Jimmy V's Osteria & Bar - Raleigh, North Carolina

Allison Maliszewski

Stayed in the hotel and ate for lunch, dinner and a midnight snack through my stay. Every meal was fantastic but my favorite was a glass of the red sangria, the forager pizza with a Cesar side salad, and of course the midnight snack... A huge piece of tiramisu and a white russian on the side. The strawberries and whipped cream added to the flavor the chocolate syrup was over kill and took away from the coffee taste but it was still delicious.

Hannah Dwyer

There was hardly any people seated tonight and at least 4 waiters and 1 host. We sat for close to 15 mins before we finally flagged down someone to take our order. He apologized and got us water for the table and silverware. He took our order we ended up ordering our appetizer and entrees at once but he didn’t write anything down when taking our order. Then he came back 20 mins later asking if we ordered pizza which we did not. We then waited around 40 mins just for our appetizer and another 25 for our entrees. Fries were cold, chicken Parmesan pasta was very dry hardly any sauce and Chicken on Alfredo was fatty, capresse panini tastes like some kind of cleaner like they had maybe cleaned the panini press right before making the sandwich? Ended up not eating 2 of the 3 entrees ordered. The waiter did apologize and comped one of our meals but I wouldn’t be coming back here again.

Hope Howerton

We came here for a late dinner and thought that the food passing us looked amazing! My husband ordered spaghetti and meatballs and I ordered the Chicken Mushroom Masala. We were both hungry and looking forward to the food, the fries and wings came out first. They both tasted good, but nothing special. Our main course came out and looked really good and I was ready. The table next to us had sent their food back and I thought they were just being picky... I took my first bite and the mushroom sauce was cold. But like I said, I was hungry, our waitress was great and she had just dealt with customers returning food. I moved the sauce off of the chicken and ate the chicken. It was warm and tasted good so I ate the chicken and asparagus. My plate was $24 and very disappointing for that price. I saw the 3.9 rating, but now I understand. They seem pretty hit or mis.

Ashley Hart

This place has changed significantly since the last time I visited a few years ago. The service was weird. We had 3 different waiters but it was not busy even though it was Friday night.Even having three waiters we felt like we were looking around to find one of them to pay our bill at the end for almost 10 minutes. I was not aware this place allowed people to bring animals inside the restaurant. I watched a woman bring her dog in and practically had him on the table directly behind us. ? The food was mediocre. I had their pizza with balsamic, pickled onions, chicken. The pieces of chicken were full of fat and the pizza itself did not have alot of cheese. What you see in the picture is what I ate only one slice. Disappointed as this use to be a classy, delicious place to eat and this time it felt more like I was at chain restaurant overall.

Evgenia Kolesnikov

Food was inedible. I ordered chicken wings, and let me say they were covered in garlic paste. I tried to clean one to eat, but it's altered the taste of the chicken so much, that the whole dish went into the garbage (well, except.the carrots and celery). It was take out. And I don't want to go back, but, honestly, I wanted to look in the eyes of the chef that poured the whole bunch of garlic paste into the chicken and probably ask him to taste one. Just like it was. On a positive note, Nick at the bar is excellent. So, join for the drink, skip the food.

Shanah Bell

We decided to stop here for an early dinner because we saw the menu outside with a gluten free pizza option that looked delicious. We sat out on the patio with our dog and each had a beer. The patio is completely covered and had a nice breeze coming from inside the restaurant, which helped on this really hot day.

I ordered an Omission beer, which is gluten reduced. I was happy to see that they had a few gluten free/gluten reduced options for me to choose from.

The pizza we so fell in love with and wanted to try (Funky Pizza) was apparently not available for another 30 minutes until their dinner hour started. So instead we ordered the Three Cheese White pizza and added mushrooms.

However, when it came out the crust looked much too fluffy to be gluten free (the first pizza picture). The server had disappeared, so I had to go back in to find her. When I asked her if the pizza was actually gluten free, even though it was labeled as "V" & "GF" she told me it wasn't unless I specifically asked. She was quick to get another pizza ordered for us that was actually gluten free (the second pizza pictured).

But as someone who's been in the service industry for over 20 years, if I see someone order a drink that's specifically gluten free, I always inquire as to whether their meal needs to be as well. Apparently, that's not common practice here and you have to be extra clear and specify everything. A little disappointing for 2 people who've been in the industry for so long because it should just be common sense.

Either way, the pizza itself was really good and the atmosphere was nice. We'll probably go back again in the future. But now we know that we have to clarify everything before ordering with them.

Andrew & Julia King

Spent the night in the adjoining, Sheraton hotel and went down at 9:15 for breakfast. Was promptly seated but then waited 10 mins to be served. (There were only 4 other tables and plenty of servers), food took 35 minutes to arrive and was delivered cold. Wife ordered French toast...no syrup served. Coffee delivered with no creamer and when creamer served no stirrer. The second meal was standard eggs, breakfast potatoes and sausage with toast. The eggs were the only hot food. It appears the sever got the toast order in on time as by the time it got delivered (after the rest of the food and having had to ask for it) it was hard and cold. Lastly, chef handling food with no gloves. Took it upon with supervisor and his word.."it's a known issue". Hopefully things improve.

Nicole Small

This restaurant is not Inclusive or accepting. I wish that I could speak on the food, but unfortunately my group was not acknowledged to even be told whether or not they were able to seat us. We arrived wearing pride attire due to the Pride event downtown and were looking for a nice lunch. We were respectfully waiting to be acknowledged for 20+ minutes and were completely ignored. The only person who acknowledged us was the bartender who allowed us to order a drink at the bar. Otherwise our group might as well have not existed. I might have thought we were invisible if not for the dirty looks we received from the patrons. We will not return.