The lunch buffet here is amazing. I can't think of a better buffet. The food is always fresh and made from scratch and it varies from day to day. Great selection for vegetarians. I was hesitant to try it, because usually buffet food is subpar. But not here! Now we come here for lunch all the time! Everyone is friendly too and the place is beautiful! read more

My husband and I had our wedding at this beautiful venue this past August, and I can't speak highly enough about Karen and Frank, how well they treated us, and what a pleasure they were to work with. Karen truly made our dream wedding come to life! The food was absolutely amazing! Many of my guests told me that they were requesting to-go boxes for the first time in their lives at a wedding! The service was first-rate and the best many of my guests have seen. Please don't think twice about booking Venutis if you're considering! You'll be accommodated with everything you need, and your guests will be raving about your elegant and perfect wedding for years to come! read more

I recently visited the restaurant on Saturday May 10th with the family for a Mother's Day dinner. The service was horrible at best, and the food was luke warm at best. A waiter needed to pass our table to and from tables and when he would pass he would raise his banquet tray above and over our table to come and go to the dinning room. He never apologized and besides carrying the tray over the table he bumped into my daughters chair 4 times. I yelled out to him can you take another route and I received the look that could kill you. As the friends of what looked like the manager arrived they received the royal treatment, well I hope their around more often to make up for the guests your losing daily. Treat all of your customers the same and you will have a much better chance to survive in this business. Our server was overwhelmed, between ordering appts. and dinner it took her 30 minutes for the server to return to take our dinner order. And as far as refills on drinks it took longer. We arrived at 6:10 pm for dinner and left at 8:05 without ordering desert since we wanted to be home by midnight. Many guests sitting around us were very frustrated with service. The manager was very animated when barking out orders to his staff about which tables need service first. A very nice ambiance, prices are good but the service is terrible at best, I will not return. read more

We had are wedding here a year ago. Pat was awesome. I felt like I was planning my wedding with family. We had a few hiccups but Frank was more than helpful. We highly recommend Venutis to everyone. Receptions, dinner, even lunch. Never had a bad time. Great amazing food. read more

Venuti's - Our first look at our wedding at Venutis - Italian Near Me - Addison, Illinois

Ordered take out for 5 dinners with Chicken Marsala and Chicken Piccata. Received poached chicken with vegetables that was clearly banquet food left over from a party that was going on. Complete scam to get rid of leftover food from a banquet. There was not a chance this was Chicken Marsala or Chicken Piccata. Very poor judgement to scam neighborhood patrons who help support a business during hard Covid times. I will get the word out to as many people I know around here how poor this food was and how deceived we were. read more

Went back in and mentioned my Yelp ad as it said to above when I made my reservation. It left an even worse taste in my mouth than before. My group was seated all the way in the back by the kitchen and this time the food left something to be desired. Very unhappy with dining here both times, On one good note- we did stay for the Queens of Freestyle concert. the complimentary valet and complimentary coat check was very nice. The bartenders inside the hall were friendly as well. read more

Went there for our daughters 16th birthday. It was a Sunday evening the restaurant was quiet and quant. The food was terrific, I had very picky eaters in our group of six. We had a wide range from steak to manicotti to the octopus appetizer that was cooked perfectly. The service was spot on especially when you have a wide range of dishes to get out, on top of it she never missed a beverage. read more

Venuti's is my go to for Italian food! The décor is great. I love their apps (especially grilled calamari), entrees are amazing and the service is wonderful. The Manager is truly a professional and wants people to leave happy. I drive a long way to visit, and always leave happy. read more

Great place but food is just ok. We had the lasagna and cheese raviolis. Very disappointed in both of these entrees. They do have delicious tiramisu and crab cakes. They had a great band on Friday that played a variety of music. read more

This place is incredible. I'm going to keep this short - big portions, more than fair prices, great food. Reasonable& awesome wine list by glass, and bartenders that can make a quality and proper cocktail. New 'go to' place in the area. read more

Nice venue.. came here for a surprise party for a family member and found the room to look really nice. Menu was great. Food tasted awesome. Staff are friendly and very attentive. There was a dance floor and people loved getting down on the floor (not me lol ) read more

Venuti's - Banquet room - Italian Near Me - Addison, Illinois

Amazing! When we got engaged we knew we wanted to find a venue that would both wow our guests with beauty and provide over the top service. Out of all the places we looked nothing stood a chance next to Venuti's! My husband and I had a blast working with Karen, the Venuti's event coordinator, the bartender when creating our signature drinks, and coming up with creative names for our martini bar. When it came to decor, Venuti's is already gorgeous so that took a lot of work off of our hands. The entire wedding day/night we were able to relax and know everything and everyone had been taken care of. Our guests were showered with food and drinks from the moment they stepped in the door. We continue to get compliments on the food portions and bartender service. Thank you Venuti's for making our wedding day a dream come true! read more

Venuti's - Our beautiful wedding day - Italian Near Me - Addison, Illinois

Have gone for the little buffet/brunch type thing on Sunday. Very good food. Looks small when you first see it, but there's enough food. The best part is the taste. Tastes the same as homemade. I have a 100% Italian family that loves it, including the stubborn/older types who spend dual time in both countries, and usually hate "Italian" restaurants around town. Might be a little pricey, I know that buffet thing doesn't include drinks, but you can tell before you go in, and you get what you pay for. read more

Thanks Venuti's for the delicious carry out dinners tonight. Chicken Francese truly delicious as was Minestrone soup and salad. Rigatoni Bolognese Al Forno magnificent balance of homemade meat sauce and cheese. read more

It is a beautiful place. Went here for a wedding but it was SO crowded. There was another wedding going on at the same time and so many people seemed to be cramped into one place. The wedding was gorgeous and the reception hall stunning. Just a little bit of a tight squeeze for cocktail hour. read more

I thoroughly enjoyed this restaurant! From beginning to end the food was excellent. We decided to go on a Saturday night around 8:00. We were seated right away and brought fresh bread(Foccacia and regular) with oil and cheese and water. The waiter came and took our drink and appetizer order. Drinks came out quickly. The appetizers were excellent! Three of us split fried calamari, crab claws, and a shrimp cocktail. They were all outstanding! Surprisingly fresh shrimp, the calamari was melt in your mouth delish, and the crab claws(my favorite) were ridiculous. You get a choice of soup or salad with your meal. Two of us had pasta faggioli and one had a caesar salad and we were all happy. One of the specials was a seafood risotto that you could get with red or white(garlic olive oil) sauce and you could also get it on linguini instead of rice. He had the rice and I had the linguini. They were both amazing! They had mussels, clams, calamari and shrimp. All cooked perfectly. Our friend had the chicken vesuvio. It came with a side of steamed vegetables and quartered potatoes. Excellent sauce! No one had room for dessert : ) There wasn't a bit of the food that we didn't enjoy! A huge plus was the outstanding service! Our waiter was attentive but not intrusive and quite nice. The busboys were on top of getting rid of empty plates quickly and our water glasses were kept full. They were also quite friendly. I must say, this was a pleasant surprise! One of the best dining experiences I've had in recent months! We'll definitely be back! read more

I had my wedding here and Karen is amazing. She responds quickly to emails. This venue doesn't seem like they're all about up charging because it's wedding. A lot of my guests thought the food was good for a banquet and were surprised with the portions (ribeye was 14 oz). Majority of my guests also really enjoyed the chocolate mousse dessert. Overall, Karen and the Venuti's team made the wedding planning process easy for me. read more

This place is a joke!! The owner has some major ego issues. He is so cheap it's funny. We were here for a shower that my family spent a lot of money. And of course he wants it in cash. Anyway, after spending money they complained at everything we did. They had their "family" there for a baby shower as well. And because of that they wanted to take tables away from us and not give any money back... oh and the 5 guys that came, they agreed to let us sit at the bar. Well since their family was there, they tried to make us leave!! Excuse me!? Make the my family pay for the 5-6 guys to eat their buffet and then tell them to go across the street.. there's so much more to write but not enough room to even type it all. WARNING: Stay FAR away from this place. I would go to Olive Garden before I come back there, and I hate Olive Garden! Oh and get this: another participant of the baby shower wrote a review and the owners called our family and asked us to take the review down!!!!! Unreal! This is for real live experiences. Not only the good ones. You'd think that he'd reply to a review and offer something but nope, too cheap! Which is fine, we don't want anything from this place but for others to know what we dealt with !! read more

The Short & Sweet version: I have to say there is no place I would recommend better than Venut's! This goes both for their events & banquet hall & their restaurant. My wife and I had our wedding here & when we first spoke with Karen, we knew this was the place we wanted. Karen is a God-send, ownership is perfect! Service & food is superb! The Long Version: For those of you that are still reading. My wife & I first came across Venutis just searching for banquet halls for our wedding & came across several reviews, almost all recommended to talk to Karen. The 1st meeting Karen wasn't available & had to meet w/Pat. We figured we'd first give it a shot & I have to admit we were not at all enthralled with the experience. After reviewing more reviews and really loving the gorgeous banquet hall, we had to give it another chance. This time we specifically reached out to Karen to meet with her. The first meeting and walk-around (w/Karen) we loved the place and Karen was so helpful and very patient with all our tedious questions. The second you walk into the banquet side, you'll love the glamorous staircase, the tall ceilings & elegant feeling of everything overall. Meeting w/Karen was such a blessing. From the very 1st meeting we felt comfortable & she gave us plenty of tips & thoughts to help get us on the right track. We were very open as far as time of year/date, etc so she gave us all the info we could use. This was one of the only places we walked into that the 1st question (not even a question in our 1st talk as a matter of fact) wasn't "what's your budget?". It's not that it's a bad question but from a sales perspective, I can see it can be off putting where someone may not see it worth their time. Instead she asked what we wanted/needed, what we envisioned & what was important to us. We made our choices & covered several smaller details. We then got a lot of their info on their out of season packages which I highly recommend if you're not 100% set on a Spring/Summer wedding. It truly makes your dollar go a longer way. They have 3 main rooms (but only rent out 2, the middle is for ceremonies or can be used as an extension for either room). There is also a small circular room (fits 100 ppl and we opted out) that is offered as a ceremony room. They also rent this one alone during the day for smaller events like bridal/baby showers, etc. I love the natural light of this room and served us great for pictures and cocktail hour. The layout was wonderfully thought-out. There are 2 sets of bathrooms so each party has their own. Before we could sign a contract & reserve our date Karen asked if we had ever been to Venuti's, the restaurant or the banquet area. When we informed her that we hadn't she insisted that we come with some family for a tasting. She said you can't pick a place without trying the food first. Which was such a sweet thing. We ended up coming with some of our family and the food was so amazing. We put our deposit down the same day. The tasting we got was wonderful, it was in their restaurant and we got to meet the owner. He's always around the business & is extremely attentive. Whenever I imagine a well-run family business with more heart and passion for overall experience & service rather than the bottom line, this is the type of person I envision running it. The tasting went great! There was tons of communication/coordination before the big day & Karen was outstanding at every turn. They were easily able to alter a few guests' plates & adjust to their specific diet restrictions such as vegan or gluten free. Their plan also includes a cake which they direct you to deal w/the baker directly (The Baking Company). Venuti's covers the basic cake. You don't pay anything directly to the baker unless you want any upgrades. The best part of dealing w/Venuti's bakers was that we had a tasting w/them & then we were done. The Baking Institute and Venuti's coordinated all the delivery & setup times. We didn't have to worry about any of it. The day of, they give us a person that was our event manager/go-to person. It was relieving to have a specific person to go to for, issues, etc. The flow of the night went very well. They were able to adjust w/the flow of our event perfectly. We went w/butler style hors d'oeuvres which were a hit! (Most married couples will tell you they didn't get to try their hors d'oeuvres at their wedding but for us that wasn't the case. One of the servers brought us over a special plate with a little of everything.) Usually you go to a wedding and the food is cold or isn't ready at the same time, etc. but they hit it out of the park. They treated the guests like guests at a restaurant. Everyone was asked how they wanted their steaks cooked. Some of our guests were even able to make small requests and changes to their meals, like switching the fish for additional meat or requesting a second bowl of the delicious soup. Cant recommend enough! read more

Awesome service and food, I have planned my after work events here and people are still raving about how good the food was! Thank you Alex! The next day I hosted my work conference for 60 thank you Karen for the last minute accommodation you are so helpful. With full breakfast, lunch and more, everything was outstanding as always. Very accommodating. Thank you for another great event. read more

We went there last week for the lunch buffet which runs Monday through Friday, from 11A.M to 2 P.M. Cost is about 16.00. Go, go, go!!! You won't be disappointed and you definitely will not leave hungry! Starting with the atmosphere, it was very friendly, bright, with white table linens and servers who actually smile when addressing you! Service was excellent, as was their food. You can do the buffet or order from the menu. We chose the buffet. I don't know how many to be exact, but I'd say there was at least 10 different salads, 10 different veggie dishes, 10 different meat and pasta entrees, plus pizza selections, breads and soups. They also offered 5-6 different home made desserts. I generally hate going to Italian Restaurants because I am Italian, grew up on Taylor Street and I know what good Italian food is supposed to taste like. The Venuit's experience totally surprised me. EVERYTHING was EXCELLENT!! They are real-deal old world Italian. Everything was DELICIOUS. We'll be back! You just have to go!!! read more

Venutis is a 5 star resturant and banquet. Frank Venuti is caring and demands perfection of himself and staff.l Worked with Karen for my daughter's wedding. The food was exceptional had so many compliments from guests. Service was amazing. Venue outstanding, elegant made sure everything was to our satisfaction. Karen event coordinator was amazing to work with. Always smiling, asked questions about what I wanted for wedding and gave ideas I had never thought of. True professional and a pleasure to work with. Kudos to the entire Venutis family and staff. Wedding was amazing, recommend everyone to go there. Just remarkable and stunning. Thank you for making my daughter's dreams come true. Sincerely, Catherine and Kelley Sullivan read more

Venutis is the best venue for your wedding or event. We recently had our reception at Venutis and it was amazing! During these crazy covid times Venutis has their "it" together. The staff were considerate of our guests and everyone felt safe and had a great time! We were supposed to have 275, but we ended up with 106 and they gave us a gift card for the amount of the original count!!! Talk about top class! Venutis is the place for your event. read more

I worked with Ciara for my shower and everything went beyond my expectations! Ciara and her team made sure I had everything I needed and were always around to answer calls, emails and help the day of. Ciara had our menu designed to resemble my bridal shower invitations which added such a beautiful touch. The food is great and the venue itself is beautiful. Would definitely recommend this venue and Ciara for any event! read more

AMAZING BRUCH!!!! Everything was fresh and delicious!!!! Everything from artisan pizzas to Italian pastas to prime rib. Yum

I had my wedding at Venuti's this past August during this covid situation. Karen and Mr. Frank we're so accommodating and helpful. They really did everything to make this work for us and our guests. They were able to provide ways to help people spread out to also make it safe and comfortable for us. All of our guests felt comfortable and had an amazing night. Food was delicious as usual and the servers were so responsive. The venue itself was beautiful, spacious, and clean. I'm grateful for everyone at Venuti's for making this day so special and exactly how I imagined. I'm lucky I got to have the wedding I planned during this rough pandemic. I recommend Venuti's to everyone who is planning to get married!! I'm excited to come back to grab some dinner soon too. read more

We have lived in the area for twenty years and have never been to family-owned Venuti's. On a recommendation we tried it and were very pleasantly surprised. It is in a beautiful building. A member the family is always there to oversee what is going on. They pay close attention to detail, serve excellent food, and take a lot of pride in their restaurant. read more

If you like very good authentic Italian food, you will love this place. Great atmosphere and decor, try it. read more

I visited Venutis today for lunch and the pasta I ordered with the homemade bread was delicious. I don't think I have eaten at another Italian place here in My neighborhood that has fresh pasta like this. I've visited Francesca's in Elmhurst but it doesn't compare to the authentic Italian food here. The waiter suggested the lasagna which I will order next time. I really wanted to try the steak....they say they age them 28 days....yum The decor of the restaurant is very elegant but not too stuffy. The ceilings are like 20 feet high and the walls and windows are all decorated with an authentic Italian feel.....which makes the whole dining experience enjoyable. The service was pretty good but I am really picky about that. I tipped well since the waiter was knowledgeable and very helpful. I'm going to head back here Sunday for brunch. read more

This restaurant has top notch food and has the best service. The prices are very reasonable and it was very clean! We would highly recommend !!! read more

Had a business dinner at the bar with colleagues. The food was adequate but certainly nothing special. What got me was how rude and unfriendly the bartender was. On several occasions she made comments about politics and her political views. Really? The last thing I want to do is listen to a rude bartender insert her politics. Keep it to yourself and try to be friendly and accommodating. Not too difficult. By the way we ignored her comments but clearly she wanted either an argument or agreement. read more

Went to venutis on Saturday night.great appetizers,had a rib eye steak was done perfect.Good entertainment,great service.

Loved the food! Best Italian I've had in a while. The menu has so many good options we already know we're coming back soon! read more

Venuti's - Italian Near Me - Addison, Illinois

We had an event there tonight and it was wonderful. Our server Theresa was outstanding. She couldn't have been better. She did her best to give excellent service. Food was very good as well. I will be back to try the restaurant. read more

We had Father's Day brunch Sunday 2018 Wonderful Food quality Food presentation Food choices. (many) Food replenishment Room decor Seat comfort speciality egg station Roast beef (best ever) Table service Water refills timely Location easy to find and near major roads. Owner family goes back 50 years. They got it right! read more

This review is based on more than one occasion of visiting Venutis since I don't really think it's always fair to write a review based on one experience. But our last outing there on Sunday topped it off for me to want to write a review and finalize this as the last time we will be bringing business there. The event on Sunday was my birthday and the meeting of our family with our first born son. I want to also preface this review with the fact we have had our family do various brunches at Venutis because of special events and the beautiful decor of the restaurant (the main reason I didn't give them only 1 star... the interior decor helps them out. Unfortunately it doesn't cover up poor customer service or rudeness). Before I spit fire I also want to say there was one amazing and helpful woman who was the hostess, so this is not targeted at her. But on we go... if you're not a family/friend of the owners/whoever runs the show at the front, or if you're not Italian... you'll probably get the impression that they want your money quickly and for you to leave quickly to turn it over to the next paying customer. I mean who cares if your customers are staying longer because they're having a good time enjoying each other's company in a pretty venue right? As long as they get the f*** out of there so you can get more hot little cash in your hand. I mean customer satisfaction is over rated in America right? So what does one do to get their customers out the door and on to the next? Well for starters being rude to the guests of your party by telling them to move out of the way in not so polite of a manner, at the very BEGINNING of your event. Then the venue decides when is an appropriate time to bring out the cake for your family members while the rest of the group and especially person of honor are not ready yet (despite the venue clearly stating to "let them know when you're ready". And this is especially rude when your guest of honor is attending to her baby and has to be rushed back to the room because the venue decided it was time for cake). Then you can top it off by taking away plates and silverware out from under everyones nose so you get the hint it's time to go. All in all, I want to say it was a special day and that Venutis "made it spectacular". But what made my day spectacular is inviting our Family and friends back to our house afterwards because we felt so rushed out of there, and to truly enjoy each other's company. read more

Always the best for food service and friendly people. The nightlife in the bar is the best in the Area. I give this place top recommendations! read more

I had a great experience at Venutis! The food is delicious and the upper management always made sure we were taken care of. Frank Venuti was there when we went and he truly cared about our experience. I would definitely come back! read more

We used to come here years ago with my Mom and Dad because it was a good half-way point between our two homes. Last month we went with another couple for the very same reason. We hadn't been there in years and what was interesting, and a tad creepy, was that at 7:00 on a Friday night there were only two other parties eating in the fairly large dining room which made it almost too quite. The service was excellent, as it should be with only three parties in the room, and the food was pretty good but nothing stood out. We had baked clams, grilled calamari, shrimp dejonge, minestrone, salads, linguini with mussels, rigatoni al forno, veal medaglione and chicken vesuvio. Quite the variety for sure but all four us had the same reaction - it was good but good enough to come back - not so sure. read more

Thank you "frank" for the tactfully rude message, I'll be sure to come back now and tell all the locals how wonderful it is with GREAT customer service. Trust me lil man I'm the last person YOU should reference as cheap. "Erin we appreciate your feedback and hope you come back to us for another chance to impress you. After looking at your reviews, it seems you are into deals and cheap priced food. if that's the case, we would love for you to come in Monday - Thursday for half off appetizers or even try our Buy one Take One offer where you and a friend can each take home and EXTRA pasta dish from our menu when we leave.We apologize if you didn't enjoy the experience but each and every single customer is important to us, even the ones that don't have the same taste in fine art:) Hopefully our starry sky will woo you enough to come back and give us another chance. Thanks for visiting us. p.s. - We have drink specials as well throughout the week so please visit our website at Venutis.com or call us for more information." read more