Savona’s Trattoria & Bar - Poughkeepsie

During a visit to the area, I had dinner here twice. First night shrimp scampi and second lasagna. A chilled sauce blanc from NZ and a salad completed the meal. Folks friendly, responsive and helpful. Selection of appetizers, entrees, cocktails etc excellent. Service - spot on. Seating in and out with tall boys and a small bar inside. Guys you don’t need to look at the menu. Trust me on this one. You’ll feel like Nonna made dinner tonight!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Me and my boyfriend sat at the bar and we were served by Lauren; service was PHENOMENAL- went for happy hour, got two drinks and she requested a new tequila which my boyfriend loved (LALO) and recommended a cocktail for me (pear cosmo) , would definitely recommend to come around when she’s working to make sure you get the full savona’s experience! I also recommend kingston location as i am a regular there, but i am blown away with the service i received here at poughkipsie… Thank you all! :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food and nice ambiance. Service was great. Would revisit.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

I was very impressed with the atmosphere here. The servers were very attentive, never let us go without water or want for anything. They were on top of every detail. I really enjoyed having lunch there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

If it could be 0 it would… I went there over a month ago. The service was absolutely terrible and it wasn’t even busy. We waited over an hour and the waiter didn’t even tell us the wait would be long the only times he came around was to take are order and bring our food oh and during the hour wait take our drinks and not even ask if we wanted refills. I emailed the head lady of the restaurant and she emailed me a message basically saying that the waiter is one of the best ones and basically didn’t believe my complaint but she talked to them and wouldn’t happen again. The lady then said due to the terrible service she would send me a gift card on July 12th she said she would send me a gift card. This place is way over priced for terrible CUSTOMER SERVICE and service in general. As people who live right by the restaurant and visited frequently we will never go back. There are much better places around that area with better service.

Generous delicious portions! Manny did an excellent job!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was good. The server was not well informed and could not answer many of our questions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 3

I’ve been here a handful of times, and have always had a great experience there. First of all, the staff are friendly and the servers we had were all attentive and knowledgeable about the food. I went for New Years one year, a few times with friends, and our best experience was actually on Valentine’s Day this year. We started with espresso martinis which were made with the perfect ratios. They also had a set menu with some delicious options. The seafood bisque was one of the best I’ve ever had, and the main course (filet) was perfectly cooked and tender. We had a nice cheesecake for dessert and an overall great experience. I wish there was more room between tables so you aren’t so close to the surrounding tables, but they did let us move when we felt too cramped which was very nice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Chicken Saltimbocca (a special) was the absolute best! This restaurant came highly recommended from a friend and it certainly did not disappoint in any way.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We had lunch here today I had Nonnas Sunday dinner it was okay the gravy( sauce) was not great the meatball and sausage was something i could get anywhere. The staff were nice and polite. I had take out years ago in the Kingston location was not impressed then either. If you go expect okay.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Great Chop Chop Salad and the pizza with the pears on it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food and service were excellent.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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