Primo Italian Steakhouse

We started with the Carpaccio which I really enjoyed, the arugula complimented the beef tenderloin. My husband preferred the Mozzarella sticks.The four of us ordered the Bolognese, Ribeye, Carbonara, and Chicken Parmesan. The Bolognese was the best dish! Highly recommend! Then chicken Parmesan. The Ribeye was good (would not make a special trip for it), and the Carbonara was the worst dish, very salty. We finished with the tiramisu, good but tiny. Very nice atmosphere. Would definitely recommend!

The restaurant itself is not bad. Beautiful decor, and nicely set tables give it a good vibe. The food is good - besides the espresso. It tasted weird and was almost cold. We ordered Carpaccio, and bolognese spaghetti, tiramisu for dessert. No complaints there. The food was good. But the service... they young waitresses was very unpolished and all over the place. She filled up the small water glasses, one half full the other one too full. She kept awkwardly checking on us a few times: seriously: awkward. She just came up to the table half way almost like she didn't want to talk to us. When I ordered an espresso after dinner she looked at me oddly. She then said a what? Yes we have an espresso machine. Espresso came - in a cappuccino cup. No spoon - no sugar. I also found it odd that when we made a reservation on Open table that the restaurant stated to be booked out but in reality it was very! empty. I think they were trying to create a sense of urgency. However it doesn't look good when I reality it doesn't have hardly any guests.

We met some friends at Primo as it is roughly half way between Dayton and Cincinatti. The menu has a little bit of everything, and we had a difficult time deciding what to get. We ended up starting with fried lasagna rolls and they were absolutely delicious. For entrees I got the bolognese and my SO got the 6oz filet. My bolognese was tasty and the pasta was al dente which is fine by me. Unfortunately though, my SO's steak (which was ordered medium), came out rare. For a steakhouse, I'd expect they could cook a filet to the ordered temperature.Ambience was quaint, and the servers were friendly. Overall, we had a good time but I must dock one star for the undercooked steak.

Great wine selection and good quality foods. Service is fast and every one is polite. The potatoes are awesome and steak was cooked perfectly.

I was (and continue to be) really rooting for this restaurant (because, Italian food) but I did recognize some issues that other Yelpers had reported over the months. But take note: there have been some major changes. It seems that management paid attention to some feedback and I sat a lot of improvement although a couple of changes I do not like.First off, the pretentious introductory matter by the server appears to be a thing of the past - no more lesson in the chef's culinary training history or exposition on the custom made water bottles. Service was very good. Tony was our waiter on the most recent visit and he was excellent. The sorbet palate cleanser is still around (YAY!) and was perfectly timed to follow the salad and soup course.The menu has been completely overhauled. Entrees now come with a side - and the sides are reasonably priced with a good variety. The steak prices have come down and different sized options are on offer. My husband added the lobster tail to his steak and it was excellent and a nice big lobster tail, for the price! Much bigger than expected. Sadly, the veal dishes including the osso bucco have been removed from the menu. And alas, the disgusting paper straws are still here. I lodged another complaint, but at least I remembered to bring my own straws. I think this amused the waiter.We'll be back, and you should give it a try (or another try) too.

My husband and I recently went to Primo for Cincinnati restaurant week. The place is gorgeous. We got the filet and a New York strip. Service was fast and very helpful for suggestions. Run as fast as you can to try this place out!!!

Atmosphere was great, service was not and meal was just ok for amount paid. We ordered filets (that looked like sirloins so just save yourself the money and get the sirloin), baked potatoes (that looked sad and lacked the "loaded" aspect we paid for a premium side) and a side of Mac to share. Our food came out it without the Mac, so we asked our server. Her response was "OH I don't know, the kitchen just got really busy" instead of I'm sorry let me check on that for you. She did not once ask us how our meal was, if we needed refills or if I wanted another $17 primo tini. Not even have a good night after she brought our check. I know it was busy but her attitude was poor and really affected the experience. I don't know that I would be back, and if I did I would order something less expensive as I don't feel the price point matches the expectation.

Only 4 stars because we got off to a rough start, but owner Nelson more than made up for it. Haven't had that type of customer service in AGES. The food was amazing (I had filet and hubs had seafood pasta with the best scallops and shrimp he's ever had)! Highly recommend...will definitely be going back, and soon!!

We wanted to give this beautiful restaurant a second try. The Ambiance and the server were wonderful. The food and the bill were not. The $40 fillet that is on their website currently was not on the menu but the $52 fillet was. The baked potato that came with the steak was visibly burnt through. My husband's sirloin had lots of gristle in it.Three simple cocktails , two side salads and two steaks came to $180 and it wasn't even good. No, thank you, won't be back again!

I used to like eating here regularly until I found out that the employees aren't paid. Shame on you!