Amerigo

Went for brunch. Had the prime rib on English muffin with poached egg and potatoes. So amazing. Definitely recommend

We are visiting from California and are here for the second night in a row. The food is excellent, the prices are reasonable, and the staff is very professional.

I’ve liked Amerigos for a long time. The last couple of times I went there it wasn’t great, but I went there last night with my wife and it was quite good. Service was good, and I had the lasagna which is always a safe bet. The wine list is reasonably priced, although they were out of the wine I picked last night. It can get pretty loud in the main dining room if there are some big parties, so be aware of that. I really miss the wine tastings they used to have regularly, those were a lot of fun and educational.
I’d give it 3.5 if I could, but it’s not quite up to getting a 4 these days.

The 5 stars are for the service! The food was wonderful, as always… but I just had to give a shout out to the service. From Ashley with friendly confirmation calls for our party of 12, to the server. It was top notch. Our party turned into 14, and no questions or hesitations to increase the reservation at the last minute. And then… enter Derek (I hope I have the name right). We are a slightly high maintenance bunch of people. Lots of questions on wine choices, always several questions on food… and we like good service. He was outstanding. Anticipating and meeting most needs before we even asked, and constantly smiling and ran that table like a boss. Yes, they add 20% gratuity and I felt the need to add more. Well done, amerigo. Keep the great service up. The food is consistent, tasty and never disappoints.

Here for a late Sunday afternoon lunch, we decided to sit in the lounge area for more privacy than the open dining room offered. Our server promptly welcomed us just after we were seated. He provided friendly, extremely knowledgeable and prompt service during our visit. Service was great! I enjoyed the Wild Mushroom Ravioli, and my husband enjoyed a rib eye steak for our entrees. Both of which were sizable portions and truly delicious. However, the small order of fried calamari appetizer was quite small and slightly overcooked, and the thick Tuscan crab cake (which I only had one small bite of because it had too much green pepper for my taste) appeared to be under-​cooked, scant on the crab meat and heavy on the breading; although my husband was satisfied with it. Bread was served with deliciously seasoned olive oil. I expected a hearty Italian bread, but instead, a light and sweet crumbly bread was served. My preference would be for a heartier bread with that wonderful olive oil. Next time we’ll skip the appetizers, and enjoy the delicious and plentiful servings of the main entrée.

I can def see why this place gets 3 stars from most reviewers. If I had to use one word to describe it, it would be mediocre. We ordered the artichoke dip, chicken parm, cannelloni and spaghetti carbonara. Artichoke dip had a weird taste to it, almost lemony and not appealing; the carbonara was bland and oily. The only saving grace was that the parm and cannelloni were good — not the best we’ve ever had, but certainly not the best. I would not return nor recommend this restaurant.

My dad loves to come here when he is in town so I wind up here quite a bit. I’ve had amazing experiences, and I’ve had horrible ones. Quite honestly, the food and the service are all over the map.
The pasta tends to be very overcooked so I would avoid these dishes unless you like soft pasta. The fish dishes are generally tasty and light. The salads range from being tasty to meh. The calamari is great, as is the bruschetta.
Service again ranges vastly. I experienced the worst service of my life at this location. It literally took over an hour for a starter salad after multiple reminders. The rest of the night was all downhill from there. The waiter was so ineffective it was almost comical– I can’t imagine that he still works here, but it is worth mentioning. Other times, service has been very above and beyond.
You just never quite know what you’re going to get at this place. Sometimes it’s a perfect experience, and others it’s horrific.

Very good italian food, large portions and wonderful service! Nice atmosphere, your usual italian restaurant feel.

I ordered take out and did not get the full experience of being in the restaurants. But I did get to look in the restaurant when I picked up the food. The atmosphere looks great.
Ordered the pasta bolognese and it was bland at best. That’s all I have to say.

Everything was so salty my tongue disintegrated :-)
Staff was beyond great though!

Too bad I’m forced to rate this place. My service experience was horrible. I was 1 out of a group of 9, attempting to carb load before our run the next day. we reserved in advance, our party was split between 2 tables. When we asked for our tables to be merged we were met with resistance and excuses. Unwilling to give options. I even spoke to the manager to express my sheer disappointed for the lack of care. I simply asked her to talk to her server because at this point (20 mins later) our table did not have silverware, bread plates… etc).
Needless to say the did not improve. To make matter worse we had 2 different servers, 2 tables and 1 bill (to conveniently add 20% in gratuity)

Barb was an excellent host/server…her recommendations were great! Crab cake appetizer with white bean salsa was fantastic! Veal piccatta with crab was really good! Thanks Barb — see you soon!

2^nd time my husband and I have been here and each experience in the food and the staff has been amazing! Cheese fritters, lasagna, tortellini, and peanut butter blondie for dessert. This is going to be a regular place for us from now on. We recommend it highly.

Came here because of the proximity to my hotel. Ate at the bar, which has full service. They had several local beers on tap, and the ipa I had was good. I ordered the mac and cheese and added shrimp and crab. It came with a salad and bread. Salad was a standard caesar. The bread was soft and tasty. They serve it with an oil that has pepper flakes. The mac and cheese was very good. So much flavor. It wasn’t a huge portion, but it was very filling. Three pieces of grilled shrimp and some crab. I enjoyed my meal here. The service was good. The bar area seemed a bit smoky and I walked out feeling like I had just been to a bbq. Price was higher, but… expense account, so… I would definitely come back here.

I recently attended one of the chef’s dinners at Amerigo. They sell tickets to these dinners and have them once a month in Nashville. They also do the dinners at the Cool Springs location, on back to back dates. We were greeted & escorted back to at large room in the back of the restaurant. In that room was a HUGE table with people seated. There were 26 people on each side of the table.
They had a large team of servers who brought out the different courses & drink pairings. The menu changes each month obviously & chef Steven Robilio told us that he tries to source local things for whenever they are in season. This February dinner was a little hard to get local produce, but the meat we had was local.
Each course was explained & brought out. The timing was pretty good. We had 5 courses along with 5 drink pairings & it was about a two hour affair. I did notice that a lot of the people who attend the chef dinners were repeat customers. I also noticed that a lot of the clientele were seniors.
My favorites of the dinner were the pork lion & the meat balls in the Italian wedding soup. The pork lion was sous-​vided & so tender. The meatballs were seasoned will & delicious. One thing that I did notice about the dinner was it was heavier than other course meals I’ve had in recent times. Maybe the clientele likes to feel like they’re getting their monies worth, & they are. We left stuffed.
One of the drawbacks about the intimacy of the table was it was almost hard to eat the food as the chairs literally touched each other. I kept finding myself trying to to elbow the gentlemen seated next to me. I think it would be much better if they either sat people at the ends of the tables or maybe used the table located on the elevated section of the room too.
For the $ 50 price tag (plus 30% gratuity) I think it was a bargain in the Nashville food scene. I’ve been to course meals with pairings that end up over the 100 dollar mark easily per person.

I just keep finding myself here over and over again… Amerigo is not crazy fancy, its more of a feel at home place. It is always a fun scene, busy bot not too loud. They have all Italian staple menu dishes you like to see there, at the same time they surprise you whit other fun stuff.
My favorite right now is the flatbread pizza with figs and balsamico reduction, feta cheese and ruccola.
Service is always friendly and fast. Upon seating you are served really fresh, warm bread with fabulous Olive Oil and herbs to dip it in.
A good Italian restaurant have to know how to serve you a great calamari and yes they do!
Tip: If you have a bigger celebration coming up, book their room for private dining. You get a lot of great food for your money in a very classy setting.

I’ve enjoyed a meal from Amerigo three times now, twice to go and once dining in, and my experiences were nothing short of fantastic each time. The staff was incredible both in house and over the phone. Whoever takes the over the phone orders pays more attention than i’ve experienced at other restaurants when ordering to go. I tend to make changes to the dishes I order: different sauce, change the meat, extra cheese, linguini instead of angel hair, etc and there have been no mistakes made to my, sometimes overcomplicated, orders.
I’ve tried the Artichoke Cheese dip, ceasar salad, Chicken Piccata, Canelloni Al Forno, and Noble Springs Mac & Cheese myself, and others in my party tried the Margarita pizza and spaghetti and meatball. The food was incredible, all the pasta was perfectly cooked and tender, chicken was moist with a crispy crust on the Piccata, canelloni was deliciously cheesy with logs of flavor to the filling, the ceasar salad was one of the best i’ve ever had, and the artichoke dip was pretty much gone by the time it hit the table (so good), I was told that the spaghetti and meatballs was very good as well by a friend dining with me but I didn’t try it myself so i can’t really review it, although the meatball looked incredible and was enormous, but my favorite item by far is the Mac & Cheese. I added both chicken and lump crab meat to mine, I tried both the grilled and fried chicken and it was equally delicious both ways, although the fried came with a bit more chicken. This dish is made with a goat cheese blend with pimentos and all sorts of other tasty things (I cant remember them all, check out their menu). If you want something cheesy, get the mac and cheese, you won’t regret it.
I also tried a few of their cocktails at the bar during one of my trips while waiting for a to-​go order, the only drink I remember the name of is the Hibiscus Margarita, which is very tasty and, although I didn’t notice right away, quite strong.
My experiences were nothing but positive and I highly suggest anyone looking for italian food in Nashville to check out Amerigo.

So I’m in town for a week long conference and after several days of cardboard like conference food I was ready for something a little more comforting. After deciding on Italian and perusing Unilocal (of course) we chose Amerigo because it was close to our hotel, reasonably priced and has a good drinks menu. Three of us arrived around 6:45pm on a Tuesday without a reservation and were seated by 7:00pm.
Service was extremely friendly, our server was Kim whose southern drawl reminded us that although the fair was Italian we were still in the heart of honky tonk. She was attentive, brought us an extra round of bread (make sure you ask for it if they don’t bring any– it’s delicious) and the food came out pretty quickly.
I opted for the cannelloni fromaggio, which is your basic cheese filling in a paste tube. The ricotta was mixed with spinach and topped with mozzarella (an interesting choice as it didn’t melt as much as one would hope), plus red and white sauces. It was decent, not as warm as I would have liked. I’d probably try something else if I went back. Th price for the dish was reasonable and drinks were on par with other places we’ve visited this week.
Overall it was good for a quick stop, parking was easy in the lot next door and the environment wasn’t too loud for conversation.

Oh my this place is so yummy will definitely be returning. The entrée was delicious. The apps were delicious. The soup was good. Didn’t get dessert because we were so full but I’m sure it’s great too

The food is fine Italian the service is beyond wonderful. This is a must do in Nashville Derek is an amazing waiter best I’ve seen in Nashville. Spot on take the flavor town trip

We ended up at Amerigo due to a recommendation and because they were able to handle a last minute reservation for 20. We were at 2 separate tables and had 2 different experiences with service. My table had amazing service. She was friendly and efficient. The 2^nd table seemed to have the person who should have taken the night off. She even mentioned at one point that she was having a bad day. Guess when a restaurant adds gratuity, you can choose to be horrible.
Our waitress did a great job splitting the bill (providing us all with separate checks). The other table, the bills needed to be sent back because they were charged for something they didn’t order. She was very grabby as she took back the checks.
When returning the bills our waitress brought us about 10 pens. The other table got none.
Food:
Bruschetta: very good. Instead of chopped cold tomatoes, it was roasted cherry tomatos and olives.
Hot artichoke dip: bluch
Calamari: it was okay. Nothing special
Cheese fritters: very good
I had the eggplant parmigiana. Horrible. Our waitress did offer to bring me something else or recook a new order. I told her I was fine, as I had filled up on appetizers. She was very apologetic. The fettuccine that came with it was a bit gummy and the sauce was… well was like a store brand jarred sauce.
Someone at the other table ordered veggie lasagna and got the meat lasagna. One of the others said her food reminded her of lean cuisine.
We did not have dessert.
One of the people at the other table talked to the manager regarding the poor service and he did provide him with a rather generous gift card.
Me, I would not return
I would have given a 2.5 rounded down to a 2 if it wasn’t for the great service the table I was sitting at received and had the manager not done something, so I rounded up to a 3.

Great place. Been here a few times for lunch with coworkers and always enjoy it. The hot chicken Alfredo is amazing (sounds weird but it’s so good). Nice staff and good quality. Also have had the turkey panini and chicken wrap and both were excellent.

This place was just a let down honestly. The environment is nice & relaxing. But the food was less than mediocre. I got the margarita pizza & it was good, but something that I could have bought frozen at Walmart. My friend got regular spaghetti and it was bland as crap like it seriously tasted like noodles with Prego sauce. Also the bread from the beginning tasted like old bread out of a krogers bag. Lol basically I’m never coming here again

Amerigo is my go-​to restaurant for business lunches, family celebrations or whenever I want a delicious pick-​me-​up. The food is always fresh, well seasoned, attractively plated, mouthwateringly delicious and their service is consistently impeccable. My menu favorites are bruschetta, hot chicken pasta, pesto chicken pizza, spinach and goat cheese salad. I could literally eat here everyday.

Went here for lunch. Service staff were very pleasant although a little slow. That was probably because of the time of day and the number of guests eating at the venue. The food was good and the portions were large. We had a nice Caesar salad, fried calamari, and chicken with pasta. It is a good, family style Italian eatery.
The only concern I had was that all of the waiters walk through the restaurant with cheese graters, ready to douse your food with parmesan. That bit’s good! What’s a little less than good is that some of the waiters have their cheese graters attached to the back of their belts, which allows the industrial sizes graters, complete with blocks of cheese, to dangle behind them. I know what many people think about parmesan cheese, but its pungency shouldn’t be embellished by being dangled where it can be farted at by the wait staff.
Move the appended parmesan to a location other than the ‘bumnal’ zone and four stars will be awarded without hesitation.

I went with friends for a 6 PM New Year’s Eve dinner and was very pleased. It had been over a year since I had been. Our waitress was attentive and more than happy to provide separate checks for the four of us. I had a Caesar salad and asked for some anchovies, which were added. I had the carbonarra which was good, but the sauce was a little heavy. Everybody enjoyed their meal and my Manhattan was great. I’ll be back from time to time.

Favorite restaurant in Nashville. Servers have all been there a Really long time and know their customers. The daily lunch fish special is almost always very good. Butternut crunch dessert is the best! Artichoke cheese dip is awesome. Plenty of healthier items too.

Amerigo had really exceptional food and service. I had the pasta pomodoro for my entrée, and was surprised with how good it tasted with such minimal ingredients. For dessert, I had the Nutella Gelato, which was by far one of the best gelato’s I’ve ever had. I would definitely recommend the restaurant to anyone looking for good Italian food.

We were utterly delighted with tonight’s dinner at Amerigos. We told the waitress Tara that we were gluten intolerant and she graciously guided us through all the choices from soups to salads and mains. It’s often a battle to find a restaurant and waiting staff that is knowledgeable enough to keep us from getting accidentally «glutened.» This was by far our best experience in the Nashville area.
We shared the generous and delicious chicken with Asiago mashed potatoes and sautéed spinach and had the yummy squash soup and Caesar salad– truly the best Caesar I’ve had in years.
We will be returning to Amerigos soon and bringing our friends with us.

The crab cakes was out of this world; I would say they are the best crab cakes I have ever had. I also ordered the veal saltimbocca and it was great. The tomato and mozzarella salad and shrimp Bisque is what my date ordered and she loved it. I ate half to the shrimp bisque, I liked it as well. The only issue I had was the waitress was not attentive to our table. She was sweet but not on top of her game.

Restaurant ambiance and service was 5 star! Excellent salmon dinner and good prices. Highly recommend.

Gotta say, I don’t review much but this one stood out with some pretty poor service. I walked in to an empty host stand but proceeded to the bar where I intended to grab a drink. The bar was small but decently full. The bartender saw but did not acknowledge me for about 5 minutes.
I ordered a drink and asked to look at a menu. I was given a lunch menu, which I suppose didn’t matter since I had no intention of actually getting food.
The entire half hour the bartender neither gave her name, asked how I was doing, or uttered another word for that matter. And she was not busy.
I generously give the place two stars because the drink was not bad and for a specialty cocktail was only 9 $.
Wanted to give this place a shot and come back for dinner some time but from the experience tonight I probably won’t be back.

Atmosphere was fine, server was attentive but awkward, Caesar salad was good, and the tomato sauce was HANDS DOWN THE WORST I HAVE EVER EATEN, homemade or restaurant. I couldn’t eat it. No flavor at all, immediately reminded me of Chef Boyardee or Campbell’s Tomato soup. Meatball was large, dense, and flavorless. Ugh.

The cheese fritters alone make the trip here worthwhile. They are served on a bed of marinara and honey mustard, and the various flavors compliment each other impeccably well.
My date and I got the Salmon Caesar Salad and the Cheese Tortellini with Jumbo Lump Crab Meat, and each dish was delicious. We finished off our evening with a rather large portion of melt-​in-​your-​mouth tiramisu, which I will be craving until I go back to Amerigos and order more. YUM!
Also, the staff was very professional. Very attentive and on their game.
:)

I used to go here for special occasions. This was considered as a nice restaurant for me. Good service and decent food. However, it all went down after they started to have the groupon and other promotions.
They had noticeably more customers, which is fine, but the service and food quality went down dramatically. Last time I was there, I ordered a shrimp pasta dish, the pasta was undercooked (I don’t know how could they undertook angle hair), the shrimps were not de-​vained, the entire dish was probably one of the worst italian dish I’ve ever had.
I gave them 3 star for old time’s sake, they could have done better.

Amazing is all I can say! From the tortellini to the gemelli and sausage, all if it was delicious! We highly recommend the cheese fritters appetizer!
The service was top notch and the atmosphere was great. We came from out of state and we’re looking for something we could not find in our area. We were not disappointed!!!

We visited Amerigo for a work lunch. My co-​workers had been there before. One in particular loves it and has been there multiple times. I ordered the chicken marsala and they all ordered a salad with either chicken or salmon. They devoured their salad. My chicken was ok but nothing that would make me come back. The portion sizes are large and the dinner bread was soft with just the right amount of seasoning but I don’t think that’s enough to have me come back on my own.

My husband and I had just ended our day voting in a new state party chairman, and we were texting a friend to meet them for lunch. They were already at Amerigo. We met them there and were immediately greeted by the server. I mean, barely sat down and she was right there! Poof, what do you need!
Our drinks came quickly and I ordered the plank salmon and my husband ordered the chicken pasta. Our friends had already ordered and their food arrived as we ordered our meals. It didn’t stay on their plates very long!
Our food came and it was piping hot. I don’t know how they cook their veggies but they were as good as the salmon! I so are some of my friends steak and my husbands chicken. Tender, juicy and for sure ready for more!
We all shared a brownie that was cooked to perfection. Needed more than one scoop of ice cream though.
All in all a good meal and good service.

The best soup I’ve ever had in my life!
Please, please try the lobster bisque soup. It’s insane. I went here for lunch and I can’t wait to go back. White tables clothes and excellent service. The bread to start was delightful. The hot chicken fettuccine was not spicy like I hoped it would be. That’s ok. I still look forward to going back to try more food and of course eat all of their lobster bisque soup!!!

Great, affordable Italian in the heart of West End.
I had a margherita pizza which was perfectly crispy and flavorful. We shared the cheese fritters – really awesome. My friends had chicken parmigiana that was a huge portion, and they both raved about it.
Fabulous service, parking behind the building. A great go-​to for a hearty Italian meal.

The food is excellent.
We started out with the cheese fritters and calamari fritti. Both were delicious. The calamari was nice and tender, yet crispy on the outside.
I ordered the garden lasagna. It was to die for. Such excellent flavors. My husband who is anti vegetable even raved about how wonderful it was. The Parmesan cream sauce was so flavorful.
My husband ordered the Gorgonzola fillet. The steak was delicious, although it was a bit rarer than he liked. The fettuccine was good, but nothing special.
The décor is nice, business casual dress. We visited at 7:00 on a Monday evening and every table was full. Because it was busy, it was a bit on the loud side, but once the dinner rush was over it quieted down quite a bit.
My only complaint is that while the waitress was very friendly, she was a bit inattentive.
Overall: Great place to eat. Highly recommended for date night.