Clarizios Italian Ristorante Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Quality ingredients, cooked to perfect doneness."
• "The food was phenomenal. Several people at our table got specials and these were over the top, Halibut with Lobster risotto, Sesame crusted tuna with asparagus risotto, everything was terrific."
• "The food was so delicious… my guests couldn’t say enough about how good everything was ! (the pork chops were superb!!)."
• "The food was OUTSTANDING! Everything was so delicious."
• "The food is superb!!!! Sooooo good!!!!"
• "The food was outstanding! I had a special which was pistachio encrusted halibut with shrimp and it was amazing!"
• "The food is authentic."

Cons:

• "Our crab/lobster appetizer was burnt on the bottom and that was all you tasted. Burnt! Where was the lobster?"
• "The sauce was thin and there wasn't a lot of meat in it."
• "The francaise was a generic sauce that lacked any hint of lemon or wine."
• "Although their menu had a lot of gluten free options marked, the waiter was very impatient and wasn’t fully understandable to gluten free."
• "I order the Veal Parmigiana my opinion was the veal was pretty dry. Actually it looked like a frozen dinner or from a cafeteria. I never saw a piece of veal so flat paper thin."
• "The risotto was so dry it crumbled."
• "The chicken franchese was a little dry and tasteless."

Service

Pros:

• "The service is phenomenal!"
• "Dan and Tori made the experience so seamless and stress-free."
• "The service was great. The staff was friendly, helpful and when I say they hustled.... They were all over everything."
• "Chris, our server was amazing and absolutely was the best."
• "The service was very good and the workers were extremely friendly."
• "The staff was amazing helped with everything we asked for."
• "The service from start to finish gets an A+."

Cons:

• "Service was very slow and inconsistent."
• "The waiter was distracted and only checked on our table once."
• "Although their menu had a lot of gluten free options marked, the waiter was very impatient and wasn’t fully understandable to gluten free."
• "She continue to belittle us to the point I wasn't able to tell her the reason we couldn’t go."
• "We’ve been long time supporters of Clarizio’s for years, brought many couples in, who in turn brought many couples. Tonight from the moment we walked in we were rushed by the waitress, then the bus persons, then even told by the owner/ manager that we need to pay our bill."
• "The waiter decided to only return $10 when I was owed $40 in change."
• "Service was pretty slow, but it was also extremely busy the night we were there."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "This restaurant has appropriate ambiance for date night, family night, birthdays, friends having wine, or whatever you want."
• "Nicely decorated for Christmas."
• "When we entered we were in a beautiful space!"
• "The atmosphere was full of life!"
• "The atmosphere was great (they put us in a corner which felt much more private)."
• "Really nice atmosphere and very attentive and engaging service."
• "The ambiance was beautiful."

Cons:

• "We were all shocked by this as we were not really just sitting there but finishing up, and it did seem like there were some empty tables."
• "The place is quite noisy."
• "We were very disappointed for a very expensive meal, that we basically could not eat."
• "The room itself was noisy when filled."
• "Very busy Friday night. Big tables. Loud."
• "The food is very good, but the place is quite noisy."
• "When we arrived I thought the exterior did not meet the reviews."

Value

Pros:

• "Prices are reasonable as well!!"
• "Priced outrageously reasonable."
• "And very reasonably priced."
• "The prices are fair and the food is amazing."
• "The portions are huge, I highly recommend sharing the entree if you order appetizers (or you can have leftovers)."
• "Everyone really enjoyed their meals. The portions were very good as well."
• "They do serve very large portions."

Cons:

• "It is kinda pricey."
• "Over priced meals."
• "Portions were typical size, not large as described in previous reviews."
• "The food is overrated. Linguine and clams had no flavor, shrimp scampi was mediocre."
• "Too bad - won't be back."
• "Was chased into parking lot by server who thought it inappropriate to leave a 20% tip on the bill."
• "We were very disappointed for a very expensive meal, that we basically could not eat."