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We had a lovely experience at Lyla Lila! We went for a date night and it's a perfect spot for just that. It wasn't busy around the holiday season, surprisingly enough. We were able to walk in without a reservation and got to sit at the cozy cocktail tables. They offer traditional seating, cocktail tables, and bar seating, with all three types allowing for full dine-in service. We loved our waiter, Stafford. He was extremely knowledgeable, light-hearted, and witty! He recommended great wines to go with all the food and offered tastings of all the wines before we committed to the glass. He also had a lot of knowledge about how the food was made and made very good food recommendations. Our order: - Beef carpaccio (all in all tasty and beautiful, I would just recommend to the restaurant to tone down the usage of the mustard seeds as it sometimes dominated and would be bitter, taking away from the beauty of the beef. Dear diner, perhaps scrape off some of the mustard seeds to avoid bitterness) - Cauliflower soup (the most surprising dish; the rock shrimp in the soup is barely cooked, so it comes with a raw crunchiness. You might be caught off guard texture-wise. It is good, but not our favorite dish. Loved the sunchokes in the soup though!) - Smoked Eggplant Pasta (our absolute favorite!! You have to try it! The tomato pomodoro sauce is so classic and fresh, and the pasta itself is smoky, smooth, and just delicious. One of my favorite vegetarian pasta dishes. I would go back just for it!) - Kabocha Squash Pasta (also extremely good! The best pumpkin ravioli I've ever had. It's not overly sweet at all with a lovely buttery sauce. The pasta is made of a whole wheat type of pasta which I really enjoyed texture-wise. I would definitely order this again!) - Salted caramel chocolate gelato (their gelatos are BOMB and are served in a generous glass portion.) - Crispy artichokes (very yummy, I would order again!) - Also absolutely loved and appreciated their tea section, which is found on the dessert menu! The teas are all loose-leaf and are on rotation. I had the seasonal Gingerbread Rooibos and it was very good. The crazy thing is, all the pasta dishes in our pictures are half-sizes... so despite the priceyness of this spot, you can always order the vast majority of the pastas (including the lasagna) in a half "appetizer" portion, which was actually more than enough for us. The portions are generous which I absolutely appreciate. The food is modern and forward-looking. Definitely not your traditional pasta spot. The atmosphere is elegant, sultry, and playful. All in all a great restaurant that we'd come back to, especially for the pastas!

Appetizers were fantastic - get the cold smoked scallops!! We ordered the duck lasagne - wasn't as saucy as we normally like though which ate a bit dry because of the delish crispy skin. The other dishes were ravioli and a pasta dish that was good - not great. Overall, a good meal - not great. Place is definitely packed and hard to get a resy for - which is a bit surprising given the food wasn't outstanding.

This has to be one of my favorite restaurants in Atlanta. This is my 4th time and every visit is top notch! The crispy duck lasagna is my favorite and I get it every time. Get the seasonal pasta offering - it changes but is always amazing! There are a few parking lots within 2 blocks so easy parking. Amazing drinks alcoholic and non. Come for a classy night of dinner and drinks! Would 10/10 recommend.

Honestly went into this establishment with caution, but have to say I'm sorry. One of the best restaurants I've ever been to. Food was cooked with perfection and menu is rotating so it keeps it interesting. Very modern yet almost comfort food experience at the same time for anyone who has a culinary background. Well done . Highly recommend

Lyla Lila is fabulous. I've been wanting to try it for ages, definitely do make a reservation in advance, especially when shows are playing at the Fox (Perfect place for dinner and a show after). I was really pleasantly surprised by how unique the food was. I'm type 1 diabetic, so don't do a ton of pasta, but my husband's pasta was absolutely delicious, as was my non-pasta dish. They have some really creative dishes that you would never think pair well together, but are absolutely stellar. Service was great, they brought us complimentary champagne for our anniversary, and we really appreciated that. Price point was fair for the quality, and great atmosphere. The only "negative" thing I could say about Lyla Lila was that it's not necessarily revelatory, if that's what you're looking for. Lyla Lila has a LOT of hype, so my expectations were really high going in. I don't think it would shatter your world in regards to food, or be a place that you'd never forget. It's delightful, delicious, and familiar enough that I don't know if it necessarily stands out in my rotation enough to make it a consistent place that I'm aching to return to. However, I'd be delighted to go back anytime.