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Nowadays this business gets a score of 4.3 stars out of 5 and this rating has been based on 548 reviews.
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This Restaurant is included in the category of Italian restaurant.
Our first time here at the Spezia in Sioux Falls. Our son bowed out so it was a "date" night with my wife. She enjoyed the salmon special, i enjoyed the butternut squash risotto. Excellent atmosphere, good food, good place for Italian cuisine. Well worth a visit and a return. The Spezia salad was tasty as well as a side to my risotto.
I do not feel that you get quality food for the price you pay here. It's perfectly fine to have expensive food dish but now when the quality of food is sub-par! I have had their pasta dishes in the past and they are good but come on $25 for noodles! And $28 for Walleye, not impressed. Especially when it claims to come with a dill hollandaise sauce, there was not sauce on mine and when they brought it out it was not warm (it had congealed) and it certainly was not dill at all. I think Spezia should step up their game (there are a lot of really great places in Sioux Falls now) and then it may be worth it!
Pros: Food was amazing. Some of the most delicious Italian you'll ever have. Ambiance is excellent. Staff are friendly and helpful. Cons: Took 10 min for our server to greet us. Didn't introduce herself, but was friendly nonetheless. (Apparently she had a party in the back and 2 dudes dining together wasn't her top priority I guess.) Kitchen messed up 2 small variations to my order. The first she fixed promptly, the 2nd I didn't even bother to complain about. Music playing softly in the background was classic rock. For an Italian bistro, I'd expect Sinatra/Martin/Bennett stuff or accordion Italian folk music. Make it authentic!
Awesome .. Last two times I have come into town.. I have eaten dinner here!!
Ambience is nice. So-so breakfast buffet!
Great experience food very good
Fabulous food and environment always enjoy the wine and tiramisu
Excellent service and incredible food!
Was just 'okay'. Really too bad too... Nice atmosphere, nice staff, just mediocre food...
Our server, Debbie, was a delight, and the food was good.
Great food! Overall good experience.
We celebrated my wife's birthday and I had called in a couple of weeks before, talked to a gentleman to reserve a room for a party of 14 to 17 people. When we got there, there was no record of the reservation and the room was being used. Bridget was very accommodating and got us a spot that was kind of secluded plus helped us in other ways to make the experience as best as possible. I would give 5 stars for her and Terra the manger, if it wasn't for the lack of follow through by the guy who was supposed to reserve the room for me. The food was good.
Had lunch with one of my nephews today. WOW excellent restaurant layout and design. Excellent choices with every taste covered. The food had awesome taste and flavor and hot food was hot and cold foods were cold. This is an excellent choice for Italian food!
Great Italian dining and good wine!
Nice quiet lunch spot
We had a very tasty meal with fast service and cozy atmosphere. Meals and drinks were priced right. From where we were sitting we could smell a fish dish at the next table that did not smell right, I don’t think the lady who ordered it was going to be able to eat it.
Nothing special here. Service is really lacking and the food was ok. Johnny Carino’s has much better food and service if you’re looking for Italian cuisine. Note: I really liked Spezia years ago, but this was not what I experienced in the past. Maybe it has something to do with the 4 restaurants shown on the doggy bag, 2 of which are no longer in business....
Waited and waited for someone to seat us. Waiter was not personable and not attentive. Had to ask for bread. My medium rare steak was blue and had bled out. Had to sit and wait even longer for waiter to bring our check and then wait more for him to process our card. Note: they weren't busy.
The atmosphere is really nice and inviting. The people were consistently professional and made me feel welcome and calm. Spectacular place to have lunch.
Small portions for the money was still hungry and beer prices are high $8 for a beer
I'm not a big pasta person so I ordered the Cajun burger and an amazing Italian sandwich. The service was good, good delicious and a good atmosphere.
Consistent, a little creative, and nice relaxed atmosphere. I especially love the wine recommendations and the monthly specials. Love pasta? This is your spot!!!
Good date night spot.
Excellent food and service! A great dining experience!
The food was very mediocre. Small portions for the price.
Sunday brunch was not up to par. Several items were out and not refreshed. Salad lettuce was old and did not appear to be washed. Several salad items were out with dirty empty bowls. Not worth the money. Previous brunch experiences were much better.
Great place
I've tried spezia 6-7 times and have never really been impressed
So good! We always try to have dinner here when visiting Sioux Falls.
We went for Sunday brunch. There was a really good selection. A lot of different breakfast food and lunch items. There were also wonderful deserts. I only gave it 4 stars because they were sometimes slow at refilling the buffet.
Food & Service Great. Waitress Bad Mouthed Olive Garden Which I Thought Was Tacky.
This restaurant has been tops for many many years and it never fails to please. The food is terrific and the presentation is wonderful. The only problem is their salad bar is so delicious but if you want an entrée, the salad bar is much to big to combine with it! Thus it's always a difficult choice - salad bar...
Great food, good atmosphere, and attentive and polite staff. Really, that's all there is to it. The food is a bit pricey, but you get what you pay for, which is a unique and upscale menu with things like lamb and duck. This is a great date place, with a lot of wine options. Also, Sunday brunch is okay, but it is a bit annoying that they don't serve regularly food during that time.
Would be five stars but we had to wait for 20 minutes even with a reservation
We went to Spezia because we had a $50 gift card. After we tried to pay the waitress came back and said we couldn't use the gift card because the system was down. She said the only option was to pay it all. They easily could have verified the gift card amount and then kept the card to run later and reduce our bill accordongly. I went online while we were there to verify the amount and I was able to check it right from my phone. Instead of them allowing us to do that, we ended up spending $70 when we ha planned to spend $20. To top it all off, it took most a week for the charge to even show up as pending on our credit card. We wrote the restaurant through their website and it's been a week and we haven't received a reply. They clearly don't care about customer satisfaction here. We won't be back.
The brunch buffet they had for Easter was amazing. They had high quality food and it was prepared to perfection. So glad that my family had this experience. Staff was joking around with us and very attentive and well. Great experience!
Good Italian food, nice drink/beer selection and great service
Delicious food. Lots of good choices, but not super overwhelming. Good service that was fast. Would definitely go again and bring friends/family.
Very nice Italian food. My wife and I love this place for our date night. Prices are fairly reasonable for how nice the restaurant is.
The food we ordered was pretty good for the price point. Our server was inept, awkward, and unknowledgeable.
My first experience here was terrible. The food was terrible and, despite being a slow period, the waitress was just there to take an order, drop off the food, and bring a check. I've been dragged there a few times and every time I tried a different meal hoping that maybe it would be good. The only time I wouldn't compare it to fast food was when I tried the duck. The duck was... acceptable? It was over-cooked, but still at least an acceptable meal. It's shameful what prices they stick on such sub-par food.
Loved the restaurant! Food is excellent. The white sauced is the best I've ever had, and I'm full blooded Italian! Service was excellent, atmosphere was exceptional. Plan to return on my visit to Sioux Falls.
Spezia has become our favorite date night restaurant. The food and service are great. The prices are reasonable and if you hit the happy hour, they are great! Definitely worth a try.
We had a group after the show at the Washington Pavilion so we came after 10pm. The staff was SO accommodating!! Our desserts were delicious and the service exceptional! Thanks for the fun time.
Spezia has one of the best late night happy hours in Sioux Falls. 9 to close you can get half price draft beers (about 12 on tap), half price house wines, and half price pizza! Definitely worth a stop if your hungry and thirsty!
Nice Italian themed restaurant offering a moderately upscale facility possessing a menu that is priced right. Featuring proportionate meals taylored to satisfy the palette of a mass Midwestern audience. The meal served (by a pleasant staff) was certainly equal the price. A consistently fine experience awaits.
Always good
Always great tasty food and drink! Comfortable atmosphere for dinner or just appetizers (my usual). Prices are what one would expect at a classy restaurant. It's on my top 5 list of restaurants in Sioux Falls.
The brunch on Sunday is phenomenal, especially for the price! For $18 you get all you can eat breakfast, lunch, and dessert item. And your drinks are included. The wait staff were awesome as well! The only downfall was the lady at the front desk greeting customers & assigning tables. We arrived at opening and she already acted overwhelmed. Other than that, awesome experience!
Beautiful place. Good customer service. Good food.
We received a gift card here or normally don't think of Spezia's. My son and I came in as I had been wanting to find some lamb. I ordered the lamb sirloin ($27) and he got a cheese pizza from the kids meal. The lamb was hard to eat it was so full of connective tissue. I couldn't eat more than half and for an almost $$30 meal there was one thin mushroom head and barely enough potatoes to consider it a side. I was severely under impressed. The cheese pizza was the worst pizza I've ever tried and couldn't even get him to eat more than a piece. I think this place is wildly overpriced for their product and was appalled the sirloin was so full of tissue. On the bright side, I love that the tables have paper covering them for coloring and spills, and their brunch on Sundays is great compared to any other meal I've had here. Will not be back but for brunch every now and then.
Excellent food with excellent service!
Tomato basil soup... Freaking amazing!!
This was my first visit to Spezia.. We were celebrating my birthday. I ordered the Seafood Roast. It came with one jumbo shrimp, two jumbo scallops and a piece of salmon. I had a garden salad and bread before the entree arrived. The meal was good.. not great. just nothing really stood out. The angel hair with sauce was just OK... Roasted vegetables were just OK too. When I was done eating, I asked the waiter for a box. I still had almost all of my salmon and one scallop left. He took my plate to the kitchen to box it up and I never saw it again. The waiter seemed to be avoiding our table. I'm pretty sure my food was thrown out accidentally. So I basically paid $32 for a few noodles, veggies, a side salad, one shrimp, one scallop and a piece of bread. My husband said his steak was wonderful. The waiter never brought my food back or said a word about it. We live an hour away, so I was NOT going to stay any longer to replace it. Not the best experience for me!
Fantastic service, fantastic food!
Long wait time to place order but the food was good.
I had the toughest lamb steak that I have ever had. I sent it back. It was horrible. The waitress was was great and the rest of the staff were very professional.
Pretty setting with a nice bar area.
Great wine and beer selection. The server gave me a sample of the wine I wanted which I like knowing what I'm getting. great service. I ordered my steak to wrong doneness and the waitress made sure I got it how I wanted it cooked. Food was tasty and very well prepared. My steak was perfect and the pasta was tender. My boyfriends pasta was tender and sauce was tasty also. Was a little pricey but it's a great place for special occasions.
Really great Italian option in Sioux Falls. Their Sunday brunch is especially impressive with a TON of different options.
A tad expensive but very good food and service.
Lunch menu too small >:( Food good tho ✊
The perfect place for a romantic dinner for two, or a get together with friends. A little pricey, but worth it!
Overall an OK experience at best. Very nice lighting and decor but thrown off by the paper tablecloths and crayons everywhere. Food was likewise ok, flavorful enough but for the price I expected more. Our waitress was innatentive to our table. She forgot to bring our appetizers, never refilled our water and brought the check before we were done ordering. We paid and left but if she hadn't done that Spezia probably could have made another $50 or so off our table between dessert and drinks. I don't think we'll go back, I'm left feeling like we had an overpriced Italian meal in a weird setting when there are much better options nearby for the same price.
Sunday brunch is awesome endless mimosas food is good as well the best brunch in Sioux Falls
Great Italian restaurant with wonderful service.
Consistently good food and service. A large selection of pasta dishes. Fresh, tasty salads and warm, crusty bread to dip into olive oil and balsamic vinegar. I had a nice steak, perfectly seasoned and cooked.
Great place, love it. They do amazing traditional Italian cuisine and are located in the Sioux Falls area. It´s a locally family owned restaurant and has been around for along time. Serving up some really amazing steaks, pasta and seafood dishes.
Been multiple times and am always happy with the food, portions, and friendly staff. Highly recommend.
Great food and service. I highly recommend chicken linguini or have it with shrimp
Good food. Interior a bit too dark, but lunch/dinner on the terrace is nice.
Exceptionally disappointing. It is purported as being a very suave and classy place. You enter and the venue is lovely. The staff are helpful and respectable. It sells that it is a classy Italian restaurant. When you get your food, it looks just as good as it should. But when you finally taste it, it's just about better than thawed out cheap heat up meals. Totally bland. I can't stress how poor this food was. They even screwed up an Insalata Caprese, somehow...
I am not one to cause a scene or complain in a restaurant, but I was very disappointed with our night out at Spezia. I do not mind waiting on food, as long as you’re acknowledging our table and making sure we are good, which thankfully happened. What I am super upset about is we were finished eating our appetizer, entree, and dessert by 8 pm. We then waited 30 minutes to be given our bill and have our waiter run it through. It was UNACCEPTABLE. I understand people get busy, I used to be a waitress myself, but when you have 3 tables to yourself, you should be more than capable to check on each within a 5-10 minute time frame. The ONLY thing I would go back for is the dessert.
I can't say much on my end as I'm a picky water and went here as a group and didn't find much I liked. Although everyone else in the party had high regards as well as the food I did eat was great!! Especially the deserts they are wonderful. I'd go back just for some of those.
Great food but not a full bar.
Service was good but i was disappointed with the food. Cost was very high for an average meal.
Excellent place. Excellent food. We had a wonderful waitress! You can tell the place is starting to be neglected as the menus are sticky, torn, and need to be replaced. Also, general cleanliness could be improved. If you like this restaurant, try their other places on East Lake Okoboji, Iowa.
Great food, great service. The food was priced reasonably (about $14 for an entree-sized pizza) and the service was quick and pleasant. What I enjoyed (maybe too much) was that there was a paper table cloth and crayons for drawing. I presume this was intended for little kids, but I saw it as an opportunity to color and practice my French (yes, I realize that this was an Italian restaurant but there were French posters on the wall). Even with the paper, the restaurant had an upscale atmosphere. I actually prefer Spezia over Olive Garden and I would dine there again. I highly recommend it.
Terrible experience at this location still love Omaha location. Waited 15 minutes after being seated and no one stopped by to take drink orders. Obviously a place I would be spending $100 plus for 3 people to eat. I would rather spend it where its appreciated. Will never visit Sioux Falls location again. Went to outback and had a great time!
Great food and service in a bistro atmosphere.
Loved it! Service was awesome and food was tasty!
Great atmosphere. All the dishes served were fabulous. Definitely will dine here again.
Decent food, st. bernardus abt 12 on tap as well
Similar to Blaze Pizza, but my wife and I both preferred Blaze. It was a promotion where they were doing the pizzas for $5 so very affordable. Worth stopping at and would definitely revisit in the area.
Amazing place! The staff were very pleasant, and the food was delicious. The atmosphere was calm and even though it was busy, there was not a lot of noise. As my first time there, I was not disappointed.
Went with my family and we had a great experience. Food was good and filling, and our waiter was hilarious and very friendly. Gary was his name. Try to get Gary as your waiter. Great guy.
Fantastic food, great staff, and excellent prices per the portion sizes. They also have great wine! I would highly suggest the calamari.
Good food and service!
We come to Sioux falls once a year and Spezia is always one place we go. We love the calmari and the bread and oil. See purchase the Spezia seasoning to take home.
Great food
The food was amazing and our server Grace was the best. She gave us flawless service and even endured my dads ‘quiz’ for a tip. We had the veal, tortellini, spaghetti and mushroom ravioli. Soooo good. Worth every penny.
Great sever. Food was decent. Pasta a bit watery, lamb was good, Alfredo a bit too much pepper for kids meal.
Gnocchi and other italian cuisine is the second to none in Sioux Falls. Service has always polite and courteous.
Outstanding food and even better service!
The food is amazing I would definitely come here the staff are so nice and caring
Food and wait staff are always phenomenal. Ask for whatever the special is as it has never let me down. They once had a seasonal butternut squash ravioli that i still dream about. Also, beet salad with goat cheese. Yum.
I had prime lamb sirloin and my wife had chicken linguine, 5 stars all around. It was 24-28 dollars per plate but it's well worth it. The tirimisu we had for dessert was to die for, but it was fifteen bucks lol. Excellent Date on Valentines
Excellent food from start to finish! Highly recommend this restaurant!
Excellent food great atmosphere
Staff is prompt, pleasant, informative about menu & specials. Food is always top notch!
Was ok this time around. Foods always good, prices are too high.
Always a great Sunday buffet.
Good food. Decent place. Service was good.
The Sunday brunch was amazing. It was my first time here, and I cant wait to go back!!
Came here to meet a friend while traveling through, based on the hotel recommendation. Called to ask for a reservation and was told it would be hard to squeeze us in but they did. Arrived and it was near empty! The table had used oil dipping dishes on it, hidden under new dishes. Waitress was apologetic and helpful. Service of food was slow for being so empty. The pizza we ordered was alright, called the Four Seasons. However it had both black and green olives...the green was unnecessary as they are so salty and there was already prosciutto on the pizza.
Italian sausage ravioli and chix alfredo were both very good. Would order again, though I'm excited to try their other offerings. Waitress Caitlyn was outstanding!
Decent menu, nice staff, and private meeting rooms. The menu is a little limited for my taste, but the items I get are good and the quality is consistent. Nice decor and seating.
This is definitely a 4-star restaurant! The food and service was superb and I highly recommend it!
Service was great poor meal. Steak was tough and tasteless
Solid food and decent prices, I'm only giving it three stars because I've had better Italian. But not bad by any means! Good wine list
One of my favorite restaurants in Sioux Falls. Best pizza in town (half price during happy hour). Can't go wrong on any order. Satisfactory beer & wine selection. Wonderful atmosphere. Highly recommended for groups large or small.
Wow. Wow! My new favorite place. From the incredibly awesome service to getting to draw on the tables, it was just fun from the beginning. The food is top notch. I had their calamari which was incredible, and their sizzler steak really lived up to its name. I asked for medium rare and it came out perfectly cooked. Nice to find a chef who knows how to properly cook a steak. Definitely going to returning!
My favorite place to eat in Omaha. Ask for Josh. He's the best server there!
Great food and service.
From the beginning of our experience, start to finish was excellent. I called to make reservations with Bridget, she was very helpful and friendly. We ordered the artichoke Pizza and the Seafood pasta dish. It had a light white wine butter sauce and was very flavorful. The bread was amazing as was the wine. Our server Dawn was friendly and knowledgeable. The restaurant itself was cozy and a nice atmosphere. Although there was a large group on one side of the restaurant, it didn't affect our dining experience. We were in town for a concert and wish we had a reason to visit again because we would definitely eat here and will recommend it to anyone we know who will be visiting.
First time eating in (had carryout before) and everything was great including the service. The chicken linguine with cajun sauce was to die for!
Great food 2nd time here. Wach time for our anniversary and it will continue to be a regular thing
We had a great experience here. What a fun atmosphere! Very upscale feeling. The tomato soup was incredible!
A great place to cater to anyone's tastes. The pasta is excellent, the steaks are good and the seafood is delicious.
The building is clean, quiet, and beautiful. The food is delicious. Our server was top-notch. I will return, and I recommend.
Staff was very friendly, food was very good, atmosphere is great. Would recommend to anyone wanting a nice quiet dinner
Always a family favorite! Wish they would bring the grouper back though!
Love the food! The chicken broccoli Alfredo is what sparked my obsession with Alfredo. I have yet to find another Alfredo that compares. Legit the BEST!
always a pleasure. great food. awesome staff.
Our go-to place in Sioux Falls for Italian food. Don't miss out on the tomato basil soup - it's FANTASTIC.
Food was great
Fantastic food! Excellent service, Gary! And superb vibe and decor!
Went for Mother's Day brunch. Had everything and more on the buffet! Food was very good and fresh.
Good food and service.
My sever, Shane was excellent today. I gave him my top three choices for dinner and he recommended the Gnocci w/pollo. It was superb. Thank you for the recommendation.
So romantic. Ask your server for a candle so you can dine by candlelight. We had prime lamb and fillet with mushroom ravioli, both were heaven all the way to dessert. Spezias has the atmosphere we were looking for, quiet music in the background tapestries on the wall wine bottles. Like dining in the Lady and the Tramp movie
Very good food, one of my favorite places to eat!
Lovely place for a quiet lunch. Great service. Prices are $8-15 for lunch size portions.
Always great food and a wonderful wine list
$15 burger was pretty small
I was there for Mother's Day brunch with my son and his family and everything I had tasted great. I will definitely come back and recommend. The buffet is great and you have lots to choose from. Thanks for a great Mother's Day morning.
Was great and half price item.
The salmon roast is amazing!
The food was amazing! The service was phenomenal. Nice quiet atmosphere. One of the best dining experiences I've ever had!
Atmosphere was beautiful and romantic. When the waitress found out it was our anniversary she got us a candle and free dessert after our meal. I had a wonderful time. The food was amazing!! Definitely going back again and again on every special occasion.
Service was good but food was below average.
Sunday brunch was amazing. Excellent service. Will be back
A classy sort of space with good old fashioned Italian food
The atmosphere was nice, the service was awesome and made one feel special, best food in town and was in great company.
The food is good, but very spendy (as most real foreign cuisine is but wow!). Our server was very on top of things and was polite. The only reason I give it four stars really though is because we called to make reservations, and they told us they didn't do them... When we got there, the host asked us right away if we had reservations and it would be a 30-40min wait if we didn't... And it still took 45-50min anyway to seat us. Just frustrating :/
Great restaurant. Service was awesome from the beginning. The food is good, some items seem over priced. Outdoor patio and indoor seating available.
Thank you all is well
With only 5 tables filled, service was horrible. Waitress was slow and we had to ask multiple times for items.
Great experience this week! Dawn was an excellent server! The food was delicious, the wine was divine and the price was reasonable for such a nice experience. We will definitely return.
Great food
The trip was hilarious. Wasn't aware that it was nicer sit down restaurant, but they accepted us. Waitress was really awesome and made us laugh unintentionally. Overall a very good experience and I'll be willing to go back for another visit.
Good food good atmosphere
Great atmosphere and dining experience. The food had wonderful flavor and was cooked to perfection.
Wow, yet another excellent meal. Even my very traveled friend remarked that he had the best walleye ever.
Food quality average and prices too expensive.
Pretty good, but spag/meatballs was watery and needed spices - reminded me of Olive Garden
Best food and service in Sioux Falls. I go there every time im in town
Great menu choices..wonderful staff..good atmosphere..our go to restaurant.