Reviews for Umberto's Italian Grill in San Antonio, TX
I was very surprised at the quality of food here. It's getting harder to find "authentic" AND high quality Italian-American... places. I put authentic in quotes as the only place you'll get authentic Italian food is in Italy. For Italian-American fare,Umberto's is pretty darn good. My wife made reservations days in advance for our large party and they accommodated usperfectly. They have two dining rooms, one for smaller groups and one for larger groups. Upon arriving at around 5pm, we weretaken through the restaurant to the dining room for groups. The restaurant was full, always a good sign! The food was amazing.Everyone at our table got something different and the spread was beautiful. From pizza to pasta, seafood to veal, everythingtasted delicious. The pizzas were gooey cheesy goodness and the pastas were seasoned perfectly with their respective saucesbursting with flavor. We got calamari and muscles for appetizers and those were gone in a flash. The house kindly provided anorder of bruschetta for the table as well as tons of bread and butter, in addition to bowls on the table of freshly gratedParmesan cheese to be spoon-poured on everything we ate! My wife and I are planning on coming back here for a romantic dinnerdate. It's totally got the vibe for it and the quality of food will make the date. They also allow outside bottles of wine witha regular $25 corkage fee. Read more
We tried Umberto's on a recommendation and it didn't disappoint. Be prepared to take some leftovers home. The serving portions... are huge. The food was fantastic. The service was good...they were busy. Understandable. Over all I would definitely be backand would recommend it to anyone. Read more
The food was absolutely amazing and the portion sizes were REALLY big! Calamari was hot and crispy, chicken lasagna was piping... hot, salads were fresh and crisp and the chicken parmesan was HUGE! Food was truly amazing, sadly the service was very slow! Four to six minutes just to get drinks ordered and another five or so minutes to actually get the drinks. Outside of the poorservice, it was a five star experience!! Read more
My family brought me here for my birthday, and so many ppl have recommended to try this restaurant, I'm so thankful I did. The... food was amazing and for some ppl who review about the wait, it's worth the wait bc it's all freshly made it's NOT heated upfast food like olive garden this place is legitimately made. I ordered the Chicken Gorgonzola, it was mouth watering so creamy!The waitress did an outstanding job she had great customer service and she gave us a free complimentary appetizer Bruschetta;which was flavorful I would improve on the baguette little breads were too hard to enjoy. But other than that, their rolls aregreat needs alittle more flavor maybe some garlic. They also offered me a free dessert as well for my birthday, trulyappreciated!! I got a strawberry cheesecake which was presented well and tasted great. All in all, I had a great experience andwould definitely come back again. Thank you all for everything. Read more
Food was good & flavorful , wine was generically labeled no names of wine brands obviously not a focus for them. I had to... return my Malbec because it tasted funky, changed it for Cabernet, it was fine after the change. The biggest opportunity forimprovement was the service, I believe it was our waiter. He took long for everything and I noticed other parties were beingserved quicker and ours was hard to find. I will return to give it another chance to validate if the waiter was the issue. Wewere a party of 3 so should have not been an issue to tend to us more quickly. Rating really is like a 3.85. Improvement inService and Wine would make it a 5 Read more
Always great here, not expensive at all, service is better than decent... Kept my drinks full. I had the lasagna and it was very... good... Wife had chicken parm and she absolutely loved it... definitely will be back... Update.. brought it w child today, shehad child's spaghetti with meatball ... She absolutely loved it. Our appetizer was stuffed mushrooms! Amazing! Needless to say,we had to go plates ... Too much food Read more
A very quaint and cute Italian restaurant. Clean, glossy tables and fairly comfortable wood chairs. The atmosphere is... sophisticated but relaxed. Very unassuming from the front of the building. Large menu with many options from beef to chicken.Tasted multiple dishes from both the beef and chicken sides of the menu, all was great - just needed a little extra garlic andparmesan for one of the chicken dishes. The potato soup, the minestrone and the house salad are all great appetizers, and therolls with their olive oil dip is spectacular. This is a scratch kitchen, so feel free to build your own pastas and combinationsas well. Staff is very attentive and personable. Service is prompt and the wait on your food is very short. Prices areexcellent considering the amount of food you get and the quality - my family and I will be coming back whenever the call forItalian arises. Read more
Calamari was the best appetizer and then came the entree?. Wow ? Great size portions and everything tasted fresh. Now I will... become a regular Read more