Villa Castrioti

Love love love Villa Castrioti! This is hands down the best italian food in Memphis! The service was a little slow my last visit but they are always so busy. Its a nice relaxed environment where people aren't too loud but still enjoy themselves. I get the grilled chicken fettucine alfredo literally every visit but i have never had any one speak badly of the large variety if things my friends have eat

Despite its strip-mall location, the ambiance is lovely! Both service and food were exceptional, and portions were large.The lasagna exceeded the expectations of my lasagna connoisseur husband (if there is such a thing, he merits it), and the tiramisu was *chef's kiss.*

Fresh foodFresh Italian food Pastas Spaghetti Fettuccine Lasagna Yummy yum Customer Service friendly Nice soothing soft music ambiance

Love Italian food so we decided to have dinner at VC. As usual, the staff was friendly and the service was great. The bar area was packed (live music)) so we sat in the dining area. We had the giant mozzarella sticks and I had the Veal with mushroom risotto. The veal was pure perfection but the risotto was just okay. The risotto was missing something along with salt.

Food is always amazing as well as tonight ... it was delicious.. the service was great and the restaurant is always a nice place to relax and have some drinks and nice food

We ordered the 16 oz ribeye medium rare and it was delivered to us cooked more medium, however it was absolutely delicious, perfectly charred and seasoned. We also ordered the lasagna which was a great portion size and very cheesy! It tasted great. We had a party of 22 but only 1 server, which made the drink service take quite a long time to get your next drink once you ordered it. Gratuity was included. Ambience was lacking as it was very hot in the area we were seated in. Many people in our party mentioned how hot it was. Also, the table we were sat at had heavy table cloths and short chairs so sitting felt very uncomfortable because the table was higher than I would like when sitting so low down. I did enjoy this location more than Lakeland because Lakeland is too busy and loud. We had a great time!

Another wonderful evening at Villa Castrioti. Service was excellent. Lasagna and Pasta Primivera was great as always. And the salad with the house dressing that they make homemade here was also superb.

This was a very elegant dining experience that was unexpected in a suburban strip mall. The ambience was nice and the decor was very fancy and the service was on point. The food was as impressive as what you may expect from any five-star establishment. I ordered the chicken piccata with fettuccini Alfredo with their signature VC ale to drink. The piccata sauce was perfectly balanced and the chicken was moist and delicious. The fettuccine portion was rather large and the sauce was thick and tasty. My husband ordered the spaghetti and found it to be very satisfying. As an added bonus, in addition to feeling welcome by our server and the host, the couple at the table next to us were very pleasant to chat with as well after we finished our meal. Overall, it was a very good experience.

Truly a 5-star restaurant, so why the 4-star rating? A group of 7 of us visited for an amazing meal. Service was amazing, even though they were short that night. Food was prepared well, and came out hot and tasty. We asked for one of the entrees to be split for 2, and they happily did so. The split plates were exactly what we were looking for (see the pic).The 4-star rating is because they basically took 2 tables and pushed them together to form a rectangle against a wall. So, 2 of our group were pushed against the wall, 2 had the table split exactly between them and 1 was on the end. They also did the same thing to another group right next to us. So, the 2 guests on the end from each party were back-to-back. That kept the server from delivering plates and drinks to everyone at the table. We had to pass things back and forth to the server.We know things are tough with short-staffing, but the restaurant made the situation worse by cramming extra seats onto tables and spaces that could not reasonably support the extra people.So, will we come back? Definitely yes, but will likely not do so again with a party larger than 4. The food was truly amazing!

The crème brule was good and so was my espresso martini, my only issue is that instead of being charged for 8 dollars per crème brule as stated on the menu, I was charged 11 per. Definitely caught me by surprise.