la famiglia italian restaurant

the best food in town. if you loveitalianfood, you will love la famiglia.
great food, great service.
the manager michela is the best.
believe me, you will feel like you're in italy!

our family was in destin on vacation and we were looking for anitalianrestaurant to eat at. we stumbled on la famiglia and decided to try it! we were not disappointed! we had the manicotti with white sauce, cannelloni, fettucine alfredo, and a special, "the nest", which was pruscutto wrapped in noodles, stuffed with cheese. everything was delicious and the service was excellent!

very authentic. while two trips to italy hardly makes an an expert initalianfood i will have to say this is the closest we've come to finding anything like the food in italy. apparently everyone in the restaurant is from italy and it shows. if you want realitalianfood like the italians have you won't be disappointed.

one of the bestitalianrestaurants i have ever been to. i have eaten initalianrestaurants all across the country. i would rate this in the top 3 of all the ones i have eaten in. the red sauce was outstanding. the chicken parmisian was so tender you didn't even need a knife to cut it. i also tried the fettuccine alfredo and the pizza and they were both fantastic.

harborwalk location not as good. really loved la famiglia when we first tried it. when i saw that they opened at harborwalk, we wanted to give that location a try. the food just didn't seem to measure up to what we got at the original location. it was just ok.


-----06 may, 2011-----

authenticitalianrestaurant. forgot we were in destin. chicken parm and lasagna were yummy! one of my new favorite restaurants. small - so i'd recommend reservations.

wow!. let me say this was fantastic!!!
first off, i want you to know that we are tired of the over-priced, poor quality restaurants in our area. we have all but given up eating out.
i found urbanspoon yesterday by chance. i have often thought we needed a rating system so that we wouldnt be wasting our time and energy at the many dives on the emerald coast.

so back to la famiglia. fantastic!! we started off with the mussels in white wine and calamari. the mussels were to die for and we all wanted to take the broth home with us just to sip on. it was a huge serving for all of us (4 adults) and well worth the price.
the calamari was a little oily but nicely battered and cooked. huge serving that we could not finish.
they also serve crusty bread with olive oil for dipping. it was very tasty. a house salad is served with home madeitaliandressing.
we ordered lasagna, veal parmigiano, fettuccine alfredo and chicken piccata. the first three were excellent. the chicken was a little over cooked so we sent it back without reordering (our decision) because we were already overwhelmed with a huge amount of food. our daughter and her fiance have decided that this will be where they have their rehearsal dinner. we will definitely be joining la famiglia for dinner often.
only downside is they need to remove the tv's. (no sound) if your customers want tv's they should go to hooters.

this place is awesome. simple, deliciousitalianby natives. and the lunch dishes are all under $7. three of us ate huge pasta dishes and had an awesome custard/berry dessert and got out for under $40.

always looking for good place to eat when we vacation in destin, and this place was great!!! coming from louisiana, we're picky about good food. this was the bestitalianfood i have ever had!

the one at harbor walk is great. outdoor seating with a great view. i would suggest this to friends. greatitaliandinner.

excellent!!!!!. this is the only place to eat in destin if you want the bestitalianfood! my wife is from roma, and so are the owners, and the prices are great as well.

very delicious. authenticitalianfood with a romantic atmosphere.

we randomly stopped at la famiglia to eat dinner when my mom decided she wanted spaghetti for dinner --- which is so random for the beach. well, i am so glad she had that craving! the mango margaritas were yummy. the bread with olive oil, served for free, was refreshing! my mom ordered the cannelloni, which was eaten in its entirety by the pickiest person in the world. dad had white lasagna, which was so good that he debated ordering a second to take home with him. i ordered the cheese pizza, and even though i wasn't really ecstatic about eating there --- are most of my serving (which was kid's sized, but still enormous). after trying everyone's very authenticitalianentrees, we decided to share cannoli for dessert. it was my first time to have it, and it was pretty good too. i had only wished the cream inside was colder and lighter. other than that --- this restaurant was perfect, especially for a family. our waitress was incredible, although i do not remember her name.

do yourself a favor and eat here while you're in destin. it has a big location on the harbourwalk, but we ate at the smaller one near the red door saloon.

fabulous food (pizzas, fettuccine bolognese, manicotti), great drink specials, excellent service with a brilliantitalianaccent-everything was wonderful-and we had leftovers for the next day:)

go elsewhere. we were looking for some gooditalianfood and thought we would give this place a try. we should have eaten elsewhere. it took us about 5 minutes to get a table when half of the restaurant was empty. we were not offered drinks, i had to ask for them 3 times. one of the dishes we ordered they were out of and the food had no taste. we have had better red sauce at domino's pizza and better pizza from a frozen totino's pizza. then at the end of the meal, we heard the waiter give the table next to us specials....wow, would have been nice to have the same option. need i say the service sucks.. way too over priced for what you get....if you are reading this....save your money and eat elsewhere!!!

in town for vacation with the wife and 2month old. wanted some gooditalianso decided on this place. its alil small and nice inside so go early or wait. we got there at like 5:15 and it filled up by 6:15. the garlic olive oil with bread was great, and i had a martini that was good. wife and i split a pizza and one of the specials and they were both awesome. finished with the pistachio cheese cake and it was awesome. all in all, no complaints other than a touch pricey ($84). they accommodated us with the baby and service was very good. we'll go again next time.