A big disappointment. We've been going to Spasso's for years. The brunches and happy hour menu were great. But the new menu is a total rip-off. A single waffle with no meat for $12+. A prosciutto and fig pizza for $17 and the meat was cold and tough - thrown on top of the pizza after cooking. The happy hour menu offers less than 1/2 the previous offerings and the ones remaining have increased in price. Shame on you! I will not return! read more

DELICIOUS gluten-free pizza. Clear labeling of gluten-free on the menu. Knowledgable staff re: gluten-free. Cheap wine and a killer happy hour - what's not to love about Spasso??? One of our favorite places to eat gluten-free in the Twin Cities. P.S. you can order their pizza to go P.P.S. they have a free car service that picks you up like a rock star, takes you to dinner and takes you home - no worrying about a DD. That is fun! read more

Went tonight because I was craving their amazing Cesar salad...only to find out that they completely changed the menu a couple days ago. We tried the new Cesar made with shaved Brussel sprouts, but it wasn't anything special. Also had the chicken Parmesan...and it was just ok. Always enjoyed going here in the past because of the great food and service. Disappointed to see a change in both. read more

Service is absolutely terrible. I have been on a variety of times and have found that the service has 9/10 sucked, sucked!!!! I like that it has a great wine list but it lies there! Sucks!!!! read more

Ours was an early dinner on a Saturday night. Seated right away, John our waiter was attentive. The potions were perfect, seemed to be appropriate for healthy eating. The pan fried Pecan Crusted Walleye was most enjoyable. The Grilled Chicken with Wild Mushroom Risotto was also moist and tasty. The only thing I wonder, is the parking lot condition. I'd seen several comments, one thing was several large and deep pot holes. There were some very nice cars in the lot. read more

Spasso - Italian Near Me - Minnetonka, Minnesota

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If you could time travel back to 2018, this would be a very positive review. But since this is 2019, we're stuck with their current chef who slashed the menu to a pitiful, laughably small selection of choices, and they're not good at all. Go next door to Snuffy's instead--you won't be sorry. read more

I've driven by this place many times and always thought (from the outside) it looked like a quaint little Italian restaurant. I hoped they had amazing fresh pasta and a sauce I'd beg for the recipe. Nope! Inside is big and seems more like a BBQ restaurant than Italian restaurant. Pasta was not great and sauce tasted like it was out of a can. Seriously, I cook better Italian food at home. Sorry, won't be back. read more

I got takeout from Spasso yesterday for lunch. I loved the ambiance of the restaurant. My food was prepared in a swift fashion and packed nicely to go. I ordered the Chicken Bruschetta Melt with the Ceasar Salad. Both were very good. I would definitely recommend them. My only frustration with Spasso is that the first two times I called the phone line was busy. I would hope that next time I call to place an order their phones ring through the first time. read more

Terrible brunch. Prime rib hash never had prime rib. Sausage quiche had little to no sausage and was burnt. Slow slow service. Tab was 40 bucks and not worth it for two people. Not impressed! With so many options this wouldn't be one of them. read more

We were in the neighborhood and stopped by Spasso for a quick dinner. We probably should have figured out that the fact that the place was nearly empty at the dinner hour meant that we weren't in the right place, but it seemed nice enough, the hostess was friendly, and we were hungry. The reviews are true -- the wine list is extensive and you can carry from the wine shop next door, etc. But that doesn't make up for the food, which was not fantastic. I ordered a pasta dish with seafood. It had a generous amount of quality seafood, which I appreciated, but the sauce was thin and under seasoned. It was edible, though. My dining partner ordered lasagna. He managed only a few bites here and there, and then attacked the bread basket with a vengeance. Apparently the tomato sauce was bitter and the noodles under cooked. Our server didn't seem to notice the uneaten entree, but we didn't see much of her after the entrees came to the table. Most of the servers seemed to be gathered at the hostess stand when we left, actually, giggling about something. They didn't notice when we left. We may have visited Spasso on a night when the kitchen was off or have order the wrong things -- and we probably should have complained about that lasagna. Consider yourself warned. :) read more

Place is more concerned about attitude than service....stopped in many times for a few drinks, only to be met with judgement and attitude. Not a place that has good management as the employees wear similar disregard for ownership. Place would be best served closed. read more

I worked in the kitchen here. The dishwasher cooks your food. And they still charge you obscene prices for minuscule portions. But it's really fancy... read more

Have to yelp about last night. My wife suggested we go out for dinner and I suggested Spasso in Minnetonka as we have always been pleased with their food. That streak ended on Saturday 11/13/16. We made reservations for 7pm, showed up before the reservation time so we could select a bottle of wine from the shop next door. We were seated very quickly. No problems, yet. After a few minutes our server came to our table and said he would be back soon. We then waited at least ten more minutes for him to show back up to the table. We have a bottle of wine ready to open and we just sat there for at least ten minutes, with no waiter in sight. No wine glasses, no one acknowledging we were even there. Not a good way to start the dinner. However, while this did irritate us, it isn't a huge thing. We were looking forward to dinner. After at least ten minutes the waiter showed up and apologized for the delay, poured the wine and took our order. My wife ordered a salad and risotto. I ordered a wedge salad and a small prime rib with a spinach side order. The salads were served within a reasonable time and were good. No problems there. When the salads were served I asked for some bread and the waiter said it was in the oven. Yum! hot bread out of the oven... well, not so much. He brought bread about the time we were finishing the salads and it was lukewarm on the outside and cool to cold in the center. Obviously not fresh baked and not even really heated. Yuck! Maybe a loaf stuck in the microwave for a minute or two? Oh well, not a huge issue. My mouth was watering for the prime rib to come. I haven't had prime rib in a long while. The prime rib came. It was a lukewarm to cool piece of meat draped over a mound of lukewarm to cool mashed potatoes. What a disappointment! I tried to eat it, but after two bites I called for the waiter and asked that it be sent back to the kitchen to be reheated. Again, disappointing, but not the end of the world. The prime rib came back out and I took a bite. It was still lukewarm to cool. I'm not sure it had even been heated up. If so, they let it cool well before serving. I asked my wife to sample a small piece to show her I wasn't just being picky. She agreed, it tasted like eating refrigerated leftovers that had been heated back to just above room temperature in the microwave. OK. that was my tipping point. I then went up front to the hostess and called for the manager to come to our table. I explained that I wanted the prime rib taken off the bill, but would pay for the rest. We received the bill for the salads and spinach side, paid said bill, left, and went to find dinner elsewhere. Very, very disappointed in what has, to date, been our "go to" restaurant for a night out. Check out other current reviews on Spasso before you go. Something may have changed, and not for the better. read more

This is our favorite restaurant! Everything is amazing on the menu, the wines are incredibly reasonable (everything we drink is $10-20). The appetizers are where it is at here! Get the beef fonduta, wild mushroom and risotto fritters, and the baked Brie with the New Age Malvasia wine and you will love it! Also, they have the best Creme brûlée we have had EVER! read more

Dinner started off on the wrong foot when, having reserved a booth, the only one such available was in the bar area and so we were seated at a table in the restaurant side. A pleasant suprise, though, was the Wine Shop next door: Spasso allows one to purchase wine there and bring it over with no corkage fee. The meals were uneven. The parmesan crusted walleye was certainly not what I expected. While quite a large portion, the crust was an almost deep-fried thick mass, with no detectable parmesan flavor, and the walleye itself was quite fishy, unlike most walleye I've had before. A different meal, one of the specials that night, was well-received: very moist pork loin medallions with butternut squash. Service was also slow, though to be fair the restaurant was the busiest our dining companions had ever seen. Might give it a second chance since it is in the neighborhood. read more

Olive Garden with a personal touch. A little over priced and service was sub par. Tried it once was not impressed but you may like it.

My wife and I visit Spasso's about three to four times a month and each time we go we have a pleasant experience. The staff great and food we think food is excellent. It's nice to have a bar in the area that has the same staff just about everytime we visit there, espically the bartenders (Pete & Carla) can't say enough about them. read more

Had dinner at Spasso a few weeks back. Great dinner. Don't remember the name of the dish but it was chirizo and prawns. Excellent. Also through back a few of Patio-tinis. Highly recommend those. read more

While the food is ok, and the bar staff and wait staff are excellent, the management is simply out of touch. About a dozen of us were in the bar tonight watching the Alabama/Georgia championship football game, and even after pleading with the manager (Shannon), to let the bar stay open til the end of the game, she chose to shut it down and chase us out just as the game was tied up late in the 4th quarter...as we football fans scrambled to find someplace to watch the end of the game. This is not the first time I've experienced the arrogance and decidedly non customer friendly management of Spasso. While I had overlooked the shortcomings in the past and hosted many business dinners there, tonight's selfish management decision has inspired me to reconsider my support of Spasso I am inspired to share my negative experiences at Spasso, as I am hopeful Spasso will close and a local friendly entity will replace it. read more

Bartenders consistently disappoint on quality of service and attitude. New menu is not so great. I'll take a pass until things improve.

This used to be a favorite of ours but then the new chef changed the menu. We loved the brunch but now it is less than average. Also when we asked for hot chocolate for our kids the server said "We don't have hot chocolate." I said they've always made it for the kids? She said "Well they haven't ever since I've worked here..." with no thought how to accommodate our simple request for our kids. No customer service. We won't go back, not a local favorite anymore here! read more

A family standby down the street. Have tried many menu items and all are generally very good. We tend to try to get a booth of the bar side for a little more ambiance and people watching. read more

These guys appear to be headed downhill- and fast. We have loved going here for the last few years because the food and serveice were great. The ambience was never super- but OK. Now they food had gone downhill fast( their signature specials like short rib isn't even available- although still listed, their trout special is out at 6 :00 pm,) when asked the manager simply shrugs and says" well- we arent gettin our deliveries"/ no aplogies, and no empathy.Pretty rude actually- Our last visit.Don't waste your time/ their are plenty of other choices. read more

Excellent Italian from the basics to fancy. Penne Bolognese for me and what I would call a veggie pizza for my wife. The food was excellent and the atmosphere very nice. We dined outside. The prices are reasonable. If you like wine (we didn't have any), they have a huge selection. read more

We have been many times before, but last night the service was unusually slow. We literally had to flag our server all night to order, get our check, etc. I cannot do nuts or seeds, and the cauliflower app came covered with sesame seeds, even though the menu does not say that. We could not get her attention to replace, so finally just let it go. Maybe an off night, but for over 100 bux, it will make me thInk about our monthly visit there for a while. read more

Food was actually quite good. However, the service was not. We just seemed unimportant to the staff. We would have ordered more drinks but weren't asked. We had to ask for bread even though we watched most tables being served bread baskets. We left and had drinks elsewhere so money lost for them. Perhaps I'd come again but not anytime soon. read more

Remarkably disappointing experience tonight with the lead hostess. Complete dishonest dialogue about a table (20 minutes changed to 2-3 hrs when we inquired about our status)......lying hostess who literally had no idea of service. Fact, no more Spasso for our crew. On a positive note and Here in lies the beauty, we jumped over 101 bridge to Wayzata and walked right in and sat down to a better restaurant and enjoyed fabulous SERVICE, food, drink and fun. Today's lesson, Spasso service sucks so just go straight to Wayzata with more and better choices. read more

Not booking a table as it was midweek may have been a mistake, it was very busy. Our table for four was small and in the back by the kitchen. It was cold don't know if that was just our location or the whole place. They only had one cab by the glass although more where offered on the wine list. Couple of friends ordered the same cocktail but they looked different! I wasn't expecting anything fantastic with the food but I was still disappointed. My beat salad had four slices of beets and a limp handful of arugula on top with four grapefruit segments. Poor execution of what little was on the plate. I don't think I would be going back and they need those money off vouchers everyone had just to keep the place busy. read more

Happy to seat you, not so much to serve. Bad management. Noisy. Food at best is marginal. Live only .4 miles away, but will go out of my way to eat somewhere else. Nice patio area during non winter times, but everything applies as stated. read more

I love this place! It's delicious - the risotto fritters are one of the most amazing things I have ever tasted! They also have great creme brulle! read more

Service was terrible (unfriendly and scarce). Food was way overpriced and poor quality. Long wine list, but subpar cocktails. Not sue what they were going for with atmosphere- no sound control and dirty exposed kitchen? read more

Spasso generously hosted ClearCause Foundation's launch party. The appetizers and staff were fabulous. So much so that we showcased their meatballs at our inaugural event in 2012 and look forward to showcasing them again in 2013! Love their friendly, professional staff. read more

My fiancé and I were here for a Wine and Canvas event. The host was a bit befuddled when we told him we would like to sit in the room to get good spots. Without communicating what was going on he just seated us in the dining room. The waiter stopped by and greeted us by saying, "uh, were you seated here by someone?" Not very welcoming. We got beers and some food on the happy hour menu. The waiter said if the food came out after we went into the room he would bring it to us and he did. The sliders weren't great. The patties were super thin and had no flavor. The fries that came with it were not seasoned. The crab cakes were ok. Not terrific or worth the trip from Edina but ok. The spinach dip didn't have a ton of flavor. The spinach was in full leaves which made it hard to eat. We sent most of it back with the waiter. Lastly we ordered the chicken satay. The chicken was over cooked and rubbery. The "sauce" it was in tasted like pure soy sauce. It was salty and wasn't original at all. The server was the server for the Wine and Canvas event. The only server. Long story short he was terrible and didn't care to be a good representation of Spasso. You have a Cadillac Escalade to pick people up but shitty service? Does not compute. read more

Decent prices, good affordable wine selection. Risotto fritters are great. Skip the scallops, lacking flavor. Thought the pizza was excellent as well. read more

A favorite; particularly for the happy hour! We feel fortunate to have a place like this in the area.

First time here yesterday. The place is tired and a bit shabby. My wife had a cocktail which was loaded with the very cheap alcohol you get on spring break. No head on my beer because the glass was dirty. We then ordered two glasses of wine which were huge pours but both tasted like they had been open a long time. Our server Bobby was friendly but the other staff did not seem trained at all. One waitress sent 10 mins noisily rearranging bar stool next to our booth. Place was very quiet. We decided not to order food and left. Won't be back. read more

Great service with below average food. I ordered the seafood pasta. The seafood consisted of very small pieces of seafood and was missing a flavor profile. It didn't seem fresh, it tasted like frozen seafood you'd buy from Cub Foods. My wife ordered the carbonara and again it had zero flavor. read more

Food was ok and the atmosphere just ok. Always busy so I must be missing something.

Average service. Food mediocre. Braised short rib tough and fish in cioppino was firm. Good things were polenta fries and wide variety for wine selection. read more

I went back again and this place is so loud and the tables are way to close together. The food is fairly price, but I wasn't that impressed with the flavor of the pizza, the bruchetta was really good, but everyone else's meals looked rally blah..although nobody complained so it must not have been too bad! read more