Alavita

“One of the best fine Italian restaurants in Boise! Loved the gluten free options! Food was fantastic! Drinks and atmosphere were amazing and incredible attentive staff! Gluten free Cannoli was out of this world! Their drinks so so good 👌🏼 Everything top notch”

“We loved the food! It’s probably the best Italian food in Boise area. Beef rigatoni was our favorite! Calamari were so yummy too. The arugula salad was so so good! Justin was a great, knowledgeable, friendly server. It was our first time and we enjoyed it.”

“We had great food and service on a beautiful evening. We managed to obtain one of the outside tables. It was an amazing evening.”

Ritvik Nag★★★★

First time in Boise, Idaho, visiting for the Boise Half Marathon. I ended up dining at Alavita twice — once to carbo-load the night before my race, and again the day after as a recovery dinner. Alavita is an upscale Italian restaurant, and I’d recommend making reservations, especially for dinner. My first visit was with a reservation for one, while my second was a walk-in where I managed to snag patio seating. On my first visit, I started with the House-Baked Focaccia, which came with truffle-honey butter. The focaccia was light, fresh, and served pre-sliced. The honey and butter combination was absolutely divine and paired wonderfully with the bread. It honestly made me wonder why more Italian restaurants don’t serve something similar. For my entrée, I ordered the daily special, which I believe was a cheese tortellini with shrimp and corn in a lemon garlic sauce. It was flavorful, deceptively filling, and paired well with the focaccia. While it wasn’t the best pasta I’ve ever had,

Jordania Klaffmo★★★★★

One of the best fine Italian restaurants in Boise! Loved the gluten free options! Food was fantastic! Drinks and atmosphere were amazing and incredible attentive staff! Gluten free Cannoli was out of this world! Their drinks so so good 👌🏼 Everything top notch

Quinn Herlihy★★★★★

All of the food was delicious! We ordered the custom Battilardo board and the parmesan gelato was incredible. For dinner we got the Rigatoni, Orecchiette (no mushroom), Lasagna, and for dessert—tiramisu. The restaurant is very pretty with low light, and plenty of seating without feeling too close to others. Would love to go back in the summer when the garage doors are open and order a Battilardo board & cocktails! 🍷🍝

Shiloh★★★★

Morgan was handsome and very knowledgeable about the offering. My date ordered the rigatoni, it was a 100% recommend. Soft, bouncy noodles and rich beef with red onions 😍 My clam dish was tasty but there was sand in almost every clam. Made it very hard to eat. Would go back and try a different dish. ❤️

Rick L.★★★★★

We came here for my wife's birthday. Amy took such good care of us on our first visit. She was amazing, but so were our food, drinks,and the ambiance! Five stars all around! The best negroni that I have ever had. We both LOVED the grilled artichoke.  She enjoyed the house salad with a very fresh and tart dressing, I LOVED the fennel/apple salad, and I was so pleasantly surprised when I got the rehydrated cherry or a  bite of pistachio. Crispy salmon should be on everyone's bucket list... She disagrees.  She thinks it should be grilled chicken picatta (but she didn't have the salmon!). I also indulged in a draft Peroni, then affogato and Courvoisier VS for dessert... which they served in a heated glass. Another beautiful attention to detail. Everything was beautifully prepared and served. This was an amazing experience, and we are both so glad that we chose Alavita to celebrate my wife's birthday!

Lena Khash★★★★★

We loved the food! It’s probably the best Italian food in Boise area. Beef rigatoni was our favorite! Calamari were so yummy too. The arugula salad was so so good! Justin was a great, knowledgeable, friendly server. It was our first time and we enjoyed it.

Joshua Peters★

Had very high hopes for this place and planned our anniversary here. The beet and citrus salad my partner ordered lacked any flavor and ‘vinaigrette’. The side of shrimp was charred and if blind folded we wouldn’t be able to tell what type of meat it was over the burnt taste. The chicken marsala had little to no cream and was coated with oil - definitely NOT what marsala should be. The waiter, however, was phenomenal and was very good at his job. For the price of the food it wasn't worth it.

Gregg Allen★★★★★

We had great food and service on a beautiful evening. We managed to obtain one of the outside tables. It was an amazing evening.