Family-owned restaurant featuring hand-tossed pies, pasta & other Italian staples in a warm setting. Based on 743 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
7820 SW Lost River Rd, Stuart, FL 34997
Phone: (772) 872-7333
Hours
| Saturday | 4–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed
Holiday hours
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| Tuesday | 4–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 4–9 PM |
| Thursday | 4–9 PM |
| Friday | 4–9:30 PM |
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Reviews
Jeff Stoker
This was the best find we stumbled upon.
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Taylor Engel, FL Keys Realtor (South Florida Realtor)
We have driven by this place so many times and finally stopped in for an early dinner. My favorite item of the night was the bruschetta buratta- soooo good!! Lasagna was good but I wish it had more meat on it as it was mostly pasta. Chicken Gorgonzola was okay – the chicken was so dry I couldn’t cut it in a few places. Cheese cake was well worth the stomach ache if eating to much, . Pizza seems to only be to go so we will have to try that next time. overall service was great, staff is so friendly and there’s a decent amount of seating inside and out.
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Erick D. Betances
This spot is a GEM! I have been frequenting Stuart very recently and I had the luck to encounter this eating heaven so near my airbnb. They have an ample parking lot which goes around the restaurant, the place might look small from outside but it actually has a lot of seating capacity and even a few bar seats. The place feels very homey and intimate with a touch of local familia like treatment. Customer services is very warm and attentive. Out waitress was Francesca, treated me and my family like royalties and did not neglect us a single moment. She seemed very well seasoned and very patient so much that we were there around closing time, maybe after a long day for them, and we did not feel rushed at all. The food we ate is the photo and everything was on point. We were being very reserved this time so we did not order many appetizers and drinks like usual but next time we definitely will try more dishes next time.
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Joe Ioco
The food is amazing. Authentic Sicilian, Southern Italian cuisine. I highly recommend LA Forchetta to anyone. We will be back many, many more times.
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Mind Duk
Great italian restaurant in the Stuart area. Plenty of wine options. Really like their chicken francese which comes with a side of pasta. They also have salmon options. Their Fettuccini Ritamaria is wonderful. Veal al limone is also a great option. Tiramisu for dessert, why not!
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Pete Previte
Absolutely phenomenal meal for a birthday celebration. Every item we ordered was delicious. The appetizers and entrees were incredible. Service from Francesca was perfect throughout the evening. This restaurant does it right. And the dessert of cannolis with a birthday candle was a nice ending.
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Lorenzo Johnson
This is a nice place to eat if you like authentic Italian. The portions were very large. The bread they have before your meal is very good, I probably ate a couple bowls. Dakota was a dynamite server he was like a genie in the bottle. He was bringing food from the kitchen so fast it was like he changed into Superman. Chris is counterpart would help while Superman went on missions elsewhere. The food was exceptional but I need to eat at other restaurants that serve Italian food to be a true judge of the food. I do know the appetizers served a table of eight 8️⃣ with everyone getting their share. The atmosphere was very nice. I use a walker to get around and they had a table for my family within six 6️⃣ steps from the front door. My sister-in-law goes to many restaurants in South Florida most of the time we call her a pain in the butt when dining with her because she returns everything that she eats. This is a remarkable moment because she didn’t return one item on her plate. Her and her sister are food critics and knows how something is supposed to taste. Janay my daughter goes once a week to this restaurant. All the desserts were excellent each of us ordered something different so we could all taste the greatness of the food. This is truly a hidden gem that is hidden on Lost River road.
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Skip Kaczynski
I won’t give La Forchetta a bad review because I believe I need to give it another try. We were there 3 times over the years and everything was great. This time not so much. They were busy, but with so many employees running around you would think they were triple the size. The place is just LOUD in side. If you want a place where you can have a conversation with another couple, fuggedaboutit. The water taste like they got it from the river. The food we ordered had great presentation. However they made a mistake on my wife’s dinner. Buy the time the server came back around we were 1/2 way done. They did the correct thing and cooked her item that was wrong and deleted it from the check. I thought wow, this place does care about their reputation and customer service.
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Rhonda Lavado
Our first time here. As other reviews stated, the noise level is ridiculous. About the food; meat board appetizer was delicious, garlic knots didn’t taste freshly made. For entree, we split the chicken Parmagiana… it’s all about the sauce and that sauce tasted over-simmered and too strong for our liking which overpowered the dish, plus the chicken cutlets were overcooked with a slightly burnt taste. It was a very busy Saturday night, in spite of that the service was great but the kitchen needs to step up quality control.
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Chris Lammers
Stopped in here for dinner while traveling. The service was good, and the food was delicious. The portion size was very generous, so I couldn’t even finish the whole meal. I also had the cheesecake to go, which was good as well.
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