Excellent dinner, atmosphere, and service. We ordered stuffed mushrooms, they were hot and delicious. We were given a bowl of two types of bread which were warm and addictive. We also ordered chicken pesto with angel hair pasta. The order was huge and was delicious. The chicken was tender, next time we order this we can split it with two people. We ordered the white fish special again delicious. And finally our third order was pasta with a spicy arrabiata sauce. This was excellent. The pasta is made fresh every day. It's cooked perfectly. The service was exceptional. We were seated by the fireplace on a cold rainy night. Perfect atmosphere. I really was pleasantly surprised at the entire evening. We ordered an almond cake for dessert and it was just ok. The server had a great personality and was always making sure we were happy with our meal. I will definitely come back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Winston Cubed
Angel hair pasta: incredible. Primavera fresh vegetables: perfection. Shrimp: amazing!! Dining here always leaves me happy and satisfied. Yet, I never manage to finish everything in one sitting. I invariably take leftovers home, and there's something magical about letting them sit in the fridge overnight. Reheating and enjoying it the second time around? heaven. I love Clara's. It’s the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Henry Przybyla
We went on Tuesday evening for an early dinner. There were 4 of us celebrating a Birthday. Unfortunately what I expected to be great food was not so much. The dinner salad was a handful of lettuce with maybe one slice of cucumber cut in quarters and a frozen piece of tomato. The entrees and appetizer were so so nothing special. When we ordered dessert the waiter was explaining & showing another table our dessert before he brought it over to us! We might give them another try (maybe). Another suggestion when you have dressing on the side for your salad, you should put it on a small plate not give it to a customer with your hand.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Vicki Liebman
1st timer! Loved it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
Holly Gangi
Late Sunday afternoon dinner. Chicken Parmagiana was not what I expected. The chicken breast was large and very tender. Unfortunately there was little to no seasoning in the chicken itself. I was looking forward to a breaded, well seasoned chicken with a decent amount of parmesan and mozzarella broiled to a golden brown. The marinara gravy was very bland and thin...it eventually separated with the more watery part on the bottom. Service was average and he forget to bring the beer my partner ordered. The Chicken Fettuccini had plenty of tender chicken but, again no seasoning. Fettuccini was al dente and the Alfredo sauce held up till the end and had a good flavor.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Michael F
Terrible experience tonight. Coming in to celebrate my engagement with my fiancé and we ordered two of the same dish, one came to the table undercooked. After trying the dish to see it was undercooked i asked for the manager. The man was extremely cold and gave no apology but an excuse as to why the food was undercooked since they made both dishes at the same time. Even though i had only tried two bites of the plate i was told they could only take off half of the price of the dish and then i was immediately brought the check to essentially boot us out. I have never had a bad experience here until tonight and have been a regular here until tonight’s experience. I will never return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Toni Lieteau
Food was very good as well as the service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fredrick W.
We were going to the Cinemark theater in Woodridge and we usually try to go to Clara's for dinner before that. If the times work out they gave us a reservation at 6:30 tonight and we went there. They gave us quick service. I had a bowl of pasta like penne With Arada sauce and salmon and there was enough there for four people. The servings here are huge and my wife ordered chicken Leone, which came with pasta as well and they gave us each a salad with their housemaid dressings our waitress Noel was lovely, knowledgeable and quick. We made the show in plenty of time, we shared a lemon cake for dessert and I can't say enough good things about this place. It's an easy five star.
Vicki S.
Nice ambiance, great food. Service is good, too. Different types of seating available. Booths, nice tables, even near the furepkace, outer spots under glass athigh tops, bar seating. Great parking, too
Ty H.
Took my husband here for his Birthday not only was the food disappointing but so was the service. The waitress told my husband her gift to him was she wasn't going to sing then gave him the bill and walked away! We didn't even eat the food yet we still paid the bill and will never go back! DEFINITELY wouldn't recommend TRY BUCCA instead completely different experience.
I haven't visited since I was a child, but my spouse and I were looking for something nice nearby. The atmosphere is great and the service was good. I have to say that I wasn't really impressed with the food for how pricey it is. My husband had the lasagna and he said it was okay. I had the chicken parm, but was disappointed. To me, it seemed like a seasoned chicken breast with sauce on it. It doesn't even come on a bed of pasta, which I thought was the customary thing. I felt very nickel and dimed here. Everything and I mean everything costs extra. And when I say extra, I mean like $6 for small sides or upgrading your salad to a caesar salad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Alex Chimon
This place was between great and good! The food was good (they have a great selection) and the service was good. My dish was ok but the chicken was dry and my wife said the lasagna wasn't that great. I will say that the rest of my party did enjoy their food, which is weekly I have them a 4 instead of a 3 star. I will say, their pomegranate dressing on the salad was my favorite thing I had that night!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Steve W.
Clara's food and service are fantastic. A very clean and pleasant restaurant. For you slot players they have a private slot room.
Ricci M.
Over hyped food quality, ordered lunch in store for take out, spaghetti and chicken, looks like trash and tastes awful, chain restaurants olive garden is way better.
Veronica Valerio
Amazing restaurant in my neighborhood! The grilled calamari is the best preparation I’ve ever had, absolutely love it!
Excellent dinner, atmosphere, and service. We ordered stuffed mushrooms, they were hot and delicious. We were given a bowl of two types of bread which were warm and addictive. We also ordered chicken pesto with angel hair pasta. The order was huge and was delicious. The chicken was tender, next time we order this we can split it with two people. We ordered the white fish special again delicious. And finally our third order was pasta with a spicy arrabiata sauce. This was excellent. The pasta is made fresh every day. It's cooked perfectly. The service was exceptional. We were seated by the fireplace on a cold rainy night. Perfect atmosphere. I really was pleasantly surprised at the entire evening. We ordered an almond cake for dessert and it was just ok. The server had a great personality and was always making sure we were happy with our meal. I will definitely come back again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Angel hair pasta: incredible. Primavera fresh vegetables: perfection. Shrimp: amazing!! Dining here always leaves me happy and satisfied. Yet, I never manage to finish everything in one sitting. I invariably take leftovers home, and there's something magical about letting them sit in the fridge overnight. Reheating and enjoying it the second time around? heaven. I love Clara's. It’s the best.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We went on Tuesday evening for an early dinner. There were 4 of us celebrating a Birthday. Unfortunately what I expected to be great food was not so much. The dinner salad was a handful of lettuce with maybe one slice of cucumber cut in quarters and a frozen piece of tomato. The entrees and appetizer were so so nothing special. When we ordered dessert the waiter was explaining & showing another table our dessert before he brought it over to us! We might give them another try (maybe). Another suggestion when you have dressing on the side for your salad, you should put it on a small plate not give it to a customer with your hand.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
1st timer! Loved it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
Late Sunday afternoon dinner. Chicken Parmagiana was not what I expected. The chicken breast was large and very tender. Unfortunately there was little to no seasoning in the chicken itself. I was looking forward to a breaded, well seasoned chicken with a decent amount of parmesan and mozzarella broiled to a golden brown. The marinara gravy was very bland and thin...it eventually separated with the more watery part on the bottom. Service was average and he forget to bring the beer my partner ordered. The Chicken Fettuccini had plenty of tender chicken but, again no seasoning. Fettuccini was al dente and the Alfredo sauce held up till the end and had a good flavor.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Terrible experience tonight. Coming in to celebrate my engagement with my fiancé and we ordered two of the same dish, one came to the table undercooked. After trying the dish to see it was undercooked i asked for the manager. The man was extremely cold and gave no apology but an excuse as to why the food was undercooked since they made both dishes at the same time. Even though i had only tried two bites of the plate i was told they could only take off half of the price of the dish and then i was immediately brought the check to essentially boot us out. I have never had a bad experience here until tonight and have been a regular here until tonight’s experience. I will never return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food was very good as well as the service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were going to the Cinemark theater in Woodridge and we usually try to go to Clara's for dinner before that. If the times work out they gave us a reservation at 6:30 tonight and we went there. They gave us quick service. I had a bowl of pasta like penne With Arada sauce and salmon and there was enough there for four people. The servings here are huge and my wife ordered chicken Leone, which came with pasta as well and they gave us each a salad with their housemaid dressings our waitress Noel was lovely, knowledgeable and quick. We made the show in plenty of time, we shared a lemon cake for dessert and I can't say enough good things about this place. It's an easy five star.
Nice ambiance, great food. Service is good, too. Different types of seating available. Booths, nice tables, even near the furepkace, outer spots under glass athigh tops, bar seating. Great parking, too
Took my husband here for his Birthday not only was the food disappointing but so was the service. The waitress told my husband her gift to him was she wasn't going to sing then gave him the bill and walked away! We didn't even eat the food yet we still paid the bill and will never go back! DEFINITELY wouldn't recommend TRY BUCCA instead completely different experience.
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I haven't visited since I was a child, but my spouse and I were looking for something nice nearby. The atmosphere is great and the service was good. I have to say that I wasn't really impressed with the food for how pricey it is. My husband had the lasagna and he said it was okay. I had the chicken parm, but was disappointed. To me, it seemed like a seasoned chicken breast with sauce on it. It doesn't even come on a bed of pasta, which I thought was the customary thing. I felt very nickel and dimed here. Everything and I mean everything costs extra. And when I say extra, I mean like $6 for small sides or upgrading your salad to a caesar salad.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
This place was between great and good! The food was good (they have a great selection) and the service was good. My dish was ok but the chicken was dry and my wife said the lasagna wasn't that great. I will say that the rest of my party did enjoy their food, which is weekly I have them a 4 instead of a 3 star. I will say, their pomegranate dressing on the salad was my favorite thing I had that night!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Clara's food and service are fantastic. A very clean and pleasant restaurant. For you slot players they have a private slot room.
Over hyped food quality, ordered lunch in store for take out, spaghetti and chicken, looks like trash and tastes awful, chain restaurants olive garden is way better.
Amazing restaurant in my neighborhood! The grilled calamari is the best preparation I’ve ever had, absolutely love it!