Acqua di Dea

Acqua di Dea reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Brian

   Cleveland1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 24, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   I will start with the only "negative", which is that the restaurant was surprisingly noisy when we were seated at 7pm. I say surprisingly because I had expected the atmosphere to be a bit more toward fine dining. This was a mistake on my part, the place is actually a bit casual. The staff are quite well dressed and behave in the manner you would expect in a fine dining establishment, but many of the guests were in jeans or even tights in some cases. I say this only to make sure that anyone reading this knows the atmosphere to expect. After 8pm the restaurant grew quieter. The menu is pretty short, which is a good thing as it allows better focus on quality. All of our food was fantastic. For me the standout was the octopus appetizer: I've never had octopus cooked and served so wonderfully. The drink selection was also very good. Our server, Giuseppe, made us feel like all-star guests and was always quick with a joke or a compliment. The rest of the staff we interacted with were also very professional and friendly. If you're looking for top quality service and seafood in a slightly more casual atmosphere, do yourself a favor a book a table. You won't regret it.
   

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   Olivia

   Chicago / Illinois1 review

   5.0

   Dined on May 24, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We were a party of 6 and everyone loved their entrees. Delicious and very generous portions. We all will definitely go back. Our waiter Easton was great too.
   

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   David VIP

   Cleveland56 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 23, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Back visiting Cleveland and enjoyed Acqua- the sister restaurant of Luca in Westlake. Nice that the menus are not the same. Food was great, excellent service. We were seated very close to the bar so it was a bit noisy. Would have preferred a table a bit away. Also, please clarify where the main entrance. We walked by the three doors until we figured it out as did our guests.
   

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   MIchael VIP

   Cleveland32 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on May 21, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   I’ve been here a couple times and I just can’t get past the fact that they squeeze so many tables into the space that I’m constantly moving to let either a server by or another customer going to their table. The food is fine. Our particular server spent too much time at our table talking. Just not a spot for me.
   

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   Disappointed

   Cleveland6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 17, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Best ever appetizer—grilled octopus. Very noisy atmosphere but food makes it worthwhile.
   

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   Jennifer

   Cleveland5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Beautiful space - Very loud but ultimately worth every bite!
   

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   Denise

   Cleveland2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   So grateful to have made reservations since it was Mother’s Day. The restaurant was busy but the wait staff and kitchen crew did a fantastic job in keeping up with demand and flow of patrons. I ordered the crab ravioli and it was fantastic! There was no skimping on the amount of crabmeat inside each ravioli. And the cream sauce was not overpowering, which is saying a lot from me…I typically do not like cream sauces or a lot of it. My husband ordered the linguini with seafood (shrimp, lobster, mussels, calamari, and clams). He said his dish was excellent and just the right amount of pasta and seafood. I sampled his dish and the seafood was spot on and nicely cooked, not overdone. This was our first visit to Acqua di Dea and we will definitely return when the weather warms up enough to sit outside! I definitely would recommend this restaurant. For the amount of food we received, with the top notch quality of food, and excellent attention by all the wait staff, the cost definitely was not bad. We’ve paid just as much when eating at Texas Roadhouse. I would pick Acqua, hands down, over some chain -lace like Texas Roadhouse.
   

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   Tony

   Cleveland7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on May 11, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   This is a great restaurant with a fantastic team serving its customers! Our waiter was incredibly funny and made our Mothers Day lunch such a wonderful experience! Thank you, Fabio(Giuseppe)! Excellent food and diverse choices!
   

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   Alexandre

   New York City1 review

   2.0

   Dined on May 10, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 2

   The restaurant was a total disappointment. We made a reservation for the patio since the pictures looked nice and the weather was perfect for the day. It was. For a party of 5. STAY AWAY from patio… yo the street from Harley frequented patrons so loud obnoxious music as they stroll the street trying show off or whatever they do. I have frequented its sister restaurant casa la Luna which is amazing so I figure we try this one. 1. The service was so slow. Waiter was nice but could not be found. 2. Outdoor is a huge mistake. It is in w.6th and the street has just gone down. Down 4 storefronts is a biker bar so all we got was thuggish garbage revvimg their Harley’s, parking and blasting their loud music. For the while 1.5 hours we were there. A nice Saturday 5:30 evening with kids and mom for mother’s day dinner. Plus we have hoodlike people walking although they place arborvitae and screening but the smoke, and swearing from people. Very bad outside. 3. Food presentation was good, food value was okay. 4. The inside of the restaurant is very lovely. However the service while we were one of the first few table as they were not busy yet was so slow. In the hour by 6:38 from out 5:30 reservation we didn’t even have out main course and I had to ask about our food and look for our waiter. I rarely write a review u less I think people will benefit from it. This is the last time dining here. Location is in a bad element filled noisy part of w6th street. Not the restaurants fault. But if we have a choice we won’t go. Plenty of better restaurants in the city to go.
   

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    Matt VIP

    New York City3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on May 9, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3

    Food was great!! Although, before anyone was actually asked what they would like for dessert, a birthday tiramisu was brought out for my mother and then what seemed like a nice compliment of the restaurant ended up on our bill. Update: manager reached out and rectified charge. We will certainly be returning to try more of the menu. Highly recommend for all fish lovers.
    

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