Just overall a poor experience. Food was decent, but the ambience and service were lacking. Let me explain. We made reservations about 10 days in advance for four seats in the restaurant. When we arrived at our reservation time, we actually had to wait about 15 minutes, not too bad, but then we were seated at a very small high top table in the bar. As a table of four, there was insufficient room to even leave the basket of bread. I asked to be moved into the restaurant, where we had made the reservation, as was told it would be at least an hour wait. So we stayed in the bar, basically in an empty room. Felt like the outsiders, we could hear noise and revelry, but not be part of the atmosphere. Our waiter appeared very inconsistently, offered no advice on the menu, served our drinks and never reappeared to refresh or offer another glass of wine. Food was good and certainly not bad for the price. After our entree plates were cleared the server then bought the check, didn't even ask if we would like a dessert. With so many restaurants in Palm Springs, I will not be rushing to return.
Farley
The food was delicious, the service was great, and the wine was good. I had an excellent meal.
Charles
Martini's were as ordered. Grilled Calamari was superb as was the beet salad. Mussels were good as was the Veal saltimbocca. A very nice meal with efficient but unobtrusive service.
Seymour
The dining room is handsome, noise moderate, the staff responsive and friendly. My wife's saltimbocca was very good, well-executed and very tasty. We shared a Caesar salad, which was crisp and generous, well-made but one dimensional. BUT my main of linguine vongole was very sandy, and therefore not edible ( and a little funky, but did not explore that issue, overcome by the sand). The waiter didn't hesitate to whisk it away. I swappeed it for the day's special, cacio et pepe, a dish I often choose in a new Italian place because I love it AND to test the kitchen. My dish failed: it's sauce's simple ingredients auce never melded together, so that it was soupy and crystallized and bland, the opposite of a smooth and cheesy thick, clingy sauce.. Edible but not good . Nice place, at leqst for my wife, but neither attempt at a main course for me was acceptable at any price. Not likely to try again.
Sunshine
Not a pleasant experience at all. Our waiter took our order and disappeared. Someone else delivered our food and the waiter never came back to see how our meals were or if we needed anything. Three of us ordered the “beet salad with red and yellow beets” and only one salad was served with the two types of beets. The other two salads had only the red beets. If the chef was running out of yellow beets at 5:30 pm, that's pretty sad. If there was a shortage, why would the chef create one salad with the two types and leave them out on the other two salads. When we finally saw our server we asked him what happened to the salads and why nothing was even said. He just stared at our plates and said nothing except “the chef must have run out”. .... Seriously, a stupid answer from an extremely disinterested server. Not impressed with anything here.
Miy
Worst restaurant ever. I ordered a salad and it wasn’t even busy that time. Guess how long it took? An hour and thirty minutes! For a salad! In fact, the employees were very rude to not only me, but to other customers.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Larry Heminger
Google sent me here, and its CLOSED due to a fire. My 1 star review is for Google, not the restaurant!! How about not navigating people to a place that had a fire !
Paul
Whenever I want real Italian food, I go to this restaurant. They have the best lasagna in America.
Howard
We really enjoyed our dinner at Il Corso! The branzino was excellent as was the tagliatelle with bolognese sauce! The dining room is beautiful, and the servers are very capable and pleasant. A really nice choice for Italian/Mediterranean food in Tucson!
Walt
Consistently great. One of the best authentic Italian restaurants in the Coachella Valley.
Had a great dinner here with 4 friends. Seafood spaghetti, shrimp scampi and osso buco. Everything was flavorful. Cocktails were great, chocolate martini was extremely good! Desert was also tasty. Our waiter Johnny was very attentive. One of our party has balance issues and fell getting out of his chair. Within seconds, 4 waiters were there to lift him back up. Very impressive and kind. I would reccomend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys Italian food. Very nice ambiance too!
ron
Excellent food and great environment, I recommend this restaurant that has locations in Palm Springs and Palm Desert. You won't be disappointed.
ROLAND
We ordered the fried calamari which were good with a nice spicy dipping sauce. Salads were good. Wife had a pasta dish and I had the veal cutlets (Saltimbocca) which were good with a nice sauce and good mashed potatoes. The spinach was disappointing and frankly could use garlic and seasoning. A nice coarse creamed version could be better.
Beau
Salmon was undercooked multiple times and pasta was pretty underwhelming for the price. Appetizers were also very small. Really nice for a drink but not much else.
Randy
Food is always good, and the service was exceptional and a perfect evening to dine outdoors
Just overall a poor experience. Food was decent, but the ambience and service were lacking. Let me explain. We made reservations about 10 days in advance for four seats in the restaurant. When we arrived at our reservation time, we actually had to wait about 15 minutes, not too bad, but then we were seated at a very small high top table in the bar. As a table of four, there was insufficient room to even leave the basket of bread. I asked to be moved into the restaurant, where we had made the reservation, as was told it would be at least an hour wait. So we stayed in the bar, basically in an empty room. Felt like the outsiders, we could hear noise and revelry, but not be part of the atmosphere. Our waiter appeared very inconsistently, offered no advice on the menu, served our drinks and never reappeared to refresh or offer another glass of wine. Food was good and certainly not bad for the price. After our entree plates were cleared the server then bought the check, didn't even ask if we would like a dessert. With so many restaurants in Palm Springs, I will not be rushing to return.
The food was delicious, the service was great, and the wine was good. I had an excellent meal.
Martini's were as ordered. Grilled Calamari was superb as was the beet salad. Mussels were good as was the Veal saltimbocca. A very nice meal with efficient but unobtrusive service.
The dining room is handsome, noise moderate, the staff responsive and friendly. My wife's saltimbocca was very good, well-executed and very tasty. We shared a Caesar salad, which was crisp and generous, well-made but one dimensional. BUT my main of linguine vongole was very sandy, and therefore not edible ( and a little funky, but did not explore that issue, overcome by the sand). The waiter didn't hesitate to whisk it away. I swappeed it for the day's special, cacio et pepe, a dish I often choose in a new Italian place because I love it AND to test the kitchen. My dish failed: it's sauce's simple ingredients auce never melded together, so that it was soupy and crystallized and bland, the opposite of a smooth and cheesy thick, clingy sauce.. Edible but not good . Nice place, at leqst for my wife, but neither attempt at a main course for me was acceptable at any price. Not likely to try again.
Not a pleasant experience at all. Our waiter took our order and disappeared. Someone else delivered our food and the waiter never came back to see how our meals were or if we needed anything. Three of us ordered the “beet salad with red and yellow beets” and only one salad was served with the two types of beets. The other two salads had only the red beets. If the chef was running out of yellow beets at 5:30 pm, that's pretty sad. If there was a shortage, why would the chef create one salad with the two types and leave them out on the other two salads. When we finally saw our server we asked him what happened to the salads and why nothing was even said. He just stared at our plates and said nothing except “the chef must have run out”. .... Seriously, a stupid answer from an extremely disinterested server. Not impressed with anything here.
Worst restaurant ever. I ordered a salad and it wasn’t even busy that time. Guess how long it took? An hour and thirty minutes! For a salad! In fact, the employees were very rude to not only me, but to other customers.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Google sent me here, and its CLOSED due to a fire. My 1 star review is for Google, not the restaurant!! How about not navigating people to a place that had a fire !
Whenever I want real Italian food, I go to this restaurant. They have the best lasagna in America.
We really enjoyed our dinner at Il Corso! The branzino was excellent as was the tagliatelle with bolognese sauce! The dining room is beautiful, and the servers are very capable and pleasant. A really nice choice for Italian/Mediterranean food in Tucson!
Consistently great. One of the best authentic Italian restaurants in the Coachella Valley.
Restaurantji Recommends
Had a great dinner here with 4 friends. Seafood spaghetti, shrimp scampi and osso buco. Everything was flavorful. Cocktails were great, chocolate martini was extremely good! Desert was also tasty. Our waiter Johnny was very attentive. One of our party has balance issues and fell getting out of his chair. Within seconds, 4 waiters were there to lift him back up. Very impressive and kind. I would reccomend this restaurant to anyone who enjoys Italian food. Very nice ambiance too!
Excellent food and great environment, I recommend this restaurant that has locations in Palm Springs and Palm Desert. You won't be disappointed.
We ordered the fried calamari which were good with a nice spicy dipping sauce. Salads were good. Wife had a pasta dish and I had the veal cutlets (Saltimbocca) which were good with a nice sauce and good mashed potatoes. The spinach was disappointing and frankly could use garlic and seasoning. A nice coarse creamed version could be better.
Salmon was undercooked multiple times and pasta was pretty underwhelming for the price. Appetizers were also very small. Really nice for a drink but not much else.
Food is always good, and the service was exceptional and a perfect evening to dine outdoors
Loading...