Wow. Can't wait to go back. Steak was unreal, pasta just absolutely delicious. Started out the a…read morechocolate martini - the bar was hopping. Smaller place and pretty loud if you're looking for romantic and quiet, but great if you need a little of that vibe. Service was also top-notch. Desserts were on point!

Stopped in for lunch today! I had Tutto Mare and my wife had Chicken Piccata both were delicious! I…read morealso had a Caesar salad which was perfect. The high reviews on this place are correct this place is awesome! The service was prompt and friendly. The restaurant is beautiful and very appealing! We will definitely be back!

Good service. Good cost for the quality of food. Not too loud or chaotic. Doesn't take long to…read moreorder and get your food.

I recommend reservations on Saturday. Ambiance is fine…read more Service was good. The cocktails were excellent. Especially loved the espresso martini. Bread was served fast and warm, but a little on the medium side. Caesar salad was good, but not exciting. Toasted ravs were excellent. Hot and crunchy. Chicken spedini was wonderful. Crunchy on the outside and moist on the inside. Nice sauce. We loved the creamy marinara. The salmon was very good. Served on some of the best risotto I've ever had. Portions were good. Prices were very good considering the much higher costs of dining out nowadays. Looking forward to going back. Chicken spedini was wonderful.

This is my 3rd time visiting the fabulous Italian Restaurant. They are wonderfully decorated…read more Beautiful artwork in every area. Wine bottles decorated this amazing place. However there was nothing better than the beautiful art work to come. The food presentation was excellent. The garlic cheesebread is to die for. The Cajun chicken pasta was delicious. The salad was good Customer service was amazing. I know there were other customers but our server made us feel like we were the only customers in the place. Before I could think of asking for something she was bringing it. She kept our drinks filled. She asked if we wanted parmesean cheese on our salads and pasta. These put the cheese on our food. We were going to ask for some to go boxes. But she asked us first. Then she said she would take our food and box it for us. She labeled each one and neatly wrapped it in clear plastic. Most restaurants don't do that anymore. Very classy! There is plenty if parking in this strip mall.

Haven't been here in few years due to an incident in the past…read more Tried the family meal with salad and pasta for 45.00 The plus side, there is a LOT of food for the money. You could easily feed a family of 5. Great value! The not so good- Fettucine Alfredo, noodles were mushy, sauce was super hot after 15 minutes, sauce was broken and grainy, assuming they microwaved it right before sent out due to the sauce was broken and the lumpy, grainy texture was very off putting. Spaghetti was just ok, not enough sauce, but thats just my preference. Salad was good, a sweet vinegar and oil Italian.

Sauce on the Side has delicious calzones! They are extremely filling - would recommend splitting…read moreone with someone.

I cannot believe it has taken me this long to finally get here. When I lived in STL, I had a SOTS…read moreclose to my home and I dined there on the regular. Even though I am thrilled to have one on the IL side of the river, it's a half hour drive to enjoy. The other day I was running errands and shopping in Edwardsville. I made it a point to do it around the lunch hour, so I could enjoy an calzone. I ordered at the counter as you do and lucky for me, the cashier was patient with me. As I ordered, I kept reading the menu and changed my mind two times and finally stayed with my third choice. Having a love of jalapeños, Pancho Villa was my final choice. Pancho Villa not only gave my fresh jalapeños, it was also filled with red peppers, smoked cheddar, Mozzarella and the meat was Chorizo prepared in Smoked Chili Oil. Yum-Yum and no heartburn. For dipping or spreading on top, I was given a cup of Queso. One nice thing about SOTS, is they offer adult beverages. They have an excellent selection of local craft beers and wines to pair with your calzone. I paired mine with, Pale Ale from Schlafly. The dining room is clean and crisp. It's done in an industrial style. They have regular tables and a few hightop tables, so you can choose which one is best for you. On the tables you'll find linen napkins with reusable flatware. If you can eat an entire calzone, I am impressed. For those of us who cannot, next to the soda machine is a stack of eco-friendly to-go boxes to put your leftovers in, to take home.

Do you love large breast? If so you need to visit Castelli's and have their fried chicken dinner…read more The breast they serve, are the largest I have ever seen and the accompanying pieces are impressive as well. Thick meaty thighs, curvaceous legs and wings that look as if the chicken has been pumping iron at the local gym. Big pieces, crispy flavorful coating and juicy meat. I primarily do carry-out and the quality of their take out is equally as good as when dining in the restaurant. Pick-up is smooth and fast, as they have a separate entrance and room for take-out. The staff is friendly and very professional. The service has that family owned business feel. If you're a fan of Onion Rings, I recommend enjoying an order as an appetizer. Their rings are super big and made in house. I do not like onion rings that come from a bag. When ordering my sides, I like mashed potatoes with white gravy. They also offer brown gravy, if that is your thing. My other side is always green beans. They make their green beans with bacon and onion. It reminds me of my momma's. With those two sides, it is a true Sunday Chicken Dinner on any day of the week. I've been coming to Castelli's my entire life. I started coming here as a child when it was called, Moonlight. Many of the locals still call it, Moonlight and no-one will correct them, because we all know where they are talking about. Service in the carry-out room is always speedy and friendly. So if you're a fan of fried chicken, I recommend ordering on-line for a pick-up. Or, treat yourself to a night out and dine in the restaurant. Remember to order the onion rings.

Casual yet upscale vibe to this Italian restaurant. Came for lunch and ordered from the lunch…read moremenu. Full menu available. Fried chicken is king, but he pastas, pizzas, fish, salads. Service was fast, professional. Nice surprise!

Best Italian food!! We're from California and my husband's parents lived here. This is one of our…read more'must stop' places that we refuse to miss every time we visit. I had the lasagna and ribeye steak and my husband had the filet mignon and lasagna...yes we ordered a lot of food for two of us but I wanted to have enough for the next night! Our server was awesome and made our experience the best! I will make one more stop before our departure and already looking forward to our next visit! Don't miss this place!!

Had a large group and the service was exceptional! Everyone…read moregot a different menu item and there were no complaints and plenty of compliments! Server was friendly but not intrusive. Enjoyable dinner. Only criticism is that it was loud.

2026 : Sonny has taken back over as he rightfully should!…read more Fast and kind service, amazing food! Beautiful place to go out to eat and enjoy your time!

Santino's is back under the ownership of the original owners. Unfortunately the ones who bought it…read moreabout a year ago did not succeed and the original owners came back to rescue the restaurant. They had a special grand re-opening last night, which I avoided. I knew the crowds would be insane, so I came for their first day serving lunch. I like how the ambiance is old school Italian. White linen table cloths and black linen napkins. The tables are protected it a sheet of butcher paper cut to the exact size. It protects that pretty white linen. As a centerpiece, they have tacky artificial flowers. Table would look better without it. My server was quick to greet me. I ordered a Pino Grigio as my adult beverage. When she delivered my wine, I said I needed more time to look the menu over. When she came back, I asked a couple of questions and went with the chalkboard special, Meat Cannelloni with Spinach Pink Vodka Sauce. It came with a side salad and a breadstick. I chose Bleu Cheese as my dressing. The dressing was thick, creamy and had chunks of Bleu Cheese. The lunch special had two cannelloni's filled with meat and overly covered in a rich pink vodka sauce blended with lots of sautéed spinach. The sauce had good flavor, they just over poured on top of the cannelloni. Luck for me it came with a breadstick to wipe up the extra sauce. My server was attentive. She checked on me a couple of times while I dined. Sonny the owner, was assisting servers and thanking guest for coming back. From what I have heard in the community, everyone is glad Sonny is back in charge. I think they'll be doing just fine.

What an incredible lunch special, for the low price of $18. You get to choose one item each from…read moretwo sections. The variety of choices allows you to create the perfect lunch. When I saw they had hot honey and pepperoni paired together on a 8" pizza, I instantly knew that was one of my choices. The fresh mozzarella and ricotta cheeses paired with the hot honey and pepperoni exploded with flavor. My only disappointment was the inner crust. The outer rim crust was very crispy, but the inner was soft and limp due to the excessive grease from the flavorful pepperoni. I guess that is something I just need to deal with for a tasty lunch pizza. My other choice was, the Apple Gorgonzola Salad. Wow. Double Wow! This has to be the best salad I have ever had. It was a delightful mix of, spinach, granny smith apple, gorgonzola, sun-dried cranberries, candied pecans, all topped with a delicious maple cider vinaigrette. I will be back for the large version and a glass of Pino Grigio as a dinner. As my usual, I sat at the bar. My adult beverage of choice, was a Peel Summer Lager. I may be going back to fill my growler, for the upcoming holiday weekend. The restaurant has a contemporary feel, but the acoustics make it a loud environment. I didn't mind the laughter and loud conversations, it was the yelling and crying toddlers that made me cringe. Service was friendly and attentive. I enjoyed watching the bartenders use their mixologist skills preparing all the cocktails. It pleased me to see they offer "hooks under the bar". That's a small detail that makes me smile.

I recently checked out Peel's Happy Hour and had a lovely time. I sat on the patio and had a very…read morefriendly and attentive server. My friend & I each had a couple glasses of wine from the HH menu as well as the toasted ravioli and their specialty pizza of the month that had prosciutto, peaches, goat cheese, onion balsamic jam, basil and a balsamic honey glaze. The toasted ravioli was great and I'd get it again. The pizza was a really good combination of flavors but in my opinion they were too heavy handednoj the onion balsamic jam and honey glaze that tipped the pizza way too sweet and kind of buried the saltiness of the meat and cheese. I will definitely be back to check out this HH again!

Food and service are the ONLY things restaurants are worth spending money to experience and many…read morerestaurants have lost business because they fail customers in those categories--Joes has yet to disappoint me and my family. My granddaughter loves their marinara sauce although I'm not a fan of sweet sauces--she loves it so we order it. I do like Joes pizza, salads, wings and meatballs....I've always had good service and that is very important to me. I recommend Joes and I have been to several locations from Greenville to East Alton. I also order delivery. They have anything for every taste bud in the family.

Okay, wow. I mean, we really enjoyed our time at Joe's in Edwardsville tonight. I know, there are…read moreJoe's all over Metro East. I've been to most of them and they're all very good. The pasta red sauce is rich and sweet! The pizza is definitely some of the best in the Metro. But let me tell you what makes the difference. It's the servers! Kaitlyn was just really off the charts tonight. She was infectiously happy, thoroughly knowledgeable about the menu, and just an all-around pleasant person! She's also very shy as you can tell if you will look at the pictures. The food was tremendous, but she made the evening. Thanks, Kaitlyn!

My office came here for a Christmas dinner party. So granted we had selected items, but the food…read morewas good. The staff was phenomenal. We had started off with table bread and butter. Then garlic cheesy bread to toasted ravioli. Then a shrimp in sauce. Followed by bone in wings. The wings I believe were buffalo style. The garlic Cheese bread was amazing. But I had to behave. lol more food was coming. We had their house side salad which was nice and refreshing. Then the main food was set up more cater style. You had the options of moscaholi, tortellini, chicken Parmesan, and a beef bruschetta? All were good and fulfilling. Then they ended it with cheese cake. Huge slices we had food left over they allowed us to box up the rest to take home. To drink I had a Bellini which was nice and refreshing. Some of my coworkers had the chocolate martini they loved a lot!! I'd love to go back on my own time to eat here. I've heard great things about their egg plant... Parking is street or there's a lot in the back area. I love their Tiffany lamps in the main dinning area. We sat in the back room that's used for events. If your company has a party here. They did great!!

After being born and raised in Belleville, and living in Troy for 9 years, we finally tried Mungo's…read morefor the first time. We called a little before 5 and we're able to get reservations for 6 @ 630. Our table was ready for us with waters and all when we walked in. There is no printed kids menus, but from my understanding any of the dishes can be made into a kids portion (it's definitely small). The food was delicious. All tasted fresh and on point. I loved the decor of black and white photos of years past and how they share the history of the restaurants. It was definitely busy and I believe it is all street parking.