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“Great food, horrible service - not worth it at the moment.”   Kate K.

I went to Cala Lilly first with my parents, a friend my age (20s) and her mother. We were seated very quickly, and the ambience is nice, it's a very romantic setting. However, our server took... More >

I went to Cala Lilly first with my parents, a friend my age (20s) and her mother. We were seated very quickly, and the ambience is nice, it's a very romantic setting. However, our server took forever (at least 10 minutes) to come over to take our drink order, and consistently was unable to answer our questions, basically (pardon my language) bs-ing answers. Our food took ridiculously long (45 minutes or so, and the restaurant was not busy at all) to come out after we ordered, and the entire experience took about 2 1/2 hours - waaaay too long to spend just sitting waiting for food and service! The food was wonderful, but the lack of service and the slowness of the kitchen was extremely frustrating. My second (and probably last for a long time) experience with Cala Lilly was the week before Valentine's Day, when I had reserved a table for my boyfriend and myself because I would be unable to go out on Valentine's Day. We had a bad snowstorm and I called multiple times in order to try to confirm whether the restaurant would be open for us to come in, and not only did no one answer the phone (understandable if they were closed), no one ever called back. I was very offended after leaving my number and requesting a call-back in the message I left, saying that if they were closed I would like to re-schedule a reservation for the next night. Overall: The food is amazing. The ambience is wonderful. However, the service is awful and the kitchen is agonizingly slow. Maybe it was just my experience, and if you're willing to put up with it, go there! The food makes it almost worth it for me, and I'll eventually go back after a while, to see if anything has changed.
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“I feel robbed”   by ClassyYinzer at Citysearch

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Saw this restaurant on the top 10 list so I just had to drive 45 minutes out to it. Especially since it was paired with eleven and other similar caliber restaurants. What a joke. Cala Lily's you... More >

Saw this restaurant on the top 10 list so I just had to drive 45 minutes out to it. Especially since it was paired with eleven and other similar caliber restaurants. What a joke. Cala Lily's you should be ashamed to rob people like that. 100 bucks for a table for two when what was served was well.... well below average. The decor is what sets the mood... A run down cafe exterior... as you open up the door to a foyer with broken up wooden look alike vinyl tiles you encounter a hallway which seperates the dining room from the host table using some sort of wonderful table cloth or something? Then you walk to the table not knowing what to think with the dream, love, home and family signs straight from marshalls clearance section. Food well.... Lets just say my wife and I saw a piece of mold on our bread. That just set the mood let me tell you. Then came cold poblano, dried up ravioli's and a steak that... well I'll hand it to them, was not the worst I've had. Wine was room temperature and dull, atmosphere was dusty dated and used, and dessert was funny. They brought it out on a wonderful display. Just a hint cala lily... your desserts are nothing impressive to look at. Try to describe a delicious something instead of showing a beat up ole slice of pie. You might then be able to rob someone for more than the c note I paid. Sorry about the frustration, I just feel a little bit taken. Thats it for now. I'm going to go boil myself in water now to clean off the dirtyness I feel after having left there. Thanks for wasting an hour and 45 minutes out of life. (yeah, it took that long). Pros: The host was well dressed Cons: Everything
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“AMAZING MEAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”   by lucy31 at Citysearch

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We went to the Cala Lilly Cafe over the weekend and it was AMAZING! You'd never know it from the outside, but the service, staff and food was spectacular! We had drinks at the bar--a cala Lilly... More >

We went to the Cala Lilly Cafe over the weekend and it was AMAZING! You'd never know it from the outside, but the service, staff and food was spectacular! We had drinks at the bar--a cala Lilly flirtini for me (great!)...Sat down to dinner, shared the stuffed portabella mushroom with crab (SO GREAT!). Then, I had a delicious salad. My husband ordered the pepper pork chop w/ stuffed banana peppers and I had the pistachio crusted tilapia. We also had a bottle of their red. zinfandel...NO COMPLAINTS! You must go there!! Pros: Food, Service Cons: Small parking lot, dining room a little bright
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Holy Canoli this place was great! Since having lived in the metro New York and Chicago areas, I was nervous about moving to PIttsburgh, but this p... More >