Italia Trattoria

I am retired from 30 years in fine dining (The Four Seasons in Cary NC and Kiawah Island Resort in Charleston SC). I also worked as a spotter for 4 and 5 star hotels out of Dallas TX for 3 years. This spot is doing everything right. The service was impeccable, yet not at all over bearing. It is expensive, but not for the fine dining eccletic dishes that you will find nowhere else in Spokane. Fine dining on this level is known for tiny portions, but not here. Portions are very generous by the industry standard. I sat at a table of 10 and the food presentation was excellent, the execution of timing was perfection. The restaurant was immaculate throughout. Dont be fooled by the lack of white table clothes, this is fine dining at its best. We had a disabled guest, and she was accommodated immediately. The bar is great (my position in my career was Beverage Director). The bar is small, but highly organized. They have a solid premium selection. All labels were perfectly face forward and bottles were sparkling clean. I was surprised that they didnt have silver pours facing left on the bottles, as it would make measured pours so much easier and faster (and alittle prettier). If their concern is bugs getting in the bottle, a golf tee fits perfectly in the silver pourers (trust me). I thought the owner was delightful. She genuinely engaged with our disabled guest. While many Spokane restaurants throw white table cloths on the table and charge exorbinant prices, this spot is the real deal.

Simply the best food in Spokane because Anna Vogel is the best chef around, bar none, and Beth is the most amazing and capable host.

My husband's ragout was better than my dish. Overall good food though. Sat on patio. Was a bit more casual than dining in the restaurant. Would have preferred that. Some of the dishes listed below were not available when we went, which was a shame.

So good but expensive staff are amazing

With no hesitation, some of the best food we have had in a long time! Painstaking attention to detail on the flavors and presentation of everything we had was evident as a top priority for this restaurant. Our group of five were greeted warmly and spoiled with the service encountered here. Not on the list for a weekly visit in our budget, we are still looking to rationalize just when we get to go back. Highly recommend!

Italia Trattoria has been a long standing favorite of mine. I have had brunch and many dinners with them and service is always exceptional only outshined by the amazing food and drinks. The menu is a beautiful arrangement of authentic Italian dishes without being all pasta! Without question, I highly recommend Italian Trattoria to all!

We had a wonderful dinner. The pork chop was one of the best I have ever had. Unexpected. The lamb ragu was really good too. The octopus app was outstanding and drink very good. We will definitely be coming back!