Enoteca Sogno — Restaurant in Richmond

Escargot of dinning experiences

In one sentence, this place sucked. I can’t believe this restaurant can survive. The dining room was loud, the service was beyond slow, and the food was mediocre at best.

Each couple had their drink order taken, waited, and then served before the next drink was taken. We all sat at the same time, no late comers. I was sitting for 45 minutes before I received my first beer. (Yes, I know this is a wine bar, but I was there with a friend, her choice.) An hour into the dinner, the appetizer came. Another half hour waited for the entrée…..

I got the feeling that because we weren’t ‘known’ to the staff, we didn’t receive service. In the time we were sat, the dining room filled with other diners. They were served, ate, paid their bill, and left while our table was still waiting for the server to take the dessert order. Yes, we had a large party, they tend to be difficult to deal with but there was so much time between each ‘check in’ that no one at the table was still deciding on what they wanted, we were all chomping at the bit to get the next food item in front of us.

The only thing that was provided quickly and regularly was the water. I drank a lot of water that night and felt quick full when I finally was able to leave two and a half hours later. Maybe that was the point of all the water, to make the customer feel satisfied with the food.

The bill was done by hand. Yes, this is 2017 and all the items were added by hand with a calculator. This was so painful to watch. And in the process of figuring out our bill, our server had to stop, go into the kitchen, pick up another tables entrée and bring it out. Um, pretty sure one of your co-workers or the manager could have helped you with that. Luckily, we paid with cash so we said our good-byes and almost ran...

I recently had dinner at Enoteca-Sogno with a large group of friends. We all had the best experience at this restaurant. Gary (the owner) helped me create a menu that was perfect. It included appetizers, salad, entrees and dessert. He was delightful to work with and knew what to choose that would be crowd pleasers. The wine selections were incredible. If anyone was unfamiliar with a suggested wine, a taste was offered before purchase. I didn't see anyone reject what was offered. The appetizers were amazing. We couldn't get enough of the calamari, bean salad or red peppers and mozzarella on crostini. The salad and bread were delicious, and the entrees, sausage and rapini, spaghetti and clam sauce, tagliatelle with bolognese and chicken picatta were fabulous. I had the espresso gelato and it was the best ever. Our group (41 people) wants to return to this restaurant every year. A great thought. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants a great wine and Italian dinner...

Went with friends and had a lovely time! Definitely a hole in the wall little Italian spot, but excellent service, food, and wine. We started with a bottle of wine recommended to us by our server; followed by the bread (fresh, warm, delicious), the arugula salad (could've had more cheese, but the lemon vinegarette dressing was so good), calamari (excellent marinara), and the brussel sprouts. For dinner we had the Cornish hen dinner special (very rich. Super juicy and tender, and the skin was to die for), the pesto gnocchi, and the shrimp scampi. They warned us that the hen special would take awhile to cook, but between the wine and the cozy ambience, we didn't even notice the time. Everything was amazing, and the portions weren't huge, so we didn't have any leftovers and didn't leave feeling overstuffed. We even had room for dessert (the pistachio ricotta cake and the lemon mascarpone cake) paired with limoncello. Between the vibe, food, and staff, we had a...