Anteprima

We were seated right away without a reservation on a Friday night at around 7 pm. Their patio was fully booked and the inside was bustling too. We put in our orders and received our meatball appetizer fairly quickly, but our main dishes didn't come out for what felt like more than 40 min. I hadn't spent that much time waiting for food in a while. The table next to us arrived after us, ordered, and finished both their appetizers and meals before we got our main dishes. I'm not sure if it was because I ordered from the special menu.All the dishes were worth the wait. These were the best meatballs I've had at a restaurant and tasted similar to the ones I've purchased from Eataly to cook at home. My seafood risotto did not have any of the lingering seafood smells. The seafood mussels, clam, and shrimp were fresh and delicious. Getting our server's attention towards the end was a little difficult. I would recommend having your card ready for them to charge. I definitely want to come back to try their pasta, which was my original intent, but I got sidetracked my the seafood risotto.

Decent Italian restaurant with reasonable prices. They didn't include a bread basket, you had to order it separately as an appetizer. But the olive oil that comes with the bread is delicious! It tasted like it was infused with basil but it went really welll with the bread. I got the orecchiette pasta with ground lamb sausage. The pasta was a chewy texture with a fun shape. All the flavors went really well together and I loved the bitter greens that came with the dish. Service was friendly and efficient. It wasn't too crowded for dinner on a Thursday night. We were seated right away. There's plenty of street parking around the area. Paid or for free in the residential.

What a wonderful little Italian restaurant with the best patio! We actually sat in the front window, which was perfect because the Midsommar festival was happening, so we could people watch, but I'm sure people come just for the patio out back. Service was excellent, they have a great wine selection, and the food was just perfect. Nothing additional needed at all. Perfectly cooked, perfectly seasoned. I had the beet salad and my friends had the burrata - yummy and fresh. And the burrata was a nice sized portion, I think even 4 people could split it. For my entree I had the seared cod special which came with mushrooms and spinach - a perfect portion for me, and absolutely delicious. So juicy and well seasoned with a nice brown crisp on the outside. My brother's pasta looked amazing and came out super hot, and his hubby's tuna also looked excellent - cooked medium with a nice brown on the outside. We didn't have dessert, but they had some really interesting options - a rhubarb crisp that was tempting. it's nice to see that they use seasonal ingredients. A wonderful experience I wish to repeat the next time I'm in Chicago.

We have been to Anteprima several times and I was surprised I haven't reviewed them before. We made reservations for a Friday night and were sat immediately on arrival. The menu is fairly small. They offer a few vegetarian options. We ordered a bottle of wine to split. We decided to order the beet salad to split for an appetizer. I ordered the green garlic cavatelli and my partner ordered the orecchiette with lamb. Our appetizer came quickly and it was delicious. Greens, beets and goat cheese. Really a winner. They also served bread basket a well. Our entrees arrived after about 10 mins. Both looked great. My pasta was spectacular, and my partner liked his pasta too. Overall the food was great, service was great, and wine as well. Anteprima has not always been consistent, we hope they have turn things around. We will return.

A very cozy, quaint Italian joint up in A'ville that I never noticed all the times I came up and hung with friends that lived up that way. First off, let me say Stacey H is pretty amazing at making the place work as she's bartending, serving and just being awesome and attentive. Wine list is very extensive and Stacey recommended I go with the Barbera Q (red wine selection by glass) and it was outstanding. We started our meal with the grilled octopus which was pretty good. So many amazing options for entree but I ultimately went with the spinach papparadelle w/mushroom ragu and parmigianio...very good dish as I broke it off something proper. Tiramisu was definitely on-point to close out the meal.This was a great dining experience and I highly recommend!

On a frigid winter night me and my date ventured to this quaint spot in Andersonville.It was packed and very tight in the atrium where 6 of us were waiting for our tables. To be fair, it's romantically lit and cozy spot, I can imagine turning tables can be hard as patrons like to park themselves.I found the cocktail I ordered great, the mussel and clams appetizer was the highlight for me. The restaurant even graciously substituted my arugula in the jake winter salad... it was delicious with the peppery green cutting through the creamy goat cheese.My only fault I found was in the pasta, I ordered the orecchiette it was alittle too stodgy and overcooked for my 1st generation Italian liking. I know I'm rare as my family hails from Bari and my aunt makes the pasta by hand. My dining partner enjoyed the orecchiette Great spot, I'd probably go back but not for the pasta's as I definitely enjoy a more al dente cooked version and that's really hard to maintain in a very successful and busy restaurant.

Loved it! Loved the food, loved the ambiance, loved the service. The interior is very cute. Rustic without being too on the nose. I really appreciated was experiencing an Italian meal that felt light. Light flavors with reasonably portioned plates. Don't get me wrong, I love a hefty pasta but this experience has left me curious in a good way and hungry for more. One thing I didn't like is that I felt like we were being watched by the staff. I know that it can be hard to accommodate everyone but I kept noticing the hostess look back at us. She'd glance at the tablet, glance at us. Another worker came up to check on the tablet, they both glanced at us. If I had to guess, she was really hoping we would leave soon to ensure she could accommodate a party. She even eventually came to check on us personally during our meal but not in a chatty sort of way--truly just a check up. I am pretty sensitive to these things--both in that I notice and in that I take it a little too personally. I wish I didn't notice it but I did and it bothered me enough to mention. Regardless, we will be back.

It's been so long since I have been here . It was my old neighborhood spot and I always adored it. A few years back we went and it was off for whatever reason and we thought it was a fluke and went back and was off again.We decided to give it another try and it was spot on! Love the patio it's just city dining and very cuteWine is good ! Love the meat balls, polenta, and octopus appies.I enjoyed the the orrecihiete and it's got flavor and some biteDessert was their pot de crème Service is friendly and prompt and the atmosphere is always charming. Love this place !

My first review was when I was younger (2011 says it all) and decided I needed to update because Anteprima deserves much more love than I previously gave it.The service is always outstanding. Their patio is all seasons and lovely. I love that they have half portions so I can either try a couple items or be a bit healthy for a night. For me, they're definitely a place to return to for an enjoyable meal and nice atmosphere.

We had a party of 8 and came for my son's birthday. Service was FANTASTIC and the food was even better!! Highly recommend!