The wine was wonderful!! The food was amazing. We have been missing this place every year... Can't wait to come back again!!! The service was 5 out of 5! read more

Sarento's - Great time with great food!!! - Italian Near Me - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Went here for a family dinner. Everyone enjoyed their dishes very much. And after a long day of driving this was some delicious feel good food. I wasn't sure at first if we were under dressed when we saw the inside and the staff was all dressed alike and worked in a more formal manner. I would definitely come back for seconds. read more

We decided to come here because we are staying at The Wilderness and we had a coupon for kids eat free. The atmosphere and ambiance were actually quite nice. The hostess was friendly and our server was super sweet. We ordered drinks and started with the grilled calamari. It came out very quickly. Based on the menu description we were expecting grilled calamari in a butter and garlic sauce. The calamari was drenched in this brownish, baby poop colored, sauce. Not appetizing at all. For $11.95 this appetizer was not good. Everyone tried it and we all agreed the calamari was too done making it rubbery. I'm not even sure it was grilled. I ordered a bowl of French Onion soup. If you are thinking about it don't do it. It lacked basic seasoning and was very bland. The only thing good about it was the piece of cheese melted on the top. For my entree I had the Chicken Parma. The dish was priced at $18.95. I took maybe two bites and that is all I could hadle. Once again the dish lacked flavor and seasoning. The chicken was a couple of very thinly sliced pieces of breast. Not breaded. It tasted like it might have been steamed. Maybe 3/8" thick if that. It was on top a bed of fettuccine noodles. The noodles were cool and watery. The marinara on top was ok. Definitely nothing to write home about. If I didn't know better I would say a kid made the dish with their eyes closed. I told the server I didn't care for it and she only said "That's too bad." We received our check and the Chicken Parma dish was still on our bill. I had to track down the manager and explain to him that I didn't think I should have to pay for it. He seemed defensive and questioned why I didn't like it. Questioning why I didn't like is one thing but questioning and making me feel like I didn't know what I was talking about is another. He also made me feel like I was trying to get out of paying. He kept saying "I can make something else for you. Aren't you hungry?" which to me is an insinuation that if I didn't eat it I should be starving and that I should pay for another dish. Trust me. If the Chicken Parm in an "authentic" Italian restaurant isn't good then I can't imagine anything else is good. So long story short save yourself some heartache and money. Even Olive Garden beats the pants off of this place. read more

The bad reviews don't do this restaurant justice we had a great dinner. Started with fried calamari and carpaccio. The gnocchi pomodoro and the tagliatelle bolognese were as good as we have had in chicago. Definitely check this place out. read more

We decided to try out Sarento's on our recent Wisconsin Dells trip. Our resort provided a menu and there seemed to be some good choices so we went on a Saturday night about 7 PM. We had four adults and two children in tow. It didn't take long to get a table, about 10 minutes, however, once were seated things went sour pretty quickly. We were informed that the wait staff works as a team, however, the "team" consisted of only about three people. It took FOREVER to get drinks. Then, it took FOREVER to get our order taken. After about an hour and fifteen minutes since walking in the door, our meals were delivered. The portions were nothing to write home about compared to the prices. One of the members of our party had the special of the day which was seafood cannelloni which was $30.00. After the first bite, he put down his fork and called over someone from the wait staff to advise that he wasn't happy with the taste - that it was very fishy tasting and he would be unable to eat it. The server advised him that he could replace it with something else. Once my friend advised he'd rather not, he'd prefer to just have it taken off the bill, the server indicated that they only replace dishes. Dissatisfied with this answer, my friend requested the manager. When the manager appeared he had a menu in tow. He explained that he'd be happy to replace the meal with something comparable. My friend stated that the meals (which the rest of us were half way finished with) took too long to arrive and that by the time his meal would be at the table, we would be ready to leave since we had two children with us that needed to get to bed. The manager went on to say that it was the restaurant's policy that they do not refund meals but only replace them. I personally asked to see a copy of said policy however the manager was unable to provide one. The manager then indicated that it was Wisconsin state law that when you order something, you have to pay for it, regardless of your satisfaction. Because we were fighting a battle we obviously weren't winning, we decided to replace the dish with 4 desserts to go that we didn't intend on ordering and instead dispute the charge with the credit card company. Poor service. Poor customer service. Super sucky manager. Definitely, never returning. read more

Ordered 2 medium pizzas (14' round, thin crust). One with cheese and the other an all meat pizza. Also a Cesar salad. 1) There thin crust pizza was soggy and VERY oily. Also, the all meat pizza cost $20, and the cheese cost $15. The Cesar salad was pathetic. I could have made a better looking salad from my own garden. The salad was very watery and flat (if romaine lettuce could get flat). If I could give this a zero star, I would. Never going back again. read more

Worth the wait. I can't believe this place didn't have 5 stars. The service and food was terrific. We ate out every night on our trip to the Dells and this was the best. Try the lasagna. read more

I was hoping for a lot more out of this place. This place small but looks nice. The hostess and wait staff are very friendly and attentive. The menu look very professional and authentic. Unfortunately the food is very mediocre and very lacking. Everything I ate tastes like tourist food. Even though the place is nice I wouldn't eat here again read more

Great atmosphere. Family of four all found excellent selections. A little spendy but worth it. The seafood cannoli. Is to die for and the Italian focaccia sandwich was excellent. Very quick service. Would give 5 stars but the waitress got my order wrong. read more

Sarento's - Caprese salad - Italian Near Me - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

This place was amazing! Along with the food as well! The service was great, only thing that was strange was all the young girls who were the hosts. read more

Sarento's - Chicken Alfredo without chicken. It was amazing - Italian Near Me - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

My mom has heard wonderful things about Sarento's and the singer that they have on Thursday night so we went while in town. We called ahead because we had a party of 9 and they seated us right away. I ordered a dirty martini and my husband got a Manhattan and I was a little disapointed. The singer sang one song and went on a 35 minute break. It took a while for our waiter to come over to take our order. After we finally got it in the singer came back and sang two more songs and left. (I do understand that he does not work for the restaurant, but if you're going to be advertising live entertainment until 9 and he leaves at 8:15 it's a little annoying). It took a long time to get our salads and my mom was given the wrong dressing. We had to ask the waiter 3 times for a side of the original dressing that she ordered. As for dinner, it was okay. I ordered the Cannelloni (Crepe style stuffed pasta, veal, wild mushrooms, white cream sauce) and it was a bit dry. All in all I wasn't too impressed with our dinner but the decor was very nice and the restaurant itself was very clean. read more

Last-minute reservations worked out well not too busy good crowds nice family lot of accents foreign language here with the hiring of Italian so I would assume .food was good had the special trio 3 steak medallions with some excellent sauces . I would recommend this place read more

First let me start by saying this. We came at 5:30 before any kind of diner rush, and we're denied a booth. No joke only one table was in here dining and refused a booth with two kids. When asked why the booth was set for 5 not 4. What!?! Whatever we were here and we ate. Breadsticks were actually pretty good. Baked french onion soup was very bland, I passed if off to my husband who disliked it as well. I ordered gnocchi and he ordered chicken parm. The gnocchi was pretty good but the chicken parm was unbreaded and being a Chicagoan that's just unheard of. Both kids ordered mac and cheese and that was better then both of our meals. Overall not to happy about the booth situation, food portions are kinda small for price. Not horrible, not great just mediocre. read more

Have dined here before, most recently in September. Tonight was a disappoint. Sat st the bar as usual, 3 bartenders on. Ordered my drink, delivered, all good. No conversation from the male bartender, waited a few minutes and finally had to ask for a menu. Food ordered, soup delivered, then salad and then entree. No real problem here. Bartenders never came back to ask how my food was, refilled water glass etc., all the standards. After sitting after I was clearly finished I had to ask for my check from the female bartender, she was fine and asked.one.of the 2.other bartenders to get my check as they were not doing anything. Never asked if I wanted dessert or thank you. As a guest of the Wilderness Resort this was a big negative. Plenty.of quality.places to dine in the area. Lost a customer.tonight. read more

Exceptional food and great ambiance for the Dells; will return! Caution: service is good but almost too fast for a nice evening out. Ask you server to to set the pace to your liking. read more

Sarento's - Tenderloin special; 3 individual-3 oz steaks each prepared a different way in unique sauces...delicious! - Italian Near Me - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Everything started out wrong. We were a couple, why did they sit us at a family section where noise was the main dish? The bread sticks were the bread. Excuse me, I didn't think that I was eating at Fazoli's. Then the salad was really wrong, so wrong that my bleu cheese dressing glued in the tiny dessing container. The linguini clam dish was okay but I was already so disappinted that I didn't even have a mood to finish it. The only good thing came out of this meal was my Chinanti wine. And I had two. read more

We were staying at the Wilderness and ordered pizza from Sarento's. With a fridge in the room, we ordered a large pizza, about $20, and also a 2 liter of soda and some breadsticks. The breadsticks were large and good. Unfortunately, the soda wasn't chilled (and what's the point in paying $3.50 for a 2 liter if it isn't going to be chilled), and the pizza was soggy. Greasy-soggy crust, which isn't really all that good. The pizza itself would probably have rated a little below average even without that flaw. On top of it, the delivery guy gave us some trouble about accepting a credit card, even though we had been told over the phone that they would be able to accept it at the door. On the plus side? 40 minute delivery time, even though it was dinnertime, and all the indoor waterparks were closing, so I can't imagine how they're not swamped out to an hour or 90 minutes. I still can't give them good marks, though, pizza is too easy to do right. We'll order from somewhere else next time. read more

Very nice menu, lots of good choices. We had the lasagna and salmon parmesan, both very good. Good service, to

We are here twice because it was that good. 2 adults 3 kids, nearly all dishes were awesome. Great Italian in the Dells!

We ordered pizza delivery from Sarento's while hanging out at the wilderness. The pizza was... well it was pizza. Not bad. Not great. I was a little disappointed to hear that we could have ordered even more pizza for like half the price, but we just weren't told about the promotion. Also, they only deliver to the room, so one of us made the trek back to the room and they ended up being like 15-20 mins late. Not a huge deal, but just a bit disappointing. read more

Pleasantly surprised. Service was awesome, seriously fast. My girlfriend had a French martini for $8! And it was good, too. A drink that gets made incorrectly often. We split a meal because it's pricey, and it was a good amount for the two of us. I ate all of mine, she ate about 50%. Service was most impressive though. I think we were in there for 45min tops. read more

Long day at the Dells and walked in with 13 people and no rez. No problem. Staff seemed happy to seat us. Waitress was amazing. Food was great. Drinks were filled. Requests were fulfilled. Family-friendly great choice. Perfect to knock everyone out for another long day in the park. read more

Sarento's offers fresh food delivered right to your room. We are so pleased to be returning customers when we visit the Dells. I highly recommend the Sarento pizza and their breadsticks. Thanks for making our stay easier! Customer service is great. read more

I really think this place is overrated. It may have been good at one time, but it seems to just be coasting now. Nothing special on the menu. I had salmon with a parmesan crust. OK. The risotto was not creamy, more like a lump of sticky rice. Bad Manhattan. Stay away. Of course, there are very few options for a higher end meal in the Dells. Try Double Cut at Kalahari. read more

We were there on Friday. It was early so very few diners. Our server was very attentive and stopped by often to check if we needed anything. Someone was always nearby to fill our water and remove dishes. My husband had the special "Seafood Cannoli". He said it was very good. I had the "Tenderloin Trio." Each piece had a sauce on it as described on the menu. I like all of them and they were cooked perfectly and served on a hot platter so they stayed warm throughout the meal. We also had the stuffed mushroom appetizer..only 3..but they were delicious and very rich. We ordered the cannoli as a take-out. There were 2 huge cannoli and we enjoyed them later. Cons: Olive oil for dipping the breadsticks in would have been better if infused with some herbs. Greens for salad could have had different lettuces instead of just iceberg. Not a game changer. Would definitely go back. Prices for meals and drinks were competitive with others in the area. Judy D read more

I planned a 40th anniversary party for my husband and had 46 people show up. Not only was the food amazing, the service was excellent, and accommodating that many people was impressive. They used coupons, separated checks, and went over and beyond to make everyone happy. Thank you for making it a special occasion for us! Try the lasagna and cannoli as I couldn't stop eating them. Anyone complaining should just stay at home and make their own food so they are happy.. JS Oh and I learned the piano singer got the band Cheap Trick together so much fun he sang Happy Birthday to the bday boy :) Keep up the great work Sarento's team! You have a fan for life! read more

Wonderful staff and food at Sarento's Italian Restaurant. We happened to visit on a Saturday evening and live music was remarkable.

Best chicken Marsala, linguine and clams, caprese salad, and Mac N Cheese balls. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

Wow this place has excellent food! While staying at the Glacier Canyon, we didn't want to go out to eat because it was super cold. So we decided to order from Sarento's, they delivered the food to our room in less than 30 minutes and the food was great. I ordered the gnocchi and it came with a side salad, it was delicious. They have a kids menu, and we ordered the spaghetti and meatballs and the pasta Alfredo, kids loved it. Highly recommended! read more

We stopped here on a trip to the Dells. My kids are not fans of Italian food, but even they thought the food was delicious. The sauce on the spaghetti was incredible. It was spicy, which was a surprise, but it was so good! read more

I'm stunned at these reviews. We've been here a dozen times and always have a wonderful experience. Yes the servers seem to be out of high school if not still in. They are competent and know the menu. Now let's talk food. Fabulous appetizers and hot delicious entrées. My wife has chicken Marsala which was hot and presented well. I went basic with spaghetti and meatballs. If you screw the basics up forget about the rest. Meatballs were tender and moist and pasta was cooked properly. Sauce was delicious. My kids enjoyed it and honestly it was a top notch experience. Skip the reviews by the bitter miserable haters. They're use to Olive Garden. read more

The bread sticks were good. I had the meatball sliders for an appetizer , bread was soggy and the meatballs were very mushy and soft ...yuck! I had the chicken Mediterranean , the sauce was already breaking up in a oil slick by the time it got to my plate. The artichokes were marinated right out of a can and tasted like it. The chicken was two small frozen pucks that were not even browned. The wife had her favorite , chicken Alfredo , her chicken was also nasty and the sauce was chalky. On to dessert , the wife had some kind of coffee creme brulee. She said it was very good. I had Italian lemon cake , it was alright , nothing to take home ( i left more than half). I should thank Sysco foods , it was straight out of their freezer. There are many , many places in the dells to blow $90 with better quality food , open the phone book and throw a dart. I forgot ( a good thing ) about the salads , prepared sometime that morning i suspect. My salad was brown and my french dressing had congealed into one gelatinous lump. The wife said here cucumbers were rubbery. read more

Awful. One step below Olive Garden with double the prices. It wasn't even busy and yet service took forever! For such lackluster food, the staff were really stuck up. Our coupon, which we presented at the beginning was declined at the end of our meal. Perhaps could have told us this while ordering? The dessert was awful and they wouldn't even take it back. read more

My brother found this restaurant and recommended it for our family of 8 to try while we were staying nearby. The ambience is great and I was impressed right off the bat! We were seated promptly thanks to a reservation and the wait staff were all very friendly and helpful (the two helpers were great... the head waiter was not the best). We all raved about the breadsticks, but regretted not ordering some marinara to dip them in (the oil wasn't that great). I ordered the chicken parma and felt like it was pretty average. The menu specifically states that the chicken is breaded (like normal chicken parmesan), however, it definitely was not. Whatever... not a big deal. My dad and mom each ordered the chicken marsala and they said it was really sweet and almost tasted like caramel (my dad liked it ok and my mom ended up eating one of my chicken breasts instead of her own meal). The pizzas we got were definitely not fresh because they were drastically different looking than the table next to ours. That's annoying! Overall, the food was pretty so-so, but the atmosphere is great! So why the 1 star?? Let's talk about customer service! When our head waiter brought the check, I kindly asked him to split the check so that my family of 4 would be separate. He got instantly rude and told me he couldn't do that because he already printed the bill. Mind you, he never asked if we wanted the bill all together! After he huffed and puffed and told me he couldn't do it, I asked to speak to the manager... at which point, he walked back to the register and printed us new bills. Classic! No manager needed... he just didn't want to do it!! I didn't notice an 18% gratuity on the original check (it may have been there and I didn't see it), but when he brought the separated checks, there was gratuity on it. His loss... I tip 20%! Ha! Anyways, we get back to our resort later that night, and my dad realized his "18% gratuity" was actually over 30%!! The server removed my family's items off of the original bill and didn't adjust the gratuity. My dad did go back the next day and they refunded him (with no apology, of course...)! read more

Good little taste of Italian on the strip. The breadsticks were well cooked and seasoned and were a great start to our main course of vegetarian fettuccine, mushroom ravioli, and kids spaghetti with marinara. Expect to pay $17-$25 per adult dish and about $6.95 for kid dishes. The small pizzas were $19.95. You can get better pizza elsewhere (I saw a few on other tables), but the pasta was great! read more

The food was ok, but very bland. I had the chicken Parma and my wife had the Sarento chicken. There was nothing wrong with either of them, just very bland and uninspired. Basically the food is on par with an Olive Garden, but more expensive. Nevertheless it was kid friendly and the wait staff was pleasant. Plus, it's a touristy area so anything above your standard bar and grille is a welcome change. read more

We were staying at the Wilderness, decided to try it since they offer delivery. I got eggplant parm, boyfriend got prime rib and beef ravioli (cant remember the name of his). It's a pricier spot since it's like a classy dining, but it was very good and very hot. Everything was separated in containers and had ample utensils and even plates! Overall, a really solid place, can't go wrong with it. read more

If I could give a 0 I would. So sad because I used to love this place. Food was horrible, could not accommodate for anything just disappointing. read more

This place is excellent! We come here every year before we leave the Dells. The food is really good and has perfect portion sizes. I highly recommend this place read more

Maybe I'm spoiled because I'm from Chicago an know good Italian food when I eat it, and although this place was good it wasn't anything to scream about. My boyfriend and I ordered two appetizers and a entree to split. The Three cheese ravioli was really good however the Calamari Sarento was off putting; the calamari was chewy and fishy and it came in almost a beef like stew sauce, nothing like how it was described in the menu. The gnocchi with Gorgonzola cream sauce was good but not worth 13.95. Many of their menu items were overly priced (Chicken alfredo: $18.00 really?) All in all the staff was friendly and courteous, the atmosphere was nice and the dessert was delicious. Not sure if we would dine here again though. read more