Spuntino Wine Bar & Italian Tapas Reviews Summary

Category: Wine bar

Address: 70 Kingsland Rd, Clifton, NJ 07014, USA

Phone: +19736612435

Rating: 4.4
based on 245 reviews.

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The atmosphere is very relaxed, elegant && business casual."
  • "Loved the ambiance."
  • "Unassuming from the outside and pleasantly surprised on the inside. Rustic interior opens up to a flavorful dining experience."
  • "Great wine and atmosphere."
  • "Absolutely delightful atmosphere."
  • "Atmosphere is space full, cozy, relaxing."
  • "And beautiful atmosphere!"

Cons:

  • "The room was small and cramped. Very stuffy. Had to request for the A/C to be turned on."
  • "Atmosphere was good."
  • "Great atmosphere."
  • "It is a very calm atmosphere with excellent service."
  • "The absolute worst restaurant I have been to."
  • "The space is amazing, great atmosphere and staff that really went above and beyond to accommodate our every need."
  • "The food was delicious, but expensive and the portions small for the price."

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff is very polite and attentive."
  • "Also manager and hosts of this place keeping restaurant level very high."
  • "Server Gia was so kind, courteous and efficient. Kudos!"
  • "Hostesses are friendly, servers are attentive, and there is always a floor manager making rounds."
  • "The service is impeccable supported by the manager who genuinely stops at your table."
  • "Christian was very pleasant and informative with the menu."
  • "Our service was quick, the waitress was very kind and friendly."

Cons:

  • "Maybe this place changed hands recently, because prices went up, portions were half of what they used to be and service just isn’t paying attention."
  • "The service was terrible."
  • "Jim the general manager is extremely unprofessional and rude."
  • "Our service was AWFUL which was super confusing."
  • "No host(ess) so we had to wait 15 minutes before being seated."
  • "Our server/bartender was good but needs additional help at the bar."
  • "The service at the bar leaves a bit to be desired."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "This time I tried the rainbow cake martini and I could’ve taken a bath in it! So good can’t go wrong with anything here everything is fantastic scratch made."
  • "The meal are good. Good flavor, well cook."
  • "The Burrata which was so creamy and Baked bread w prosciutto to start."
  • "Each dish was flavorful."
  • "Food was absolutely amazing."
  • "The food that we had was really good and in my opinion very reasonably priced."
  • "The food is very good."

Cons:

  • "The pasta was kind of bland, you may want to ask for cheese and chili flakes!"
  • "Truffle fries. Luke warm, hard."
  • "The food we ordered was served cold."
  • "The shrimp scampi had a fishy taste to it and the chicken was terrible my friend could not even swallow that one bite he took from it!"
  • "Food quality has gone down from the last time we went there! Except for arugula salad everything else was just ok or even below ok!"
  • "The food came mostly cold, and all of it tasted like it had been made much earlier in the day and microwaved."
  • "The food lacked flavor, it was bland and there wasn’t a salt shaker in sight to save us."

Portion Size

Pros:

  • "The portions were just the right size."
  • "It was smaller portions than I was used to, but I still left satisfied considering my kid ate all of my food."
  • "The servings where a good size."
  • "We were not familiar with Italian style tapas. This was excellent."
  • "The portions are great (not gut busters, not microscopic) you can very easily get comfortably full without spending a million dollars."
  • "If you are unfamiliar with Tapas, this place exclusively serves 'small plates', intended for sharing amongst your table."
  • "The food option was very nice and great quality."

Cons:

  • "The dinner portions were way too small."
  • "They take 'small plates' very seriously. Shrinkflation."
  • "Portions are tapas size at regular inflated prices."
  • "The portions were ridiculously small, leaving me hungry and unsatisfied."
  • "The portion are to small. So small that for my wife and me, we do have to ask for 4 portion of butter and bread to satisfied our hunger."
  • "Prices very disproportionate to the amount of food."
  • "The dishes are WAY too small and WAY too expensive, even for a small dish restaurant."

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