Jimmy V's Osteria + Bar - Downtown Raleigh

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   Jennifer

   Raleigh

   1 review

   1.0

   1 review

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 1

   Wow... when I booked a reservation, and it was wide open that should have been a sign. NEVER again. The restaurant was empty and even though we ordered drinks as soon as the waiter came, we waited at least 15 - 20 minutes for them. Also put in an appetizer with the drinks that NEVER came. Waiter told us everything would be out together as he brought my salad (main meal) but nope... never arrived. My daughter's grilled cheese (despite she ate it and said it was OK) looked disgusting the bread was not toasted (maybe a for a second),not buttered, nothing, and it looked like a big slice of Velveeta... half cooked. I wouldn’t have eaten it. But we were starving and had waited SO long and were trying to make it to our 7 pm show… this was a 5 pm reservation… The food in general left a lot to be desired. I never get to go out so experiences like this are 10X more disappointing... Also, when we gave the waiter our credit card, he disappeared for another 20 minutes, and we had to remind him to bring it back so we could fully check out and exit. Won't return, DO NOT recommend. So bad.
   

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   Elizabeth

   Raleigh

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 29 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server Marcus was excellent!!! Appetizers were delicious
   

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   David

   Western NC

   7 reviews

   4.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 22 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   Nice place to eat downtown. Good service and good selection of dishes.
   

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   Whitney

   Toronto

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 20 November 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   Servers didn’t seem very happy. We waited a long time for our food and for our bill. Our app and meal came at the same time. The Meatball Smash was a hard sausage burger with tomato sauce, didn’t really taste like a meatball. The chicken parm was good. Also note the server was very apologetic and took the meal off our bill because we didn’t enjoy it.
   

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   Nathan

   VIP

   Charlotte

   7 reviews

   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on 2 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great time and great service. Loved the food and perfect for watching football games.
   

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   Peter

   Los Angeles

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 19 October 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Not bad for in the hotel. Service was good. Pizza was good. Meatballs and Burrata appetizers were good.
   

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   Ted

   Raleigh

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined on 18 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Pizza was excellent, got caught in the pre-concert rush and waited an hour for our food. Good prices and a good meal.
   

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   James

   Raleigh

   25 reviews

   4.0

   25 reviews

   Dined on 12 October 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   It felt like a nice neighborhood bar dining experience. The service was excellent. The food was good, tasty, and arrived soon after ordering. The menu selections were varied. Overall it felt like a sports bar environment.
   

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   Kurt

   Charleston

   27 reviews

   1.0

   27 reviews

   Dined on 12 October 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   This place sucks! How Jimmy V's family would associate his name with this place is beyond me. I thought it would be of the same quality of the original restaurant in Cary, oh hell no! NY Strip was under cooked and still tough as an old bowling shoe. $21 for a glass of Malbec that costs $10 a bottle at the store? Don't waste your time or money .....
   

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    Amy

    Western NC

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 7 October 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4

    I have a feeling that the team was understaffed tonight but I wanted to give a shout out to those who were working. Y’all were hustling and doing your best on what was probably a busier than normal Monday night.
    

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