I've been in the Reading area for 20 years now. I still have this restaurant in my top 5.
Adam Brugnoli
Great food
Jesse
A well hidden gem! Great Italian food with a lakeside view.
Jose Sanchez
The service was OK. The food taste amazing but I found hair in my foot.
Steven Yurkonis
The cocktails were delicious, and the Martini specials came with an extra sidecar of more cocktail which was pretty great. The cream of garlic soup was phenomenal.
The main courses were a little underwhelming but overall still good. Their seafood special was supposedly lobster, shrimp, scallops, and crab. There were 3 shrimp, 1 scallop, and a few small chunks of crab. It was a little light for the price.
Overall will definitely go back.
David Kamora
Veal parm was delicious large portion cooked well and seasoned well ….the salad had way to much dressing on it other than that good atmosphere and good food will go back.
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Very nice aurma smells kinda funny when u walk in food and service is really good
Michael Zuber
Food is very good but the drinks prices are outrageous!!!! Do not go there if you want to get your drink on before eating!!!
Stephen P
I’ll start off with this - this was the worst dining experiences in my life. My wife and had a 4pm New Year’s Eve reservation and decided to sit at the bar (1st two seats when you enter). Meal was nice but around 5:45pm (15-20 min before we were about to leave) a couple arrived and yelled out with slurring speech, “those are our seats, we have a 6pm reservation for those.” This older couple was obviously drunk, was irritating other diners, and then continued to badger my wife and I. They sat 2-3 seats down the bar from and continued to berate my wife and I. She even started to act like a child and point her fingers in the air like a gunslinger, with continued slurring speech.
And Marc (the bartender) was still preparing to serve them alcohol despite their obvious intoxicated behavior (must be regulars). Marc did nothing to have them stop. And the hostess actually walked away after witnessing them yell. After exchanging words with this sad, pathetic, child couple my wife and decided to leave.
Please note, restaurant was completely mismanaged: one bartender working, 20-25 irate people waiting for a table, and the owner (bill) was no where to be seen. Bill may be the head chef but he had no idea -about the issues going on in the front of his house. All he was concerned about was making sure the food was making it out from the back of his house (kitchen).
A few days went by and I stopped by the restaurant on a Sat to speak to Bill (owner). I knew he was their b/c his Maserati was parked out back. After asking one of his servers that I would like to speak to him about an incident that occurred at the bar on New Year’s Eve the server said, “I’m not sure if he’s here but Imll check.” Sure enough, the server came back out from the kitchen and told me he wasn't available but please your name and number and he’ll give you a call. LOL, his car is right outside.
I leave my info and leave. No more than 15 min go by and I receive a phone call from Bill and I proceed to tell him about the incident. He said he became aware of the incident the following day and then tried to apologize for the couple’s behavior.
I asked him, “Why didn’t your bartender take charge of the situation?” “Why did your bartender even allow them to sit at the bar and serve them alcohol?” “Why didn’t your manager or hostess take control of the situation?” “And more importantly why didn’t one of your staff member’s tell you about what was happening?” Bill didn’t have much to say - all he could muster up was, “Marc the bartender doesn’t do well with confrontation and I’m sorry but I’ll be happy to take care of your drinks the next time you come in to the restaurant.” I answered, “There won’t be a next time.” “Put yourself in my shoes - would you want to dine at an establishment with the chance of running in to the same couple?” “Would you dine somewhere where your bartender(s) seem it’s ok to serve individuals who are visibly intoxicated?” NO BLOODY WAY BILL!
My wife and I would stop in to Anthony’s about 3-4x/year BUT NEVER AGAIN.
Lisa Lachina
Food was good, but way overpriced! Portions were very small. They added a 20% tip, just assuming that’s what would be given.
Fantastic food! We went to celebrate my husband's birthday - we'll definitely go again.
Buck Holiday
Always a great experience!
Sarah Landis
Barely ever do reviews but this place deserved one. We drove over an hour to try out this restaurant. We absolutely loved it and will definitely go again! Food was amazing and tasted very fresh. Service was amazing. Very cute inside sitting under the vines and lights. We went for Valentines and it was perfect and very romantic!
Ron Hirneisen
My wife & I and another couple had lunch here. We were very happy with the food, the pleasant & helpful waiter and the ambiance! We will be back!
Rob Ramser
A unassuming place with great food and friendly staff - definitely worth a visit
I've been in the Reading area for 20 years now. I still have this restaurant in my top 5.
Great food
A well hidden gem! Great Italian food with a lakeside view.
The service was OK. The food taste amazing but I found hair in my foot.
The cocktails were delicious, and the Martini specials came with an extra sidecar of more cocktail which was pretty great. The cream of garlic soup was phenomenal.
The main courses were a little underwhelming but overall still good. Their seafood special was supposedly lobster, shrimp, scallops, and crab. There were 3 shrimp, 1 scallop, and a few small chunks of crab. It was a little light for the price.
Overall will definitely go back.
Veal parm was delicious large portion cooked well and seasoned well ….the salad had way to much dressing on it other than that good atmosphere and good food will go back.
Very nice aurma smells kinda funny when u walk in food and service is really good
Food is very good but the drinks prices are outrageous!!!! Do not go there if you want to get your drink on before eating!!!
I’ll start off with this - this was the worst dining experiences in my life. My wife and had a 4pm New Year’s Eve reservation and decided to sit at the bar (1st two seats when you enter). Meal was nice but around 5:45pm (15-20 min before we were about to leave) a couple arrived and yelled out with slurring speech, “those are our seats, we have a 6pm reservation for those.” This older couple was obviously drunk, was irritating other diners, and then continued to badger my wife and I. They sat 2-3 seats down the bar from and continued to berate my wife and I. She even started to act like a child and point her fingers in the air like a gunslinger, with continued slurring speech.
And Marc (the bartender) was still preparing to serve them alcohol despite their obvious intoxicated behavior (must be regulars). Marc did nothing to have them stop. And the hostess actually walked away after witnessing them yell. After exchanging words with this sad, pathetic, child couple my wife and decided to leave.
Please note, restaurant was completely mismanaged: one bartender working, 20-25 irate people waiting for a table, and the owner (bill) was no where to be seen. Bill may be the head chef but he had no idea -about the issues going on in the front of his house. All he was concerned about was making sure the food was making it out from the back of his house (kitchen).
A few days went by and I stopped by the restaurant on a Sat to speak to Bill (owner). I knew he was their b/c his Maserati was parked out back. After asking one of his servers that I would like to speak to him about an incident that occurred at the bar on New Year’s Eve the server said, “I’m not sure if he’s here but Imll check.” Sure enough, the server came back out from the kitchen and told me he wasn't available but please your name and number and he’ll give you a call. LOL, his car is right outside.
I leave my info and leave. No more than 15 min go by and I receive a phone call from Bill and I proceed to tell him about the incident. He said he became aware of the incident the following day and then tried to apologize for the couple’s behavior.
I asked him, “Why didn’t your bartender take charge of the situation?” “Why did your bartender even allow them to sit at the bar and serve them alcohol?” “Why didn’t your manager or hostess take control of the situation?” “And more importantly why didn’t one of your staff member’s tell you about what was happening?” Bill didn’t have much to say - all he could muster up was, “Marc the bartender doesn’t do well with confrontation and I’m sorry but I’ll be happy to take care of your drinks the next time you come in to the restaurant.” I answered, “There won’t be a next time.” “Put yourself in my shoes - would you want to dine at an establishment with the chance of running in to the same couple?” “Would you dine somewhere where your bartender(s) seem it’s ok to serve individuals who are visibly intoxicated?” NO BLOODY WAY BILL!
My wife and I would stop in to Anthony’s about 3-4x/year BUT NEVER AGAIN.
Food was good, but way overpriced! Portions were very small. They added a 20% tip, just assuming that’s what would be given.
Restaurantji Recommends
Fantastic food! We went to celebrate my husband's birthday - we'll definitely go again.
Always a great experience!
Barely ever do reviews but this place deserved one. We drove over an hour to try out this restaurant. We absolutely loved it and will definitely go again! Food was amazing and tasted very fresh. Service was amazing. Very cute inside sitting under the vines and lights. We went for Valentines and it was perfect and very romantic!
My wife & I and another couple had lunch here. We were very happy with the food, the pleasant & helpful waiter and the ambiance! We will be back!
A unassuming place with great food and friendly staff - definitely worth a visit
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