Cinque Terre Italian Restaurant

Delightful experience tonight! Enjoyed the service from walking into the restaurant to the dining experience. The food was exquisite! Started with the grandma’s meatballs and mussels in garlic tomato sauce. A must is a pear and provolone fiochetti and the short rib rigatoni.. let me use one word impressive!!! Excellent use of spices! If your looking for a true Italian food experience you must try Cinque Terre!!! Our waiter was Bobbie was top notch very helpful. Loved to see how the owners are so involved with the Restaurant! Can’t wait to go back!!!

Last night was absolutely amazing. We really enjoyed the environment and atmosphere. Daniel the owner, was very hands on in ensuring our experience was satisfactory. The pasta is handmade and you can definitely tell. The prices were fair for the quality of food and experience. I highly recommend. I can’t wait to bring more friends and family! P.s. try the octopus 🐙 so delicious.

Place was completely dead at 6:45 pm on a Thursday. We were the only table, yet service was slow. My guest noticed that neither kitchen staff nor server wore masks. Not sure if it's because no one was around...I did see a few takeout orders go out. The braised short rib rigatoni was pretty good, but the pasta was a bit undercooked and hard in some instances (not al dente). I got the spinach fettuccini alfredo with chicken... nothing to write home about. They have beer, wine, vodka, and rum; but not one distinctive competency to keep people coming back. Decor needed updating, TV had the NBA game on so our soundtrack was the sound of 20 squeaky sneakers on the court. Menus were not disposable. There's a lot of work to be done at Cinque Terre if they're going to be around for the end of 2020. Neither one of us will be back.

We first discovered this restaurant about a few years ago on Uber Eats. They make this black squid ink pasta that is to die for. I hate that saying but there is no other way to describe it. We ordered at least 3 times a month and then it disappeared off Uber Eats. Sometimes Uber Eats restaurants operate under another name and we thought they might have went out of business. Just in the last few months, I started receiving text from them offering specials. We decided to take the 15 minute drive into Davie and try the restaurant out. Once inside, we found the interior to be cozy and intimate. You feel as if you are in their home. The greeter, Luisa sat us and we ordered a bottle of wine off of their fairly extensive and well thought out varieties. Some familiar, most not. I found the black squid ink dish and they happily changed the white pasta in a clam and shrimp dish I saw on the menu for the black ink squid pasta My wife ordered Lobster Raviolli which was not listed at the time but is a specialty. The wine ( they have a full bar if you are not into wine), food and service was impeccable. We became regulars, usually on Friday nights. We were served by Luisa and Daniel on each occasion. Daniel treats the customers as if he owned the place and talks to each of his customers. Luisa who is equally as nice really runs around with Daniel to make sure everything is up to par and that everyone was happy. Last night, 10/16/20, we went there for my Birthday. My wife told Daniel though I am not the type to bring that info up. He did something very nice for me. As I mentioned, they do have a nice selections of wines that are not over priced. Jokingly, I asked Daniel if he could recommend one of two choices of red wines we picked and he picked one and gave us the complete run down on the wine and though he admitted he is no sommelier, he is no amateur as well and sounded like a sommelier. The wine choice ( Cabernet del Veneto) tasted exactly as he described. The depth of his knowledge will amaze even many experts though we are far from being experts ourselves. Knowing the details of how a certain wine is made and how it should taste makes the experience that much better. The food was fantastic as usual. Oh yeah, I forgot one thing! The bread which is homemade and delicious is a great start to your meal. The balsamic and oil included with the bread is not your typical mass made type. It is truly special in it's own right. If you become regular customers, who will learn much more about Luisa and Daniel and their cook, all who seem to be passionate about the restaurant. Most of their customers seem to be regulars as Daniel greets them and says goodbye by name on every occasion he can. Ok, this should be enough to say you have to give it a try and maybe you too can have found a great Italian Restaurant in Davie and you dont have to drive an hour to get there!!! Highly recommended!!!

This is truly a hidden gem, Authentic Italian food cooked by a Real Italian Chef (Aldo) with Superb service what a combination. We visited on New Years Eve. And despite the fact that they were extremely busy the entire staff was friendly and helpful the “Owners” both came to our table to make sure we were taken care of Luisa and Daniel we thank you for an amazing night. Large selection of wines that you can pair with the great option of food, we recommend for appetizers Octopus, Eggplant Parmigiana & the Burrata Cheese, for Pastas Frutti De Mare (Delicious) Spinach Ravioli Shrimp Scampi, Lobster Ravioli & make sure you ask for the Chef special of the day; if you like beer instead of wine you will find great Italian beers including IPA. After you finish your meal you can enjoy a Great espresso single or double, Latte or regular coffee with a good selection of desserts we had the Triple Chocolate Cake & Carrot cake. They also offer delivery to you home or office using many of the food delivery Apps. We definitely are coming back for more soon. For more tips on Trips, food and bars subscribe to our YouTube channel Aventuras con los Paiz IG @Isaacpaiz @Aventurasconlospaiz

Great food and very nice owners. It seems like it’s a family own business. I went in for lunch while studying and the owners were very friendly, not just towards me but also a boy that was outside. It was a very hot day, the boy came into the establishment and asked for paper towel, the owners were very nice to him and told him he could use the sink as well. It’s really nice to see that they treat everyone with the same respect not just the patrons. Also the food is great. I had the octopus for appetizer and the shrimp tortellini and both dishes were delish! Will be coming back to try their other plates.