Honestly, don't waste your time coming here. The food is good....when they are willing to serve that is. Ate here once and loved it. Ive tried to eat here again 3 times since and was refused service each time. They either close down early or run out of food early. They open at 4 but don't serve food till 5. I came in starving looking forward to having a meal there once the kitchen opened. Asked for some bread or anything, heck I would have been happy with saltine crackers just to hold me over till they were ready. But they said no. So, I went somewhere else. Not wasting my time with this place anymore.
Ashley Russell
Wow! The food here was so good, the pasta in particular was so scrumptious. Compliments to the chef, Sonja, they did an amazing job. They even checked to make sure I was enjoying my meal. 10/10 for Sonja!
Elizabeth Rocha
Have always loved Nessun Dorma for so many reasons, but sometimes all it takes is one super awful experience to ruin a place. Stopped in during locust st days and sat at the bar 5 minutes before 5pm (when the kitchen opens). The bartender took to go order as soon as I could get his attention a few minutes after 5. Shortly after this the whole place filled up and was busy. My wife and sleeping child were waiting in the car so I wasn’t in a big hurry. After more than 40 minutes went by that started to change. I was unable to get the bartender’s attention at all. Finally at the one hour mark I was just wanting an answer on my food. I finally see the bartender by me so I simply asked if it was coming soon. The bartender shrugged at me and gestured to look around at how busy it was in a clearly rude way and couldn’t even give me the dignity of a verbal response, so I got up and left. My kid had been awake for a bit at that point and we were starving. I literally ordered not even 5 minutes after the kitchen opened and definitely before all the tables filled up. That bartender was beyond rude and makes me never want to return. I’m guessing he never rang my food in to begin with.
DIanne Cronce
We decided to go for brunch, food was great, so we're the bloodys. Serving staff friendly and attentive. Definitely going back to try dinner.
Jake Lackner
This is a real gem. The food is phenomenal and undeniably fresh, the service is wonderful with the perfect mix of personable interaction without crossing the line into overbearing observation while you eat. The servers know what they’re talking about and the food speaks for itself - all at a reasonable price. Cannot sing its praises loud enough. 10/10 but wish the scale went higher than 10
Juan Gonzalez
Our server Yas. Was outstanding.
Guillermo Aleman
Love the atmosphere, the people and the food. I had the sausage gravy biscuits and just wow, amazing. We also got a little fruit cup while we waited for our food, and the coffee was good and plentiful. Thank you for a wonderful brunch!
Tony Vossekuil
Spicy Italian steak sandwich did not disappoint! Will get again… and again
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian Deli Sandwich
Daniel Welytok
Very reasonable drink prices with great specials and lots of fun events like Secret Words on Thursday. Riverwest is lucky to have this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Greg Thompson
Such a nice place to have in our neighborhood. Food is always spot on and I've been going here for 20 years. Never had a bad server - quirky is normal. This is a pub with food and not a fine dining experience. I highly recommend this establishment.
It's a cozy bar and the staff can be nice but the kitchen is unreliable and at certain tables you smell the bathroom.
Multiple times I've ordered here the food took over an hour and I had to cancel.
Much like Uncooked-Schawarma King, a real hit or miss experience
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Tony Berger
Met a coworker for beverages. Didn't eat this time but have many times in the past. Great date restaurant for sure!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tucker Lindberg
Amazing sandwiches.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Zach McLain
Dry, salty, unfortunate. ***
We started with the bruschetta: soggy toast with little to no balsamic vinaigrette, heavy mozzarella and a sad rushed display of tomatoes with rumors of cilantro that unfortunately didn't come true.
With a patchwork and poorly constructed bruschetta to start, our dining experience was made only more unenjoyable thanks to the olive dish.
A mixed bowl of dried out and mealy olives, dirty with leaves, stems, and something else that got caught in my teeth was served with many pieces of purposeless toast.
When the entrees arrived we finally saw hope. Two magnificent looking paninis with luscious meats, large portions...and patchy over salted tapenade made the dish unpalatable. The entree was served with a bed of spring mix that I think had dressing of some kind or at least an attempt at dressing. This bed of a single type of leaf was the "house side salad" our server mentioned when taking our order.
Soporific and disingenuous , the staff was far too distracted preparing for the bar rush to worry about the quality of food for dining customers.
We were given menus that did NOT have pizzas on them, however the table next to us was informed of the pizzas as well of the soup of the day. If there were desserts we did not see a menu and were not offered any.
Milwaukee is a drinking city. Load your food with salt and people will drink. When people drink, they get hungry. This is a lovely bar, not a good restaurant.
Honestly, don't waste your time coming here.
The food is good....when they are willing to serve that is. Ate here once and loved it. Ive tried to eat here again 3 times since and was refused service each time. They either close down early or run out of food early. They open at 4 but don't serve food till 5. I came in starving looking forward to having a meal there once the kitchen opened. Asked for some bread or anything, heck I would have been happy with saltine crackers just to hold me over till they were ready. But they said no. So, I went somewhere else.
Not wasting my time with this place anymore.
Wow! The food here was so good, the pasta in particular was so scrumptious. Compliments to the chef, Sonja, they did an amazing job. They even checked to make sure I was enjoying my meal. 10/10 for Sonja!
Have always loved Nessun Dorma for so many reasons, but sometimes all it takes is one super awful experience to ruin a place. Stopped in during locust st days and sat at the bar 5 minutes before 5pm (when the kitchen opens). The bartender took to go order as soon as I could get his attention a few minutes after 5. Shortly after this the whole place filled up and was busy. My wife and sleeping child were waiting in the car so I wasn’t in a big hurry. After more than 40 minutes went by that started to change. I was unable to get the bartender’s attention at all. Finally at the one hour mark I was just wanting an answer on my food. I finally see the bartender by me so I simply asked if it was coming soon. The bartender shrugged at me and gestured to look around at how busy it was in a clearly rude way and couldn’t even give me the dignity of a verbal response, so I got up and left. My kid had been awake for a bit at that point and we were starving. I literally ordered not even 5 minutes after the kitchen opened and definitely before all the tables filled up. That bartender was beyond rude and makes me never want to return. I’m guessing he never rang my food in to begin with.
We decided to go for brunch, food was great, so we're the bloodys. Serving staff friendly and attentive. Definitely going back to try dinner.
This is a real gem. The food is phenomenal and undeniably fresh, the service is wonderful with the perfect mix of personable interaction without crossing the line into overbearing observation while you eat. The servers know what they’re talking about and the food speaks for itself - all at a reasonable price. Cannot sing its praises loud enough. 10/10 but wish the scale went higher than 10
Our server Yas. Was outstanding.
Love the atmosphere, the people and the food. I had the sausage gravy biscuits and just wow, amazing. We also got a little fruit cup while we waited for our food, and the coffee was good and plentiful. Thank you for a wonderful brunch!
Spicy Italian steak sandwich did not disappoint! Will get again… and again
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian Deli Sandwich
Very reasonable drink prices with great specials and lots of fun events like Secret Words on Thursday. Riverwest is lucky to have this place.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Such a nice place to have in our neighborhood. Food is always spot on and I've been going here for 20 years. Never had a bad server - quirky is normal. This is a pub with food and not a fine dining experience. I highly recommend this establishment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian Beef
Restaurantji Recommends
It's a cozy bar and the staff can be nice but the kitchen is unreliable and at certain tables you smell the bathroom.
Multiple times I've ordered here the food took over an hour and I had to cancel.
Much like Uncooked-Schawarma King, a real hit or miss experience
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Met a coworker for beverages. Didn't eat this time but have many times in the past. Great date restaurant for sure!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing sandwiches.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dry, salty, unfortunate.
***
We started with the bruschetta: soggy toast with little to no balsamic vinaigrette, heavy mozzarella and a sad rushed display of tomatoes with rumors of cilantro that unfortunately didn't come true.
With a patchwork and poorly constructed bruschetta to start, our dining experience was made only more unenjoyable thanks to the olive dish.
A mixed bowl of dried out and mealy olives, dirty with leaves, stems, and something else that got caught in my teeth was served with many pieces of purposeless toast.
When the entrees arrived we finally saw hope. Two magnificent looking paninis with luscious meats, large portions...and patchy over salted tapenade made the dish unpalatable. The entree was served with a bed of spring mix that I think had dressing of some kind or at least an attempt at dressing. This bed of a single type of leaf was the "house side salad" our server mentioned when taking our order.
Soporific and disingenuous , the staff was far too distracted preparing for the bar rush to worry about the quality of food for dining customers.
We were given menus that did NOT have pizzas on them, however the table next to us was informed of the pizzas as well of the soup of the day. If there were desserts we did not see a menu and were not offered any.
Milwaukee is a drinking city. Load your food with salt and people will drink. When people drink, they get hungry. This is a lovely bar, not a good restaurant.
Nice location.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Always great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Artichoke Dip
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