Cafe Alfresco

The pasta dish with salmon is amazing… great flavor, and probably one if the healthier options. We ordered the espresso with Gelato topper and thought it would be a little cup of espresso with a small amount of Gelato but it was a large, pretty glass with a shot of espresso poured over a good amount of your choice of gelato. It’s amazing! I got the Rustic chicken, which has a wine sauce, and was very bland despite the cappicola and sun-​dried tomatoes. Maybe salt an pepper would have helped it along, probably some more wine too or some lemon juice or red wine vinegar. Just too bland for me. but if you like the taste of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup with the exta yummy additions in the pasta you might love it. It is supposed to have grilled chicken in it, but the chicken, while tender, and good quality meat, is also bland.. I think perhaps that some rotisserie chicken cut up and added would have made this dish stand out, as it has much more flavor. Service was good! Love the gelato section and Bellini, yum!

First, the service here was great. The house salad was fresh and I would say a bit above average for a house salad. The pizza was above average but not something I would necessary come here specifically for. While they do have there own brick oven the sauce and crust were not that amazing.

Decent looking menu. Spag with marinara and meatballs was ok. No wait and large wine selection.

Love the pizza here and I’m not much of a pizza person.
Baked in a traditional wood fired brick oven. Although they shut it down on really windy days.
The staff is always friendly and they have iced chai. The pasta comes with the most delicious garlic bread. Reasonable prices. If you have an Atlantis Gold Club card and come Monday-​Friday before 6pm you can get BOGO on pizza.
They also have a nice variety of gelato
Favorite pizzas
Mediterranean– red onion, pesto sauce mushrooms, black olives mozzarella and feta
Garlic Chicken– garlic butter sauce, mozzarella red onion parsley grilled chicken
They’ve got a few to choose from. Nice little café setting although right next to the buffet, so if you sit in the back you get to watch them eat. But it’s nestled a little away from the machines and smoke.

Strange this place only has three reviews and it’s been around since what seems like the dawn of time? Is someone messin with me?
Anyway I have been here dozens of times over the years and every time we get good service and great food at a slightly elevated price. All this adds up to 4 stars!
The pizzas have always been good. It’s good for a couple to come here, split a salad and a pizza and you have a full meal! The staff can sometimes be a little frazzled or spacey, but sometimes the service is outstanding. My guess this place is more of a training location before they move the better ones to the more challenging restaurants in the building. But I could be wrong.
Even thought the place is open to the casino they air circulation doesn’t make the smoke come into the restaurant. The place is always immaculately clean. The people watching here can be fun too if you get the right table.
But the main thing we go for is the gelato. Lot’s of flavors and lots to like.
This really isn’t the best place to actually seek out to because parking isn’t really convenient, but if you are at the hotel and want something different this place is a good place to try.

This place is pretty awesome! I was surprised to how good the food was. We went there twice during our stay there, and I really loved the food. It’s nothing more extraordinary than any american food, just that it was really fresh and tasted pretty good. I had the tuna melt, and it was really filling. I had only half the sandwich plus the fries, and had a half left for dinner later. Their waiters were very friendly, and they provided great info on different dishes. The service was relatively quick, and they have a good variety of food. It was actually not very expensive, and you can even use points that you get from gambling. They also have a variety of desserts. I recommend this place while you are there!

After seeing that the line for Toucan Charlie’s Buffet was about a mile long my bf and I decided to eat at Café Alfresco which is right next door to the buffet. Their prices are extremely reasonable for the quality of food that you get. I got the Southwest Santa Fe Salad and my bf got the Tuscan Chicken Panini with garlic fries. The food was excellent and delivered quickly. The waiters were also very friendly. Would highly recommend this little café if you are at Atlantis Casino in Reno.

Everything was great… anything on the menu is so delish! Trista our server was awesome!!! Thank you I will be sure to come again and again whenever I visit Reno!