Savona’s Trattoria & Bar - Poughkeepsie

We ordered catering takeout for Christmas Eve, we ordered a half tray of Zuppa de pesce, a full tray of chicken parm, and a full tray of shrimp fra diavolo, which totaled around $500.

The zuppa de peace was decent but it didn’t even come with pasta, which is kind of crazy considering the price.

The fra diavolo, which is traditionally served with linguini, came with penne, which isn’t a huge deal but the pasta was over cooked and mushy.

The chicken was cooked nicely, it was tender and juicy, but bread crumbs were bland and mushy, and the sauce too sweet and tasted like it was from a jar.

After this experience we will not be ordering from this restaurant again, nor would we recommend it to friends. Overall I would say the food is mediocre are best and way too expensive.

Food: 2

I was just there over the weekend with a large group of over 20 people. It was my late mother's birthday and we got together with her side of the family in her honor. Savona's handled our large group excellently, from making the initial reservation, every step of the way, all the way through the dinner. The food was superb, as was the service. They were even able to split checks for us. I can confidently say that next year Savona's will be the first place we call when we organize our annual outing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Awful 😖 Awful AWFUL!!! Food tastes cheap but is way over priced, atmosphere is lackluster, staff was rude and had an air or entitlement like they were better than you. There was hair in my food and the silverware was dirty. Do NOT recommend.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Good menu selections...something for everyone. Good drinks/wine. Nice atmosphere. Awful GF pizza crust.

Dietary restrictions: Decent GF options.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Baked Gorgonzola Stuffed Figs, Garlic Bread, Veal Marsala, Antipasti

The food here was delicious, the atmosphere is amazing, and the service was really good! I really liked my Chicken Pepperoni Parmesan and had a great time here! I would highly recommend this place!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Food and service was and always is superb!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Bread

Sweet spot across from the Vassar campus . Food was great service too. We outside and the tables are really wobbly but other than that it was a gorgeous night out

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had our engagement party at Savonas in Poughkeepsie Birch room and I can not say enough how amazing our experience was! The service was great the food was AMAZING! The team did such a great job to make our special day memorable! Thank you!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I walked past the window and decided to walk in with my friend. We ordered the ‘scallops risotto peanuts butter squash’, the special dish for fall season, and it was so yummy❤️❤️❤️ the drink is very good too I had pear martini for a drink. It’s very very good, not too sweet with a little sour taste.

Nichole, my waitress is very friendly too.
I’ll go try some other dishes for my next visit!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

bad service, they told us that there was a table in 5/10 min and they let us wait for a long time without actually make us sit despite the fact that outside there were many tables free and equal inside

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

Ive never left a review of a restaurant before, but after having dinner at this restaurant I had to. When we had dinner there, I had pasta, another member of my party had salad, and another eggplant parmigiana. Three minutes after we ordered the food arrived. All of the food was semi cold and seemed like it was premade. The salad had lettuce that looked like it was taken right out of a bag you could buy at a grocery store. Following that dinner, everyone in our party got horrible stomachaches.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS RESTAURANT! Going to this restaurant is a complete waste of time and money. I am genuinely confused about the other reviews posted. This restaurant does not deserve any praise.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Quite nice find have tasty delicious food....very busy still glad found table no reservations..take care all

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing restaurant with exalent service. Food is awesome and the place is just nice to be in.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had a great birthday lunch today. Our server Jerry was awesome and the food was delicious. The atmosphere was also very nice. I definitely recommend it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was good. Very tasty. We really enjoyed the garlic bread and fried calamari. However, the service was beyond awful. We were greeted by a waiter and he sat us. He made it seem like WE were bothering HIM. He was very short and cold with us when it came time to ordering. Didn’t introduce himself or welcome us. However, he made sure to greet and Introduce himself to the other patrons that he served. Overall, it was just not a very welcoming atmosphere or service. Not the greatest birthday dinner.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Garlic Bread, Fried Calamari