Top : United_States : SC : Greenville : Italian Market and Grill Italian Market and Grill offers traditional Italian fare in a semi-formal atmosphere. Entree prices range from about $12-20. Lunch specials are available on weekdays, and a large brunch buffet including Italian selections and traditional breakfast fare is available on Sundays. 534 Woods Lake
Greenville
SC
United States
29607
Telephone : 864.234.8464
Fax : 864.234.8460
Type of cuisine served :Price DetailsThe typical price range for a meal at Italian Market and Grill is $15.01 - $30 Payment MethodsAll restaurants accept cash; additional methods of payment are :- - Visa
- MasterCard/Eurocard
- American Express
Alcohol : full bar. Smoking : section. Dress : dressy casual. Parking : own parking lot.
ReviewsDelightful, yet affordable The Italian Market and Grill serves up delicious cuisine at a reasonable price. It's not exactly what you would find in Italy, but it's arguably the most authentic taste available in the Upstate. Servers are courteous, professional, and overall, attentive. Dinner portions are adequate, and the Sunday buffet is nothing short of a diner's paradise. Where else can you start with an omelet made to order and end with tiramusu? The Italian Market and Grill serves up delicious cuisine at a reasonable price. It's not exactly what you would find in Italy, but it's arguably the most authentic taste available in the Upstate. Servers are courteous, professional, and overall, attentive. Dinner portions are adequate, and the Sunday buffet is nothing short of a diner's paradise. Where else can you start with an omelet made to order and end with tiramusu? Food Rating [8/10] Service Rating [8/10] Ambiance Rating [8/10] Wait a minute, this is Greenville? Okay, maybe the food at the Italian Market & Grill isn't quite 100% authentic but it does capture the mood and essence of true Italian food in a friendly atmosphere that makes you feel right at home. The service was outstanding, with everyone we came in contact with from our waitress to the manager who was circulating making us feel like old friends; and the serving portions were large enough to leave us asking for doggy bags. Okay, maybe the food at the Italian Market & Grill isn't quite 100% authentic but it does capture the mood and essence of true Italian food in a friendly atmosphere that makes you feel right at home. The service was outstanding, with everyone we came in contact with from our waitress to the manager who was circulating making us feel like old friends; and the serving portions were large enough to leave us asking for doggy bags. Food Rating [6/10] Service Rating [10/10] Ambiance Rating [8/10] A Lone Voice in a Culinary Wilderness Clearly I'm going to be in the minority with this opinion, but someone needs to play devil's advocate and I am ready and willing. Clearly I'm going to be in the minority with this opinion, but someone needs to play devil's advocate and I am ready and willing. When you first enter the restaurant, the bold and open environment generously welcomes you in with lofty ceilings,a crackling fireplace and a cozy rustic appeal. Its terribly refreshing to find a chain that goes to this much trouble, but don't get bowled over by the looks because, believe me, disappointment will be forthcoming. For my dining party and I that disappointment first took shape in our seating arrangements. Apparently the management of Italian Market & Grill agrees that the dining area looks good, so they have wholly committed themselves to squeezing as many poor souls in to enjoy it at one time as possible. Not only were we wedged in against the brick facade of a waiters' station, but I myself was singled out to enjoy the added pleasure which ensued when I discovered that my end of the table and my chair were placed such that they extended directly into this high traffic area. Nonetheless, the random jolts I suffered were not enough to persuade me to leave (clearly that was the only other option, as they were no available tables to which we might move) and though the bucking of my chair was not unsimilar to the motion of a mechanical bull, your famished reader nonetheless managed to make out a delightful sounding entree of chicken coated in Italian herbs and spices and roasted by the open wood-burning fireplace. This dish was to be rounded out with roasted corn (also by the fire), and mashed potatoes. Somewhat soothed by the promise of such a potentially tasty meal, I swallowed my previous disappointment and waited anxiously for my dish to arrive. And waited.... I felt my previous ire rising back into my throat like a raging case of acid reflux as the conclusion suddenly dawned on me; when management sets themselves to vacuum packing their restaurant with half the population of a small metropolis, it could take a while to get your dinner. Sadly, it was not worth the wait. Though the crispy skin and succulent meat of the chicken were tasty, it was also salty enough to make me wonder just how many metric tons of the rocky mineral they went through in a year. Unfortunately, that tongue shrivelling quality extended also to the accompaniments. Furthermore, the acrid taste of the smoked corn was incredibly evocative of the flavor of wood varnish and the tortured texture of the mashed potatoes was so overwhipped that you could plant a flag in them, though this particular culinary explorer does not want to suffer the odoius distinction of having "discovered" them. Thus, the very thing that is supposed to draw people into an eating establishment, the food, was the very thing to ultimately drive me out, aided by the ignominy of having to pay a not small sum for such misery. Please, learn from my mistakes. Food Rating [4/10] Service Rating [4/10] Ambiance Rating [6/10] Great, tasty food Everyone has experiences that go badly, even at the very best restaurants. Don't let the previous review you keep away. I've never had any bad experiences at Italian Market Grill, but I'd say, at least to some degree, it's your responsibility to ask to be moved to a different table if you don't like where you're sitting and to send back your food if you dislike it. I've had salty food there and not so salty food there. For example, some foods have capers and those are pretty salty. Olives are salty as well-- but that doesn't mean everything is. It's a learning process, and if you order a food that usually isn't salty from this or any other restaurant then either send it back or don't order it again. It's impossible for a chef to cook for the tastes of everyone and not disappoint someone so if you're disappointed then you're probably in the minority so learn to adjust or have them take the food back and order something else. Basically, don't blame the restaurant if you make no effort to give it a chance to redeem itself. Everyone has experiences that go badly, even at the very best restaurants. Don't let the previous review you keep away. I've never had any bad experiences at Italian Market Grill, but I'd say, at least to some degree, it's your responsibility to ask to be moved to a different table if you don't like where you're sitting and to send back your food if you dislike it. I've had salty food there and not so salty food there. For example, some foods have capers and those are pretty salty. Olives are salty as well-- but that doesn't mean everything is. It's a learning process, and if you order a food that usually isn't salty from this or any other restaurant then either send it back or don't order it again. It's impossible for a chef to cook for the tastes of everyone and not disappoint someone so if you're disappointed then you're probably in the minority so learn to adjust or have them take the food back and order something else. Basically, don't blame the restaurant if you make no effort to give it a chance to redeem itself. Food Rating [6/10] Service Rating [8/10] Ambiance Rating [6/10] Impressive Brunch First, let me say that I'm extremely picky and lived in Rome for several years. I haven't found many great Italian places in the states, especially Greenville, but wow... This is a remarkable dining experience and clearly above the typical local offerings in this category. The pasta bar absolutely ROCKED and the dessert bar was in the same category. First, let me say that I'm extremely picky and lived in Rome for several years. I haven't found many great Italian places in the states, especially Greenville, but wow... This is a remarkable dining experience and clearly above the typical local offerings in this category. The pasta bar absolutely ROCKED and the dessert bar was in the same category. Food Rating [10/10] Service Rating [8/10] Ambiance Rating [8/10]
|
