Cafe Piazza

Please do NOT waste your money! My friend and I were recommended Cafe Piazza by a fellow coworker to try on an outing to see the Christmas lights in Collierville town Square. Upon arrival we were told that it would be about a 45 minuet wait and they would call us. About am hour into our wait outside we met a lovely group of 6 people who wanted to know if there was a wait. I told them about our wait and followed them into the restaurant to inquire about ours. They were seated promptly. We waited another 5 minuets when we were seated at a table that had not been occupied our first time in the restaurant. The host was less than polite and didn't smile once our entire visit there. However our waitress was very pleasant. We ordered an appetizer of pimento cheese, entre of lobster ravioli, and the salmon with asparagus and mashed potatoes. The pimento cheese was not editable or at least not to our taste. It had an over whelping taste of rose water, which I found extremely odd. The bread was very stale. My friend stated that her lobster ravioli was good, even though an extremely small portion. I received the salmon and asparagus but the mash potatoes were forgotten at first. The salmon and vegetables were amazing and flavorful, cooked perfectly. The asparagus was still cold and raw, then drowned in oil. Once the mash potatoes arrived I realized that I was better off without them in the beginning, how do you mess up mash potatoes? Apparently they found a way how. I ate the salmon and tomatoes and left the rest on the table. I ended up spending $63 for a meal that was partially not editable. I truly wish I could report differently because the building and environment was quiet nice and set on a beautiful town square. I will not be returning here nor be recommending it to any of my clients.

Went to David Grisani’s for lunch but they were closed! Yo David update your website and voicemail. Decided to head here as we had our hearts set on Italian Short wait to be seated. Very friendly folks. Great ambiance. Acceptable service for having only one wait staff. But the food. The food. The special for the day (crab artichoke dip) was pretty good. Piazza pizza (served warm, not hot) was ok. Albacore panini was not great (very dry). As for the pasta, it tasted a bit over cooked and soft. Crawfish pasta was a bit tasteless - maybe it needed more sauce or maybe I got COVID. I’m not sure. When I could taste it, it had a slight kick to it. The Chicken Alfredo - cream tasted a bit weird. I can’t place it. But the chicken strips were nice and tender. The single piece bread that came with each pasta was really nice and soft. For the prices charged (more than $80 after tax and tip) though, I’d provably give it a pass, unless you just want nice ambiance and maybe a glass of wine (fyi, from listening to the table next to me order, it sounded like they were out of a lot of the whites). It just didn’t do it do me.