La Rustica - on Magnolia

La Rustica is hands down the most authentic Italian restaurant in the Lowcountry. The service was exceptional; every customer received top priority throughout our entire visit. Our water glasses were kept full all night, a rare find in today's dining scene. This family-owned gem sets a standard for dining experiences. Everything, from the pasta to the sauces, desserts, and bread, is meticulously handmade in-house. The bread is particularly outstanding, melting in your mouth with each bite. My wife loved her flavorful chicken Parmesan, and my rigatoni with filet medallions was superb. What truly stood out was the team's dedication and synchronization; every employee knew their role, seamlessly attending to each table. The owners were actively involved, clearing plates and ensuring guests felt like part of their extended family. La Rustica deserves to be nominated for the Best of Summerville.

Went there tonight for our anniversary dinner. The restaurant was very charming and we been looking to check it out. The food was spectacular. We had the oysters for an appetizer and we had the specials salmon and the boar. Both were great and the atmosphere was sunning as well. Probably the best restaurant in town and prices with that quality food is spot on .

Now the not so good. They really need a manager or GM. This is like something out of kitchen nightmares. Where you have amazing food, overworked servers and the manager somewhere hiding not checking on customers. My wife’s glass of wine went dry. Our water glasses did the same more than once, zero ice. And also an hour before they closed someone started putting lamps and other things on a table next to us and they were cleaning up the restaurant around us as we ate! And then the poor waitress forgot to run my card and gave it back to me and we caught her error and paid. Someone needs to run the restaurant because I’d like to come back before it shuts it down.

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Tried Again. Service much better and attentive. Food spectacular and on point. Tried different items on menu and had four other guests. Only complaint was the veal was not breaded and a little tough other than that perfect. One of my favorites in historic Summerville

Beautiful restaurant. We went for happy hour and then dinner. Loved the bartender and the drinks are delicious, especially the pineapple sangria. I didn’t care for the polenta fries, my husbands filet was under cooked and I specifically came to this restaurant for (my birthday) the chocolate cake everyone raves about only to find out they took it off the menu. The rest of the food was good.

Food was great! Loved that you can add yourself to the waitlist online and it updates your place in line. The Valentino drink was delicious as was everything else. Sam was the best server!

If I could give this place 10 stars I would. It is 100% legit straight up real deal Italian food like you would expect if you lived in the northeast. My wife and I took our 4 kids to celebrate my mom’s birthday. We shared 5 appetizers, 7 entrees and 3 desserts. I honestly couldn’t tell you what the best thing was because it was all incredible. That’s all you really need to know.