Daniela

387 Forest Ave, Buffalo
(716) 235-8598

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Eric Anderson

So loud

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Leette Turowski

Food was ok, but nothing wow. The Japanese Sweet potato app was very good as they were not just a Japanese style sauce but the potato itself was a pale firmer texture. The arancini was barely warm but had a decent crunchy exterior texture. Pastas were all passable, but barely. The pesto was like soup and excessively oily. The lasagna wasn't warm and a bit hard.

Service was neglectful as I'm not sure we fit in as one of the cool kids. The atmosphere was, well, I don't really know. We were sat at the entrance. I did see other available tables but never having been there i didn't know that people would be sanding over us as the crowd thickened and they had to wait. Not comfortable as someone's butt was in our faces.

Dietary restrictions: Not many vegan options

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 4

Service: 3

Hayden Brown

Outstanding food and friendly staff let down by an uncomfortably packed and loud dining area. There’s also no room to wait for a table despite the long waitlist. The poor servers could not get to tables easily because of all the people standing everywhere. Making things worse they encourage folks go hang at the bar which was completely filled with additional folks standing. All in all there were probably 40 seats tops and an additional 40 people standing in the way making the experience feel kind of trashy. Which is such a shame because the food itself was absolutely amazing, so much so that we got a full three course meal and drinks just to try more stuff. IMO they could really make it as a finer dining experience if they just got these bums at the bar outta there.

Vegetarian options: NOT vegan friendly because of egg and cheese usage

Kid-friendliness: It’s loud, crowded and packed even without kids. Not recommended

Wheelchair accessibility: Accessibility ramp present, but they don’t sufficiently de-ice it in the winter.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

Kip Williams

Great food, always innovative and fresh, fantabulous flavors and presentation and the best staff in town, both front of house and back of house

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pasta Carbonara, Portobello Port Wine Cream Soup, Short Rib Pasta, Pomodoro E Crema, French Onion Soup, Stracciatella Soup, Gelato, Penne Pesto with Chicken, Field Green & Pear Salad, Spicy Mussels Marinara

Aaron Smith

It’s a little expensive, but the food and drinks are worth every penny. Be prepared to wait for a table!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips & Caramelized Onion Dip, Carbonara Pasta, Pomodoro E Crema

Christopher Keem

Busy place. Definitely make reservations. Excellent food, first time there completely by happenstance.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Todd Komasara

Awesome place to dine I give 5stars

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Portobello Port Wine Cream Soup, Short Rib Pasta, Nutella Brownie

Michael V. Zimmerman

OMG the flavors of everything we ordered just jumped off the plate. Our waitress was very sweet and did her job very well. Overall a really nice meal out on the town. The place was packed...so glad to see Daniela finding success in her enterprise.
(Look your whole life and you will never ever ever find a better tiramisu)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Quattro Formaggi, Vegan Pinsa, Harvest Grain Salad, Field Green & Pear Salad

C

One of best, if not best steaks I've ever had! I'll be back soon!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

DV8er

The food is amazing. Everything I've tried has exceeded my expectations. They make everything from scratch and the food quality is great! The service is great! Besides dining, they have a bar where you can watch the Bills.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Portobello Port Wine Cream Soup, Carbonara Pasta, Grilled Cheese Focaccia, Lasagne Bolognese, Margherita Pizza

Kevin Dao

This might be my new favorite spot for Italian food. I have very little to offer in terms of criticism. The food, service, and atmosphere were fantastic.

We ordered the mortadella, burrata, and pistachio pesto pinsa Romana (which is a type of pizza), carbonara, and coffee soda. The pinsa Romana was delicious. The pesto really gave it a nice flavor. The carbonara was also good, but I would recommend a more adventurous dish. The coffee soda had an interesting but pleasant taste. The fizz wasn't something I thought was necessary in the drink, but it was enjoyable overall.

Our server was very friendly and explained the menu clearly to us. The food came out in a timely manner.

The atmosphere was great. It had a nice, modern feel to it. It was a sunny day, so the light from outside really brightened up the dining area. There were two single-use bathrooms that were clean. I much prefer these private bathrooms to public ones. The only negative thing I can really say is that I didn't like how close some of the tables were to each other. I would rather not be so close to another table where we could hear their conversations and they could hear ours, but that's just my opinion.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sylvene Goggin

The food, both vegan and non, was great. Our party of four ordered chips and caramelized onion dip, pizzas, pasta, the pear salad, and the roast beef panini. All were delicious!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chips & Caramelized Onion Dip, Vegan Pinsa, Field Green & Pear Salad

Cesar T. de los Santos

Incredible, every plate was delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Armine Martirosyan

Stopped here for a family lunch, everything was incredible!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kate Rutigliano

i never even liked goat cheese until i ordered the salad from the specials menu here. food came out pretty quickly

Dietary restrictions: vegan options

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Vegan Pinsa

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