"The owner and servers made us feel incredibly welcome, adding a personal touch to our dining experience that was both warm and professional."
"Servers are good."
"Service was excellent."
"Everyone was pleasant and food plentiful and delicious."
"Our server Fausto was good."
"Service, as always was fantastic."
"Service was terrific."
Cons:
"I have never been treated so poorly before, service at a fast food restaurant far surpasses that of this so called 'Landmark Italian restaurant of Morristown'."
"They rushed us and treated us with disrespect."
"The rest of the staff ignored us completely and had been passed about 25 times until we has to ask for the check and ask for them to take the card."
"Very bad service, the pizza was burned."
"Service was poor. Incorrect dishes were delivered to members of our party and passed around."
"Our waiter had an atrocious attitude and ruined my family and I’s entire experience there."
"Horrible service. Waited at least 1.5 hours for our main course."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Great atmosphere and very delicious food."
"The lasagna was tasty."
"Everything I've eaten at Provesi has been prepared well with excellent fresh taste."
"Always Great Italian Fare in a Busy, Bustling setting! Chicken Parm. a Favorite, rolls are Delicious too!"
"For me, it was a delicious spaghetti carbonara accompanied by a perfectly dressed garden salad and the best freshly baked bread and olive oil in town."
"The food was delicious and portions were ample."
"The food was amazing and every course came out in a very timely fashion."
Cons:
"The jerk in charge threw water in this man’s face mid-song."
"The peas that came with the scallop dish weren’t cooked through."
"The stuffed mushrooms were burnt and had no prosciutto as advertised, and the calamari was well overcooked."
"Bolognese was like ground beef in tomato water."
"The zucchini flowers were mozzarella sticks and the scarpiello was general tsoas chicken."
"FOOD POISONING (Campylobacter). Yes it happened at this restaurant (Pavesi) to two of the people in our party..."
"The lasagna... not evenly heated - warm in the middle but cool on the edges."
Ambiance
Pros:
"This restaurant has little Italy charm."
"Nice interior."
"Great ambience and great place for a post dinner walk in and around the nightlife of South Street and the green in Morristown."
"This place is packed and intimate."
"Nice atmosphere, very friendly."
"Beautifully decorated for the holidays, lovely atmosphere with a violinist and excellent service."
"The Frank Sinatra impersonator was a lot of fun and added another dimension. It really made the night."
Cons:
"Upstairs was very loud and crowded."
"On one of the hottest nights of the summer, we were seated inside with no air conditioning."
"Used to be better, overpriced dishes and lousy quality of products."
"The entertainment was unpleasant."
"The acoustics of the basement made it impossible to talk at our own table."
"It ruined an otherwise, nice ambiance with live music."
"The service staff was not friendly and lacked the decorum of other, better establishments in Morristown."
Management
Pros:
"Met Moe the owner he is very nice! He really seems to care about his customers!"
"Owner awesome. Went out of his way to get a wedge of lime that we forgot to bring for our byob drink!!!"
"The manager offered, without us ever asking, to run down the street and pick out a bottle of wine for us."
"The owner himself standing outside and making sure everything was running smoothly and all customers were being attended to."
"Chef Sam came to the table and chatted with us; he was very welcoming, along with the rest of the staff."
"Moe introduced himself to us, checking to make sure we were satisfied with our dining experience."
"The staff and owner/manager were extremely accommodating and super friendly."
Cons:
"food is terrible and management is rude"
"some old guy walks around and he is disturbing and gets in the way... I think he was the manager"
"The owner leaned over our table and said 'we should stop looking at pictures and place our order, because the kitchen was backed up'!"
"We were confronted by our waiter and then the owner who told us to never return."
"We found the owner to be cocky, unapologetic, and rude."
"The owner saw our group... he told us the oven was broken (a blatant lie)."
"After another run in with the now owner I feel the public should know how terrible the people and this place is."
Pricing
Pros:
"Prices are fair."
"The price for 4 people was very reasonable."
"Always Great Italian Fare in a Busy, Bustling setting! Friendly staff & it's a BYO."
"Food is incredible n under priced for the quality."
"It's BYOB, so that keeps the cost reasonable."
"Great prices!"
"Lunch menu very reasonably priced, too."
Cons:
"Food was alright and out quickly on New year's day. However, prices were extremely high for the amount of food given."
"The salmon was a bit plain, small and underwhelming, especially for thirty dollars."
"For the price we paid... there was a mismatch on the food quality."
"Way over priced for what you actually get."
"This fine dining restaurant is charging 'transaction fee' if you pay by credit card."
"The $38 scallops 'special' was not good."
"The dish consisted of 4 small to medium sized scallops and risotto. It was good, but certainly not worth the $45 the restaurant charged."