My wife and I love coming here for date night! You have to try the seared tuna appetizer it's never enough you'll always want more! Everything on the menu is delicious! And the staff is amazing! Plus it has a really good wine selection. read more

1285 Restobar - Italian Near Me - Florence, Oregon

First off I live here in Florence and it really pains me to write this as I hate writing a bad review on a local store but here you go cold truth, We came here about 3 pm this past Saturday stood in line outside 15 mins for a table no biggie we wait, Got seated next to the window which faces their kitchen and you can see the happy faces cooking ( not) they look miserable, we sat their for over 20 mins not one employee not one could say hi has anyone helped you, no one then the hostess comes over I say something she says I'll get you some water, never got water. 10 mins go by and hostess comes back we are going to move you this is just crowded, hey I didn't ask to sit here, so you place us in the back room on a big dirty table the floor littered with trash.okay what ever can I please just have a glass of water. So we again sit at this table for another 15 mins nobody not one employee that came into that room gave us the time of day they walked in look at us smile and walk away like WTF.. You failed at every opportunity you where given we where more then patient, the problem with this place is the employees just flat out do not care it shows on their faces and nobody is happy just stressed out, and you rest on your past success. Why do I say that, because no one reply's to the negative reviews, so my wife,brother in law, and myself spent over and hour and 15 at your place got zero service, zero food but 100% ignored. Never again. read more

Came here on a motorcycle coast ride. The staff was nice. The food was good. The place is cute. Nothing that really blew me away about this place. read more

Food was good and plentiful. Prices were acceptable. Service was disappointing though. This was our third visit this month. Second time in a row for this waiter. This male waiter came across rude from the moment he approached our table. There were three of us including family from out of state. We placed our orders including an appetizer. Within moments of placing our order we realized that we failed to request no feta cheese and no onions on one of the salads. We flagged our waiter and asked he would the kitchen know of our request. WITHOUT hesitation, he responded that" the order has been placed and he can't change it " Kinda senseless because all he had to do was to the kitchen and ask the not to put feta cheese and onions on one salad! The orders may have been placed but they were not in the process of being made as we had not received our appetizer yet. Truly, truly disappointing! We will return but not sit in area. If we can be seated in a different servers section, we'll leave. There are too many other great restaurants in Florence to put up with this type of attitude! read more

The pizza was amazing and my wife really liked the clams. My daughter even enjoyed the burger with me. read more

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I was excited about trying this place. The entrance has a small podium with a sign that states "wait for hostess". We stood there for over 5 minutes and no one approached us or said someone will be right with you. My mother had a fall the day before and was feeling dizzy so we thought we'd sit at a nearby table until someone came up. A young girl with black hair approached us and very rudely said, did a hostess seat you? We said no..we hadn't seen one. She said well the sign states wait for hostess. She didn't even give me a chance to explain why we sit down at the table. We didn't want trouble..just a seat for my mom. The pizza was definitely not worth the rudeness we received. read more

1285 Restobar - Pizza - Italian Near Me - Florence, Oregon

Wow, we happened upon this cute place by chance. The wait staff was SO nice to our dog and to us. Amazing service, and the food was the BEST EVER.!! Highly recommend!!! read more

We were referred here by the hotel we're staying at. I can see why they enjoyed it so much. The food was spot on - quality and quantity were absolutely perfect. And our waitress, Emily, was awesome. She had great recommendations for drinks and meals and was just a blast to talk to and had us laughing the whole time. If you go to 1285 Restobar hopefully you'll be in her section. read more

1285 Restobar - Italian Near Me - Florence, Oregon

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We showed up around 4:00 pm on a Wednesday afternoon. As a party of 9 (2 adults and 7 children) we were excited at the prospect of no wait since it was an odd meal time and indeed, when we walked up there were MANY open tables. We waited patiently outside since the sign on the hostess table says to wait to be seated. When someone finally came over and I said we were a party of 9 (we were all standing there) the server replied with "we don't cater to large parties so we'd have to seat you at 2 tables and you'd have 2 servers". What?! I have never been told that. I understand needing to put tables together, or if they were busy maybe saying they'd have to split the table up. But from her tone of voice and message it was clear to us they just didn't want to serve us. We politely said no thank you and went elsewhere. So, I can't review the food, but I can review the ambiance, and that being said, the restaurant looked really nice! And it actually did look very family-friendly, definitely a restaurant and not bar atmosphete. The service, however, needs some definite work. At least where certain servers are concerned. read more

Everything was pretty good. There were flies in the restaurant and the seats were very uncomfortable but the food was pretty good and the servers were super nice and attentive. read more

Food was really good. No ac when I was there but it's mostly outside seating anyway so just something to consider on a hot day. Not ideal for large parties. I got the crab ravioli and it was amazing. It's not cheap food but not over priced for what you get read more

Great late lunch at the Restobar after dune buggy ride with friends. Everyone was happy with their meals including clam chowder, crab cakes, salads, anti pasta plate cheese, meats, olive spread an pesto sauce. A couple things where not as expected the antipasto plate came with only four small slices of bread, not enough to eat what was provided. The other being that the crab cakes Parmesan over shadowed the crab flavor and it was cooked longer than we liked. All in all the service was good and we were happy with our meals. read more

1285 Restobar - Italian Near Me - Florence, Oregon

Service could be improved especially for take-out! We ordered two pizzas for our family. Some other members of the family were getting fish and chips so we ordered takeout so we could all eat different things together at the tables across the street. We put in the order at 12:15. The fish and chips were ready from the other restaurant at 12:30 so I went and asked how much longer on the pizza. They told us 25 minutes. Knowing that it would cause problems for my family if only half of our kids had food I asked to cancel the pizza order. A young man went and checked and said no we couldn't cancel because they already started. Other people seemed to be getting their food so we checked a couple more times but we didn't end up getting our food until 1:18. Over an hour after when we ordered it. The pizza was good but I would never order it again because of how long it took and how oblivious and unsympathetic they were to our situation. I don't k ow if they just have a horrible system for take out or they take over an hour to make a cheese pizza and a veggie pizza. Or maybe the kitchen was understaffed. But that doesn't explain why everyone else seemed to be getting their food. read more

Saw good reviews on Yelp and decided to try it out. We were hungry for pizza. Really cute cozy place with full view of the kitchen. We were greeted right away and waited 5 minutes for the window table. Cocktails were really good. Plenty of alcohol in those martinis! We ordered a half chicken artichoke and half the 1285 special, which was like a bbq chicken pizza. The crust was house made and perfect for me. I like a thinner crust with a bit of crunch. So tasty, the pizza was so flavorful and fresh ingredients on both halves. Great service, very attentive. A really great spot in old town Florence. I do recommend!! read more

Restobar - Pretty belowbar. This was our first meal here in Florence while on a spring break vacation. We sure hope the experiences improve. 1285 is a relatively cute and lively restaurant in the heart of Old Town Florence. Service is pretty solid. And the staff were very friendly. Now the less favorable...As our family of four stopped in, we were seated in a back, uninsulated enclosed porch. It was cold and stark. While the menu is diverse and interesting, the food just didn't hold up. We shared an appetizer (caprese salad), which was actually the high point. For our entrees, we had a pizza, a calzone, seafood pasta, and manicotti. We were all quite disappointed. First, the base marina is super-sweet. The pasta was overcooked. And the manicotti was a soup. We skipped dessert (too cold to stay, tired of being in our coats). Add two Limonatas and a soda, and the bill came to $110. it doesn't help that they have extra charges (though not hidden). None of us were happy. My advice..Bar 1285 from your options in Florence. Keep exploring. read more

Very good food and bar. Have had only 1 or two unsuccessful dishes out of 40 meals. While getting a table can be a large chore during peak times in the Summer and other times especially without being able to get reservations. read more

Lady walking out sang the praises of this place, so we stopped restaurant shopping and went in. We are happy we did! Each meal was excellent. Chicken Parmesan with linguini pasta also had a perfect Caesar salad. The Greek pizza with Italian sausage added was delicious. The meat calzone was phenomenal too. We kept passing each other's dishes around! So wonderful! read more

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While the pizza was good the service was not. Unfortunately one particular young blond person was so rude at the check in that we will not return here. It was a real buzz kill, having read about how great this place was supposed to be. Points though for the server who stepped in to smooth the situation and make things better. She saw how rude the first person was and tried to make things better. It's a hot place so ambiance is touristy and chaotic. Often times a wait to be seated. And make sure they know you're in line. They seated their friends before us even though we were there before the workers' friends were. read more

I can honestly say this was probably the worst place I've had in Florence. The food was bland and didn't really have much flavor. I had the Baked Lasagna and my friend had the Manicotti Florentine both nothing special and couldn't tell the difference when they came out. They had a inch of cheese on the top and barely any noodles for both dishes. I'm not going to say any bad for the service sense they were short staff. The ambiance was nice and had a rustic theme going. read more

Shrimp scampi. The shrimp was good. Upgraded my salad to ceasar. ($4 for a small plate). Salad and shrimp were good. The scampi was gelatinous. No wine sauce or butter. It was brown and tbick. No one asked me why I didnt eat my dinner. Not going to order that again. will stick to the pizza. read more

The employees have a sense of entitlement when it comes to payment. If i receive poor service, why would i tip? It's not that i can't tip. Have done concrete work for many years, where's my tip? Lawyers and police officers don't get tips, doctors and nurses don't get tips, our damn military doesn't recieve tips, construction folks don't get tips, only the lazy people in the food industry have high expectations, it's your damn job to serve food. The food isn't that great and it's overpriced. You want more money or a better wage? Use your brain and get a better career. read more

These are the days when getting a table in a restaurant can feel impossible. We were seated quickly, the rest of the ordering, food delivering, etc... took longer. Which is fine. The town was hopping, most restaurants had a long wait and you just need to be more forgiving and thoughtful when dining out these days. My husband had a hazy pale ale and pizza that he was happy with. The pizza is cheese heavy and crust light which is just the way he likes pizza-so a win. I had the ahi salad and it was good. I made the mistake of pouring the balsamic dressing on the salad and I think it was meant for the bread. The result was too much dressing and completely my fault. I did decide to have the pistachio cocktail as dessert and it was perfect for that. I'm going to guess it has Baileys and amaretto, and I don't know what else, but it was tasty and different. read more

1285 Restobar - I am so stinking curious about the Pistachio in Paradise, but will it be too sweet? - Italian Near Me - Florence, Oregon

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Great lunch spot- show up close to 12 or you may need to wait. The dressing on the salads, mango and ranch, tasted homemade, both delicious. The rosemary bread over powered the crab melt. The Italian salad was good but maybe more lettuce and less processed meat would work better. Service was prompt. read more

1285 Restobar - Italian cobb - Italian Near Me - Florence, Oregon

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We had the pleasure of eating lunch here while passing through. We sat outside with our dogs. The food was delicious! Most notable was the Caesar salad with the best anchovies I've ever had! We will definitely be back on our next trip up north. read more

Love the ambiance. Mercedes always takes great care of us! My favorite is the pizza and crab cakes! The burgers are also fantastic!

First of all, the staff here are amazing! It was packed when we arrived with a large gathering of people outside waiting for tables. The hostess was smiling, friendly and very organized in getting people seated as quickly as possible. Our waitress was even friendlier and very funny! She had tables inside and outside but was calm and personable to everyone. We had a table by the window which provided great people watching for entertainment! On to the delicious food...we started with the scallop appetizer. This was fantastic! The sauce the scallops are cooked in was so fantastic my husband was eating it with a spoon after the scallops were gone. For dinner he had the NY steak with grilled mushrooms and onions. The steak was cooked perfectly and had great flavor. I had the seafood pasta which was to die for! Rich, creamy, bold flavors. I also had a house side salad which was delicious as well. This is definitely one of our favorite spots in Florence and we'll always come back when we're in town! read more

1285 Restobar - Prosecco - Italian Near Me - Florence, Oregon

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My family and I were very unpleased with the service here. We arrived at 7:40 and the hostess said there was a table finishing up and then she would clean it and sit us. We started looking at menus while we were waiting and realized they close at 8. I told the waitress we didn't know they were going to close soon and we could go somewhere else, but she insisted we stay and that it was no problem. Then as we were still waiting for the table, we heard one of the cooks yelling across the restaurant saying "are they gonna order or just stare at the menu all night." Extremely unprofessional as customers could all hear and we were obviously waiting for someone to sit us/take our order. When the table was ready, a waitress came up to us and said "we can sit you but the kitchen closes in 5 minutes. Also we are out of chicken, lasagna, meatballs, and clam chowder." She was very rude and it was clear she was trying to get us to leave. After we sat at our table, our waiter came up and the first thing he said was "I heard you guys are ready to order and you know what we are out of." Finally, as we got up to leave (mind you there were still other customers there), all of the staff was standing around audibly talking about us as we walked by. The entire experience was upsetting and frustrating. There was no reason for us to be disrespected and treated with such unprofessionalism. Do better. read more

OMG the food is soooo good! You can smell the blessings to come from the street. The Clam Chowder: the best I ever had, and I am a snob when it comes to seafood. Mussels in an Italian sausage sauce? Gimme some more! I tell ya...they should bottle and sell that sauce. Wow! I requested extra bread to finish it. The CLAM CHOWDER, have I mentioned the clam chowder? I don't think I could even look at one of those red/white cans by *Kambullz* after that. BEST Ever! What else did I have? Oh yes, Hawaiian Luau Pizza. Not Soggu. Very tasty. You know how some pizza with pineapple comes out like a damp sponge? Not this one. ALOHA!! The Tieton cider on tap was delicious, excellent choice! Paired well with all the above. Come for the food! Very, very good food! Totally reminded me of San Francisco, Fisherman's Wharf, and Alioto's. If you want to know about the service, read the other reviews. That's why only 4 stars. Next time I come to Florence, I am coming back! Keep up the great work!! read more

1285 Restobar - Mussel sauce. This stuff is anabolic!! - Italian Near Me - Florence, Oregon

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Heard of this place through a friend and we decided to make a stop on Saturday evening around 630! We're worried about wait time but we only had to wait a couple minutes for a spot. Quaint little busy restaurant. So many options for food, & bar drinks. Seafood, burgers, pizza, pasta, sandwiches, salads, dessert, and more! We were all surprised with the amount of options and were excited to make our pick. We ordered 2 appetizers- garlic cheese bread, and crab cakes. The bread was hot and delicious. Generous amount for 4 people to share. 2 large crab cakes- were good with the aioli & lemon, but a little caked / batter and not as much crab as I had expected. We all ordered different entrees. Pastas, salmon, halibut, etc. some of our food sat in window for a few mins and unfortunately one of us had cold food. The other 3 had warm / hot food. That was the only downside! Was a very busy and hopping spot. Delicious and definitely a popular spot! The 2 dishes with Alfredo sauce I have to say lacked in flavor. It was very bland. Tasted like it was mass produced and less likely made to order. definitely lacked the creamy flavorful alfredo sauce I find usually. Prices here are on the higher side and I have to say for the level of service and serving sizes (quite generous) it is worth it. read more

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Please realize they charge additional fees if you use a credit card to pay. We missed the sign out front and our server didn't mention this until after our credit card was run. If your bill is over $20, they charge you a $2 fee. The $2 doesn't scale, it's a flat rate. We figured out the $2 was about a 5% add on to our bill. As tip expectations in the industry increase to a minimum of 20%, it's exhausting to realize you've just been up charged 5% as well for a credit card. We had the cash to pay, but it was too late. The service here was excellent and our food was very good. I just wish they would bundle in the cost of their credit card fees to the price of the food and drink. Hitting customers with yet another fee means we wouldn't go back to this restaurant. read more

We called earlier in the day to ask to make a reservation and were told none needed. There is plenty of room. When we got there we were sat in an odd side room, group of 5. We were there to celebrate my mom's birthday. After we were seated we're asked to get up and our table needed to be moved to make room for a group of 16. Our tables were pushed up against the front window and we were asked to sit on a row and one of us would be forced to sit with uneven table tops down the middle. It was cramped and awkward. When we asked if we could have another table because this is weird the manager responded with "No, this is fine. We need to make room for a table of 16." We felt like we were not important, and this other group of 16 clearly had priority. Our party left, there are too many good restaurants with nice service in this town to settle for this treatment. I went back alone to ask for the manager to complain. The manager was the woman who was forcing us to sit in a cramped awkward table setup. She apologized and said it was the owners family coming in. Well "owner", you just lost local customers. We do matter, you wouldn't have a business without customers. We will give our business to other establishments. read more

Excellent cocktails. The pizza and calzone were just ok. The service was excellent and we really enjoyed our visit. read more

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The food is fantastic! A little pricey but definitely worth it! Even the simple fettuccine alfredo was amazing!! Heavy on the garlic, which is a good thing :) read more

on a road trip eating alone was ignored for locals .. wanted to have a cocktail after dinner but was handed a check from a busboy .. good food horrible service by Richard .. will not go back read more

Overall, good food and service, casual atmosphere. The crab ravioli was delicious. The pesto burger was also made really well, but hard to eat as the bun got wet very quick from the pesto sauce. Also, the crab cakes were a great starter. The staff were very friendly and helpful. read more

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This is the second time I've provided a review of this establishment, yet I still haven't eaten there. I called to order a pizza to go on Sunday, September 29th. I was told, they weren't taking to go orders because they were too busy and it would take away their customers in the restaurant. So, I order a pizza from Abby's!! read more

We love Restobar. The food (especially pizza) is amazing. The employees keep us coming back. This is our favorite place on Bay Street. You won't be disappointed. Dan S read more

We have lunch/dinner frequently while visiting from Springfield. What's nice about this area is there is no lack of eateries to satisfy most cravings. If you're craving pizza/burgers and tasty seafood, Restobar fits the bill. Pic is the Alfredo pizza with artichokes, red onion, chicken, and fontina cheese. We substituted bbq sauce for the Alfredo and it was heartier. Recommend for both lunch/dinner. read more

1285 Restobar - Chicken pizza - Italian Near Me - Florence, Oregon

I love this comfortable friendly and very tasty pizza place. Nice people too. Super busy but customers and crew alike all seem to be enjoying themselves. They also do a good take out business. We did just that for dinner one night. We brought our terrific Marguerite pizza back to our hotel room on the river. That turned out to be a great way to enjoy a quiet romantic evening on our own. read more

The hostesses were all polite and did their best to accommodate all guests, even as a line stretched out the door onto the side walk. The food and drinks were delicious. I got the mango margarita and chicken parmigiana. Definitely would go again. read more

1285 Restobar - Chicken parmigiana - Italian Near Me - Florence, Oregon