"I have been wanting to try Filipe for a while...and it's funny I never knew they were located in the Southland Mall (if coming from inside the store they are across from the Starbucks and White Barn). My family and I just had done some shopping and we decided to finally try this place out as the opportunity presented itself. And considering what an amazing experience this resulted in... shows you this restaurant needs good word of mouth and advertisement because this place has delicious food. We entered the restaurant. Beautiful place. Clean... well decorated... warm and inviting. We were quickly greeted and seated. Our waiter, Renzo, came and greeted us. He gave us time to look at the menu since this was our first time. We received some focaccia bread on the house and it was amazing! Warm... tasty and with olive oil...delectable. Granted,I love bread and olive oil...but this was particularly good bread. We ordered our meal. My brother and I decided to split a large pizza with pepperoni, prosciutto and Italian sausage. My mother ordered the fettuccini Alfredo with shrimp. She loved her meal. While my brother and I voraciously ate ours. Pizza was well cooked...hot...cheesy...and mmmm mmmm delicious. We all split for dessert a chocolate lava cake with some vanilla gelato. Fantastic! Loved the chocolate goodness of the lava cake....the warm gooey ness meeting the cold gelato brought a huge smile to my face. The meal was amazing...no doubt about it. I would, though, like to make special mention of the service provided by Renzo and really the entire staff. The guy hustled to make our meal great. He was patient... answered all our questions... repeatedly came by to see how we were doing. The guy had other tables and responsibilities soon after we ordered but he made us feel like our satisfaction was paramount. That guy is an amazing waiter.... whoever his boss is... you better realize this guy is gold. For anyone in Homestead/Cutler Bay area looking a wonderful Italian restaurant/pizza...swing by and give Filipe a try...you won't regret it."