A Tavola - Chicago

I 've been 5 times and ALWAYS enjoyed myself, the food, the company, and the atmosphere. However, on the visit 12/21/2023 I visited for an anniversary dinner. This was the absolute worst experience ever. Service The server was extremely slow on a non busy Thursday evening. water took 15 to 20 minutes and bread service came around 30 minutes after we sat. Food The Lamb pasta was heavenly as always however when the half chicken dish came out it was so dry it was a brick! To add insult to injury we ordered a half chicken and received a half cut chicken breast and the smallest wing ever. The server goes to the kitchen after we tell him we do not want the item he goes to the kitchen and brings out the whole chicken that they cut it off from. WHO AUTHORIZED THIS?? He states normally there are more pieces but we only received half of a breast and a wing. remind you I have eaten this same dish the last 3 times I came here. Normally, I would stop here however I am extremely disappointed in what happens next. The manager on duty comes out and talks for 10 minutes about how they use the chicken from the day before that they would normally just serve to staff. EXCUSE ME WHAT? and the server said Yes this is yesterday 's chicken This did not sit well with me to the point my face changed and the manager then changed the comment to he just showed you what it would normally be cut from . however, that 's not what either of them said. I just want a full refund at this point. This broke my heart because I truly loved this place and had so many memories here.

Delightful evening with family and friends. Ambiance is warm, room is refined but relaxed and the staff was very accommodating. Menu is solid top to bottom but this visit everyone went for the gnocchi, chicken and fish after a delightful pear salad. We had a couple delectable 2012 Bergadano Sarmassa Barolo's that complimented beautifully. Flourless chocolate cake and the lemon tart stood out for me for the final serving. I don't know why I'm not in here every week!

We used to go here quite a bit, years ago and we tried it again with high hopes, but were disappointed. The service was fine. Had to ask for the pepper at each course, but that's ok. There were two incredibly loud large tables of teens, but you can't blame the restaurant for that. Just keep in mind that this isn't a quiet conversation spot. It's really the food that was the big let down. I had totally tasteless spaghetti, aka cacio e pepe. The waiter recommended it over the gnocchi. I have no idea why. No one else at our table of six was excited by their food. My mother in law loves lamb but hardly touched hers and didn't even want to take her leftovers home. All of this was pricey.

11/10 experience. A quiet, romantic, thoughtful charm. Not only was the food exceptional but the service was out of this world. Everyone was so kind and sincere, I cant say enough great things about this place. Would recommend to everyone!

This restaurant did not really live up to the hype. The only thing we really loved was the mushroom appetizer. That was really good! The gnocchi is popular but was not that good, I would not recommend it. We also tried the Bolognese pasta and it was good . Then we shared the fish of the day, it came with 2 small baby potatoes and 1 piece of broccoli. The fish was cooked well but lacked seasoning. Overall, I don't think I would come here again. There back patio is really cute and the waiter was really nice but for the price I don't think it's worth it.