Food was GOOD Service was awful 2 1/2 hours with a 6 year old new location was 2 steps up from old location
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Kara Burdzel
I will start with the highlights. The staff was remarkable, friendly and efficient. Their new location is beautiful, cozy, seats from my understanding, 88. Now let's get to the food, the salad which I was so craving came with one olive, one tomato, two slices of salami and wilted salad mix. The garlic knots were on the verge of verge of undercooked. I ordered chicken Alfredo as my main. AND IT WAS FLAVORLESS. Even after adding salt, pepper and addition parmasean. Complete void of flavor. The waitress was amazing and removed my meal from the check.
Side note I'm a chef and today way my birthday The raspberry ice tea was great
Tracy Lewis
Service, food & drinks were exceptional
Marian Laroche
We've been going to the Great Impasta for the last 40 years. The new spot on Pleasant Street solved the overcrowding problem while still providing excellent food and service .
Madison Hayslip
Food wasn't that good for the price. I got the shrimp scampi and it was just red sauce over some spaghetti noodles and shrimp. Nothing fancy or anything, it was bland as well. The bread rolls were Top Notch tho!
Shooter Jones
Scan? Sold gift cards, participate in Maines Best Deals and closes the door. Of course refunds not avai
Valerie D
Grest ravioli. Good drinks. Amazing service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butternut Squash Ravioli
Sharon Panek
This review is different from the others because, "The Great Impasta", in my experience, was NOT GREAT in any way! They never responded and never prepared food for our event! It was our Son's 40th birthday so my husband & I wanted to host a lunch for 12 people on October 6th. The only thing our Son asked for was TGI seafood lasagna. So, I first sent TGI a message via their website alerting them to our planned lunch date along with my name and phone number. I never got a response but that didn't really concern me. I knew that, according to their website, I had notified them in plenty of time. So, a week and a half before my occasion, I called the restaurant to place my order. Keeping in mind that the staff is busy during lunch and dinner hours, I made sure I called around 3pm in effort to call at a convenience and non-busy time. The female that answered the phone told me that I was calling "too far ahead" of my event and asked if I would call back the next week to place my order! Really??? One and a half week ahead was too early to place my order??? Ok. It was starting to feel like I've never tried so hard to give a business my money. So on Thursday Oct. 3rd I called TGI around 11:15 am to place the order. There was no answer and the message said the machine was full so I could not leave a message. I assumed that I misdialed and tried again later that afternoon around 3pm. Again, no answer, not able to leave a message. So, I went on TGI website again, sending them an email with my urgent request. Please call me or respond to my email. But, they did not. On Friday Oct. 4th my Mother drove to the restaurant in hopes that she could find out what the issue was. A sign on the door just said "closed" but a man opened the door and asked if she was there to pick up an order. She explained that I had been trying for over a week to place a catering take out order but that NO ONE HAS RESPONDED! The man assured her that the owner would call me but he never did. So... that's why I say The Great Impasta is NOT GREAT AT ALL.
We will forever be grateful to DaVinci's in Lewiston!!! Not only did they answer their phone, their staff spent a good amount of time on the phone with me as I tried to put together a new menu of food choices for our guests. DaVinci's staff helped to reassure me and calm my stress over TGI "fail". I drove to Lewiston Saturday Oct. 5th, picked up my sizeable order, (with ease) the staff carried it out to my vehicle for me and their food was outstanding! Don't put your hopes on The Great Impasta to provide food for your catering event. They certainly didn't show me that they wanted my business even though I put forth all the effort to do so.
Service: 1
Scott Daubenberger
Door is locked at about 2:30, thanks!
Kavi Nithyanandam
Pathetic service. Poor table assignment management and the front desk had very bad attitude. Waited for close to an hour, we were overlooked and at least 3 parties were seated ahead of us! Wouldn’t recommend!
Random closures with no notice to the public beyond a sign on the door. Not helpful when you’ve driven 30+ minutes to get there!
Crescent Moon Healing
My family has been coming here for decades! We absolutely love the great food, service, as well as, the lovely & cozy atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Regina Smith
We love The Great Impasta! The food is always fresh and Delicious. We frequently eat here. We love and recommend the Chicken Marsala, Chicken and lemon dish,the soups are tasty. I tell everyone! You won't disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian blt, Side Salad, Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti, Zuppa Di Pesce, Mozzarella Fritta, Garlic Knots, Pescatore, Cheesecake
Tricia Kalagher
Some amazing food! Many different combinations that were mouthwatering. So glad that we stumbled upon this restaurant. Definitely recommend if you’re in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ricky Judge
We had a nice meal in the middle of the afternoon. Generous helpings. The side salad was too good to be called a side.
Food was GOOD Service was awful 2 1/2 hours with a 6 year old new location was 2 steps up from old location
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
I will start with the highlights.
The staff was remarkable, friendly and efficient.
Their new location is beautiful, cozy, seats from my understanding, 88.
Now let's get to the food, the salad which I was so craving came with one olive, one tomato, two slices of salami and wilted salad mix. The garlic knots were on the verge of verge of undercooked.
I ordered chicken Alfredo as my main. AND IT WAS FLAVORLESS. Even after adding salt, pepper and addition parmasean. Complete void of flavor.
The waitress was amazing and removed my meal from the check.
Side note I'm a chef and today way my birthday
The raspberry ice tea was great
Service, food & drinks were exceptional
We've been going to the Great Impasta for the last 40 years. The new spot on Pleasant Street solved the overcrowding problem while still providing excellent food and service .
Food wasn't that good for the price. I got the shrimp scampi and it was just red sauce over some spaghetti noodles and shrimp. Nothing fancy or anything, it was bland as well.
The bread rolls were Top Notch tho!
Scan? Sold gift cards, participate in Maines Best Deals and closes the door. Of course refunds not avai
Grest ravioli. Good drinks. Amazing service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Butternut Squash Ravioli
This review is different from the others because, "The Great Impasta", in my experience, was NOT GREAT in any way! They never responded and never prepared food for our event! It was our Son's 40th birthday so my husband & I wanted to host a lunch for 12 people on October 6th. The only thing our Son asked for was TGI seafood lasagna. So, I first sent TGI a message via their website alerting them to our planned lunch date along with my name and phone number. I never got a response but that didn't really concern me. I knew that, according to their website, I had notified them in plenty of time. So, a week and a half before my occasion, I called the restaurant to place my order. Keeping in mind that the staff is busy during lunch and dinner hours, I made sure I called around 3pm in effort to call at a convenience and non-busy time. The female that answered the phone told me that I was calling "too far ahead" of my event and asked if I would call back the next week to place my order! Really??? One and a half week ahead was too early to place my order??? Ok. It was starting to feel like I've never tried so hard to give a business my money. So on Thursday Oct. 3rd I called TGI around 11:15 am to place the order. There was no answer and the message said the machine was full so I could not leave a message. I assumed that I misdialed and tried again later that afternoon around 3pm. Again, no answer, not able to leave a message. So, I went on TGI website again, sending them an email with my urgent request. Please call me or respond to my email. But, they did not. On Friday Oct. 4th my Mother drove to the restaurant in hopes that she could find out what the issue was. A sign on the door just said "closed" but a man opened the door and asked if she was there to pick up an order. She explained that I had been trying for over a week to place a catering take out order but that NO ONE HAS RESPONDED! The man assured her that the owner would call me but he never did. So... that's why I say The Great Impasta is NOT GREAT AT ALL.
We will forever be grateful to DaVinci's in Lewiston!!! Not only did they answer their phone, their staff spent a good amount of time on the phone with me as I tried to put together a new menu of food choices for our guests. DaVinci's staff helped to reassure me and calm my stress over TGI "fail". I drove to Lewiston Saturday Oct. 5th, picked up my sizeable order, (with ease) the staff carried it out to my vehicle for me and their food was outstanding! Don't put your hopes on The Great Impasta to provide food for your catering event. They certainly didn't show me that they wanted my business even though I put forth all the effort to do so.
Service: 1
Door is locked at about 2:30, thanks!
Pathetic service. Poor table assignment management and the front desk had very bad attitude. Waited for close to an hour, we were overlooked and at least 3 parties were seated ahead of us! Wouldn’t recommend!
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Random closures with no notice to the public beyond a sign on the door. Not helpful when you’ve driven 30+ minutes to get there!
My family has been coming here for decades! We absolutely love the great food, service, as well as, the lovely & cozy atmosphere!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We love The Great Impasta! The food is always fresh and Delicious. We frequently eat here. We love and recommend the Chicken Marsala, Chicken and lemon dish,the soups are tasty. I tell everyone! You won't disappointed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian blt, Side Salad, Chicken Parmesan with Spaghetti, Zuppa Di Pesce, Mozzarella Fritta, Garlic Knots, Pescatore, Cheesecake
Some amazing food! Many different combinations that were mouthwatering. So glad that we stumbled upon this restaurant. Definitely recommend if you’re in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a nice meal in the middle of the afternoon. Generous helpings. The side salad was too good to be called a side.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
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