A Tavola Bistro

Beautiful decor, cozy, family friendly yet romantic restaurant. Food is delicious & fresh. Would highly recommend the pastas & the whole fish. Aubrey our server was very attentive & we enjoyed meeting her. We had an out of town guest & she was very impressed. We have never been disappointed.Recommended dishesSalad, Seafood Pasta, Desert Tiramisu Cake, Chicken Parmigiana, Lamb Shank, Seafood Linguine, Crispy Pork Belly

Excellent!! Chef Vito is amazing. Every dish was incredible! Service by Tricia and Miguel was beyond expectations. A real gem for Durham! I will definitely return.Food: 5/5

The food is amazing, the staff are wonderful. Outstanding service as well

Ordered 6 family style dinners for takeout. When picking up, they were all confused because there was another takeout for Andrea. Took a few minutes to figure out my order was for Andy. Then was told they didn't have the minestrone soup I had ordered. Got home and found out they forget to pack the Caesar salads. When I phoned in to tell them about that, they told me that they had a lot of takeout orders to look after, and I would have to drive back to pick up the salads. The food was good. The service was less than satisfactory. It was my wife's birthday dinner which didn't go as planned, hence the 2 stars

We had high expectations but we were disappointed with the food and service. We almost had to wait for an hour to order food. Food wasn’t flavourful for the price and was ordinary at best. Our 10 year old thought that a chain restaurant in Whitby had better flavour than here and I would agree.

Service was great, but the food was not at all what we were expecting. We got the artesian bread board as an appetizer and only 1 type of bread was good, the rest tasted stale and had no flavor. For the main course we ordered the NY strip loin and the chicken parmesan. I ordered medium and it was rare and medium rare in some parts and was very tough, chewy and was very hard to cut. The chicken parmesan had way too much sauce and the breading was soggy from the start. Lastly the side of potatoes for both were very undercooked and only a couple were cooked enough to eat.

Honestly one of the best places to eat in Durham. Don't let the fact that this place is in a strip mall deter you from dining here. This is a family run restaurant with incredible food and superb service. They pride themselves on their seafood but don't hesitate to try the lamb shank because it's off the charts amazing.Food: 5/5

The food was so delicious and fresh! The flatbread and aranchini we ordered were highlights for us, but the entrees and dessert were great too. I loved that the restaurant was quiet enough that we could still talk and hear each other at a regular volume. No shouting across the table necessary! We'll be back!Food: 5/5

Outstanding!!! 7 of us went for dinner and each meal was raved over. Portions were generous and resulted in a few 'take home boxes'. The caesar salad was crisp and fresh, seafood platter was divine, chicken piccata was very tasty and my steak was huge, cooked perfectly and the flavour was divine. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming. Our server Tricia was friendly, and eager to please. We were also impressed with her ability to rhyme off numerous specials without looking at notes! lol Overall, a wonderful dining experience and one I will return to again.

I was excited to try this highly rated restaurant near where I live. When I called to book and told them that I needed a high chair or a booster seat, I was told to bring my own. When I responded to say I don’t have a portable one to bring, the response from both the manager and owner was basically too bad and that we cannot accommodate. This was the first time ever I came across this issue of a restaurant not being able to accommodate my two year old child, and instead of them apologizing, they responded by saying this issue has never come up. Poor customer service and not being able to accommodate young children, will not be eating here unfortunately. No empathy by the chef/owner or manager. Does not seem like they were even interested in changing their practice and buying a high chair for the future. I even offered to buy one for them and to take the cost of the booster off the bill but that was refused by the owner.