Ottava via is always a good choice. I came here with a large group or girlfriends we had a great…read moretime. The staff is really friendly and took well care of us. We had a reservation and waited about 15 min to be seated which is very normal at a this kind of restaurants for a large group. The drinks came in first, I got a Cabernet and there were some good mojitos as well. We ordered the bread service and it was amazing. The whipped butter with olive oil makes the bread so soft and delicious. For food I ordered the shot ribs with mashed potatoes and it was really really good. It is an earthy dish with mashed potatoes and fried zucchini noodles. It is a very good dish but I felt like I was missing a fresher side, maybe asparagus or broccolini. Overall really good food and service. Some of my friends ordered the pizza which was really well balanced and cooked nicely, the pastas were also delicious. I will always recommend ottava via to anyone asking for a good place to eat in corktown

Ottava Via has become one of those Detroit spots I'm happy to come back to. I've been a couple of…read moretimes now, and the food has been consistently good each visit. The arancini are a great way to start - crispy on the outside with a warm, flavorful center. I also really liked the garlic and goat cheese - rich, creamy, garlicky. For pasta, I've tried both the penne alla arrabbiata and the cacio e pepe. The arrabbiata has a nice kick while the cacio e pepe is simple and comforting. Between the two, it really just depends on what you are in the mood for. The atmosphere is another reason I like coming here. Ottava Via has a cozy, lively feel that works just as well for dinner with friends as it does for a date night. Definitely a place I'd keep in the rotation when I'm craving Italian in Detroit!

We went to dinner on a Thursday night and ordered the Cucina Curata for the table. This is the…read moreChef's curated menu. It was amazing! We had 2 couples and they customized the menu for us based on our likes and dislikes. We got 5 courses starting with appetizers, followed by pasta (which I forgot to get photos of), then sides, entrees and dessert. Plus a little aperitif to start the meal off. Zero complaints about any of the dishes. My favorite dish was probably the artichokes and the steak. So delicious! The atmosphere at the restaurant was very fun and modern. And our server was very knowledgeable and helpful when we had questions about the dishes. If you want an even more elevated experience, they have a sommelier that will come to your table and assist with picking wine to pair with your meal.

Did the chef's tasting menu? I'm still trying to figure out what we did to piss off the chef with…read morethe menu that we got. The meal continually went downhill from the first appetizers to the end. Started to go downhill when we had to pastas as a third course. They both tasted the same and were extremely salty. This was followed up by the smallest saddest toughest steak that I've ever seen in my life. Was extremely disappointed at this point in the menu. The dessert tasted worse than disappointment. We saw everyone by us getting pistachio ice cream other dessert that looked great. We got peach tomato ice cream, with a dry dusty cake that tasted like powder. Great service from the waitress though. Very knowledgeable and attentive so we still gave her a good tip. I think that the chef's tasting menu is just an angle to overcharge you for mediocre homemade Italian food. It's under the guys of they ask you questions to cater to you and the taste of the people at your table. The questions are so general and ambiguous. It doesn't really hone in on what your actual taste are. Haven't left a restaurant feeling like I've been robbed and wasted my money in a while. The main course made White Castle looks like a Michelin 2 Starr restaurant. Won't go back and would not recommend. To cap off the evening we took that weird raw steak thing that they gave us is our main course home in a doggy bag for our dogs. Our dogs usually go nuts about any meat whether it's lunchmeat, grilled ribs, or even the fat trimmed from the edge of the steak. This meat was so weird and bad that two of our dogs took it from her hand, went around the corner and poked at it and sniffed at it before trying to eat it. One of the two dogs spit it out and the other one left it. I've had steaks and beef at hundreds of restaurants over the years and can always identify what it is by how the piece of meat looks and how it is prepared. This was like mystery meat, very, very, very disappointed and feel robbed.

I had dinner with my parents at Alpino last week, and we had a great meal. Alpino is an Alpine (as…read morein of the Alps) restaurant, so you can find nods to Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland, Germany, and France on their menu and on their wine list. When you walk in, you get the Alpine vibes right away - carved wood, wood beams, a fireplace... It's beautiful but very comfortable. My mom is vegan, and Alpino's menu had several veganizable options for her (marked on the menu). She had a veganized chicory salad (bitter greens, golden apple, Comté cheese, pecan, and juniper maple citronette - they removed the cheese) and a veganized rösti (Swiss potato pancake, smoked salmon, crème fraîche, and mustard greens - they removed the smoked salmon and crème fraîche). My stepdad and I shared their carne salada (house-cured wagyu beef, crispy potatoes, rafano, and herbs, which was great. He enjoyed their chicken goulasch (Amich chicken thigh, paprika and tomato gravy, spätzle, and crème fraîche), while I fell in love with their Wienerschnitzel (breaded veal cutlet, morel rahmsauce, and pickled mustard seeds). Sadly, we didn't have room for dessert, because the food overall was great. Since my parents don't drink, I had a designated driver and so was determined to order a lot of their great wine. I had one glass of orange wine from Krasno in Slovenia and then two glasses of Grüner Veltliner from the Franz Etz estate in Austria. Their wine list is part of what makes a meal at Alpino such a treat. On top of great food, great wine, and great ambiance, the service was also great. Our server was Leonardo/Leo, who was attentive, friendly, and very helpful. The wonderful service helped make this a five-star meal for us. If I lived in Detroit, I'd be at Alpino once a month. It was a great meal. Great food, great vibes, great wine, great service. I used the word great a lot in this review, but it was just .... great! I'd love to return.

I'm based in LA but visited Detroit for a few days and Alpino was by far our favorite meal! The…read morepastas, salad, fish - everything was delicious. Loved the panna cotta too :) We hosted a private event for 15 people downstairs and Rebecca was incredible to work with from start to finish. She handled everything smoothly, made sure we were comfortable, and the service was top-notch. Food came out on time and tasted great too. Also chatted with David the owner; seems like a really hands-on guy and you could tell he really cares about the food, experience and his guests. If you're looking for a great spot to eat and/or to host a small gathering with great food + great people, this is it. Highly recommend!

Decided to go back for dinner last week and had a nice experience. However, even though we were…read morecelebrating a birthday we did not receive a candle with our dessert and we saw other tables getting candles which was a little disappointing. Most of our dishes were very tasty however I would not recommend the walleye panino. It was just ok and thought they were going to reinvent the fish sandwich but there is definitely other items that were very good. We also decided to go back yesterday for happy hour and sat at the bar and Brynn and Kelsey provided the best service I have had in a long time. They made the best martinis and were so fun and friendly! Our friends were celebrating their anniversary and we all had such a great time talking with them. I mentioned that we didn't a candle with our dessert the week before and they surprised us with pistachio gelato with a candle! It was so thoughtful and we were so thankful for the surprise! We definitely will be back for the happy and the great bar service!

Yelp considers 3-Stars to be Okay. This visit was a bit better than just okay, but not worthy of…read morefour stars. We arrived at 6:24 for a 6:30 resv and were immediately seated. My first impression: Noisy! Lots of hard surfaces. Difficult to hear the hostess, server and my wife. The tables were appropriately spaced for diners and servers to work with no bump & grind. We started by sharing a dozen oysters and the pear/walnuts salad. The oysters were a bit small-ish; but otherwise, excellent. Server took a drink order from my wife, but skipped me. Eh? I flagged down another server to order a Pino. It took a surprisingly long time to arrive. On the plus side, I was offered a taste to insure it was satisfactory - it was. The pear salad w/walnuts was excellent. The pears were sliced paper-thin. One of the joys of eating a properly ripened pear is the juicy explosion and thinly sliced pears defeat the juicy explosion. If the pears were fully ripe, perhaps cube them? Weirdly; the two sides (mushrooms, potatoes) were served before the entrees. The server noticed, seemed surprised and withdrew the sides, returning with our entrees (lamb shoulder, steak). Then the side returned. Both entrees were warm-ish and the sides were hot. The 14-day, dry-aged steak was ordered medium-rare and was seasoned and prepared as ordered. Again; warm-ish, not hot. I expected better beefy flavor for a dry-aged steak. One end was a bit chewy. Tenderness improved as I got to the other end of the steak. I ordered it with horseradish. I will admit to being a weirdo who loves spicy horseradish (and wasabi) that will clean the sinuses - this was "Ohio-spice'd" horseradish ... not creamy, but less spicy than Arby's Horsey sauce. The mushroom and the potato sides were served hot from the kitchen. Both were excellent, no complaints. The presentation of the steak needs improvement. It was a properly prepared, lonely lump of brown, served on a white plate with cracked ceramic glaze. The lamb shoulder was the better entree. For some reason, my wife was expecting Middle Eastern seasoning. The menu did not mention Middle Eastern seasoning and she did not ask, so that's on her, not the kitchen. I thought it was excellent. Gripe: After the entrees arrived, our server did not return to ask if the entrees were satisfactory. She did return later to ask if we wanted a second round of drinks. We did ... We were offered dessert and ordered, but never asked if we wanted coffee or an after dinner drink. Both desserts were excellent. Will we return? Probably ... not. With tip; dinner for two was $286. At this price point I expect better: Less noise, better beef and flawless service.

Absolutely incredible. Authentic, old school, homemade Italian! If you want a place that has a…read morecomfortable upscale feel, but the food reminds you of your Italian grandma's kitchen table, this is your place! Phenomenal staff, always checking on you to ensure you are enjoying your food and drink. This is a must go for a meal when in Detroit!

Not what it used to be to be The only server that was…read moreterrific, was on vacation. The others there have no clue. They can't make drinks and most of them were wondering around. We reserved a table in the corner and I specifically ask for that table and the hostess said definitely we could have it and they gave it away when we arrived. It wasn't that busy and we were excited knowing we could have that table and let down as we walked in the door. They said the owner gave it to their friends. Bad Business and we had been going for years. My dish was good but everyone else said it was just ok. Sauce tastes like ketchup. I don't recommend it , but there are customers that probably don't know what great Italian food is all about. Don't waste your time going here.

Dined at Adelina's 2 weeks ago for first time. Food was prepared & presented excellently from…read moreappetizers through dessert. Our server, Melina, also my name, demonstrated exceptional knowledge of the food & drinks; the most delightful server I've had the pleasure of meeting. Her serving skills were spot on. Thought perhaps she was a culinary student ! Ambience was extremely noisy as we dined outside. Inside was also pretty loud also. Overall, an extremely enjoyable experience in large part due to the talents of Melina !

Great tasting food. Really recommend the ravioli…read more Our waiter was awesome. Attentive and funny. Good jokes and recommendations on the menu My smoked old fashioned was amazing.