Acqua Cafe

"Some of the friendliest and helpful staff I’ve experienced in the area. The food, drinks and decor were fantastic. Never had an empty drink or messy table. They took care of everything in decent time"

"We came here early on a Saturday night around 5pm right when they open and there was plenty of seating inside, by the bar, or outside by their patio. We decided to sit outside on the patio and it was nice having the greenery surround the side enclosing the patio space having a barrier between the parking spaces. The acrylic chairs were also very comfortable and overall I enjoyed the design of the space. They also do take reservations by phone if you plan on coming during a busy dinner hour. We started off ordering a San Daniele pizza for the table to share as a starter and the pizza was so good! It was a thin but fluffy crust with mozzarella, prosciutto and arugula. Absolutely delicious and would definitely order more pizzas to try next time! For my second starter, I ordered the insalata acquarella that had mixed baby greens, cherry tomatoes, shaved fennel, thinly sliced watermelon radish, and a Dijon lemon dressing. It was a great portion so I shared a portion with my future father-in-law. My future mother-in-law ordered the carciofi alla griglia which is the grilled artichoke with a garlic lemon aoli which she absolutely loved. She said it was very flavorful and the artichoke was perfectly cooked. My fiancé ordered the polpo mediterraneo for his starter which is the pan seared octopus on a bed of chickpea purée and chorizo. The octopus had a great char and I enjoyed the bite of texture and the purée was creamy with a bit of meaty kick from the chorizo. For my entree, I ordered the tagliatelle bolognese and it was so good I cleaned my plate. It had the right amount of meaty sauce to tagliatelle noodles ratio and it was so flavorful. I would recommend this as a pasta dish. My fiancé got the fish kabobs that had a mix of chargrilled brazino, shrimp, swordfish, and scallops. The presentation hanging was so grand. He finished it all. They have a good wine list with wines from Napa and Italy. They also have a cocktail list named after the names of the buildings / condos on this street. We live at the cove so we had to order the cove gin and tonic drink! The service was great! They were very attentive to our table and also let us try samples of the wine before deciding if that is what we wanted to order which is very nice. There's plenty of parking spaces available out front of the restaurant and also very walkable from many of the nearby buildings. We enjoyed our dinner and would definitely come back in the future!"

"Came here for dinner with 2 friends while staying for a night in Lake Worth. We called ahead for seating and the host was very flexible. However, she attempted to seat us inside next to a large family with several kids on noisy devices with no headphones in use. We expressed that it was an issue, waited, were about to leave, and then received another table outdoors. Problem solved. The food itself was very high quality. We shared the artichokes and the mussels for appetizers, and each one of us had a pasta dish. We all enjoyed; however, the pricing of the lobster ravioli special was a little unexpected ($45). We should have asked and waitress probably should have mentioned it. We also ordered a bottle of wine which was listed on the menu as being from France; however, it turned out to be from NY. It was not a problem insofar as we all enjoyed it, but it wasn’t a typical French white. Our server said she would mention it to the manager. This is really more of a 4.5 than a 4, just a couple minor areas for improvement relative to price. I’d come back."

"We’ve been before and tonight did not disappoint. However there were some misses. First the pluses. The eggplant appetizer was really excellent and did not have any breading which was a welcome surprise. The Brussels sprouts had every drop of moisture cooked out of them - it was weird - and did not have enough of the fig balsamic drizzle, maybe it was forgotten, that this dish was flat and dry. The tuna tartare, not pictured, was amazing though I thought the tuna chunks were too large but it tasted really nice. The beet salad was very plain but the goat cheese they used was different and I really enjoyed it. Finally the chicken rollatino tasted really good. If my company hasn’t enjoyed the Brussels sprouts I would have sent them back. We had ordered swordfish, and even though I went there for the swordfish and called in advance to verify the menu online was uptodate, they told us they were out of swordfish! And finally, my last gripe was the men’s room was not befitting such an upscale restaurant with Rolls Royce, Bentley, Maserati, etc in the parking lot the men’s room was a mess and extremely unpleasant smelling. The staff use a different bathroom, so I guess no one checks to make sure the customers’ bathrooms are kept nice during dinner service. Still, if come back but I wont order the Brussels sprouts again."

"What an amazing, exquisite, warm and welcoming place! Acqua is so beautiful with a cozy classy ambiance, but at the same time every one of the staff members on May 7th, including Patrick (our waiter), was so helpful, efficient, attentive, warm and friendly. There were 5 of us, and every one of us absolutely loved our dinners! Everything was so fresh and incredible. We cannot wait to go back! We are telling everybody we know about this sparkling gem of a restaurant! Highly recommend!!"