Reviews for Avoli Osteria in Omaha, NE
My favorite is bolognese Bianca pasta if you look for a meat sauce. Squid link pasta is also good if you like red sauce with... hint of wine flavor. Octopus in it is surprising soft along with loads of other seafood. The charcuterie board worth a mentiontoo. Enough to feed 3-4 people and one of my favorite board in Omaha. Read more
The service was good and the food was good. I wasn't overly impressed with anything, but the food was all decent and the... atmosphere was relaxing. The flour-less chocolate cake was pretty tasty and the tiramisu was decent also. It would have beennicer had I received the coffee I ordered and had our water been filled regularly. Read more
Avoli was very high quality Italian cuisine. Most entrees are about $20-25, so it is not that expensive. The Penne Vodka was... better than the Potato Gnocci in my opinion. The chocolate cake and Gelato was very rich and is enough to be split by twopeople. The bruschetta was very tasty but was not worth $14. Overall, the restaurant is a candle lit, romantic setting that isvery pleasant for dates. Read more
Went to Avoli for our anniversary dinner tonight. It was a wonderful choice. When we got there, it wasn't very busy and we were... seated immediately. They sat us in the back, all by ourselves near the kitchen. It was very quiet and intimate, just perfect forus. They didn't even know it was our anniversary, so being seated like that was really nice. The decor was cozy and eccletic.The giant wine glass of corks was cool. We started with the salumi board and added honeycomb to it. It was excellent. One ofthe best we have ever shared. Just like a traditional charcuterie board, it came with 3 types of cheeses, 3 meats and assortedsauces, jams, mustards and such. The pork belly rillete was the best of the 3 meats which were also peppered procuttio andspeck. I forgot what 3 cheeses we had. The sweet onion jam was as surprisely enjoyable choice. It was served with toastedfoccaia. I regret forgetting to take a picture of it, but we were enjoying it too much. I had the spaghetti and meatballs andadded fresh mozzarella to it. The pasta was tender and the meatballs were flavorful and satisfying. There was only about halfthe amount of pasta that I would normally expect for the dish, but I decided tonight that less was better as it gave me spacefor my dessert later(which will be an entirely different post) I also got more of the rosemary foccacia bread. It came witholive oil, but no pepper or anything to add to the oil. I really prefer the places that do fresh cracked pepper in the oil withthe bread. My husband got the procuttio wrapped salmon that had kale, pecans, roasted potatoes and a puree I am not sure whatit was. He also got the roasted seasonal veggies for a side. It was broccolini, sliced banana peppers, peanuts and a savorysauce. He really enjoyed all of it. We did not have dessert there, but all in all. I would happily go back just for the salumiboard. Read more
Company and I swooped in at kitchen close to the kitchen reaction of ...red carpet, despite our glaring error of late... arrival. Grace was surgical and Bryan, bar curator, was key grip, gaffer, props master and everything else backstage as well asone to bow before the draw of the curtain. Squid ink pasta was one of the few non-dairy options but fortune of predicamentbirthed a plate of envy. Butter Lettuce was on point, company said Bruschetta was great. We?ll be back soon but maybe notT?amaro Big kiss little kiss Read more
This restaurant is the best place in Omaha. Delicious food (my 90 year old mamma was impressed!) beautiful ambiance and... incredible people. Special thanks to Jasmine the manager for the special welcoming of our family and creating the perfect spacefor our gathering. Brian the bartender for amazing drinks and wonderful personality and a huge thank you to Erin our server forher attention to detail, patience and incredible handling of our table. The owner is fortunate to have such an amazingstaff. Our big Italian family and friends will be dining with you again and again. Read more
First visit. Overall a good dining experience. Professional service helped enhance a meal that had a few problems. They are... currently doing indoor and outdoor dining. Tables are spaced appropriately. Everyone was wearing masks. Seafood antipasto 21dollars 5 star The scallops were perfectly cooked. Some of the shrimp were a bit over, but to me the scallop is the thing toremember. The sauce was perfectly balanced for me. A great starter. Burrata 16 dollars 4.5 stars Solid burrata salad.Everything combined well. Everything was fresh. Vegetarian slice 11 dollars 4.5 star Really enjoyed the pesto sauce on thispizza. My companion loved the large chunks of garlic. The salad, albeit a simple red wine vinegar, was easy to eat Carbonara 17dollars 3 stars The sauce was not creamy enough. The pasta was dry. My companion felt it was overly salted. For myself, theflavor wasn't where I hoped it would be, and after 2 bites I didn't consume any more. We spoke to our server about it after themeal. He told us next time to let him know right away so that he could fix the issue immediately. Bistecca 49 dollars 3.5-4stars Overly salty. Everything on the plate was salted a bit too much. The chef did a good job on cooking the steak. Might besomething nice for a steak lover (I'd ask to go easier on the salt) but not a top pick for myself here. Things to note: whenyou order the gelato trio you will only get one choice of ice cream. We were told that it was because there were mix ups... whenthe servers would deliver the flavors sometimes they would get it wrong. I was surprised that the servers would get it wrong sooften that it would stop them from offering multiple flavors. Budino 7 dollars 4 stars If you are into something very sweetthis might be a 5 star for you. The flavor was good. They do have a parking lot with some parking, but they expanded theirpatio to accommodate more space so some spots are no longer there. It does make for a safer dining experience. Ove Read more
Great food, great service, great drinks, tiny parking lot but lots of parking along the street. Great experience, we'll be back.