Avola Kitchen + Bar Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "Our server was attentive and nice."
• "Service was outstanding."
• "A special thanks to Eeman for providing outstanding service."
• "Many thanks to our server Dan, and to Ben for giving us a great first night back!"
• "Service and staff friendly and willing to help."
• "Our server, Justin, was welcoming and attentive."
• "Service was friendly and outstanding."

Cons:

• "I have tried to contact the management on two occasions to find out what the charge was for, but no one has returned my call."
• "Very poor service."
• "She saw us standing at the front but she walked away instead of seating us."
• "The service was extremely slow and inattentive."
• "The service was subpar."
• "Service is slow."
• "Service was very very slow, and one of us got the wrong drink."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The decor is modern but warm."
• "Atmosphere is warm, friendly, and cozy...elegant decor."
• "The outdoor area looked nice."
• "The decor is gorgeous, the bar area is something that you would see usually in Manhattan."
• "The ambience is exceptionally pleasurable."
• "Nice, relaxed atmosphere."
• "The lighting and general ambience of the room was very warm and relaxing."

Cons:

• "It was SO LOUD! It was so hard to communicate with even the one sitting next to you."
• "It was a Friday night and it was pretty empty at 9:30."
• "Unbearably loud."
• "Too dark to read the menu."
• "The atmosphere was loud and not enjoyable."
• "Ambiance was cafeteria style, not cozy."
• "Bar area had a really weird smell which made me lose my appetite."

Food

Pros:

• "Their pizza is phenomenal, you can’t go wrong with the Brussels sprouts and any of their specials are amazing!"
• "The food delicious."
• "Food tasty, sizable proportions and really delicious."
• "The food is always fresh and phenomenal."
• "The food was delicious; especially the homemade pasta."
• "The dishes and libations are delicious!!"
• "All the food was tasty starting from appetizers."

Cons:

• "Some of the worst pasta I’ve ever had which is belittling to an Italian Restaurant."
• "They lost a lot of money because it was a cash bar for drinks... do not go to this place."
• "Food was bland."
• "The food was Despicable."
• "Food is overpriced and average at best."
• "Dishes sounded good, but very mediocre due to low quality ingredients."
• "The pizza we ordered to share - wild mushroom was small for the price and needed more mushrooms, very sparse and kind of bland."

Drinks

Pros:

• "Nice wine/beer/drink selection."
• "Drinks are always on point with these two."
• "And the drinks...perfecto!"
• "Drinks made to perfection."
• "Well blended drinks as well (the old fashioned includes a blood orange ice cube infused with the bitters and simple syrup so there is no dilution)."
• "The mimosas were original and out of this world."
• "First round of drinks were fantastic."

Cons:

• "Their drink selection was POOR. So many things were unavailable or they did not carry it."
• "Drinks took a while to arrive with the excuse from the waiter that the bar was slammed."
• "Second round not so much. The Valencia well either the ginger or the lemon is an ale or something and didnt really jive as a drink."
• "Whiskey sour was the egg white foamy version."
• "Pizza was burned on top and undercooked on bottom."
• "One of the dishes came with raw salmon."
• "Their black ink shrimp scampi was different from what I expected but it’s spiciness and red sauce was very good. Some might think it’s too spicy."

Value

Pros:

• "A little expensive for everyday lunch, but a good place to relax."
• "Well priced."
• "Be sure to check your value saver envelope for a 25 dollar off of $100 coupon, which proved valuable here."
• "The portions are quite big and filling, even the appetizers."
• "Would recommend this dish, although at $28, a slight bit too much."
• "The food was very good but value was not there for the price."
• "Food was very good but value was not there for the price."

Cons:

• "Expensive considering nearly everything we ordered came with a mountain of bread."
• "Overpriced bar food."
• "I had the meat brick oven pizza and for $18, it was not a good value."
• "A bit overpriced for how small the portions are."
• "The prices are so expensive for the portions."
• "Service was beyond slow as the bus person finally brought our food out."
• "This was our third visit and it will be our last."