Baroncini Ristorante Italiano and Pizza

104 S Linn St, Iowa City
(319) 337-2048

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Claysha O’Neill

My partner and I just moved to the area and discovered this place, we will definitely be back. You can tell that the chef and his cooks care about the food they put out. Their pasta is made fresh daily, they use local and fresh ingredients, and you can tell! The attention to detail in the flavor profiles and the presentation are wonderful. On top of this, our server, Grace, was amazing! She took the time to tell us what she recommended, and was very knowledgeable on how the dishes were prepared, and even when they got new shipments of fresh ingredients. For the experience we had, it honestly wasn’t as pricey as we were expecting. If you’re willing to pay a bit more for good quality ingredient’s and cooks that care about the food they are sending out, this is the place to go. The dining area does hold 49, so I would recommend making a reservation to be safe, we happened to get lucky without one.

basil pesto

We had a fantastic experience dining here for the first time. The food is amazing, probably the best Italian food in the area. The people working here are so nice and caring. Our server Miranda did above and beyond to make sure we enjoyed our dinner. We will be back for sure!

Michael Mato

Found this little gem about 2 months ago and have been back 3 times since then. The food is on point service is amazing. Atmosphere is something that I would find in Philadelphia or New York.

Ruth Dunlevy

Great food graet people

Vicki Lensing

One of our favorites but last night did not rate highly. Celebrating my husbands birthday, but we rushed through dinner to accommodate a larger party coming in. Disappointing evening. Hard to enjoy when you are rushing through dinner.

Kyla Fangman

Made reservations for my birthday. We had the bruschetta caprese as a starter. It was very fresh, tomatoes had tons of flavor. We ate every last shred of basil off the plate. My husband ordered the lobster which had amazing flavor and didn’t have the standard “seafood” taste I dread. I had the rissono which wasn’t at all greasy, or spicy. Decent portions and quality food. Servers are very well informed. I had two limontini’s which were delicious. Bar can get a bit behind in a rush. We finished with dessert, cheesecake with berries which was fine but not my favorite cheesecake. We will be back and sure to recommend!

Chris Seymour

Delicious, will be returning!

Manisha Keim

Tried this Italian place for the first time, amazing food. Tried the Verdure pizza and ravioli, it was yummy.

Vegetarian options: Verdure Pizza
Ravioli

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jennifer Anderson

Everything is prepared fresh & with high quality ingredients. All the servers have been phenomenal. There was one female bartender who kept filling new drink orders, she knew I was waiting for her to take my to go order. I waited so long I walked out.

Dietary restrictions: We have to be careful about preservatives and especially so I and this is never been a problem at this restaurant.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Bigoli Con Aragosta Fradiavolo, Duck Breast, Panna Cotta, Carpaccio

Adam Jordan

Food was amazing and the staff was so friendly! Tyler the bartender is super funny and Ella is really personable and attentive (ask her about wine pairings!)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nicholas Lehde

Some of the best pizza I had in a long while. It's good when you have to eat it with a fork and knife. Kinda wished I took a picture of the personal pizza. ?

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jennifer Vienna

Our waiter did not listen & messed up everything . The food was worse than McDonalds. Zero quality to the produce. Old decor & dusty vibe. Skip this place.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Daniel Oglesby

I am maintenance for the building owner

Manpreet Kanwar

Excellent food - every bite is bursting with flavor ♥️
Great GF choices ??

Kristin Neppl

I was very pleased with this place's service and food! I started with a cappuccino with honey. Our server Tyler steamed the milk with the honey in it and brought me a little ramekin of honey too. The cappuccino was very good, I wanted another (but I restrained).
I split a meal with my mom. We had the Crema Di Parmeggiano which was rich, creamy and delicious. Better than any alfredo I have ever had. Also had the Bascaiola. It was very good, although I'm not sure if the peas lend a lot of flavor to the dish, maybe just the Bolognese would have been sufficient. I do have to say that this restaurant knows how to make their pasta PERFECTLY al dente. NICELY DONE!!
We decided to have the Panna Cotta for dessert. It was the perfect texture, creamy, and the strawberry sauce and berries that went with it were divine. I have to make mention one more time of Tyler's wonderful service. He was exceptional. :)
Only bad thing I have to say, and it is not related to the restaurant, but the parking meter out front (not the one closest to the corner, but the next one back, right in front of the restaurant) does not work properly and was just eating our money. Had to hurry through our meal to avoid a meter maid catching us even though we fed that thing plenty!
Overall great experience. I will be back for a dinner service sometime!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

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Baroncini Ristorante Italiano and Pizza

104 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52240
(319) 337-2048