La Spezia Italian Cafe

Cheap food but at the cost of quality. Seafood alfredo had fake crab meat and an overwhelming amount of oregano. Bread sticks were bad. Philly cheese steak meat was low grade quality and cheesecake was not very good. Delivery was pretty quick but i wouldn’t eat here again.

Just noticed this spot so checked it out for some hangover recovery. Not much as far as a sit down and eat place, pretty small. However, knowing that they deliver I’ll be getting this more often. I had the Cajun chicken Alfredo and it was really good. Not what you’d expect from a little hole in the wall place off of Nolensville Rd. Fried mushroom were decent. I’d say for what it is… I’ll be back terminator style to merk some marinara.

The first time I had food delivered from here I ordered the margherrita pizza and it was delicious! I couldn’t wait to order from here again. The next time I ordered the same pizza and it was terrible and so tough I could barely chew.
My husband really loves this place. So we tried again and I ordered a baked ziti this time and it was amazing! Been thinking about it since and ordered it again tonight along with some fried mushrooms. So disappointed! The pasta is disgusting and the mushrooms do not taste fried at all. They taste like they were just wrapped in a piece of bread.
I have had 2 awesome experiences and 2 terrible.
Now I’m not sure whether to try again. I guess if I do, ilI should try something new each time.

First time getting food from them. I went with them originally because they deliver. I ordered the spaghetti with meatballs dinner and cannoli for desert. The dinner wasn’t the best I ever had, but it was pretty good. The cannoli was even better. I will order from them again.

Went in to to small business today the food was very good not like your typical restaurant more like a mom and pop no servers man at the counter took my order and his wife served the dinner if they would have had a better drink selection I could see a 5 star but they only had cold drinks I got the chicken Alfredo came with a salad the food was Fresh and delious

I’m giving this place 5 stars because:
— they deliver and it’s really quick too! And let’s be honest. They had me at delivery.
— I was expecting meh kind of food that was just ok but this was no «meh» kind of food. It tasted awesome and made an awesome lunch the next day too
— not only do they deliver but when you do get your food it’s so fresh and hot like it just came out of the oven and that’s awesome!
— the pizza and cheese sticks were BOMB. I mean it’s no Brooklyn Slice but the crust is cooked perfectly and seasoned well. Anndddd everything on the pizza is evenly right (not too saucy or too much dough)
Definitely worth a try! And I’ll be ordering from them in the future!

The Italian sandwich was ok, but foxs den Italian sandwich off Bell Rd is way better. I ordered my food at 1:28pm for delivery and as time passed, I looked at the clock and it was 2:25pm and still no knock at the door, I called to check on my food and she stated he should be here shortly, at exactly 2:28pm here he come waltzing up to the door, no sorry for the delay or nothing, i’m upset that I even gave a tip. If I order again, I will go get it myself, I guess that’s what I get for being too comfortable for not wanting to get out the house.

I was nervous at first. I’m not a huge Italian food fan but I am a girl who likes to eat and once my pj pants are on I’m not going anywhere. They had me at we deliver. To date this is what I’ve had:
Cheese Ravioli — awesome! Tons of melty cheese and stuffed with ricotta.
Meat Ravioli — wasn’t a fan of the filling but also covered in cheese and the sauce was good.
But my favorite. I’m about to order it again today!..
The Italian wedge sandwich. I wasn’t sure what these are but its like a pocket sandwich made from some kind of thin crispy yummy bread. It’s so good. I’m not sure why people haven’t scored them higher all 3 deliveries were quick and they were super nice. Order was always right. What more could you expect?

This is my first and last time eating at this place. I decided to order here because I was told they offered delivery. I ended up having to go out that way anyway so decided to pop in and get my order to go. The first thing that threw me off was the girl at the front counter could barely understand what I was saying and I was having the same problem with her. I’m going to take a wild stab and say she was from Russia? She finally apologized, said she was new and couldn’t answer questions and got someone else. It was only her and the one guy in the back who ended up running delivery. On their front counter they have a $ 5.00 off coupon from Grub Hub. After fooling around with that app for awhile I just gave up because the code they had didn’t work and the employee said he couldn’t offer the discount either. I finally placed my order with him and he told me no problem that it would be about 20 minutes. 20 minutes came and went. Both employees are in the back of the store. The phone was ringing off the hook and they were also getting notifications from Grub Hub and Unilocal that they weren’t attending to. At 30 minutes the delivery guy comes out and says my food is almost done and leaves to make his delivery. Still no employee comes out to the front and we’re just sitting there twiddling our thumbs waiting. 40 minutes later I still don’t have my food! I went to the counter and tried calling for the employees and nobody was answering. I finally knocked on the side door they have in their very tiny lobby and the first girl comes out apologizing saying that it’s almost done. At this point I told her I’m considering cancelling my order. All I ordered was one calzone and spaghetti with meatballs. How does that take almost an hour to make especially when we’re the only ones in the store and you’re not even bothering to answer the phone to take more orders? Our food finally comes out and and the girl offered us a few sodas for our trouble. We don’t drink soda so she replaced them with cheesecake instead, which is the only reason I’m giving them a 2^nd star. The spaghetti tasted like it came right out of a can of Chef Boyardee. The calzone wasn’t too bad but I’ve had much better. This entire experience was just too much trouble for me and I won’t be going back to see if they got any better.

I ordered from here tonight. After waiting 2 hours and still no food I began calling but got no answer. My food never showed up, I never got through to anyone, but my card was still charged for everything that was ordered.

I’m not going to write that much because I’m still very upset that blew $ 50 on that crap. I’m a 13 year chef and a kitchen manager of one the hottest spot in nashville to date. The food I got from here last night was horrible! I didn’t even eat mine because I was scared I would get sick. The fried mushrooms were microwaved. The chicken seem to be a frozen product cooked to death. My daughter couldn’t even eat her sub that the mayo was seriously boiling it was so hot from the microwave the lettuce and tomato were mush. You don’t do a sand which that way! Anyway not 1 good thing to say about this place. Do us a favor guys hire a real cook please.

We got a mailer for this new place, so my fiancé and I ordered their 2 topping carry out special for $ 8 over the phone. The store is next door to a Cici’s Pizza, which seems like a bold move, but I imagine they’re banking on most their business being delivery. The guy who took my order and who I paid seemed to be confused by the coupon I presented, which came out of their own menu. Also the pizza was served in what seemed to be a box intended for clothing, or maybe pastries, not your typical cardboard brown pizza box.
Anyway, all that peculiarity aside, the pizza was pretty good! My fiancé especially liked the crust. Not too thin, doughy, and soft. I wasn’t crazy about the sauce, but it was better than most of the chains. The toppings were also pretty good, though it’s kinda hard to mess up bacon and pineapple.
Would certainly order from them again, especially considering the exceptional carryout price.
Oh and, as an aside, if anyone is familiar with LaRosa’s Pizza in Cincinnati, their style reminded me of them. If only the sauce was as good.

This spot is pretty good! I got the La Spezia calzone, which had chicken, steak, jalapeños and some other stuff. Looked good, tasted good. The guys there are great, and a big plus is that these guys deliver.
As far as calzones go, best calzone in town is at Joey’s House of Pizza. But if you’re in the south side of town, La Spezia is worth a shot. I’d order from here again!

I just discovered La Spezia Italian Café today while I was searching on GrubHub to find a restaurant that would deliver to me. I had never heard of it, it had no reviews, and I couldn’t find any info online about it. I was a little weary. I decided to go ahead and place an order since I had a promo code to take $ 5 off through GrubHub. It was delivered right on time by a very nice delivery driver. He informed me that today 05÷31÷14 was their grand opening! I ordered a Meat Lovers Calzone, an order of Mozzarella Cheese sticks, and a 20 oz Diet Coke. The Calzone was amazing! It was so tasty and full of all the different meats and cheeses! The mozzarella sticks were good too! Just a tiny complaint, they charged me for a 20 oz Diet Coke, but brought me a 16.9 oz. No big deal though since the food is great! I will definitely be ordering from La Spezia again to try out other choices on their menu! The prices looked reasonable on all their menu items too!
*Added later* I ordered from this restaurant again the same night to let someone else try it. He got a BBQ Chicken Wedge Sandwich and said it was really good. I tried spaghetti with meat sauce. I liked it. I also ordered cinnamon sticks. DO NOT order those. They are disgusting. It’s just plain cinnamon on top of them, not even cinnamon sugar. They aren’t sweet at all. They are just bitter. Yuck! They definitely need to change that recipe!