“ Scusa is one of our favorite places! Been here several times and it never disappoints. The lobster ravioli is to die for! Our last visit I had the chicken saltimbocca and my partner had the seafood food fettuccine both were amazing! Service is always on point and ambiance is lovely. I highly recommend! ”

“ This is one of the best Italian restaurants in the South Tahoe area bar-none. I have been coming here for years and have enjoyed many exquisite meals here. Our server, Ian, did a fantastic job taking care of our table and our ordered food came out perfect. We had a long-time favorite appetizer, the Garlic Bread Scusa which is much like the warm bruschetta we enjoyed while traveling coastal Italy and tried a new one we had never experienced yet, Grilled Radicchio (pictured). It reminded me a of a warm salad with a bit of prosciutto. The bitterness of the radicchio was offset by the sauce and thin slices of prosciutto and was actually very delicious! I ordered the (pictured) Seafood Fettuccine which was too big & rich to eat in one sitting but oh so delicious! As I write this review, I am enjoying the leftover portion wishing there was more...! My wife ordered her usual Chicken Marsala over garlic mashers and thoroughly enjoyed it! Our friends enjoyed the Mediterranean Sea Scallops and Spinach Pasta Mediterranean. The atmosphere is elegant and warm and the lighting is perfect to enjoy an intimate experience while dining. Definitely make reservations...! They do accept walk-ins, but you may have to wait a long time...! This place is popular! ”

“ Attentive staff Excellent foccacia, scallops, pasta and salmon Nice ambiance White lunens Candlelight ”

“ We can never say enough great things about this place. The food is absolutely delicious. 100 percent authentic and the portions are large. The service is amazing. They always attend to your table literally every 3 to 5 minutes to make sure you have everything and also have your cup full of whatever you're drinking. The place is so clean and very nice. The price is great and well worth every single penny. My 4 children under 9 all loved the food as well. We highly recommend this amazing restaurant. ”

“ Came to Scusa with a group of 6 over a weekend trip to Lake Tahoe a couple of weeks ago. Reservations were made in advance and we asked to change it to a day before, they were really flexible. We ordered a couple of things to share for the table: -Scusa Garlic Bread, this was yum! Warm gooey-melted cheese and some marinara/tomato sauce. What's not to love? -Fried Calamari, this was standard. Came with cocktail sauce and a green aioli. I preferred the aioli, yum! I ordered the Linguini and Clams, the white wine sauce was more lemony than I expected but it was a generous portion of clams, I packed to-go. My friends all ordered different pasta dishes and seemed to all enjoy their dishes. Service was fairly quick and parking is easy (they have their own lot). ”

“ Best Italian food in South Lake Tahoe. Has its own parking lot and traffic signal light to make left turns onto busy South Lake Tahoe blvd. Beautiful romantic ambiance, with cloth napkins, candlelight tables, uniformed waiters, mountains in the background, although no views of the Lake. Loved the fresh complimentary bread so much, had two helpings. I could eat it as a meal alone. Nowadays many places charge you for bread, particularly such large portions. $38.95 seafood fettucine came with a handful of good sized shrimp, two large scallops, clams, two large mussels, and a few chunks of salmon in a heavy alfredo sauce. The noodles were perfectly cooked, and the seafood flavorful, despite the fact that all of the seafood imported, as no commercial fishing in Lake Tahoe. $28.95 calamari steak came with perhaps a 6 ounce size chunk of calamari steak, capers, roasted red peppers in a rich lime butter. The capers added quite a bit of spice to an otherwise bland dish. Exceptional service and ambiance. Was hesitant about spending $38.95 for the sea scallops, or the lobster ravioli special, as pricey for the small servings that you get. Probably next time I will have the $23.95 classic lasagne, $22.95 eggplant or the $23.95 chicken and ravioli, all of which have the best bang for the buck. The pasta dishes especially with the rich alfredo sauce are so filling, there was no consideration of dessert, as we barely waddled out of there. ”

“ We were excited to try this restaurant after seeing all of the reviews! We ordered two starters - the garlic bread scusa and the caesar salad. For our entrees, we ordered the eggplant parmesan, the chicken linguine, and the sausage and peppers linguine bolognese. The garlic bread scusa was amazing! We loved how the tomatoes were marinated with a vinegar base, so the sourness of the tomatoes paired well with the garlic cheese bread. The caesar salad was okay, the lettuce wasn't as fresh as we would've liked. The entrees were great and packed with so much flavor - I loved the eggplant parmesan, that was by far the best dish we ordered. The service was slightly disappointing, hence the -1 star. Near the end of our meal, different waiters kept coming every 5 minutes to collect our dishes, even when we weren't finished and there was still food on our plates. We also noticed that every other table got complimentary bread and cheese to start, and we did not. This was also disappointing to see, on top of the staff rushing our meal. Overall: food was great, but service was not the best. ”

“ Came here after snowboarding for the whole day and it was the best dinner of our Tahoe trip! Ambience- very upscale. We didn't have reservation. But got a table no problem. They seated us in a separate room by the entrance. So we had the whole room by ourselves which was great. Service- very top notch! They treated our kids like they are adults when taking orders! Food- great portion. All the pasta were very scrumptious. The only thing was the chicken in the salad was a bit dry. Otherwise, everything was great!! Highly recommended if anyone wants a nice Italian dinner in SLT area! ”