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Italian, Asian
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0.6 km from Wisconsin State Capitol
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Reviewed September 18, 2022 via mobile

stop by for a past but experience was not good, they no longer serve bread with your past, there is no small salad with your dish and not even shredded cheese is offered on top of your past. they are moving to a cheap fast...food place and away than become a reference for good Italian food. I doubt that was the idea of their founder!More

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed August 29, 2022

I actually just double checked to be sure I was reviewing the right place, as I was surprised to see a number of bad reviews over the past year (though none very recently)- maybe things have improved greatly in recent months At any rate, we...were looking for a place for lunch on State St after visiting the farmers market on the square, and we have a very pleasant experience at Tutto Pasta. Our server got us a nice outside table and was helpful and cheerful throughout- we all enjoyed the pasta dishes we got- no issues whatsoeverMore

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed August 4, 2022

The food is great. The setting is "iffy." If you like rustic, this may be perfect for you. Certainly, go for the food.

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed December 24, 2021 via mobile

So disappointed in our less than mediocre meal at Tutto. We’ve eaten here for years and this was the worst experience by far. No bread, wrong salad delivered, forgotten drinks, barely warm food, rubbery chicken, watery red sauce, tasteless Marsala, and limited dessert menu- if...it has been one or two of these issues I would have shrugged my shoulders, but it was consistently bad. Watch your receipts too - the charge an automatic 20% “service charge” on your bill. Do better Tutto.More

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed December 20, 2021

After enjoying a nice show at the Oveture Center (5 stars for that if you havent been), we made our way down state street and entered Tutto Pasta for what was hoped to be a wonderful after show meal, but delivered a terrible experience. Our...server who was also the bartender was one of the rudest servers I have ever encountered. Blatantly and purposefully disrespectful to all three of us at the table. After much negligence and repulsive service, our food showed up at random times, and admittedly our server stated that she gave one of our plates to a different table. We ordered two appetizers (spicy Italian cheese curds, and an anti pasta plate) and for dinner a salmon salad, veal parm, and spaghetti and meatballs. The spicy Italian cheese curds were nothing more than overly soggy standard bar cheese curds, with marinara sauce that had a few chili flakes in it. The anti pasta plate was a poor representation of a plastic take home dish from walmart. Salmon salad was the first dish to show up to the table which was accompanied by a grossly overwhelming smell of fish that had been sitting too long. The salmon was completely raw (not the standard raw) on the inside, and when the server was asked to have it recooked, she acted like she couldnt be bothered and took it away. When it came back (mind you before any of dishes arrived) it was obvious that the same old piece of fish had been thrown under the salamander and man handled, then returned to the same plate. My wife did not eat any of it. Then the veal parm showed up. Extremely bad meat, overly saturated with sauce, and the penne pasta that came with it was still raw (not al dente, raw), shortly after this showed up the dinner salad that was to come with it as an appetizer showed up, and the onions and lettuce were both brown. At this point the final dish, spaghetti and meatballs, showed up. This dish was reprehensible as well. Finally, we asked for the bill, and when the server brought it, she announced that there is an automatic 20% gratuity added to the bill. This is something I normally have no problem with, but that I have not experienced with tables generally containing 4 and under patrons. I am a person that generally tips well above the 20%. I have not only been a server, but grew up in a small family restaurant business so am very, VERY, understanding of establishments being busy, and or short staffed. As well as understanding that front of house is not responsible for mistakes or shortcomings coming from the kitchen. However, this entire experience was grossly underwhelming and disappointing. The last second announcement of a mandatory gratuity put me completely over the top, and if there was something the BBB could do about it, I would have already been in contact with them. You may wonder why many things on my part did not happen in response such as: asking for a new server, talking to the manager, asking for the meals that were inedible to be taken off the bill, or completely berating the server and manager for the surprise mandatory gratuity being told to the three of us only at the end of the meal when the bill was presented (presumably why the server had no problem having an attitude, or realized she did so she threw it in to make sure she got 20%). The answer to that lays in the observation of the manager (owner?) being present for all of this, and watching him consume 8, literally, shots of fireball from the exact same shot glass another reviewer posted in a photo on here. Getting into a verbal argument with a drunk manager was not going to be the desert we were looking for, or make anything from our experience more pleasurable. All in all this will go down as one of the most despicable displays of service and management I have yet to see in this industry. I would avoid at all costs.More

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed October 11, 2021 via mobile

This is a great casual place to fill your craving for comfort food. Pasta was cooked perfectly al dente. Staff is as delightful. Waiter recommended a penne with pesto, chicken and tomato and it was a great recommendation. Would dine here again.

Date of visit: October 2021
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Reviewed September 27, 2021 via mobile

The limoncello spritzers were refreshing and the spicy cheese curds yummy. But my husband’s margarita pizza was just an average cheese pizza, no fresh tomatoes, basil or mozzarella. My spaghetti carbonara was over cooked, mushy and bland, although the pancetta was generous. Server was very...nice.More

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed September 27, 2021

Made reservations for (4) on a Friday evening anticipating great Italian food, which we were highly disappointed. Our Server was less than attentive, we had to ask for bread which was brought when we were 3/4 done with our meals. I had tortellini which was...definitely undercooked and gummy. The gal simply said, sorry, that's how tortellini's are, which is definitely not true. No salads served, had to pay extra even though the prices were already high for "pasta" only ! The others in our part ordered lasagna, which was way better than the tortellini, but looked like a pile of mush topped with meat and sauce, no layers at all. We were not asked if we wanted dessert or any additional glasses of wine, but our check was brought way before we were done. Everyone was highly disappointed, i didn't even eat my dinner and the server acted like "oh well" !! We will never return !!More

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed September 26, 2021 via mobile

We wanted to have Italian and we were close to this restaurant so we made a reservation and went. First impression wasn’t bad but that was the best part of the place, The place was pretty crowded and noisy but that was ok we finally...got our waitress and ordered , 3 of us had lasagna and one had tortellini . If you wanted a salad that was extra so we skipped that and when the food came the lasagnas really didn’t look very appetizing more like hash not noodles. The tortellini was very undercooked and the waitress just said sorry that’s the way we serve it. We also never received the bread until the end of the meal. Oh she did bring the check with the bread . Needless to say everyone had a lousy time and will never return.More

Date of visit: September 2021
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Reviewed August 5, 2021 via mobile

Expected so much more, and wish I'd looked at TRIP before stopping. Not worth the wait as pizza crust was no better than Boboli from the grocery store. Bruschetta barely edible. Mgmt needs a change.

Date of visit: August 2021
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Reviewed July 9, 2021 via mobile

I used to love this restaurant 10 years ago but my pizza at lunch today was almost inedible. I asked for it to be redone and they offered to make a more fresh one which was very nice. However, it came out just like the...first one. Let's hope we can chalk it up to restarting up after COVID. There are better, fresher Italian restaurants around here. The dining room with the bar could use a good cleaning.More

Date of visit: July 2021
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Reviewed June 18, 2021

Let me start by saying that I really didn't want to give this place a bad review, as we are trying very hard to support local restaurants and do anything we can to promote them. Unfortunately, I wasn't left with much of a choice. We...were seated in the basement. While it's not a great place to be seated, in general, it was terrible because there was no social distancing and it's really crowded with tables. Zero Covid precautions were being taken. Chairs at one table were literally touching chairs of another table. Once we saw that they were going to keep seating every table, we wanted to leave. We politely asked for To Go boxes and our check. Our server was too involved with a table of young ladies to be bothered with coming back to us. We waited and waited and waited - just to leave. The second big issue was that I later found out that what I left for a tip (I still have my own receipt as I always fill in both), was not what was actually charged. The server, or someone, charged my card more of a tip than I left. While it wasn't much more, it was the fact that it happened at all that was upsetting. I had hoped there was just some kind of honest mistake. But, because it wasn't much more, I had wondered if there was some sort of scam going on. How many people are going to take the time to call about a small discrepancy and many small discrepancies certainly add up. I called the restaurant and asked to speak with the manager or owner. I spoke with Joe. I asked him to please check his receipts for that day and told him the date, time, and server's name. He said that would take awhile, which I understood. He also seemed to genuinely want to investigate this issue. He also seemed genuinely concerned that social distancing wasn't being enforced. (He wasn't working that day.) I offered he could call me back if that was easier. He assured me he would, but he never did. That was over a month ago. I think I wanted this restaurant to succeed in turning the situation around more than they did. That's too bad.More

Date of visit: April 2021
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Reviewed August 17, 2020 via mobile

We came on for dinner Saturday night and our waitress was the bartender. She was very sweet and made great recommendations. Our food was delicious and well priced. The only negative was the behavior of the owner. The owner was sitting at the bar drinking...a beer. He immediately made it known to my friend he was the owner as she walked by to the bathroom. Something malfunctioned with the ticket machine and the owner began yelling for the employees who had briefly stepped away. He proceeded to berate one of the workers very loudly in front on everyone dining in the bar. It was very uncomfortable for everyone. Had our server not been so sweet, we would have walked out right then. I feel like this was embarrassing and now professional at all. Hopefully this was an isolated incident, but we won’t be returning...even with all the positives.More

Date of visit: August 2020
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Reviewed June 18, 2020

Just got delivery.. HORRIBLE. Fettuccine Alfredo is WAY too salty, it's inedible. I can usually demolish a dinner-size portion of your alfredo in ten minutes, this I literally cannot continue eating because all I taste is salt and it's burning my tongue. Spaghetti Carbonara is...full of scrambled egg pieces. It looks more like a stir fry than carbonara. It's also really, really salty. I didn't order scrambled eggs with salt... If this had been dine-in I would have sent both back. I'm really trying to support local businesses during this time but holy crap Tutto, this is the worst meal I've EVER had from you. Totally dissatisfied. Total waste of money. This is the worst pasta I've ever had, from anywhere. Don't even get me started on the horrorshow that is the breaded calamari. It's half overcooked calamari rings and half chunks of breading. Tutto, this is horrible. Utterly horrible.More

Date of visit: June 2020
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Reviewed February 23, 2020 via mobile

My wife and I with another couple went to eat here before going to the Overture. I had the seafood pasta. The problem is that I am allergic to fish but not seafood. I told our waiter that and no problem, they left out the...fish. It was delicious. We had calamari for an appitizer and it was good but the oil taste was rancid. That was the only problem. My wife had lobster ravioli in a cream sauce. It was fantastic. The other husband had a pizza and he eat the whole thing. His wife had a pasta dish with cream sauce that was also excellent. Service was great and helpful. All in all it was a great dinner.More

Date of visit: February 2020
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  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 3.5