stefano's

"absolutely rude". i cannot say i had the chance to experience the food, but i had one of the worst customer service encounters of my life. i had called about 45 days prior to a prom to make reservations for 14 people and was informed i would receive a confirmation call a week later. i never received the confirmation call, so i decided to call myself to make sure i was still able to attend before this prom. i was then informed that there was not a reservation under my name and there was no possible way of getting this reservation back, which was okay and i went elsewhere. the night of the prom i received two voicemails saying how i was rude and inconsiderate for not showing up to my reservations. i called back explaining the situation and i was called a liar and was absolutely disrespected. i, in no way shape or form, recommend making reservations for any specific event at stefanos, nor will i ever experience their dining due to such rude people. i believegoodbusiness comes with understanding employees and/or ownership, which stefanos definitely lacks.

good food with a steak house vibe. i would usually say that the last thing morgantown, or northern west virginia for that matter, needs is another italian restaurant. this one is a nice addition. it's decidedly upscale and priced as such. we went midweek to celebrate a birthday and the dinning room was thinly populated.

stefano's seems to be the business dinner venue for morgantown and it does have that sort of feel to it. it rather reminds me of a morton's. it has a well stocked bar and wine list.

we started off with the meatball appetizer. it's roughly the size of a baseball and contains a great balance of meats and seasoning.

my wife always orders the penne in vodka sauce. she looks at other things but ultimately ends up with it. it never disappoints. i was pleased to find porchetta offered as a special and since i hadn't had it and wanted to see what all the fuss was about, i ordered it. it was a pork bomb, seasoned with fennel and garlic. the flavor was all there. now i have no problem with high fat content. yet i have to admit, it was too much for me. this is more a commentary on pork belly than stefano's. i wanted to try it, stefano's made an excellent rendition of it, i see the appeal. i don't think it's my thing. nonetheless, props to stefano's for putting it on the menu.

the service wasgoodand the total for a two hour dinner for three people, with drinks was $200 including a 20% tip.

bad service. i went to stephano's on a whim with my wife the other night. we didn't have a reservation, but heardgoodthings about the restaurant, and stopped by. when we got there there were about 10 people in the bar 2 large (6 persons) parties and 1 small party. the 2 large parties were leaving, and the waiters were clearing the tables.

we stood at the hostess stand for about 10 minutes, waiting for to be acknowledged. several of the waiters looked at me, nodded and then ignored me. after 10 minutes, i went to one of the waiters and asked if there was a host/hostess. he replied that he would get someone, and after another couple minutes another waiter came over and couldn't find the hostess. this waitress told me that there was a table available and as soon as the hostess got back i could be seated.

after another couple minutes the hostess came back along with (what is believe was) a manager. the waitress told the manager that we didn't have a reservation and that she was going to seat us at an open table (by this time, all but one of the tables in the restaurant were empty). the manager took the menu's from the waitress and said that they were very busy at that time, and we would have to wait at the bar for 15 minutes for a table to open.

needless to say we left and went to have a lovely dinner at oliverio's at the wharf.

i don't care howgoodthe food is, if the service bad, the restaurant is bad.

the most amazing food. i travel frequently and i enjoygoodfood, i have had many fine dining experiences. i never expected to find true fine dining in morgantown, wv. i must say that chef chris mcdonald could make any dining experience fantastic! he truly understands food. his selection of ingredients is superb. the staff was fantastic. couldn't have asked for a better experience.

exceptional fine dining in morgantown. stefano's leads the fine dining pack in morgantown. on its way to being a aaa four diamond restaurant, the only around. i can't say enoughgoodthings about this place. service has never under impressed me, menu is creative, food is excellent, wine list is very good. it's cozy and different from anything else in town. the chef will even visit the table to chat if you like your meal. it is not inexpensive, it's fine dining...so don't come expecting jeans, beer, or spaghetti and meatballs.

waste of money. very expensive prices, which would be fine if the food and service lived up to the cost. our waiter was very pushy, things were added on to our bill that he had implied came with the meal. and although the food was fine, it certainly was notgoodenough to warrent such extravagant prices. the nicest part of the meal was the person playing live guitar. i left a tip for the guitar player, and wish i could have chosen how much to leave the waiter. however the gratuity is already added on for you which i do not like since the service was downright unpleasant.

loved it! stefanos is a nice addition to the morgantown area, i was so tired of goin to the same 3 places for a nice night out. i hadgoodservice,great food, and the atmosphere was very lovely!