tavola trattoria

my wife and i have always had a very good experience here. last weekend i ordered a new menu item, the rigatoni bolognese, and it was amazing...creamy bolognese sauce with a hint of red wine. very good! my wife got her favorite pizza - u district pizza. our appetizer was the sicilian ball and it was very good per usual.

don't bother.... loud..poor service.. escargot was tough.. wine "carafe" was equal to about a glass..for $14.00..??? none of our entrees were good.. never going back.. don't waste your time or money..

ratatouille is divine - awesome place. tavola is a gem just off the main square. the decor is simple with sealed cement floors, heavy wood tables, rattan-backed chairs and red booths. they have four unique dinning areas. upfront is a small room that can be curtained off to serve a group or support open seating. the main seating area has two rows of booths and tables down the middle of the restaurant. the back-side room has wine racks set up to create a wine room that can seat 15-25 or so people. the bar is at the back of the room. they also have an upstairs room that can be rented for a fee. the kitchen prep area is exposed to the restaurant. it would be nice if they could put up some type of decor that blocks out the kitchen action and craziness that goes on to support a packed restaurant.

service was polite, but a little too structured. it did not detract from the great experience. she walked us through the menu and the special of the day. we especially liked the feedback on ratatouille. we were reluctant to order an all veggie dish, but our server said it was divine. she was correct. the goat cheese was so smooth and pulled the whole dish together. i was shocked it was the highlight of the night. the prosciutto wrapped asparagus was a top hit as was desiree's cake. soaking the cake in mascarpone cream and drizzling it with creamed nutella was awesome. huge thumbs up to tavola trattoria. i highly recommend it.

restaurant advertised reservations for valentine's day. we made a reservation for 6:30 weeks in advance. arrived at 6:20 to be told the reservation wait was 1.5 hours. management is a failure.

great place. really enjoyed this restaurant. the wait staff was excellent. our waiter christian struck the perfect balance of friendliness, formality and professionalism. very good food there too.

great food!. i had a great experience here not too long ago. the staff was polished and professional, the food was hot and beautiful, the wine was plentiful and paired perfectly by our waiter and on and on. and for people complaining about it being too loud...well...there's plenty of quite slow restaurants in town. there's a reason it's loud, kind of comes with the territory of being packed every night!

good food but...... drove into town late and checked into 21c. we come up here a lot and always wanted to try tavola trattoria. we checked with the restaurant and they said they served until 10. we arrived at 9:30. we placed our wine and food order fairly quickly as we were hungry. the food came and we were happy with the quality and taste. my meatballs were awesome. about when the food came out around 9:50 most of the tables had left but we had just started eating. all the staff started cleaning up, sweeping, cleaning silver ware, making a ton of noise, training a new bus boy, etc. etc. they paid zero attention to us and our enjoyment of the atmosphere and food. it was extremely annoying. we were right across from the silver ware station and a girl started wiping down a bunch of silver ware and throwing it into the holding trays. no attention paid to us or being somewhat quiet about it. first of all that station should not be in the middle of the restaurant next to tables. then a girl starts sweeping a mat/rug that was right across from our table. kept at it for about 5 minutes and it simply was not a big mat. we were tired and really just wanted to eat and not make any comments. but the waitress came by and i made a comment that it was hard to enjoy our food when it appeared the staff had no concern for our experience. to her credit she immediately went and got the manager. she came out and apologized. didn't offer to comp any of our food, which would have been a nice gesture even if it was just a glass of wine. she immediately went to the back part of the restaurant without talking to anyone. then immediately after she left a young man started at the silver ware area again. unbelievable. their staff needs to be trained and policy needs to be implemented. they were a young staff and all they wanted to do was get off work. if they don't need our business and will not show us respect and appreciation we simply will not go back. i am also posting this on my arkansas food blog, eallittlerock.com it is unfortunate that this happened as we really did enjoy the food. not sure if we will go back though, it was that bad.

awful place. snotty people, way over priced, small, loud, chaotic, they are biting of more than they can chew. horrible staff. was not impressed. don't waste your time or money. it's a money scam.

the best. this is truly one of the best places to eat in bentonville. the food is always amazing, the wait staff is always friendly and helpful with recommendations, and we have honestly never had a bad experience. if you are near downtown bentonville and want a great dining experience, this is it!!

the italian representative in this new wave happens to be next door to the latter, the airy and distinctive tavola trattoria. opened in 2011 by the folks that brought the esteemed table mesa modern latin restaurant to the bentonville square in 2008, tavola's sleek lines and even sleeker dishes are respectable upscale dining.  honestly, here's your date night right here. carl garrett's second venture offers a new take on traditional italian classics, and he's dubbed the efforts "modern italian cuisine." this week, while michael roberts with  eat arkansas  and the arkansas times delves into great italian food in central arkansas, i’ll be looking outside the are

they just can not handle a full restrauant. go when it's slow and you stand a better chance of a decent meal

terrible customer service. i called today at 4:00pm to get a reservation for 7:30. as we got here at 7:25 i was informed to my astonishment that they "do not take reservations", even tough the person over the phone confirmed our reservation. i don't know what is worst: wait when you have a reservation or to be lied at. they must think we are stupid. never coming back.

very satisfied customers. we have been in this restaurant no fewer than 10 times. never disappointed. very tasty and ample meals. have made a point to try something different each time. laid back atmosphere and quick preparation when seemingly full. cant say enough positive things.

poor service. my food was cold when it out and the young lady managing the lunch hour acted like she didn't care to make my first time experience at the restaurant worth it. never going back.

great italian food restaurant. homemade lemoncello and not a bad wine list for such a small town. don't compare this place to olive garden.