5.0
264 reviews
Dined on July 24, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience3
YOU CAN'T GO WRONG BY GOING TO LA GROTTA. OUTSTANDING ITALIAN FOOD!!!!!
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OpenTable Diner
New Orleans
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on July 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Perfect place for a birthday celebration! Great food and wine selection.
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SueS
Richmond
14 reviews
5.0
14 reviews
Dined on July 22, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience4
We were celebrating my son’s birthday. The waiter was exceptional! Gave suggestions, answered questions and was friendly and kind. The food was really delicious. All the members of the staff that we came in contact with were pleasant (host, lady who brought bread, server and person that delivered food).
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Awesome!! Thank you. The food was great, but the staff work stole the show
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OpenTable Diner
Richmond
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on July 19, 2023
overall5food5service5ambience5
Closest thing to authentic Italian since I last visited Italy! And impeccable service. Truly a fine dining experience
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shortandsassycd
Richmond
19 reviews
vip
4.0
19 reviews
Dined on July 17, 2023
overall4food5service4ambience3
This is my first time in the new location. It is a lot darker than the old location. It felt a little cramped. The food and wine were still scrumptious.
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bsavino33
Richmond
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on July 1, 2023
overall4food3service5ambience3
Our waiter was outstanding but we were placed at a small table in the middle of all the other tables (with reservations) so I suggest you tell them where you would like to be seated as the restaurant was only at 60% capacity. The table next to us had 3 small children and the talble behind us had two younger children which I don't mind unless I'm spending $160 on dinner. My husband and I both ordered ravioli - his was lamb filled and mine was the menu ravioli. My sauce was too acidic and his was a oversalted. The pasta itself is home made but the sauce ruined mine. Appetized of Calamari was great and the marinara was fabulous. Dessert was also very good. Service was excellent but seating was a real turn off.
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FAQs

La Grotta - Richmond is rated 4.7 stars by 1937 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Oct 4, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 30 times today

529 E Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219

Additional information

Neighborhood
Richmond
Hours of operation
Lunch: Monday - Friday: 11:30am - 2:30pm; Dinner: Monday - Saturday : 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Cuisines
Italian
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Smart Casual
Parking details
Valet through the Hilton Hotel and only upon availability
Payment options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Owner-Chef Antonio Capece
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://lagrottarva.com/
Phone number
(804) 644-2466
Private party facilities
• Exclusive, private rental of our restaurant is available for up to 134 guests.• Semi-private Dining Parties are available in both our Wine Cellar for up to 25 guests or on our Mezzanine level for up to 42.
Private party contact
info@lagrottaristorante.com: (804) 644-2466

La Grotta - Richmond

Make a reservation

Additional information

Calamari Fritti

Calamari Affogati

Spiedino di Mozzarella

Antipasti (Appetizers)

Carpaccio di Manzo*$10.95

Calamari Fritti$10.95

Antipasto Del Giorno$10.95

Spiedino di Mozzarella$10.95

Peperoni in Bagna Caôda$10.95

Insalata di Calamari$10.95

Zuppa Del Giorno

Homemade soup of the Day

Insalate (Salads)

Insalata di Spinaci$8.50

Insalata Mista$8.50

Insalata alla Cesare con Pollo o Trota Affumicata$12.95

Insalata Del Cuoco$9.95

Insalata Caprese$9.95

Insalata alla Cesare$9.50

Primi (Pastas)

Orecchiette alla Barese$10.50

Lasagna al Forno$10.50

Linguine alla Scogliera$13.50

Ravioli di Pollo con Panna$11.50

Gnocchi al Ragu$10.50

Fettuccine al Filetto di Pomodoro$10.50

Fettuccine Primavera$11.50

Secondi di Carne (Meats)

Lombatine di Maiale alla Pizzaiola$13.50

Petto di Pollo alla Potentina$11.95

Salsiccia in Umido$12.95

Vitello al Marsala$14.95

Fracosta alla Mostarda*$17.95

Secondi di Pesce (Fish)

Sogliola Aurora$16.95

Calamari Affogati$14.95

Salmone al Pepe Rosa*$15.95

La Grotta Offers

A Taste Of Italy

Italian Lunch Special

Three Course Meal$26.00

Four Course Meal$32.00

Five Course Meal$36.00

Overall ratings and reviews

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FAQs

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