What a great experience! The staff were awesome and the food was great. Highly recommend. The washrooms were clean too. No wonder it’s busy - it’s because it’s good. Lots of gluten free options as well. The sauces were authentic. Caesar salad was really good too. My only feedback - make your meatballs gluten free. We will be making the drive again to this place for sure. What a great find.

I made a Google account just so I could write my first review about this experience. Me and my wife used to come semi-regularly. Key phrase here is *used to* folks.. Last time we came was just a week before quarantine we had shown up for dinner. My pasta was a little on the cold side and I had brought it up to the manager Sydney and she said she would take care of it, what followed is the most unprofessional service I've seen in a restaurant. Expecting her to come out with a plate of hot food from the kitchen as you would expect from a restaurant, she instead walked right past us rolling her eyes at me and my wife and started talking with the large blonde lady at that bar.. we did not think much at first and chalked it up to her just having a long day that was until my wife noticed her taking a second to quickly point out our table with the lady and make an obnoxious face at us and they laughed. They thought it was funny.. Needless to say we didn't stick around long and both us and our family we sometimes reserve big gatherings for definitely won't be returning. It's a shame we used to love coming here but it seems like over the past couple years management has really started to slip.

This is an honest review. I rarely give one/two stars. Loved the decor, ambience and the service. However, the food did not live up to our expectations. We are italian, and this review may be more critical than others. Many dishes offered are made with tomatoe sauce…. and the sauce here needs A LOT of improvement. To our Italian family, it was inedible. I ordered the Black Truffel Sachetti Pasta and it was good (was not made with tomatoe sauce). The others in our group all ordered tomatoe sauce based dishes - veal parmigiana, linguine, gnocchi - and most of the food was not eaten. The salads were good (Caesar and Lina’s house salad). Lastly… the pizza, we ordered the Capricciosa. Firstly, capricciosa pizza is not made the way this place makes it. That aside, it wasn’t good. We did order 3 espressos and they were delish. I can’t give this place more than a one star. The service and people were wonderful, as was the decor.

Lina Linguinis’s is my go-to Italian restaurant in St.Catharines. They have the widest variety of pasta dishes I’ve seen in the city, along with other Italian dishes. The pasta comes with salad as well, which is always a delight. I never have any issues here and always have quick and friendly service! Thanks for being great and consistent!

Ordered takeout spaghetti and meatballs. Salad was great but meatballs were burnt black. Disappointing that they were deemed suitable to serve. Usually love Lina's and expect more.

Great staff and food. Especially love their desserts. Very large portions and have a kid's menu for families.

Food was amazing. Service was so kind and efficient. First time being back in 10 years, will definitely be back with the rest of the family soon

My family loves it here. Even my Nonna who doesn’t particularly prefer eating out. Classic Italian home feel and tasting meals. Prices are a bit expensive, but it is mainly about the overall experience. Portion size is big, and plenty to bring home for leftovers!

Beware: This restaurant is a complete rip off! My wife & I went for an early dinner thinking this restaurant had decent reviews. We were shocked at the poor quality of food served for the price you pay. I ordered a chicken panini which was completely overcooked and tasted like rubber with hardly any sauce. My wife ordered an eggplant panini which was all batter with hardly a trace of any eggplant. We could not believe that a restaurant with decent reviews could serve food like this. This will be the first and last time we will ever go to this restaurant.

Had takeout for two adults : Chicken & sausages rigatoni and Penne Napolitana. Very good portions even if the rigatoni was more generous. Everything was tasteful. We were on the road on our way to the hotel and when we called they didn’t answered the phone so we had to stop by to order but it was worth it. Waitress were very kind, pastas were ready in no time.

I can’t say enough good things about Lina Linguini’s Pasta and Grille! The service here goes above and beyond. They’re incredibly patient when taking orders, making sure they get everything just right. On top of their exceptional service, I was pleasantly surprised when they added a candle to our tiramisu dessert - it’s the little touches like this that truly make dining here special. The only thing that would make this place even better is if they offered halal options. I’d love the chance to try some of their popular dishes with that option available. Overall, a fantastic experience with delicious food and top-notch service. I’ll definitely be coming back! 👌🍝🕯️

Was visiting the area and wanted to try a local spot. The place was very busy on Wed afternoon which is always a good sign. The veal parmigiana was one of the best I’ve had. It had flat bread which wasn’t traditional but worked really well. House salad dressing isn’t the usual Italian. It had more of a fruity taste which I prefer. It’s not for everyone though. My colleagues had chicken Caesar salad. It was fresh and chicken was tender. I only wish I didn’t order sangria. There was an odd taste in there that I couldn’t figure out what. Overall a great place to enjoy lunch or dinner. There was a funny touch in the washroom: instead of music they played Italian language lessons that included common food items and restaurant lingo. I guess you can learn a few things before visiting Italy lol…

It was very very loud. And after 15mins of sitting down, there was no stuff serving us. We have to stop someone to ask for a menu. Btw they were definitely not busy. For the price $80 for 2 people, this is ridiculous and intolerant.

Chicken Carbonara and Stuffed Mushroom is a must try! They have a calm and quiet ambience. Great place to hang out with friends or family.

Had an amazing dinner with our family there last night. Food was delicious The apps were amazing, I have never had such a cheesy artichoke dip! My children loved it, they had the spaghetti and meatballs, and the Alfredo chicken. They had already given their 5 star reviews before we had dessert!

My wife and I popped in for a drink and an app yesterday around 9 p.m. We sat at the bar and behind us, there seemed to be a staff party going on. This reminded me of my time as a server when, back in the day, staff were required to change out of their uniforms if they wanted to eat in the restaurant space. Additionally, our bartender was eating a meal in between transactions - seemed more than a bit unprofessional. Seemed like a staff free-for-all... even though the dinner rush was over, it would be nice to come in for a quiet drink and feel like we were a priority.

I hadn’t been to this restaurant in years! And I’m soooo glad I came back. Dinner was busy on a Thursday night! The service was fantastic from start to finish. All the food from the apps to the dessert were incredible and came out in a timely manner. Nothing felt rushed nor did it feel slow. Our table had three different pasta dishes (big portions too) and no complaints were made! Dessert was heavenly. Skor cheesecake and carrot cake cheesecake, how can you go wrong? *chefs kiss* we will be back in the very near future to try all the other many dishes available!

The best Cesar salad that I ate, without to mention how delicious the Toscana Chicken is, very delicious and perfect amount for someone like me who eats more, all set with the theme of ancient Italy represented in the movies, spectacular attention. The perfect combo to enjoy your food and family days

First time ordering this afternoon and its perfect! Service was great and easy,the portions are great and everything taste amazing! Definitely coming back!

Absolute fantastic meal tonight! Had the gluten free pasta with garlic olive oil and chicken. My wife had the chicken parm. And for dessert we shared the carrot cheesecake. Omfg!!!! Didn't think this existed. Thank God it does! Lastly I wish I remembered my servers name but she was delightful as well! Overall almost a perfect score!

We like this place as a 'go to' restaurant. Unfortunately the Red pepper/chicken feature I had last night was, disgusting. Our server was awesome, and we did show up with no reservations. Great description of the feature. BUT. You should have explained that the chicken was deep fried beyond belief, not "breaded", and that the garlic mashed potatoes were instant from a bag. Plus, add salt. Bland everything. Always great salad, service, and attention just not a feature to repeat.

Best pasta I've eaten in a very long time! It's the kind of pasta you will crave. Atmosphere was a nice casual setting and service was great! Highly recommend!

Love the lamb osso buco. Absolutely delicious.

Ordered Linas for takeout dinner and it was wonderful. Our food was ready exactly on time and piping hot. Ordered a pasta and the serving size was very generous as well as a pizza. They were very covid friendly and pickup was very safe and easy. Will be ordering again soon. Highly recommended.

A. Patio is dog friendly! B. I had the black truffle sachetti and it was the best pasta I’ve ever had! I cannot get over how good it was.

Lina Linguini's is a really good restaurant. The food was tasty and delicious and the service was great. Emma was very attentive and eager to bring whatever we ordered. Very good, looking FWD to visit when back in town.

Food was great as usual. I thought it odd that they are now charging for bread. Used to be free with your meals. Salads are still free. We were told $1.50 now to order bread. Seems cheap to me. Just add 50 cents on to each meal...and give the bread free. Otherwise, food was great.

We ordered the make your own pasta of Alfredo, tortellini with chicken and then the chicken parm with rigatoni and Bolognese sauce ($2 extra) Both dishes were pretty good. The only thing was my chicken parm was a bit too dry and very thin unfortunately so even with the sauce on top it wasn’t very good. I just won’t order it again but their pasta dishes are really great!

It took at least a whole 5 minutes after we sat down for our server to bring the water and menu, but once that started the service was fast, efficient and friendly. The food was quite fine, my Penne Abbruzzi was spicy with a lot of homemade tomato sauce, although the penne itself was not quite el dente and the Italian sausage was pretty ordinary, overall I liked the dish. The Prosciutto and Pear pizza had a little too much gorgonzola, but the candied walnut and pear balanced much it out, it was still a good pizza. The house salad was way overdressed with Italian dressing. If you are in the neighborhood and in mood for Italian, you should give Lina Linguini's a try.

We’ve been going to Lina’s since it opened in the early 1990s. It’s a comfortable restaurant, and the food is mostly good, though its main problem is the inconsistency in the quality of the food. Sometimes, you’ll get a fabulous angel hair pasta with shrimp, for instance, and the next time it’s swimming in water on the plate and there might be a really small amount of garlic or cheese, or shrimp, resembling nothing of what you remembered from the last time you ordered it. At a cost of $22.99 you’d expect consistency. We frequently order the chicken Asiago pizza, and that’s a definite hit or miss. The last one we had looked totally dried out and the cheese was barely melted. Yet, we had one last summer when we brought our family to the restaurant and it was delicious, but again, you never really know what to expect. I think quality checks are needed. The owner(s) ought to have someone order a take-out and see what the dish looks like when they receive it. Lina’s, you have to get consistency in the quality of your dishes!

For a Saturday night, this restaurant was hopping. But then, I expect no less. Food is always really good. Very consistent. You can't go wrong with whatever you order. Prices are reasonable. Portions are fair. I thought my husband's pasta dish was a little on the small side.... ( My friends' pasta dishes were bigger ). Our server was very good ....pleasant, good sense of humor....and service was excellent. Love this place!!!

This restaurant was my first date place with my now husband. The food and service never change. It's always incredible. Food is fresh and hot when it arrives. Never has Lina's been disappointing. It is always good every time we've gone. Thank you Lina's for your wonderful memories! Please don't ever change ❤️

4.5 star , very well known Italian restaurant in town , pizza and tiramisu to die for , hard to find Italian beer on tap , lots of wine options. Must try restaurant very reasonably priced , cozy decor ... if you are in the area stop by and you will not be disappointed

This is one of the best places to dine-in in St Catharines. I will definitely recommend my single friends to have date here 😂. Taste-wise, food was good too. But if you're gonna have pizza then you're better off in pizza-pizza.

We were greeted right away at the door and Brooke our server was incredible! She was friendly and attentive. The food was so tasty as well. Great atmosphere, excellent service and fabulous food. Highly recommend!

A great place to visit. I went last week with my family and everyone found something they liked and wanted to order. The servings are generous and great value for your dollar. The drink list is pretty good as well, with craft beer options and a few staple wines to choose from. You do get starter salads with most of the entree dishes. My family was a little disappointed we didn't get bread (it was both a blessing and a curse). Overall- I will go back and would take other guests here for the atmosphere and food.

Went for a birthday dinner. We were attracted to the atmosphere and weren't disappointed. Beautiful decor throughout the small little restaurant. We arrived in the middle of dinner rush on a Saturday and had no trouble being seated. The spicy calamari is just regular calamari with Frank's Red hot poured all over it making it only one of two disappointments. The other was the fact the linguine arribatta didn't mention a cheese topping as all the other menu items did which led to having cheese on mine. Everything else was great and enjoyable.

I had another idea about the restaurant. It didn’t meet my expectations. The salad was ok but the pasta was not great. It hasn’t a sauce, not creamy. I ordered 1 kids pasta with pesto, but it came like ail oil sparkled with basil. My daughter who loves pasta and pesto didn’t like it. I order for myself the gnocchi with mushrooms, chicken, pesto and nuts, I couldn’t eat it, dried, no sauce at all. I brought home and made a great sauce to eat. I ordered strawberry lemonade and received a pink lemonade, clearly made with artificial ingredient and not with strawberry. 3 stars because my husband liked his pasta, but he said nothing extraordinary.

very good food

Big portions and friendly staff. We got the walnut gnocchi, tortellini and bolognese and all came with simple salad with red wine vinegar and herbs. We also got garlic loaf which wasn't what I was expecting but very filling. End result was we brought back half of everything home.

Great italian food

Excellent food excellent service great staff and owners who care about the community they live in

Always very good food and great service.

So yummy! Great atmosphere.

Best spaghetti and meatballs ever

tasty staff very impressed

They changed their menu. Removed all the dinners my family and I enjoy. The food that we did order wasn’t very good. Won’t be going back.

Loved the pasta, also love the family vibe Lina Linguinis provides 🙏🏻☕

I had gone here for my birthday before covid came and my food was fabulous and my family said the same thing ..the only comment I have is that I had to wait to long to get served

One of my favourite restaurants! They have this angel hair pasta with roasted garlic and goat cheese dish that I absolutely adore! I get cravings for it! Restaurant has a nice little atmosphere with low lighting dark woods; romantic without breaking the bank (Menu is budget friendly). Restaurant is located right off the highway and has plenty of parking. I went to a Baptism dinner there once and it was perfect, despite being a very large group. Wish they were on skip the dish so I could order them every night!

Only have been here once, the food was terrible, the sauce tasted straight out of a can. i'm never going back here

Not overwhelmed Over cooking pasta shouldn't happen in a place named Lina Linguini

The food was absolutely delicious! Kinda pricey for me though.

Spicy gnocchi bolognese was just the right amount of spice. Gnocchi were little pillows of deliciousness. Service was friendly and efficient.

Need to get the fresh grated parm cheese back. That powered stuff doesnt compare and ruins your dishes. Most places have their fresh stuff back out now!!

My hubby and I go here regularly. We tend to order the same thing each time. My hubby had the eggplant parmesan and I had the penne neapolitan. It's always fantastic. The service is always great!!

Best pizza ever! I always make a point to stop here when visiting Niagara Falls.

Good but wont be back until they use the fresh parm cheese again... oh and the big salad bowls again!!

Always out of the juice I drink.

Foods as Italian as Burger King and tastes like it too with service that looks as good as a Ferrari but runs like a Pontiac Sunfire

ordered the takeout chicken parm a bit ago and it was lukewarm at best.. Should've looked at the reviews for this place before I decided to eat here. The way the management staff handles the reviews here is three things: Pathetic, guilt tripping but funny. If you have to guilt trip the people who eat your food for not liking it and your reason is "there's a pandemic please be nice to me" I don't know what to tell you sir but you seem a bit sensitive.. Anyways I would not eat here again don't waste your time folks go to Johnny Roccos if you want Italian!

Awesome food!! Great service!!

Great service, food and atmosphere :)

It's okay. At least it's better than East Side Mario's and the Olive Garden. Not as good as anything you'd find in Toronto. Though the owners need to relax and not get so offended when people write a bad review. That sort of thing happens when you deal with the public.

Delicious food, good service with a smile even thru the masks !!

Everything is quality at Lina Lina Linguini's

Never been to sit and dine for whatever reason before but got takeout tonight and was ready right on time... Girl at the counter didn't mind checking that the one had no cheese as requested.. Got it home was very hot and fresh. The chicken bacon carbonara was absolutely incredible... Gf kept it simple with spaghetti and meatballs which she also enjoyed.. Our salads were also fresh and tasty.. Will be ordering again I'm sure as well as coming to dine at least on the patio soon as we haven't been eating out since Covid... But very well done guys keep it up!

Our families favorite place to eat. Food is awesome and service is also.

Great service and the penne was perfect.

We have been going here since it opened and the food and service has always been consistently good!!

Good food reasonable prices

First time there tonight. Service was excellent, and food arrived quickly and very hot. The deep fried cheese appetizers are so tasty. Only downfall was because of covid, so no fault of the restaurant, but had to ask for bread. The waitress told us it used be be free and brought automatically. I think that when customers are ordering their drinks, the wait staff should mention this and give the option to have the bread. Didn't take away from the experience though. It was delicious and will 100% be back. The portions are HUGE!

Delicious food! Affordable price, great atmosphere and good service. I eat there always when I can.

We moved to St Catharines in the summer and have slowly been working our way through the local restaurants. This one is a 10/10. All of the staff were exceptionally friendly with a mature old school type of service. Food was all hot and prompt. Portions extremely generous; we both brought half of our meal home. We will be returning!

The food here was awesome! You get a lot of pasta and it was delicious. We also tried the stuffed mushrooms, which were surprisingly really good as well! Definitely would come back.