Cafe Roma
2175 Point Blvd #120, Elgin
(847) 836-7662
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Was there for a birthday party, staff and food were amazing!
Thank you
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is a favorite of ours for many years when we lived nearby. Visiting again while in town after 3 years and didn’t skip a beat. Wish I would have talked to Frank (owner) earlier because he had 14 different tomatoes from his garden on menu this evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Farfalle Creamy Garlic Con Pollo
Great place and great people, food is wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a great meal!! Love this place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nothing disappointing! A fantastic little gem!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Pasta with Vodka Sauce, Italian Beef Sandwich, Tawa Chicken
Best Italian around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cafe Roma is always great. Great service, great food, great people. Definitely recommend!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu
2nd visit not as great as 1st - shrimp scampi was delightful; however, my eggplant parmigiana was too thick (and so they became grease sponges). Good flavor on breading and marinara but that cut was double what it should have been. Not sure we'll make the drive again. No, I didn't send it back as 3 others were dining (so I'd be watching them eat while my replacement dish was being prepared).
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Really fantastic pizza, meatballs, and the golden beet salad was great and also great service! Really happy to find a good pizza locally. It’s been hard to do so!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had such high hopes for this place, judging from the reviews.But it was ok. I asked the host for a booth, I noticed 2 booths were not reserved. He said every booth was reserved, ok, then how come there’s no menus on them?Alright, I got sat at a table. The lady was super sweet though, she was great. So I am looking over the menu and all of a sudden, they put menus on the booths. Ohhhhh looks like they were JUST NOW reserved, gotcha.Anyway, I got spaghetti, it needed seasonings badly, the sauce tasted like Ragu, the pasta was a bit al dente & I was not offered parmesan cheese. My friend stated their dish was very bland and the chicken was too dry. I like dry chicken so I wouldn’t have minded.Sadly I would not come back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
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The food is always delicious and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best restaurants in the suburbs for Italian food. Our waitress provided great service and went above and beyond. Would highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I met my parents here the other day as we both traveled some distance to meet up. This restaurant was absolutely wonderful atmosphere, small & quiet when we were there. I believe we had their lunch menu, and I ordered the Capellini pasta, my dad got Eggplant Parmesan, and my mom got the Italian Beef. Unfortunately I would suggest the entire staff of the restaurant needs to eat that same sandwich my mom ordered. She said it was dry & had no flavor, as if they boiled the fatty meat in plain water and threw it onto a crispy piece of bread. Thankfully she said something(my mom has never sent food back my entire life and I’m in my 20’s she’s in her 60’s) so for her to ask it to be removed from the bill just shows how gross it was.Our server was WONDERFUL, and of course she took it off the bill, and encouraged my mom to order another dish. She settled on the Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken and broccoli. She was throughly pleased with that dish, so it all ended well.The restaurant seemed cleaned and well managed other than maybe their Italian beef haha.Advice for future customers, don’t order their beef unless they change their recipe.Advice for the restaurant, PLEASE have a tasting going on for your staff members. The person who creates/created the recipes and cooks them needs to allow constructive criticism/feedback on their dishes. It really helps your staff;A) know your food betterB) allows for more ideas to help your kitchen/staff blossomWould definitely come back here again due to the wonderful service and delicious pasta!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Really bad food, Mushy Chicken Parmesan, store bought pasta, really weird meatballs. The Bruschetta is literally just chopped up tomatoes with a little olive oil on toast which isn't what bruschetta is. Everything was criminally underseasoned like i legit don't think they know what salt and pepper is. The host treated us like we were vagrants off the street. Not sure how this place has any good reviews i imagine its the clientele at that point. Don't think I saw a single person under the age of 40.Our waitress was fine nice and attentive is about all i can say good about the place.Would avoid going here if you like your food to have flavor.Oh forgot to mention the Caesar salad, they only use like "sawdust" parmesan which is not real parm its gross doesn't taste like parmesan at all.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
We have been there twice in 2 weeks, and it's always been a pleasant experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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