Best Authentic Restaurants in Baymeadows

Pratti Italia never disappoints, but tonight was the first holiday of their holiday events my wife and I have attended The value and quality of food vs. what we paid was just incredible, and the menu being billed as a “Thanksgiving Feast” was definitely not hyperbole! The menu was definitely built to guarantee leftovers just like a usual Thanksgiving dinner, but each and every item was delicious and I can’t say I’m disappointed that I’ll have them again tomorrow.

Our adult family of 4 enjoyed an outstanding meal! All of the Thanksgiving extra additions were a welcomed, and enjoyed, surprise. The kind and busy gauchos did an amazing job at keeping us supplied with great assortments of amazing meats. Our waiter was very attentive and very nice! We left feeling full and happy. Thank you for making our Thanksgiving meal a memorable one Terra Gaucha!

I booked a reservation on a Saturday night for my birthday. The staff were sweet and welcoming. The food was delicious and didn't take long for it to be ready. The staff also gave me a birthday card with their signatures on it, that was amazing! I will definitely come back to try other items on the menu.

The food was great. The hostess was awesome very personable. She made the experience more enjoyable. We had food allergies at the table and the chef took the time to come out to help with selecting a dish. One of my party stated "the best experience eating, truly enjoyed my meal it was so delicious and the atmosphere is awesome"; they had the chicken piccata. We ordered crab cakes appetizer, Ceaser salad, chicken piccata, Rigatoni alla Vodka, Branzino Crab Imperial and Warm Apple Crostada. The crab cakes comes with a salad and lobster cream it was a great accompaniment. The salad was delicious I could have eaten a plate of the salad by itself and the lobster cream sauce added another level of flavor to the crab cakes. My alla vodka was a little too salty other than that it was tasty. The Warm Apple Crostada was unbelievable, sweet and flakey with the right balance from the pastry then you get ice cream and carmel sauce to top off the dessert. The atmosphere was perfect, the noise level was not overwhelming. The restaurant was full but maintained a nice calming presence. This was a superb dining experience.

Best authentic Italian in Jacksonville. Excellent cocktails, beautiful dinner. And the vanilla ice cream dessert is anything but “vanilla”. I would go again just for it.