Gusto Dolce Italian Bistro — Restaurant in Strongsville

We are from out of town and stopped in after a family event. We called ahead to make reservations and were a little late but they were OK with that. We were basically the only ones there. There were 13 people but weren't give enough menus or silverware and had to share. The food for the most part was good and the sizes were large. We had three tables and only one server. She did a good job but was overwhelmed. There looked to be a large number of people in the back. Very seldom did anyone help our server..we were the first table sat and the last to get food. One of the other people asked us how the food was and was giving us go boxes before we had any food. It took over two hours for a lunch time meal. We were extremely disappointed in the delays to have everything happen and for feeling like we were...

Stopped in yesterday evening. Was looking for a light bite and a glass of wine. Disappointed in the wine selection, Barefoot and Rossi are the only brands. I was going to order the soup, but was told that soup was not available. I ordered the Bruschetta, for the $16 price point it was not what I expected. The presentation alone was unappetizing. It was served with whole cherry roma tomatoes, mini balls of mozzareIla , olives, olive oil and sprinkled with parmesan. I thought the ingredients would have been chopped up which would have made it easier to spoon on the bread, which was basic and not grilled. I did let the server know and she removed it from my bill. The server was very kind. The atmosphere is lovely. The food selection could use some tweaking and the wine selection needs major...

My wife and I visited for the first time and shared the chicken parm sandwich and small pepperoni pizza along with the breaded ravioli appetizer. Everything came out quickly even with a full restaurant. The chicken parm sandwich was served on toasted garlic bread and the chicken was very tender. This was one of the best sandwiches I’ve ever eaten! The pizza and ravioli were also exceptional and the cherry sangria was very refreshing. Chef Bill was visiting tables and stopped by to introduce himself and check on our experience, which is something that rarely happens anymore when dining out. We are very excited to have such a great new authentic Italian restaurant in town and will be visiting...