La Piazza

I don't want to spend much time reviewing a disappointment but I feel I owe it to the helpful Yelpers out there who have directed me toward great places and warned me of bad ones. This place is bad, period. In addition I especially don't appreciate my nose being assaulted by detergent when the staff is rushing to clean the kitchen and to get out the door, and while I am still eating. Actually, overall I have yet to find a decent restaurant in posh Orinda.

Four of us enjoyed a nice early dinner here after a late afternoon movie across the street (very convenient). Nice fresh salads, yummy pastas and good pizza. We had friendly and efficient service. Atmosphere was pleasant, noise level acceptable and the prices reasonable. We'll definitely return.

Went here last Tuesday with my mom and sister before seeing The Great Gatsby at the theater across the street. Traffic was worse than usual in the Caldecott Tunnel and so we only had 30 minutes to spare. We informed them that we were trying to catch a movie and they were very respectful of that. They gave us our check when they brought us our food, so we didn't have to waste time with that. Not only did we get our in time to make the movie, but we had some time to spare!

The food was pretty good overall. The pizza I had was good, though had a little to much cheese.

I would definitely recommend this place and I'll definitely be back!