La Tavola - Ludlow

I'm happy to see Tavola open back up more for the winter. Their food is too good to pass up and it's been sad only being able to get pizza. As we aren't going to eat in anytime soon, We did takeout from them this week. Super easy to order online or on the ChowNow app. Easy to pick up too. The chicken Marsala was awesome. Linguini with clams. Also great. The pizza was huge and my teenager enjoyed it as well. Obviously they have a more limited menu for now but hopefully they can continue to ride out the pandemic and be back. Be sure to check them out when staying nearby. Good solid Italian.

We were really hungry and all the other restaurants were super crowded and couldn't accommodate us. This was such a lovely surprise a little bit outside of town which was perfect because it was closer to our lovely hotel the Echo Lake Inn. We had a wonderful meal of super fresh ingredients and the service was terrific they couldn't have been nicer I would absolutely recommend this terrific Italian restaurant when ever you're in the Ludlow area. Great Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra music in the background as well!

The bartender Glena is amazing and the food is always the best. Want authentic Italian food in Vermont? Look no further! Come here you won't regret it!

Everything was wonderful with the exception of the frantic blonde waitress who yelled at the lovely young girl who sat our party. No employee should be yelled at in front of diners/customers!

We came as a party of 2 on an off-peak ski weekend. When we walked in at 8 pm, almost half of the tables were empty, which we thought would be a good sign that we would be seated promptly! We stood there for a few minutes before a waitress came up to us, asking what our reservation was under. We said we didn 't have a reservation, to which she turned us away saying We are far too busy, we can 't seat you unless you have a reservation. We walked out completely confused, and checked the website to see if they were a reservations only place. We felt 8 pm was not too late, given that we were a small party and the hours are listed until 9:30 pm. There is NO mention anywhere that you must have a reservation to be seated. The restaurant was very clearly NOT busy and it appeared that they had more than enough wait staff to cover their tables. We only got the impression that they did not want to seat us because it would be more work for them. As an excited and hungry repeat customer, this was an extremely disappointing experience and I am not sure I will dine here again. That being said, I do enjoy their food, but apparently you NEED a reservation if you want any chance of being seated, even on an off-peak weekend.