Onesto

221 N Broadway, Milwaukee
(414) 308-1600

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Jason Carroll

Upscale and very good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lilly Meulemans

Hayden is amazing. Food was amazing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tim Ringbauer

My wife and I went for her birthday, and it was underwhelming to say the least. Atmosphere was quaint and inviting, which was largely the best part. Our waitress was good, and kept our drinks filled.

We ordered the burrata and sautéed calamari for appetizers. The burrata was delicious, but the sautéed calamari was utter trash - easily the worst calamari I’ve ever had.

My wife ordered the vodka pasta, with a side of lobster and I ordered the bolognese with a side of meatball. The lobster was delicious, and the meatballs were great. Her vodka pasta was really good, however, my bolognese was terrible. It came with “brisket” that I’m pretty sure was just pot roast. Eating brisket for 30 years and it’s never tasted like pot roast, but this time it did. My wife tried it, and said it tasted like pot roast in vegetable beef soup. I’ve had bolognese from an actual Italian chef, and this wasn’t bolognese. We ended up switching plates because she enjoys pot roast.

She got tiramisu for dessert, and that was delicious as well. The caramel gelato was decent as well.

Overall the food just seemed hit or miss. Extremely disappointing. I’d rather go elsewhere for the money.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Nancy Maio

I was at Onesto with my string trio to play for an intimate wedding, and I was compelled to compliment the excellent staff member, Zorris, who assisted me throughout the evening with carrying my equipment up the stairs (there’s no elevator up to the event space) and setting up our chairs. In addition, we were provided with dinners off of the regular menu, and we were very impressed with the food. I hope to come back with my husband in the future.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Scott

Love everything. We actually had our wedding there 8 years ago and have been long time fans.

Sean Rutter-Smith

Hayden was the best, just a pleasure to accommodate my wife and I first time back in a few years.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Viktoriia

It was a first time at Onesto! We loved it! Atmosphere was very calm, elegant music, perfect service and delicious food! Definitely will come again.

Tad

Everything was excellent, food was amazing (especially the truffle dish), service was excellent. Very cool vibe inside also. We will definitely be back! A+++++++++++++++++++ Thank you

Mathias

Phenomenal food! Packed with fresh & creative flavors. Our waitress was extremely kind, welcoming, and knowledgeable of the food & drink menus. A perfect spot for date night or couple's night out.

Karen

Wow lovely lunch service was amazing food outstanding will definitely be back gonna say a real neighborhood gem

Sherie Hill

Side salad had old slimy black leaves. Told our waiter and he brought back a “repayment”. It looked like the same icky salad with extra lettuce on top. Couldn’t not eat it. Wasn’t charged for the 1st salad but charged for the 2nd one even though I told him I could not eat it and you could see it wasn’t eaten. Highly disappoint, tho is not typical of Onesto to have old icky greens.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

Edward

Delicious food and service as usual. Upstairs was open for dinner which was awesome. Fun crowd.

J S

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Onesto gave my fiancée the birthday experience she truly deserved. April, the General Manager, welcomed us with such warmth, kindness, and genuine care—it immediately set the tone for a beautiful evening. Our waitress, Mars, was attentive, sweet, and made every moment feel special.
The atmosphere, service, and love put into the experience made this a perfect birthday do-over. We left smiling and grateful, and we can’t wait to come back. 💖✨

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Erika Comdohr

I came here with a group of girls for a casual dinner. It was my first time here and overall the restaurant is very pretty with a low light ambience atmosphere. Perfect setting for a date night!

The service was overall good.

The food wasn't bad but also wasn't amazing. I thought the bread was kind of bland without much flavor, although it did come out warm and served with bread and butter. I ordered the carbonara which seemed just average as well based on flavor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Brett

Went to Onesto 5 years ago and liked it so we went back. This time Onesto was just average. Service was below average, sat for 15 minutes before anyone acknowledged us, forgot to bring a lemonade that was ordered, bread was brought after our appetizers that we ordered were received, and second glasses of wine that were ordered took a very long time to receive. Food was average at best. We had five different items and the only one that anyone in our group enjoyed was the short ribs. The gnochi had areas of cold seafood like they forgot to put it in until the last minute. For what you pay at Onesto we will look for someone else to go when in the mood for Italian.

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