Emilio’s Trattoria

Faked Italian. The cook is from South America. The owner too.
Worker are underpaid. Very sad. I don’t support slavery. I make sure I stay away.

Emilio’s, what a disappointment. This review is based on the over all experience.
Saturday night, place is very quite (5 tables max), service is good.
The wife and I are deciding on what to eat while the waiter is making suggestions for the kids. My daughter (fortunate for us) decides she doesn’t want anything while my son goes for the usual plain penne pasta with chicken strips. The waiter suggest the Milanese without sauce and fries with half a side of penne pasta, humbly I reply «sounds good».
I went for the fish of the day which was a Dorada (Mediterranean bass) with vegetables.
My wife went for the linguine with clams.
Of course wine is always a part of our meal so we had a couple glasses of the house Chardonnay.
So here it is from top to bottom.
Food. Mediocre.
Wife’s dish– clams were very very grainy and pasta over cooked.
My fish– tasted great (that’s why we added 1 star)
My sons– striped breaded chicken, cut fried whole potato, plain pasta (can’t go wrong)
Value. VERY POOR
Wife’s dish– 8 clams and linguine $ 23.95 (so so)
My fish– Dorada with veggies $ 40.00 (considering that it’s an imported fish, I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt)
My sons– chicken fingers «Milanese plain»!! $ 23.95 plus half an order of plain penne, $ 10 more plus a second round of the penne! $ 10! So basically my 5 year old sons meal was $ 44 for an 8 ounce sliced chicken breast with a potato and penne pasta.
$ 171.56 TAX & TIP IN!!! That’s wrong
WONT BE COMING BACK

If you are local or visiting sunny Miami this is a must to visit: delicious Italian dishes and friendly and attentive servers…

Had a delicious meal on Friday night. Friendly staff, good wine and tasty food. Had a homemade pasta (mushroom and truffle oil) yum! Great cappuccino (smelled and tasted like an old school machine)

I have to report that this was one of the most memorable experiences I had all yr I never leave a bad review on someone’s livelihood but this place is amazing and it’s the same owners that had a great never a bad meal regatteis witch we all use to go to when we wanted a good meal or to impress, now we get in the place is totally empty and for good reason 1^st I ordered the $ 20 artichoke it was so over cooked and bland like maybe it was yesterday’s fridge tasting anyway I didn’t say anything I just didn’t eat it, then I had the $ 40 Mediterranean Sea bass that was so small and dryed out they even put the tail on the plate to make it look bigger but when I bit into it. Omg I said to the servers that I could not eat it that it was old or something was wrong so I didn’t eat it and asked for the bill the little guy who I remember from the old place came over and said no worries I only charged you $ 30 instead of $ 40 … I laughs and paid the bill. Left with the feeling that I just got robbed

Simply perfect! Best spaghetti a la bolognese. I loved the music choice and overall ambiance

Always awesome! The beef carpaccio and a great glass of Malbec can fix even the worst of days! :)

The best!!! Loved it. Will be back many times to come. Best food. Great service. Amazing food. Did I mention the food? It’s the best!!!

Came here on an invitation from my mothers employer and her husband. The food was superb, and the service was A+. Will definitely come back.

I am glad I gave this place a second try. I had a different waiter and the result was speedy food delivery. The food has always been excellent. I especially love their 3 course lunch special with a choice of soup or salad and dessert. It’s around $ 20 but totally worth it. I highly recommend this place for Italian food lovers. Food tastes like being in Florence, Italy.

What a great restaurant great food, great service and lovely atmosphere. Can’t wait to come back.

this is a spanish rest, serving there interpretation of italion food, the bread is frozen and they heat it up!!!(parbake) so if your from ny bos, phil, chi dont expect a taste from home, sauces are very latino!!! you want italion food? runway 84

This place was delicious! The pasta was so good and cooked perfectly al dente. Everyone at this place was super pleasant. I highly recommend anything with the burratina in it.

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The ingredients are fresh and best quality. A simple small place — not much ambience but great food and service. My husband ordered the grilled octopus appetizer and it was huge –said best he ever had. We also had sea bass and my son had the veal parm. I was sad I didn’t have another portion to take for lunch it was all so yummy.
Even better they had a Unilocal 10% savings for check_​in.

My husband and I love this place. We initially came because my husband’s office is upstairs and his best buddy (who is in the same office) has raved about it. Turns out the chef was the chef of Giacosa in the Gables, which was my favorite restaurant for years! I was so happy to find he was back at it. I am a huge foodie, and I lived in Italy for a short time, and let me tell you, this is a great place.
In addition to the wonderful food, the ambiance and service are just stellar.
I’ve also brought my father and he just loved it. I wish there were more restaurants like this in Miami.

I don’t think you can have a bad meal here. My husband and I have been here so many times and it’s always fabulous.
The service is amazing and surprisingly quick.
The food is well seasoned. The dishes are well constructed and elegant.
This place is such a gem, just a little sad the rest of Miami found out about it and now it’s tough to get a table some nights.

Wow wow wow. It’s not often that I do get to enjoy a meal as much as I did in this restaurant. Me and my girlfriend are constantly looking for new restaurants (which in Miami isn’t hard) and not often do we find a place in which we can check off all the boxes (which in Miami IS hard). Great food? CHECK! Ambiance? CHECK Friendly and great service? CHECK Value? CHECKITY CHECK CHECK!
Our server Juan Carlos was thorough, attentive, friendly, and made sure we had a great meal without being the least pushy or interrupting us. He was very patient with us as we took our sweet time going through the menu and deciding. He suggested a few of the dishes and my girlfriend took his suggestion of the Porcini Mushroom pasta dish which had some of the most intense and flavorful sauce I’ve had in a while. You could definitely taste the difference between fresh homemade pasta and the cheap boxed stuff some places use.
I ended up getting the Seafood Risotto which was just to die for. It was jam packed with Calamari, Mussels, Clams, Shrimp and you could definitely taste the truffle with which it’s cooked. The ambiance was very relaxed, the music didn’t drown the conversation and the place just has a general vibe of a true local’s restaurant.
The manager Beto passed by our table a few times and he was a delight to talk to, he seemed like a very down to earth guy, very casual, and he treated us to some bruschetta before we ordered our meal.
The last thing I always check off is value. The menu, for the ambiance, the quality of food, the attentiveness of service, the a’4mbiance, the modern decour, and the neighborhood, is incredibly economical. A meal like this at a similar place down in South Beach could easily be DOUBLE. This place we’ll definitely keep as a great option for our next date night and I’ll definitely back for some more of that Risotto.
Thanks Juan Carlos and Beto for the attention! Grazie !

Amazing meal! The staff and service was absolutely first class. They were attentive and accommodating, really 5-​star.
I went with a foodie friend who raves about this place. We ordered the insalata tre colori and the salmone and seabass carpaccio to share as our first course. To my delight the staff kindly divided the salad for each of us and the portions were huge!
The salmone & seabass carpaccio were buttery deliciousness. I highly recommend this dish if you enjoy raw fish. The salad was crisp, fresh and presented beautifully.
As an entrée I selected the Chilean seabass and champagne risotto dish. The fish was cooked perfectly and tasted wonderful. The champagne risotto was just as amazing. The portion size was large for my appetite, so I was able to take half of the dish home for lunch the next day. I have to say it was just as delish nuked in the microwave as well. ;-)
My friend had the veal chop which nearly toppled the plate. It was huge! I’m not a fan of veal, but I did have a bite and it tasted delicious.
Overall, it was a great dining experience. I didn’t give it a full 5-​stars because the location on a Saturday night is just okay. Kane concourse should revive the area with an art walk or more nightlife. It would’ve been nice to take a stroll after dinner.
I will definitely be going back to Emilio’s soon! :)

I’ve been here several times for lunch. I usually order one of their specials or a pasta dish. I’m not sure if it’s my imagination, but it seems their lunch prices keep going up. Their lunch special, maybe chicken with a side vegetable or pasta, and a coke, costs over $ 30 with tax and tip. Granted the special comes with soup and a dessert. I think that’s expensive for lunch.
The service is okay. Servers do what’s necessary but don’t go out of their way to be helpful. The food is good, but not better than other Italian restaurants that are much more reasonably priced.