Santos Chef

123 E Fisher St, Salisbury
(704) 637-7144

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Anthony Rector

Food is delicious and the service is fantastic! The balsamic and oil served with bread is incredible.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Martha Ament

my husband's streak was cold and the server never came back to check. He told me the men's room was tiny and inadequate

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 3

Justin

TLDR: Overpriced and mediocre food with especially terrible service.

Full story, I called in to order Beef Bracciotini. The receptionist who answered the phone could not understand anything I said. I named the dish, described it off the menu, I literally spelled it out word for word. Somehow after all that Santos ended up giving me Rigatoni Sicillian.

Now, I'm nowhere near fluent in Italian; nor can I say that, as a local, I could pronounce Bracciotini. That being said Bacciotini and Rigatoni are pretty far apart in any language.

When I called to explain to the receptionist we received the wrong order, not only did she argue; she hung up the phone mid conversation. Apparently the source of the issue is Beef Bracciotini is no longer on the menu at Santos. Not only is this untrue (see attached screenshot), but why would you put someone on call-ins who has no idea what food is available, or who struggles with understanding and communicating to customers?

We called back and ordered a replacement Veal Parmigiana, only to get to the restaurant and be given the food upside down in our carry out bag. We then checked the food and it wasn't even Veal Parmigiana. The receptionist took it to the kitchen and haphazardly poured tomato sauce on what was clearly Veal Piccata.

Don't eat here. There are many, much, much better Italian food options in Salisbury: Romano's, La Cava, and Il Coloseo to name a few. If you're going for the atmosphere, which we were not, its unkempt inside. They have water marks on the ceiling, and mold on the air vents. Could not recommend, and will not be going back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Dayna Knight

Food is amazing! Service was great! Never disappoints.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Paulina Santana

Awesome place!!!

Anne Goodman

Goodbye old friend- our second trip there with slow poor service. Almost cold manicotti- out of our brand of wine & bourbon (even tho it’s on menu). Couple near us was told out of their entree even after waiting awhile. Prices on ticket more than on menu. Used to be one of our favorite places-please get it together!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 1

Mark Boodee

Food was amazing! The Brazilian salmon was excellent.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Jan Blume

Divine! Love Chef!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brad Kosar

Excellent Italian meal. The veal dishes were dynamite. Well made pasta. Generous pours of wine. Friendly staff and the chocolate cake was quite good. A really good meal in an unassuming location.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chris Andraka

The house balsamic is amazing. Pasta dishes left a little more to be desired.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

J D

We’ve dined here before and had a great experience, but unfortunately, this visit was a huge letdown. I ordered the filet, and about a quarter of it was completely inedible. To make matters worse, the entire dish was drenched in Au Jus sauce—even the fruit, which was an unpleasant surprise.

We also ordered the Pollo Copacabana, which arrived on top of extremely soggy French fries. The oil and juices from the dish soaked everything, including the fruit that was added to the plate. A surprise grape when you’re expecting chicken is not ideal, and honestly, we couldn’t even eat it because of how unappetizing the fries were.

On top of that, we were charged $34 for Cupcake wine, which was not what was listed on the menu.

It’s disappointing because we know this place can be great, but it felt like an entirely different cook and experience this time. We will not be back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

John Vandenburg

It seems to be an ongoing problem, poor unattentive service! We, the guys got our steaks( delivered without steak knives). After about 7 minutes i had to go ask the waitres were the lady's dinners were!!! Their food arrived lukewarm! With the coffee we asked for cream, not available- we got some cold milk! Needles to say; we will not be back at this overrated and overpriced restsurant. On our way out we asked to speak to the owner, you think he showed up to hear our concerns?? Spend your money at a place that cares about their patrons!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Lynn Bonkosky

I made reservations 2 weeks ago for 4 at 5 o'clock. My husband heard me make them. The person there basically called us liars and said they could seat us at 6:30. We had a play to go to and that wasn't an option. So we went across the street to Mambo Grill and Tapas and had the best salmon ever. The service was wonderful and friendly. I'm so glad they treated us like crap, b/c we had a great experience at Mambo. It isn't spicy, so don't worry if are afraid of that! I just couldn't believe how rude the person in the front of the house was. She basically said if SHE personally didn't make the reservations, they didn't count! We will never step foot in that place again, but will go Mambo regularly! I guess I should thank that awful lady! lol

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Elizabeth Blake

Excellent food and really helpful staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fettuccine Alfredo, Veal Piccata

Phillip Castello

The menu is fantastic, the food is great as is the staff! Recommend to anyone looking for a great meal!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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