What an incredible culinary discovery of this dine site - quant, rustic, unpretentious, the food…read morewas outstanding, rivaling our favorite Italian dine sites in Chicago, even New York City. We could not have imagined such a delightful dinner, in a rustic Tuscan Mediterranean setting, with such extraordinary imaginative and thoughtfully prepared dishes. From the "Start the Table" appetizers we ordered the Bruschetta Board - Crostini Bread with Three Flavors - Margherita, Ricatta Honey and Pesto - three different preparations of bread and toppings - all were delicious, and the Fried Ravioli with Marinera, Alfredo and Pesto Sausage - both were artfully presented and delicious, albeit the portions were small. For Main Course entrees we ordered the Baked Pasta - from the menu - choice of two types of pasta, penne or spaghetti, and choice of five preparations Marinara, Vodka, Alfreda, Bolognese or Pesto, and choice of addition of one of four meats, steak, meatballs, Shrimp or chicken. And the Penne, Pesto and Steak, while Stan and I both ordered the Spaghetti, Bolognese and Meatballs. Both selections were extraordinary, artfully presented, delicious and ample proportions. For a finishing dessert course we had the home-made Tiramisu, which was delectatble. Service by Liz was outstanding. Read the whole review at https://unwindwine.blogspot.com/2026/07/spectacular-italian-dining-in-rural.html

Not impressed and definitely not worth the price point. The menu is set up where you have to order…read moreeverything individually which makes your meal get expensive very quickly. Typically, an Italian restaurant comes with some kind of complementary bread service and a choice of soup or salad with your entree. There is no bread service unless you order and pay for it. If you want soup or salad, you have to order it separately from your meal. If you order an entree such as fish or chicken, it does not come with sides, you have to order those separately. If the food was really good, I'd have no problem doing this and having a larger than normal check, but the food isn't very good. I've been to other restaurants that do this (i.e. Boilerhouse) and have no problem with this as the quality of their meals, ambiance, and service make it worth the price. Not so for Paretta's. We started with an appetizer, calamari. It was good. Not the best, but no major complaints with that. We each ordered a half salad. It was a nice size, but the croutons were chewy. I've read other reviews that state the same thing so apparently it's an issue they're choosing not to correct. We each ordered a pasta dish. When the server brought them out, she asked if we would like additional parmesan on top. We both said yes. She returned with individual small ramekins with shredded parm. What kind of italian restaurant doesn't invest in a grater and freshly grate the parm at your table!? They must not use fresh parm and just have bagged parm. My Mom ordered the sausage pesto pasta. It arrived and it wasn't even the slightest bit green to indicate it was a pesto dish. Upon tasting it, it did have a hint of pesto flavor. Just looking at it, it was VERY oily and tasted oily. I feel like they watered down the pesto with cheap olive oil to make it stretch. Mom only had a few bites. I ordered the alfredo. It arrived and was made with penne. Huh? Alfredo is traditionally served with fettuccine noodles. Their menu does not indicate what kind of pasta is served with their pasta dishes so I wasn't expecting something other than fettuccine noodles. As for flavor, the alfredo was very salty. Not a lot of ambiance. The radio from the kitchen was blaring so we listened to classic rock while dining in an Italian restaurant. I wouldn't go back. Food is mediocre at best with a terrible price point for what you're getting.

Came for the special espresso martini menu and wasn't disappointed. We love the speakeasy lounge…read morevibes here and the bartender was so great to talk to. The star of the show (for me) was the strawberry espresso martini (Pickup Lines). They also had other flavors: herbal, Earl Gray, fig, and orange.

Go to Town and Gown, Black Sparrow, Red Seven, anywhere else. Four years ago this was a…read moresurprisingly downtown gem, exquisite top notch cocktail craft, fantastic menu and crafted food nibbles, a must do for this city starved for fancy fare. Yet this past year I fear I have to rewrite my review given the poor service and awful drinks taking over. Us four guys recently waited for ages, received expensive yet watery mixes without any balance or good flavors not even worthy of an Applebee's. This place has overly noisy, annoying, and thankfully we got better options.

Its a modest little place for some good bar food and drinks. I really enjoy going here on a friday…read moreafter work.

Great food. I had the strom and it was awesome. My buddy had a pizza and it was great too. Past…read morereviews made the place sound run down. Not the case. A fun funky interior. Maybe a little dive-ish but the place is clean.

We came in on what looked like a family party. The table next to us ate Arby's no wine just soda…read more We were able to choose and receive a bottle of Cabernet (3 of us) which was ok. I did almost immediately start to get a headache which led me to the conclusion that the wine was not the best quality. I later found out that the same bottle can be purchased at Target for 20$ we paid 50$ Ok. But the atmosphere was off, the wine ok, and the cheese, crackers, and pickle charcuterie were a disaster! (2 vlasic dill spears and six crackers with six very odd slices of cheddar) I wanted to like this place, the other reviews were promising but for now we will be sticking to the other wine bar on Main Street.

Capo will not disappoint. This wine bar is a gem!…read more We sat on the patio, the service was friendly (dog friendly too), cheerful, lacking pretentiousness and full of family fun. The dog-friendly patio is a fantastic place to relax, with servers who will bring treats for your furry friends. The atmosphere is incredibly warm and welcoming, McKenzie was a wonderful server and she will make you feel like part of the family. Not to mention a great selection of wines, this place is perfect for a fun and relaxing time with loved ones, including the four-legged ones!

A good local bar. First visit was a weekday before noon. They said they allow smoking but not…read moreuntil after 1:30pm. Space is pretty open and clean with lots of deer and other trophies on the walls. All seating appeared to be barstool height. Food was solid and priced fairly. Prices listed were when paid by cash. There's a small up-charge percentage if paying with credit. I would visit again.

Shucks, I hate rating restaurants like I'm having a bad day but having a hard time adding much up…read morehere to a 4 and certainly not worthy of more. Service is too casual, almost absent, use three guys dropped in on a Tuesday evening without much anyone here to find the staff looking at us almost surprised we bothered. Margs were more high school science project, menu looked appealing and given the other reviews we anticipated solid bar food but our app and tacos left us real curious what everyone else ate. I should talk about the food but at the time it was like no one in the place would talk about the food either. Not sure what the goals are here into the future; given the many other high ratings, seems there's good reason to bring in a fun group, enjoy the pool table, and eventually stuff face holes with whatever happens to come out of the kitchen. I'll have to get back soon and see what's what!

I come here all the time for lunch. The food always comes out tasting good. The lunch specials are…read morea deal and if you get a card the 6th lunch is free. The bartenders are all friendly and the atmosphere is nice and cozy. On a side note, they have the nicest bathroom I've ever seen in a bar.

A pretty bad loud people bar with patrons always bitching about people in other side of town. The…read moreburger and fries I ordered seemed uncooked and beer flat in this small bar. The people here some of them were real G ghetto. Not a great place and perhaps worse bar in town

Nice huge bar located in the downtown area. Walking distance to anything else downtown and campus…read more Good atmosphere. Tons of pool tables and dart machines. Non smoking!

Shouldn't have to stand at the bar for 15 minutes and still not get service. Far to understaffed…read more Bartender wasn't aware of who was at the rail first. Serves whomever is closest

Service is great. It's a nice bright clean space and the food all looked great as well. Prices were…read morevery reasonable. My only complaint is that you can smoke inside, which seems to be a plus to most of the patrons that were there when I went last night. I would also avoid the women's toilet by the dart boards as it isn't attached to the floor and felt like it may fall through the floor.