Backstage Cafe
214 S Pacific Ave, Kelso
(360) 414-9451
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Great little itialian place. Kind of a hidden gem.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food are so good, we'll go back again. ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Huge Prawns, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Meatballs, Garden Salad
Reasonable but excellent meal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food & service! The only negative is the cheap wine. They definitely need to step up their wine choices.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Ravioli
My wife and I went in and the restaurant was half dead. We had a reservation, and were seated and then promptly ignored for fifteen minutes while other tables were tended to. We got no water, no other drinks, no nothing. We watched multiple things be sent back from other tables in the process.
I highly recommend papa zuzu’s just down the street from here- they are prompt, the food is amazing, and their staff is really friendly. This is what we get for trying to find something new and deviate from our usual. ?♂️
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Made a reservation based on reviews- food looked good. Alright great. Showed up and was sat by server who was nice enough but not exactly enthusiastic. Fine. Received menus and asked for one of the specials listed as an appetizer. No water yet…Fine…Server walks away, disappears, comes back after retrieving another customers missing item who was already half way through their meal.. First clue… proceeded to wait. Server comes back, pours two waters after 10 minutes and a cocktail. Okay cool, well we will at least get waters. Joke was on us, we didn’t. Watched server take two waters and cocktail to different table- table complains about cocktail received and sends it back. Second clue.. Still no waters. Server disappears again with cocktail in hand and new glass.
My god we are dry as the Sahara- 15 minutes seated in barely populated restaurant with only one conversation, no drink orders, and food / drinks being replaced as we sat without anything despite a reservation. TLDR we left and didn’t bother. ??♀️
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The prices are way better than Regal. The seats are pretty old and not very cushy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Excellent experience. Nice Italian music. Food was some of the most authentic sauce I've had in a long time. Top notch gem ?
If u want real Italian don't settle for anything less. Also lunch and dinner menu are different.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
While on the Washington/Oregon Coast to visit relatives, we found this little Italian restaurant kind of off the beaten path. The food was good, very expensive.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Meatballs
Wow don't miss this place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Itallian food was awesome! I had spaghetti and meatballs. My wife had the lasanaga. the food portions were awesome! my wife had to take half her lasanaga home lol. it's a quaint little place nice itallian music playing. beautiful pictures and a nice hostess or two. overall it was fast service and good food that hit the spot and left me stuffed and happy.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Meatballs
Upon entering the hostess asked what I wanted. When I said I was there to get dinner, I was informed they had only spaghetti, Lasagne, and pizza available. I sat down at an empty table and looked over the pizza menu. Immediately, one caught my eye. A BBQ pork belly pizza. I tried to order it only to be told it was no longer available, replaced by a brisket pizza. But, they were out of brisket as well as beef for any pizzas which listed it. I looked back over the menu and decided to get a pepperoni pizza. When I got it, it was fine. Not the best or worst I ever had. Crust was a little too foldy for my preference and toppings fell off when I tried to pick it up, but manageable.TL;DR Decent pizza with decent enough service. Probably won't be back but not a wasted trip.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Loved this place! Seriously best Italian food I’ve had in such a long time!! Very authentic! Delicious food!! Good portion sizes, but not crazy too much. Our waitress Madeline made our first experience so amazing! She was handling the restaurant as the only server and she was so kind, accommodating and friendly to us and others. What I loved so much was we tried the chef specials, the pasta was so good with herbs, real veggies, and shrimp it didn’t need anymore than the olive oil and garlic sauce.. I’m a sauce loving girl and this pasta was amazing with not your typical sauce. The atmosphere was perfect for a special date night, a drink with a girl friend, or you can even reserve the back room for a party. The service, and food were out of this world! We cannot wait to come back ❤️❤️ Thank you for having a classic true Italian place in Cowlitz county!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Huge Prawns, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, Ravioli
They were having a rough night. Staff out at the restaurant and theater, so being short staffed caused the service to suffer. The manager and one wait staff were kind and apologized, and we totally understand because it was busy, but we finally decided to leave after an hour and a half without being served our dinner, and ended up just getting it to go. I was surprised we weren't comped any part of the meal; drinks, appetizer, or one entree. It is what it is, as I know money is crucial for small businesses, and we had delicious leftovers to eat the next day.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cheese Fondue
me and my bf went here for our 2 year and its a really nice place! they always checked up on us and unfortunately they are severely understaffed but nonetheless they made the experience worth it! it ended up taking a while but they were the sweetest people ever! i cant wait to go here again and give them another shot. their food is AMAZING. the pizza is so delicious and my bf got the chicken alfredo(which i also tried) and it was so good. i wish we would've ordered more, definitely will next time
Vegetarian options: a lot of the pizzas are vegetarian and they also specify they can cater to your dietary needs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Stone Fired Pizzas, Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo
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