terra mia

this is my new favoriteitalianrestaurant! it is small, intimate (albeit a little chaotic/festive), and charming. with many of the patrons speaking italian, i feel like this is authenticitalianfare (that and the taste of the food is authentic). i feel like i am in anitalianhome kitchen where i have been invited for dinner. there is a typical 20 minutes wait here because folks in the surrounding area know this is the best italian!

we ventured out to this restaurant based on a recent review from the orlando sentinel food critic, who gave it 3 out of 4 stars, which she rarely gives restaurants much over a 2. we waited only about 10 minutes for a table ( the place is very small) . the staff and owner were very attentive. we ordered the halibut with asparagus and fettucini and veal parmesan. added on 2 salads and was brought over a nice basket of bread with an oil and balsamic vinegar dipping sauce. the halibut was very good, however a little pricey @ $25.95. the veal was good also, but the sauce was boring as if from a can. my wife makes homemade tomato sauce as well as vodka cream sauce. she always compares hers to theirs at any place we go. she mentioned that the only 2 places we have found with good marinara sauce in the 3 years we have lived in central florida are: pannulo's in winter park, and goodfella's in debary. for some reason,italianrestaurants down here seem to tend to " dumb down" the sauce so to speak. other than that, the meals were great and i would recommend it . mabbe next time we will try the " brick oven" pizza !!

yummy food, suspect server. boy, i've had a half-dozen wonderful dinners this month at the lake mary location--the best manicotti, tasty eggplant, noodles, great seasoned spinach, anchovy pizza to die for--but perhaps i remind the tall, brunette server at the bar of someone she intensly dislikes. never says hello, no smiles, doesn't return to see if i'd care for anything else, and forget expecting a "thank you" when paying the check. if i wanted to feel bad, instead of going to an excellentitalianrestaurant for gourmet quality dinners, i'd go to a horror movie instead!

a little overrated. i have been wanting to try this place for some time now. with all of the great reviews i was very optimistic.
unfortunately, i was let down.
this place is bustling. nice atmosphere and you can tell it is frequented by the local heathrow crowd. this is a tiny restaurant, so when more than twenty people show up it looks like a huge crowd.
service was welcoming and friendly. however, we felt like the host was hovering over our table (waiting for us to leave to seat the next party, perhaps?)
food was average at best. brick oven pizza 13" was almost flavorless and the crust was very thin, which would be a good thing if it wasn't soggy. chicken parm was good but not highly memorable. bread was ok but a little too chewy. the best part of the meal was the olive oil dip for the bread. that was delicious! calamari was good too but just ok. can get the same thing at any decent pizza place.

the prices were very reasonable.
terra mia has definitely capture the hometown feel so i can see why people like it. but for me the food was not memorable and i will probably stick with my local pizza place for when i'm craving pizza anditalianfood.

unbelievably good!. i am always looking for greatitalianrestaurants and growing up with a bigitalianfamily i am extremely picky about it. i work close to the restaurant and have passed by hundreds of times before i finally went in. i was amazed at what a cool little spot this is. the cooks speaking initalianfelt like a movie and the food was fantastic. i get the specials often and they are always great. a lot of good authentic picks off the menu as well. the sauce is awesome! and for lunch, you can't beat the meatball panini. the best.

greatitalianfood. visited terra mia in longwood and had an amazing dinner...great authenticitalianfood!

excellent, authenticitalianfood.. excellent pizza, great paninis, delicious desserts. realitaliandone right. high quality ingredients.

bestitalianin florida!

jannie. my husband and i like terre mia very much. the management and the wait staff are very courteous, efficient and professional. we love the food at terre mia...very yummy authenticitaliancuisine. you will love it!

incredible. francesco is one of the best chefs in any of theitalianrestaurant i've visited. the cuisine is delightful, the owners, rozario and mossimo, are incredible hosts, and the servers do a great job. cannot adequately express how great terra mia is with mere words.

excellentitalianfood!!!. terra mia is, without a doubt, one of the very bestitalianrestaurants in central florida. they have 2 locations, one in heathrow and the other in longwood on 434 and douglas avenue. by all means order the eggplant parmesean as an appetizer...it's out of this world!