A staff too concerned about their friends and coworkers who are dining as well. Non attentive service from the get go. Reservations hold no water here. Friends and family first it seems like. When my wife inquired what the hold up, the hostess sat my entire family at the table closest to the host stand. Waiting for a table outside was a nogo apparently. My wife and I have a collective 60 years in the food business. This restaurant doesn't care about money apparently. First impressions go along way. Never again. read more

We were in Winter Park for our anniversary and decided pasta sounded good, so we gave this place a try. It's a cute restaurant! Our waiter was very kind, however as everyone mentioned the service was slllllowww. It's not a huge place, so I'm not sure why it was nearly impossible to find our waiter when we needed him.. but it wasn't a big deal to us. Every waiter/waitress we encountered in Winter Park was super lax and slow paced, so I guess it's just the vibe of the city. If you get there later at night they will sell out of their Focaccia bread, so keep that in mind. We ordered the meatballs instead and they never brought them out. It wasn't until we told our waiter, after our dinner arrived, that they brought them. ‍ My husband got the Mushroom Pappardelle and it was sooooo good! I got the Bolognese so we could try two different things and it was mostly meat sauce with literally 10 longer sized noodles. We shared and got extra sauce for the Pappardelle, which made this dish perfect. I also got the Italian Fall cocktail and it was SO yummy! Overall, this place is cute and if you lower your expectations for service, you won't be disappointed lol. read more

Volario's - Outside of Restaurant - Italian Near Me - Winter Park, Colorado

The location is closed indefinitely I was so looking forward to returning. I previously enjoyed my dining experience and hope they reopen.

We really had a bad experience tonight at Volario's'. We had a reservation at 7:00. We came sat down and the first thing they said they were out of Focaccia bread which is a surprise as it is their main appetizers, with no other bread substitute. The service was poor. After waiting over an 1 and a half we asked to speak to the manager, Dave. He was not willing to listen or even apologize for the extreme delay, very rude behavior towards our family. At this point our kids were fading and we decided to leave. It's sad to know that they are owned by devils thumb ranch. read more

The food and ambiance was fantastic. Make sure you try a little lasagna. The service is great. Very attentive

What a nice find! Hidden gym of Winter Park! Sat in standard seating in bar and all around great ambience and service! Food was delish as well! read more

The food was excellent, unfortunately the service was significantly below average. Probably won't go back.

So I guess for a mountain town this is an ok place. However, speaking as an Italian it seems to want to be a super fancy restaurant really hard but the food is really lacking. Something as simple as rosemary focaccia was dry and yet oily all at the same time. The mushroom pappardelle sauce was too thick, pasta was either overdone on some noodles or under done on others, and the mushrooms were super thick. Service was average. Overall if you are looking for an upscale less organized Olive Garden this place is for you. read more

Terrible terrible terrible experience. Considered here for our rehearsal dinner and thank god we tried it out first because their shitty service made our decision easy to not ever come back. We had a reservation and waited over 2 hours for our food. Our server completely forgot about our table. It was the worst dining experience ever. Do NOT come here unless you want to leave angry and disappointed. We were really looking forward to this food too so it sucks the service is SO bad. Never even got our food. read more

The worst experience I've ever had in my life, the restaurant was horrible service and the food wasn't even tasteful enough for the 2 hours we waited and the 200$ we spend on the food. I highly don't recommend this place for any good events or anything. read more

The atmosphere seemed nice and the place was crowded. We were greeted by the manager who was very friendly. We had a reservation so there was no problem with being seated. The problems began after we were seated. We ordered within 5 minutes of being seated. Our waitress and the rest of the wait staff seemed distracted by their friends being there...serving their food before us (even though they didn't come in until after), bringing them shots and eating food off their table. There was another table that turned over while we were there and the next set of guests received their food before us. When we asked about it, the waitress was defensive and said the pasta machine was broken...even though two tables next to us had just received pasta. When we confronted them we were talked to in a very defensive manner and there was no transparency in what was really going on. When we finally received our food it wasn't even that good. At that point our experience had been ruined and we all just wanted to leave. I wouldn't even give it two stars if it wasn't for the manager coming over to apologize and comping our entrees. Side note: the focaccia and the salads were good. read more

We had the best experience here over President's Day weekend. They were able to accommodate our huge group with kids plus all our dietary restrictions. It's such an elevated dining experience with impeccable food and it felt great to be out as parents with our friends and have all of our kids with us for an excellent Italian meal. Impressed! read more

Went here for dinner tonight, glad to see they are finally back open after soon long. The food was delicious and the service was great

The food here is excellent, the service attentive but unobtrusive. The Bolognese sauce on the lasagna is the best I've had in a long time. The rigatoni arrabbiata was also excellent, with truly al dente pasta. read more

The food and service are fantastic! The ambiance is a vibe! The drinks were delicious (especially the strawberry martini). Would definitely come back! 10/10 for me! read more

Volario's - Italian Near Me - Winter Park, Colorado

Amazing from beginning to end. We are from a big city with lots of amazing restaurants and I have high expectations. I lived in Italy for a few years. When I say this is authentic, fresh, amazing flavors, a total surprise find you MUST eat here when you are in town. read more

It was ok, chicken was super dry. Ambiance was fine, the owner came out to tell us it wasn't possible to watch the game. I get it, it's not a sports bar. If only the food said the same. The server was excellent but the food didn't quite match it. read more

I have to say that the food wasn't very good. The pizza tasted like a something I'd see at a 7-11. The service was okay. The ambiance was nothing special. I wasn't wowed by it. read more

Romantic yes! We sat in the bar area; the tables were not too close to each other, and had a romantic dinner with soft music, fireplace in the background and a nice cocktail each! I had the Diamond Manhattan which was not traditional and it was a clear drink versus the Amber manhattan typically served. I thought it was light tasting and delicious, but just the right alcohol buzz. My husband had a more traditional Manhattan (barrel aged and garnished with orange peel instead of a cherr liked his as well. We ordered all our food to share. We had the sausage bruschetta which was very hearty like a meal. We had the arugula salad that had figs, prosciutto and cheese. The salad was light and served without dressing; we enjoyed it very much. We had the lamb gnocchi (house made gnocchi) and that had a lovely sauce, a brown sauce maybe made with wine. We thought the dish was delicious. We ordered the polenta served with caramelized onions on top---yeah I ate all the onions off the top, but the polenta was kind of blah- that was the only miss for us. Our server, Cecil was very knowledgeable about the menu, and seemed to enjoy his job. The hoste ss was also very nice and accommodating. We would return to this restaurant. This review is from 2018. I forgot to post, but was back here for my anniversary and the experience was wonderful! We started with appetizers and apple pie martini (we wished we had saved it for dessert!) we had the house made focaccia, Brussels sprouts and crispy gnocchi. All were very delicious and a good size for sharing! Our main courses were just the best...I like to think I make a mean lasagna, but this lasagna was amazing! My husband had the stuffed paparadelle, and loved it! This guy always cleans his plate, but with drinks appetizers, we both took home half. Oh, don't worry....he ate them both for breakfast! Our dessert was sensational and we split it! It was sort of a gelato pie that had salted caramel, white chocolate, oh, who knows, just get it! There is also Hawaiian lava sea salt on it...I don't know, just get it! Pictures attached read more

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Volario's is a very lovely place. We went on a ski trip to Winter Park and this was our first meal there. Italian sounded great and then we were here. We got very lucky in that a table of 5 had just canceled, so we got seated right away without a reservation. The place itself is interesting in design with a fun bar area in the front and a formal restaurant in the back basically looking at the kitchen. Our waiter was 10/10 and even gave us a lot of advice about the Winter Park ski experience, as he is an instructor there. We ordered appetizers and the bread was AMAZING. I was full before dinner came out. Figures. I ordered a mushroom pasta and it was very good. Not really what I expected, but still good! My mom ordered a chicken pasta dish and it was almost more of a chicken tetrazzini. Also not exactly what she expected but good. Prices were pretty high up there, so this is a place for planned fancier night, but overall it was a great experience. read more

Outstanding service in a nice atmosphere. They think highly of their mediocre lobster bisque (very squishy lobster chunk) and $13 for a tiny bowl. The stuffed sirloin special with risotto was very good as was the Caesar salad. The bolognese was nice with perfectly cooked pasta and just the right amount of sauce. read more

Had a birthday dinner reservation for my boyfriend at 6pm... changed it to 8 after our flight delayed 16 hours. We're traveling with young kids and decided we would rather order to go and head straight to our condo. We were told they don't do To-go food unless we wanted pizza which is not what we wanted for a nice birthday dinner. Spoke to the manager who was rude and uncompromising giving no reasoning other that it just wasn't their policy. Interesting way to run a small mountain town restaurant, that's for sure. Unfortunate but definitely won't be supporting this business in the future. read more

I am so happy Volario's is open again! The staff, service and food are all top notch. Be sure to reserve in advance!

Excellent food , great ambience, and fantastic service. If I could give it a 10, I would.

First time dining here and we were so impressed with the food, prices, service and ambiance. Our waiter, Richard, was so helpful and very friendly and knowledgeable of the menu. We will definitely be back. read more

Service was fantastic. Food was wonderful. Music was on point. What more could you ask for?

Waitress was friendly but took 20 minutes to get two drinks. then we never received our appetizers but they brought our entrees and then wanted to serve us our appetizers after getting the entrées. the Branzino entree was swimming in olive oil. the bolognese was lacking flavor. very disappointing overall. The kitchen was visible and seemed disorganized read more

Glad to see Volarios back in action. Solid Italian with lots of options and sensible portions. Good wine list.

The restaurant was very nice and clean, the atmosphere was calm and relaxing. Our server Brayden was very kind and made sure our every need was met! Would recommend! read more

We had 7:30 PM dinner reservations. We arrived on time and seated immediately. Our waitress came by and offered water and took our order for appetizers. We ordered focaccia and on her recommendation, the meatballs. They were both very good. She came by and took her order and my husband ordered the mushroom pizza with truffle oil and I ordered the eggplant appetizer for my meal. We waited 35 minutes for our food to arrive. I was offered Parmesan cheese for my eggplant and said yes. The waitress never did come by with the Parmesan cheese. I took two bites of the eggplant and it was so spicy that I was unable to eat it. I checked the menu and it never mentioned anything about the dish being spicy. When my husband was 3/4 of the way through his pizza, the waitress came by to check on us and I told her about the eggplant. I sent it back to the kitchen and she offered me something else. By that time, my husband was finished eating. We asked for our bill, which took 12 minutes to come to us. With tax and tip for bread, three meatballs and a pizza, it was $60. Most likely we will not return. read more

Delicious! Everything was awesome, I usually do not have high expectations when eating out in mountain towns. This spot was surprisingly delicious. We had a party of 7 and ordered many different apps and entrees, all so good! Lisa was our server and was super friendly, attentive and had great recommendations. be sure to try the salted Carmel gelato pie! read more

Volarios is serving brunch this summer. It's a great place to sit outside on the patio near the stream when it's nice outside I am huge fan of the prosciutto benedict. It has the best hollandaise sauce. I've been twice now in the month of June. I had to give 5 stars to the benedict! It's that delicious. The people are friendly that work here. I think brunch is a good idea! I do miss the music on the patio they offered last summer. There aren't many places in Winter Park to listen to live music and get a nice glass of wine. read more

Volario's - 2nd time in a week. Loving the brunch here. - Italian Near Me - Winter Park, Colorado

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Great evening at Volario's. First off service was very good. Gave solid recs, including wine, and was just a great person. Ordered for the table: brushetta, charcuterie, wagyu meatballs, margherita pizza, pappardelle scascillia, and osobucco. All was great, best was brushetta, wagyu meat balls and pappardelle. Will go back. read more

MLoved the BAM! Great sevice food was local and made to order. Great experience, will be going back. read more

Volario's - Barrel Aged Manhattan - Italian Near Me - Winter Park, Colorado

Came here for my bf's bday after a long day of snowboarding. We were seated right away without a reservation which was super nice of them. However the food was inedible. I read great reviews about the wagyu meatballs. These came out so salty that I couldn't take more than a bite. My tongue was writhing from the salt overload. I decided to give my main entree a chance. I ordered the papardelle with mushroom and my bf got the lasagna. We packed up everything in a to-go box but we should've left it there as a statement of disappointment and frustration. The papardelle was flavorless, just tasted like butter noodles. The worst part was the feeling of cracking my tooth from all the salt rocks in the pasta. It was...so unpleasant I actually got pissed. My bf took two bites of his wagyu lasagna and couldn't eat anymore. It was super heavy and the lasagna noodles at the bottom were really cakey and thick. I'm upset that his birthday dinner didn't go as planned. The bill came out to over a Benjamin and I wish I just went to Wendy's to be completely honest! read more

Closed until further notice per voicemail and website - too bad because it was pretty good. Weird too because they are still advertising in the grand county menu guide. read more

We've been here four times and always have a good experience. Twice our server has been David and he's awesome. Tonight we sat on the patio and it was nice. The lasagna was delicious as always. Kids were happy: pepperoni pizza for my son and she'll pasta with butter and pasta for my daughter. And my wife's gluten free gnocchi carbonara was delish. Great drinks, yummy cannoli. Sad to hear that it will be closing after Sunday for the rest of the summer. There's a housing crisis in Grand County, like so many other places, and there's not enough housing for service industry employees. I hope we can all figure out a way to solve this problem soon! read more

I was at first disappointed that I couldn't get in for dinner in the next two nights as they were totally booked. I left a message and Lisa the manager called me and was a delight. She was able to accommodate two of us for dinner and she was outstanding! Of course the wine the Italian margarita and the food was phenomenal. We had the baby artichoke as an appetizer and shared a Caesar salad which was delicious. I had the pasta carbonara and my friend had the Bolognese. I would highly recommend this restaurant - - love it! And love Lisa too! read more

We had such a great experience here! Online, the reservations were full, so we were walking to another restaurant, but just popped our heads in to be sure. They were able to accommodate us as walk-ins, and seated us at a great table indoors. We had the wagyu meatballs as an appetizer, and then we split the caprese salad and trout - seriously some of the best fish I have ever had!! I can't even describe the flavor except to say that I was really sad when it was all gone :). And the bread that was brought the table - beyond amazing! read more

Went to Volario's for apps and cocktails New Years Eve. Enjoyed it very much Cecil (bartender) and Brook (Hostess) were great. read more