The service was excellent and the atmosphere was great! Their bread and short rib were good. Calamari serves around 6 people and was heavily breaded (largest calamari I’ve ever had) and the margherita pizza was not good at all.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Phill Farrugia
Fiancee and I ate here last weekend and the food was terrible.- Low Quality- Expensive- MisleadingFood did not justify the high cost whatsoever. We spent $200 on spaghetti & meatballs, brussel sprouts and cocktails. The spaghetti and meatballs was barely edible, tasted worse than something you'd get from a grocery store frozen dinner. Was too salty, too dry and slapped together. Large portion yes, but tasty and high quality? No.Brussel sprouts came out less than 2 minutes after we ordered it, leading us to believe it was cooked for someone else or something. Seemed suspiciously quick.We ended up not really touching our food at all.If the food was less expensive, expectations would be lower but for the price range, you just expect a higher quality of food and presentation. I would recommend smaller portions and improving the quality of the food made.Puppy Menu is misleading, all of the marketing boasts a great puppy menu with gourmet food options. We ordered the grilled chicken and were excited to treat our puppy, but instead they just cut up some basic chicken into big cubes in a big cold metal dog bowl and chucked it on the floor in front of our dog. No vegetables, no rice. At this point it was clear, they were doing the bare minimum and charging premium high prices that you would expect from fine dining.Our cocktails were fine, we enjoyed those. Service was not particularly standout, our host took our order, brought out our food and never really checked back in on us. They focused most of their time on other diners (need more staff?), again not what you come to expect when you pay this much for dinner.Menu was also heavily meat focused, understandable since they probably source their meat locally, but the menu was unbalanced and did not have ample non-meat options. Just sticking a "salad" section on your menu doesn't do it. Get more creative with your dishes and come up with some better vegetarian options.If staying at the resort, or in the area just go somewhere downtown where you get more for what you pay.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Tracey
Lovely drink choices. Ayrton, who crowns in the lobby on weekends, is fabulous!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robert Gonzalez
Dana was our server. We’ve had her in the past. She is a wonderful person who gives top notch service. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cello Burger and Fries
Family Russ
Enjoyed dinner the first night I checked in. Classico pizza was delicious, and paired well with the Brodouex blend.Last morning here had the Bagel & Lox... Perfect!Staff was knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carlos Leal
Great place to enjoy dinner. Great ambiance. Fine wines. Best service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cello Burger
Carlos
Excellent food, service and ambiance. Great staff.Fine wine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cello Burger
Tami Afdahl
Wonderful for enjoying the sunset and fantastic service. We made an impromptu decision to stop in and it was perfect. Great wine recommendation from our awesome server, Renee. Beautiful garden setting with elegant outdoor seating, fireplaces, bocce and cornhole. It was very quiet when we visited.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Greg Johnston
We visited Cello for a special birthday dinner, and were we disappointed. It’s taken six weeks for me to finally write this, as I’d like to be objective, but suffice it to say, I don’t have much good to share.Back to the beginning:It was my wife’s 60th birthday and we wanted a special meal in a special setting. She can’t do gluten, dairy, or msg, and she phoned a week in advance to be sure they could accommodate her dietary restrictions. She was assured they prepared the meals to order and the chef could adjust as necessary. She also asked for a quiet, out of the way table…. Unbeknownst to her, I had a bouquet of roses sent ahead.We arrive and the hostess acknowledged our reservation and my wife’s prior call. She then plunked us at a table that would barely hold our plates and glassware, certainly not a vase and bouquet, and about 10 inches from a group of four. We asked to be moved and were, without a fuss.Betsy was our server. She seemed friendly enough, but definitely not attentive. We discussed the allergies and she basically said there was little my wife could eat. Meals were prepared ahead of time, so sauces couldn’t be altered (or created from scratch),proteins were limited due to marinades or preparation limitations,and no starches as the potatoes were mashed with butter ahead of time - they couldn’t even boil a potato? We had her talk to the kitchen a couple of times, with little progress, but in the mean time we notice gluten-free pasta available as an option. We suggested that, she checked, and the kitchen agreed they could use that as a starch, even though it wasn’t specific to the protein - gee whiz!She ordered the rack of lamb ($68’ish), which was very fatty and greasy. Not sure what the cook did to the gluten-free pasta, but it appears they smashed it to bits with a hammer, over-boiled it, and then poured the mush on the plate. It was horrible and any cook/chef should be embarrassed to send it out. We told the server, and according to her manager (Lauren), the exec chef was so embarrassed that they comped us a bottle of wine from the adjacent vineyard - we took it with us. Not bad, but over-priced.Speaking of wine, as this was a special occasion we decided to splurge on an expensive (for us) bottle of wine (>$100). Betsy complimented us on the choice. I told her we were in no hurry for the meal and we’d like the wine decanted so it had a chance to breathe. Betsy assured us that the lamb was the slowest meal to come out of the kitchen, and we had a good 25 minutes or more.After 10 minutes and no wine (and no Betsy), we flagged down someone to ask about our wayward server. Betsy came by our table to say the wine was out of stock; perhaps we’d like to try something else (but she didn’t have a wine list with her). However, before I could even ask for the wine list, our food shows up! The evening pretty much fell off a cliff by this point.I had the beef short rib ($56), but did not realize if was “deconstructed “. They took the beef, kinda rolled it in a ball, and stuck a sliver of a rib bone in it - like a beef popsicle. It wasn’t horrible, but not worth the price. However the gnocchi was absolute rubbish - it was way past crispy (more like crunchy) on the outside and crumbly dry inside - tasted bad and felt bad.So, to wrap up, these guys completely dropped the ball. They blew it when they assured us allergies could be accommodated, they blew it with the wine service, they blew it with the food. Way overpriced for the quality of food and service.The only positive was Lauren. She was obviously sorry for the mess laid at her feet, and was professional and gracious dealing with it. However she alone can’t fix this place. I wonder if, because the restaurant is inside the Allegretto Resort, they aren’t worried about local business and return customers. Regardless, I do not recommend you waste your time and money visiting here.One last thing. The restrooms were way too far from the restaurant and hard to find (down a hallway past the resort check-in desk).Dietary restrictions: D
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
remi M
Food and restaurant are good however we went twice and both time the food did not match the description on the menu... I ordered Frutti di mare and got a Salmon steak, next day I ordered a dish with Chantilly and got some heavy cream. Both times the dish was ok but for a 5 stars resort I expected a chef that knows better.
Exceptional evening, they were doing a food tour of Italy (Emilia Romagna), and I was able to get the rolled short rib lasagna.... delicious! Everyone at our table was extremely happy with their meal, and dessert!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Patrice Suberlak
Sarah our server was great as well as the other wait staff The Cello salad was unbelievably delicious, fresh and creative. We’re hoping they bring back the antipasto salad soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast
Stephanie Choe
Good• Seated us quickly with our reservation even though we were a little late• Facilities clean, good atmosphere. Hallway to bathrooms were nice and well decorated with interesting art. Biscuits and gravy were good. We ordered two breakfast buffets and two biscuits and gravy for our entire order.Bad- unfortunately all of these concerns are only concerning our waitress, Avery, and the poor service.• She didnt seem capable of taking one order or concern or need at a time- Would walk away before we could ask for anything else and then we'd wait for another 5 minutes before she'd appear with the single request fulfilled and walk away before asking if we needed anything. Ex- asked for coffee, walked off before we could finish ordering anything else (wrong food, no water).• Forgot many things throughout meal- didn't offer us our beverages for buffet. Said she'd bring tea selection and never brought it- finally just asked for coffee, but never took any other drink orders.• Eggs were wrong type- didn't get eggs until almost done with rest of meal. Had to ask runner for eggs and order for other drinks. Also asked Avery for update on eggs, and would just say right, your eggs, and never come back or offer any updates.• Other tables around and multiple runners and wait staff came to surrounding tables multiple times, was not very busy when we came in. No outdoor seating at the time for majority of meal.• Asked for cappuccino 3 times to her directly and other runners- said that the bar was backed up at the last time we asked about it. There were tables seated much later than us with orders taken after (by different waitresses), yet they received their drinks first, which doesn't explain the bar back up. Then, she finally brought cappuccino after everyone was done eating and ready for checks.• Waters were empty for majority, never asked for water or coffee refills bc she was not even in dining area- unsure where she was bc no outdoor tables were seated yet.• Had to grab runner- Macie- who refilled water, got more water when pitcher was empty and came back and refilled. Asked if we needed anything else, cleared plates, and said she'd let Avery know we would like checks. Honestly, Macie is the only reason why there is an extra star.• Even after asking for checks we still had to flag her down again.• Brought checks after cards run- wrong cards charged for wrong ordersIn the end, if she had showed a little more attention to table and a little apologetic, would have been more understanding of the negligence of service. We would have been more understanding if the place was packed with each staff having to wait multiple tables with large parties, but it didnt seem that she had more than our table until one was seated outside at the end of our meal. Having had jobs in the service industry in the past, we try to be understanding because we don't always know the behind the scenes, but this pushed past our limits of acceptable service. This didn't seem like a overall type of service given by staff in the restaurant because we had a table next to us with their waitress coming by many times for coffee refills, asking each time if they needed anything, and clearing/bring checks/etc in a timely manner. However if this is the type of service one would expect at a reasonable upscale location, I would save your time and money.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
Mark Gram
We really enjoyed the food and service. Will return soon, beautiful place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
chris kaufman
Great staff and service. Leo is an excellent bartender. Salmon was a little overcooked. Carbonara pasta wasn't great either. We did have one of their pizzas for lunch, it was very good. Breakfast was also good.
The service was excellent and the atmosphere was great! Their bread and short rib were good. Calamari serves around 6 people and was heavily breaded (largest calamari I’ve ever had) and the margherita pizza was not good at all.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Fiancee and I ate here last weekend and the food was terrible.- Low Quality- Expensive- MisleadingFood did not justify the high cost whatsoever. We spent $200 on spaghetti & meatballs, brussel sprouts and cocktails. The spaghetti and meatballs was barely edible, tasted worse than something you'd get from a grocery store frozen dinner. Was too salty, too dry and slapped together. Large portion yes, but tasty and high quality? No.Brussel sprouts came out less than 2 minutes after we ordered it, leading us to believe it was cooked for someone else or something. Seemed suspiciously quick.We ended up not really touching our food at all.If the food was less expensive, expectations would be lower but for the price range, you just expect a higher quality of food and presentation. I would recommend smaller portions and improving the quality of the food made.Puppy Menu is misleading, all of the marketing boasts a great puppy menu with gourmet food options. We ordered the grilled chicken and were excited to treat our puppy, but instead they just cut up some basic chicken into big cubes in a big cold metal dog bowl and chucked it on the floor in front of our dog. No vegetables, no rice. At this point it was clear, they were doing the bare minimum and charging premium high prices that you would expect from fine dining.Our cocktails were fine, we enjoyed those. Service was not particularly standout, our host took our order, brought out our food and never really checked back in on us. They focused most of their time on other diners (need more staff?), again not what you come to expect when you pay this much for dinner.Menu was also heavily meat focused, understandable since they probably source their meat locally, but the menu was unbalanced and did not have ample non-meat options. Just sticking a "salad" section on your menu doesn't do it. Get more creative with your dishes and come up with some better vegetarian options.If staying at the resort, or in the area just go somewhere downtown where you get more for what you pay.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 4
Lovely drink choices. Ayrton, who crowns in the lobby on weekends, is fabulous!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dana was our server. We’ve had her in the past. She is a wonderful person who gives top notch service. Highly recommended.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cello Burger and Fries
Enjoyed dinner the first night I checked in. Classico pizza was delicious, and paired well with the Brodouex blend.Last morning here had the Bagel & Lox... Perfect!Staff was knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to enjoy dinner. Great ambiance. Fine wines. Best service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cello Burger
Excellent food, service and ambiance. Great staff.Fine wine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cello Burger
Wonderful for enjoying the sunset and fantastic service. We made an impromptu decision to stop in and it was perfect. Great wine recommendation from our awesome server, Renee. Beautiful garden setting with elegant outdoor seating, fireplaces, bocce and cornhole. It was very quiet when we visited.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We visited Cello for a special birthday dinner, and were we disappointed. It’s taken six weeks for me to finally write this, as I’d like to be objective, but suffice it to say, I don’t have much good to share.Back to the beginning:It was my wife’s 60th birthday and we wanted a special meal in a special setting. She can’t do gluten, dairy, or msg, and she phoned a week in advance to be sure they could accommodate her dietary restrictions. She was assured they prepared the meals to order and the chef could adjust as necessary. She also asked for a quiet, out of the way table…. Unbeknownst to her, I had a bouquet of roses sent ahead.We arrive and the hostess acknowledged our reservation and my wife’s prior call. She then plunked us at a table that would barely hold our plates and glassware, certainly not a vase and bouquet, and about 10 inches from a group of four. We asked to be moved and were, without a fuss.Betsy was our server. She seemed friendly enough, but definitely not attentive. We discussed the allergies and she basically said there was little my wife could eat. Meals were prepared ahead of time, so sauces couldn’t be altered (or created from scratch),proteins were limited due to marinades or preparation limitations,and no starches as the potatoes were mashed with butter ahead of time - they couldn’t even boil a potato? We had her talk to the kitchen a couple of times, with little progress, but in the mean time we notice gluten-free pasta available as an option. We suggested that, she checked, and the kitchen agreed they could use that as a starch, even though it wasn’t specific to the protein - gee whiz!She ordered the rack of lamb ($68’ish), which was very fatty and greasy. Not sure what the cook did to the gluten-free pasta, but it appears they smashed it to bits with a hammer, over-boiled it, and then poured the mush on the plate. It was horrible and any cook/chef should be embarrassed to send it out. We told the server, and according to her manager (Lauren), the exec chef was so embarrassed that they comped us a bottle of wine from the adjacent vineyard - we took it with us. Not bad, but over-priced.Speaking of wine, as this was a special occasion we decided to splurge on an expensive (for us) bottle of wine (>$100). Betsy complimented us on the choice. I told her we were in no hurry for the meal and we’d like the wine decanted so it had a chance to breathe. Betsy assured us that the lamb was the slowest meal to come out of the kitchen, and we had a good 25 minutes or more.After 10 minutes and no wine (and no Betsy), we flagged down someone to ask about our wayward server. Betsy came by our table to say the wine was out of stock; perhaps we’d like to try something else (but she didn’t have a wine list with her). However, before I could even ask for the wine list, our food shows up! The evening pretty much fell off a cliff by this point.I had the beef short rib ($56), but did not realize if was “deconstructed “. They took the beef, kinda rolled it in a ball, and stuck a sliver of a rib bone in it - like a beef popsicle. It wasn’t horrible, but not worth the price. However the gnocchi was absolute rubbish - it was way past crispy (more like crunchy) on the outside and crumbly dry inside - tasted bad and felt bad.So, to wrap up, these guys completely dropped the ball. They blew it when they assured us allergies could be accommodated, they blew it with the wine service, they blew it with the food. Way overpriced for the quality of food and service.The only positive was Lauren. She was obviously sorry for the mess laid at her feet, and was professional and gracious dealing with it. However she alone can’t fix this place. I wonder if, because the restaurant is inside the Allegretto Resort, they aren’t worried about local business and return customers. Regardless, I do not recommend you waste your time and money visiting here.One last thing. The restrooms were way too far from the restaurant and hard to find (down a hallway past the resort check-in desk).Dietary restrictions: D
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food and restaurant are good however we went twice and both time the food did not match the description on the menu... I ordered Frutti di mare and got a Salmon steak, next day I ordered a dish with Chantilly and got some heavy cream. Both times the dish was ok but for a 5 stars resort I expected a chef that knows better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Exceptional evening, they were doing a food tour of Italy (Emilia Romagna), and I was able to get the rolled short rib lasagna.... delicious! Everyone at our table was extremely happy with their meal, and dessert!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sarah our server was great as well as the other wait staff The Cello salad was unbelievably delicious, fresh and creative. We’re hoping they bring back the antipasto salad soon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Avocado Toast
Good• Seated us quickly with our reservation even though we were a little late• Facilities clean, good atmosphere. Hallway to bathrooms were nice and well decorated with interesting art. Biscuits and gravy were good. We ordered two breakfast buffets and two biscuits and gravy for our entire order.Bad- unfortunately all of these concerns are only concerning our waitress, Avery, and the poor service.• She didnt seem capable of taking one order or concern or need at a time- Would walk away before we could ask for anything else and then we'd wait for another 5 minutes before she'd appear with the single request fulfilled and walk away before asking if we needed anything. Ex- asked for coffee, walked off before we could finish ordering anything else (wrong food, no water).• Forgot many things throughout meal- didn't offer us our beverages for buffet. Said she'd bring tea selection and never brought it- finally just asked for coffee, but never took any other drink orders.• Eggs were wrong type- didn't get eggs until almost done with rest of meal. Had to ask runner for eggs and order for other drinks. Also asked Avery for update on eggs, and would just say right, your eggs, and never come back or offer any updates.• Other tables around and multiple runners and wait staff came to surrounding tables multiple times, was not very busy when we came in. No outdoor seating at the time for majority of meal.• Asked for cappuccino 3 times to her directly and other runners- said that the bar was backed up at the last time we asked about it. There were tables seated much later than us with orders taken after (by different waitresses), yet they received their drinks first, which doesn't explain the bar back up. Then, she finally brought cappuccino after everyone was done eating and ready for checks.• Waters were empty for majority, never asked for water or coffee refills bc she was not even in dining area- unsure where she was bc no outdoor tables were seated yet.• Had to grab runner- Macie- who refilled water, got more water when pitcher was empty and came back and refilled. Asked if we needed anything else, cleared plates, and said she'd let Avery know we would like checks. Honestly, Macie is the only reason why there is an extra star.• Even after asking for checks we still had to flag her down again.• Brought checks after cards run- wrong cards charged for wrong ordersIn the end, if she had showed a little more attention to table and a little apologetic, would have been more understanding of the negligence of service. We would have been more understanding if the place was packed with each staff having to wait multiple tables with large parties, but it didnt seem that she had more than our table until one was seated outside at the end of our meal. Having had jobs in the service industry in the past, we try to be understanding because we don't always know the behind the scenes, but this pushed past our limits of acceptable service. This didn't seem like a overall type of service given by staff in the restaurant because we had a table next to us with their waitress coming by many times for coffee refills, asking each time if they needed anything, and clearing/bring checks/etc in a timely manner. However if this is the type of service one would expect at a reasonable upscale location, I would save your time and money.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 1
We really enjoyed the food and service. Will return soon, beautiful place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great staff and service. Leo is an excellent bartender. Salmon was a little overcooked. Carbonara pasta wasn't great either. We did have one of their pizzas for lunch, it was very good. Breakfast was also good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5