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  • 5/5 scott m. 8 months ago on Google • 150 reviews
    Amazing Italian food! Portions are a little small, Especially the pasta. But the flavor is delicious. Will be going here more often when we get out that way.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 clay t. 8 months ago on Google • 50 reviews
    Ordered pizza and calzone to pick up. $16 greek salad looks like side salad. $44 pizza crust tastes frozen. Toppings are nice. Hope calzone is better.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Adrienne E. 6 months ago on Google • 5 reviews
    I want to start out with saying that places like this are truly hard to find these days. I made reservations for my birthday dinner online with my family. My kids are older so they rarely pay attention to their old mom anymore. I was looking forward to this dinner all week. We have never been to Ernesto’s and were super excited to try it out. When we arrived our reservation never got added to the list. The manager lady made it right for us when I showed her the confirmation email. She got us a table quickly and gave me the most sincere apology ever. She truly cared. I felt so bad about the whole thing cause she turned it around and made it amazing. Our waiter was hilarious. We absolutely loved his sense of humor. It was like his sense of humor matched perfectly with ours. The manager bought me one of my glasses of wine for the mix up. The food was amazing. When we went to leave I made sure to stop to say goodbye to the manager. We just walked up to each other and immediately hugged. She wished me a happy birthday and apologized again. I would recommend that if you make reservations online with them to call and confirm them. She also said to do that next time we book. If you want a lame franchise experience then go elsewhere. If you want a wholesome ma and pa type of experience then go here! It’s worth it! I promise! As someone who constantly works to provide the best experience to my clients I always appreciate seeing other people do the same. It’s something that’s so hard to find these days. They truly made repeat customers out of us. We will go back often! Thank you Ernesto’s for making my birthday dinner amazing!
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  • 4/5 Josh D. 5 months ago on Google • 260 reviews
    The service was great. The atmosphere is pleasant. The food was great. Don't fill up on the bread like I did. Calamari has the perfect amount of fluffy and fluffy texture. Lasagna was full of flavor and had a good amount of meat in the sauce. Spaghetti must have been good. The kids ate it so fast. I had almost forgotten what he ordered. The seafood in Alfredo was decent. I would've liked more cheese flavor. Over all it a place worth going to over and over again.

  • 4/5 David Zoraiz B. 1 year ago on Google • 116 reviews
    This was the second time I've been to Ernesto's. The first time was late 2020 so dine in wasn't an option, but they had takeout, which I enjoyed. One great thing is that I cannot eat cheese, thankfully there are plenty of choices that don't have cheese. This time that I went, I was celebrating a milestone with my wife, which was great. There a PLENTY of options from the menu, I would probably say that there are too many. But if you're looking for the classical Italian restaurant with the choices of food, ambience, and feel, this is the place. They are not the big chains like Olive Garden or The Old Spaghetti Factory, but they have to compete with them. Thankfully, they do. Everything you order includes unlimited Focaccia bread. But here is where there is a dilemma; the hearty bread is served plain. There's no sauce, or even butter. Now you probably don't need any more fat in the focaccia, but the bread is still plenty dry without something to come along with it. I did order a bowl of marinara, which was delicious, but just for that was an additional $3. Also, the prices in the menu are either incomplete or incorrect. I ordered Ravioli and Spaghetti, while she ordered Chicken Alfredo. Per the paper menu, it should have cost $19. But the bill came out to $20 each... It's a small thing, but as a customer, it's not very conducive to bringing me back. Even at the $19 price, that included a soup or salad, so I think the price is justified (Bread, Soup/salad, and entree). The environment is like a classic sit down restaurant, and so many of these chains really don't understand the need for the feel and ambiance that a restaurant like this offers. If you like Italian food, then it's worth trying. But just know, it's not cheap. The food was delicious, the service was good, the ambiance is unique, and the location is out of the way😂. Take that however you want.

  • 5/5 Lana M. 8 months ago on Google • 95 reviews
    Food was really great. I really enjoyed this restaurant and can’t wait to come back and try more.

  • 3/5 Mike G. 3 months ago on Google • 64 reviews New
    The atmosphere is excellent. The service is excellent. The reason for 3 stars, the meatballs were terrible. Worst I have ever had. The tasted stale and freezer burnt. The Calamari was excellent and the Shrimp Scambi was excellent.

  • 5/5 J W. 8 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    Very amazing food! 👏 We stopped in for lunch, and had lasagna, meatball sandwhich, antipasto salad, and bread which was to die for! The price was very reasonable, especially for the amazing food!

  • 4/5 Rebekah W. 4 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    The food has always been good and the staff is usually friendly and attentive. However the service today was not great Both of the things I ordered where incorrect and the salad was significantly smaller than it has been in the past. Luckily the owner replaced one immediately and the other I was able to work with. Another item was forgotten until much later. The server was borderline obnoxious and openly complained about everything, including her tips. She was unnecessarily rude to another employee who was significantly younger and seemed to be new. It was awkward and uncomfortable.

  • 2/5 Michael C. 4 months ago on Google • 1 review
    This place is mediocre at best! Sauce, salad dressings and soups from jars and pasta covered in bland cheese. Salad bar is minimal and boring. Service was good but the resturant, as a whole, needs a intervention from a chief. I get that it is hard to make a profit off of food alone but they cut so many corners, you can tell nothing is made in house. I should have sent everything back and left quickly!!


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