A lovely little place that has fabulous Italian food. Had the homemade spaghetti w San Marzano…read moretomatoes and the bread, oh the bread was so damn good w pesto and olive oil dipping sauce.

The European feel to the cafe is charming. The meats from…read moreProsciutto to mortadella melt I. Your mouth. The homemade focaccia is amazing. I want to go back and try pastas and dessert.

I loveeee pastaria!! It's dangerous how close I live because I do frequent this place often and I…read morecan't believe I hadn't left a review yet! I pop in for gelato frequently, but I also enjoy the pistachio raviolis a lot. You really can't go wrong with any pasta choice, and I haven't tried their pizza but it looks and smells amazing. I usually enjoy my dinner with a glass of wine -- they have a great selection. If it's nice out, we try to sit outside. I do recommend getting a reservation because they get really busy during peak dinner hours! The staff is always friendly, from the hostess to the waiters to the bartenders, I've never had a bad experience. Highly recommend this place!

What a great find in Clayton. Was in town visiting my daughter and was looking for a causal spot…read morewith good food. I stumbled across Pastaria and was immediately drawn to the place. I sat at the bar and was immediately greeted and given a menu. I ordered the Citrus Salad and Fried Risotto Balls. OMG the risotto balls are something that cannot be passed up. Simply amazing. The salad was so good, could have used a touch of acid but was superb. The service was top notch and will not only be coming back but recommending Pastaria to anyone that I like. The restaurant vibe is fantastic. Welcoming and hopping but not too loud that you couldn't hear yourself think.

The food was fabulous: fresh, hot, flavorful. The service was top-notch. Andres was our amazing…read moreserver but you could see well-trained professional staff from the hostess to the kitchen team & expeditor who brought piping hot food to our table as soon as it was ready. The restaurant is traditionally lovely casual with wood beams, rock details & outside dining. An excellent dining experience!

Amazing lunch at Antonio's Taverna was a pleasure. The food was fantastic and delicious…read more Calamari appetizer with grilled bread is exceptional! Not fried, but sautéed with a light red sauce really surprised me. Salad and soup, house with light vinaigrette and Avgolemino were both great. Nonna's Ragu and Grilled Salmon Pasta both excelled. Our server, Christine took exceptional care of us and recommended an outstanding Italian White to add to our entrees. We cannot wait to return!

This was a little hidden gym for me to try out recently for dinner. You have to utilize street…read moreparking so that can be a little difficult to find depending on how busy it is. On the outside it looks smaller, but there's a lot of dining space inside the staff is very friendly and helpful with menu suggestions. They also have a small patio area for outside dining as it gets warmer outside. They have a wide variety on their drink menu and a large wine selection. They start your meal off with bread and hummus, which was pretty tasty. I got the rigatoni with shrimp and it was a pretty good dish. I think it could've used a little more seasoning, but overall it was a solid meal.

Best Lasagna in St. Louis. The portions are huge (at least the lasagna was). The lasagna was served…read morewith a sauce and I was unsure I would enjoy this but it was AMAZING! I had left overs for 2 days. This was our first visit and it was a Friday night and very busy. We sat at the bar for dinner as we were going to the theater and could not afford to waste time. Service was very kind and attentive, offered several recommendations for dinner. I should have made reservations so Make the reservations, it will be worth it. I also do not typically like toasted ravioli but these were also excellent. The service was great! I would highly recommend and will absolutely return.

Brisket toasted ravioli were perfect! Lightly breaded with generous portions of brisket. The…read morehomemade marinara is so tasty. We split an Italian chopped salad and it was plenty for the two of us. Spring mix was fresh, toppings of meat and olives were delicious. The rib eye and mashed potatoes were cooked perfectly to order and it was a good quality cut of meat. The grilled salmon with chili sauce was lovely. Honestly it was so good, it would have been amazing without the chili sauce! We finished with the port wine chocolate cake. Rich and delicious. Overall, the food quality to cost was very very good. High quality food for less than many other restaurants. Well done!

Very friendly staff. Service was excellent. The patio was a nice area to relax & enjoy a long…read moredinner with friends. The food was tasty. We loved the appetizers. Pastas were good & we had a favorite- the bucatini. The tomato sauce was delicious. We ordered for happy hour. Wine flight was $12. What an amazing deal. And the waitress brought the 2 of us flights with 8 different wines. Was a great way to try so many.

Large selections of teas and coffees! You can build your own with there flavored syrups and try…read moresomething new. They had a variety of baked goods and sandwiches that looked really yummy. I got the matcha with blackberry syrup and it was so refreshing! The latte with maple syrup was also delicious! Love that you can order, look at all the things in the market while you wait and then sit on the patio to enjoy your drink. The market was super chic and Italian inspired and offered lots of upscale goodies!

What a cute coffee shop and market. Literally a go-to place for personal gifts. Such as chocolate,…read morecigars, wine, and cards. You can buy cheese and meat. The coffee shop has great sandwich options and coffee/tea. There are a few seating locations inside and a larger patio outside. AO&Co is a little hidden but it is definitely a gem once you adventure inside. 100 percent recommend for those who wander.

Wow. It is easy to see why Charlie Gitto's has garnered 4 1/2 stars overall on this site. It was…read morethat good. I was taught by brother that you should book your first dinner reservation as after flying all day, one is tired, and not able to make good decisions...hence eating at a TGI Fridays in New Orleans on our first night. I have heard about that since. Charlie's had the perfect vibe going as it has a great reputation. Wendy was also simply amazing and shared may stories of St Louis and was just a tremendous server. The only thing that tricked us was the Toasted Ravioli. It has meat in it, and my wife is vegetarian. The Arancini was terrific and the table bread was also quite tasty. My wife had the Manicotti and I had the Chicken Lemonata. So great. The bottle of the house Gitto's Red was the perfect wine as well. A great experience at a restaurant that is a legend in St. Louis and I am glad it was our first meal in the city.

We enjoyed our visit to Charlie Gitto's On the Hill. We had a 5:00 reservation and arrived about 20…read moreminutes early but were seated right away. The vibe inside was warm, cozy, and sophisticated. There is also a small patio area that seemed to have a much different vibe. We were seated in a busy area of the restaurant, so there was frequent traffic passing by our table, which took away from the vibe a bit. It didn't bother us but I can see how it could bother others. Everyone we interacted with from the hostess to our waiter Brian and the other servers passing by our table, was friendly and welcoming. The manager even stopped to chat with us while we waited for our Uber. Now for the food, we started with the toasted ravioli we had heard so much about and it was good. For the main dish, we went with the lobster spaghetti which was one of the day's specials. The portion size was generous making it the perfect dish to share with my son. The dish was filled with lobster, shrimp, and other seafood, all tossed in a rich buttery sauce. We both really enjoyed it. Even though we were full from dinner, we didn't want to leave without trying dessert so we took a slice of carrot cake back to the hotel. It made a great late night snack. The cake was moist and the cream cheese icing was delicious. Overall, this is a nice spot for an Italian dinner.

The food was delicious and hot. They have very tasty sweets! Our server was super friendly and…read morefunny. The vibes of the restaurant is very industrial and classy. There was cheap paid parking super close by if you can't find a street spot. Beautiful view outside the restaurant as well to walk around by after your date!

Our group of 11 ate here during a convention and had a very disappointing experience…read more Our reservation was at 6:30pm, and our entire party arrived early at 6:15. Showing up on time, with a 11 people, because we respect the time of others. Despite that, it took over an hour and a half to receive our food. We waited about 20 minutes to get our drinks, our salads arrived before the drinks, which set the tone for the rest of the evening. When the meals finally came out, a couple were cold. At that point, we had been there close to two hours. What was most frustrating, though, was how the situation was handled. The manager offered a minimal discount and quickly dismissed our concerns. When we asked to speak with the General Manager, we were met with the same lack of concern and no real effort to make things right. We understand that restaurants get busy, especially during events, but communication and customer service go a long way. Unfortunately, both were lacking here. We really wanted to enjoy this experience, but the service and response from management made it hard to overlook. *NOTE to management - You can save yourself some time and skip the COPY/PASTE response. It comes across as insincere and you have already proved our concerns do not matter.*

My mom and I used to come here a lot when I was little, so she decided she wanted to run it back…read moreand go here for her birthday lunch. It really is consistently good and we've never had a bad experience here. We started with cocktails and I had the espresso martini. It was very good! She had more of a fruity martini and also enjoyed it. They give you bread which is always a plus, and we started with an appetizer of mozzarella fritti which was fresh mozzarella and fried. Delicious. We also obviously had to get the salad and it was so good with the house dressing. We had the chicken piccata and the pollo Soto. My piccata came with a side of pasta and was very tasty. I loved the lemon and the capers. Our server was kind and helpful. I definitely recommend making a reservation because we went at noon on a Saturday and it was poppin! I'll be back :)

We've been to "The Hill" in South City countless times, but we'd never tried Zia's. That changed a…read morecouple of days ago. Honestly? We've been missing out. The interior is nothing fancy, but it has that standard charm of The Hill. The service was excellent, we had Katie. She could have told us she went to WashU and majored in waitressing and we would have believed her. Prompt, professional but slightly personable. Good combo. The food was GREAT. We couldn't decide which was better, the Chicken Picatta or the Chicken Speidini. They were both super high quality poultry mixed with a rich and flavorful sauce, yum. Katie even let us make the side shells "pink", by mixing marinara and Alfredo for us. The only reason I'm subtracting a star is that our salads were a bit wilted -- my Mom kept running into some weird looking greens. Regardless, we'll be back.

Stopped here for lunch over a weekend with a friend. Very cool place, with lots of local food. We…read moreeven got to do a wine tasting with some Italian wine. For lunch they have a deli with sandwiches. I ordered the hot mortadella sandwich without pickles. I got a combo with a drink and chips. Food came out quickly and was tasty. We got to eat in a connected event space, which was spacious and had plenty of seating. Service was quick and friendly! This is a great place to stop by for a quick meal or some local stl stuff! I will def go again.

Delicious lunch items. A solid wine selection with wonderful staff. Tons of fun events, especially…read morerosè day. Lots of local and international artisan food items. They never disappoint!