LaRina Pastificio Vino - Brooklyn

Ok listen up. My siblings have Italian spouses, one who owns a restaurant in Italy, so I had high hopes and high expectations for this place. Let me say it EXCEEDED my expectations and then some! It's bittersweet that I dont live in New York because most of my money would go towards their food and drinks, but now I have to plan a trip back to BK because I'm still dreaming of their pasta, ravioli, and fish. Cocktails were superb too. This restaurant would make for a great date setting as it's interior as well as exterior is intimate and gorgeous all around. Staff was super friendly, quick, and attentive. 10/10 would come back here again. Great, now I'm hungry again.

Tasty and authentic italian spot! Attentive and accommodating servers, we sat outside in the front with plenty of space. They also have a cute private terrace in the back for patrons as well!Food: 4/5

Overall rating: 4.5My friend and I went because I guess the chef is famous or something. Um.. unfortunately I didn’t like the food. I really liked the lasagna and will definitely be back if that’s what I’m craving. Here are the other things I ordered, so if you wanted to order other items they might be better:Stracciatella 4/5 this was pretty good! And the 2nd thing I liked apart for the lasagna. The peas were so refreshingAsparagi .5/5 apparently when it says “crispy”, they actually mean fried. I was expecting roasted asparagus. This was not good. And didn’t feel healthy at all.Gnocchi 3/5 eh. Was it the most amazing thing ever? No. Was it terrible? No. But when you have it in juxtaposition with the bomb lasagna, you’re taste buds can tell the difference between really good and on par.Lasagna 5/5 so many other people say this is the best and for good reason. The flavor, yum. The taste, ooo. The layers, chefs kiss. Thiss is it.As a usual dessert girl, nothing stood out to me. I was already upset by all the items, didn’t seem worth it to me (especially with the price tag I was paying).The ambiance was really cute and the service was nice. But not enough for me to want to come back.Recommend giving it a try and trying other items but these ?

This is a really charming casual Italian spot. There are wine themed posters on every wall, which is painted a cool shade of green. My wife and I shared the special salad tomatoes and melon, yum! and wondered how restaurant tomatoes manage to be 10 times better than the best farmers market tomatoes. I had the special pasta, which had eggplant, tomato, and smoked ricotta. It was really nice bright summery tomato sauce balanced with the smokey cheese like a summer cookout, which I think is what they were trying to invoke.There's a beautiful garden in the back, which unfortunately didn't have any tables for us.

Perfect evening from start to finish. We had a reservation for 4 outside. Server was great! We had mezcal margaritas which were not on menu and the bartender made them delicious. Food was exceptional, highly recommend the lasagna and bucatini pasta so fresh and sauces just right! Cant wait to go back soon.Vegetarian options: They catered for all allergies and food preferences