Came here with my husband off a recco from a friend and we were not disappointed. This is definitely a higher end, pricier spot, but it is worth every penny. The interior is beautifully designed and extremely comfortable. I don't think a single table has a bad view and there are several outdoor tables as well. The bar is very large and I could imagine myself stopping for a late night cocktail with a view of the city lights. We ordered two apps which were delicious, but not necessarily out of this world. But when it came to the pasta and the pizza we were completely blown away. The service was excellent. This is definitely on our return list! read more

Not at all what we expected! The music was way too loud our party of 4 could barely hear each other. The service was great! Water glasses always filled. Timing just right. Food was good for the most part. The salad had waaaaay too much dressing. Booth seating was not comfortable felt like I needed a booster chair. For spending the money we did I just expected higher quality atmosphere. Something is missing. I don't think we'd return or recommend. Unfortunately. read more

Great food and atmosphere for the perfect date night. The service is amazing and friendly as well.

Best thing was the focaccia bread. Chicken parm was soggy and the flavor wasn't great. We also ordered the dry aged beef meatballs which wasn't bad but also just meatballs. The grilled spring chicken was pretty good but not enough to really come back here. read more

Would probably like to give 3.5 rating if I could. Fantastic ambiance. Most of the place has fabulous views. Cocktails were fine. Food pretty good, best thing is the mozzarella. A bit pricey. Servers are hard-working but a bit slow at times, kitchen is fast though. The food did remind me of Cento in Madison, and come to find out, they are owned by the same group. The sauce was getting a little Olive Garden for me. Pasta itself was good. Would def come back for a drink and the view, but there is better Italian food elsewhere. read more

We loved all the dishes we ordered. Great food. Great service. Great ambience. We will be back. read more

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The rooftop location is stunning! Definitely primed for a dinner where you need to impress. We split a a bottle of wine and shared 2 apps which we felt was plenty of food. The arancini was our favorite! We thought the service was great. read more

First time dining at the rooftop Italian restaurant and was super exited! I'll start by saying overall food is definitely a try, the seafood you could go without, and when you send it back they charged us for it. This place has so much potential but needs to start with service. Waiter could not answer questions, forgot drinks and overall a lot of mistakes to put a damper on dinner. Runner also made weird and rude comments making our table feel like we were being an inconvenience for ordering a lot of food. Along with not even a flower or candle on the patio tables the ambiance needed something. I hope management can see this review to make things better because this place could be a spot I would go to and tell people about. But for now definitely wasn't the case. read more

Sprockets! All we could think of while listening to the music and watching the staff in this place was Mike Myers' old SNL bit. Very pretentious from the hostess who took 10 minutes to decide where we could be seated to the bar staff who seemed overwhelmed even before the crowd came in. Service was very slow. We debated requesting that our food be packaged to go back to our room so we could leave sooner but I was afraid to upset whatever progress might have been made. I see some people mention the view. Most of the restaurant looks directly at the roof of the Fiserv Forum. Not a great view. If the builders had gone up 2 more floors you might see over it but as is you are staring at a very large roof. Some of the food was good but there were some obvious flubs. Our pizza came out cut inadequately. This is a simple thing to do right. Cut the pizza all the way through so patrons are not struggling and destroying a hot pizza at their table. We both had the panzanella salad. This was the strangest part of the meal. The salad had virtually no bread in it so apparently their take on panzanella has nothing to do with the name of the salad. It was 90% kale. We actually read the menu again to see if we had missed something. There was no mention of kale. The pasta varied. I enjoyed my spaghetti. My wife's pasta was mostly lacking the various types of mushrooms that were supposed to be in it. The clientele here seemed to be mostly drunk hotel patrons. I guess you don't have to worry about repeat customers when you have a constant stream of new hotel guests. Il Cervo is the rare place we will not give a second chance. read more

The ambience was amazing. Food was ok . The Scottish Salmon was good but too much beets in the risotto. The bone in filet was good but too much salad mix with bitter salad dressing . The salads had way too much dressing . I will try again because it's in the Deer District...maybe just for a cocktail. read more

Went yesterday: At the beginning they seated us, a party of 2 at a table of 8, but then moved us back to a party of 2 on the patio. Drinks were tasty though the bartender was late likely due to volume of orders The mozzarella with plum sauce was 5 star The Arancini was 3 stars, the sauce was oily and the seasoning inside was lacking The shrimp with vodka sauce was great, a little fishy for my taste The sausage pizza was 4 star, the only think was the unnecessary amount of broccolini on it. A few large 'stumps' placed on it made it heavy for the thin crust. KJ the waiter was outstanding and friendly. The views were fantastic and the ambiance was exquisite... read more

Had the veal (dry no sauce), bread (good) and dates (too salty and spicy). Wife had the meatballs (too salty), dates and mixed salad although she felt the salad description should have been giardiniera instead of mixed. Spices were a little too much on many of the dishes and most were overcooked. Service was good and ambience was nice. Major problem was they need to hire a bartender (and probably Chef)! Ordered a dirty martini for which the first attempt was gin, vermouth and ice. Second attempt was the same except add two olives on a stick. How can a restaurant expect to be a high class, high end establishment if they can't even make one of the most basic established drinks of all time. Total whiff! Instead of hype and marketing, do the basics to establish the food and drinks to be the best and work your way up to truly earn the reputation! All the pieces are available to make this a go to restaurant, but many changes are needed to live up to the price point. I wanted so much for this to be a hit as I live very close, but will see if changes are made based on the feedback. Currently there are many better options for food and definitely price. read more

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Definitely check this place out. The appetizers - pizzas, focaccia, octopus, and pork belly were great. The spring chicken is my favorite, it is wonderful. The Parmesan polenta and carrots are always great. read more

I had polenta tempura mozzarella and creste de gallo pasta, both really delicious. Nice attentive service. Quieter dining area compared to the bar. Great city view. I took some of the meal home and it was packaged up nicely with the date and contents on it- a real plus for refrigerator storage. read more

Great atmosphere and wonderful food. Julie are server was outstanding. She provided great recommendations and made our experience simply out of this world. I will be back soon! read more

Food was very average for the prices they charged. Order the crispy pork belly , pork wasn't even crispy. Focaccia with cheese , was only good because the cheese, bread was average. Steak tartare was good. Spaghetti came with three different meats, dry aged meatball was very dry, lamb sausage wasn't anything special. Dessert: Tiramisu was presented nicely , but taste wise wasn't anything special read more

My husband and I came in to dine yesterday and we were blown away by the place. Everyone keeps calling it the rooftop bar, but people, you are on the 9th floor which is the highest floor of the hotel and there is a bar and a restaurant. We were greeted by a charming male host with a great fashion sense. It was our 1st time there and we were unsure of where to sit. He quickly gave us a tour and explained the different areas - the main dining room/ the bar area/ the 4 seasons room before we decided to sit in the Dining room and that was the right choice. The host also informed us of the gift card promotion sale going on and had the perfect way of explaining it without sounding overbearing. Our server Ben was professional, patient and recommended so many great dishes. Ben just has passion for fine dining and my husband and I loved his service. Ben is like a fine glass of wine and gets better with age. His tone when serving is spot on, knows his menu inside and out and knows the perfect wines to pair with your meals. If you come to dine at Il Cervo ask for Ben. He will take great care of you and your party. He has management potential in our eyes. When we left, we were thanked for dining at the restaurant. The staff was great and my husband and I will be back. read more

Hottest new spot in the city! Best views for a night out. Our server Gil was amazing! Very professional and did a great job of taking care of our party. Will be back and Gil is a superhero read more

My husband and I dined before and we had Julia as a server. She was the best thing ever. Such a sweet young lady and took such great care of us. Tonight we walked in and 2 gentlemen greeted us at the host stand. Both were dapper in their suits. We couldn't get a table outside but we took a seat inside by the window and our server Sara tried with a capital T to take care of us. She was all over the place. Didn't know items on the menu, gave fake information to try to sell us on items we didn't want and never looked us in the eyes. After she left she was just running around like a chicken with her head cut off. Oh Julia why were you not there tonight and we got the bottom of the barrel. Sarah tried her best to provide best service but it was abhorrent and that's putting it nice. Hopefully the managers can remove the wasted servers and focus on putting more talented servers like Julia on every night. We are from Madison and know the Food Fight company and know Sarah is not a representation of Food Fight. Julia is and we're coming back for her and we'll call to make sure she's working and make a reservation. read more

My friend and I went up to try the rooftop bar. Sat down at the bar for fifteen minutes and no one looked at us, greeted us or even waited on us to give us water. The bartender then said they would get us water and ended up helping another group that sat down 10 minutes after us and served them and ignored us. We left. Very disappointed in the service as I was looking forward to going to a new place enjoy drinks and not sure if I will EVER come back. Don't waste your time unless you want to be ignored. read more

We were super excited to try this new beautiful experience only to be disappointed shortly after sitting down at the roof top bar. It was fairly busy but they were well staffed appropriately. My friend and I sat at the rooftop bar 10 minutes before even being greeted by a bartender. The bartender eventually offered us water, which she did not bring, and then proceeded to talk to a different customer who literally just showed up. She took their drink order and proceeded to make their 5-6 drinks for their party. This entire time we weren't greeted or helped by and other staff, over 15 minutes. Not a great first impression for this beautiful hotel that we were more than excited to experience! Will NOT be returning or suggesting this to anyone! Will definitely not be returning or recommending this to anyone! read more

I read the review of the girls at the bar and they were sitting right next to me. They were impatient youngins who wanted everything served on a silver platter. Life ain't that smooth some days and you gotta learn to be patient. This restaurant is phenomenal. The male host Ash was pleasant, helpful and did a great job providing great customer service. The General Manager Evan is a hero. He does such a great job, and is always checking on guests and helping his team out. He's like the Brett Favre of Il Cervo minus the Mississippi welfare scandal. The bartenders Shay and Lacey are the heart and soul of the bar. The other bartenders are great but Shay and Lacey just have the natural charm and service every bar should have. I stood out on the patio and spoke with 3 different servers - KJ, Gil and Belle. All of them were superheroes. Everyone works so well together and people need to realize this establishment just opened less than 3 weeks ago and they are still new but they operate like they've been in existence for 3 years. Hats off to Evan and Chef Chris for making this the go to destination in Milwaukee. Make sure to call Il Cervo and book the Four Seasons Room! Also if you need a patio table the staff is super quick to turn tables around. Alex the AGM was a machine tonight! Again Evan "Brett Favre" Ackers is the best GM in the business. Buy stock in Il Cervo today! read more

One of the best Italian restaurants I've visited anywhere outside of Italy. Incredible ambience with views from the 9th floor. The quality of the food and service were outstanding. Also a great value for what we received and the venue. read more

Outstanding service, atmosphere, appetizers and mains. Super fresh ingredients and you can't beat the cocktails. Dessert wasn't our favorite but everything else was incredible! read more

Il Cervo is incredibly beautiful and the food is excellent! We had one of their mozzarellas, and then shared a pasta & pizza. Everything was spectacular. I do think the cocktails are a little overpriced compared to other nice restaurants in Milwaukee ($18 for an on-draft cocktail for example). We sat in the 4 seasons room which was extremely loud, It would be nice if there was something to absorb the sound. But we will be back! read more

Wow, we experienced IL Cervo on our recent anniversary, the food was amazing; it was what I called a cherry on top. I had the Chicken Parmesan entree and my wife the Spaghetti. Both were delicious. Our server was absolutely knowledgeable of their menu and answered every question we had. The ambiance was modern and fresh. IL Cervo is a place that we will be returning to, there are many places in Milwaukee that try to mistreat us. I am a black man and my wife is a white woman and some places are so thick with bias and prejudice that we can't/don't take it and leave. This place felt like everyone was suppose to be there. Their cuisine brought many groups of people from different classes and it was amazing to see. Thank you for the experience. read more

Loved Il Cervo. The setting is great, with a nice view of the city. Our server Dylan was super friendly and knowledgeable. And the food was both creative and delicious. We had the romaine hearts salad, which was described as an elevated Caesar salad. Indeed, it was the best Caesar salad ever! For main dishes, we ate casoncelli quattro formaggi and the conchiglie all vodka. Both were terrific! read more

While staying at The Trade I went to Il Cervo for both dinner (the steak tartare is amazing) and late night bar service. My bartender, Vincent, was the best I've had in recent memory. His drinks were fantastic but what made him special was the level of camaraderie he was able to achieve in such a short time. I hope he stays for a long time, because he was truly special. read more

Not worth it and just not that great! Their hearts of romaine salad was drowning in dressing, their spring chicken was somewhat flavorless and very little meat. The service was very slow and the music too loud. I travel coast to coast for work and eat out every night during the week, I won't go their again. There's much better food in Milwaukee than this. read more

Food was great, view was better. KJ is very professional and knowledgeable, great experience!

The service was great but it ended there. The food was only mediocre but the presentation was pleasing. The atmosphere was very noisy and made worse by the shrill music playing in the background. There is a nice view but try to sit outside. read more

My 10 year old son said "the only good thing about this restaurant is the view" and he may be correct. I am sadly shocked at how bad the food was! Our salads (the romaine hearts) were unflavorful and oddly textured with hard bits of Parmesan. The bread that we ordered was good, but insanely priced - 4 half slices of bread and butter for $9. My husband's pizza (mozzarella) was super salty, my son received a very odd take on cacio e pepe that was inedible, and my mushroom pasta dish also was unsatisfactory. My recommendation is to go to Lupi and Iris instead! read more

Alli at the bar was sensational, very knowledgeable and accommodating even though it was very busy. A great milwaukee experience. We will be back.​ read more

The ambiance of Il Cervo is stunning, once you walk in from the hotel, then up the elevator and boom - the view! I host and the wait staff were totally awesome! The hard part was choosing what I wanted to eat, so I sampled 2 dishes and they had phenomenal flavors! The Paloma was the best I've had and then to catch stunning views, and tasty courses, it couldn't get better! I'm dying to go back. read more

Have had numerous amazing visits since the opening! Great view, ambiance, food and drinks! Drew was our server tonight~ so sweet, professional and knowledgeable. Payton is also fabulous! A must visit!!! read more

Great ambiance and food. Views are great. Gives Onesto a run for its money for sure!

Incredible views, food, and service. Great patio seating with space heaters. Couldn't recommend this place enough.

came in about a half hour late due to fourth of july traffic but made sure to call ahead to let them know. we arrived and seemed to be given a negative attitude because our late arrival, even though we arrived an hour before close and were insured a seat. food and drinks were great but took awhile considering the restaurant was empty. overall service staff treated us poorly and we felt rushed. maybe a different time would have been better ! read more

tonight i dined at il cervo and had drew as a server. he was super informative and attentive. he anticipated all of our needs and was super friendly. if you're dining here ask for him as your server, he was amazing! read more