Reviews for Risotto in Albany, NY
Dinner was bad? the sweet corn risotto looked like Chinese fried rice in a smal bowl and tasted bland with only a few small... shrimp. This was $26. The chicken francaise also tasted like someone just slapped egg on two pieces of chicken breast and pouredwatery lemon juice over it. The veggies that came with the dish were over cooked and maybe made from frozen. Parmesan risottounderneath was tasteless as well, we only had two bites. Service was nice and attentive though. Read more
Lovely Sunday brunch with family and friends, nice and cozy, good food. Loved the drinks menu!
We had a tasty meal with 2 risottos and dessert. The peachy palmer drink was delicious and a bit dangerous, since the peachy... sweetness covers much of the alcohol taste. The service was wonderful. They even made a half portion upon request. Read more
We had excellent service but felt the food was subpar. We were not very impressed. Maybe we are biased from the start because... there just seems to be something wrong with putting American cheese in risotto but we wanted to try it to change our minds. Myegg was very over cooked. My cheeseburger risotto tasted like Italy and McDonald's clashed; perhaps perfect for a hangover. Thefresh fruit didn't seem so fresh but perhaps cut down a few days ago. And not that I would tip any less but it was odd that theyautomatically add a 20% tip to your meal. I kind of found it convenient and wouldn't mind it being the norm though. My spousesaid his food lacked flavor. We might venture back to try dinner but we will stick with our Nonna's risotto recipes for now on. Read more
I agree with the previous review. First of all, my husband and I were expecting at least a few traditional risotto dishes, as... implied by the name of the restaurant. And for reference my husband is from the north of Italy, Treviso. Second, the food thatwe ordered was terrible. But we ate it because we ran errands during the first half of the day and then more errands to runafter lunch. 1. We were starving, 2. We didn?t want to risk the staff doing something to our food by sending it back/reordering. I ordered crab cakes, which was burned and dry. My husbands? Florentine Eggs Benedict was not poached (more hard broiled) andthe English muffin was hard as a rock. The bartenders/servers didn?t even bother to ask us what we thought of the food. Andlastly, for mediocre service to have gratuity built into the total of the check is insulting. Especially when the word gratuityis defined as ?something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service?. For context, I?m not leaving thisdisappointing review because I have nothing better to do. I?ve worked in 4 star restaurants in Manhattan before and Risottorestaurant doesn?t deserve a satisfactory review. McDonald?s or Dunkin? Donuts would have been a much better choice. Read more
Seated immediately. Great service. Good drinks. Delicious food with lots of options. Party of three - everyone happy with their... meal. Read more
Excellent food, excellent menu choices, neat/clean, good service. Went for Sat brunch at opening time of 11:00. Reservation... highly recommended as we initially were offered only bar seats. A table opened up and we we're seated. I had waffle, bacon andhome fries ($12). My guest had bacon avacado Benedict ($10). Everything perfectly prepared. Wide variety of drinks includingbottomless mimosas ($15). Nice decor throughout and excellent bar layout. Highly recommended. Read more
Yesterday was the first of hopefully many times we'll eat there. The food and service were fabulous. Seating is tight but... comfortable. Read more