La Vela Italian Restaurant

The food is very average to say the least. The octopus was suddenly paired with a lot of sweet potatoes. In my opinion, asparagus or greens with balsamic vinaigrette would work better. The octopus was well cooked though. Hunter chicken quite bland, veal Parmesan nothing outstanding. Apple strudel was very wet, the lava cake had no melted chocolate inside. The carpaccio was really good. So this is not Italian cuisine, this is some kind of fusion of Italian and American food. Cocktails were also not very interesting. So I just miss the old Dry Dock restaurant (used to be lin the same spot) that had some outstanding food.

La Vela is my favorite restaurant! Been here many times and I always leave so happy! Our server Allison was amazing! We had burrata caprese salad and calamari to start, so delightful. I always order the creamy pesto gnocchi which is the most delicious thing in the world, and we also had the lobster ravioli. Obviously needed dessert so we had the lava cake which was heavenly. The menu is genuinely perfect, there’s so many delicious options. We always celebrate our anniversary here and hopefully always will 🙂❤️

Another great restaurant on our path! It’s hard to find an Italian restaurant that really knows how to cook pasta. This one did it perfectly! Now if you don’t like pasta al dente, the way it’s supposed to be eaten then this place is not for you. I ordered a plate of shrimp scampi linguine and it was delicious. My husband ordered the Pacchere Amatriciana which was really good too. We both enjoyed our lunch and the server was very nice.

The food was mediocre. I expected a bit more based on the reviews. However, the appetizers and drinks were enjoyable, and my relatives did enjoy the shrimp scampi. The Limoncello Blush was outstanding definitely a 10/10! I would not recommend the cream of crab soup, though, as it was quite bland.

Hands down, one of the best restaurants in Southern Maryland. The food here is off the chart good!!! They do an amazing job with their food & service. Highly recommend stopping in & trying for yourself. You will not be disappointed!!!!!