Serafina by The Water

Delicious!

Great service by Joe. Great food and great ambiance. Couldn’t have been any better. We’ll be back very soon.

Great food and waiter. Be carful if reservations. Had a 7:15 Arrived at 7:10 and told an hour wait. Complained and sat in 15 minutes

This place never disappoints us. In addition to the great menu they usually have delicious specials, which was the case Friday night. Tom our server and the rest of the staff a great.

Food and service we’re both great. Atmosphere was also very nice.

We sat outside and surrounding was most pleasant, right on the water with yachts lined up. Food was delicious. My friend ordered the salmon and said it was the best salmon she ever had. I ordered the lasagna and enjoyed it. The desserts were also excellent. The espresso gelato was sooo good. We will be back.

Great food. The only concern was when ordering wine the waiter didn’t clarify that there were 2 kinds of the same wine and just assumed we wanted the most expensive which we didn’t find out until we received the bill.

Food was good ; waiter attentive.. nice to sit by the water..

Consistently excellent. Our favorite Italian restaurant in Ft. Lauderdale.

I love this place. The staff is so nice and the food is always fantastic. Love eating outside.

Excellent food, service and atmosphere. We had a particularly wonderful waiter who made our dining experience so enjoyable. This is a great spot for a romantic dinner or just a special night out.

Service food and wine amazing

The food was delicious. The staff was attentive. It was great to sit outside with the weather so great.

Great food and friendly staff

Food was outstanding. The outside/facade isn’t much to look at but the majority of the dinning area is outside on the covered and screened deck and was comfortable with views of the boats at the docks and the river. If you see an entree you like that comes with spinach/ricotta gnocchi don’t miss it, the gnocchi was great!

Two of the people in our group of six had the pork chop. The pork chops were so tough that they could hardly eat them. They said the taste was very good but chops tough.

Outstanding

We haven't had Italian food this good since we were in Italy. The evening was a little chilly, so we opted to eat inside, but if the weather is nice enough, I would highly recommend eating outside!

Lovely evening. Restaurant was very busy but it did not affect the service. Attentive and pleasant. The food was delicious. I had a special of red snapper that was Francese style with artichokes and mushrooms. It was the best fish I’ve ever had… My partner had veal piccata and thoroughly enjoyed his as well, we also had a fresh beet salad that was to die for. ..I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Excellent food

This place is excellent. The food is consistently great, service wonderful, and if you get an outdoor table the atmosphere is attractive. One warning, the portions are huge so arrive with an empty stomach!

Outside seating is nice, intimate. Large portions. Appetizers, salad and desserts were great. Pasta was fair. Good value

I have dined at Serafina before and truly enjoyed the experience so for New Years Eve we tried the price fix menus at $120 per person; sadly the quality just didn’t meet expectations. The menus option was also not diverse enough for a price fix at that level.

I would recommend Serafina for a night out but avoid the Holiday price fix menue

Music was nice
But set menu was given to us. No option to have the regular menu. Which we were expecting.
Lots of food that we couldn't eat.
Fixed menu had prosecco or champagne option. We were not given the option to have champagne.
$120 per person.
Not value for money

When I booked the reservation I did not know that they would have a set holiday menu. I was a little disappointed because I was craving their delicious lasagna all day. However this will go down as the best NYE dinner I have had in a restaurant.Every single course was top quality and delicious. There were three choices for each course. It was hard to decide the choices were so good. I was full after the appetizer and first course and salad. But I still found room for my filet and lobster tail. Dessert and prosecca were included.It was pricey but worth every penny. I do have two small complaints. I do not like when the tip is included in the bill. I always tip well I just don't like the restaurant deciding for me.I usually tip higher. And we sat a small two top that was to small.Even as we finished and were leaving several four tops by the water and inside were still empty. As two gentlemen dining together we see this happen often.

A definite go back!
The best veal chop parmigiana!!

We are in from Chicago and we stumbled into this hidden gem! It was possibly the best Italian food I have had, outside of Italy. Authentic and every bite was delicious. Attentive service, beyond expectations! Must try if you’re in Fort Lauderdale!

Lovely spot, excellent food.

We love the food and ambiance but the service was very slow.

Always great food and service but with the extra pleasure of having live music with Patrician! She is an icon of the Fort Lauderdale scene. Ask her about jamming with Duke Ellington!

This place was great. The food was delicious. The portions were large! The service was awesome. I spilled and broke my wine glass (red wine). They cleaned everything up ASAp and brought me a new glass at no charge! Really great people.

Great restaurant with delicious authentic Italian food . Restaurant is located on the water with a beautiful view.

We will not be returning. We were very disappointed. We have dined here many times before and enjoyed.

The tone was set my the maître d
We arrived and were told the only table available for our reservation was in the doorway to the outside. The next group with a reservation were shown to an outside table. Then another two arrived and they reset a table outside for them.

Our table was in direct line to the outside and my husband was bumped by both waiters and customers on many occasions during our meal

The waiter did her best to serve us and kept asking if everything was ok.

The food was ok but not delicious.

Not returning and not recommending.

The staff was very friendly and welcoming. It was an overall pleasant dining experience

Restaurant came highly recommended by some foodie friends who visited last month. It did not disappoint! Food and ambiance first rate! Thank you and no doubt we will visit again!

Food is always exceptional. Perfect location for a romantic dinner. Great wine list and very authentic Italian menu. Thank

Gets better every time. Portions are ver large. Recommend sharing salads. Salmon is especially good.

Outstanding from start to finish. Large portions that satisfied my husband, which is hard to do! Service was terrific. Nice off the beaten path location on the water. Will definitely go back.

A little too much hustle and bustle. Like eating dinner with cast from Jersey Boys.

Food quality very good. Service is too rushed.

Perfect for a date or intimate gathering