Several friends recommended this restaurant and we can't thank them enough. The food was fabulous! We started out with a combination appetizer of shrimp in a garlic sauce, calamari, and artichokes. Then came the Caesar salad and an entree of the Shrimp Paesano. My husband and I split everything and we still had food left over to take home. Our waiter was Jimmy John and he was so knowledgeable, charming, delightful, and made our lunch even better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Paesano, Salad
Jesus Rael
Johnny Joe is a talented career server, and he is beyond proficient in providing an upscale experience from salad course to dessert course. His guidance is incredibly helpful and our meal wouldn't have been the same without it. Our steaks were all done perfectly and seasoned well, sides were generous and tasty, and this is an experience my family and I won't be forgetting soon. This joint has grappa - if you know, you know.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sinead Shirley
Visited this establishment with my family last night. My waiter Jonathan H. Was absolutely amazing. Super attentive, helpful, and very kind. His son Jonathan jr was helpful and attentive to our needs. Jonathan H. Is an amazing server and fantastic dad. Jonathan jr is a great young man with a bright future. Will definitely visit this establishment again. Thank you guys
We loved Paesano’s! Our server, Johnny Joe, was very personable, knowledgeable and attentive. The food was DELICIOUS! We wanted great Italian food while visiting and this place did not disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mohamed Mansour
Great atmosphere, delicious food but it was the service that put it over the top. Johnny Joe was amazing, attentive and went out of his way to make it a special evening.Great place to visit, people watch and enjoy great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
Peter Robbins
Everything you want in a Riverwalk experience. Super friendly waiter Johnny Joe! Portion size was huge, couldn’t finish it all.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Celeste Schwartz
Had shrimp and gritsIt was exceptional
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Erik G
Service was good and accommodating. Food was OK. Appetizers were good. Veal Parm was fine but the spaghetti sauce tasted like it came from a can. Not worth driving out of your way unless I suppose you have visitors who really want to see the river walk and want Italian food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Paesano
JJ K
Brandon was our waiter and he was great! Very friendly and attentive and gave us some great suggestions! Beautiful table right on the river and food was excellent! Sadly no room for dessert!
Perfect location on the san Antonio river walk. The Italian food here is very good and we were attended by Julien who provided the great service along with friendliness and understandingVegetarian options: There are a few vegetarian options. It's always a good idea to ask the waiter for clarity if you are not sure of the dishes
What excellent food service and beautiful scenery right on the river. Recommend the Bruschetta! Plus, pet. Friendly because it's outside <3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy Huff
Always great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Russell from R. Kassman
On a “staycation” while my house is being painted, I was looking forward to a leisurely nice lunch on the Riverwalk. I know, it’s touristy but I had been to Paesano’s off 1604 and it was good, so I assumed the service and quality would be close to comparable. WRONG! It started with a waiter who had a filthy apron, and not clean nails, bringing a plate of herbed olive oil to the table, with his finger firmly planted in it. I ordered a favorite salad of Pear, Gorgonzola and Balsamic vinaigrette with Salmon, which I requested (three times) well done. He brought some bread which he claimed was “fresh baked”, and having been in the restaurant business, I know bread that has been in plastic from the fresh baked….this was NOT fresh. But the worst was the salad. It had a ton of emulsified balsamic dumped on top rather than a freshly whisked vinaigrette (I’m betting packaged) and the salmon was too raw for my taste….yuk. To his credit, the server did get the manager to discount it as I did not eat much, but really sad that they try to pass this subpar food on unknowing tourists. For a $30 salad, I expect better. Actually, for that money I expect exceptional, and this was exceptionally bad. The beauty of Italian food is fabulous ingredients prepared simply. This was simply a mess.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 2
Cynthia Tartaglini
The food was not bad but for the prices my expectation was higher. The kids menu does not include a drink and they charged me 10 USD for an Apple juice!The biggest disappointment was that we came to celebrate my husband's birthday and they didn't even offer us a complimentary dessert.
Several friends recommended this restaurant and we can't thank them enough. The food was fabulous! We started out with a combination appetizer of shrimp in a garlic sauce, calamari, and artichokes. Then came the Caesar salad and an entree of the Shrimp Paesano. My husband and I split everything and we still had food left over to take home. Our waiter was Jimmy John and he was so knowledgeable, charming, delightful, and made our lunch even better.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Paesano, Salad
Johnny Joe is a talented career server, and he is beyond proficient in providing an upscale experience from salad course to dessert course. His guidance is incredibly helpful and our meal wouldn't have been the same without it. Our steaks were all done perfectly and seasoned well, sides were generous and tasty, and this is an experience my family and I won't be forgetting soon. This joint has grappa - if you know, you know.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Visited this establishment with my family last night. My waiter Jonathan H. Was absolutely amazing. Super attentive, helpful, and very kind. His son Jonathan jr was helpful and attentive to our needs. Jonathan H. Is an amazing server and fantastic dad. Jonathan jr is a great young man with a bright future. Will definitely visit this establishment again. Thank you guys
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Johnny Joe great waiter
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pork Osso Bucco, Grilled Chicken
We loved Paesano’s! Our server, Johnny Joe, was very personable, knowledgeable and attentive. The food was DELICIOUS! We wanted great Italian food while visiting and this place did not disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great atmosphere, delicious food but it was the service that put it over the top. Johnny Joe was amazing, attentive and went out of his way to make it a special evening.Great place to visit, people watch and enjoy great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lasagna
Everything you want in a Riverwalk experience. Super friendly waiter Johnny Joe! Portion size was huge, couldn’t finish it all.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had shrimp and gritsIt was exceptional
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Service was good and accommodating. Food was OK. Appetizers were good. Veal Parm was fine but the spaghetti sauce tasted like it came from a can. Not worth driving out of your way unless I suppose you have visitors who really want to see the river walk and want Italian food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Shrimp Paesano
Brandon was our waiter and he was great! Very friendly and attentive and gave us some great suggestions! Beautiful table right on the river and food was excellent! Sadly no room for dessert!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Perfect location on the san Antonio river walk. The Italian food here is very good and we were attended by Julien who provided the great service along with friendliness and understandingVegetarian options: There are a few vegetarian options. It's always a good idea to ask the waiter for clarity if you are not sure of the dishes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stuffed Salmon, Chicken Marsala
What excellent food service and beautiful scenery right on the river. Recommend the Bruschetta! Plus, pet. Friendly because it's outside <3
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
On a “staycation” while my house is being painted, I was looking forward to a leisurely nice lunch on the Riverwalk. I know, it’s touristy but I had been to Paesano’s off 1604 and it was good, so I assumed the service and quality would be close to comparable. WRONG! It started with a waiter who had a filthy apron, and not clean nails, bringing a plate of herbed olive oil to the table, with his finger firmly planted in it. I ordered a favorite salad of Pear, Gorgonzola and Balsamic vinaigrette with Salmon, which I requested (three times) well done. He brought some bread which he claimed was “fresh baked”, and having been in the restaurant business, I know bread that has been in plastic from the fresh baked….this was NOT fresh. But the worst was the salad. It had a ton of emulsified balsamic dumped on top rather than a freshly whisked vinaigrette (I’m betting packaged) and the salmon was too raw for my taste….yuk. To his credit, the server did get the manager to discount it as I did not eat much, but really sad that they try to pass this subpar food on unknowing tourists. For a $30 salad, I expect better. Actually, for that money I expect exceptional, and this was exceptionally bad. The beauty of Italian food is fabulous ingredients prepared simply. This was simply a mess.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 2
The food was not bad but for the prices my expectation was higher. The kids menu does not include a drink and they charged me 10 USD for an Apple juice!The biggest disappointment was that we came to celebrate my husband's birthday and they didn't even offer us a complimentary dessert.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3