We had reservations on Valentines day for my wife and I and we arrived in the rain 15 min early. They made us wait in the rain until they opened! Then we had reservations for 2 but we brought our son to see if they could accomodste us-they couldn't and I understand that but their attitude was rude! We left and will not be back! Attitude is everything!! read more

Authentic upper-class Italian feel amazing bread Pasta is phenomenal especially the ravioli staff is super friendly and helpful candlelit dinner with plants and beautiful wall painting read more

My wife and I have been to the Scottsdale Arrividerci a couple of times and loved it. Scottsdale's location has a great staff and atmosphere. So, we thought we'd try the Ahwatukee location for a change. While greeted friendly, the waiters were more into grouping together and conversing than they were servicing the tables. We went drinkless for easily 10 min - and he'd walked by our table twice! I hate poor service. Food-wise tho, they do not disappoint! Great Italian cuisine. Great wines (once you get them) read more

Service was very slow. I ordered the muscles and ask for bread so that I can dip it in the sauce and the bread came out 10 minutes after the muscles even though I asked several times how soon we will receive it. Overall service was just not up to par and I was very disappointed because I thought it would be a great dining experience for my girlfriend and I. read more

My wife and I went there for dinner and they had a special menu for Easter Holiday. I ordered the Gnocchi with shrimp and crab, and my wife had the pasta Adriatica. When we first went in the table they attempted to put us at was extremely small and I asked to be seated at a larger table. The host flipped us an expression with attitude which I picked up on quickly. The waiter eventually made his way to the table and we ordered our dinners. He didn't ask us if we wanted salads or appetizers and for what it's worth I am glad he didn't. When the food arrived 40 minutes later I was ready to walk out. The dinner I had ordered had no shrimp and I asked the waiter what kind of crab was in the dish. Snow crab isn't even in season. They used artificial crab which is whitefish and god know's what else. Stay away unless you live in Awatukee and your filty rich and stupid. read more

Not super happy with my overall experience here. I had two Groupons given to me and my sibling to go out to dinner here. We were told they would only accept one per table (after dinner was finished and they were fully aware we were using Groupons) I explained to the "manager" (called back later for the name "max" as the manager on duty tonight) that my mother that's dying from cancer bought us dinner coupons on Groupon. I said to not come back to the table to tell us that they won't accept it. Handed him both Groupons and I paid the full meal of $180. The only consolation I was given was to go back to Groupon to ask for the money back. My mom doesn't have a lot of money so it was her treat to have us go out and enjoy our time together. How would I ever go back to her and tell her she needs to get the money back? This could have ended much easier had they just accepted the Groupon that's already paid for. Now the $40 extra they gained (cost of Groupon) will cost them this story to everyone I know and I will never return again. Food was good, waiter was great. If you go here and you decide you want to use any more than one Groupon you better know the rules or split up the table. The manager will not accept it. I have been to so many other places and the check was able to be split. Meals that were terrible were comped. Never have I had a prepaid $ amount that wasn't able to be honored. I learned my lesson. Don't use Groupon and dont use Groupon to eat at Arrivederci Trattoria. read more

Hey, I have an idea! Let's reheat vaguely Italian ingredients that we probably bought frozen, toss together a few Italian words and open a restaurant. Also, let's definitely remind our waiters to smile like a clown when you tell them just how awful the food is after your first bites - Make sure they repeat this step when they come to clear your quarter eaten plates of slop and are told they have just served someone the worst meal they have ever eaten. I know words like "worst" and "literally" are overused, but this was literally the worst meal I've ever had the extreme displeasure of paying for. How in world can someone enjoy eating here? read more

Excellent service, nicely decorated, both had the osso bucco special that was under $25 - fabulous! Especially compared to the $40 price tag that's on the same dish at other local restaurants. Looking forward to going back to try happy hour! read more

Every year my father loves to celebrate his birthday by eating here. Great food, great service, great atmosphere. Sometimes it can get a bit loud, but we love it. I always get the veal Gorgonzola. And we always love the clams and mussels and the bread dipped in the broth is super fine. This year my father got veal piccata, my husband got some sort of salad, my son a pesto pasta with meatballs, my mother chicken cordon bleu, and all loved their dinner. Celebrating his 75th...hope to be back many years to come! read more

My husband and I were looking for something new and decided to try Arrivederci despite all of the one and two star reviews. We should have headed the warnings. This place is a nightmare. How is this place still open? Our experience started with a seemingly upset bartender yelling across a room at us about weather or not we were there to use a Groupon which we were not. Why are you part of the Groupon program only to make guests feel cheap about it? VERY POOR FORM. Once seated, we waited 10 minutes for water and ANOTHER 10 minutes to have our order taken. Fifteen minutes was the wait for veal piccata and spaghetti. I still think the veal wasn't veal at all. It was pork. No flavor profile for any of the food we ordered. The bread was still raw dough in the center. Save your money, time, and dignity by going anywhere else! GOOD LUCK, Arrivederci!! I'm not sure who is keeping you open but it won't be us. read more

An absolute must! If you are in Ahwatukee you must stop in for an appetizer at the very least. You'll end up staying for dinner. Your taste buds will thank you. Happy hours are a great deal, and the waitstaff and bartenders are friendly and welcoming. Good wine selections and the "feel" of the place is warm and relaxing. Cheers to Arrivederci! read more

Cute small place located in a strip mall. Decor seems sparse and dark. We had a reservation and were seated right away. The table seemed sticky and the menus were large and cumbersome. First off, DO NOT ORDER THE CALAMARI! They come in sticks! Beyond bizarre! We ordered a bunch of appetizers and the clams and mussels could have used more wine. The eggplant was tender and good. DO order the osso buco, if it's lamb, veal, pork, it's excellent! I had lobster stuffed ravioli and it was ok. Sauce could have been slightly thinner... Wait staff was friendly, helpful and attentive. I would definitely go back but this would not be my first choice for Italian... read more

Wanted to hit happy hour, but wasn't able to sit in the lounge area because my grandfather is big .... so we ate normal dinner. I wished that they would have accomodated us on his size for happy hour prices. The music was a bit loud even after we asked the server to turn it down a bit. I don't believe he actually did turn the music down at all. All dishes were nice but nothing over the top. I'd like to try it again for happy hour, but I will not be going back for normal menu items. A little costly and quality of food just was not matching up for me. There are many things on the menu to try though. read more

Great menu and the chef will customize your dish as you like it. The space was a little noisy so conversation is difficult. Will go back to try some other dishes that looked great. One of our party had the last serving of lasagna and it was HUGE. Portions all around were more than generous. read more

*unbuttons jeans* I really need to invest in a pair of maternity clothes so I can leave here comfortably. So, started off with the Meatball Arrabiatta appetizer. Sounds generic but, I promise you, their spicy marinara makes all the difference, especially when you use the warm bread to dip it in *heavy breathing*. Anyway, main course for me was the Fussili Alla Pepe e Nero, which was amazingly seasoned and perfectly creamy. Not a huge fan of eggplant but I now know it's because I've never had it so well prepared or paired. My husbands Gnocchi Pesto was also delicious. Creamy but not over powering as I know some pesto sauces tend to be. The Argirio wine probably wasn't the one to go with for these particular dishes but still tasted delicious (side note- this wine is 15% alcohol). Our waiter, who was also fantastic, brought us out a shot of his own creation which was a lime cucumber godly vodka concoction which was a deliciously unexpected treat. As full as we were and in our tipsy "we can do anything" state of mind, we opted to try their Chocomisu, which is like tiramisu but instead of a coffee taste, its chocolate, it was the perfect way to finish off our meal. *glorious flashback* overall, wonderful experience. Not to forget the atmosphere is fantastic. Dont let the size of the outside fool you, it's a lot bigger once inside. read more

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We went for our first time to Arrivederchi Ahwautukee recently on a weeknight, thinking it would not be crowded, but we were dead wrong! Parking was easy, but when we walked in the door, the place was hopping. Every table was taken, and all the staff were working fast like a well-oiled, but super-friendly, machine. (Surely, you have met at least one other friendly machine in your life.) We actually had a short wait for a table. Water and wine service were prompt and jovial. Their menu is loaded with nice touches on classic Italian dishes. It has been a while since we were there, so my wife and I both are a bit hazy on what we ordered. But we remember clearly that we were highly impressed by their kitchen, their staff, their location, and their charming Italian decor. Now we need to go back and refresh our memories. We highly recommend it. read more

Let me start by saying I love the food at this restaurant. It is great. In addition, the happy hour is well set up and lots of fun in the expanded bar area. That said, if you go there for date night it's a crap shoot on what kind of service you'll get. One or two of the waiters are surley and inattentive, to the point of being down right annoying. It's a shame because I don't go there as much as I otherwise would. If you want reliably great service along with great italian cuisine, I'd recommend Ruffino's on Warner as an alternative. read more

Cute and cozy lit spot for Italian food. I took my bestie here to celebrate our friendship. I ordered the pollo Arrabiatta i had a lit bite of my bestie's entree and I will definitely go back and try it. She had the eggplant Arrivederci. The dessert we shared was the chocomiso and we did not like it. It was soggy and not tasty. So went back for second time and I ordered what my bestie ordered last and she did too. we both liked it and this time we went on a Friday night which was super busy and a 35 -40 minute wait. We waited since It was the last day to use my groupon and didn't want it to go to waste. read more

We are only in Phoenix for the winter and this is the first place we go to upon arrival every year. Service is fantastic, food is great and portions are huge. Joe is one of the best waiters ever!! He knows what we order, always follows up and checks back frequently. Treats us like royalty. In fact all employees in this restaurant are excellent and very customer oriented. I have never had a bad experience here in service or food quality. Whenever friends come down to visit us this is the first place we take them. All of the friends we have brought here love the Restaurant and Joe! read more

Had a Groupon and went in for first time. We ordered the 2 specials- seafood ravioli and osso bucco. The meal was amaaaaaaazing!!! The free cheesy bread after you order ALONE is worth eating here. My boyfriend and I both ate and had to take more than half home. I have paid double the price for authentic Italian in Scottsdale and the bill was $75 before applying $40 Groupon, a steal. Considering you'll get numerous meals out of it and the incredible quality and flavor-we will be back! read more

Arrivederci - Seafood Ravioli special and Ossobucco - Italian Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Honestly, this was the worst and most disgusting food I have ever eaten. I came here for my birthday and was excited to try a new restaurant. The chicken parmigiana was so tough and rubbery, I couldn't even cut into it. My fiancé had the gnocchi with meatballs that were obviously frozen and reheated. They tasted like Costco meatballs. I can't believe they would serve food like this and call it Italian. I think Olive Garden is better than this place. Never going back. DO NOT GO! read more

Been here three times and each time it was worse than the last. We love Arrivederci's in Scottsdale but this place is nowhere near as good. Service is usually ok (we went once near Valentine's Day and they were swamped so I could excuse the horrible service). Food is just ok, nothing special, nothing memorable. Portions of proteins are way too small for my husband. Many dishes are too oily and not seasoned well enough. read more

We dined at Arrivederci on a Saturday night with a large group. We had Kelly as our waiter. He did an excellent job. He explained any concerns, answered questions,checked on us frequently and even made a run to the kitchen for more ingredients for a dish that lacked eggplant and it was very speedy. We were thanked upon leaving the restaurant. I had the Vitello piccata con carciofi( veal piccata) and my dining partner had the minestrone soup and salmone vesuvio(salmon.) .Both came with rice and veggies. They were delicious. I had the pistachio tartufo( gelato )which was very good and the other dessert we tried was the spumoni. Prices for our entrees were $18 & $19. and dessert was $7. I have dined here before,but it has been awhile. If you can requested Kelly as your server. read more

I was there for dinner Saturday night. It was overly warm in the restaurant which was quite busy. TVs over the bar area were visible from the dining side giving it more of a sports bar feel than a romantic one. I had ravioli which was over cooked and had a pretty tasteless red sauce. Actually, it wasn't sauce at all but tomato chunks in a red watery substance. There was another ravioli choice but I couldn't understand the waiter explain the difference: partly his accent, partly acoustics. The bread was ok, nothing special. I had the ravioli, my companion had caprese salad and a beer and it was $35. If you're looking for a enjoyable Italian restaurant for that price, I would head over to Va Bene. You will be much happier. read more

Didn't taste as good as when we came the first time. It was slow, Empty and still took a long time to get the food. Waiter was knowledgeable which is why we are not giving it 1 star but wasn't impressed at all. Very small portions and not the greatest service. Wish we ate somewhere else tonight. read more

I took my husband for his birthday as he had never been there and he loves Italian food. His pasta bolognaise tasted as if it came out of a can. It was bland. My gnocchi had a good flavor but was very dense and the dish was not hot. Our server was friendly, but was the only server from what I could tell on a Sunday night. It had been awhile since I had eaten there and remember it being much better. Perhaps an off-night. read more

Love love LOVE everything about this place! The food is great, the wine list is perfect and the service staff (especially the host), is amazing! I've ordered meatballs in spicy vodka sauce as well as eggplant Parmesan. Both phenomenal! read more

I am a fond follower and now employee of Arrivederci! We are expanding in the next few weeks, look for the wine bar to open! Also, I heard we are reopening for lunch, so all of you that want to imbibe....stop on by! I will be happy to serve you! Please call us if you want to have dinner late, and we will keep the doors open just for you! read more

I was disappointed. The bread and oil at the beginning was good. The Caesar salad was decent and huge (I recommend sharing between 2-3 people). We got 2 main pasta dishes, both had penne noodles from a box and spaghetti sauce... I could have made this easily at home. I would have liked fresh pasta, but oh well. We will probably not be back. Both pasta dishes were enormous, and we got 3 meals out of each one when eating leftovers. read more

I got the Alfaro with mushrooms and shrimp. It was way beyond what I was craving. So good. My boyfriend got the chicken parmesan and the homemade sauce was to die for. Highly recommend read more

The staff are all wonderful and very informative. They have great food and atmosphere, if you decide to dine-in. It is our go to for Italian food! Great neighbor eatery!! read more

Attempted to go to dinner and sit at the bar for date night. While others around had already been served their wine while awaiting their tables in the dining area - we sat in two separate sets of bar stools in a 15 minute time span and were not even acknowledged by the bartender for a drink / wine / appetizer - NOTHING. A waitress was talking about changing out of her high heels and into her server shoes, rolling silverware, but could not be bothered to recognize that customers were being ignored. Then the "bartender" was coughing his lungs out while using the computer. Just gross and unacceptable. read more

I am really quite surprised at the high reviews for this establishment. They truly don't deserve it! I purchased a coupon for this restaurant through my work (after checking the Yelp reviews, of course) so we were excited to give them a try but were sorely let down. When we arrived the first thing I noticed was the place was empty at 6pm. Well that's not a good sign! We waited for one of the employees to acknowledge us between their laughter and chatter between each other. Once being taken to our table we looked at the menu and couldn't believe the prices; they were extremely high. I told my boyfriend, its a good thing we have a coupon, this better be some dang good Italian food! Due to the high prices, we decided to share an appetizer and an entree, surely it would be plenty, it's an Italian restaurant! It took about 25 minutes for our appetizer of meatballs to arrive and when it did my boyfriend and I just looked at each other. There were about 6 tiny meatballs swimming in some marinara. I was expecting huge meatballs like what you get at Oregano's...nope, not even close! So we ate, and unfortunately the dish was nothing special. They tasted like they were from a frozen bag. As we were waiting for our entree I had been needing more water but regardless of the empty restaurant no one was checking on us. We waited for our entree another 20 minutes after that. Why was it taking so long? We were the only ones in the dining room. We finally received our entree. What the hell! It was just about the same size as our appetizer!!! There were three small rolls of pasta. Seriously? Did someone eat the other 3/4 of it back in the kitchen? We ate those in about literally a minute and then tried to scarf down some bread to help fill our stomachs. And the worst part, it wasn't that good. At this point I finally was given more water. Needless to say we would never come back here. Why pay such ridiculous prices for tiny portions of pretentious food with a side of crappy service? No thanks, I'll head over to Oregano's or RigaTonys! read more

My wife and I were having a great 1st anniversary until we walked into this place and heard the guy at the front direct us to our table and condescendingly said, "your special table is saved over here." I'm sorry we wanted to celebrate our anniversary here. Im sorry we reserved a table and typed in 1st wedding anniversary. At the end of our meal I wanted another drink and walked up to the waiter stand. After I ordered another drink and walked away I heard the same guy say, "it continues on." I barely ordered anything. Me nor my wife did anything to warrant any negative attitudes. What business pushes away their customers? A business that doesn't want customers. You can tell by the crowd here that this is how they operate. Besides our waitress's friendliness we wouldn't come back and won't recommend this place to friends. read more

As far as restaurant reviews I go I'm pretty easy going. I hardly ever rate less than a 3, but this restaurant probably deserves a one. The only thing keeping it from a one is the fact that it was clean. We called for a reservation in which we were told that they didn't take reservations for two. When we got there, tons of spacious 4 seater tables were available but they stuck us back in a two seater wedged literally a food between two other tables. When we asked to be moved they indicated that they had a lot of four person reservations but if the tables were open after a few minutes we could move. We were never offered those other tables which stayed open the entire 90 minutes we were there. Then when the couple next to us left we asked again to move one table over. They indicated that it was reserved and we could not move. Again two people were seated at the table. Not sure how that happened since they said policy indicated that they didn't take two person reservations. So if seating doesn't bother you and you've rolled your eyes and skipped over the top section let me discuss the below par food. We ordered the chicken cordon blue. Let's just say that if I closed my eyes and took a bite of chicken mcnugget and one of arrivederci's chicken cordon blue bites I would not know which was which. My vegetables that accompanied my dish were mostly just a pile of red onions. To top it off my "famous" crab cake was more mayonnaise than anything else. However, my husband enjoyed his stuffed shells. The experience and food we got was not worth the 70 dollars we paid and I will never come back here again. read more

I love this place! I have enjoyed their "Salmone Mostarda" as an appetizer. I've taken my parents from IL here... dad ordered the "Rustica" pizza. I chose the "Rigatoni Alla Vodka"... plenty of leftovers to enjoy later. Its scrumptuous. I have also ordered the "Ravioli Caprese." The service has always been top rate. Mmmmm! I would jump at the chance to go again. I had clients first turn me on to Arrivederci at T-bird & Scottsdale Rd. in north Scottsdale. The waiter had an Italian accent and the pasta was freshly made. We indulged in dessert and it was heavenly... can't remember what it was but mmmmm! Love, love, love it! read more

Bought a groupon for this place, knowing how good the food is since I had been here before! $20 for $40 worth of food. The groupon stated you must call in advance by phone (not on open table) and make a resv to use the groupon. It also said one groupon per table and there were 2 couples that went here that evening. When I called the day before our dinner I was told by a man on the phone (sounded Italian...but then again, everyone at this place sounds Italian and I think they fake that accent, by the way!) there is no need for a resv for 4 at 6:30 PM..."just come-a in-a (that's the Italian accent)." So that is what we did. And WHEN we got there the place was pretty much packed!! The first question out of the host's mouth, "Ummm....do you-a have a reservation?" I nearly lost it. However, after my 1.5 min rant about TRYING to make a resv in advance, they quickly seated us at a table for 4....in the crammed, wee corner of the place right by the front door and host station and in front of the line where servers pick up food. But at least it was a table! The server was friendly. We had brought a dozen cupcakes to celebrate my friend's birthday and they stored them for us in the back since the table was the size of my hand. We ordered a bottle of sangiovese....that came with a screw top cap (not corked) and was so so. I had the penne pasta with chicken and vodka sauce. Pretty good and HUGE portion (took most of it home). Mid way through dinner my husband looked over his left shoulder and then pointed out the 3 inch cockroach crawling on the floor about 4 feet away from our tiny table!! Ewwwwwwww. I know every restaurant has cockroaches but it was gross. We did not order dessert because we had the cupcakes and we couldn't stop thinking about the cockroach. Server was kind enough to let us use BOTH groupons, even though it did state one per table. read more

Totally great location off of Chandler Blvd. restaurant is situated in a strip mall type place but once inside gives off the Classic Italian restaurant attitude. Food is great, had the eggplant Parmesan and loved it! Happy hour specials are constantly changing to appeal to clientele. Specials available from 5-7, seven days a week. I'd definitely recommend this place as a spot for drinks or after shopping food, you won't be disappointed! read more

I met a friend here for happy hour. I was seriously impressed with the food. Not your typical pub grub. The mozzarella triangles are amazing and the fried calamari is something I'm still dreaming of! Fun atmosphere. Private tables at bar area as well as a sofa and chairs in the corner. Live music too (went on a Fri) and karaoke. read more

First time in also last time in too. Had an entrée and appetizer along with salad. None of the salads are included with the entrees. Also a huge loaf of what was tasteless and cold when it was dropped onto our table and not served with butter. Salad Arrivederci was no more than the one we make at home for $ 8.00. Appetizer Mediterranean sliders came and were over cooked and dry. They smelled off & we mentioned to server who said they are Mediterranean and smelled different. We each ate one and at 2:00 am wished we had not The Veal Gorgonzola $ 20.00 was a huge disappointment too. The veal was all uniform in size and thickness like when you buy lunch meats! Not sure it was veal as it was tasteless and swamped in a yellow sauce that didn't allow you to identify the meat. It was accompanied with 9 yellow soaked pieces of pasta. read more