Savini

Ashly

2.0

My husband & I chose to have our last dinner of our vacation at Savini based on all of the glowing reviews. Unfortunately, this wasn't a good choice. The atmosphere is fantastic however, so if you are not concerned about the quality of the food or service, by all means- this is your place. We were seated outside & greeted by a waitress who took our drink orders- a diet coke for my husband & an Aperol Spritz for me. I found it disappointing that an Italian restaurant would not have an Italian red by the glass on the menu. It took almost 20 minutes (it was not busy outside where we were sitting) for our drinks to come & our order to be taken. My husband had the Penne Alla Vodka & & I had the Gnocchi with the pesto cream sauce. A runner from the kitchen is who delivered our food. My first bite of the Gnocchi was a salt bomb- I couldn't believe how salty the sauce was. The Gnocchi was overcooked & gummy. My husband's penne alla vodka was a smooth (& tasted canned) sauce. For $29, it seems strange that the sauce did not contain onions or pancetta (this I get is optional based on taste)- hard to sell it as a true vodka sauce. I was incredibly disappointed in our meal. Not once did the waitress stop to check on us. We finished our meal & I pressed the pay button on the table light. The waitress came to ask if we wanted our bill & then disappeared for another 20 minutes. We don't often eat out for Italian food because when we can make it better at home, it's a waste of money. When we choose to, we do expect it to be good. Especially at $30/plate. Why? For what? Pasta with no protein in it &/or pasta that is not homemade should never cost this much.

If you are thinking of having a meal here- or pasta at least because I can't speak to their other dishes- skip it & find somewhere else.

I hope that this review helps someone else avoid being disappointed by a meal here. I really wanted to love it & the quality was subpar at best.

Emma

5.0

Sam was a great waiter & was so fun to talk to! We bonded over engineering & overall the service was great!! I also love their vodka pasta (we went to this restaurant 4 times in a span of 10 days)!

Vincent

2.0

If you're somewhat of a foodie - just don't do it...

I should have known better by the breadth of the menu alone. This is a tourist restaurant & there are so many good places to dine in Quebec City if you dig a little deeper.

The calamari was over battered; we ate 20% of it & left it alone. The Margherita pizza crust was way over prescribed & the base crust so thin it was floppy & hard to cut with a knife & fork - no integrity at all. The sauce so over powering that the buffalo mozzarella was simply texture.

For an Italian restaurant to fail with a Margherita pizza is says it all.

The salmon was dry & required the sauce served with it; the side pasta served with it was decent but a 5oz piece of salmon with a side of butter lemon pasta for $38?

The Polpette on the other hand was excellent & the negroni decent.

There was zero in the way of a table check to see if we were enjoying our meal - we would have sent the calamari back but we ordered everything to come at once.

If you own this place - do better... because you're not about the food & you should be embarrassed based on our experience.

We sat on the patio which was lovely with the classical guitarist playing nearby. Best part of the experience.

Bhashika

5.0

Absolutely loved the food. Both pizza & pasta were delicious, enough to make us order again. The ambiance was nice as well. I would visit again.