Outstanding food with excellent service. Our server provoded foood suggestions, some we followed and are happy we did. Could not have been better. And a special thanks to Jason for helping me get in and out of the patio... and out of my chair. I use 2 canes. Jason made by visit much easier and more relaxing!
Duane
Bar Italia is a Central West End staple. I've been dining here for many years and it never disappoints. Service is terrific, food is great and the atmosphere wonderful. When the weather cooperates, they have a large patio that overlooks Maryland Avenue. Great people watching. And their espresso martini is one of the best in St. Louis!
Ken
Wonderful service and food! The watermelon salad is amazing! If the weather is nice sit on the patio.
TOM
Ravioli dish swimming in oil and tasteless Medallions of beef...got a generous portion but tough and not really seasoned. Fettuccine tre amici dish watery and again no flavor. Desert lemmoncello cake was very good. Overall a big miss. It was our anniversary and hoped for so much more.
Mike
Seated on their outdoor patio on a pleasant evening. Nice atmosphere. Enjoyed the beef medallions, the off-menu lobster ravioli, the caprese salad and the warm, fresh bread. Anthony was our server and very personable. Fairly limited menu but very reasonably priced.
Sheila
We listened to the recommendations of our server and were 110% pleased. Service, food and cocktails were sensational!
Bob
Fantastic waiter. Clearly helped the overall experience. Food was very good. Cocktail and wine were terrific. Prices are ok
Angela
The location was great. It's in a pretty neighborhood. The food was decent and the menu is fairly limited. Service was okay. It was not busy and our waitress was nice. The waiter who refilled water spilled the water all over the table and onto my friends purse that was placed in a chair next to her. Accidents happen but the waiter didn't even attempt to help clean up or dry off her things. I think I heard him quickly apologize right after he did it but didn't acknowledge dumping almost a full glass of water on her leather purse. I'm not sure how this restaurant is rated as highly as it is. I will not be going back.
K
The food and service were outstanding. The only downside that we had was that our 4 top table was across from the bar area and a large party of 12 or so came in to the bar midway through our meal and were exceeding loud and made it hard for us to have a conversation. Not much that the restaurant could have done about it except redesign the space to separate the dining tables from the bar. Otherwise it was really fantastic food and service and a good value.
Joseph
Bar Italia has one of the best outdoor restaurant settings in St. Louis. However, the quality of the food and service has been mediocre since the pandemic. The wine list, which used to be superb, is poor. My hope is that Mengesha Yohannes will make the investment of attention and capital to bring Bar Italia to its prior quality.
Everything was great! Greeted immediately and seated. Service was top notch all around. The hostess was super nice, I can't remember his name [sorry] but he made sure our water was full when the glass was half full he would come over to fill! The table was clear for our next meal he made sure to clear our plates after our salad, apps, bread,dinner plates. He was very generous. Michael our server did an excellent job suggesting options on the menu with food and drinks! He talked to us about the restaurant, gave us some fun facts, he definitely knew what he was doing! Food came fast and hot! No rush for eating! We will definitely be back!
Brian
The meal was excellent! We very much enjoyed pasta dishes that were full of flavor without being heavy. The service was good. We never wanted for anything. Water was regularly refilled. Staff frequently checked in on us. However, the best part was desert. The tiramisu was excellent- maybe the best desert I have had this year. The lemon mascarpone cake, though, was one of the best deserts I have ever had. To each their own, but we loved our dining experience here.
Emma
Excellent food inspired by unique ideas. Server and staff were very friendly. Would dine again.
Lauren B
RUN away from this place. A small group went to dinner here and the service could not have been worse if they tried. We arrived for our reservation a few minutes early and were seated promptly. We then waited 20 min until I went up to the host and asked them to send our server over so we could order drinks. Our server had 5 tables and couldn’t have been less interested in helping our group. We had questions and allergies so we did take a bit to order. We then were ready to order and said so and he just walked off in the middle and came back 15 minutes later.
The expo staff when we asked if things were gluten free kept telling us it was vegan, had to ask multiple times for dishes etc., and had to fight them off from taking our appetizers before we were finished.
Some of the food was delicious (eggplant) and other was bland.
Outstanding food with excellent service. Our server provoded foood suggestions, some we followed and are happy we did. Could not have been better. And a special thanks to Jason for helping me get in and out of the patio... and out of my chair. I use 2 canes. Jason made by visit much easier and more relaxing!
Bar Italia is a Central West End staple. I've been dining here for many years and it never disappoints. Service is terrific, food is great and the atmosphere wonderful. When the weather cooperates, they have a large patio that overlooks Maryland Avenue. Great people watching. And their espresso martini is one of the best in St. Louis!
Wonderful service and food! The watermelon salad is amazing! If the weather is nice sit on the patio.
Ravioli dish swimming in oil and tasteless Medallions of beef...got a generous portion but tough and not really seasoned. Fettuccine tre amici dish watery and again no flavor. Desert lemmoncello cake was very good. Overall a big miss. It was our anniversary and hoped for so much more.
Seated on their outdoor patio on a pleasant evening. Nice atmosphere. Enjoyed the beef medallions, the off-menu lobster ravioli, the caprese salad and the warm, fresh bread. Anthony was our server and very personable. Fairly limited menu but very reasonably priced.
We listened to the recommendations of our server and were 110% pleased. Service, food and cocktails were sensational!
Fantastic waiter. Clearly helped the overall experience. Food was very good. Cocktail and wine were terrific. Prices are ok
The location was great. It's in a pretty neighborhood. The food was decent and the menu is fairly limited. Service was okay. It was not busy and our waitress was nice. The waiter who refilled water spilled the water all over the table and onto my friends purse that was placed in a chair next to her. Accidents happen but the waiter didn't even attempt to help clean up or dry off her things. I think I heard him quickly apologize right after he did it but didn't acknowledge dumping almost a full glass of water on her leather purse. I'm not sure how this restaurant is rated as highly as it is. I will not be going back.
The food and service were outstanding. The only downside that we had was that our 4 top table was across from the bar area and a large party of 12 or so came in to the bar midway through our meal and were exceeding loud and made it hard for us to have a conversation. Not much that the restaurant could have done about it except redesign the space to separate the dining tables from the bar. Otherwise it was really fantastic food and service and a good value.
Bar Italia has one of the best outdoor restaurant settings in St. Louis. However, the quality of the food and service has been mediocre since the pandemic. The wine list, which used to be superb, is poor. My hope is that Mengesha Yohannes will make the investment of attention and capital to bring Bar Italia to its prior quality.
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Everything was great! Greeted immediately and seated. Service was top notch all around. The hostess was super nice, I can't remember his name [sorry] but he made sure our water was full when the glass was half full he would come over to fill! The table was clear for our next meal he made sure to clear our plates after our salad, apps, bread,dinner plates. He was very generous. Michael our server did an excellent job suggesting options on the menu with food and drinks! He talked to us about the restaurant, gave us some fun facts, he definitely knew what he was doing! Food came fast and hot! No rush for eating! We will definitely be back!
The meal was excellent! We very much enjoyed pasta dishes that were full of flavor without being heavy. The service was good. We never wanted for anything. Water was regularly refilled. Staff frequently checked in on us. However, the best part was desert. The tiramisu was excellent- maybe the best desert I have had this year. The lemon mascarpone cake, though, was one of the best deserts I have ever had. To each their own, but we loved our dining experience here.
Excellent food inspired by unique ideas. Server and staff were very friendly. Would dine again.
RUN away from this place. A small group went to dinner here and the service could not have been worse if they tried. We arrived for our reservation a few minutes early and were seated promptly. We then waited 20 min until I went up to the host and asked them to send our server over so we could order drinks. Our server had 5 tables and couldn’t have been less interested in helping our group. We had questions and allergies so we did take a bit to order. We then were ready to order and said so and he just walked off in the middle and came back 15 minutes later.
The expo staff when we asked if things were gluten free kept telling us it was vegan, had to ask multiple times for dishes etc., and had to fight them off from taking our appetizers before we were finished.
Some of the food was delicious (eggplant) and other was bland.
Great outdoor seating
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