Avantis Italian Pub - Verona

I would not be leaving this review if we were not severely disappointed with the food during our last visit. We went to Avantis as my wife used to love the salmon pasta dish, is was her favorite. This time is was her birthday and she chose Avantis. Everything seemed great, our waiter was very nice but we were only one of 3 tables at the time and she kept dragging her feet which became very annoying. We ordered the Bruchetta as an appetizer, which in my experience is typically a cold appetizer (with warm cristini) but here is was served hot with cheese over top???? no, and they gave us a cup with pure balsamic vinegar whereas you typically get a balsamic reduction over the top, is was disgusting.My wife ordered the soup which was forgotten until we reminded the waitress and our food arrived. My wife of course ordered the salmon pasta dish and she was not happy as it was very soupy and had an overwhelming taste of lemon, she said this isnt how it tasted before. I ordered the Italian beef and had to ask for my au jus which the waitress forgot. My Italian beef was tough, i couod tell was frozen beef and will never order again. If you are to eat at Avantis dont order anything but pizza, most of the menu is frozen, nothing is fresh. I understand why my family only got pizza as a kid.

I went to this restaurant upon the recommendation of a local person and I have no regrets! I had the Portabello Mushroom Ravioli accompanied by a salad, a slice of lemoncello cake and a soft drink. The meal came with bread with olive oil.While slightly above the average price range, I found the food very good.The salad was fresh and house dressing very nice.The ravioli was flavorful and surprisingly, without being salty, tasty, nestled on a bed of spaghetti. The texture of the pasta was soft and yet al dante enough for a pleasant culinary experience. The mushroom filling of the had a very pleasant firmness to it without being crunchy. The sauce was very nice, tart without being too acidic. The accompanying spaghetti was nice and al dante!The lemoncello cake was delightful although slightly sweet to my palate (as most cakes are). There was a nice flavor to it and it just melted in my mouth.Service was great during this quiet time before the dinner crowd came in. I had let the hostess know that I wanted a quiet spot and she placed me in a nice quiet cove. The waitress did not bother me but was there almost immediately when I needed something.Overall, the prices were somewhat fair for the atmosphere and food quality. I would recommend this place.

Our server was not very good, we ordered the all you can eat lasanga, and when we finished our portion they never asked if we wanted a refill, and while waiting to ask for drink refills they were happily sitting at the bar talking to a customer. Our table across from us i think i saw that server 30 more times then i saw ours.

I went with my grandson, to reflect on times we shared enjoying pizza when he was just a child.

So the wife and I don 't get a chance to get a date night often. The in-laws live in Verona and offered to watch the kiddos so we could have a Valentine 's date. Very disappointed! We had reservations at 5pm. We arrived about 4:50. We went to the host area and waited, the waitresses and hostess saw us, but just left us waiting.it was dead in there, 2ish tables and a habdful of people at the bar. We waited long enough that the bartender (only positive thing gave us 2 drink chips.We had an older lady as our waitress. She started off like she was annoyed that we were there. Not friendly at all(she got a little better by the end . She saw the drink chips on our table and her 1st words were, I can 't take those, you can only use those at the bar I mentioned that the bartender just gave them to us to use. She was snarky and said whatever, I will take them this time .Now to the food... we ordered 2 appetizers. Cheese curds and bruschetta. Cheese curds were good, bruschetta didn 't have balsamic and wasn 't great. Tomato soup not good either. We ordered the 16 oz ribeyes. For $34.99 each we expected a decent one.. they were the thinnest ribeyes I have ever had in a restaurant.(maybe a half an inch thick very salty as well. My wife ordered medium and it was close, I ordered medium rare and it l came out well done. Not a hint of pink. I added pictures of my 1st and second steak.. My waitress wasn 't around but another waitress came over when she saw I was lookkng for our waitress. She agreed it was well done, and took it back. A few minutes later I got the replacement one and it was blue rare. I ate it because I was hungry and waiting too long, but it was cold in the center and very rare. (Their cook has no idea what they 're doing .Overall would not recommend and was a waste for our rare(no pun intended, or maybe it was... date night.