Reviews for Vinny Vanucchi's Little Italy in Dubuque, IA
I've been here many times over the years and my last experience was just as good as all the others. The wait staff is amazing... and always do a great job of making sure your experience is positive. The food is amazing and definitely more accurate toItalian cuisine than most other Italian restaurants. I would definitely recommend going here to get your fix of garlic andparmesan. Read more
New York strip on the menu? Why YES it was and I was ready for a delicious MRare steak. Instead I got a rare steak. Poorly... cooked! It would seem if you were the only occupied table in the restaurant at 4:45 pm on a September Sunday afternoon, youwould get the very best from the kitchen cook (chef???). In my book cooking a steak is over high heat and not "slow-cooked!! Only an inexperienced COOK would do it that way! WRONG and you should remove rather than have your customers send them back tothe kitchen. Not worth it's weight in price that touches $40.00. Perhaps your restaurant is having issues with help andclosing may be an option. Don't expect your customers to carry you through staffing problems. Do it right or shut down!! Read more
Meh went with a small group and had no idea we couldn’t split the check. It was ridiculous and honestly more of a nightmare... than having them split. All of our food was blah. The tortellini carbonara I would never recommend. I was so disappointed asthis was always our go to recommendation with friends. They have gone downhill for sure. Will look somewhere to go locally tosupport instead Read more
Overall it was just ok. I ordered Veal Marsala that just seemed to be lacking flavor. The garlic cheese bread was delicious and... our calamari appetizer was nicely done. The location is a handsome old building interior dressed to provide you with a 40sItalian family vibe. Read more
We went to Vinny’s with a group of 9. Now, if we hadn’t called several days in advance I might expect to be put in the back... by the extremely noisy kitchen. I would assume they would put us at a nice table somewhere so that we could hold a normalconversation without shouting. The next most inconsiderate problem is they wouldn’t make 4 checks for our group. Vinny’sinsisted that we have one bill for the entire group and divide it ourselves. Who does that? That is ridiculous. Now, I considermyself to be a professional Italian sausage sandwich connoisseur. So, when I order Italian sausage I assume that is a nice spicyground sausage either loose or in a patty. No, this is a wiener. Not only a wiener, but a gross wiener that has chunks ofunknown bony parts in it. Now, they topped this off with two small slices of mozzarella. The sandwich had less than an inch ofcheese and at least a full cup of marinara spilling all over the plate. The sandwich was so cold the cheese didn’t melt. Thetopper is the bun is nothing like Italian bread, but is a hot dog bun. Let me tell you a wiener with a cup of cold marinara on ahot dog bun isn’t something you can eat like a sandwich. You need a fork and knife. Plus, the menu should warn you that thisis a wiener link and not a nice ground sausage. Also, in our party was an Italian beef sandwich. As you know Italian beefshould just melt in your mouth. This beef was tough. The sandwich was also cold with a dab of cheese that would not melt. Ourparty did enjoy the side salad and two people liked the lasagne. The garlic bread served in baskets at the table is extremelygreasy on all sides. One piece of bread will require two napkins to eat. The chicken Marsala was also a totaldisappointment. The last most important thing. If you are spending $25 for an entree of Italian food and $8 for a glass ofwine, in Iowa, you would believe you are in a finer establishment. We dressed in business casual and walked into a mix of jeansand f Read more
***previous visit**** I ordered take out .....the staff was absolutely wonderful! The pasta was delicious ???? thank you so much... for your hospitality! UPDATE: We have been here 3 times....the 1st 2 times were wonderful 1 was take out and the other wasdine-in....again both those times were wonderful....this time However was NOT ???? from the moment we walked in ...it was notright...the host actually asked if we had reservations...the place was empty ????....our waitress was very nice ...veryattentive but we felt very rushed....the food was HORRIBLE! We ordered brushetta it was all cheese...the bread was tiny littledisks the tomatoes were larger than the bread...the salad was brown ....the garlic bread was very small and hard....we orderedthe cousin Sal's it was burnt! The pepperoni was burnt like xtra crispy bacon....the cheese was so hot it was like soup!! Then Iordered a canoli to go...I let all of the above go...thinking maybe it was just a bad night but later back at the hotel when Iwent to eat the canoli that I had ordered to go it wasn't even filled!!!! The ends had filling and the middle had none ???? Ipaid $8 for a canoli with no filling...sorry but not happy...picture provided of the conoli...very disappointed! Read more
This place was excellent! Authentic Italian food. Beautiful atmosphere. Attentive and prompt service. You get what you pay for... and it was totally worth it! Plenty of crispy fresh garlic bread and delicious salad. Wine menu was amazing ????. Not onecomplaint. Read more
Had a great evening with family at Vinny's. The atmosphere was very Italian. Our service was excellent and took care of all our... needs. The food was very good. My wife and son in law ordered the seafood alfredo. They both said it was very good. Our daughterordered a side of meat balls and salad. I ordered the lasagna and it was good , but it could have been hotter for me. Ourexperience was great and we will go back when in Dubuque. Read more