Visited here on a Thursday evening right after they opened at 5:30pm. The place is small, but not too small; intimate is the word I'd use to describe the size and atmosphere of the place. It feels like you're eating in someone's home in a way...and the food tastes like that as well! Everything we had brought to the table tasted fantastic and was even reasonably priced. Though their menu was limited and the presentation of it could use a little work, it did not take away from the amazing experience my partner and I had at Tomboni's - we'll definitely be visiting again sooner rather than later!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jasmine Tiara
This place would be great if they sold it to someone who knew how to run a restaurant.They're like a girl you think is pretty until she opens her mouth & that nasty attitude comes spewing out.You better hope you dressed to code, don't unwittingly bring your child, reserve a table in their empty restaurant, don't expect to sit outside in their lit up area at one of the many empty picnic tables & don't get judged by their snooty staff who aren't even dressed as well as they expect their customers to be.It's a hit or miss with this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Michael Glen
Great eating experience. Ate outside with my wife and enjoyed live music with good service. Suggest getting a reservation. The Greek empanadas were tasty and the stuffed salmon was cooked perfectly!
Spork Eye
We've been here twice now. The first time was just outstanding. I couldn't say enough positives about it.We returned for a second time and it was just one bad thing after another. The food was not great... not awful... but not worth the price and certainly not a celebratory meal out. My only guess is that when they have a band playing outside, their staff is overwhelmed a cannot manage expectations. The server seemed to sense our disappointment and offered a free dessert as compensation but at that point I just wanted to go home.Try them on a night there isn't a musician playing.
Louann Cunningham
Great outside atmosphere, pizza was very good, salad was VERY small for $8! Good beer selection including IPAs. My concern was pricing! They had tip suggestion ranges (18 - 20%) that included the tax ... tip on tax, I don't think so! On top of that, they charged a cover fee that was not mentioned anywhere and suggested the tip on THAT. Tables of 4 had a required 20% tip, so $48 added to your bill (I guess, I HOPE, the band would have received the $48). Just bad practice in my opinion.Vegetarian options: Margarita pizzas, salads
Margaret Parslow
We attended this place from out of town for a concert. Great food, great service, nice outdoor atmosphere. However, we were stunned with a $10 cover charge each that apoeared on the bill. There was no indication of this charge anywhere, not on the bands notices online, not on the restaurant online, not anywhere in person while we were there. We were not told ever, and learned when we got the final bill. Also, the suggested tip accounts included both taxes and cover charges. Just not good business practice. For tables of 4, a 20% tip is added automatically, this includes the band charge so for a table of 4 the unmentioned added fee is $48!!! And that's just for the band! Then the tip gets added.Again, this should be printed, posted online and told to us in person before we are about to leave for the night.It was our first time there, so it was a shock. Just didn't feel good. Great pizza though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Matthew Green
One bite and your mouth will sing it's praises, it will wonder how can you ever bite into another boring burger. You will find excuses to send the kids to grandmas just so you can bask in the ambience of good food. Eating perfectly sauteed veggies.. the ones your kids would sit at the table for hours without eating. Sauces, entrees, special dishes and not a single chicken nugget. Send the kids to summer camp so you can come every nightDrinking coffee from French presses and flasks of water will leave you feeling so high class that you feel your pinky raise as it touches your lips.Service fit for royalty as you eat the food of kings and queens.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Press Coffee
Jeromy Sandusky
Everything was amazing. Service is great. Glad we went here for our 20th anniversary!!! Atmosphere was perfect. Was scared I was going to be hungry when I left but no. The food tastes so good. Great place for a romantic dinner.
Camryn Middleton
Overall, great experience. Loved the atmosphere and the food. Prices were on the higher side, but still affordable.
Scott hall
Great time . Live music and great service. Food was ok but very slowDefinitely problems in the kitch6. If the problems were fixed I would definitely go back .
We visited on a Saturday night. There was live music and we sat outside. We ordered pizza from the truck and a triple dip appetizer. Loved all the food. My only dislike was the misters used to help cool off the area. We moved to a table that wasn't in direct area of mist.
Donna Hosey
My adult sons and I went to Tombonis for my birthday. We arrived shortly before 7 pm. The service was horrible. We ordered the chips, salsa and queso appetizer. We got it about 40 minutes later and had about 15 chips for 3 sauces and 3 people. We asked for more and waited another 30 minutes for another 15 chips - not nearly enough for our 3 cups of salsa and queso. They ran out of pizza by 7:30. We finally got our dinner around 8:30. It was so bad. Everything was cold. The chicken Alfredo sauce was thick and tasted like a frozen dinner. I had the Tuscan shrimp. The shrimp was fine but the sauce was horrible; no words to describe how bad it tasted. My son tasted it and said it was by far the worst of the 3 entrees we ordered. Another got the chicken parm. It was cold and bland. Needless to say i was so disappointed. Our check was $120 for our food and beer. The food and service were horrible!! It was by far the worst dining experience in my 58 years and I will never go back.
Tom Knight
We were visiting Longview feom Dallas and it's so fortunate that we found this lovely bistro. We both had salads. I had the Energy salad and it was so amazing that I've started making an imitation of it at home. I cannot wait to go back here!
Gretchen Keiper Garey
We had an absolutely lovely experience tonight here for my birthday ! Jamie our waitress was exceptional and very accommodating and sweet! We will definitely be back !
peggymckenziebooks
I'm fairly new to Longivew. (Nov 2020) And Tomboni's Bistro is one of the first places we ate in. I was not disappointed. I moved here from Durango, Colorado. Known for its many fine restaurants with specialized ambiance, Tomboni's demonstrated we had not left all that behind. An observant staff. Accomodating menu. Nice courtyard seating and a variety of entertainment genres. Overall, a great welcome to Texas. We've eaten here many, many times now and am going back again this weekend.
Visited here on a Thursday evening right after they opened at 5:30pm. The place is small, but not too small; intimate is the word I'd use to describe the size and atmosphere of the place. It feels like you're eating in someone's home in a way...and the food tastes like that as well! Everything we had brought to the table tasted fantastic and was even reasonably priced. Though their menu was limited and the presentation of it could use a little work, it did not take away from the amazing experience my partner and I had at Tomboni's - we'll definitely be visiting again sooner rather than later!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place would be great if they sold it to someone who knew how to run a restaurant.They're like a girl you think is pretty until she opens her mouth & that nasty attitude comes spewing out.You better hope you dressed to code, don't unwittingly bring your child, reserve a table in their empty restaurant, don't expect to sit outside in their lit up area at one of the many empty picnic tables & don't get judged by their snooty staff who aren't even dressed as well as they expect their customers to be.It's a hit or miss with this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Great eating experience. Ate outside with my wife and enjoyed live music with good service. Suggest getting a reservation. The Greek empanadas were tasty and the stuffed salmon was cooked perfectly!
We've been here twice now. The first time was just outstanding. I couldn't say enough positives about it.We returned for a second time and it was just one bad thing after another. The food was not great... not awful... but not worth the price and certainly not a celebratory meal out. My only guess is that when they have a band playing outside, their staff is overwhelmed a cannot manage expectations. The server seemed to sense our disappointment and offered a free dessert as compensation but at that point I just wanted to go home.Try them on a night there isn't a musician playing.
Great outside atmosphere, pizza was very good, salad was VERY small for $8! Good beer selection including IPAs. My concern was pricing! They had tip suggestion ranges (18 - 20%) that included the tax ... tip on tax, I don't think so! On top of that, they charged a cover fee that was not mentioned anywhere and suggested the tip on THAT. Tables of 4 had a required 20% tip, so $48 added to your bill (I guess, I HOPE, the band would have received the $48). Just bad practice in my opinion.Vegetarian options: Margarita pizzas, salads
We attended this place from out of town for a concert. Great food, great service, nice outdoor atmosphere. However, we were stunned with a $10 cover charge each that apoeared on the bill. There was no indication of this charge anywhere, not on the bands notices online, not on the restaurant online, not anywhere in person while we were there. We were not told ever, and learned when we got the final bill. Also, the suggested tip accounts included both taxes and cover charges. Just not good business practice. For tables of 4, a 20% tip is added automatically, this includes the band charge so for a table of 4 the unmentioned added fee is $48!!! And that's just for the band! Then the tip gets added.Again, this should be printed, posted online and told to us in person before we are about to leave for the night.It was our first time there, so it was a shock. Just didn't feel good. Great pizza though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One bite and your mouth will sing it's praises, it will wonder how can you ever bite into another boring burger. You will find excuses to send the kids to grandmas just so you can bask in the ambience of good food. Eating perfectly sauteed veggies.. the ones your kids would sit at the table for hours without eating. Sauces, entrees, special dishes and not a single chicken nugget. Send the kids to summer camp so you can come every nightDrinking coffee from French presses and flasks of water will leave you feeling so high class that you feel your pinky raise as it touches your lips.Service fit for royalty as you eat the food of kings and queens.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Press Coffee
Everything was amazing. Service is great. Glad we went here for our 20th anniversary!!! Atmosphere was perfect. Was scared I was going to be hungry when I left but no. The food tastes so good. Great place for a romantic dinner.
Overall, great experience. Loved the atmosphere and the food. Prices were on the higher side, but still affordable.
Great time . Live music and great service. Food was ok but very slowDefinitely problems in the kitch6. If the problems were fixed I would definitely go back .
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We visited on a Saturday night. There was live music and we sat outside. We ordered pizza from the truck and a triple dip appetizer. Loved all the food. My only dislike was the misters used to help cool off the area. We moved to a table that wasn't in direct area of mist.
My adult sons and I went to Tombonis for my birthday. We arrived shortly before 7 pm. The service was horrible. We ordered the chips, salsa and queso appetizer. We got it about 40 minutes later and had about 15 chips for 3 sauces and 3 people. We asked for more and waited another 30 minutes for another 15 chips - not nearly enough for our 3 cups of salsa and queso. They ran out of pizza by 7:30. We finally got our dinner around 8:30. It was so bad. Everything was cold. The chicken Alfredo sauce was thick and tasted like a frozen dinner. I had the Tuscan shrimp. The shrimp was fine but the sauce was horrible; no words to describe how bad it tasted. My son tasted it and said it was by far the worst of the 3 entrees we ordered. Another got the chicken parm. It was cold and bland. Needless to say i was so disappointed. Our check was $120 for our food and beer. The food and service were horrible!! It was by far the worst dining experience in my 58 years and I will never go back.
We were visiting Longview feom Dallas and it's so fortunate that we found this lovely bistro. We both had salads. I had the Energy salad and it was so amazing that I've started making an imitation of it at home. I cannot wait to go back here!
We had an absolutely lovely experience tonight here for my birthday ! Jamie our waitress was exceptional and very accommodating and sweet! We will definitely be back !
I'm fairly new to Longivew. (Nov 2020) And Tomboni's Bistro is one of the first places we ate in. I was not disappointed. I moved here from Durango, Colorado. Known for its many fine restaurants with specialized ambiance, Tomboni's demonstrated we had not left all that behind. An observant staff. Accomodating menu. Nice courtyard seating and a variety of entertainment genres. Overall, a great welcome to Texas. We've eaten here many, many times now and am going back again this weekend.