Piatanzi

Food - got the agnello, it was good! I liked the chunks of lamb. Also got Bruschetta Caprese, which was an appropriate portion size for an appetiser. Forgot to take a photo of this until after I ate it.Service - good, no complaints. Appropriately attentiveAmbiance - small, laidback feel. Comfortable, not extremely fancy, food is solid

Dined at your place for the first time since--well, I can't remember. I ate at Piatanzi a couple of times after you opened, so it's been a long time. I love it! The restaurant room itself for starters. I had eggplant parmesan, the crostini with mission fig, prosciutto and goat cheese, and a glass of Barbera, which was recommended by Philip. And speaking of Philip, I loved the vibe of your place, the staff, seeing Chef Pete Lukes come out to visit with people at the bar. Two or three people who came in after we were situated and having our beverages greeted Philip like an old friend. We were sitting at one of the small round tables by the windows in the bar area. Piatanzi has a neighborhood feel, at the same time very classy. Thanks!

We two split a small plate of meatballs, an entree of gluten free pizza, and a dessert of creme brulee. Everything was good!

Lovely place where groups of people seem to be a tables. Ah, the holidays and a nice Italian restaurant. We did the same meeting up as a party of seven last night. Clean, inviting, and with a decent abbreviated menu. They picked the right things to go on it. The server was very attentive and kept my water glass full.I liked their rolls offered. Choosing the spaghetti marinara (easy on the sauce) with sausage (a little spicy) was a good meal. This is on the list for when we visit family here again.

This is a neighborhood gem- and a best kept secret. I moved to the area during COVID and not sure how they survived. Gradually they've opened longer hours and now on Sundays. I only wish they opened earlier on weekends and stayed open until at least 9 or 10. They have a great, friendly little bar area where I usually sit with friendly and attentive bar tenders. They usually have sports in at the bar tvs, volume off so not disturbing diners. I've also taken my kids and friends there and all have loved it. It has a good atmosphere for a family night, a date night or dinner alone. Food and drink are wonderful. I wish they still served their steak salad options and that these were a little less pricey, but they have good portions and everything I've had there is delicious.

Always great Italian food and service, dim romantic environment. Very flavorful wine and great selections of unique salads, pizza, pasta, and more.

My husband and I like this place for its decor, service and cool ambiance. The appetizers and wine selections are really good. The pasta entrees, which we like to order, are not quite as good as one would hope. Sometimes seems as if only salt is used as seasoning. Still I would recommend this place.

Met our friends here and had a great experience all around. The food was great, the service was excellent and very attentive to drinks.

Here's my opinion: Piatanzi should be the Italian word for mediocre. Everything about the place is perfectly mediocre -- the food, the service, the ambiance. Truly, the only thing to recommend it is if you live in the neighborhood, it's close.But, why would you not drive 7 minutes further and go to M'tucci's Bar Roma on Central if you want Italian? Life is short. The food there is actually good. And they make everything from scratch. Plus it's got an inviting, lively atmosphere. Sadly, Piatanzi has the smell of failure hanging over it. And it will probably be pulled to restaurant oblivion by the gravitational force of its own mediocrity. If I'm going to go out and spend money, I'm gonna go someplace better.

Really disappointing! I had forgotten about this off the main street restaurant until a friend invited us to meet them there recently. We had a great dinner- nice ambiance. So when my wife's Birthday came up a couple weeks later- this was where we wanted to go! We followed the reservation directions and booked online. The app reminded us the day before and then the day of- 30 minutes before. We arrived to find a dark house! They were closed!The next open evening I stopped by to let them know what had happened. (They never answer their phone) From a waiter to the bartender then to the owner/chef I explained how their reservation service had taken our reservation- sent reminders and we showed up to find them closed. (A review was even requested the next day)There was no apology. No expression of understanding about spoiling this Birthday evening. The owner expressed frustration with Rsvy. Open table was too expensive he said and Rsvy was not as good. OK. His business decision to go with an unreliable reservation service. It sounds like ours was not the first time this happened- so he knew. When I asked what he had to offer about tanking our birthday celebration - he looked at me like my head was on sideways. Maybe an apology?Owners usually don't want to purposefully offend customers. It was surprising he offered no apology? No- "hey I'm so sorry we spoiled your birthday dinner. Please let us make this up to you. Come back & we'll take good care of you." Nope! He offered NADA. Is that is the same intention he puts into his food? How he treats his people? Apparently this is how he feels good about treating his customers! Well you can decide where you spend your time & money. Fortunately we have many really great restaurants here from which to chose - - where customers experience is important and owners are not afraid to apologize when their business made a mistake. Sorry for long review. I guess I'm tired of staying silent and just accepting poor service- - especially from the owner.