Cala Lily Cafe - GIBSONIA

4.5 stars overall. Cala Lily Restaurant and Bar serves foods such as soups, salads, salmon, pork chop, and filet mignon. Compared to a regular dinner menu, an early dinner menu offers a slightly smaller selection of foods for slightly smaller serving sizes and prices. Please see my attached photos for the food and alcohol menus in April 2024. I made a reservation for my husband and me for the opening time. A seating hostess immediately said hello and seated us at a small table. Soon our waitress Amanda introduced herself. Throughout our meal, her service was timely and courteous. Here are my husband 's and my reviews for our foods: Bread 5 stars These bread rolls were fresh and warm and had a crispy outside and moist inside. Lobster ravioli 4.5 stars This appetizer consisted of two large raviolis that were filled with lobster meat and topped with a flavorful sauce and nuts. Calamari rings 4 stars These calamari rings were fried and looked as large as onion rings. On the side was a tasty cocktail sauce. Maryland style crab patties 4.5 stars This entree consisted of two large crab cakes that were meaty and on top of much sauce. On the side were fresh green beans, carrots, and scalloped potatoes that tasted very good. Maine lobster and crab bisque 5 stars I really enjoyed this cup of soup. Chicken noodle soup 4 stars My husband ate half of this cup of soup, and he said that it tasted good but typical. Cajun gulf shrimp and filet mignon tips 4.5 stars Perfectly cooked linguini was topped with shrimp and filet mignon tips. My husband ate this entree, and he said that he enjoyed all of it except for the peppers. On the side were green beans and carrots. Tips: As of the time of my review, this restaurant is open only for dinner. The space is somewhat small, so the restaurant recommends reservations. The dress code appears to be casual. I wore a blouse with jeans and ballet flats.

This is a real gem! Delicious food, attentive and knowledgeable wait staff, friendly hostesses and creative cocktails. Will definitely be returning again and again!

Excellent food, friendly servers, great price for the Quality and creativity of dinners

The restaurant is very small and was very crowded on a Friday evening. Make reservations ahead of time. Our server was very sweet and gave us good recommendations! We ordered the hoelzel as an appetizer. It was okay. It had a lot of crab meat, however we weren't expecting it to be cold. I ordered the lobster ravioli and my husband ordered the Cajun filet mignon gulf shrimp over linguine. Food was pretty good, came with a lot of meat! However, I only got 3 pieces of ravioli and ended up taking some of my husbands pasta. Just a little overpriced in my opinion.

Food was okay. Didn't have a lot of flavor and extremely overpriced. Nice ambiance but very clustered and tight. Service was great. We ordered hoelzel for an appetizer and we weren't expecting it to be cold. I ordered the cajun filet mignon and gulf shrimp over linguine and my wife ordered the lobster ravioli. There was a lot of meat in both dishes. Portions aren't huge. Each dish comes with a side of the day.