travinia italian kitchen & wine bar

we recently ate at travinias on a very busy friday evening. the restaurant was crowded and our party was seated in the bar area which was fine. our waitress was very nice and attentive. the food was absolutely incredible. so why never again? after we had finished our dinner, we were waiting for our dessert to be served when a party of 12 came into the restaurant. they squeezed the party into a few tables at the bar area next to our table and then proceeded to ask us to move to another table to make room for the larger party. we were still waiting on our dessert! i believe a restaurant depends on repeat customers, no matter how large the party, to be a successful restaurant. it was obvious that their priority was the larger group. really, how bad would it have been for the party towaitthe additional 10 minutes for us to finish our meal? never again! i'll take my business and my cash elsewhere!

very busy place with high energy. perfect for before or after theater with a wide selection of reasonably priced italian classics. seating staff is a bit ditzy and confused (too many of them) butwaitand bus staff attentive and professional. call ahead for seating.

desperately in need of competent management. i ate there this afternoon after a very long week. we just wanted a decent meal at a convenient restaurant with good service. so, unfortunately, we tried this place. we sat at the table for almost 15 minutes before a waiter came to the table. (the restaurant was less than half full, so it's not like they were swamped.) the drinks took a long time to arrive. we had to go find our own silverware after someone who wasn't our waiter dropped off the appetizers. we were surrounded by dirty tables and dirty floors. thewaitstaff acted like they'd rather be anywhere but there. the restrooms had no paper towels and barely any soap. the food was ok at best. the lasagna was decent. the rigatoni with braised short rib marina sauce had almost no meat and even less flavor; the "sauce" was mostly grease and i left most of the dish on the table. the waiter perked up when i handed him my black american express card to pay the bill, but it was too late to score any service points that late in the game.

delicious!. my father and i came here for dinner on a weekday, so there was no wait. the setting is beautiful. our waitress was very knowledgeble and friendly. i got the chicken piccata (which is one of my favorites). it did not dissapoint. it was the best chicken piccata i've ever had. i highly reccomend it. i'd have liked a little more pasta, but that's just be being picky. there were four big chicken breasts that came with it, and a good amount of sauce. the chicken was lightly breaded, and the whole dish just felt light and fresh. i could tell it was fresh. their bread is amazing. my dad got the chicken cannelloni and it was also very good. it was slow, and it kinda weirded me out a little because two of thewaitstaff kept circling around the restaurant and passing our table. we actually counted at least 5 times for one of them. it was kinda funny. not complaining, at least they were trying to look busy and professional. this restaurant gets 5 stars from me! also, it's located in a new up-and-coming shopping center, that looks like it'll be fab once it's finished!