Cala Di Mare
Cala Di Mare
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
4 reviews
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I attended a family member's small wedding party here. As soon as we arrived the hors d'oeurves began to flow and I really enjoyed them. The mozzarella sticks reminded me of the ones I used to get as a child at an ice skating rink, nothing tastes better than nostalgia right?? The other finger foods were good too, the fried zucchini and mini-pizzas.
I also enjoyed the appetizer table, with cold cuts, shrimp and fried calamari. The fried calamari was also another stand out. That, the mozzarella sticks and the free flowing drinks, of course.
What really made me not enjoy my experience was after that. I had been up dancing and came back to the table to find everyone else had a salad, except for me, despite my table setting clearly looking like it was used. I brushed it off, I was pretty full still on the appetizers. But it would come back later to haunt me. That is, I ordered the Bistecca Florentine, having had a similar dish at an italian restaurant a few weeks prior. I always ask for my steak rare/medium-rare since I know restaurants tend to overcook that. My sisters fiance ordered the same.
We both got our steaks and they were overdone and dry. While my sisters fiance asked for a new one, I don't like to send back food, so I stuck with it. His second steak came the same exact way. And when he mussed again about it he asked for the snapper, which he had tasted off my sisters plate. Lesson learned, do not order the steak from here,
I ate here with several family members for a Thanksgiving Lunch. My uncle does not eat dinner so… Anyway, everything tasted really good. Its a new place that has only been open for about 2 months. I really enjoyed the bruschetta. The seasoning on the tomatoes was really good. I could eat an entire plate of just that. They had a special menu for the day. I had an eggplant portabello mushroom with cheese appetizer and that was good. I also ordered the Scallopini Veal cutlet with prosciutto, cheese and tomato sauce. It was well seasoned and tasted delicious. Later I ate an apple pie dessert but I was not a huge fan of that. My girlfriend ate a vegetarian pasta dish with eggplant and zucchini. She loved it. I had a small piece and that too was delicious. I tried some of her tiramisu and that was pretty damn tasty. The place was not busy at all. There was only 1 other table with guests. The decor inside was nice and clean. The waitstaff was very friendly and helpful. I plan to visit this place again very soon. It will be nice to visit when there are more people and see if the food and service is as good as it was today.
I attended a graduation party here a few weeks ago. The thing that I was most excited about was it's close proximity to the LIRR Rockville Center station. Literally within walking distance. The size of the restaurant is perfect for a small- medium sized function. I believe there were eight long tables set up on this particular day and there was still plenty of room to move around and dance if you wanted to.
Once I arrived, I greeted the graduate and servers started to swarm with appetizers. None of the appetizers were all that special. The appetizers included mozzarella sticks, fried zucchini, and bruschetta. The servers were very attentive; possibly too attentive. They kept returning offering more appetizers and I had to keep declining which made me feel bad and a little uncomfortable. While the guests were mingling the servers begin to take drink orders. For this particular event, there were also bottles of wine on the table. There was a buffet set up for dinner. Some of the things included on the buffet were a green salad, pasta, chicken, and calamari. The food was okay but definitely nothing to write home about.
Overall it was a pleasant experience. The food was somewhat lackluster but once again it was conveniently located next to the LIRR.
My wife and I went out for dinner to Cala de Mare using a Groupon certificate. This is the home restaurant for a Best Wester hotel in Rockville Center.We were seated quickly in what was essentially a empty restaurant. We were given a starter of unwarmed bread and Bruschetta which was terrible. We then ordered a pasta soup and a salad. The salad was OK however the pasta fazul soup has some underdone beans. We then ordered two entrées one lemon chicken and a pasta with eggplant dish. The lemon chicken was OK but not great. The pasta dish was well below average in quality and taste. We quickly stopped eating packed away our food and left this restaurant. disappointed I cannot understand the high ratings my fellow reviewers gave this restaurant since my experience was so different from theirs. Service was good and was responsive. The price to value ratio is about average for this type of restaurant. All in all this was a poor experience and I will probably not be going back.