This pop up bar was so elegant looking! Everyone knows I love me a good Christmas pop up bar, so this was right up my alley! Me & my fiancée stopped here for our anniversary (we had reservations) & they took care of us!!! Our waiter was amazing, the bartender gave us a free anniversary shot, the drinks were fantastic & don't get me started on the food! Everyone & everything was great! I will be back! Bonus: they gave us scratch off tickets for our next visit! You can only scratch it off in front of them, so I'm excited to see what I win! read more

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Vetta is undeniably beautiful inside. The design is warm, stylish, and feels like the kind of place you want to linger. The service matched the ambiance. Everyone we interacted with was friendly, attentive, and genuinely trying to make the experience great. Unfortunately, the food just didn't live up to the setting. The bread arrived looking and tasting like floppy, wonder-bread-style slices, which immediately set the tone. It felt like very little effort was put into something that should be simple but memorable at an Italian restaurant. The dishes that followed were presented nicely but lacked depth and authentic Italian flavor. Nothing was awful, but everything was underwhelming -- more "fine" than enjoyable, and certainly not what you'd hope for given the atmosphere. My husband and I truly wanted to love this place because the space and the staff are wonderful, but the food needs improvement to match the rest of the experience. I hope they make some adjustments, because the potential is absolutely there. read more

Made reservations for 3 at 4PM. We were greeted quickly, seated in our favorite, a booth in view of bar. The decor was themed "White". All about Christmas, winter, snow, Angels etc. was really decked out bright and cheerfully. We had for drinks Peppermint martini (outstanding) even came with its own peppermint stick spoon and a Rose. We casually remarked that the rose was a bit dry and the bartender came over with a sample of someone a little less dry. After we expressed interest he exchanged them at no charge. Very thoughtful. Our waitress, Rachel, was terrific. Took plenty of time with us, explained everything and was on top of service. Extremely personable. For foods, after discussion w Rachel, we ordered Fried Spadienini w Amogio chicken, vodka pasta. Also the Tortellini Alla Panna. All dishes were terrific. Shared what we could and boxed the rest for tomorrow's dinner!! read more

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In full transparency I did order from DoorDash however I was shocked at what I received tonight. I ordered a classic wedge salad with no changes. Described as a normal wedge with bleu cheese crumbes, bacon lardons, tomato and bleu cheese dressing. The photo looked delicious (which I will attach to the photo of what I received in my bag). What I received for $16 was a tiny halved romaine heart with a single cherry tomato a couple pieces of Parmesan and some sort of oil on the side. They also forgot part of my order but for some reason I got a side of un-toasted bread I didn't order. I definitely wasn't impressed. The pasta was great but unfortunately didn't make up for the rest of the experience. read more

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Had a great dinner here.. little snafu on server placing half our parties order for food and then other half later so came all at mixed intervals but he apologized.. one other thing was that we ordered several glasses of wine, wasn't until after we saw a sign that said it was 50% off bottles which would have been far cheaper had he told us this. This aside though the food was great ! The appetizer lasagna dip and calamari was wonderful as was the bread and garlic butter dip. read more

Vetta Italian Eatery - Menu - Italian Near Me - Lee's Summit, Missouri

My wife and I went here around Christmas time after randomly driving by it one day. It was great! The atmosphere was perfect, all decorated for the Christmas season. We got the fried gnocchi as an appetizer which was so good. It was a little heavy on the oil. I got a chicken and rigatoni dish, delicious, I would definitely get it again. My wife got shrimp scampi. It was a little underwhelming but not bad. Great little restaurant in downtown LS, we'll be back. read more

Vetta Italian Eatery - Italian Near Me - Lee's Summit, Missouri

I'd like to start off by saying the decor they did for winder was so beautiful. They had live pianist playing in the back which was such an amazing touch. The food was really good especially the chicken. It was so crispy and perfectly seasoned. The vodka pasta was so good highly recommend. Our server was amazing also she didn't both us too much and was very attentive! read more

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Came here for the holiday pop up - very cute. Food was decent 6/10 pasta was overcooked imo. Shrimp was good. Eggplant parm was an 8. Gluten free pasta was 6/10. Gluten free options are very limited. Water glasses are so small it was laughable. Salads were good. Service was decent- it was very busy though. read more

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Weeknight delight. Weather is perfect right now to sit on the patio. I tried the Ravioli Sausage and Cheese. Bread seems like it comes from Roma bakery is served with butter(I prefer oil and seasoning myself). I ordered a chicken dish with lemon flavored pasta. It was ahmazing. Servers are knowledgeable about wine choices and entrees. read more

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All of the food was way too salty and the service was poor. One of the things we ordered was cannelloni but we were give manicotti. When I brought it to the server's attention, she argued that it was cannelloni and to cut further into the middle to find the meat. Nope, still no meat, just cheese. Finally after much discussion and showing her there was no meat all the way through, exasperatedly she asked, "Do you meet me to have them remake it?" After that, someone else brought out the replacement and we never saw her again except when she brought out the bill. I love Italian and was really hoping to have a great Italian restaurant in Lee's Summit, but this was very disappointing! read more

Delicious food! Cozy atmosphere- the holiday lights are spectacular!! G was so great! We would definitely come back! read more

Vetta Italian Eatery - Chicken Parmesan - Italian Near Me - Lee's Summit, Missouri

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Stunning dining area with amazing food. Espresso martinis light or dark - both delish! Perfect spot for date night or GNO. Amazing service and fresh dishes. Can't wait to go back! read more

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Hit up this Italian place in downtown Lee's Summit and was presently surprised! The place is cute and has a sexy vibe to it and the bar area is beautiful! The fact you can choose if you want your espresso martini creamy or not it amazing! The friend gnocchi will always be a yes and never had lasagna dip! My rigatoni alla Vodka was amazing! Good spot to get together with friends or a date night! read more

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Vibe is 10/10. Went during the winter pop-up and it was magical inside. Beautifully decorated, excellent ambiance. Live piano music filled the air, but as delicate background noise, was not overpowering of conversation. Service was fine, nothing terrible, nothing outstanding. Drinks took a while to get to the table, longer than expected. Food was 7/10. It is better than the other Italian eatery in town, but it's not anything outstanding. And whatever they say on the menu, NO, the corn with the lasagna dos NOT work, and the 1/4c scoop of canned corn I got plopped on the top of my lasagna for $2 was most definitely not worth it. read more

Vetta Italian Eatery - Christmas pop up decorations - Italian Near Me - Lee's Summit, Missouri

New place in downtown Lee Summit getting on a nice roll friendly staff super good bartender. Only one visit so far need to go back again before we can give a full-fledged review. read more

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Restaurant change from a Mexican cuisine to Italian. Inside deco remain the same. It is one of the prettiest restaurant in Lees Summit. Food was okay. We are not completely in love with this new restaurant concept. Might have to try them again some other time. Staff was attentive being that they just open up last Wednesday. Casual upscale atmosphere. read more

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Wasn't expecting much given some of the reviews, but we were very pleasantly surprised with the service and food. We had fried ravioli, Mostaccioli and cannelloni, all of which were very good. Portion size was generous and the food was served promptly and hot. Our server was attentive and offered solid recommendations. Overall, it was much better than expected - and better than the other Italian restaurant in downtown Lees Summit - so we'll be back soon. read more

Pretty place with great food and service. Went with a group of 6. If you ever went to the Mexican restaurant in this space before it hasn't changed much inside, still has the beautiful bar and pretty chandeliers. We all really enjoyed our food. The menu is different from the pictures shown on Yelp btw if you like to plan ahead like me. We started with a seasonal bruschetta, which had a cream cheese spread and peaches. Wonderfully different from the norm. We also enjoyed bread and olive oil, which was full of yummy garlic. My husband and I both got a caesar salad and shared the sea bass on a delicious bed of peppers and onions with a drizzle of balsamic sauce. It was absolutely scrumptious and plenty for us. Others in the group had salmon and chicken piccata, both served with pasta, and all enjoyed. They also have a great variety of cocktail and mocktail choices. I had the Spritz mocktail and it was really good. You may want to plan for dinner to take some time. Not sure if it was because of the size of our party or not. We got there for an early dinner at 4:45 on a Saturday night, hardly anyone in the place, and didn't leave until 6:45 and the place was packed. Authentically Italian I suppose ;). read more

Same owners as the previous overpriced Mexican restaurant that was here, but this just feels right! The inside always looked like it should be Italian anyways. The food was great, but I'm not Italian and think Olive Garden is great too. (The Italian people I was there with confirmed it was good though). Tried the chicken parm and I would definitely get it again. read more

The decor is great. Food is average to good. We had eggplant Parmesan, spaghetti and meatballs and chicken Alfredo. If I was just eating it on food and decor the place would be a solid 4.5 stars but service is SLOW. Won't be back read more

Positives--Pop Up Bar theme was by far the best I've been to this season hands down. Were seated on time per reservation. Negatives--Service, eek. Needs training and maybe make sure you have ample staff, our server visited our table 3 times in 90 minutes (no tip for the first time in my life). Initial drink order, food order, and bringing our check. I had to got to the bar to get another drink. Never came by to see if we needed anything else or check on food order. Lastly, take the fettucine off the menu, it was noodles, water sauce and a little sauce. Most horrific fettucine I've ever had (this is my go to at all Italian restauraunts). Won't be back, save yourself a trip. read more

Came here for our Father's Day celebration, and had a terrific meal. Our server G took great care of us! When asked if you want the vodka sauce, the answer is YES! It is outstanding! We will be back! read more

Overall the food was just okay, but maybe they are still working out the issues. I had the Capelli D'angelo with spiedini and the tiramisu. The Capelli D'angelou was super watery and flavorless. The spiedini, was nothing more than a piece of chicken with breading and tasted very plain. Overall the dish was a bust. The tiramisu was nothing great either, one layer of ladyfingers was dipped in coffee but the second layer wasn't throwing the whole thing off. It tasted mostly like whipped cream. It's a rather unimpressive start but hopefully they iron things out and produce better quality food. read more

Very nice decor and very pleasant servers. Food not great. Spiedini was dry and lacked flavor and sea bass was fried and lacked flavor. Nice choice of wines. read more

The food was really good. The Vodka Rigatoni was so good. If they offer you a side salad just be aware that the Caesar salad is huge and a dinner size salad and a side salad. With your pasta, they offer you extra garlic and Parmesan cheese. The extra garlic is in butter and olive oil was seasoning and it was really good on the bread. Our waitress was super helpful and made good suggestions. The decor is really beautiful and it's a really good atmosphere. read more

Vetta Italian Eatery - Vodka Rigatoni - Italian Near Me - Lee's Summit, Missouri

G took wonderful care of us. Our food was absolutely delicious as well as the drinks. I will definitely be back. The restaurant was well lit with a beautiful scene. read more

Vetta Italian Eatery - Italian Near Me - Lee's Summit, Missouri

Beautiful,romantic setting indoors. Really nice patio seating and the Food is so good. Had of course the free fried Ravioli, cheese was perfectly crisp with lots of melty cheese. The Bottle of Angels List Pinot Noir was perfect with the Eggplant parmigiana. I am very fussy when it comes to marinara,I really like my homemade the best. But this was very tasty, not to sweet and very rich tomato flavor. The Service was great and the staff outstanding. Definitely will be going back. read more

I really really hate to give a bad review to a restaurant, especially one that has only been open for two weeks, but this isn't their first restaurant either & it was really bad. This was just a mess from the very beginning. We had a large party of 12 & we had a few questions before we could get started. We asked what pastas are made in house & if they used Italian flour because it is non-GMO & is easier to digest. I asked the waiter the questions & he immediately told us ALL pastas were made in house (which surprised me & my first red flag) and that they "probably" used Italian flour. I asked him if he'd go ask to make sure and he was gone for awhile, but he came back & didn't even address the question. I asked for the manager to come by, but when he walked up he had his coffee mug in hand. I thought that was a bit unprofessional, but whatever. He told us they get their pasta from Springfield & he was pretty sure it was not Italian flour, but not 100% sure. That's the kind of answer I like, just admit it if you don't know! It's OK to not know an answer especially if you are a waiter, but don't just guess! Especially when it comes to people with gluten issues. We also found out from the manager that they were out of the spedini since the night before. We never heard that from the waiter though & most of us had planned to order that. We were finally ready to order, but the waiter was two tables down trying to open a bottle of wine.... for literally 3-4 minutes just getting the foil off (I'm not exaggerating). He finally went to ask for help, but we had been there a half hour at this point and were very ready to order. We had an 18 month old with us & she was starting to get a bit fussy with only bread to eat. I asked the manager if he'd come over to take our order so we could get moving & thankfully he did. Our food finally came out & I'd say it was about a 50/50 split on who thought their food was good. I had the salmon & it was super salty. My husband had the capelli d'angelo and said it was bland. I ate his leftovers the next day & I agree! The tomatoes were either canned or not ripe, but just no flavor. My mom had the eggplant parm & said it was not great, that she'd had better & wouldn't get it again. I heard the meatballs were good & the chicken parm were good. When we were finished our waiter wasn't around so we had to ask another waiter for our ticket & to-go boxes. Our waiter came to deliver the bill and every item was rung up separately. I'm sure he was just trying to be helpful, but it just made the check out process even longer. They gave us 10% off our bills, but we have a couple of veterans at the table so we'd asked for a veteran discount & it was the same. I'm not actually sure which they gave, but it was definitely not enough as far we were concerned. So with a fussy 18 month old in tow we gave my mom some cash, told my sister-in-law to figure out the bill and ran out the door! Oh one last thing, the waiter had just started his shift & his shirt was wrinkled & dirty. I have waited tables & my sister-in-law was a restaurant manager & we both noticed. If we ever came in dirty we were sent home to change. The waiter is a representative of the restaurant & if it were mine, it would not be the image I would want represented. read more

Not great-overpriced and poor quality. We won't go back. Service and ambiance were great. Really no good Italian in lees summit.... I held out hope for this place read more

Food up and down. Service seems to be good and its a very comfortable place. First time hot food next time room temp. Third time slightly better then the second. read more

The hubs and I started with the lasagna dip with pasta chips and then moved on to the blackened chicken Alfredo and shrimp scampi. We finally ended up with the lemon crème cake. Everything was delicious and the service was excellent. The ambience is lovely as well. read more

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Good food, great service. We really enjoyed for a date. Nice addition to Lees Summit downtown.

Good food. Pasta is good. Wines are average but good for price. Italian sodas are unique. Service is friendly.

The ambiance of this place at Christmas was like a Hallmark movie, from the White Christmas Margarita, to delicious dishes, and don't forget the desert!! Everything thing was better than expected! The service from Cooper, was the greatest! This will be on our Christmas list of things to do every year!! read more

Debated writing this but felt like I had to share my experience. We came in with a large group for dinner on a Sunday night and genuinely had a great time--good food, great service, and a bit of nostalgia too. Some of us had celebrated my engagement at the previous restaurant in that space, so coming back years later felt kind of sweet. We also had just come from next door (Smoke Brewery which is owned by the same owner) and had a great time there as well. Unfortunately, any goodwill was completely undone by the owner's behavior as we were leaving. One of our guests took a handful of mints from the bowl near the door (yes, probably a little excessive--but not criminal), and the owner made a sarcastic remark and then as our group is outside, the owner shook the mint bowl at us through the window. If that sounds like an overreaction, it gets better. When a few members of our group politely went back in to ask what the issue was, the owner accused one of us of being a "thief" and said the problem wasn't the mints, but "his attitude"--despite there being zero issues at our table all night. No comments from the server, no complaints from other patrons. In fact, a staff member later ran into us and said our group was lovely and caused no disruption at all. What followed was even more disappointing: a member of our party posted a personal review sharing her experience, and instead of addressing it professionally, the owner responded from his personal social media account--posting false claims (like that we had to be escorted out, which simply never happened) and even targeting people in our group who are business owners, saying things like "if you own what you say." Not sure if that was supposed to be clever, but it just came off immature and defensive. The most ridiculous part? He accused our group of using misogynistic slurs--which, again, absolutely did not happen. If there had been any issues, surely someone would've said something at the time. But there was nothing--until a few mints apparently sent this man into a spiral. Which, if you own your own business, thick skin is a necessity at times. No accountability has been taken, and the way things escalated makes it hard not to feel like this was weirdly personal. Which is sad, because we genuinely enjoyed the food and service, and were excited to return. Several of us work in or own businesses ourselves--we understand how tough the industry is, and we aren't malicious people. But this level of unprofessionalism, lack of integrity, and public pettiness? Not something we're interested in supporting. read more

Service was good, the food was average. The room is still attractive, one of the nicer in Lees Summit.

It's a no from us Terrible service we were never greeted at the door. We sat for quite a while without being greeted by our server or any water. Drinks took forever, once we got our food it tasted terrible ! The shrimp scampi had no flavor and the sauce on the tortellini was so thick and tasted like it came from a jar. We each had one bite and sent it back. read more

Much better than the previous Mexican restaurant . I got the spaghetti and meatballs and I will say it's not the best Italian I've ever had, but it was delicious. The portion size was great for the price. I did not try any of the cocktails. The atmosphere is great and so are the staff. We sat at the bar and had awesome service, shout out to Casey and Mike! read more

Very nice Italian restaurant, love the decor and ambiance! Nice selection of food and drinks at a reasonable price. Food and service were amazing and portions were in abundance! So excited to have a wonderful Italian restaurant in the area! read more

Food was decent enough and the portions were big. The service was terrible. I ordered lasagna and she said, "with meat sauce?" I said yes and learned when I got the bill that it was an extra $4.00. If you want good Italian in Lees Summit, go to Bella's. They have great food and great service. read more