Tavolo Italia

Great menu, great cocktails, great ambiance, BUT a nat problem. I’m not sure where or why but each time that I ate there, nats galore.

Absolutely fantastic. The atmosphere, the food, the service, the value for the cost, everything. We will absolutely be back.

Yum! We had a great experience. Finally some good Italian food in Frisco! The service was great and so was the atmosphere. Had the Parpadelle Bolognese and it was delicious. Can’t wait to go back!

We love the Frisco Square area. We came in on a Wednesday evening. There were probably only 4 tables in the place. Our server Stephanie was extremely attentive. She walked us through the menu and gave some recommendations.
The restaurant is a modern take on an Italian Eatery. It was adorned with gray walls, dark wooden tables, and chic touches. I loved hearing Frank Sinatra playing in the background. This is as all Italian Bistros should sound.
I started with the house red wine. In Italy the house red is always of good quality and pleasant to the palate. This is the case here as well. My first course was the insalata verde con fragole.
It is mixed Greens, Fresh Strawberries, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Candied Walnuts, and Gorgonzola.
Unfortunately, a lot of my lettuce was wilted.
The entrée I ordered was the pappardelle e bolognese. Now every time I see Bolognese on a menu I must try it. It’s a compulsion, I am always on the search of an authentic Bolognese sauce. It was a House Made Bolognese, Fresh Mozzarella, Parmesan, and Oregano Leaves. It was lacking a red wine reduction and pancetta. The onion and garlic in it were very crunchy and were not correctly sautéed.
The hubby had the house made lasagna. It had many pasta layers and was lacking in meat and cheese layers. He was very disappointed in the meat to pasta ratio of his lasagna.
Overall our service was outstanding, but the authentic Italian fare was mediocre.

Love this place! Great location; excellent food & very friendly staff. Everything I’ve had here has been very good & I’m looking forward to going back & trying more items on the menu. It great having such an excellent Italian place in Frisco Square. Highly recommend Tavoli Italia!

Superb experience. Pizza was perfect, mozzarella balls were terrific, bread was warm and soft, and the service was first rate. The entire staff was friendly and helpful. We’ll definitely be back.

Amazing bread, amazing tiramisu, great service, great ambiance and location, but the rest of the food was so bland and disappointing. We got the eggplant spaghetti with chicken added ($ 6 for extra chicken is outrageous to me) and an olive oil based pasta that was sitting in more than a cup of oil. It was really difficult to choose an item from the menu, nothing really stood out. Extremely overpriced ($ 17 – 20 per entrée).

Sat right away on the patio. Great drinks and food. Both the kids had spaghetti and meatball that was on special. They loved it and want to go back. The service was excellent.

We went in Sunday evening and sat on the patio. No wait and service was fantastic! Michael was our server and he was very friendly and attentive. The bread they serve as a starter was amazing as well.
We had the spinach dip appetizer and it did not disappoint. We also had the strawberry and gorganzola salad, the ingredients were balanced well. Our main course was the shrimp scampi pasta, it was so good. Overall we had a wonderful experience on a lazy Sunday evening. We’ll definitely be back!

We ordered the carbonara, pappardelle, and pizza. Decent wine selection and good décor. However we knew something wasn’t right with the food — did not seem fresh (or noodles were way over cooked). Ended up sick for $ 90 check.

4 of us ate here. Here are our collective thoughts:
* Steak was nice, tender and flavorful.
* Polenta appetizer was delicious.
* Lighting/​ambiance very pleasant on terrace.
* Service from bar was exceptionally slow.
* Waitress was not always highly attentive.
* Pappardelle with veal was strangely sparse and reheated/​crispy.
* Shrimp in the linguini dish was totally flavorless — sent back.
* Waitress didn’t charge us for the shrimp linguini or a glass of wine.
* Inside smells of chlorine.

Wow. I really wanted to like this place. I love local restaurants… but I don’t love this one.
The food was sub par. Whatever you do, DON’T order the pizza. Horrible! Sadly, I’d take a frozen pizza over their pizza any day (and I’m not a big fan of frozen pizza). Way over priced for poor quality. And don’t even get me going on the mixed drinks we ordered. We didn’t order another since the 1^st round was all mix (yuck).
The restaurant atmosphere is nice and so was the wait staff and that’s about it. We will not be returning.

This has place probably has potential… if management could determine how to utilize their servers more efficiently. 7pm Friday evening… called multiple times, no answer. Went to the restaurant because we wanted Italian. Walked in, not full, space available on the patio. Seated…10 min later no drinks, no water, no server…4 tables with folks seated feeling the same way. Fortunately, as a consumer I don’t have to tolerate this type of poor service. Told the host we were leaving and went to Nola Grill… While there, heard others talking about the same poor service. No worries about me wasting anymore time on this place. Good luck if you go and actually get something to drink or better yet eat…

We were having a special night out on the square in Frisco and stumbled in. Beautiful décor, lovely ambiance, and absolutely delicious food. We’ll be back! Often.

We didn’t realize this was even open, but dropped in on a Tuesday night. It wasn’t too busy and there was no wait. The bread came with a garlic butter spread and an olive spread which were both really delicious. We ordered a Caesar salad which was also delicious and the presentation was really nice, but I agree with another review I saw that mentioned the lettuce to Parmesan crisp ratio could be improved upon.
We split a margarita pizza and lasagne. The pizza was nothing to write home about. The lasagne was interesting in that it did not have ricotta. It was good, but did seem to be missing something. Overall I think the price is decent considering the location and quality, but not sure we would return. The mold growing in the olive oil was a serious appetite killer.

Staff was unprofessional, hostess seemed annoyed when having to seat guests and then messed around with wait staff. There’s better service at Braums. The pasta with chicken and pesto was drowned in sauce. Pizza was ok. Maybe the food would have tasted better if I was constantly distracted by the staff. Lack of class. Very disappointed.

The bread is absolutely to die for. Great service and incredible food. Do not let the $$$ fool you, the pricing is very reasonable given the quality.
Linguine Di Mare is incredible as is the Fusilli Alla Giovanni. Definitely one of my new favorite Italian restaurants.

Its great to see more restaurants opening up in Frisco Square. Came to this place shortly after they first opened. It’s a smaller place and you couldn’t make reservations so there was about a 45 minute wait. Not bad though for a Friday night.
It’s nicely decorated and definitely feels like more of a place you would find in Dallas’ trendy area which I like! It’s can be a bit loud because it is a fairly small place. I had the Marsala Vitello con Pappardelle and my boyfriend had the La Prosciutto pizza. Both were very good. The veal and sauce were delicious! Complimentary bread at the beginning as well with an olive tempenade and butter was also tasty. The service took a little while but I think it was due to the place being full and the fairly new opening. Definitely will be going back. Also everything is very reasonably priced!

Just really great food. Coming back Their drink «Fountain of youth» is addictive. Their apps are fresh and their entrees delicious. Cheesecake that’s classically fantastic.

Has potential with a few modifications.
Ambiance is nice, good color selection and layout for solid use of space. Décor is comforting, but the positives stop about there.
Drink Service: selection is fair, but extremely light pours from wine to whiskey. Bartender eye balls drinks and the bar is winning that war. Maybe the bartender is new.
Appetizer: Calamari presentation was appealing. Flavor was average.
Main course: Shrimp Scampi was really disappointing. Sauce was heavy cream and not a white wine butter sauces. Noodles were described as linguini on the menu. The delivery was spaghetti noodles. The shrimp way over cooked. Would expect better results on a slow Tuesday night.
Edit: we let our server know about the scampi and it was comped and he offered us a tiramisu on the house. I’ve increased my rating by one star because management and he staff care and tried to make it right.
Paradiso pizza option has potential. Rather heavy on the pungent cheese, cabrazolo or something. Good bites followed by bites that had a bit too much «blue cheese».
All in all, we may try again as they work out some of the kinks. We shall see.