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April 2024 by Victoria Mori
Fantastic dinner Easter night. Caesar salad was excellent as was the veal ravioli and sole meatball. Tiramisu dessert to dirle for. Everyone very friendly and professionalLove this restaurant.
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March 2024 by Tracy Howell
From my mother......Went to LA Norma last eve for pizza with friend. She is 82 and handicapped walking with 2 canes. I am 80. We were very disappointed when told could not be served a pizza. Had to order pizza on line their website through door dash. Being that my friend couldn't walk much more we decided to eat in. The couple to my left also came for pizza and weren't able. They reluctantly ordered a dinner. The couple to my right got seated and ordered a pizza . It was a no go they were told to order on line with door dash. The lady said I am sitting here so why can't I get a pizza. Again no. So within less than an hour 6 people were very disappointed and probably will not return. Is this not bate and switch and false advertisement. Shame on you LA Norma. By the way we had a dinner 4 small pieces of bread a glass of water and with a tip cost $75.00 not even a small dinner salad. Take your false advertisement out of TASTE Mag. And BTW I'm blocked on Facebook for posting this.
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March 2024 by Erika Krouth
We made reservations here and it was such a great experience. The ambience is wonderful. We got to sit out on their patio. The food was delicious. Best Italian food I had in ages. Will definitely recommend and hope to revisit soon. Thanks so much :)
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March 2024 by Lela Pentsa
Enjoyed the chicken Marsala. Nice wine selection and the deserts were delicious. We sat outside and had a terrific waiter. Will definitely go back.
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March 2024 by keith fritzsching
Overpriced for what you get portion size. Service very slow with 6 people. Forgot to put in order for 1 person and got their food 15 minutes after everybody else.
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March 2024 by StephenF
Service was wonderful But the food was disappointing We had eaten there several other years and enjoyed it My salmon seemed frozen and the “ lemon sauce” Was bland Everting was over peppered ... My husband chicken piccata was tough and he asked for veggies no pasta .. no choice and was charged 7 dollars ( he wasn't told that ) Wine was good .... But we won't be returning
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February 2024 by
Nice Italian Restaurant on Longboat key. Plenty of free parking. Indoor and outdoor seating. Good wait staff and good service on food orders. Ambience is noisy but not too loud. Located in the Center shops plaza. 
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February 2024 by
Very poor service right from check in on. Had a reservation and they hesitated in finding a table at 5:30. Then our server informed us there was no pizza and no arincini and no Aperol spritz. When asked about the lack of pizza which seemed odd since it's a pizzeria sh replied with “there just isn't!” No follow up, no asking for another drink and after waiting for 20 minutes after our plates had been cleared we had to flag her down to get our bill. No offer of dessert or coffee. I will see the food was decent but overpriced for pasta. Perhaps it was an off night for the server and the restaurant but I would not recommend it.
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February 2024 by HDHart
Really enjoyed our time at La Norma. Our server, Juan was excellent! Requested a custom dish of rigatoni and shrimp in vodka sauce and it was simply outstanding! Also enjoyed the bruschetta and Caesar salad. Pistachio gelato was ridiculously good. unfortunately, my wife's lobster ravioli was just OK with some of the raviolis feeling hard. Only thing holding a rating of 5 for the meal. The pizza, which can be taken out or eaten outside in the courtyard, smelled and looked delicious. We will definitely return to La Norma on our next visit to Longboat Key.
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February 2024 by Randolph Knight
Took my wife here for Valentine’s supper. Was elegant, quiet with live guitar background music. Food was delicious and well presented with plenty of vegetarian options.
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February 2024 by JeanC
Food was delicious! Serves was not only horrible but waiter was so rude We said down and he asked my husband “ how are you tonight Sir”? Did not acknowledge me at all. So incredibly odd. I would eat here again but only takeout.
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February 2024 by Stan
I ordered Lobster Ravioli. They brought Ravioli ala Vodka. I ate two of the 5 pieces and finally waved the waiter down to find out if this was the right dish. He said it was not. I told him what I ordered and handed him the plate. He returned with the bill including the incorrect dish. Neither the asst. mgr. or mgr. would do anything about their mistake. Shockingly hostile attitude by the staff
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February 2024 by DeeDee
The staff was welcoming and helpful. Our server, Richie, explained everything we needed to know about the dishes we ordered. My veal saltimbocca was outstanding! It was a very enjoyable evening.
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February 2024 by
It us a small restaurant, we arrived early for the reservation that they changed for me that day. There was no bar so we sat outside on the rain until they were ready to seat us. The server and the food made up for the hostess
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February 2024 by RandolphK
Went with my wife for Valentine's day celebration. Service was timely and tasteful. The food was well prepared and presented and was delicious. There were several excellent vegetarian options. The atmosphere was elegant (ate indoors as a little chilly for outdoor option) and there was wonderful, but unobtrusive, live guitar music (though that may have been a Valentine's only special). We took our time and exchanged gifts and felt unrushed. We could not have been more delighted.
