Old-school neighborhood mainstay serving up Italian classics, pizza & wine since 1964.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 8794 Reading Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45215
Phone: (513) 821-6666
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Reviews
Jails r
Hidden gem, went later in the evening about 830pm. They serve food til 10pm. It’s definitely an older clientele, the music was very nice. The horns and jazz definitely brought the old school feels. Kind of felt like you step back in time. Going to have to try on a Friday or Saturday the piano bar is supposedly very nice
… moreScott Sharp
We are here. We have been at this restaurant throughout the years many times, but tonight, was amazing!!
Awesome new chef, new bartender, great waitress and fabulous food. Come down and see for yourself. It is finally the old Sorrento’s happening again!
… moreAwesome new chef, new bartender, great waitress and fabulous food. Come down and see for yourself. It is finally the old Sorrento’s happening again!
Rich M
I used to visit hear as a kid with my parents/grandparents. On our most recent visit, the food was good and the help very friendly. Restaurant still has the feel of stepping back in time which I like. A nice change from the commercial food factories on every corner these days. I buy a Mason Jar of their house salad dressing to go whenever I visit. The veal cutlet Parmesan is delicious. The piano entertainment & singer on some nights another plus.
… moreDanny Capaccio
We expected a kitschy classic restaurant, and well, we weren’t disappointed in that regard. There is a wall of clowns. However, the food here is just awful. I mean that in the sincerest way possible, because I understand the long-standing reputation of the restaurant in Reading. I’m sure that through its tenure it has been both good and bad, but as it stands now it is sad, depressing, and ultimately a waste of money. We used a Groupon through much obfuscation and hidden rules. But here’s the thing, Groupon or not, the prices are significantly inflated for what you get. My wife got the “Vegetable Fettuccini” which came with frozen carrots and broccoli in a thin, flavorless Alfredo sauce. It was $13, which is twice what I’d expect to pay for that dish in that atmosphere. The piano is a unique touch, but fails to overcome the negatives.
All in all, I hope they get their act together, there’s a lot of potential in this historical location, but if it has to be this, please close your doors for your own dignity and for the city of Reading.
… moreAll in all, I hope they get their act together, there’s a lot of potential in this historical location, but if it has to be this, please close your doors for your own dignity and for the city of Reading.
Ryan Franklin
Had a Groupon to this place given to me at Christmas. Needless to say, it took a little while for me to make it out to this place. Sorrento’s is about 25 minutes from where I live and I have two young children… so finding time to make it here was challenging. On to the reason for the rating:
1. The morning we went to this restaurant, I had checked the website to make sure I knew the hours 11am-11pm on Thursdays. We planned on getting there around 3 for a late lunch/early dinner.
2. Life happened and was unable to get there until 3:45pm. Good thing too because there is a massive sign on the building that you can see in the parking lot that says hours are 4-11pm. No big deal… we decide to wait the extra 15 minutes.
3. Wait until 4:05pm and try to open both the side door and the front door. Both are locked. We called the number on the front of the building and we were told to wait a few minutes and someone would come open the door. No apologies or anything.
4. Finally get into restaurant which had a very unusual atmosphere for a restaurant… we chocked it up to us being the only customers in that huge space. We were directed to sit in the very back of the restaurant… why? I have no idea.
5. The waitress gives us menus then asks us what we want to drink. We are both water people so we both order waters. A couple more customers walk in at this time and our waitress goes and chit-chats with them for a pretty long time. She then disappears and brings us our waters about 10 minutes after we ordered (remember, we are the only people in the restaurant).
6. The waitress brings our waters then sees the Groupon sitting on our table. She asks us if we plan to use that and I told her yes. We ask her a couple questions about the hoagies on the menu because that sounded good to both of us. She disappeared again before taking our order.
7. We then hear her talking on the phone (presumably in a back room or kitchen to her boss). We overhear her saying something like ‘I have a young couple who has a stupid Groupon that’s for $20 worth of food. They are wanting to get hoagies which will bring them slightly above $20. What do you want me to do?’ A slight delay for whatever response she received and she hangs up.
8. She comes to our table and explains to us that we cannot order the hoagies because its excluded on the groupon (which it wasn’t… the only requirement of the groupon was for us to purchase a drink which we were going to purchase). She also then goes on to explain that we must pay full price for any entree that we see on the menu (for example they had a 2 for $20 entree special. Full price they were $16/entree. She says ‘I’ll let you decide what you want now.’
9. She then proceeds to go chit-chat with the other customers that have seated themselves at the bar. It was very evident that she could care less that we were even in the restaurant.
10. We decided that we weren’t going to even eat at this restaurant anymore. We politely told the waitress that we had our minds set on hoagies and weren’t really interested in anything else on the menu. She said ‘I understand’.
11. We walk towards the exit and overhear our waitress talking to another customer behind our backs. She said, ‘yeah that couple gets those stupid groupons…’ We finished walking out the door and didn’t hear what else was said.
Overall impression. By far THE WORST experience I’ve ever had at a restaurant. Zero sense of customer service or understanding. I wasn’t going to fight on the “fine print” of the groupon… but the only requirement of the groupon was that we purchase a drink. If Sorrento’s really thinks that groupon’s are stupid, then why deals on groupon. I would’ve never known about Sorrento’s if groupon didn’t exist.
Got my money back from Groupon. So only thing i wasted was all the gas and time driving to the restaurant and back.
Will never go back and will never recommend to anyone.
Note to Sorrento’s: you lost a chance to make money and possibly repeat business. You should have an exclusion list on the Groupon.
… more1. The morning we went to this restaurant, I had checked the website to make sure I knew the hours 11am-11pm on Thursdays. We planned on getting there around 3 for a late lunch/early dinner.
2. Life happened and was unable to get there until 3:45pm. Good thing too because there is a massive sign on the building that you can see in the parking lot that says hours are 4-11pm. No big deal… we decide to wait the extra 15 minutes.
3. Wait until 4:05pm and try to open both the side door and the front door. Both are locked. We called the number on the front of the building and we were told to wait a few minutes and someone would come open the door. No apologies or anything.
4. Finally get into restaurant which had a very unusual atmosphere for a restaurant… we chocked it up to us being the only customers in that huge space. We were directed to sit in the very back of the restaurant… why? I have no idea.
5. The waitress gives us menus then asks us what we want to drink. We are both water people so we both order waters. A couple more customers walk in at this time and our waitress goes and chit-chats with them for a pretty long time. She then disappears and brings us our waters about 10 minutes after we ordered (remember, we are the only people in the restaurant).
6. The waitress brings our waters then sees the Groupon sitting on our table. She asks us if we plan to use that and I told her yes. We ask her a couple questions about the hoagies on the menu because that sounded good to both of us. She disappeared again before taking our order.
7. We then hear her talking on the phone (presumably in a back room or kitchen to her boss). We overhear her saying something like ‘I have a young couple who has a stupid Groupon that’s for $20 worth of food. They are wanting to get hoagies which will bring them slightly above $20. What do you want me to do?’ A slight delay for whatever response she received and she hangs up.
8. She comes to our table and explains to us that we cannot order the hoagies because its excluded on the groupon (which it wasn’t… the only requirement of the groupon was for us to purchase a drink which we were going to purchase). She also then goes on to explain that we must pay full price for any entree that we see on the menu (for example they had a 2 for $20 entree special. Full price they were $16/entree. She says ‘I’ll let you decide what you want now.’
9. She then proceeds to go chit-chat with the other customers that have seated themselves at the bar. It was very evident that she could care less that we were even in the restaurant.
10. We decided that we weren’t going to even eat at this restaurant anymore. We politely told the waitress that we had our minds set on hoagies and weren’t really interested in anything else on the menu. She said ‘I understand’.
11. We walk towards the exit and overhear our waitress talking to another customer behind our backs. She said, ‘yeah that couple gets those stupid groupons…’ We finished walking out the door and didn’t hear what else was said.
Overall impression. By far THE WORST experience I’ve ever had at a restaurant. Zero sense of customer service or understanding. I wasn’t going to fight on the “fine print” of the groupon… but the only requirement of the groupon was that we purchase a drink. If Sorrento’s really thinks that groupon’s are stupid, then why deals on groupon. I would’ve never known about Sorrento’s if groupon didn’t exist.
Got my money back from Groupon. So only thing i wasted was all the gas and time driving to the restaurant and back.
Will never go back and will never recommend to anyone.
Note to Sorrento’s: you lost a chance to make money and possibly repeat business. You should have an exclusion list on the Groupon.
Deborah Cowdrey
I’ve been going to Sorrento’s for years. I’d like to see some fresh ideas on the menu. But the food is decent if not exceptional, service is friendly and the piano bar crowd is a lot of fun and very entertaining.
… moreJames Pendraegyn
Scott the bartender was very friendly and attentive. He kept the drinks full and made great recommendations. The ribs were really good. Definitely would go back.
… moreDaniel Florea
We are a large party, reserved the party room. The wife’s alfredo was bland. My steak was cool. Daughter had a under cooked steak. Sent back, was probably on the grill for 30 seconds. She is pregnant, can’t eat that raw. First visit, totally unimpressed, will not be back.
… moreShelia Gamel
Absolutely everything was awful at this place. The food was horrible. We actually had a waitress that was new and she was the best thing about the whole place. I wouldn’t recommend this to no one. They tried to give us a piece of bread from a loaf purchased from a store for a dollar. The pasta sauce is bad everything was bad. Don’t waste your money
… moreBridgette Robison
Aweful costumer service!! We had a Groupon, after eating the owner told us we had to purchase 2 drinks. Which was no where on the Groupon. Then he continues to tell us we have to at least spend $20 to use the Groupon. Which again this info was no where on the Groupon! After talking to the owner more trying to explain this was false advertisement he stated “I have the right not to honor your Groupon” and insulted our income. Our income is excellent but that’s not the point the point is the Groupon said one thing and the owner was saying another! And the pizza was gross.
… more