La Trattoria

Spent $25 on a margherita pizza and $9 on bruschetta for it be burnt to a crisp, the bruschetta to be half assed and also burnt to a crisp. Obviously had to eat it cause the whole order was $65. Didn’t even have half the stuff we ordered. Very underwhelming, staff was very passive aggressive when I politely asked for a partial refund.. who charges someone $60 for “authentic Italian” and let’s a bunch of talentless “cooks” burn the food and call it good. You guys should be ashamed doing this to good paying locals and not making your mistakes right. Pathetic you can’t even make it right and would rather just be snide.

Spent $25 on a margherita pizza and $9 on bruschetta for it be burnt to a crisp, the bruschetta to be half assed and also burnt to a crisp. Obviously had to eat it cause the whole order was $65. Didn’t even have half the stuff we ordered. Very underwhelming, staff was very passive aggressive when I politely asked for a partial refund.. who charges someone $60 for “authentic Italian” and let’s a bunch of talentless “cooks” burn the food and call it good. You guys should be ashamed doing this to good paying locals and not making your mistakes right. Pathetic you can’t even make it right and would rather just be snide.

I really don’t enjoy doing reviews like this, but everything went wrong this night. We have eaten here before and it was delicious at that time. However, I understand there was a different cook this night. I believe that was the whole problem. First, we ordered Garlic Cheese Bread. It took a good 20 minutes to get it and it was totally burnt on the bottom and around some of the edges. I was hungry so I did eat 3 pieces. My husband and sister only ate 1 piece each. Not much flavor with the burnt crust. Next, we got our salads. All Italian Garlic Salads which were very good. Next came the meals several minutes later. I got the Penne Alla Vodka with blackened chicken. The chicken was pretty burnt as you can see in the picture. The pasta was pretty tasty though. I would order it again. My sister got the Garlic Herb Roasted Salmon. She said it was pretty good. Would have been better with angel hair pasta, but turns out they were out of it and just didn’t mention it to her. Instead gave her regular spaghetti without asking what she would choose instead. Minor issue. My husband ordered Shrimp Scampi. We are aware that there is lemon in this dish. However, it should not overpower the garlic butter flavor. He couldn’t eat it. The waitress was very nice and asked if she could bring him something else. He declined at first, but decided to order a Burger after she kept insisting. He received his Burger. He lifted the top bun and toppings and guess what… no Burger. 🤦‍♀️ That was the final straw. We were done for the evening. They didn’t charge us for anything so you might think I shouldn’t do this review, but I felt I needed to. I understand that the cook burnt 6 pizzas that night. Something is wrong if that’s happening. The waitress was very nice and apologetic. I plan to return there, but I’m hoping that cook is gone.

I really don’t enjoy doing reviews like this, but everything went wrong this night. We have eaten here before and it was delicious at that time. However, I understand there was a different cook this night. I believe that was the whole problem. First, we ordered Garlic Cheese Bread. It took a good 20 minutes to get it and it was totally burnt on the bottom and around some of the edges. I was hungry so I did eat 3 pieces. My husband and sister only ate 1 piece each. Not much flavor with the burnt crust. Next, we got our salads. All Italian Garlic Salads which were very good. Next came the meals several minutes later. I got the Penne Alla Vodka with blackened chicken. The chicken was pretty burnt as you can see in the picture. The pasta was pretty tasty though. I would order it again. My sister got the Garlic Herb Roasted Salmon. She said it was pretty good. Would have been better with angel hair pasta, but turns out they were out of it and just didn’t mention it to her. Instead gave her regular spaghetti without asking what she would choose instead. Minor issue. My husband ordered Shrimp Scampi. We are aware that there is lemon in this dish. However, it should not overpower the garlic butter flavor. He couldn’t eat it. The waitress was very nice and asked if she could bring him something else. He declined at first, but decided to order a Burger after she kept insisting. He received his Burger. He lifted the top bun and toppings and guess what… no Burger. 🤦‍♀️ That was the final straw. We were done for the evening. They didn’t charge us for anything so you might think I shouldn’t do this review, but I felt I needed to. I understand that the cook burnt 6 pizzas that night. Something is wrong if that’s happening. The waitress was very nice and apologetic. I plan to return there, but I’m hoping that cook is gone.

Great Italian spot in beautiful downtown Winchester! The server was extremely friendly and helpful with recommendations. I was slightly disappointed in the shrimp scampi, but it was still good. Their house salad was delightful. We enjoyed the ambiance and seating by the windows! Also, make sure to look in the men’s restroom 🤔