The overall experience lackluster. Everyone in our party of 4. said it was okay but not close to previous visits. Maybe a different cook and staff (anything can happen in TWO weeks) My pasta sauce (white garlic wine sauce)was diluted. The pasta wasn't drained nor seasoned. The bread and salad were the BEST, delicious. The only reason for three stars
Shaun Evans
Service was good and the food was average (3 out of 5), but I imagine it would have tasted better hot. We arrived at 8:45pm and the workers were rushing around to close the restaurant. They close at 10pm. We ordered a Cheese Stuck appetizer which came out 15 minutes after our meal and was the only thing hot and the only dish with melted cheese. My wife ordered an entree and asked for it to be topped with cheese. It wasn't. It had to go back and corrected. We were told it would take 4 minutes. It took 12. Right at 10pm several cooks left and the workers were shouting across the restaurant and being inappropriate. The server asked if I wanted a dessert to go. I did get a cheesecake with strawberries to go, which was fine, because I wanted to leave. I didn't want to stay in a place that made us felt unwelcomed from the, essentially, the time we came in. The lighting was poor, the tables and benches are very old and poorly maintained. The walls of the booths are written on, which was neat, but there was inappropriate content written and drawn on the decrepit walls. The bathrooms are BEYOND disgusting. Maintenance, again, has been extremely neglected on the restrooms. Not just on keeping them clean, but structurally. There was no soap either which leaves you feeling dirty as you find your way through the dark back to the booth that you're unsure will actually support your weight.Not the best experience. Not the best food. Not the best ambiance. Good service.
Aslonz
The atmosphere is great! The place definitely has an old school Italian restaurant feel. The food was great! However, the rolls has a little too much garlic on them for my taste.Everyone in my party loved their food, myself included. Their only note was the amount of garlic on the rolls.So, why is this place a 4 and not a 5? Because I got the spaghetti with meat sauce and meat balls. That's my standard for any Italian place. It's my opinion that every self-respecting Italian restaurant should have outstanding spaghetti and meatballs. Maybe you disagree- thats okay! For me, it's the thing I get every time I go to a new Italian restaurant.While their spaghetti was great, I'm not sure if there wasn't any meat in my meat sauce or if it was infinitesimally small that I couldn't see it, but I didn't. The sauce was also a little thin, though it had a great taste! Overall, I was happy with my food and would go back!
Kylar H.
I have always loved Scalini's so when I got pregnant I knew I wanted to try the sometimes labor inducing eggplant parm. While I didn't go into labor I may have a new favorite dish. So much delicious cheese and marinara sauce covering fried eggplant served with the best salad and garlic rolls.
Matt Oja
It's never going to be trend setting but it's always going to be delicious Americanized Italian family comfort food. I first went in the early '80s and have to get a fix in at least once a year now. Still. This location was the first, then all subsequent locations became Provino's. No need to order appetizers, they'll give you garlic rolls until you burst. Stick with tried and true classics like chicken or veal parmesan, veal Francese, or veal or chicken marsala. Even my 18 month old granddaughter loves the food, check out the picture of her drinking the salad dressing ?
Jeff H.
Classic look. Old school italian restaurant. Service is very good.. and the menu is wide. I'm a fan of the fried ravioli appertizer. The seafood dishes with either alfredo or the romesco are very good. It's in my families rotation!!
Steve H.
Have enjoyed the food, service and ambience of this family Italian restaurant since the early 80s. It's always a stop for me when I visit Atlanta. Today was no exception - the food was great, service excellent and I had a terrific time. Thanks for being here. Thank you.
Bethany C.
Horrible, service with attitude and graffiti filled walls. Food was subpar. Plenty of better Italian in the area. Will not return.
SV C
We arrived at 9:15 pm as a party of 8 to celebrate a special occasion. We let the hostess that there were 8 people in our party. She went to get the manager SHELBY who came up to the front after 2-3 minutes and said that unfortunately she would not be able to seat our party.It was clear that she did not want us to stay there however unbeknownst to her, we were determined to have dinner there that night. As a dastardly deterrent she said that the only way that we would be able to have dinner would be to break up our party; not only that but that we would not be seated anywhere close to each other.She probably thought that that alone would discourage us, but no, we stayed. When the party beside our table left less than 5 minutes after we were seated, I asked our waitress if she could have someone clean up the table so that we could at least sit beside each other.I kid you not but this MEAN spirited woman, SHELBY, was determined to not have us seat beside each other so she made sure that throughout our dinner that table beside us NEVER got cleaned. The bus boys came and cleaned ALL of the other tables BUT that one. In a move that can only be done out of spite she made sure that we remained separated.And also what’s up with the graffiti lined walls?? It gave the feeling of eating in a gas station restroom. Totally unbecoming of a restaurant that boasts a nice atmosphere. Very strange.God don’t like ugly.
Ashleigh K.
Dark ,graffiti filled restaurant. No pre-bussing, had every course of our meal on the table - salad plates, dinner plates and dessert plates. No refills on drinks, waited 45 mins for a check and a to-go box. If a server can't handle 6 tables, then give them smaller sections. Asked for a manager and after we told him our complaints he had no resolution.
Services always a little slow here. I love their roles I love their salad But I'm not a huge fan of their red sauce. I like mine a little bit more blended. Oh And they use the world's smallest wine glasses.
Michelle H.
Classic old school Italian. The salad comes dressed and the rolls are very buttery and garlicky.
johnnypM3523HK
Well, i would say average to good restaurant and thats only because the stuff are not so polite to customers. Food though was really good and tasty. Everything taste fresh.
SV C.
We arrived at 9:15 pm as a party of 8 to celebrate a special occasion. Upon entry once we notified the hostess that there were 8 people in our party. She went to get the manager SHELBY who came up to the front a few minutes and said that unfortunately she would not be able to seat our party. It was clear that she did not want us to stay there however unbeknownst to her we were determined to have dinner there that night. As a deterrent she said that the only way that we would be able to have dinner there would be to break up our party; not only that but that we would not be seated anywhere close to each other. She probably thought that that alone would discourage us but no, we stayed. When the party beside our table left a few minutes after we were seated I asked our waitress if she could have someone clean up the table so that we could at least sit beside each other. I kid you not but this MEAN spirited woman was determined to not have us seat beside each other so she made sure that throughout our dinner that table beside us NEVER got cleaned. The bus boys came and cleaned ALL of the other tables BUT that one. In a move that can only be done out of spite she made sure that we remained separated. And also what's up with the graffiti lined walls?? It gave the feeling of eating in a gas station restroom. Totally unbecoming of a restaurant that boasts a nice atmosphere. Very strange. God don't like ugly.
Foodie And Fun Times F.
Family style Italian, the food is fantastic and it's also a great place for groups with reasonable pricing and ease of splitting up checks. Great management, generous portions, true family-style Italian. I love the manicotti, also the table salad is excellent as are the garlic rolls. Be sure to visit the "Eggplant Babies" wall (will make sense when you go, promise!!).
The overall experience lackluster. Everyone in our party of 4. said it was okay but not close to previous visits. Maybe a different cook and staff (anything can happen in TWO weeks) My pasta sauce (white garlic wine sauce)was diluted. The pasta wasn't drained nor seasoned. The bread and salad were the BEST, delicious. The only reason for three stars
Service was good and the food was average (3 out of 5), but I imagine it would have tasted better hot. We arrived at 8:45pm and the workers were rushing around to close the restaurant. They close at 10pm. We ordered a Cheese Stuck appetizer which came out 15 minutes after our meal and was the only thing hot and the only dish with melted cheese. My wife ordered an entree and asked for it to be topped with cheese. It wasn't. It had to go back and corrected. We were told it would take 4 minutes. It took 12. Right at 10pm several cooks left and the workers were shouting across the restaurant and being inappropriate. The server asked if I wanted a dessert to go. I did get a cheesecake with strawberries to go, which was fine, because I wanted to leave. I didn't want to stay in a place that made us felt unwelcomed from the, essentially, the time we came in. The lighting was poor, the tables and benches are very old and poorly maintained. The walls of the booths are written on, which was neat, but there was inappropriate content written and drawn on the decrepit walls. The bathrooms are BEYOND disgusting. Maintenance, again, has been extremely neglected on the restrooms. Not just on keeping them clean, but structurally. There was no soap either which leaves you feeling dirty as you find your way through the dark back to the booth that you're unsure will actually support your weight.Not the best experience. Not the best food. Not the best ambiance. Good service.
The atmosphere is great! The place definitely has an old school Italian restaurant feel. The food was great! However, the rolls has a little too much garlic on them for my taste.Everyone in my party loved their food, myself included. Their only note was the amount of garlic on the rolls.So, why is this place a 4 and not a 5? Because I got the spaghetti with meat sauce and meat balls. That's my standard for any Italian place. It's my opinion that every self-respecting Italian restaurant should have outstanding spaghetti and meatballs. Maybe you disagree- thats okay! For me, it's the thing I get every time I go to a new Italian restaurant.While their spaghetti was great, I'm not sure if there wasn't any meat in my meat sauce or if it was infinitesimally small that I couldn't see it, but I didn't. The sauce was also a little thin, though it had a great taste! Overall, I was happy with my food and would go back!
I have always loved Scalini's so when I got pregnant I knew I wanted to try the sometimes labor inducing eggplant parm. While I didn't go into labor I may have a new favorite dish. So much delicious cheese and marinara sauce covering fried eggplant served with the best salad and garlic rolls.
It's never going to be trend setting but it's always going to be delicious Americanized Italian family comfort food. I first went in the early '80s and have to get a fix in at least once a year now. Still. This location was the first, then all subsequent locations became Provino's. No need to order appetizers, they'll give you garlic rolls until you burst. Stick with tried and true classics like chicken or veal parmesan, veal Francese, or veal or chicken marsala. Even my 18 month old granddaughter loves the food, check out the picture of her drinking the salad dressing ?
Classic look. Old school italian restaurant. Service is very good.. and the menu is wide. I'm a fan of the fried ravioli appertizer. The seafood dishes with either alfredo or the romesco are very good. It's in my families rotation!!
Have enjoyed the food, service and ambience of this family Italian restaurant since the early 80s. It's always a stop for me when I visit Atlanta. Today was no exception - the food was great, service excellent and I had a terrific time. Thanks for being here. Thank you.
Horrible, service with attitude and graffiti filled walls. Food was subpar. Plenty of better Italian in the area. Will not return.
We arrived at 9:15 pm as a party of 8 to celebrate a special occasion. We let the hostess that there were 8 people in our party. She went to get the manager SHELBY who came up to the front after 2-3 minutes and said that unfortunately she would not be able to seat our party.It was clear that she did not want us to stay there however unbeknownst to her, we were determined to have dinner there that night. As a dastardly deterrent she said that the only way that we would be able to have dinner would be to break up our party; not only that but that we would not be seated anywhere close to each other.She probably thought that that alone would discourage us, but no, we stayed. When the party beside our table left less than 5 minutes after we were seated, I asked our waitress if she could have someone clean up the table so that we could at least sit beside each other.I kid you not but this MEAN spirited woman, SHELBY, was determined to not have us seat beside each other so she made sure that throughout our dinner that table beside us NEVER got cleaned. The bus boys came and cleaned ALL of the other tables BUT that one. In a move that can only be done out of spite she made sure that we remained separated.And also what’s up with the graffiti lined walls?? It gave the feeling of eating in a gas station restroom. Totally unbecoming of a restaurant that boasts a nice atmosphere. Very strange.God don’t like ugly.
Dark ,graffiti filled restaurant. No pre-bussing, had every course of our meal on the table - salad plates, dinner plates and dessert plates. No refills on drinks, waited 45 mins for a check and a to-go box. If a server can't handle 6 tables, then give them smaller sections. Asked for a manager and after we told him our complaints he had no resolution.
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Services always a little slow here. I love their roles I love their salad But I'm not a huge fan of their red sauce. I like mine a little bit more blended. Oh And they use the world's smallest wine glasses.
Classic old school Italian. The salad comes dressed and the rolls are very buttery and garlicky.
Well, i would say average to good restaurant and thats only because the stuff are not so polite to customers. Food though was really good and tasty. Everything taste fresh.
We arrived at 9:15 pm as a party of 8 to celebrate a special occasion. Upon entry once we notified the hostess that there were 8 people in our party. She went to get the manager SHELBY who came up to the front a few minutes and said that unfortunately she would not be able to seat our party. It was clear that she did not want us to stay there however unbeknownst to her we were determined to have dinner there that night. As a deterrent she said that the only way that we would be able to have dinner there would be to break up our party; not only that but that we would not be seated anywhere close to each other. She probably thought that that alone would discourage us but no, we stayed. When the party beside our table left a few minutes after we were seated I asked our waitress if she could have someone clean up the table so that we could at least sit beside each other. I kid you not but this MEAN spirited woman was determined to not have us seat beside each other so she made sure that throughout our dinner that table beside us NEVER got cleaned. The bus boys came and cleaned ALL of the other tables BUT that one. In a move that can only be done out of spite she made sure that we remained separated. And also what's up with the graffiti lined walls?? It gave the feeling of eating in a gas station restroom. Totally unbecoming of a restaurant that boasts a nice atmosphere. Very strange. God don't like ugly.
Family style Italian, the food is fantastic and it's also a great place for groups with reasonable pricing and ease of splitting up checks. Great management, generous portions, true family-style Italian. I love the manicotti, also the table salad is excellent as are the garlic rolls. Be sure to visit the "Eggplant Babies" wall (will make sense when you go, promise!!).