We had a reservation at 730 and preordered. When we sat down they already had our orders and waited an hour for the meals we pre ordered at 3 pm. We waited an hour and still didn't get our meals. The manager said she was gonna "take care of our meals" and brought us the check with no deduction. They brought our meals at 9 pm in PLASTIC to-go containers. The manager told us this is a "fine dining" experience but I've never been to a resteraunt where I've waited over an hour and half to get my meal to eat of out of plastic to go containers. The manager did NOT compensate our bill in any way. I would give zero stars if I could. (Btw I got 7 raviolis) never go here read more

Our server was great but the food is terrible- restaurant was empty at 8pm on a Saturday

Would have given a zero if the system allowed it. After getting the wrong order delivered to our table twice, they offered no reduction at all in the cost of our order. No apology either. Instead, when we told the person who delivered our food that the order was wrong, he became threatening. It was extremely uncomfortable. we are ex-customers forever! DO NOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT!!! read more

The pizza is to die for. I personally enjoy the scene and presentation. Please visit the restaurant.

Good atmosphere and wait staff but food was notably bad. The cacio e Pepe and pizza were crimes against Italians.

Without doing too much research, we assumed Scarpino's would a dark, Old Italian restaurant - it's not! It light, open and modern. On the corner of Tenth Street and Penn Avenue, it has lovely outdoor seating on both sides. We went when it was raining so we stayed inside the lively restaurant. Our party got the Arancini Fried Risotto Balls with tomato sauce, a Caesar salad and the Scarpino Salad as starters. All delicious. For entrees, you cannot go wrong with the Chicken Parmesan or Rigatoni Ala Vodka with Italian sausage. Fabulous experience all around. read more

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We came to Scarpinos with a party of 10. Three of us ordered the chicken parmigiana for $28. It was absolutely bland with zero taste. The pasta had zero taste as well. All three of us agreed. You are paying for the downtown atmosphere, not for the food. Honestly, the worst chicken parmigiana I've had, and it's difficult to mess that up. Save your money. read more

Wow.... Myself and my daughter were looking so forward to some great Italian food after seeing a show at The Benedum. The food was horrifically salty, and the margarita pizza.... Simply awful. I do not recommend Scarpino Remove all the salt in your recipes, it totally ruins you ala vodka dish read more

I love the Chicken Parm, Rigatoni Ala Vodka and Cacio Pepe here! My go tos! Ambiance is fantastic with great outdoor seating in good weather. read more

Spritzery - Rigatoni Ala Vodka - Italian Near Me - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Definitely subpar all around. Took 15 minutes after sitting down to have somebody come to our table to bring water or take a drink order. I ordered from an underwhelming draft list for a place that has about 2 taps but maybe 8 generic beers on draft. Got a southern tier 2x which was flat and a bit warm. My wife and I got the Arancini to start, which tasted ok but was very pasty since the rice seemed all clumped together. I got the rigatoni a la vodka with sausage which I was worried was going to be bland and unfortunately it was. There really not much of any sausage and it tasted like typical pasta anybody could make at home using sauce from a jar. The soppresata pizza was solid overall. I think there are several better places in the area to get a wood fired pizza but it was a pretty decent pizza. Overall, between the service and food, I definitely won't be going back and wouldn't recommend it. You could do far better at other places on Penn. read more

Food was delicious and cocktails were great. Stacey was a delightful waitress! 10/10 would recommend

I don't know how I have never been here before!!!!Amazing and wonderful. The food was amazing (get the cannolis) My server was so incredible I can not stress enough. She was so attentive but not over bearing. She had great recommendations for drink and food. She wiped down my table before dessert and It made the table feel so neat. It was clear she cared for the guests and wanted them to have a good time. Will return and will definitely ask for my server Isabel again. We loved her so much!!!! Thanks isabel for a great night out read more

Avoid. Despite our arrival 2 hrs before our show, they were unable to prepare our meal in time. We left without eating our meal. Terrible experience. read more

Wanted to like this place. Ordered pizza to go. Tomato was sooo sweet. Pizza was almost inedible.

Staying at the Westin in Pittsburg and noticed Scarpino across the street. I should have looked at the reviews before we made the decision to eat there. Another red flag was that there were only a few dining here around 7pm but it was convenient. We ordered the Panzenella salad with buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes, brioche. There was literally no bread, one minute piece of mozzarella and the tomatoes were old and bitter. The chef/manager came to our table and said they were going to take the salad off the menu because there were no fresh ingredients. I mean it was a bit insulting they tried to empty out their fridge by passing off bad food. Next we had the Fusilli pasta with chicken. The portion size was that of a children's meal and it tasted like a frozen dinner from the grocery store. Ok so we thought to get dessert. We ordered the cannolis and we weren't surprised when they were stale and tasteless. Not to mention we waited 25 minutes for our waitress to bring the cannolis. By the time I got the check I was very annoyed. People, read the reviews before eating here! If I could give it a -1 star it would be more appropriate. Worst dining experience. read more

Selected this place because of the pretty pictures posted, however menu has changed within the last couple of months.. Food not that delicious. The new chef's twist on Italian cuisine.... In my opinion, I appreciate creativity but sometimes traditional is just fine. Our waitress was very good though! read more

Below average at best. If you are thinking of coming here, you should only come for the water! Ordered the prosciutto pizza (which by the way isn't even a pizza...it's a loaf of bread with minimal cheese and toppings), beet salad (okay), and the cannolis. The cannolis were so bland and not authentic to a real cannoli. Service was very poor, our server tried her best to ignore us the whole time and did the absolute bare minimum. Only thing going for this place is the cute ambiance with dim lighting, nice decor, and good music but still is not close to being worth the overpriced food. read more

This was my first time here and I was definitely disappointed. The best part of the meal was the cocktail and the ambiance of the restaurant. The food was horrible to the point that they should be embarrassed. I ordered a margherita pizza and I was expecting a round pizza like the pictures on the online menu and that I've seen posted here. Instead I got a "pizza" made on a half a roll like a Stoufers french bread pizza. It was hard and horrible and tasted nothing like a margherita pizza should. My friend ordered the chicken parm which I thought looked good but she said the pasta tasted like it came out of a can. The prices were way too high for the quality of the food. Our server was super sweet and I didn't want to complain because it was a busy night and clearly not her fault. I definitely won't ever we back. read more

Where is David? The food was so subpar it's a shame. When your manager walks around like a bar back no wonder the kitchen is kicking out poor food. Sorry - not coming back. So where is David? read more

Went last Saturday night with a group of friends after the Pitt game and was severely disappointed. We ordered wine that the server opened for us but it sat on the table until after the appetizers arrived because we were never given glasses. We were also never provided silverware and had to ask 4 different times so everyone had the fork. The food had no flavor or sauce and arrived cold. read more

I was looking forward to dining here on Friday evening. My son highly recommended it. We met friends of the family who were in town to visit their daughter at Pitt, so we chose a place close to their hotel in the cultural district. Scarpino's is in a great location and has a great vibe. We started with cocktails and four drinks were delivered timely but the fifth took an additional 15 minutes to get. The Limoncello Martini was wonderful. The waitress brought bread to the table ... four VERY charred pieces for five people. Three of us ordered their staple Caccio e Pepe, one person ordered the NY Strip steak and the other member of our party ordered the Margherita pizza. Unfortunately, the pasta was sticky, the cheese was clumpy and the flavor was bland. Our friend didn't comment on his steak and none of us finished our meal. Because it was the first time I had met our guests, I didn't comment or complain. However, I was disappointed that we chose Scarpino's out of so many other options in our beautiful city. The kicker was the next day when our son asked if we enjoyed our meal. He had friends there the same night (they've been there multiple times) who also said they were disappointed with their meals on Friday's visit. I'm hoping it was just a bad night. I've heard only positive things. But my pasta did not look at all like the photos on their website or other reviews. And the taste was bland. I'm happy to try again, but will give it some time before we go back. read more

Our food took over an hour when people who came in well after us got their food and we're leaving when our food arrived. Food came out Luke warm. The chicken Marsala did not look or taste like what one would expect the dish to be. We would NOT go back or recommend this place to anyone. We have been here before. It's gone down hill fast. read more

So glad I stopped here - great service. Server was very knowledgeable/ helpful and attentive. Owner was also friendly. Good food - recommend the chicken parm. Cacio Pepe was good but not the best meal of all choices, rigatoni was also good. Server was super fun and brought us birthday shots - thanks, Daniel! Good size for small or large parties with inside and outside seating. Also good portions, I didn't think anyone in our table finished their meal read more

Great place for dinner. It doesn't matter if you to meet with friends or taking that special someone out. Outstanding food and drinks.

Walked in at 8:20pm. Was told by hostess that the kitchen just closed and she wouldn't seat us. Website clearly says open until 11pm. Big time thumbs DOWN!! read more

Here with a party of 10. I understand that everyone is under staffed . But waiting 2 hours for food is ridiculous. I had the scallop dish... while the scallops tasted good the accompanying risotto tasted like wild rice... dry beyond dry. Please only take the number of patrons you can handle. To have a reservation and have this poor of food... not a good situation. read more

Avoid if you have a big group. We waited two hours just to get our entrees (actually still waiting as I write this) and we were told our food was coming multiple times. Restaurant was not that busy so the wait seemed unwarranted as the 2-4 tops beside us churned 2 times as we were here. Not sure how the food is but hopefully good, maybe the next post will be more positive read more

Terrible service. Waited over 1.5 hours after we ordered still no food. Waitress avoided our table. When we asked the manager where our food was he did not provide an explanation . Waited another 20 minutes after speaking with him and still did not get our food and ended up leaving. read more

Absolutely the worst service and the food sucks!!!! A complete waste of money. I will never come here again

Ate here on our recent visit to Pittsburgh. Very friendly staff, nice decor. Loved my pasta dish and amazing dessert,as did my dining companion. Cocktails were great, too. Will be back on my next trip! read more

My husband and I went for dinner and while our appetizers were fine, the cacio e pepe really missed the mark. Worst of all, we ordered the chicken parm and it was very clearly undercooked in the center. Luckily, we didn't get sick but we were very nervous for days after this experience. read more

Very slow service and they were out of nearly a third of the items on the menu as well as the beers on tap.

Very nice place. The rigatoni a la vodka was very good, so was the arancini. The cocktails were okay. They didn't have the ingredients to make the lavender sangria. The drink with orange bitters wasn't good. The cocktails sound good but unfortunately don't taste good. read more

This was our first time here. We stopped in for a drink at the bar. The menu was a piece of paper that was very stained and wrinkled . Ordered a beer that was delivered warm and a glass of cab was $18. The atmosphere was very nice but produce and price not. read more

Very disappointed. Incredibly overpriced for food that you could legitimately make at home. Chicken parmesan was so bland.

Delicious food, wonderful service, and a great atmosphere! Very accommodating staff! Had a lovely experience and will be going again.

Don't go to Scarpino if you're a party of one! My clue should have been that their system doesn't allow reservations for one. I arrived at 4:15 p.m. and the host seated me at an upholstered curved booth for 4. Literally every other seating option in the restaurant was available and I was flexible except for outside seating. After 2 appetizers, a pizza, 2 glasses of wine and lots of my food boxed to-go the waitress told me I would have to move if I wanted to stay because they had a 6 p.m. reservation. At this point there were maybe 2 other parties seated inside. It was 5:45 p.m. I know in Covid Times 90 minutes was sometimes a mandated limit in some states. Nothing about that came up. But I've never had such rude treatment at a restaurant. My final bill was +$75. Not like I ordered water and an app. Btw the food was good. Epic- not so much. read more

$9.64 bottle of wine costs $40 there, the food just wasn't good, very cheap feel and small portions for the mega prices

Best pasta we've ever had! We got the meatballs. They were phenomenal. The rigatoni vodka pasta was out of this world. So much flavor in everything we ordered and the service was great as well. Can't wait to go back read more

I love the atmosphere at Scarpino but the food is disappointing, especially for the price. I've been three times and each time I felt that I overpaid for the quality of the food. The wine list traps you into purchasing a glass for $15 or a bottle for $59, which was annoying because two of us wanted two glasses of wine but we would've lost money doing that. All the bottles cost the same which was odd because they offer a nice steak but no high end bottle to pair with it! This place is like a Tex-Mex version of Italian dishes with an atmosphere that is friendly to happy hour and large groups but lacks the focus and white tablecloths that we expect out of restaurants that are in the $30+ entree realm. Little things like burnt sauce and charging $5 for table bread just makes me feel like they're only out to scam drunk people into ordering dining room items you can't usually get at the bar. read more