L'Italiano Restaurant - Italian restaurant in Bossier City - 701 Barksdale Blvd, USA

We tried this restaurant on a Thursday evening. Looks nice on the outside and as you walk in you will see a the dining area on the right, and some guy playing Magic the Gathering ccg on the left. As we sat in the very back of what felt like a cramped dining space, we were greeted by our waiter fairly quickly. I inquired about their beer selection, they only had two; I think Coors & Michelob Ultra. The wine was about $8 a glass. So I ended up oredering a Dr. Pepper, which came out in a glass & in a small bottle that it came in; I'd take this over fountain drinks any day. Our waiter was great, very attentive even though he was sweating like he was running a marathon. Our bread was fresh and delicious. My wife had ordered some smoked salmon as an appetizer, that ended up coming out after our entrées. But she enjoyed the salmon. Her entrée was shrimp on top of spinach, this dish was pretty good. I ordered cheese stuffed tortellini with a tomato based meat sauce. The meat sauce was good but the tortellini was bland, I forgot they were suppose to be stuffed with cheese as it was flavorless. A friend of mine had ordered their special, which was some fish with a side of spaghetti. He enjoyed the fish but when he got his small side of spaghetti to go he added some meat sauce to it. The amount of sauce is probably barely one large spoon since it was such a small serving of spaghetti & he was charged $6. I had a large plate of tortellini with far more meat sauce & was charged the $6, you would think there would be a price difference. The atmosphere was nice, the waiter was good, the food was a hit or miss on somethings, a bit overpriced, imo, but the place maybe worth another visit for a different Italian dish.

Don't worry about being dressed down here, it's a unique mix of casual/dressy as you look closer to the decor of the place. Was pleasantly surprised it was a Christian restaurant. Our waitress was new so it took a while for the food to be served but it was yummy.

Celebrated with a party for a friend’s 40th Birthday. We had the best time with great service! A Sincere Thank you!! We can hardly wait to come back!!!

We haven't done L'Italiano in a while. Apparently we've been missing out. Located along barksdale boulevard in the newly emerging East Bank entertainment area this restaurant is a high class alternative to bar food type dining. We were greeted and seated promptly upon our arrival and chose the crab claws for our appetizer. This is probably the first time we've ever had warm crab claws but it won't be the last. The marinade was amazing and the crab claws were so tender they just melted as you ate them. Of course we used some of the complementary sliced hot bread to soak up the remaining marinade. Normally on our entrees we are a little more adventurous than we were tonight but it has been so long since we had the tortellini Aurora that we had to go for it. It certainly didn't disappoint, great flavor great taste and just the right size portion to allow us a small carry home for a good reminder of a great dinner. We were here on a Monday night celebrating a birthday but the restaurant was hopping and the staff was hopping with it, still the service was excellent. They were available when they were needed and nowhere around when we were busy with our conversation. Perfect, absolutely wonderful birthday evening!

The food was average at best. Our waitress was okay. I don't agree with them automatically adding a 20% tip to our ticket for a table of 6. Typically we do tip more than the 20% but do not agree with the owner's method of taxing a tip automatically. I've had better Italian food from chain restaurants.

Definitely a place that I would suggest getting reservations before you show up. Very fancy and nice different spin on decorations I really liked food and the atmosphere and service was excellent.

I felt a little under dressed when we walked in and looked at the menu. But after looking around at others and at the walls, I felt better. I hated that they sat us next to the host stand. Fried mushrooms were totally burnt but lucky for them, we didnt mind that. Chairs we sat in were uncomfortable. We really enjoyed the food though!

This is seriously GREAT food. The sourdough bread with butter and vinegar/oil is amazing. My redfish was really good. I just returned from the beach and it was better here than the seafood restaurants. I also had the Alfredo which was hands down the best I’ve ever had. Ever.