Subtle and good. Ordered a Bloody Mary with my breakfast; fantastic. If you like mixed drinks in the morning, you may get an outstanding bartender. The biscuits and gravy were understated but tasty; the portion was just right; not too big, so if you're looking for a plate overflowing with food, not for you. Staff were friendly, atmosphere was good, as well. Will do this again. read more

Female bartender was super rude. Fun male server was great. Food was, meh. Risotto was overcooked and kinda bland. House salad was great. They were out of like 4 things and when I asked about Bruschetta that I saw on their menu they said, "the menu you were looking at is way out of date" like you mean the one on your main website that is still up currently? Yeah wow shame on me for using such an old dated menu from your own current website. read more

Tavernonna surprised me. I was a little hesitant for dinner as it never seems too busy and I've heard mixed reviews but we had a wonderful dinner. They do seem a little short handed, and they were out of 2 items and Gouda cheese, but our waiter (Roger) was very pleasant and attentive. We ordered the Italian bread, arancini alla carbonara (amazzzzing), arrabbiata squid ink pasta, and chicken piccata. read more

Tavernonna - Italian bread - Italian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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We enjoyed this place before a show. The lamb chops were good, but not cooked long enough for what we ordered. Atmosphere is good, but they kind've forget about you since they make the bartender also wait tables. Old fashioned was good. read more

Tavernonna - Burrata Salad and old fashioned - Italian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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We made another reservation to give this restaurant another chance. When we arrived, table wasn't ready, there was only one server working, and we were told they didn't have enough chefs or staff. After two tries, will not be allowing another chance. Restaurant needs to get themselves together or will surely close for good soon. read more

Highly recommend sitting at the bar with Chan for a night cap and a quick bite. The drink was made to perfection and Chan takes pride in the patron's entire experience. I observed her greet each person with a smile. All staff was warm and the you could feel the good vibes amongst the team. read more

Tavernonna - Italian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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Fantastic dinner at this restaurant. We sat at a high top in the bar area. Nice selection of wines by the glass. Started with garlic Parmesan wings which were excellent (roasted no breading!) and the meatballs which were a good size and delicious. We then shared pasta carbonara- fabulous the only disappointment was there really wasn't enough to share. But that left room for dessert, tiramisu was a perfect ending to our meal. Bartender/and waitress, Fran, did a amazing job serving us and the entire bar which did not have an open seat! read more

Food was amazing! We had a long wait on food but it was worth the wait! Drinks were also very good! Overall decent experience! Not super busy! read more

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The food was excellent, and the surface was better. I have absolutely eaten here again.

Tavernonna is attached to the hotel we are staying at and we figured we'd give it a try. The atmosphere was great and wasn't super busy. The service was great and the staff were extremely kind. We shared the lobster mac and cheese and it was enough for 2-3 people. It was very delicious. The drinks were very good and very strong so they were worth the price. I felt that there were not enough options that were less than $30 per person. I think there should be more options for everyone and this would be a 5 star rating. read more

Absolutely Atrocious. This was the worst meal we have had in memory. 12 of us changed our reservation elsewhere because one person had read a good review of this place. NEVER eat in an empty restaurant, we were the only guests. Dinner took an hour and a half and we had 6 kids with us melting down. Food came out and it looked laughable. a 3/4" thick ribeye in the town of steaks. My steak was cold after a 90 minute wait, burgers were wrong, chicken was cold. It was as if noone, including the waiter had ever done this before! We know food and this was abominable read more

The food was fantastic. We had appetizers (fried Ravioli and Bruschetta) both were really good. I think my favorite dish was the Caprese Salad the way it was done was a fun twist and SO DELICIOU. For our main course we had lamb chop and the blackened seafood tortellini. Both were good but the pasta was def better. Highly recommend it. Great food and service. read more

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The server was all about himself and didn't really care to be there and wanted to tell us all about it. For the food we ordered, two of the dishes (mushroom risotto and the fig salad were super over seasoned. The risotto tasted like they straight up combined chicken bullion directly into the dish, too over powering. And the dressing for the salad was equally over powering and drowned out all of the other ingredients). The other two dishes were the opposite, super bland. I wouldn't choose to come here again. read more

Nice restaurant Good food. Great service Ariana (our server) from the time she greeted us. To the way she handle concerns. Very professional. read more

My "burger" came out and it only had a patty and bacon on it, nothing else. The bar tender went to correct the error and finally said that they were out of the correct ingredients that should have been on it. Being as it was close to 10:00 and there were few options close by, I ate it. It was probably the most bland and unimpressive meal I've had in a long time. To top it off, the fries were cold. Cannot recommend to anyone, stay away. read more

Executive Chef Dominic has the best pasta I've tasted in KC...the flavors were everything!! read more

Tavernonna - Atmosphere inside restaurant - Italian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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I stopped here because it's a fancy bar in a fancy hotel Hotel Philips that I was staying at to have an adult cocktail. The place serves food which I didn't try because KC it has to be Bbq. The place is very nice and upscale looking which matches the 20 story almost 100 year old hotel that it's connected to. The decor is white tile and dark brown broken up with light wood accents, nice looking place. The blond woman did a great job and my service had no issues at all. The drink menu had a drink I don't think that I have ever seen before called salted Carmel wave which is Tom's town bourbon, Gifford vanilla, five farms Irish cream, kosher salt, Carmel with a salty Carmel rim. OMG this cocktail was absolutely fu#&ing delicious and would make the perfect after dinner desert cocktail. Overall this was a nice place to relax and enjoy a great cocktail and I should have went back and tried something else on the drink menu. read more

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Solid choice. Had the KC Burger and was pleasantly surprised. Good flavor, sweet (not too much though) and savory. Actually ordered the same meal two nights in a row while staying at the Hotel Phillips for a conference. read more

Tavernonna - The KC Smoked Burger and truffle fries - Italian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

This is a great place for happy hour after work downtown KC. They carry a nice selection of liquor, the service is great and it's a nice, quite place to hang out. I need to come back for food as the menu looks amazing and has great reviews! Will be back soon! read more

I came here for breakfast while staying at the hotel and overall had a good experience. When I'd stayed here several years ago, they had a buffet type setup, but now it's more of a sit-down type experience. The server was great and she let us know they were short staffed and that it would take some time. I appreciated her letting us know that but since we weren't in a rush, we decided to wait it out. Another table got up and left and were kind of snotty to the server, even though it wasn't her fault that a lot of restaurants are struggling for help these days. I'm glad we waited because my breakfast was delicious. First, I loved the coffee and even short staffed they kept our mugs full. Then the breakfast itself was perfection. Eggs, bacon, potatoes and toast isn't hard but believe me, it can be screwed up. But here, everything was elevated. The scrambled eggs were fluffy and buttery. The bacon was crisp without being burnt and the toast was still hot when I got it. The potatoes were also great...I loved how thin they sliced them and the seasoning was amazing. I give credit to the chef and the servers for taking what could have been a negative experience and turning it around. The fact that they were open and communicated the challenges was a major plus in my book. read more

Tavernonna - Italian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Solid food, may be a new menu or chef but my Caesar was fantastic with house made croutons. I had the pizza and it was loaded with toppings and had good crust. Both friends that ordered pasta enjoyed theirs as well! read more

Wow! We were in KC for just the night and stayed in the Power and Light area and had no knowledge of restaurants. Decided on Tavern Onna and am so glad we did. The drinks were great, the appetizer was fantastic and our entree of Carbonara was outstanding. We highly recommend! read more

Tavernonna - Carbonnara - Italian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Took ages to get our meal. Steak was over cooked. Risotto way too garlicky. Asparagus overcooked. Will not return. Ambiance was nice.

Expensive, ambiance 5/10, food quality and taste 5/10 When you pay $17 for salad, $15 for soup, $12 for dessert, and $50 for entree + tax and tip, you expect way more out of the restaurant than just okay service and food quality of any hotel chain room service. I'm a local living 5min away walking and I will not be back to Tavernonna((( Im glad i've tried them during restaurant week, so I paid $55 for 4 courses, because otherwise I would be a lot more disappointed with the taste read more

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Not pictured: the best chicken parmigiana I've ever had in my life. So happy I randomly stumbled across this spot on yelp. The food was phenomenal. Amazing place to come for some authentic Italian read more

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Very good food. My bruschetta salmon was delicious and perfectly cooked. I wish it came with rice or some sort of carb side. My husbands was very good but wow heavy! Our service was very good as we sat at the bar during happy hour. They had great variety of appetizers beer wine and cocktails to choose from at a discounted price. This is in the basement of hotel Phillips. Very convenient as this was our hotel before a concert at T-Mobile. read more

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WOW, just, WOW! The food here was so good! I would be able to take my Italian mother and nonna here for a meal and not have them complain about anything being unauthentic. Whenever I might be back in KC again, this place will be one of the first I visit for a meal. read more

I read the reviews and I was a little scared. When we first arrived no one was at the front desk and we waited longer than you should to be greeted. We got there for our reservation at 6:15 and I think the help must have started at 6:30 PM. However, Rodger saw us and he came over and checked us in and got us to our table. Nice table near the street window. Rodger was back to take our drink orders. I explained we here headed to a show after dinner so we just wanted to order. We ordered the Arancini as soon as many reviews mentioned it and it was phenomenal. We split a Caesar salad and the Chicken Parmigiana. First, the servings are huge. I was glad we split our order because I couldn't have finished all the food. As is we had enough for a third person. The food was delicious. Rodger did an excellent job keeping us on schedule. I left my card in restaurant and as I realized it at valet, here came Rodger up the street with my card. Just a wonderful experience. We will definitely be back. read more

I would give a 0 if possible since I didn't even get to eat. My boyfriend and I JUST walked out after waiting over 40 minutes for our food. I even hesitated and went back in to find someone to ask how much longer our food might take and I couldn't find a single person who worked there. I sense discrimination since other tables seemed fine and happy. This is my first time in Kansas City and first place I went to eat right after getting off the plane and it was such a terrible experience. I don't suggest unless you look old, rich, and white - then the servers will pay attention to you. read more

I was staying in the attached Hotel Phillips and didn't feel like searching for dinner so I stopped in out of convenience. I sat at the bar and the bartender was very nice. I started with a Caesar salad and the chicken piccata (add mushrooms). The salad was ok but the dressing was very tart. The chicken in the piccata was tough. It was hard to cut with the knife I was given. The sauce was lemony but lacked any other flavors. I may go back when I'm staying at the hotel but I'll get something else. read more

Tavernonna - Chicken piccata add mushrooms - Italian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

The ambience of this restaurant is second to none. Thick wood tables, darker restaurant with nice lighting over tables, and a great bartender making heavenly drinks. The steak was delicious and cooked perfectly. HIGHLY recommend! read more

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The food was delicious. However, I'm not sure it was worth the amount of time we had to wait for it. The hostess was unfortunately not very welcoming. Our waiter was attentive and pleasant. Our wine and food were quite slow to arrive. I would definitely give it another try and cross our fingers that the service would be improved. read more

Tavernonna - Arancini Dinner - Italian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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Sure wish I had read the reviews first. Took my wife for her birthday while visiting our daughter in KC. I searched top restaurants and this was one that popped up. Obviously a PAID ranking. I had reviewed their website and so pricing was not a surprise. What was a surprise was the lack of quality and value. My Carbonera Pappardelle (pork belly) was marginal at best. It had about 1 oz of pork and nothing else but wide ribbon pasta and some kind of cheesy soupy sauce. The quality was subpar at best and for $38, I expected something very delicious. At least the portion was small so I didn't feel as bad leaving most of it. My wifes salad was lettuce and commercial croutons with no cheese or anything else. They matched their lack of quality with very slow service. My wifes crappy salad arrived well before our wine. I had to chase down the water for a 2nd glass of wine and also for pepper for my dish. No offer of peppercorn or parmeson cheese to top. They waiter tried but the kitchen was backed up which is surprising because it just was not busy. So if you would like overpriced food from a subpar chef and poor service, this is your place. read more

Large company meeting dinner..38 people...separate bar tender for dinner who was able to keep up with orders..very dark seating areas..very loud...food was served family still..served barely warm...the bread was the best thing served. read more

Our server Fran was very helpful considering this was my first time ever visiting. She went over and beyond with customer service. The portion size was more than what I expected. Will definitely come back. read more

Tavernonna - Gouda Mac and cheese. Meatballs and noodles. House salad and alcoholic beverage. - Italian Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

were turned away at the bar because the kitchen was closing in 20 mins. The bar was suppose to be open for another 1.5 hrs but they refused us service. read more

Truly a terrible dining experience. The server was poorly trained and was bored with serving us. Our chicken piccata was almost gross -- it was a giant deep fried chicken breast (not a cutlet) on top of a pile of overcooked linguini drenched in some sort of creamy lemon sauce. Our Rigatoni Alla Vodka was overpriced pasta drenched in what tasted like jarred marinara sauce with bacon pretending to be panchetta. There are plenty of better restaurants nearby that I wish we'd have gone to instead of this overpriced and underwhelming one. I will not return. read more

This was the most disappointing experience. Here for a work conference and we walked by what looked like a GREAT Italian place... The food was absolutely subpar for the price and the service matched the food. My friend got the pesto pasta shown in the menu .. which looked nothing like the picture. What showed as a lavish pesto was a soupy mess of a cream sauce with a few noodles. We ordered a salad and it came with the dressing on the side in a plastic cup and looked like something from the Panera... the food was terrible and far too pricey for what was served. Horrible experience. We should have gone to Chipotle down the street ... it would have been FAR better! read more

We tried eating there a few times while staying in the hotel connected to the restaurant. Long wait times if you did not have a reservation, even though there were multiple open tables. Hours of operation were limited. We did end up eating there finally one morning for breakfast. We ordered mascarpone pancakes and an omelette. The food was mediocre at best and the service was about the same. read more

Our server straight up told us he didn't have patience and doesn't know the menu, he said we're all on one check with 20% gratuity so he didn't need to work as hard. The fryer had been broken for 6 days and they didn't disclose that when the reservation was made. The menu was very limited due to the fryer being down. There was 10 people in the restaurant and our food took over an hour and drinks took 30 minutes. Super disappointed.. we spent a lot of money here with a party of 7 but it was very disappointing. read more