Avanti

My partner and I tried Avanti for the first time yesterday and were completely blown away by the atmosphere, service, and amazing Italian food. To start, walking into this restaurant makes you feel like you have been transported to the east coast. The charm of this place is unmatched; the chrome chairs, leopard print booths, and mirrored walls are all so nostalgic. Italian opera music playing in the background is just the cherry on top. Our server, Alessandro, greeted us warmly and made suggestions that were perfect for us. He was polite, kind, and very attentive. All the staff was dressed in a classic way with vests and slacks--something you just don't get very often anymore. We really cannot express enough how amazing the food was. This is easily the best Italian food we've found in AZ. The complementary bread is warm and buttery, and the recommended "award winning" Caesar salad was a perfect start. I wish I could share a picture of the gnocchi that we had, but we inhaled it so fast that there was no chance to snap a picture. My chicken parm and his osso buco (pictured) were rich with flavor. My partner said "this food would make my Italian grandmother proud." In short, this local spot deserves all the love! Don't hesitate to come here for a nice meal and great service.

Such a great place. Old world Italian vibe meets modern cuisine and taste. This place is a gem for all of you who love classic Italian dishes done right, generously sized, and made with love. The pasta is incredible as well as the selections on this menu. Drinks are generous, and the atmosphere is great. We ordered quite a few dishes. The stand out was the fettuccine Alfredo, and the double pork chop, which were excellent. others at the table had spaghetti and meatballs with sausage, spaghetti with marinara sauce, and extra side of meatballs. We also enjoyed the Caesar salad, which was great.

This is my boyfriend's absolute favorite Italian restaurant. It makes him so happy, I don't know what we would do without them and their pink sauce pasta.

This is our second time here and it is amazing! I love the food the homemade lasagna was delicious for the drink I got a non alcoholic black cherry lemonade and it was amazing the do have a great variety of alcoholic drink for those who enjoy alcohol! The dessert was amazing so rich in flavor I enjoy this place everytime! The costumer service was amazing our waiter checked up on us so much we felt very welcomed he also took his time to explain things on the menu when we had questions. 10/10

This was our first visit to this landmark restaurant and upon arrival we were very pleased.We were seated in the glass walled dining room and the staff were prompt to bring drinks and a bread basket. This room in Particular really brings out the 50+ years this location has been in business. we started with the fried kalamari and escargo which was served by our waitress gabby unexpectedly quick. for entrees i had the halibut with pecan sauce snd she had the flounder which angelo deboned table side. the dessert menu is superb but having been our first visit we chose the canoli to go. avanti will be s monthly inclusion to our date night options and the go to when entertaining guests.

Incredible food and what a menu. Such variety in menu options and great wine selection. We had the BV Cab with the shrimp and lobster appetizer before enjoying lasagna and pasta. A shame they were out of canelloni as it's my favorite, but excellent overall. Also lovely staff.

Really cool establishment that feels like it's been around for a while. Food was delicious and service was quick.Appetizers were ok, nothing too crazy but the beef carpaccio was excellent. Would certainly come back here with friends and family to scratch an Italian food itch.

Food was awesome, the owner himself came out made sure everything was great and cracked pepper on all dishes. Excellent service not a long wait on the food.

Yuck. Oh my goodness, the food was far from Italian, it was just gross, I had the meat lasagna and my friend had the a salad with shrimp in it, we, order online. And set up for curbside pick up , kinda funny, when you order curbside, you have go in side, to get your order . Am, so disappointed in Avanti.

Food very good. Oso buco was perfect, huge muscles on linguine deliciousand tiramisu was just unbelievable. Ambiance delightful Most pleasant servers and very knowledgeable.Will definitely return