Reviews for Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant in Colonie, NY
My first time here. The place is truly amazing with all the photographs covering every inch of the place. Clean restrooms.... Staff were great. But then the food was extremely disappointing. I went with few friends who had already visited this restaurantand had spoken highly about. If you order large that would easily serve 5-6 persons. Also, small can serve 2-4. However, thefood dint taste good. The bread served was super dry and stiff. The chicken wings tasted weird they were kind off slimy inside.All in all a very disappointing experience. Read more
2 Points for Take Out - 2 Extra points for dining in We’ve eaten at Buca di Beppo many times, so we know they have good food.... What we learned with our latest experience is not all of their dishes are good options for take-out. Lasagna works well fortake-out, but breaded dishes, not so much so. If my review was based solely on this meal, I would give them 2 stars. My 4-starrating is based on all dining experiences I’ve had with the restaurant. For Easter dinner, we ordered a special for six. Ourselections included salad, chicken parmesan, fettuccini alfredo, and cannoli. The pasta and dessert were great. The pasta hadjust enough sauce and was cooked well. Surprisingly, the cannoli travelled well as the shells were still crisp and included aside of chocolate sauce to drizzle over the tops. The salad and chicken parmesan were disappointing. The Roma tomatoes werebarely pink and lacked any flavor. The dressing seemed a bit off as if the ratio of oil to vinegar was wrong. I thought it wasmissing croutons but in reviewing their online menu, I saw the mixed green salad does not come with them; they might have helpedelevate the salad considering the tomatoes they had that day. Their chicken parmesan does not travel well. They use an airtightcontainer which traps in moisture making it more of a mush than a crust. It can be frustrating when restaurants remove itemsfrom their menus, but I clearly understand why: they do so rather than sell a dish that does not meet their own standards whichhelps ensure customer satisfaction. TO THE RESTAURANT: If you can’t source quality product (tomatoes), don’t use it.Instead, offer an explanation and substitution. If you can’t deliver a dish to someone’s home that matches therestaurant’s quality, don’t offer it; offer only the dishes you know travel well. You figured out how to deliver crispycannoli’s…try to figure out how to deliver a crispy crusted parmesan. On the upside, I’m impressed that you read andrespond to cu Read more
The ambiance of the restaurant was cosy and the waitress was very friendly. Good food for families because the dishes are in... very large portions. Got the salmon entre, brussel sprouts and tiramisu. Read more
Everything inch of the walls is covered with photographs of prominent Italians and Italo-Americans. The food is exquisite, and... the waitstaff are exemplary! Clean bathrooms and cozy atmosphere. Full bar. In February 2022 Larry Sharpe held a very successfulfundraiser at this location Read more
1st time there. Very Pleased and Excellent Experience. Was Recommended by few of our peeps. Was more then they expressed. The... Staff, Good and Atmosphere Is Tops. Prices seem awe high. But the portion and quality are WELL worth it. Highly Recommend. Read more
The service wasn’t great. We were sort of forgotten after they seated us. The food was wonderful, especially the Shrimp Fra... Diavolo. We ended up not getting our garlic bread until the end of the meal. They comped us the bread but then double charged onan alcoholic beverage. We will be back just for the Shrimp dish. We hadn’t been here in 19 years! Read more
Overall the experience was nice, the staff is exceptional in answering your questions and taking care of your needs. I will... admit.I am not the person to give a good review on the food portion due to the fact my wife is Italian and cooks beyond whatmost restaurants serve. This place is for the atmosphere and the fact it is based on family style portions. It is a popularplace with the locals and in that level the food ranks high as for portion and taste. Read more
Pretty straightforward food. Good Italian-American quality, not fine dining. The portions are meant to be shared with a party of... 4 or more. I was a party of 2 so 1 entree, side, and salad was enough. Lots of kitschy pictures hanging and sculpture which isalways fun to look at. Lots of tasteful lewdness too in a macho way. Staff is always attentive and there is a window view intothe kitchen as well. Read more