savona's trattoria

the food here was actually good. i sat at the bar and would have had a pleasant meal if it weren't for an obnoxious women sitting at the end of the bar. she dropped the "f" bomb more than a disgruntled person in a locker room. it wouldn't have bothered me, but there was atablebehind me where a young girl and her family sat. i am sure they were happy when their meal ended. this is a family restaurant and there is no room this type of behavior. wake up manager!

i took two of my family members here that are from syracuse here to eat after a wonderful day of sightseeing. we were greeted by a less than happy server who seemed miserable. we then ordered a chocolate milk for my niece and it was spoiled. when i told this to the server she rudely said " we just bought that milk today it can't be bad" i then told her it was and requested a cranberry juice who've she brought with an attitude. we ordered a pepsi and when she brought it it was a disgusting mix of coffee and soda. (don't know how the heck that happened! ) i asked her for another and told her what happened... she rudely said "oh god i just got changed the soda and it was fine". i asked to speak to the manager and she was angry. she then proceeded to walk to thetableand tell my family member that i was complaining to the manager! after that she never returned to ourtableto check on us or refill out drinks! the manager was super nice as well as the other servers and he brought us our food and desserts. being a server for many years i understand that we all have bad days but she was just downright rude and did not belong in such an establishment as this. i observed her being rude to other customers also. in the end we did get a gift certificate from the manager for our next visit which was nice but i wish we had had a better experience the first time around. hope she was suspended or fired for her nasty rotten attitude. won't be going there again. i will pass the certificate on to a friend and hope they have a better experience. :( she didn't even seem to mind that my niece drank sour milk. just a rude person.

not so hot italian food. after finally scoring what seems to be a coveted windowtableon a recent monday evening - (in the past just walking in we were told the empty row of tables were reserved, upon calling another eve we were told those tables cannot be reserved - but the young lady apologized and said "they tell me to say that"...whatever) we were served decent wine properly chilled. the good times stopped there. the oily overly garlicy bread left a nasty taste long into the night, the eggplant parm (2 slices) was covered with stringy tough cheese and raw- again garlicy- red sauce made without love or the long cooking required. a sad limp room temp salad (probably left over from the weekend) couldn't be energized by any kind of dressing and a handful of watery tasting penne rounded out the sad plate. no thanks.

garlic!. that's the first thing you smell when you walk in the door. they use lots of fresh garlic in their dishes. the pasta and sauces are also fresh, reminds me of going to grandma's for dinner on sunday. she made her own noodles, her own sauce, and grandpa would pour you a glass of chianti from the gallon jug he got from the neighborhood italian grocery.

then we would sit around the kitchentableand tell stories while grandma boiled the pasta and made the rolls,. the sauce simmering away on the stove top, filling the room with a wonderful smell.

the food here is just as fresh, just as savory, but the wine is a lot better and the service was just right. attentive but not intrusive.

even if you are not hungry, just go for the smell!

multo beni.