Pronto by Giada

The lids on the to go cups have a weak seal with leakage. So much for my shirt today. The Sausage Egg Sandwich was 🔥though.

So let's start with the good news. This is a beautiful restaurant. The ambience is wonderful, the cutlery and glass, lighting and seating, decorations and color is definitely upscale. ( Though wayyyy too noisy) The pasta is freshly made. Their wine choices excellent. Now let's really begin. As an Italian who recently came back from Florence Italy and have a Mom who can cook sauce like a champion...I know red sauce. I can tell you that their sauce is nothing to write home about. Too sweet for a red sauce.... It also didn't feel as if the sauce was made with fresh tomatoes....and it was not impressive at all. To be totally honest. It almost tasted like it came from a jar. Service was subpar, waited 30 minutes to even get a drink. Never came back for water, took forever to get the meals. But this is a newly opened restaurant so I tend to overlook such things. The antipasti was a wonderful mixture of cheeses and meats but the idea that anyone thinks that they can charge $61 for an antipasti without holding a gun to my head is certainly baffling. In fact the prices here we're absolutely ridiculous on everything. This is Scottsdale not Manhattan. I don't mind spending money for good fresh high quality food but when I am buying a drink that is $4 cheaper in New York City at Tavern on the Green, or I am eating a small loaf of focaccia bread for more money then a full meal at some restaurants, or I am being charged $8 for a single espresso.... Then this is just not for me. I am sure the people in Scottsdale will jump at the opportunity to spend $45 for a plate of pasta that cost about $4 to make. I am sure the people in Scottsdale will jump at buying a cocktail that is more expensive overlooking a parking lot then from the 100th story of the New World Trade Center in New York City. And I am sure people in Scottsdale will jump at the opportunity to have some prosciutto that costs more money then my tickets to the Uffizi, the Duomo, and the Medici chapel combined. Maybe I'm just a guy from New York City... Moving to Florence Italy someday ... But there is no way that meal was worth it. Giada I love you... Beautiful, smart, wonderful woman. But lower your prices....and get a better red sauce made. Ciao

This quick Italian eatery is super cute. It's located in the back of lobby of the Caesars Republic hotel. The only qualm is that I found it to be too expensive for the type of food offered as well as their coffee using alternative milk. Unfortunately, for this reason, it's impractical to visit often.

Service and food and atmosphere are great. Great spot to relax, need a little bit of me time, or just to focus on work.. perfect place to be.

So incredibly bad. Ordering at the counter was fine but the person at the counter seemed confused by the menu. We said we wanted pancakes with hazelnuts & whipped cream (the "plain" option) she said with strawberries & nutella? No just hazelnuts, syrup and whip cream. She said just so you know it comes with 2 not 3. Ok. We ordered drip coffee, croissant, an American breakfast and an iced vanilla latte. The pancakes arrived covered in nutella and strawberries, no hazelnuts. We said oh we just wanted the hazelnut & whipped cream version. I think she thought by hazelnuts we meant nutella-she said so you don't want strawberries? We pointed to menu and said no just hazelnuts, syrup and whipped cream. She took it away & we started munching on other items. The croissant was warmed so much that there were no layers, flat and limp-my son literally said where's the middle. The American breakfast was ok. Toast and bacon were very well done-eggs were good over easy. The pancakes reappeared and...they are covered in nutella this time with hazelnuts sprinkled on top. We gave up and decided to eat them...but literally could not eat them without a knife as they were so tough. I look underneath and you see the griddle marks in my pics. It's like they were cooked (I'd guess from a mix) and then reheated later over a griddle. We left at this point. $70 wasted. The iced coffee was good, drip was not. We are local and won't be going back.