Buon Fornello Café & Bottega

Don’t know how to leave a review as we pulled up at 7:30pm on a Saturday and they’re closed with no sign or hours posted on their door. Their website also says they close at 9pm. Other reviews look so promising so we’ll have to come back again next time.

I needed lunch while at Northside Hospital. I came to Buon Fornello Cafe and ate their delicious Kitchen Sink pasta bowl. Krishna was exceptionally nice to me with his big smile. He recommended the dish, and I loved it! He also recommended the lemon dessert and coffee. Wonderful people and wonderfully delicious food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Kitchen Sink

I wish I could take away more stars. I was ripped off from this store for my order because I paid $50 for pizza but they told me they don't have any dough, and never refunded me. I went back two more times and each time I was told the manager isn't here. So I've been unable to to get a refund.

I can't recommend going here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 1

Absolutely delish fresh Italian food in a sneaky underassuming strip mall location. Way better than you're expecting it to be when you walk in. My wife and I love to order fresh pasta here, then take it home to enjoy with a bottle of wine.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 5

This is an amazing little place for a quick but wonderful bowl of pasta! The young man running the front was so kind and helpful! He even offered an extra plate of food that had been made by mistake!! So tasty and will definitely come back to try more dishes.

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pasta Bar

Went in there today for a late lunch, because I remembered having read some good reviews and I was nearby. The moment I walked in, I knew it wasn’t the same place that I had read about. I actually thought maybe I was in the wrong restaurant. There were no prepared foods in the case, which I thought they had - the case was completely empty. In the other refrigerator were only drinks. There were no customers, and the cashier definitely did not look Italian. It did not at all appear to be what I anticipated from some of the older reviews. I left without ordering and, unfortunately, there were no prepared foods for me to take home.

I use to get this place frequently a couple years ago. My favorite was the Tripoli! Decided to get a dose of nostalgia by ordering it again recently and was given the wrong order the first time. Ended up traveling back to the location to pick up the correct order only to find the order was 97% bread with barely any bolognese. Not sure what happened but I was severely disappointed.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Meatball appetizer was quite good. Fried pizza was tasty had babello version. It came with sauce Cannnoli was okay. Service was great. Prices were reasonable

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Zia's Meatballs

What kind of business turns customers away at 8:30 on a FRIDAY NIGHT!!!! I watched it happen with my own eyes because I was waiting for MY FOOD AFTER THEY MESSED UP MY ORDER AFTER I PAID $50 for 2 meals and I didn't even get MY SHRIMP THAT I PAID $50 FOR!!!! Not only that the employee had to come UNLOCK THE DOOR TO GIVE MY FOOD AT 8:40 THEY DONT CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS AT ALL AND IM SORRY FOR THE POOR MAN THAT WANTED SOME FOOD AND WAS TURNED AWAY!!! If you want a good pasta place with good Service go to AMERICAN PASTA FACTORY INSTEAD!!!! Not only that I paid $50 and they had to remake MY FOOD!!! I only had 3 PIECES OF SHRIMP!!! Not worth it at all!!

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

This place used to be incredible, the food was a 4.7 or even higher, all native Italians in the kitchen and at the front desk. A hidden gem. Apparently the place changed ownership or they left, as there was not a single Italian in the kitchen or at the front. The Salmone sauce was to die for. I got it again with grilled chicken and it really didn't have much flavor, nor the chicken. By all means it wasn't bad. But an aggressively average Italian place now.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

I used to enjoy coming here for lunch but the options have diminished since then. I went during lunch recently and they did not have bread for a side or the tomato and basil sauce! It’s hard to make a stop here if you don’t have the basic ingredients for an Italian meal. The fettuccine was bland and meatballs were not fresh.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

This place had 4.7 rating, I don’t know in what world it would be 4.7, everything was ok but nothing to write home about. It is a solid 3.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Service was great but the food wasn’t awesome. Two notches below what you find at Olive Garden. My son had the Chicken Alfredo, and he said the sauce was a little bland. My chicken parm came in a bowl drowning in sauce with marginal flavor. This place had a vibe like had you found an Italian restaurant in Bangladesh. The 4.7 rating has to be a glitch. There’s no way this place is a 4.7. Maybe a 3.4 at best. Weird, not horrible, but could be better.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

I am visiting from out of town and was looking for a good spot to eat nearby. I stumbled upon Buon Fornello Cafe on my Google search and wow!! Their food is so delicious and it’s at a reasonable price point considering the pasta is made fresh. I loved the laid-back atmosphere too. Must try their cannoli.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food was ok, I ordered a meatball sandwich and it was alright. The weirder part was when I showed up to pick up my order and the door was locked and no one was inside? I went and did my grocery shopping and came back to try one more time. A gentleman came and unlocked the door and after giving him my name he passed me my food through the door and locked up behind me. Frustrating showing up to a locked business after I already ordered and paid online.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1