Nessun Dorma — Restaurant in Milwaukee

Dry, salty, unfortunate. We started with the bruschetta: soggy toast with little to no balsamic vinaigrette, heavy mozzarella and a sad rushed display of tomatoes with rumors of cilantro that unfortunately didn't come true.

With a patchwork and poorly constructed bruschetta to start, our dining experience was made only more unenjoyable thanks to the olive dish.

A mixed bowl of dried out and mealy olives, dirty with leaves, stems, and something else that got caught in my teeth was served with many pieces of purposeless toast.

When the entrees arrived we finally saw hope. Two magnificent looking paninis with luscious meats, large portions...and patchy over salted tapenade made the dish unpalatable. The entree was served with a bed of spring mix that I think had dressing of some kind or at least an attempt at dressing. This bed of a single type of leaf was the "house side salad" our server mentioned when taking our order.

Soporific and disingenuous , the staff was far too distracted preparing for the bar rush to worry about the quality of food for dining customers.

We were given menus that did NOT have pizzas on them, however the table next to us was informed of the pizzas as well of the soup of the day. If there were desserts we did not see a menu and were not offered any.

Milwaukee is a drinking city. Load your food with salt and people will drink. When people drink, they get hungry. This is a lovely bar, not a good...

Have always loved Nessun Dorma for so many reasons, but sometimes all it takes is one super awful experience to ruin a place. Stopped in during locust st days and sat at the bar 5 minutes before 5pm (when the kitchen opens). The bartender took to go order as soon as I could get his attention a few minutes after 5. Shortly after this the whole place filled up and was busy. My wife and sleeping child were waiting in the car so I wasn’t in a big hurry. After more than 40 minutes went by that started to change. I was unable to get the bartender’s attention at all. Finally at the one hour mark I was just wanting an answer on my food. I finally see the bartender by me so I simply asked if it was coming soon. The bartender shrugged at me and gestured to look around at how busy it was in a clearly rude way and couldn’t even give me the dignity of a verbal response, so I got up and left. My kid had been awake for a bit at that point and we were starving. I literally ordered not even 5 minutes after the kitchen opened and definitely before all the tables filled up. That bartender was beyond rude and makes me never want to return. I’m guessing he never rang my food in...

People rave about this rustic tavern nestled in the Riverwest neighborhood. I don't get it. It reminds me of a rustic Panera Bread with alcohol.

The food there is fine, just not many options. Salads, paninis, and some other small appetizers.

What made this last visit particularly disappointing was the awful service we received. It was a Saturday around noon and it was half full in the bar area.

We got our drinks pretty quick and then placed our food order: 1 mushroom panini. We then waited, and waited, and waited. There was only one other table that ordered food so there wasn't a backlog in the kitchen. 1 hour later the food finally came. Our waiter only came by once to update us. It was a colossal fail, with no accountability or responsibility taken and pretty much ruined our dining experience.

This place gets a lot of love but I don't know why. Food is ok, the options are very limited and the...