Taverna Rustic Italian Wilmington

Pleasant environment, exceptional service. Food was not up to the expectations. We had as starters arancini and calamari. What was called arancini were not at all so. You cannot consider an Italian restaurant a establishment that serves food, although not bad in taste, named after something that is totally different. The calamari were considerably small, but not bad. The pizza crust was pretty dry. Toppings were good. It can be a much better place with some improvements. P.S. As per your menu, carbonara does NOT have bacon, does NOT have parmigiano, does NOT have peas, the only thing right was spaghetti. Don't forget the eggs 😋

I really don’t understand why this place has a 4 star rating. It should be 5 star for sure. The food, service and ambience is amazing. Good veg and non veg options and you can customize the pasta or pizza if you don’t like anything. The spicy shrimp is my favorite.

We love Taverna. However, last night we did not have a great experience. Food and service were great. Thanks, Riley. We had a reservation. We got there a few minutes early and could hardly even get into the restaurant. I don't know what happened but we waited more than 30 minutes past our time. The explanation was that everyone standing around had a reservation. So, I am wondering if they took a lot of walk ins and decided all of us who planned ahead could just wait. The three people at the front desk seemed to have no idea what was going on. We will probably come back but hopefully they will honor it when they take reservations. No one should have to wait over half an hour past their reservation.

We stumbled upon this restaurant while driving towards another restaurant. Figured we give it a shot. This restaurant is very spacious with in-door & outdoor seatings. Decor was nice with open kitchen concept. Parking was easy when we went there. Staffs were wonderful & friendly! The food was very good! The complimentary bread dip was very good! Our kids really liked it. We ordered an entree for our daughters to split and the staffs brought out 2 dishes split up already for us. So that was a very nice touch! Our pasta dishes tasted pretty authentic & seems to be made in-house, which we like. All in all, we’ll definitely be back again to try other dishes on their menu. 😊👍🍽️🍴🍹🍸🥩🍝🥖🥰

Had dinner last night. Nice atmosphere, staff were polite, and friendly. Ordered an app, which was nice, but my meal which started out good, ended up being disappointing. I ordered the chicken parm. It was dark, too dark and a bit overcooked. They need to change that oil. The mozzarella cheese I had to scrape off. It was like chewing gum. First time I have had mozzarella like that, I have to say. My husband enjoyed his meal though, as well as our friend so atleast they had fabulous meals. - A disappointed Italian