Taverna Costale

Taverna Costale reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Jennifer VIP

   Chicago11 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

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

   The food and service were excellent. Not too many customers, but it was a Sunday night.
   

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   Rachel VIP

   Tampa25 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 22, 2025

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

   Quiet Tuesday evening with relaxed and professional service, delicious food and a lovely atmosphere. Blaze, our sever, was attentive.Not overbearing, good sense of humor and took great care of us. Short rib special eaten by my husband was declared to be delicious ( I didn’t get a taste 😎 ). I opted for lighter fare, the mussels appetizer and caprese salad as my entree. Both were tasty as can be and generous portions. Had some delicious lemon liqueur for dessert - Aqua Di Cedro, which is most lovely. A great way to spend a Tuesday evening
   

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   Peter

   New York City4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 15, 2025

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

   Always enjoy dinner at Taverna Costale. Staff is friendly and helpful, and food is delicious.
   

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   Joseph VIP

   Chicago10 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on April 13, 2025

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

   My wife and I dined on a Saturday night and we were anxious to try Chef Fabio's local restaurant. We lived in Chicago for many years and ate several times at his Chicago spots (Siena Tavern and Bar Siena) which were consistently delicious (so many good meals) with great, attentive service. All I can say is at least our service was great. Our server was punctual and attentive throughout the meal. However when the food started coming out, it was very average and disappointing. Caprese salad was heavily seasoned with salt/pepper to cover what tasted like Sysco mozzarella. I had the cioppino seafood stew which was again bland and lifeless. My wife had a margherita pizza (Roman style crust) which was underwhelming. So we chose to pay our ticket and have desert elsewhere.
   

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   Christopher VIP

   Tampa9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on April 12, 2025

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

   We were a party of 6 on a tight time schedule in advance of a show at the Mahaffey Theater. Food and service were amazing and we exited right on time. No one made us felt rushed..Great experience! We will be back…again!
   

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   Varun

   Las Vegas9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

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

   Great italian food with excellent service. We had mostly seafood and it was delicious.
   

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   Phil

   Tampa3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 19, 2025

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

   Great food, excellent service and a great view of the scene in downtown St. Pete. Beer selection was interesting and the cocktails were good according to my wife. Definitely a spot I will eat at again.
   

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   Mary VIP

   Tampa33 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 14, 2025

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

   My husband and I enjoyed a Valentine’s dinner there with another couple. The service and food were excellent. Taverna Costale is one of our favorite restaurants downtown, highly recommend!
   

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   Jesse VIP

   Tampa15 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 5, 2025

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

   Business lunch was perfect. Wait staff allowed us time to talk and was still attentive.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    New York City6 reviews

    1.0

    Dined on January 19, 2025

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

    This past weekend, I booked a reservation on OpenTable for five people at taverna Costale. When we arrived, on time for our reservation, the hostess, let us know very rudely that their Wi-Fi was down, and that she did not have our reservation. I explained to her that I had made the reservation through OpenTable, and even showed her our email confirmation. She said it doesn’t matter I don’t have your reservation. I said ok well, do you have a table for five? To which she responded no it will be about an hour wait. While I understand that things come up, and situations happen… the response from the hostess was terrible. Additionally, I spoke to the manager who was a little bit more apologetic, but wasn’t able to help us. Mind you there were multiple tables available. We decided that we would wait and have a drink at the bar, and we watched a table of 10 get up. I asked the manager if they could give us that table maybe break it down, and she said no I have a reservation coming in. Which is crazy since their reservation system is down? Anyways… The food was good. The management is is terrible. Beware if you want to come on a weekend they may or may not have your reservation….
    

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