Spettro — Restaurant in Town of Poughkeepsie

Okay, I've been keeping this gem under wraps, but now that I've practically set up camp at Spettro, it's time to spill the beans and release this review. 🕊️

I've devoured nearly everything on the menu – French onion soup, grilled Caesar salad (my obsession), pizzas that could make a grown person cry (it’s me, I cried), pastas that redefine "carb heaven," and desserts that are basically love at first bite (biscotti cheese cake, I’m talking to you). 🫶

Seriously, there's not a single item that doesn't hit the taste jackpot. I've got my regulars – the grilled Caesar salad (again, I'd marry it if I could), French onion soup, pesto pasta, degausser pizza, fried chicken sandwich, red carbonara, and the biscotti cheesecake. Honestly, I'd trade a kidney for most of these options, and I’m not kid..ney (like “kidding,,” but a pun 😉)!

And don’t even get me started on the cocktails. The Dawn is my go-to and I'm convinced it holds the secret to world peace. And the Espresso Martini? GOODBYE. It’s unreal, that is all.

Let's not forget the specials, those fleeting love affairs I know I can't get too attached to (but do anyway...every time).

Anyways, all jokes aside, if you needed a sign to try Spettro, consider this your wake-up call. You're welcome – I just upgraded your...

Although the food is decent, there are some major misses. The meals are expensive for what you get, or should I say, don't get. No pre-meal bread and no salad. The meals we had were essentially meat and potatoes. Sirloin steak with French fries and a pork chop with mashed potatoes. $37 and $36 respectively. My pork chop was tender and had a nice taste, but needed salt badly. There were no shakers on the table. The waitress was very pleasant but over extended and it was nearly impossible to get her attention. Their sirloin was so-so. For dessert we tried the cheesecake. It was ok except that it was extremely sweet.

The elephant in the room is the atmosphere. It is so loud that a herd of stampeding elephants would generate less noise than this restaurant. We literally had to yell at each other to 'talk'.

It appears that the restaurant was designed for outdoor dining in the warm weather months which may help with the noise. But the food and prices are not worth...

This place just opened and it's amazing. So beautiful inside and can't wait for summer since the front has those sliding windows that open all the way so u feel like your outside. You can see the kitchen and cooks also which is really cool and the kitchen is also beautiful. The food was really good we had 2 of the pizzas which were incredible! The white was my favorite. The wings were sooo crispy and delicious. The steak we got was cooked perfect and nicely seasoned. And the pasta dish was really good too u can tell everything is homemade and they use quality ingredients. The bartenders were also making great cocktails and even the ice cubes they use match the tile behind the bar. You can tell this restaurant was very well thought out with even the little details like that! The owners were also very nice and came over to make sure we were having a great experience. This will definitely be a regular spot for me. Check them out you will not be...