My husband and I were in town for the Medina Triennial, and decided to take the recommendation of…read moreone of the folks working the Triennial and have dinner at Zambistro before heading home. It was a Thursday night around 5:30 pm. We did not have a reservation. Restaurant was about half full at that time, with lots of indoor and outdoor options. We chose to sit inside and JoHannah was our server. First off, service: JoHannah (that's how it sounded, but might not be spelled right) was excellent! She was friendly, super knowledgable about the specials and the menu, very efficient, and attentive. She was there as soon as we needed her before we even called her over. Service out of the kitchen was great too - time from ordering to being served was short and courses came out without too much time in between. Second, food: everything we ate was delicious. Food seemed high quality with nice presentation. We had a cup of the Italian wedding soup (soup of the day) to start - it was possible to have a cup or a bowl, and it came with a packet of crackers. It was great - broth was flavorful without being too herby, had a good amount of pastina, meatballs and cheese, and the cup was a nice amount before the appetizer. Next, we shared the special appetizer of burrata with a local peach and jalapeño salsa, over a bed of arugula dressed with a lemony dressing, served with crostini. It was very very good. The salsa was very flavorful and the perfect combo of textures and sweet, spicy, salty. For our main, we had decided we definitely wanted dessert, so we split a dish - we got a 10-oz steak with asparagus, and what was described as shoe-string fries. A side of béarnaise came with the steak. Steak was seasoned and cooked perfectly, and the béarnaise was a delicious accompaniment. The fries were 'regular fries' in our opinion, not 'shoe-string', which are usually much thinner. But they were fresh and crispy. For dessert, there were so many options! This was definitely one of the best dessert menus I've seen around - besides gelato, chocolate lava cake and cannoli (which everyone seems to have these days), they offered affogato, several cakes, and the cheesecake, which we got, which had raspberry, blueberries and pistachios. We thought it was delicious - a generous slice and perfect for sharing. All together with tax, it was the perfect amount of food for us, and the bill (we did not have any drinks) was almost exactly $100. We consider that, for the experience and food quality, to be a great value. Final notes: They brought out a basket of their homemade rosemary sourdough bread with regular whipped (unsalted) butter and a 'butter of the day' (which on this day was (we think) blueberry) for the table. The bread was so good we ate the entire small loaf - and we probably shouldn't have done that only because we were extremely full by the time we finished dessert! Also, ambiance inside is nice - feels a little fancy, though diners were all dressed comfortably, many in shorts. I would think this is a great spot for date nights, birthdays or family dinners where you want to feel special. There is a small parking lot right next to the restaurant and street parking too. Reservations are recommended for weekends (and by the time we left, around 7:15 pm, the whole restaurant inside and out was packed!) We'll be back!

A first class experience. All of our meals were delicious and prepared with great care. The flavors…read morewere well thought out and the service top notch. The Caprese Arancini was a real highlight. I

Came here on a Saturday evening, and it was fairly busy. There is both indoor and outdoor seating,…read morebut it was about 85 with 400% humidity so we opted for inside. The place is fairly dated, but practical with lots of space. The 2 bartenders who also serve as waitresses were swamped. They are expected to do take out orders, in-house orders, drinks at the bar, and bringing food from the kitchen to tables simultaneously. I'm assuming they were understaffed. Service was slow, and we were fairly certain they lost our order for a while, because folks that came in after us were served first. Lots of take outs passed through, so again, I assume they were simply inundated with orders. Once we received our food, we were pleasantly surprised. The pizza was good (aside from my little pet peeve of cutting a round pizza into squares and triangles. Why?!?). I was raised Sicilian and I'm a crust snob. Their crust is flavorful, with a good texture and not too thick. Very nice. The hubs said the Turkey wrap was excellent, my and a friend's calzones were cooked beautifully (microwaving the sauce for 30 seconds instead of sending it out cold would have been nice), and my friend's BBQ boneless wings were SPECTACULAR. All-in-all it was a good experience. Everyone was friendly (even those poor waitresses), and when it slowed down a bit the cook came out to see if everything was okay. Good times all around!

First time we ate in and waited 50 min for 2 calzones. This time we ordered out for 2 pizzas. Said…read more35-40 min. 1 hour & 10 min later it came out. They did give us a $25 gift card but probably because I complained and was ready to ask for money back to go somewhere else. Probably give gift card to someone else because we won't go back

Amazing food (pizza/subs) Amazing service! Walked in there…read moreand they greeted us like family Nice atmosphere and clean tables!

We had dinner with friends there on Monday. Food came out very hot and everyone loved their…read morechoices. My husband had the seafood davinci which was the special of the night and he enjoyed it. I had chicken french which was tender and very good. The rolls came out very hot as well. Our friends were equally happy with their dinners. Our server Henryetta was very nice and friendly. Good value as well.

first time going here - definitely will be back! really good food, impressed coming from an italian…read morefamily. the service was pretty good considering we were a party of 9. everyone's meal was good: the alfredo was good but very creamy.

The Alabama Hotel has been our go to place for good food. But..... it's been 3 or 4 times now that…read morethe food coming out of the kitchen is not hot. Last Friday when we went there my chicken and biscuits was cool at best, and my wife's baked fish was also cool. Her baked potato would NOT even melt the butter she put in it. I think it's time the manager went back into the kitchen to talk to that cook. When people come out on a Friday night, we expect a hot meal.. we don't want to sit around waiting another half an hour for the food to come back after we sent it back to the kitchen. Time to do better Alabama hotel.

Food was TERRIBLE my wife had the breaded fish and it had NO…read moretaste and cold I had the lemon pepper baked fish and it was stone cold Looked like it was sitting in the window from someone else who changed there mind on what they wanted Fish was not fresh Probably one of the worst meals I have ever had Service was fine Table wobbled and I tried to fix it and could not the resturant was outdated and was cold I will NOT be back

This was the place to go when I was growing up and it was known as Pontillo's. My God, it was…read moreblessed by the pizza gods. We returned home last week for a visit and agreed to meet our cousins here. It is said that the pizza holds true to the Pontillo's recipe and cooking time, etc. We ordered 2 large pies, both covered with pepperoni and assorted vegetables. Our sad thoughts driving back to the hotel were in agreement: the sauce and cheese were tasteless, the vegetables had no taste and were mostly uncooked, and the dough was soft and chewy. That made us wonder about the flour and other ingredients being used. Tasted cheap. That's not the quality pizza we remembered and used to brag about in pizza arguments. If you're from Batavia, let me know the best pizza joint in town. If you say this place I'll respect that. Maybe it was an off day?

First time here and Buffalo in general. Saw boxes of their pizza in our place of work that's why we…read morecame here. If locals order from thsi place and see them enjoy the food, we thought it might be good. Plenty of parking and on a Wednesday, very busy compared to other restaurants we have seen in the area. The server was bubbly and kept on checking on us. I enjoyed the pizza

Such a great meal! Food was perfection. Had pizza, spaghetti, portobello parm, mozzarella sticks…read moreand stuffed cheese bread. Our server was attentive as well. 10/10!

What an unexpectedly delicious meal this was. I ordered the…read morefried ravioli from the appetizer section and it was easily a whole meal. I expected dry ravioli with a bowl of red sauce to dip them in but they came covered in sauce and melted mozzarella on top. They were absolutely delicious! The sauce was far better than the sauce from Chefs. The ravioli tasted almost caramelized. The fried dough was good. Not the usual greasy fair dough but no complaints at all. And the service was excellent. Our waitress was very pleasant and attentive even with all the activity she kept up with our order and keeping us posted on how it was going. The restaurant was jumping! You could watch the staff putting the food together through glass windows. Children interacted with the pizza maker through the windows as they put the pizzas together. Lots of pictures of family and friends through out the front of the restaurant. If you're in the area or get a chance to go that way you must try their sauce!!!

Alright, here is the skinny on Andy's... If you want the…read morepizza to be AMAZING, not just good, you MUST order it "saucy" and with onions. Don't like onions? You'll like these ones. Unless you are straight up allergic to onions, they must be one of the toppings on your pizza. You can also count on Andy to deliver great wings, subs, and fried snacky bits. This is a dinner only, mostly takeout establishment. It's run by genuinely nice people who work to treat customers and community right. Definitely worth a visit.

I drive by this place once every couple weeks, and never even noticed it until a few weeks ago,…read moresince it's a small place, unassuming place, kind of off to the side and in the cut. Figured I'd stop in quick and grab a slice. Welp...they don't have slices! So instead I opted for a small meatball sub. Since Andy's doesn't have medium subs, only small and large, the "small" is actually more like a medium. It was fairly tasty and hit the spot. Pricing for their pizzas and subs is essentially on par with most local places that you'd find in Rochester or Buffalo. Hopefully I can stop in again to try more of their menu, although be aware that they are only open on evenings and not for lunch!