This review is for Saturday Night June 25th2011 A-OK? or more like BARELY three Stars — I feel generous giving three stars! I have experienced better Italian, though it has been a while since it was a lot better — I Love Great Italian food and wish we had some around our region! Fresh pasta is Great, freshly baked bread and fantastic dessert, though all I really want is Fantastic Sauce and Salad Dressing that makes me want to lick the plate! The Hostess was very friendly and polite, the Manager(I’m guessing a lady not dressed like everyone else, she was the only one wearing color) was very polite and friendly. My waitress was friendly and sweet and seemed to know the food! She said there was a new cook. The Men’s washroom was neat and clean! This is not an easy review to write! Up to this point my visit to Waxhaw surpassed my expectations! On one hand I have reviewed and deleted more Italian restaurants than any other cuisines — this food for our area was about average from what I have experienced so far. The Run down on the food — If you see my photos you may think it looks pretty good and compared to most Italian places in a 75 mile radius, I guess it was.
Melissa H.
Tu valoración: 1 Waxhaw, NC
I’ve been here twice and have had the Fettuccine Alfredo and pizza. The Fettuccine Alfredo’s sauce was watered down. It wasn’t creamy and was very, very bland. The pizza was alright but not memorable at all and I wouldn’t make a trip back to have it again, which is fairly telling as I live about a minute away. Cute little place with pleasant staff but the food doesn’t match up.
Louis S.
Tu valoración: 4 Matthews, NC
We stumbled upon this restaurant tonight a little by accident. My son had a youth basketball game in the area and we headed to an establishment we had eaten at before. Unfortunately, that restaurant had closed. Rendini’s was pretty much right across the street and we were looking for some Italian. There was a small wait when we arrived, but within 5 – 7 minutes we were seated. The restaurant is kind of small and there was a wait of 2 – 3 parties the entire time we were there(about an hour). We had about an hour to eat before we had to leave and after looking at the menu, I was concerned that it might take a while. Instead of ordering full entrees, my son and I split a «regular» pizza and my wife ordered a chicken parm sub. The waiter was prompt and courteous. He brought our drinks and some bread and olive oil mix for dipping. Our food arrived in about 20 minutes. My wife’s chicken parm looked great and she enjoyed it. The Hawaiian pizza my son and I ordered was very good as well. The pizza dough was soft and just crackery enough to be great. The toppings were plenty and the sauce was tasty. Our waiter, Victor, provided us with excellent service and we tipped a little extra to show our appreciation. The restaurant was busy and the staff had a good flow going. No one seemed to be waiting for food and the tables turned over on a regular basis so that the wait was not too long. The only negative about this restaurant is that the interior is small and kind of tight. On our way out we noticed that there was an enclosed outside area, but they were not seating anyone there. I think our only disappointment was that we didn’t get to order a full entrée. The menu was vast with all of the Italian favorites. We can’t wait to go back and dive in when we have time to really enjoy ourselves.
Dave C.
Tu valoración: 2 Waxhaw, NC
Went on a week night and since most of inside seating was taken, we sat in the small outdoor dining area since we had 2 small children with us. We ate here over a year ago and food and service was very good, but not on this visit. The service was very slow. It took someone over 3 minutes to acknowledge us as we stood at the door. Once we sat down, it was another 4 minutes before the waitress came and took our drink order. Our drinks arrived 5 minutes later. How long does it take to bring lemonade and tea? We observed 2 adult couples who sat outside with us who arrived 5 minutes after us and their entrees arrived 5 minutes before ours?! The food was pretty good but it was the only bright spot of the evening.
