I enjoyed my ham Calzone and the meat sauce was good. The server was patient despite us being somewhat indecisive and brought fresh bread to enjoy before our meal. My gfs pasta was however molto al dente. 7/10 experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Heather Jones
Ate here last night with a group to celebrate a birthday, and talk about some really good food! Even the starter bread and dip was tasty, which is inpressive. For appetizers, the bruschetta was really fresh and delicious, and the perfect amount of garlicky - it was very well done. We also got an order of fried mozzarella, which was good, but needed a little bit of tweaking. The cheese itself had a great taste and an awesome cheese pull; however, it could have used a few more minutes in the fryer, and the breading was very greasy. For some reason, the restaurant opted to serve it on a bed of random romaine lettuce clippings, which was certainly a (questionable) choice. Our entrees were excellent across the board: the shrimp parmigiana was the best I've had, on par with my favorite Little Italy restaurant in NYC, which is truly saying something. Same thing with the chicken parm. The rotisserie chicken here is on another level - the skin is delightfully crispy and well seasoned, and the meat itself was juicy. The lobster ravioli was generously stuffed and the vodka sauce on top made it that much better. Both pizzas - pepperoni and chicken alfredo - were flavorful and the crusts were perfect on both. The limoncello cake was a delicious, light palate cleanser, and the ice cream was a unique but yummy experience as well. The only thing I can really say as far as room for growth is the service: there were some times that our drinks went empty for a long time, with our server nowhere to be seen - which I wouldn't have given as much thought if they had been slammed. Also, I know it's for ambience, but it's really dark in this place, to the degree that it's hard for some of us vision impaired folk to see the menu. All in all, though, a good experience with some delicious food, and I'll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Francesca Nixon
We adore this small gem that offers delicious Italian food. The portions are large so we usually share an appetizer and entree. Our server Matt was wonderful and the chef made me extra pink sauce for our seafood pasta dish with enough to take the extra home!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Ravioli D, Positano
Donna Wagoner
Service was amazing! Food top notch! Thank you Jeff for making my Birthday lunch amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Helixir H.
The best *Italian restaurant* in Greensboro. The rest are just ''pizzeria'' or diners. This is a cozy restaurant, with a warm atmosphere, and great, fresh Italian dishes. Love it and will go again and again.
Mars Nealson
Everything was great!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emily
The food is SO GOOD! The service & the restaurant aren’t nearly as bad.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Calzone with Marinara, Fried Mozzarella, Spinach and Cheese, Positano, Veal Scallopine in Marsala L, Chicken Parmesan, Side Salad L
Luke Taylor
Becca was insanely rude, the food was alright and our server Jenny was pretty good but never have I met an employee worse than Becca. I say “employee” because we asked about food in-progress and she rudely stated “I’m not your server”. Once we finished the food, our friend kindly asked for a box and we got a horrible response from Becca. Something along the lines of “you’re seated, we have to seat more people” and walked away. We weren’t rude to her, simply asked very basic things people would ask in a restaurant, and she responded horribly. A lot of people were there I understand, but that doesn’t justify her nastiness, particularly to our friend who was celebrating her 93rd birthday, a very kind woman, treated so poorly.Becca needs a job that doesn’t involve working with people, clearly she’s incapable of being kind.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Zender C.
We were visiting Greensboro and were in the mood for some Italian food. I mean good Italian food. Positano did not disappoint our appetite. Even the bread was delicious. At Positano, as soon as you stroll in you are welcome by a joyful server. The restaurant is clean and quaint. The service is fast and the food is abundant, but above all the dishes are mouthwatering.
K S.
This place used to be so good but it has gone WAY downhill in the past few years. We made a reservation and sat down immediately but there were only two servers and the place was fairly busy. We got bruschetta as an appetizer and the bread was almost wet- but also charred at the same time. The tomato part of the bruschetta was fine but the whole thing was ruined by the wet/burnt bread. My friend got the chicken parm and asked for light sauce. When it came out, it had a ton of sauce and the waiter said "sorry, I told them light sauce." Other than that, our service was fine. My shrimp scampi tasted like a lean cuisine or another frozen meal equivalent. The best part of our meal was by far the free bread and dipping oil. Will not be returning-disappointing and overpriced.
Great service and food was good. Lobster and cheese ravioli were 10 out of 10. Everything else was 7.5 out of 10. Enjoyed my first trip.
Robert Ciotti
Excellent food, excellent service.Slightly slow because they were swamped, but we were not in a rush.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deanna Pitts
Best Italian in Greensboro. Totally unassuming location attached to an outdoor shopping center. Called ahead to let them know our party of 7 was coming. They were able to accommodate us despite short notice-so lucky we were because that dinner was AWESOME. The penne a la vodka is absolutely amazing. I kept taking bites from my husband’s plate. My penne al forno was fantastic. My 2 year old loved the kids spaghetti. Al dente noodles, fresh flavors, warm bread. Everyone at our table was happy. It was their first time trying our favorite Italian in Greensboro and they were all surprised by it! 10/10 every time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rosie N.
We got very good service here, but the food was very disappointing. Everything tasted like it was from a can, cheap and not fresh. Almost like cheap diner quality. I remember it being better several years ago. Would not go back sadly...
Abigail P.
The seafood pasta was amazing! The wait staff was very friendly and so kind! Definitely worth the try!
I enjoyed my ham Calzone and the meat sauce was good. The server was patient despite us being somewhat indecisive and brought fresh bread to enjoy before our meal. My gfs pasta was however molto al dente. 7/10 experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Ate here last night with a group to celebrate a birthday, and talk about some really good food! Even the starter bread and dip was tasty, which is inpressive. For appetizers, the bruschetta was really fresh and delicious, and the perfect amount of garlicky - it was very well done. We also got an order of fried mozzarella, which was good, but needed a little bit of tweaking. The cheese itself had a great taste and an awesome cheese pull; however, it could have used a few more minutes in the fryer, and the breading was very greasy. For some reason, the restaurant opted to serve it on a bed of random romaine lettuce clippings, which was certainly a (questionable) choice. Our entrees were excellent across the board: the shrimp parmigiana was the best I've had, on par with my favorite Little Italy restaurant in NYC, which is truly saying something. Same thing with the chicken parm. The rotisserie chicken here is on another level - the skin is delightfully crispy and well seasoned, and the meat itself was juicy. The lobster ravioli was generously stuffed and the vodka sauce on top made it that much better. Both pizzas - pepperoni and chicken alfredo - were flavorful and the crusts were perfect on both. The limoncello cake was a delicious, light palate cleanser, and the ice cream was a unique but yummy experience as well. The only thing I can really say as far as room for growth is the service: there were some times that our drinks went empty for a long time, with our server nowhere to be seen - which I wouldn't have given as much thought if they had been slammed. Also, I know it's for ambience, but it's really dark in this place, to the degree that it's hard for some of us vision impaired folk to see the menu. All in all, though, a good experience with some delicious food, and I'll definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
We adore this small gem that offers delicious Italian food. The portions are large so we usually share an appetizer and entree. Our server Matt was wonderful and the chef made me extra pink sauce for our seafood pasta dish with enough to take the extra home!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lobster Ravioli D, Positano
Service was amazing! Food top notch! Thank you Jeff for making my Birthday lunch amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best *Italian restaurant* in Greensboro. The rest are just ''pizzeria'' or diners. This is a cozy restaurant, with a warm atmosphere, and great, fresh Italian dishes. Love it and will go again and again.
Everything was great!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is SO GOOD! The service & the restaurant aren’t nearly as bad.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Calzone with Marinara, Fried Mozzarella, Spinach and Cheese, Positano, Veal Scallopine in Marsala L, Chicken Parmesan, Side Salad L
Becca was insanely rude, the food was alright and our server Jenny was pretty good but never have I met an employee worse than Becca. I say “employee” because we asked about food in-progress and she rudely stated “I’m not your server”. Once we finished the food, our friend kindly asked for a box and we got a horrible response from Becca. Something along the lines of “you’re seated, we have to seat more people” and walked away. We weren’t rude to her, simply asked very basic things people would ask in a restaurant, and she responded horribly. A lot of people were there I understand, but that doesn’t justify her nastiness, particularly to our friend who was celebrating her 93rd birthday, a very kind woman, treated so poorly.Becca needs a job that doesn’t involve working with people, clearly she’s incapable of being kind.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
We were visiting Greensboro and were in the mood for some Italian food. I mean good Italian food. Positano did not disappoint our appetite. Even the bread was delicious. At Positano, as soon as you stroll in you are welcome by a joyful server. The restaurant is clean and quaint. The service is fast and the food is abundant, but above all the dishes are mouthwatering.
This place used to be so good but it has gone WAY downhill in the past few years. We made a reservation and sat down immediately but there were only two servers and the place was fairly busy. We got bruschetta as an appetizer and the bread was almost wet- but also charred at the same time. The tomato part of the bruschetta was fine but the whole thing was ruined by the wet/burnt bread. My friend got the chicken parm and asked for light sauce. When it came out, it had a ton of sauce and the waiter said "sorry, I told them light sauce." Other than that, our service was fine. My shrimp scampi tasted like a lean cuisine or another frozen meal equivalent. The best part of our meal was by far the free bread and dipping oil. Will not be returning-disappointing and overpriced.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great service and food was good. Lobster and cheese ravioli were 10 out of 10. Everything else was 7.5 out of 10. Enjoyed my first trip.
Excellent food, excellent service.Slightly slow because they were swamped, but we were not in a rush.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best Italian in Greensboro. Totally unassuming location attached to an outdoor shopping center. Called ahead to let them know our party of 7 was coming. They were able to accommodate us despite short notice-so lucky we were because that dinner was AWESOME. The penne a la vodka is absolutely amazing. I kept taking bites from my husband’s plate. My penne al forno was fantastic. My 2 year old loved the kids spaghetti. Al dente noodles, fresh flavors, warm bread. Everyone at our table was happy. It was their first time trying our favorite Italian in Greensboro and they were all surprised by it! 10/10 every time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We got very good service here, but the food was very disappointing. Everything tasted like it was from a can, cheap and not fresh. Almost like cheap diner quality. I remember it being better several years ago. Would not go back sadly...
The seafood pasta was amazing! The wait staff was very friendly and so kind! Definitely worth the try!