scuzzi's italian restaurant

interesting impression. i went there not long ago and i had never heard of this particular place and from the outside of the building you would expect it to be more casual than what it is. no problem though as the food was delicious. a small problem with my cuba libre though. the rocks glass was a bit to fancy. it looked like one of those martini glasses without the stem. why? way too much rum as well. i stuck with water after that, but my overall experience was good and i will be back eventually.

oh come on!!!. oh come on people! i thought i was the most critical eater, but i think i have been trumped! this place is great, hands down. those of you who didn't like it were either drunk, have no taste, or were there on a night a new chef was being trained. this place is spot on 90% of the time. keep up the good work scuzzi's!

scuzzi' s is superb!!!. we are still mourning the loss of la scala.

we could not have been more pleased with the multitude of choices. everyone in our party was very pleased with their choices.
joel was our favorite waiter at la scala. we look forward to seeing him graduate from busser to waiter.

great. we are so glad we didn't pay any attention to the other reviews. we just got back from lunch and couldn't ask for a more pleasant experience. andrew was our server and was very attentive. the food was very plentiful and delicious. we are italian and were very pleasantly surprised. we will be back.

not bad at all. my wife and i like this place. the food is really good. i don't think we'd say it's "great". but then again we've traveled around a bit, so we've had "great" italian food. the decor is nice. the service is somewhat stuffy and that's kind of ironic considering the inexpensive prices, but we've just come to accept the fact that good, friendly service-not just here but anywhere-is getting harder and harder to come by. not that the service at scuzzi's isn't professional, it is that, but it's rather impersonal.
having said that, we will go back, but most likely for take-out. give it a try!

not bad at all!. nice neighborhood place with good food and decent wine list. kids loved their dishes. mac-n-cheese made with a white cheese sauce was an absolute hit! pizza appeared homemade and not of the prepacked variety. always a plus for this foodie! salad romana was great and not overly dressed with balsamic vinigerette even though it was missing the caramelized onions that was listed. our dishes were lightly seasoned and accompanied with perfectly made pasta. service was attentive and friendly. overall, if you are tired of chain restaurants and still want good italian food, than this is the place to go. will visit again....maybe without the kids next time.

it was good. we enjoyed our first visit. trout was excellent, best fish in the city. caesar salad was a disappointment,....bland. staff was fair and but should be better for a high end restaurant. we will try again, just for the fish.

scuzzi. fantastic menu. the food is wonderful. our waiter was excellent, very pleasant and attentive.

will certainly return and will treat out of town guests.

first of all everyone has different opinions to what tastes good, so you can't knock it until you try it. my over all experience was plesent. i rate scuzzi's 8 out of 10. atmosphere 7.5 it wasn't as romantic as told the tables were too close and back to back booths are not it. other then that i thought it was looking good. service 8.5 there was no wait at 9pm on a sunday. waiter was kind of creepie but other then that he knew what he was doing and kept the glasses full. food 9.0 i ordered gamberetti di scuzzi. it was delicious but the only bad thing was you have to order pasta on the side for it which makes the overall meal over $20. that why i gave the overall menu price a 7. try in you just might like it!!!!!!!!

it's ok.. good food. nice atmosphere. nothing really special. a good place to eat, though.

its great. scuzzis is a wonderful place with great prices & atmosphere...i cant believe some of these reviews...


-----22 feb, 2009-----

it's great!. great food & service!


-----06 feb, 2009-----

love this place!. the food & the service at scuzzi's is excellent! great prices too!

pretty good. i won't say it is my favorite italian restaurant, but i do think it's better than olive garden. our waiter was friendly and helpful, i had the pollo napolitano which was really good and a ton of food (about 6pm). the side of pasta had the right amount of sauce. my husband had some kind of spaghetti with tomato and garlic and he said he liked it, it was very fresh tasting. i didn't like that they seemed to seat all of the diners in a line along the wall instead of spreading us out in the room (why does every restaurant insist on doing that? space is good! give us space!). not much else i can say about this restaurant - it was good, not great, but i did like the atmosphere (except for the space thing). the price was ok - i had plenty of leftovers so i didn't feel ripped off. i would go back.

horrible all around. from the time i was fooled by the cheap design on the outside to almost getting knocked down by the poor quality of the front door it was the absolute worst thing i spent my money on in a long time..... when i arrived in the front door it was like being greeted at a used car dealership.... 3 different clowns approached me to say hello and i could not understand any of them.... when told that my wait would be 10 minutes it ended up being 35 minutes and i dont know where they get being romantic at... all the tables are right on top of one another and you have no privacy because the managers are always walking around bothering you and then the servers are all hovering over top of you... i was looking for something more private seating.... then the waiter finally got to the table and he was sweating and talking too fast and did not know anything about the wines or food on the menu... i finally just ordered something he said was his favorite... the something alla scuzzi..... when it came out it was drowned in butter and garlic, i guess this was the sauce.... and then a ton of aritchokes and mushrooms... i could not even taste the food.... then also they call it a homeade italian dressing on their salad, it was almost like water and vinegar in a stainless steel cup.... i dont know why anyone would waste their time and money on this place... i was sick after eating there also.... go somewhere else and save yourself from disappointment....

not like "those chains"-thank goodness!!!. for those san antonians who vote the olive garden into the san antonio express news' no. 1 spot every year for italian, this is not the place for you. but if you want well-prepared, fresh food served in an exquisite environment, scuzzi's is the place to be. fresh bread is served with garlic & basil-infused olive oil upon arrival. the wait staff is attentive but not intrusive (you won't hear any of that ridiculous happy birthday let's-all-clap-and-sing baloney), food is served at the perfect temperature and is neither over- or under-cooked. i dined with two friends at lunch, and each meal was carefully prepared and made-to-order. we were all pleasantly surprised despite some of the negative reviews we read here. if you would like to find out what good food is supposed to taste like, visit scuzzi's. paesano's, which is located across 1604, is going to get a run for its money when word gets out about this place!

great experience. came out to scuzzi's for my b-day i loved it the service was great i loved the seabass. great athmoshere i would love to be back. i recommend it to everyone who loves italian or just great service