Very delicious lasagna. Spaghetti and meatballs it’s all so good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
Ted Q.
Trying to be an Italian restaurant and a pub does not work, at least not in this case. There is no risotto. There is no gnocchi. What they have is the stereotypical; pizza and pasta. In the "traditional" category of the menu, every single option is served on, under, near, or [insert any preposition] pasta. It's as though the menu was developed with the assumption that almost all Italian food has pasta, and what doesn't have pasta is a pizza or a sandwich. An "Italian Beef" sandwich can be had with au jus, because nothing is more Italian than something that is commonly associated with French cuisine. Presumably for a bit of comic relief, the "Italian Sandwich" includes jalapeños or mild banana pepper rings. Nothing says "traditional Italian" like jalapeño peppers, right? The food itself - we had cheese curds and a margherita pizza - was fair. The curds appeared to be made in-house, but the flavor was overwhelmed by the spices in the batter. The pizza was bland. If it's good Italian food you want, look elsewhere.
Hannah Beach
Our server was not very good, we ordered the all you can eat lasanga, and when we finished our portion they never asked if we wanted a refill, and while waiting to ask for drink refills they were happily sitting at the bar talking to a customer. Our table across from us i think i saw that server 30 more times then i saw ours.
Ray Rollins
I went with my grandson, to reflect on times we shared enjoying pizza when he was just a child.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sicilan Pizza
Scott Tomaszewski
So the wife and I don't get a chance to get a date night often. The in-laws live in Verona and offered to watch the kiddos so we could have a Valentine's date. Very disappointed! We had reservations at 5pm. We arrived about 4:50. We went to the host area and waited, the waitresses and hostess saw us, but just left us waiting.it was dead in there, 2ish tables and a habdful of people at the bar. We waited long enough that the bartender (only positive thing) gave us 2 drink chips.We had an older lady as our waitress. She started off like she was annoyed that we were there. Not friendly at all(she got a little better by the end). She saw the drink chips on our table and her 1st words were, "I can't take those, you can only use those at the bar" I mentioned that the bartender just gave them to us to use. She was snarky and said "whatever, I will take them this time".Now to the food... we ordered 2 appetizers. Cheese curds and bruschetta. Cheese curds were good, bruschetta didn't have balsamic and wasn't great. Tomato soup not good either. We ordered the 16 oz ribeyes. For $34.99 each we expected a decent one.. they were the thinnest ribeyes I have ever had in a restaurant.(maybe a half an inch thick) very salty as well. My wife ordered medium and it was close, I ordered medium rare and it l came out well done. Not a hint of pink. I added pictures of my 1st and second steak.. My waitress wasn't around but another waitress came over when she saw I was lookkng for our waitress. She agreed it was well done, and took it back. A few minutes later I got the replacement one and it was blue rare. I ate it because I was hungry and waiting too long, but it was cold in the center and very rare. (Their cook has no idea what they're doing).Overall would not recommend and was a waste for our rare(no pun intended, or maybe it was...) date night.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Beth Wachter
Seems like a local dive bar type of spot, which normally I love, but not today. Had very strong recommendations from my friends but ultimately was underwhelmed. I was early and had to wait at the bar until more of my party showed up. The bartenders barely paid attention to me, they were spending all their time with "the regulars". They also charged me full price for my wine during happy hour. Or tried to... I saw on the website what the specials were. They just assumed I wouldn't know and tried to charge me full price. They also mixed up wine orders at our table during dinner and tried to pass off the wrong wine as my order. I ordered my favorite wine so I knew it was wrong as soon as I tasted it. The food was not good. Barely any meat in my meal, and just didn't taste good. Mixture of bland and/or way too salty. After such strong recommendations from others I expected much more. I won't be back
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Melissa Wilkerson
Ty Kathleen for our great service this evening we were up by the Xmas tree. The food was great !
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Baked Manicotti, Dinner Salad
Margaret Schmit
Love the old wood in the restaurant. Spencer the owner and bartender is always smiling and ready for a conversation. I have always enjoyed the food and have had many of the dishes offered.Parking: Street parking is hard because there are a lot of businesses that share the road and parking. Very small number of spaces out the back of the building.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sicilan Pizza, Cheese Manicotti with Marinara Sauce, French Onion Soup, Bruschetta, Garlic Bread, Dinner Salad, Chicken Marsala
Kellogg Brengel
Great value for night out with the family in a nice atmosphere with good Italian. Not from area so can't compare to other locations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Deb Miller
The waitress asked if we wanted soup or salad and never told us there was an upcharge for soup. We were charged for items that she brought us " by mistake." The steak that was ordered was so salty and overcooked it couldn't be eaten. However, all pasta dishes were wonderful.
We had a wonderful time celebrating our oldest daughter's birthday while she was visiting from Knoxville Tennessee and we all loved every bite, from appetizers to the leftovers we took home for lunch the next day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homemade Soup, French Onion Soup, Eggplant Parmesan with Alfredo, Sauce, Baked Manicotti, Dinner Salad
Sierra
Have only ordered a taco pizza to go. Flavor was okay, tasted better with some added refried beans the next day. Unfortunately, found a piece of metal in one slice.Hope your experience is better, but we won't return.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Terry Motiff
Friday fish fry is delish! Pizza is also really good, right amount of sauce and toppings. They make a great Old Fashion, bourbon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup
Anna H.
Quite easily the worst "Italian" food in Madison hands down. The restaurant had some promising aspects as it was full when we first tried to get a table (but ended up going somewhere else that night). My partner and I came back a couple weeks later and saw lots of local regulars at the bar and felt that it must be a good sign! Sadly, the food is terrible all around and tastes extremely bland and is missing lots of flavor. Our ravioli and breadsticks appetizer was bland and tasted very store bought. The biggest shame of it all was that I was told that all of the pasta served was homemade. It was not only obviously store bought but also WAY overcooked to the point of being extra soggy with no texture. Unfortunately our 4 dishes (2 appetizers, 2 entrees) that we ordered were very dissapointing and lackluster. Not sure how this place still remains open, especially after all of the consistently negative reviews. If you want real Italian, you will have to go elswhere. I will say that the best part of the meal was the service from the server (minus being told that the pasta was all made fresh). She was enthusiastic and checked in regularly with us. I did find it a little strange though that she gave us estimated times in which our food would be done. For example, " your meal will be out in 7 minutes". I have never been given exact estimations and thought it was super nice of her to communicate promptness with us but was also a bit hesitant that perhaps a microwave was being used and that was where the estimation was coming from?
D C.
Great food and great service. I've ate here several times while visiting friends in town and I always look forward to and enjoy eating here! The restaurant is very comfortable, clean, and welcoming.
Very delicious lasagna. Spaghetti and meatballs it’s all so good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
Trying to be an Italian restaurant and a pub does not work, at least not in this case. There is no risotto. There is no gnocchi. What they have is the stereotypical; pizza and pasta. In the "traditional" category of the menu, every single option is served on, under, near, or [insert any preposition] pasta. It's as though the menu was developed with the assumption that almost all Italian food has pasta, and what doesn't have pasta is a pizza or a sandwich. An "Italian Beef" sandwich can be had with au jus, because nothing is more Italian than something that is commonly associated with French cuisine. Presumably for a bit of comic relief, the "Italian Sandwich" includes jalapeños or mild banana pepper rings. Nothing says "traditional Italian" like jalapeño peppers, right? The food itself - we had cheese curds and a margherita pizza - was fair. The curds appeared to be made in-house, but the flavor was overwhelmed by the spices in the batter. The pizza was bland. If it's good Italian food you want, look elsewhere.
Our server was not very good, we ordered the all you can eat lasanga, and when we finished our portion they never asked if we wanted a refill, and while waiting to ask for drink refills they were happily sitting at the bar talking to a customer. Our table across from us i think i saw that server 30 more times then i saw ours.
I went with my grandson, to reflect on times we shared enjoying pizza when he was just a child.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sicilan Pizza
So the wife and I don't get a chance to get a date night often. The in-laws live in Verona and offered to watch the kiddos so we could have a Valentine's date. Very disappointed! We had reservations at 5pm. We arrived about 4:50. We went to the host area and waited, the waitresses and hostess saw us, but just left us waiting.it was dead in there, 2ish tables and a habdful of people at the bar. We waited long enough that the bartender (only positive thing) gave us 2 drink chips.We had an older lady as our waitress. She started off like she was annoyed that we were there. Not friendly at all(she got a little better by the end). She saw the drink chips on our table and her 1st words were, "I can't take those, you can only use those at the bar" I mentioned that the bartender just gave them to us to use. She was snarky and said "whatever, I will take them this time".Now to the food... we ordered 2 appetizers. Cheese curds and bruschetta. Cheese curds were good, bruschetta didn't have balsamic and wasn't great. Tomato soup not good either. We ordered the 16 oz ribeyes. For $34.99 each we expected a decent one.. they were the thinnest ribeyes I have ever had in a restaurant.(maybe a half an inch thick) very salty as well. My wife ordered medium and it was close, I ordered medium rare and it l came out well done. Not a hint of pink. I added pictures of my 1st and second steak.. My waitress wasn't around but another waitress came over when she saw I was lookkng for our waitress. She agreed it was well done, and took it back. A few minutes later I got the replacement one and it was blue rare. I ate it because I was hungry and waiting too long, but it was cold in the center and very rare. (Their cook has no idea what they're doing).Overall would not recommend and was a waste for our rare(no pun intended, or maybe it was...) date night.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Seems like a local dive bar type of spot, which normally I love, but not today. Had very strong recommendations from my friends but ultimately was underwhelmed. I was early and had to wait at the bar until more of my party showed up. The bartenders barely paid attention to me, they were spending all their time with "the regulars". They also charged me full price for my wine during happy hour. Or tried to... I saw on the website what the specials were. They just assumed I wouldn't know and tried to charge me full price. They also mixed up wine orders at our table during dinner and tried to pass off the wrong wine as my order. I ordered my favorite wine so I knew it was wrong as soon as I tasted it. The food was not good. Barely any meat in my meal, and just didn't taste good. Mixture of bland and/or way too salty. After such strong recommendations from others I expected much more. I won't be back
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Ty Kathleen for our great service this evening we were up by the Xmas tree. The food was great !
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Baked Manicotti, Dinner Salad
Love the old wood in the restaurant. Spencer the owner and bartender is always smiling and ready for a conversation. I have always enjoyed the food and have had many of the dishes offered.Parking: Street parking is hard because there are a lot of businesses that share the road and parking. Very small number of spaces out the back of the building.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sicilan Pizza, Cheese Manicotti with Marinara Sauce, French Onion Soup, Bruschetta, Garlic Bread, Dinner Salad, Chicken Marsala
Great value for night out with the family in a nice atmosphere with good Italian. Not from area so can't compare to other locations.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
The waitress asked if we wanted soup or salad and never told us there was an upcharge for soup. We were charged for items that she brought us " by mistake." The steak that was ordered was so salty and overcooked it couldn't be eaten. However, all pasta dishes were wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
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We had a wonderful time celebrating our oldest daughter's birthday while she was visiting from Knoxville Tennessee and we all loved every bite, from appetizers to the leftovers we took home for lunch the next day.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homemade Soup, French Onion Soup, Eggplant Parmesan with Alfredo, Sauce, Baked Manicotti, Dinner Salad
Have only ordered a taco pizza to go. Flavor was okay, tasted better with some added refried beans the next day. Unfortunately, found a piece of metal in one slice.Hope your experience is better, but we won't return.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Friday fish fry is delish! Pizza is also really good, right amount of sauce and toppings. They make a great Old Fashion, bourbon.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup
Quite easily the worst "Italian" food in Madison hands down. The restaurant had some promising aspects as it was full when we first tried to get a table (but ended up going somewhere else that night). My partner and I came back a couple weeks later and saw lots of local regulars at the bar and felt that it must be a good sign! Sadly, the food is terrible all around and tastes extremely bland and is missing lots of flavor. Our ravioli and breadsticks appetizer was bland and tasted very store bought. The biggest shame of it all was that I was told that all of the pasta served was homemade. It was not only obviously store bought but also WAY overcooked to the point of being extra soggy with no texture. Unfortunately our 4 dishes (2 appetizers, 2 entrees) that we ordered were very dissapointing and lackluster. Not sure how this place still remains open, especially after all of the consistently negative reviews. If you want real Italian, you will have to go elswhere. I will say that the best part of the meal was the service from the server (minus being told that the pasta was all made fresh). She was enthusiastic and checked in regularly with us. I did find it a little strange though that she gave us estimated times in which our food would be done. For example, " your meal will be out in 7 minutes". I have never been given exact estimations and thought it was super nice of her to communicate promptness with us but was also a bit hesitant that perhaps a microwave was being used and that was where the estimation was coming from?
Great food and great service. I've ate here several times while visiting friends in town and I always look forward to and enjoy eating here! The restaurant is very comfortable, clean, and welcoming.