Ok let’s break it down. Atmosphere is awesome. Everyone there is amazing. Scott the bar manager is the best and Jimmy is amazing in the kitchen! We absolutely love this place and it’s way better than any other restaurant that tried to fill this location by far! If you haven’t tried it yet, it’s time before they are too busy to get you in!
Joanna Reese
From the moment I walked in, I could tell this restaurant was something special. The welcoming atmosphere was undeniable; even the other customers were eager to share their wonderful experiences and enthusiasm for the place. The menu was full of great options! The food; Every bite was delightful!
Did I mention the espresso martini, made with fresh espresso!🫶🏻
The dessert menu was equally impressive—each option looked so tempting that deciding on just one was almost impossible. I ultimately chose the chocolate cake, and it was nothing short of divine—the best I’ve ever had. As for the staff, they were simply incredible: fun, energetic, attentive, and full of positive energy. My entire experience was unforgettable, and I can’t wait to go back!
Steve Scott
Food is delicious and service is awesome highly recommend
Jimmy C
Food is out of this world…!!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala
Susan Sabatino Ericson
My husband and I went for dinner a week ago and had the carpaccio salad and the braised short rib ragu and eggplant ragu. Everything was so fresh and delicious. Portion sizes will allow for another meal. Totally recommend this restaurant for authentic fresh Italian food! Will be back.
Vincent Giuliano
Great food, and the Scott makes good drinks!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robin Shaw Reardon
When our 50th class reunion had more attendees than expected we reached out to BuonaSera last minute to see if they could accommodate us. Not only did they accommodate us but we all had a fabulous time. Thank you again from the Class of 1974 Ballston Spa High School.
Cynthia Woods
Food is amazing with large portions, dining room is gorgeous! Staff is friendly and very helpful! 5 stars all around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vt vt
Really great meal of veal marsala - lots of layers of flavor all combined perfectly. Also enjoyed fresh bread, baked on site, arugula salad with fried goat cheese and a delicious tiramisu for dessert. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andris White
Absolutely amazing food and wonderful service. The overall experience was phenomenal and I am absolutely thrilled at the new addition to the Saratoga restaurant lineup. Kevin is great! Very friendly and attentive. The food was incredibly delicious and fresh. The short rib rigatoni was sooo good! We will definitely come again!
Absolutely amazing service, food & atmosphere!! Very friendly and attentive staff who love what they do. We will most definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kat Shannon
Way overpriced! Seafood ravioli was $ 45.00! Asked for bread and was told it was an extra charge! Who dies that? Not very crowded and now I know why. Reduce your ridiculous prices and offer bread. May get more customers. We won’t return, sadly.
Angela Amedio
We love supporting local businesses and were so excited to try this restaurant! The views are magnificent, but they aren’t enough to salvage the experience we had. I will say, all of the tables around us seemed very happy and satisfied, so this was probably (I hope) and isolated incident. Our server basically ignored us the entire time. We were there for almost 90 minutes and no entrees had been served.
Let’s start from the beginning. 10 minutes until our server greeted us - that’s fine, no problem. 20 minutes later for a glass of wine - also fine, the bar was mobbed. Clams came out…rubbery, no sauce, nothing, just some parsley. We had ordered the clams and our entrees at the same time, so there shouldn’t have been a huge delay. Our server had to be flagged down every time we needed something, which is work, which isn’t fun, which isn’t the experience of dinner out (and we didn’t need much - just our entrees!).
The servers around us were buzzing around perfectly bringing all their guests every thing they needed. Everyone that sat down after us (also had appetizers) had gotten their (what I would assume) delicious meals and ate happily. Those same guests finished, got things wrapped up, got coffee and dessert while we waited. Every. Table. Was. Eating.
After trying to flag our server down unsuccessfully, I went to the host to inquire if there was someone that could help us. At this point, we were ready to get home and just order a cheeseburger. All managers were “in the kitchen”. Okay. Please get our check and we will be on our way to find some dinner.
Nope! We had to flag down two more employees! Finally, our server, who is probably a lovely person, maybe who is having the worst day arrives. Check in hand, no apologies but an excuse that “normal wait time is about an hour and twenty minutes “. Girlfriend, I would buy that if ALL of our neighbors weren’t knee deep in marinara sauce.
Again, don’t let this deter you. No business or person in perfect, but ya know what? When you are having the worst day, look to your manager and ask for help. Tell them about your guest’s experience so you can maybe make it better.
Not one gesture was made to have us come back. Not one.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Erin Kussius
We tried out this new Italian restaurant on Saratoga Lake. When we arrived, it was not very busy, we were seated with a view of the lake quickly.
Our server was nice but never went over any specials with us. We assumed there were none, till the server for the table next to us read them off.
The food was very good albeit a bit pricey. In comparison to other Italian restaurants, the appetizer portions are quite small. We were a party of 3 - we ordered the pan fried mozzarella and bread board. While very good, it was gone within 5 minutes, leaving us longing for our entrées.
Our dinners came out and they were very good. My husband and I got the chicken parm and it was exactly how you want it to be, my nephew got the chicken Alfredo and cleared his plate.
Since this is a new business we're cutting them some slack but typically you get a soup or salad with your meal, that did not happen. Everything that comes to your table, you must pay for, nothing is included. I'm thinking/hoping once the business really gets going, this will change.
Lastly, the glasses. They are tall and thin - leaving you needing constant refills. Bigger glasses are a must. The person filling our water glasses was probably so happy to see us leave.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
George K
The seafood dish had a lot of sea food in it, I was impressed. Great home made food.
Ok let’s break it down. Atmosphere is awesome. Everyone there is amazing. Scott the bar manager is the best and Jimmy is amazing in the kitchen! We absolutely love this place and it’s way better than any other restaurant that tried to fill this location by far! If you haven’t tried it yet, it’s time before they are too busy to get you in!
From the moment I walked in, I could tell this restaurant was something special. The welcoming atmosphere was undeniable; even the other customers were eager to share their wonderful experiences and enthusiasm for the place. The menu was full of great options! The food; Every bite was delightful! Did I mention the espresso martini, made with fresh espresso!🫶🏻 The dessert menu was equally impressive—each option looked so tempting that deciding on just one was almost impossible. I ultimately chose the chocolate cake, and it was nothing short of divine—the best I’ve ever had. As for the staff, they were simply incredible: fun, energetic, attentive, and full of positive energy. My entire experience was unforgettable, and I can’t wait to go back!
Food is delicious and service is awesome highly recommend
Food is out of this world…!!!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Marsala
My husband and I went for dinner a week ago and had the carpaccio salad and the braised short rib ragu and eggplant ragu. Everything was so fresh and delicious. Portion sizes will allow for another meal. Totally recommend this restaurant for authentic fresh Italian food! Will be back.
Great food, and the Scott makes good drinks!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
When our 50th class reunion had more attendees than expected we reached out to BuonaSera last minute to see if they could accommodate us. Not only did they accommodate us but we all had a fabulous time. Thank you again from the Class of 1974 Ballston Spa High School.
Food is amazing with large portions, dining room is gorgeous! Staff is friendly and very helpful! 5 stars all around!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really great meal of veal marsala - lots of layers of flavor all combined perfectly. Also enjoyed fresh bread, baked on site, arugula salad with fried goat cheese and a delicious tiramisu for dessert. Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely amazing food and wonderful service. The overall experience was phenomenal and I am absolutely thrilled at the new addition to the Saratoga restaurant lineup. Kevin is great! Very friendly and attentive. The food was incredibly delicious and fresh. The short rib rigatoni was sooo good!
We will definitely come again!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Absolutely amazing service, food & atmosphere!! Very friendly and attentive staff who love what they do. We will most definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Way overpriced! Seafood ravioli was $ 45.00!
Asked for bread and was told it was an extra charge! Who dies that?
Not very crowded and now I know why. Reduce your ridiculous prices and offer bread. May get more customers. We won’t return, sadly.
We love supporting local businesses and were so excited to try this restaurant! The views are magnificent, but they aren’t enough to salvage the experience we had. I will say, all of the tables around us seemed very happy and satisfied, so this was probably (I hope) and isolated incident. Our server basically ignored us the entire time. We were there for almost 90 minutes and no entrees had been served.
Let’s start from the beginning. 10 minutes until our server greeted us - that’s fine, no problem. 20 minutes later for a glass of wine - also fine, the bar was mobbed. Clams came out…rubbery, no sauce, nothing, just some parsley. We had ordered the clams and our entrees at the same time, so there shouldn’t have been a huge delay. Our server had to be flagged down every time we needed something, which is work, which isn’t fun, which isn’t the experience of dinner out (and we didn’t need much - just our entrees!).
The servers around us were buzzing around perfectly bringing all their guests every thing they needed. Everyone that sat down after us (also had appetizers) had gotten their (what I would assume) delicious meals and ate happily. Those same guests finished, got things wrapped up, got coffee and dessert while we waited. Every. Table. Was. Eating.
After trying to flag our server down unsuccessfully, I went to the host to inquire if there was someone that could help us. At this point, we were ready to get home and just order a cheeseburger. All managers were “in the kitchen”. Okay. Please get our check and we will be on our way to find some dinner.
Nope! We had to flag down two more employees! Finally, our server, who is probably a lovely person, maybe who is having the worst day arrives. Check in hand, no apologies but an excuse that “normal wait time is about an hour and twenty minutes “. Girlfriend, I would buy that if ALL of our neighbors weren’t knee deep in marinara sauce.
Again, don’t let this deter you. No business or person in perfect, but ya know what? When you are having the worst day, look to your manager and ask for help. Tell them about your guest’s experience so you can maybe make it better.
Not one gesture was made to have us come back. Not one.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We tried out this new Italian restaurant on Saratoga Lake. When we arrived, it was not very busy, we were seated with a view of the lake quickly.
Our server was nice but never went over any specials with us. We assumed there were none, till the server for the table next to us read them off.
The food was very good albeit a bit pricey. In comparison to other Italian restaurants, the appetizer portions are quite small. We were a party of 3 - we ordered the pan fried mozzarella and bread board. While very good, it was gone within 5 minutes, leaving us longing for our entrées.
Our dinners came out and they were very good. My husband and I got the chicken parm and it was exactly how you want it to be, my nephew got the chicken Alfredo and cleared his plate.
Since this is a new business we're cutting them some slack but typically you get a soup or salad with your meal, that did not happen. Everything that comes to your table, you must pay for, nothing is included. I'm thinking/hoping once the business really gets going, this will change.
Lastly, the glasses. They are tall and thin - leaving you needing constant refills. Bigger glasses are a must. The person filling our water glasses was probably so happy to see us leave.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
The seafood dish had a lot of sea food in it, I was impressed. Great home made food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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