Montecatini Italian Kendall, Miami

Starting with the atmosphere, they sat us in the outdoor area in front of the door. So imagine a door that is open and your table is the door stop to keep the door open. That is where we sat. Though the glass there was another family seated and it felt like we were eating together.Service, no one spoke English not even enough to communicate with my husband. It was so bad that they would talk to me and ignore him all together. I could have translated their conversation but they didn't even bother to include him and just talked to me. Our server was nice but again my husband couldn't ask him about the menu.Food, the fried cheese balls were paired with sweet and sour sauce. Seemed like a strange pairing of an Asian sauce with a spanish cheese. It distracted from the cheese. An Asian sauce doesn't fit the Italian, Cuban, Spanish theme. It just tasted strange. Asians don't have cheese recipes that should have been a clue. It wasn't fusion it was confussion.The spaghetti carbonara. Best description, meh. It was not the best. It was missing the black speckles of black pepper that the name carbonara comes from.$42 short rib. It was so disappointing. Over all the whole dish was under seasoned. Risotto was the worse part. It haf some pieces of rice that were al dente and others were over cooked. Overcooked to the point the the gain split. The flavor was like boiled rice in water boring boxed broth. The beef was just under seasoned. The mushrooms sauce was either not enough or the beef was just simply under seasoned.This dish needed SALT, SALT, SALT!I couldn't finish eating it.I will not be returning to try other dishes.

Everything was amazing, the food and the service is great!! We will definitely come back. I took a star off the rating because the lack of effort to speak in English. I understand where this establishment is located, but pretending not to hear a person that is talking directly to you, is not only rude but also represents the restaurant very poorly. If you're limited and can't communicate in English, find someone who can so that you can take care of a paying customer. Please help your staff to be better, this is a great place to gather with family and friends and have a great meal, and it is a shame not to be able to treat all customers equally.Parking: Parking spots are ridiculously small. People are obligated to park in 2 spots, especially if you have an SUV, even a regular size car, doesn't fit between the lines. Hopefully, they redo the lot soon?

This place never fails to freshen your palate. Great service, excellent food. Is obvious the attention to quality ingredients is there. Highly recommend.

I have been here before for a large birthday party and I do feel that being in the Kendall area it is a very decent Italian restaurant. Our server Orlando made our experience absolutely great was always on top of everything for us and make sure that we always had water in our cup fresh bread off the table and our meals came out perfectly on time. I do find it very reasonably priced for the quality of the food and the ambience is pretty nice as well. I find it to be a very family oriented restaurant and also has a large space for large parties.

Wonderful experience. Food was excellent, service was great despite being packed. Party of 2, no reservation but was seated fast. The lasagna was delicious and very filling, one of the best I've had with a Latin spin on it; mashed potato layer which stayed hot so definitely let it cool down between bites. Delicious, I've never had a lasagna like it but it left me wanting more. The Queen Cream Cheese soup was also excellent, cheesie and had chicken; also very unique dish but delicious. The Spaghetti with Shrimp was also very delicious. The tiramisu was also one of the best I've had, delicious. The server and bus girl were very attentive. Restaurant had a very nice family-oriented atmosphere, excellent service and exceptional food. Menu had a lot to choose from. I will definitely be coming back to this gem. Thank you to everyone at Montecatinj for the amazing experience!Kid-friendliness: A lot of birthdays going on when we went, a few children's birthdays. I love how they still do the whole birthday celebration with the cake on the candle and everyone singing happy birthday.