a grilled cheese sandwich on a plate
a pizza on a plate on a table
a glass of orange juice with a cherry on top
a long table set for a wedding reception
Our private dining room is waiting for you!
Hot and cold lattes
Fresh baked bread
Side of American Fries
Love this ambience!
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steak, food
Free happy hour small plates with our drinks
Cevapcici platter
The Pritzlaff
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food, salads
We were here today (3/13). Beer is skunked.
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Cocktails
The Pritzlaff
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Michelle E.
Jan 14, 2025
I love coming to the Historic Pritzlaff Building! It's very cool to see, outside and inside. I love the rustic and modern look inside Aperitivo. Always great service and friendly staff. I also enjoy the lighting and the TV's. The TV's look like paintings on a wall, which gives the restaurant an artsy and modern vibe.I went there for lunch today at noon with my mom and a friend and we were seated right away in a large booth. I like that the booths are roomy and the walkway to the bathroom is spacious, this is important to me because my mom is disabled and walker-dependent.The food was good; we enjoyed the caprese sandwich, veggie and hummus wrap, Brussels sprouts, and fries (cubed breakfast potatoes). For dessert, we had the chocolate cake. The cake was dry and we wouldn't order it again.Overall, we enjoyed our experience and love the history and ambience inside Aperitivo!
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Erin L.
Nov 6, 2024
I love this place and I've only been here once. It's located at the Pritzlaff building. I did get married there so that goes along way with why I love this spot. I love the building and the feel of old Milwaukee. The food was bomb! And I got a glass of wine. I'd say a bit upscale but also very welcoming. A great spot for a date night, a lunch that feels like dinner. It's the best of both worlds posh and industrial. We will be back, soon hopefully!
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Emily T.
Oct 29, 2024
This spot is cozy - from intimate booths to wood construction. I went for a happy hour and they had a great menu for cocktails, wine, beer, and apps! The hummus, cocktails, and pizza were all yummy - and a great deal. Nice low key happy hour spot to add to the list.
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Steven T.
Jul 22, 2023
This was the new restaurant of the week and I got parking almost in front of the place. This place is beautiful on the inside with high ceilings, exposed brick walls, wood floors, wood pillars, ceiling trusses, nice bar etc etc. The bar and walls are lit up so it must look so cool at night. This place certainly retains most of its originality and you have to see the cool old door on the mens room. service was great with the Asian woman taking care of me and making a suggestion from the drink menu. She suggested all along the watchtower which was delicious.For my lunch I decided to do the signature sandwich named after the building, the Pritzlaff which is roast beef, caramelized onion, blue cheese, mayo, roasted mushrooms on a toasted sub roll. This sandwich was pretty tasty and that fresh bakery style roll was perfectly fresh/soft. The roast beef was so tender and it practically melted in your mouth.This is a very cool place to enjoy some adult cocktails and food with a setting from back in time, I'm so glad that this building is a survivor and was never dozed over.
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Allison H.
Apr 5, 2024
Great happy hour just don't tell too many people! They have a menu of food, cocktails and wine that are all $6. We ordered aperol spritz, Tom Collins, a personal pizza, the pita and humus (comes with a few olives!) and a Cesar salad. All were great, the salad was a little bit small in my opinion but really good! The have an art slide show on the TVs which was a classy touch and the vibes were over all good. We will be back!
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Marissa P.
Jun 11, 2023
In the mood for pizza and charcuterie? Look no further. I got the spicy sausage, mushroom, and onion pizza. It was large enough for two, so we shared it with some charcuterie. We have a larger group and the staff was helpful and timely. The ambiance/ decor is inspired has a modern, industrial feel.
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Phil G.
May 20, 2023
Expectations temper an experience. With the name Aperitivo and the website's concept, I expected what I encountered in Milan, where almost every block has an elegant bar serving small bites and aperitifs. Stylish, exuding that European caché, the Milanese pose and prance before and after dinner at these bars. They are very cool.Aperitivo is nothing like this. It is Wisconsin and Walker's Point true. There is nothing bad about that but nothing what I expected. With lots of wood and paraphernalia, showing off the industrial age at the turn of the twentieth century, the bar has the requisite cream city brick of the neighborhood. There is nothing European about Aperitivo. Drinks are good, Wisconsin poured, and the menu eclectic with many choices. A large wooden bar takes up much of the space in this out of the way spot near the railroad lines and the post office. Service was friendly and very down to earth.As a place to go, Aperitivo is just fine. However the name conjures up a cosmopolitan panache that is rare in Milwaukee. Aperitivo doesn't have it, but it's a nice place to drink and eat.
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Meghna S P.
Mar 10, 2022
We recently discovered Aperitivo even though it's been here for a while now. I loved how it has a very old Milwaukee third ward feel to it and at the same time has a very modern bar and seating! This place is perfect for a Aperitif or drinks or date night or just hangout with work friends. We ordered the fungi pizza which was yum and the charcuterie cheese board. The quantity was quite good and we enjoyed the variety. I also loved reading about the unique history of the place and they have some great fixtures of that on the wall. They have booth seating plus bar and high table top seating which brings in lot of space to pick from.
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Alejandro J.
Jan 3, 2025
Food and service was amazing! Food came out pretty fast. Went on a Thursday, so wasn't too busy. Definitely coming back.
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Tera L.
Sep 21, 2024
The service was great! It wasn't busy on a Saturday early afternoon. The seating and decor were high quality. The food was amazing! Will definitely go back!
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