Russell Preno’s Restaurant

1918 Ash St, Scranton
(570) 961-8949

Recent Reviews

Michael Moran

Top notch service. Veal Chop with brandy Peppercorn sauce was out of this world. Attentive staff, great ambiance, and fair prices. Will be back for sure! Keep up the great work.Parking: Big lotKid-friendliness: High chair and great staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Saute Shrimp Scallops Clams & Lobster Fra Diablo

C Blanchard

Dinner reservations were hard to find the day before Easter.Called and was answered by a very helpful employee. Our reservation was for 7 people at 6pm. We arrived a little early -some of our party was going to be late, but we were allowed to be seated which was very accommodating.The waitress brought out some very soft and tasty, warm bread with butter.When the rest of our party arrived (20 minutes later) the waitress came over to take our drink orders.Brought our drinks and took our orders.The food seemed to take a bit longer but we were all happy just to spend time with each other. The steaks were cooked perfectly and all the special changes that some of us had were honored perfectly. FOOD WAS WONDERFUL, ATMOSPHERE PLEASANT & SERVICE FANTASTIC.Highly recommend this restaurant.Dietary restrictions: Very accommodating to special requests.Kid-friendliness: Kids were treated with respect and the special child requests were honored very nicely.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jackie Ruddy

Outstanding in every way!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bridgid D.

This restaurant is a hidden gem. I LOVE their food and cocktails. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming. The staff is excellent and very knowledgeable and attentive. I adore the Salmon Deborah, so good, fresh and tasty.

chris james

The best!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kelly Kobylus

Staff was very friendly and the service was excellent. The menu has a large selection and the food is delicious. Perfect for an intimate dinner or family dinner.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Christina Maghrabi

This place is one of my favorite authentic places to eat . All the food is fresh and cooked to perfection . The service was awesome as well . Whether it’s a small intimate or a larger gathering Russel’s staff will take care of you .Parking: Nice size well lit and safe ..

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Veal Chop Calabrese, Burrata Salad

Harry Lindsay

Food was delicious had the veal chop calabrese it was out-of-this-world. The calimari arribiata appetizer was fantastic. Service was great and the mixed drinks were 2 thumbs ?? up.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jacob Keough

After traveling over an hour to dine here for the first time with 4 other friends and had a long, somewhat enjoyable dinner that ended in 2 separate parties verbally attacking my table with homophobic slurs. As we sat at our table minding our business and asking the parties to leave us alone, the parties then told us to get our check & leave “or else we’re going to drag you three queens out of here”. The staff stood on standby and did nothing with the two parties and quickly gave us our check and boxes. One of the waitresses followed us out to apologize for the other parties as they continued their banter but again, the staff never intervened with the other parties. This establishment was highly recommended by a friend to dine here and unfortunately resulted in a horrible first time experience where I will never return.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

branden debrock

Absolutely appalled!!! As if a 3.5 hour dinner service wasn’t bad enough… we traveled an hour in the recommendation of a friend to have dinner here and were insulted and verbally accosted at the dinner table by drunk patrons at a neighboring table. If the verbal abuse wasn’t enough still the waitresses sat back and allowed the offending table to threaten physical violence and offer to go out to the parking lot. As we exited the building a waitress approached us in the parking lot after watching what happened to apologize yet no action was taken against the table making drunken homophobic slurs.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Julieann Walters

Salmon was good, but I didn't like the sauce on mine

Shawn Kane

I am blown away by the experience my friends and I shared last night. This place was top shelf all the way around. The serving staff was flawless, the manager was fun and engaging and we got to meet the chef who, clearly, knows how to run a kitchen.No one at the table, out of a party of 12 was even slightly disappointed. Talk about incredible.......I got the Prime Pork Mignon au Poivre with cracked peppercorn cream sauce and roasted garlic: the cut was thick and perfectly tender. The sauce was unlike anything I've ever had. Made for a great topping for my baked potato as well.I'm normally a dive bar, burgers and wings guy but I'm glad my friends chose this restaurant last night. I'm looking forward to returning. One of the best nights I've had in a very long time.Thank you, Russell's!Well done!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Martin Dallmeyer

Bartender makes excellent negronis! Fish is done perfectly, recommend the sole mueniere. Calamari and pasta with vodka sauce also good. Relaxing, nice atmosphere. Staff very attentive . Went mid week.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Burrata Salad

Franklin Chubbs

I came here with my neighbors and said how good the place was, we waited for 3 hours nobody came up to us to explain what the hell was going on and my neighbors were embarrassed if they weren’t their we were going to order a pizza to this dump, and when we got the food it tasted like canned raviolis and the sauce was watery and awful. All they offered us was a “free” dessert. If I could give it no stars I would

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Pratzie (Pratzie)

Really enjoyable experience. Stopped in for Mothers Day and they were extremely busy but the wait staff was friendly, courteous and fast with drinks.Food was outstanding. Can tell the pasta was homemade and the seafood was fresh and delicious. Was my first time here but def don’t be the last.

Recommended dishes: Homemade Cheese Ravioli with Rich Tomato Sauce

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Russell Preno’s Restaurant

1918 Ash St, Scranton, PA 18510
(570) 961-8949