Reviews for J&S Italian Villa in Hot Springs, AK

Fabulous Italian restaurant! We came for one night and had dinner here and couldn?t have been happier with our decision to eat... here. The atmosphere was great, staff was on point and amazing with lots of good details about the food ( 80 year old marinararecipe from Italy). The owner even came to our table introduced himself and then came back late to check on our experiencesince he heard this was our first time to visit. Highly recommend this place and we will for sure be coming back. Read more

We went to hear Jacob Flores' music. We have not been to this restaurant in a few years because the last 2 experiences had been... terrible. They have new owners now so we decided to give it a try. Food was good, music was great, the place looks good andthe layout is better. Tiramisu was okay as well did not compare to authentic Italian restaurants. Service was good but pricewas a little high compared the quality for what we ordered. We would probably go back. This is the 1 thing that tilted theexperience: The server asked us if we wanted change from our $100 bill. I do not like to be asked that. Bring us our changeand we will take good care of you. 20% of our total was $15.40 which we would have been happy to pay. Had he not brought ourchange, his tip would have been $23. That's a little over the top. He was a little presumptuous to ask if we wanted change. In summary, he ended up with $11. Servers, do your best, bring customers their change and you will come out better. Read more

You definitely are paying for the atmosphere. This is a great place to socialize with friends and/or family. The food is good,... not the best but good. I would come back again. Read more

This is hands down the best Italian restaurant in Hot Springs! It?s been a while since I?ve eaten such beautifully plated food... that tasted like it came from top chefs in the world! The food was amazing! I had the Chilean Sea-bass, it melted in my mouthwith real edible flowers! The multicolored carrots were the perfect crispiness and complemented the dish perfectly. My husbandhad the lasagna. It is the chefs grandmothers recipe. It was not like any other lasagna I?ve had before. It was light and airy,and not tomato-y at all. The chef, Sasha is from Milan, Italy. It can?t get more authentic than that! The desserts, wow ????!This was by far the BEST tiramisu I?ve eaten. Our table shared three deserts and not a bite of the tiramisu was left. The staffwas also very professional and knowledgeable of the food. Please come out and check out the BEST new restaurant in town. Ipromise, it won?t disappoint! Read more

Reopening of one of our favorite Hot Springs restaurant, under new ownership. Refurbishment of interior very attractive. Server... named Cindy very welcoming and attentive, with good menu recommendations. Food was attractively plated and delicious. Onlynegative was one of the staff who came by our table three times to offer us more of their excellent bread, but each time failedto bring us bread. As my wife and I were nearing the end of our meal, the same individual asked if we?d like some of the breadto take with us, and we happily accepted the offer, and for the third time of the evening no bread was delivered, and so we leftempty handed. Having spent over $120 for dinner for two, this put a negative slant on our evening. A good restaurant should makegood on such a simple thing as more bread. This came off as almost passive aggressive, or, at the very least, a case of lazinessor inattentiveness. I would advise the otherwise friendly and solicitous management to exercise better quality control to avoidsuch an off putting experience for the customers that leaves them with a letdown. Otherwise, a very nice, if not pricey, diningexperience. Read more

We were greeted and seated immediately. Staff was extremely plesent and assertive! The restaurant has a wonderful open... atmosphere! The hardest part of our evening was trying to make a choice from a well put together menu. The food was servedpromptly with follow-ups to make sure everything was to our liking. Our dinner choices were amazingly delicious and we arelooking forward to trying new dishes on our next visit! This place is doing it right! Read more

This was an excellent authentic Italian food restaurant. We had the Chicken Verona which was perfection! The kids loved the... fettuccine Alfredo. In my opinion this is one of Hot Springs best kept secrets! Read more

What a disappointment! Honey and I decided to patronize this restaurant based of the reviews. We won't do this again. So, let... me start with the positive. The restaurant is conveniently located off Central Avenue, Hot Springs, AR. And, there's withplenty of free parking. It has covered outdoor seating and the bar is located next too it. The inside was tastefully decoratedand inviting. We both ordered salads: Strawberry spinach for me, house for honey. My salad was very fresh and good. So muchfor the positive. Honey's house salad was warm and appeared to have sat unrefrigerated for some time. For an entrée, heordered the special of the day, the "Tour of Italy." It was supposed to be 5 "stuffed raviolis" of different varieties. Onpresentation, it looked like someone had gotten sick. Pushing through that, the raviolis were so flat, there was little to nostuffing in them. You couldn't distinguish between the ravioli flavors. They all tasted the same - pasta dough covered insauce. I ordered the Giambotta - Chicken breast, Italian sausage, potatoes, peppers, onions and mushrooms. First, thiscouldn't been a whole chicken breast. It appeared to have been filleted several time. It was extremely over cooked and tough. There were only a 3 pieces a sausage (not even a whole sausage). I thought I was getting roasted new potatoes but instead Ireceived steak fries. And as expensive as this meal was, there were almost no vegetables on the dish. What was even moredistasteful was the dish was floating in some type of juice/broth. I don't mind paying money for a good meal. But based onquality and serving size, $22.00 for honey's and $24.00 for my meal was ridiculous. We won't be returning to this one! Read more