timpano hyde park

message to timpano: please fix whatever is wrong. service and food have taken a nose dive. only items still ok are mussels, tuna shooters, and carpaccio. really too bad as the restaurant used to be a great stand by for sunday lunches.


-----07 sep, 2009-----

long time favorite but.... have enjoyed timpano's for a number of years but the last few months have been a bit disappointing. still have a good meal but seems like a number of the long time servers are no longer around which is part of the pleasure of eating there.musselsare always falvorful along with the chopped salad and marsala. last time we were there we needed to select 5 bottles of wine before we were able to find something in stock. will continue to dine regulary at timpano but hope they are just going through a change in staff and will get it back under control soon.

tasty, but not the best atmosphere for a private type of event. as a restaurant, great place. tasty food themusselsseem to be their go to feature item when there is a group of people coming. they are great, but kind of a pain in the ass to eat when you are standing up and can’t use both hands. i imagine if we had a nice sit down meal this would be a great app dish to order. a big bowl of awesome roastedmusselscooked to perfection. check it out, the atmosphere is either what i would call a “loud, but intimate” type. i know strange combo. it is not a huge place, you have a little privacy, but if there are lots of people there its going to be noisy. menu description black skillet-roastedmussels-tossed with extra virgin olive oil and sea salt- 12 as a bar, great place! as a restaurant i think its a new must check out kind of spot. 9.4 have you already been here? let us know what you think and what is your favorite dish! (feel free to defend your meal as well, lol)

we went to timpano last night and we loved it! i took a client out for dinner. i have been there many times and i knew they would deliver. themusselswere awesome and we had a couple of items from the raw bar too. all were fresh and tasty. i had the ribeye, it was perfectly cooked. i took half home as i couldn't finish it. the bartender kim was fun and informative. our server was efficient and not intrusive. the general manager walked us out and told us to come back for live music. i definately will take him up on that.

i read the other reviews about the service being slow and it tends to be.....and i have been there at all different times but the atmosphere is so wonderful it makes up for the lost time.....especially if they have the a jazz singer or the piano quartet. the tuna carpaccio and themusselsare amazing... i get the filet every time and it is always consistent and perfect....my wife loves the place and so so i....

nice location,, excellent service, themusselswere fabulous, both the lobster ravioli and wild mushroom dishes were delicious. our special occasion was made truly special!! we will surely return.

awesome appetizers, great service, nice atmosphere. although they might not serve up the best steaks in town, timpanos has my vost for bestmusselsby far! they also have mastered the art of a crafted cocktail. always busy, but not too stuffy or stacked on top of each others tables. plus they usually have lovely live music including local jazz favorite lisa casalino. if you are in the hyde park area and like to people watch, they also have sidewalk patio tables to enjoy.

sat at the bar on a normal saturday afternoon. service was not so good at the bar.musselswere great. cocktails good. service was totally disappointing. will hesitate to go back.