Albero Bistro

The inside felt cozy and a bit rustic despite being located in a shopping center. The arancini was delicious, but the penne in vodka sauce with salmon and shrimp (drunken salmon & shrimp) was just okay that was nothing spectacular. Overall, it's a decent spot for Italian food in Wichita but not worth going out of the way unless you happen to be already in the area.

What a hidden gem! Albero Bistro was recommended to me by a coworker. My wife and I decided to give it a try. We arrived around 6pm on a Friday evening. The dining room was nearly full, however we were immediately greeted and taken to a table. The staff were absolutely amazing during our visit. Drinks arrived quickly and our appetizer arrived shortly after. The calamari couldn’t have been better. Our entrees were equally good. At the end we ordered the salted caramel cheesecake and were pleasantly surprised when it arrived with a message written in chocolate on the plate. After one visit Albero Bistro has definitely become one of our go to spots in Wichita.

They charge about $10 for this. When I opened the box all I could smell was Hershey’s chocolate syrup type scent. And that’s predominantly what it taste like. The texture was like a soggy boxes cake drenched in syrup with an overwhelming amount of chocolate syrup on top. There was no density. No depth and variation in flavor. I would expect to taste the espresso jump out at me, the sweetness offset by that and the richness of the cheese, with contrasting dense cheese and lightness in the cake. This was none of that. To me it just tasted like a fluffy boxed cake drenched in a light coffee with something in the mix (maybe cheese, maybe something else or a mixture), and loads of chocolate syrup drenched on top. Definitely not worth $10. I would go to Whole Foods and buy the $5 tiramisu there before I ever paid for this again. We didn’t even finish ours. It was that bad. What you see here has maybe 3 bites out of it. So even the serving size was sad for $10. I guess we are used to Tiramisu from an upscale restaurant off Rock Road for about the same exact price. We came here because they were sold out. We were very disappointed.

Every bite made my eyes roll back so far I didn’t know if they’d come back out. The texture of the pasta salad was something I didn’t even know existed. The Burger D’Albero was full of flavor and cooked perfectly. The eggplant Parmesan was savory and came in a very large portion. This might be my new favorite place in town.

I left very disappointed. I ordered tomato soup, which arrived cold and covered with a large amount of cheese. I believe it should be the customer’s choice whether or not to add cheese—and certainly not that much. I also ordered spaghetti with marinara sauce and shrimp and specifically asked for the pasta not to be hard. and yes the spaghetti was hard. Once again, the dish came with a lot of cheese, and the shrimp was undercooked. I requested that it be cooked more, but after waiting about 10 minutes, the plate came back and the shrimp was still not cooked—it wasn’t even warm. I ended up paying my bill and leaving. Overall, it was a very bad experience.

This is a hidden gem! Excellent food and service. I give the atmosphere only 2 stars because it was at noon and for the most part, we were the only customers. Also our booth seat was not padded. But I’d go back any time!

Tried the special dish, “Chicken Marsala,” from the menu, and the mushrooms in it were the best I’ve had to date. Would visit the place more often.

We ate at here for the first time tonight. We are absolutely BLOWN AWAY!!! This place is amazing and we definitely be in our regular rotation now!! The food and service were absolutely great!! Paul was our server. We ordered hatch ravioli, shrimp scampi & a chicken Parmesan sandwich. ALL were the BEST I have ever eaten!!!