Family-friendly Italian restaurant & bar serving specialty pizzas, pasta, subs & wings.
R Grotto Ristorante – Facebook
. 82% recommend (268 Reviews). . $$. . Closed now. . 710 La Salle Street, Ottawa, IL, United States, 61350. Links. . rgrotto.com. Services. . Specialties.
Darian Hernandez
I recently tried the Grotto Nuggets along with a personal pepperoni pizza, but unfortunately I didn’t enjoy the flavors of either item. The taste came across as overly sour, and the food itself was quite dry. I was hoping for a better experience, but after visiting a few times and having similar results, I’ve decided I don’t plan to return unless I hear that the food quality has improved. That said, the restaurant has a cozy atmosphere, the bar is obviously better if you want alcohol and the staff are friendly-I just hope to see improvements in the food moving forward though
… morePumpkinthepuff
We originally were going to go to Court Street Pub but when we walked in there it smelled like seafood something awful so we left. Knowing the reviews were not sparkling at this place we ended up here anyway because I loved their decorations when we walked in.
I am glad we made that choice, too.
I wish I would have asked her name because I really liked our waitress. She was friendly and came around at just the right times. When my partner asked about different things on the menu, she was both knowledgeable and helpful. As for the food, it wasn’t spectacular, if anything, a little too salty but decent. The overall experience was nice enough though that I will come back if I am in that neck of the woods again.
For me, the drink size (alcohol) was my only issue and really it wasn’t a big issue because the drinks were good. I know restaurants make a lot of their money from alcohol so I understand the whole size/price thing. And in the big picture, if that’s my only gripe, then the place isn’t bad at all. Oh, and their bathrooms were incredibly clean as well. That’s huge for me. One of the cleanest public bathrooms I have ever been in. May not matter to some people but it really matters to me.
… moreJoshua Gmyr
Great place to grab a late night pizza in small town America! Loved the deep dish! Good size portions at a great price. Service was wonderful! If you are a fan of cheese curds, give theirs a try, you won’t be disappointed! Will definitely be back!
… moreKENYA DØLL
Tried ordering for delivery and I was asked 5 times for the same card number over the phone. On another occasion I showed in person with my husband and the host just stood around looking lost. No greeting or anything she looked lost. Food is amazing but customer service is the bottom of the barrel.
… moreThe MOBS Business
Rude teenagers sitting across from us kept yelling at us. Extremely rude. We go a Mac pizza and the ham pizza, both of them were not very good, would not order again. The waitress was the only saving grace, otherwise this restaurant would have been given 1 star and would have left without paying.
… moreElla Schneider
We had high hopes for this restaurant because of the reviews and the reviews are lying to you. We got our drinks and when I ordered our waitress didn’t even know what they had on the menu. I ordered a “dinner salad” which comes with “homemade dressing” and when I ordered the waitress didn’t even know that it came with that dressing so I asks for a balsamic vinaigrette. The salad came out looking like it came out of a bag from the grocery store, with a single slice of cucumber, single slice of tomato, a packaged saltine crackers, and the “homemade dressing” was just plain basic vinegar. We thought the pizza we order could make up for it but it just went downhill from there. They served it on a circular cardboard piece like it came out of the frozen section. No plate no nothing. It was so greasy and sloppy and the “chicken” was cubed like it came out of a can. It seemed like it was frozen. I called the manager to tell her we cannot eat this and she started arguing that their pizza is not frozen and she disregarded all the other issues. I’m sorry but this should be on the next Gordon Ramsey kitchen nightmares.
… moreJared S
We were excited to try the place based on the reviews and menu but this place desperately failed to live up to the reviews. We both ordered food that had the meat sauce or what ever you call it, that was the worst sauce we had ever ate.
It was dry, bland, and flavorless. We were both so disappointed in our meals. We both left the restaurant hungry and disappointed as neither of us finished our meals it was so bad. Really wish we never set foot in the restaurant and wasted our money. Avoid this place!
… moreWill S
Very quaint, loved the atmosphere, warm, friendly. Our waitress was very courteous and caring. The food, personal pan pizzas, and cheese curds were delicious, and the fried pickles (spears) were just unbelievably good. And for dessert..
Peppermint Patty
(Peppermint schnapps and hot chocolate) Yummy!!!
… moreGeraldine GJ
Awesome service. Great daily specials. Quality food portions. Very good thin slice pizza. Stiff drinks. Visited this location during COVID-19 and the staff and establishment was following local municipal and state guidelines to ensure the safety of consumers. Appropriate documentation upon entering requesting for patrons to follow safety guidelines and employees wore face masks.
… moreelizabeth anzelmo
Ordered carry out gluten free pizza.Hawaiian. It was crispy on the edges. Overdone but raw in the middle. The toppings were dumped on top of cheese. It was not Canadian bacon but ham chopped up son fine could not even taste it. Worse pizza and display iv one I have ever eaten
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