Our server was wonderful and the experience was really nice. The food was homemade and amazing! I had the Gnocchi which was homemade, soft and amazing. My husband got something with steak and shrimp. It was cooked well and full of flavor. My mom had the lasagna that I brought home to her which was also really good.
Phenomenal food. I ordered the margherita wood fired pizza, the chicken parm, and an espresso martini.
The pizza was note-perfect. Excellent crust, the tomatos had a touch of spice to them, maybe from a Calabrian chili oil or something. Wonderfully cooked. My chicken parm was crispy and juicy and extremely well-cooked. The espresso martini I had was wonderful, with a nice chocolate & coffee flavor.
Our waitress was incredible through & through, but I'm docking service points because it took well over 20 minutes for our drink order to be done from the bar. We ordered food several minutes after our drinks and still got our pizza before the drinks. Not sure if they were understaffed that night or not.
The atmosphere is great and clean but it was also absurdly dark. Like, REALLY dark.
Will absolutely be eating here or getting pizza for dinner again. Fantastic place, don't miss it if you're in Ithaca.
A-MAZING!
I'm not sure what more I can possibly say about this place. The food is absolutely incredible. The red sauce simply amazing. Better than Nana used to make. The fresh basil ... chef's kiss.
Treat yourself and start with Arancini. There's only 3 and you'll want more, but it's absolutely amazing.
Portions are huge and everything was done to perfection. No cold spots, nothing over-done on one side.
Simply the most amazing restaurant in the area, bar-none.
Date night will never be the same.
Our party of 8 was seated at a long rectangular table in the back which was great. Everyone seemed happy with their meal-huge portion of chicken par., gnocchi disappeared, salmon was small but good, cheese pizza was devoured. My tenderloin steak sandwich was far from tender and impossible to eat as a sandwich. The flair was good but it was very difficult to cut with a table knife.
Absolutely delicious! The place was extremely busy. We expected the wait to be an hour. The host said 25 minutes, and we were seated with a menu in less than 15 minutes. Our waitress was extremely helpful and very attentive. The food was out quickly. Now the bill...I really thought it was going to be horrible. It was half of what I thought. So affordable for a family of four.
Thank you was the amazing service, food, and overall experience.
Food was really and good! Service was great for a holiday night and the food was served fresh!
We had the appetizer, 2 pastas and a pizza and a kids meal. The tuscan really stood as the sauce was impeccable
Our 4th visit here. Food outstanding as always.
Especially good is the shrimp scampi pasta.
You might even see a doppelgänger of Emily Blunt (our server Sara who was absolutely awesome).
Service has drastically improved since the pandemic, when they were understaffed. Even so, come early!!!! This place gets very busy.
They started us with some bread and dipping oil. It was good. Then we ordered the chicken wing appetizer. They were cooked differently then any other chicken wings i have had before but very good. I ordered the Roma Special Pizza as an entrée It was cooked in a wood fired oven and was very good. I also saw pizzas flying out the door for takeout. My wife had the CIAO Fettuccine Alfredo and she liked that. Staff was friendly and place was clean.
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Ciao! rhymes with Wow! WOW will be the word used to describe this restaurant. A spectacular treat of harmonious taste tantalizes the palate from every angle...
First, the restaurant is tastefully arranged. Allowing for both camaraderie and an intimate feel. We were politely greeted upon entry and seated quickly for this festive Saturday night. Having recently left our friend's engagement party, we were surprised to be seated quickly. Fret not; the restaurant was undoubtedly bustling that evening. Happy faces abounded.
For an appetizer - I ordered the Arancini. The order comes with three good-sized balls of risotto and the perfect mozzarella ratio. The sauce the appetizer basks in is, dare I say, drinkable?! Wow-the Pomodoro and pesto should be bottled and sold in 20oz. options!
I ordered a pizza for my main course - not just any pizza! A wood-fired, well charred, pear and gorgonzola pizza. Wow, the taste! Wow, the yummy chewy wood-fired crust! Wow, the toppings; bacon-wow, caramelized onions-wow, thinly sliced pears-wow, salty gorgonzola that pairs well, well, with the pear-wow!
Not to outdo this fantastic review of party palate fare, but the star of the show, at least for this evening, and at least for me, was my Long Island Tea. WOW - The absolute best Long Island I've ever had. And I might know a thing or two about Long Island's. These were so good; I ordered two!
The service was excellent. The ambiance and atmosphere were great. The energy from the staff and the patrons were great. Everything had that WOW factor.
Very busy. A little loud and service was a little slow. But we didn't go to eat fast. Our dinner was delicious, and the server still paid attention even though they were busy. Good lighting and mood.
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