Vegan and gluten free Italian, yes please! The catch was delicious! Friendly, personable staff…read more Great atmosphere even in off season!

If this were a service rating alone I would give it 5 stars. Our waitress was very nice, prompt…read moreand attentive. Ambience was also very nice. Seating a bit tight but attractive and clean. Our food fell on it's face. We went based on a personal recommendation and backed by YELP reviews. This was my first big disappointment on YELP. We ordered bruschetta and meatballs for apps. Bruschetta was a bit too charred but ok. Meatballs arrived.... Gray balls sitting on ricotta and oil with an herb and shallot crumble. Meatballs were meh and topping was bitter like burnt garlic and onion. Table bread, delicious. Beverages, delicious. Entrees we were split 50/50. Eggplant parm was very tasty and red sauce tasted fresh and well seasoned. My chicken marsala with creamy polenta was very disappointing. Instead of marsala forward it tasted of mushroom gravy, chicken dry with hard edges and polenta you could cut and chase chunks around the plate. Not a bit like polenta should be. Dessert was warm ricotta cake with gelato. Gelato was essential to this dessert as the lemon sauce was so intensely tart and sour it was near inedible without some buffering by the gelato. Value wise it would have been a fairly pricey meal by our standards even if the food was good. However price point is more palatable when the food is.

After *two* visits to Acqua al 2 during our recent Berkshires foray, I can say with confidence that…read morethis restaurant is not to be missed! Five stars, hands down. ***** The exterior is a pop of color in the small town of West Stockbridge and it is conveniently located near the I-90, Tanglewood, and all things Berkshires. Check out the original artwork on the walls and relax as you are transported to another place. What makes this restaurant so special is the authenticity of the food. All the recipes are from the original Florence location, perfected over many years by the owners. If you are a meat-eater then you'll be delighted by any of the filets. I enjoyed both the blueberry filet and the green peppercorn filet (strategically ordering both with a friend and then switching plates once halfway through!). The port wine sauce chicken is also quite tasty. The restaurant offers several "samplers" (salad, steak, pasta, dessert) which makes it easy to try lots of different flavor combinations, textures, and fresh ingredients. We did get the pasta sampler, and my favorites were the gnocchi (that day it was served with red pepper sauce - but on my next visit I tried the Gorgonzola sauce, yum) and the bow tie pasta with pumpkin and tiny but delicious morsels of almond crunch. I love greek salad and Acqua Al 2 did not disappoint. Fresh, crisp and refreshing cucumbers & tomatoes with a "to-die-for" feta cheese. I am also a huge fan of tiramisu so while others in our group opted for the dessert sampler, I went all-in on my top choice... iykyk. A good tiramisu can make or break a meal. This one was A+ Our server, Juan, was gracious and attentive. Overall a wonderful experience. Also, I don't drink alcohol, but they do have a full bar and an extensive wine list. Content with my Shirley Temple, I felt no judgement from staff!

Wonderful spot. Been to the restaurant in Florence and. Chef/owner happened to be working last…read morenight. He was so warm and engaging as was our waitstaff. Pasta sampler is wonderful-- all fresh homemade and flavorful sophisticated sauces. Very fair prices -- $50 person for salad appetizer and meat entrees. Meats and chicken are excellent. No fish served.

It's a brick oven pizza place with a little more pizza. Plentiful TVs to watch sports…read more Acoustics ok but a little echoic Very bright Comfy chairs Attentive service You have to get the bulb of garlic it is amazing and I could eat 10 of them--albeit would not be a fan of th ladies! ;-) The Caesar salad with chicken was a perfect size for a side salad but a little small for a meal. Greens were very fresh. The creamy Caesar salad was deliciously perfect. Would give 4 starts but never checked in on us after leaving food....

Service and food were great. Pizza is yummy. Eggplant special was delicious. Highly recommendread more

Mixed reviews from the family about this restaurant leads me to change my rating from a 5 to a 3. I…read morereally loved my watermelon gazpacho but my husband and son both said their burger was tasteless. The restaurant was able to accommodate our family of 14 and serve us with ease and speed which was a plus! Easy parking in a lot down the block which is free on evenings and weekends. Our server was lovely and helpful. I'll try somewhere else next time.

I wish I could give a better score, because I thought the service and ambience were both excellent…read more Sadly, the food left me wanting. It was all edible, but there were problems with every single thing we ordered. We started with the marinated mushroom & sausage flatbread: one of the better items and fairly tasty with a tomato sauce base, could have used a tart element like a balsamic drizzle to wake it up a bit. My husband got the Korean bbq burger, which at $27 was honestly a bit insane and doubly so when it wasn't good. There's not a single thing that was wrong, the whole conception is an epic fail. A beef burger should not have an intense taste of soy. Sorry, harsh but true. The exorbitant price is insult to injury. The ham and cheese croquettes should never have been offered with the cinnamon sugar dusting. Another bizarre pairing that makes no sense in your mouth and adds nothing. The dijonnaise was good if a bit mild... amp up the savory flavor and put more ham in the mix with a touch more salt please. Finally, the Public Salad was a good base but needs a bit of a vinegar component to make it sing. I'd recommend red wine vinegar, just a small splash in the dressing. Overall enjoyed it and the chicken was adequately moist. Thank you for having us.

We had a great experience here before a Saturday Tanglewood concert. Gets pretty congested on the…read moremain road but there was plenty of parking on nearby streets a few blocks away. We were nervous about not having a reservation anywhere during peak season however this place has a good amount of seating so we were seated right away at 5 PM. Our server was attentive, a little awkward but that did not negatively affect the experience at all, it was more so endearing and amusing. Drinks were good. Food was fine, some good bites (shrimp tempura, desserts) and some not so impressive bites (lobster tacos). Vibes were great, we like chill places that still have energy and a lively atmosphere, not too loud, the space filled up throughout our time there so it felt like a happening place. Would definitely be back when we are in the area again!

Amazing dinner and drinks. Great bar scene. We will definitely be back for the ambience alone.read more

Our favorite spot in the Berkshires. Great staff, delicious food and quality cocktails. I've been…read moredreaming about the bolognese ever since. Can't wait to go back! It's a small spot, so you'll want to make a reservation, and expect for it to be a little loud. It doesn't take away the experience though, in my opinion. Kim is the sweetest and really makes you feel welcomed. Semi open kitchen makes it fun to see the kitchen do their thing, and if he has a sec, say hello to Ryan as well!

We tried Cello for the first time and were very impressed with the food quality, service and…read morelocation in downtown Lenox. We enjoyed the cornbread and burrata salad for starters and the chicken with mango and flank steak entrees. We ordered chocolate chip cookies to go and enjoyed them at the concert at Tanglewood.

Was not as pleased with this place as I would have liked. Ate at a restaurant with very similar…read moremenje the night before and it was way better in many regards. The atmosphere at dulu is nice if you are a guest or stopping by for a drink. For dinner guests it was underwhelming. Service was nice but didn't seem to match the quality of the prices. The he flavors were good in everything but an element felt missing and nothing was wow. The mushroom board was most disappointing. Branzino was good very well.

Let me start with the good news. This would have been a three-star review, but Dulu has a rock star…read morebartender who elevated the whole experience. He served up multiple mocktails and cocktails with aplomb and even pulled off a ginger and lychee combination that shouldn't have worked but was delish. Almost everything else missed the mark. Staff should know to de-vein shrimp before sending out skewers. They should also know what "black and blue" means if they're serving steak. Another table ordered it and five staff members huddled around a phone at the bar to look it up like they were searching for Pokémon. The orecchiette had perfect texture, but truffle oil made half the plate inedible. The Persian crispy rice, the dish I was most looking forward to, was a complete let down. The rice was well cooked, but the eggplant filling was nearly flavorless and the meager amount of smoked tomato couldn't save it. The roasted mushroom board was good though we improved it ourselves by spreading leftover s'chug from the shrimp skewers onto the bread and layering the mushrooms on top. It also had truffle for some reason. Why? Dulu has the right ingredients to be top tier. This just wasn't their night. The bartender rescued the evening. Give that man a raise.

Perfect meal. Perfect service. Everything was delicious!…read more We visited for a family birthday and the welcoming on arrival was pleasant. Warm beautiful dining room with a wood burning fireplace, with a fire going, on a chilly night. Ann, our server was perfect. Perfect timing and flow, gave us recommendations and bussed empty glasses and plates every pass. They start you off with warm fresh Italian bread and a bean salad. Both were tasty and they also said popovers are coming. Another staff appeared with a piping hot fresh baked basket of popovers and gave us each one. It didn't even need butter. Amazing. It felt like being in a bakery in Italy or Europe. Next, our apps and salads arrived. The calamari was tasty, as was the mushroom beignets. I wasn't used to this style of mushroom caps but boy were they delicious. The salad was tasty and came with fresh homemade bread bits as croutons. Everyone at the table enjoyed the apps, the popovers, and our entree. The specials list and deserts sounded wonderful but it was just so much food, we were full. A+ all around and I will be going back soon.

This place was such a gem on the way home from a ski trip! Very nice, fancy Italian restaurant. The…read moreambiance is so warm and welcoming. The food is to die for- we ordered the fried burrata for an appetizer, and lasagna for entree. But it came with so many extras - an amazing bean salad, fresh baked bread and butter, a woman came around offering with a basket of "pop overs" - a pastry. Lovely place and service is prompt and everyone is so nice. We also asked the bartender to make an elderflower spritz and it turned out delicious!