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Italian, Tuscan, Central-Italian
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Reviewed August 11, 2023

To go food was cold, caprese salad was over priced for what it was, and mozzarella was dry. Staff was extremely rude as well. Find another restaurant in The Woodlands- better choices out there.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Sherri Segari, Owner at Via Emilia, responded to this reviewResponded August 14, 2023

Hi There- Thank you for taking the time to let us know about your experience. We take guest feedback very seriously, as we are always looking for areas of improvement. Your comments have been shared with the appropriate team members to address. If you have...More

Reviewed July 29, 2023 via mobile

The food, atmosphere and service is always over the top. We’ve tried several different dishes and they’re all amazing!

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed March 14, 2023

The best Italian restaurant I’ve ever been too. The service was the best I’ve ever had and the food was amazing.

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 5, 2023 via mobile

The soup had great flavor.... The salad was also good The short ribs and the pasta was cooked perfect Average ticket is 35.00 a person

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed September 19, 2022

You might say we stumbled into Via Emilia just looking for a late dinner. What a find!!! Excellent ambiance along with old-world Italian cuisine. The food was fresh and brought to the table hot near bubbling. Just the way I like it. Melt in your...mouth tender. Give the Wedge Salad a try. You'll love it! The staff were professional and very attentive to our needs. If you're like me.....you know that a real professional can make all the difference in a dining experience. The wine list was spectacular...although don't discount the "House" Chianti. We ate and drank until we could eat and drink no more. The Owner came by and spoke with us about our dining experience and was very personable. And.....during our meal I leaned over and commented to my wife that I wondered if it was too late for music from the piano. At that very moment, the piano player struck up a nice subtle tune from George Shearing I believe. That was "The Sign." We will definitely become a regular at Via Emelia.More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Avanti Italian Kitchen, Marketing at Via Emilia, responded to this reviewResponded September 21, 2022

Hi there- Thank you so very much for dining with us, and for taking the time to review us. We are so pleased to know you enjoyed your meal, the wine, and music from our pianist! We hope to serve you again soon.

Reviewed April 17, 2022 via mobile

Family owned, excellent service, upscale Italian deserving of its reputation. Live Piano player for ambiance, award winning deserts.

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed March 4, 2022

Our first visit was excellent . Food was well prepared, tasty and not overly expensive . White table cloths, nicely dressed servers and live entertainment that started at 6:30 pm. Not a shorts & tee shirt restaurant but very nice for a Date Night or...special occasion.More

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed January 27, 2022 via mobile

We went to celebrate our 31st wedding anniversary, and this was for us a real splurge and treat. First, our appetizer was I think the best appetizer we've ever eaten in our life (an arugula salad with fig, cheese, prosciutto, and pecans). Unfortunately we weren't...terribly thrilled with our main dishes (red snapper and lamb shank). But dessert was another home run (canoli). I could not eat the lamb. It was just too gamey for my liking. That said, if you enjoy that type of taste slathered in a heap of chopped tomatoes and carrots, You will enjoy it. Plenty of other reviews of it are postiive. It just wasn't for me. The service was good, and the wine was excellentMore

Date of visit: January 2022
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Reviewed December 31, 2021 via mobile

The ambiance, piano music and well trained staff made for a special birthday dinner for my husband. The food was delicious, we will go again!

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed November 1, 2021

Excellent authentic Italian food. Flavors are amazing...every dish. Excellent wine list. Service is excellent. Warm and elegant atmosphere. Food to try: sausage and peppers, side of meatballs, garlic bread and/or fried asparagus with crab meat sauce as an appetizer. Salads are always great. Then anything...from spaghetti classico, Osso buco, beef short rib, pork medallions, chicken parmigiana, limone chicken, sea bass, and red snapper are all wonderful/excellent. Allow substitution for pasta on the main dishes. It's the one restaurant I rotate what I eat each time because of quality and wanting variety. Because the food is that amazing!More

Date of visit: October 2021
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Reviewed September 1, 2021

I very much enjoyed my meal and the service at Via Emilia. Having grown up with an italian Grandma and 3 Italian aunts, there was always lots of good Italian cooking on Sundays, so I will admit to being a little picky. My one complant...about Via Emilia is the use of a seasoning like chili oil, or cumin, (not sure what it is exactly) that is used in the Chicken Limoncello and the Chicken Parmesan. It just doesn't belong in Italian cuisine, IMO. I would definitely not order either of those items again. Took one star off the rating for the seasoning problem. However, the Via Emilia cream sauce is really good, and their Pomodoro sauce is excellent. Also had a wedge salad and it was excellent. Via Emilia does use quality ingredients which makes a huge difference. The service was very friendly and attentive, but not to the point of being annoying. We will be back.More

Date of visit: August 2021
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Reviewed May 21, 2021 via mobile

Excellent food with great service. Loved the limoncello martini and the fig and prosciutto bruschetta. We had the salmon over asparagus and the snapper with linguine alio oglio. The snapper was delicious but heavy. The house Cabernet was yummy. Ended with a decaf espresso and...the raspberry white chocolate bread pudding (with ice cream). We’re so full and so happy we chose Via Emilia for our anniversary dinner. Only complaint was the large loud family at the next table that let their toddlers run around the restaurant. Poor managers did the best they could to protect those kids and the staff from an accident. It’s not a place for kids and they were good for a while but just too much to expect toddlers will sit quietly in a fancy restaurant while the adults talk and ignore them.More

Date of visit: May 2021
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Reviewed April 22, 2021 via mobile

Great food!! I ate the carbonara and it was awesome! Also the calamari. Totally recommend maybe pizzas would be good to include in the menu

Date of visit: April 2021
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Reviewed March 16, 2021

Our favorite for a relaxed date night. Not flashy, delicious food and pleasant atmosphere. We almost always sit at the bar to eat dinner by choice because of the friendly bartenders! Do not know why this shows $$$$, it is very modestly priced for the...wonderful quality of food!!!More

Date of visit: March 2021
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Reviewed February 21, 2021 via mobile

This is a wow place. Come hungry because all the food is delicious and you will want to eat. Bread before your meal is awesome but don’t fill up on it. We were a group of four and had fish, seafood, and lasagna dishes. Wine...list is one of the best we have seen. Several high end wine options. Note: on Wednesday’s they do half off bottle of wine for anything under $100. Service was excellent. This is formal dining without you having to be dressed or act formal. But you get treated formal. The kind of place you want to spend a couple of hours in enjoying your meal.More

Date of visit: February 2021
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They were very accommodating and they brought me side dishes and smaller portions not mentioned in the menu. I am going back there on my next trip to that area. A true great family restaurant.
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  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
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