Tavernonna

Awesome, We had eggplant parmesan, gouda Mac and cheese,caprese pizza, and gooey butter cake it was all delicious like we had a private chef. Got there at 8:30 left at 10 did not want to leave

Cool looking place but not even worth it even if you are staying at the hotel. Ordered an omelette with bacon and it came fresh with Guanciale which is absolutely disgusting in an omelette. Service is slow and in their own world. So frustrating.

I ate breakfast here one morning as I stayed at Hotel Phillips. It was very convenient to be able to go downstairs at the hotel and eat. The service was good but the pictures of the place online make it look a lot more appealing than it is. It's pretty plain, as is the food. No razzle-dazzle and it was average at best. I don't know if I would do breakfast again, but I might try a different meal to see if it is any better. The hotel and restaurant are in a great location though, in downtown Kansas City.

My friend and I went here last night. We ordered what we wanted, but the waiter came back and said they didn’t have it. Like, why have it on the menu if you don’t actually have it? So, we had to order something else. When the food came, it was overcooked, the taste was off, and it didn’t feel fresh. I wouldn’t go back.

The chef took pity on us ladies from NC and made simply delicious meals for us. The favors were so incredibly yummy! My Strawberry Burrata Salad was the best salad I’ve had. Everyone devoured their meals but had some to keep for a late night snack.

Went on a Tuesday night and was ignored almost completely by our server. Boyfriend’s well done steak was burnt to a crisp and dry. I’m not a fan of well done but even I can make it juicy by searing then oven cooking it. They cooked it high on a grill and it tasted like char. I ordered bolognese and got he wrong order. I didn’t complain because I could tell by then there was no point. I 100% believe the server profiled us as soon as we walked in and thought we wouldn’t pay off to attend to. She definitely misjudged as we frequent Edde Vs) which is top notch service, flavor profiles and good environment ) If your down town walk past this one, only good food if your drunk.

Well, this restaurant is attached to the Hotel Phillips, and we only had the breakfast brunch each morning. So I can't really rate the food. I mean, I feel it is unfair to rate an Italian restaurant only against a breakfast brunch that just had the standard pancakes, eggs, and breakfast meat. As a first-time visitor to Kansas City, everything else that we at was BBQ! LOL! What I can rate is their bar and staff. The bar was pretty well stocked, and the staff was friendly. I really liked the arrangement and how the liquor wall was designed. It was really good architecture throughout, and it was a really good job of maintaining most of the original 1920s design! I would definitely stay at the Hotel Phillips in the future and next time eat at the restaurant to give it a legite review.

I had a few disappointing experiences dining here. I keep trying in hopes that it gets better as the hotel where it is located is lovely. The food is mediocre but pricey and the service is hit or miss. I ended up going down the street to Hotel Indigo’s restaurant and had much better food and service! It’s not that busy so don’t understand the lack luster attitude and slow service. Don’t waster your time or money here!

Sure wish I had read the reviews first. Took my wife for her birthday while visiting our daughter in KC. I searched top restaurants and this was one that popped up. Obviously a PAID ranking. I had reviewed their website and so pricing was not a surprise. What was a surprise was the lack of quality and value. My Carbonera Pappardelle (pork belly) was marginal at best. It had about 1 oz of pork and nothing else but wide ribbon pasta and some kind of cheesy soupy sauce. The quality was subpar at best and for $38, I expected something very delicious. At least the portion was small so I didn't feel as bad leaving most of it. My wifes salad was lettuce and commercial croutons with no cheese or anything else. They matched their lack of quality with very slow service. My wifes crappy salad arrived well before our wine. I had to chase down the water for a 2nd glass of wine and also for pepper for my dish. No offer of peppercorn or parmeson cheese to top. They waiter tried but the kitchen was backed up which is surprising because it just was not busy. So if you would like overpriced food from a subpar chef and poor service, this is your place.

Highly recommend sitting at the bar with Chan for a night cap and a quick bite. The drink was made to perfection and Chan takes pride in the patron's entire experience. I observed her greet each person with a smile. All staff was warm and the you could feel the good vibes amongst the team.

Solid food, may be a new menu or chef but my Caesar was fantastic with house made croutons. I had the pizza and it was loaded with toppings and had good crust. Both friends that ordered pasta enjoyed theirs as well!

Solid choice. Had the KC Burger and was pleasantly surprised. Good flavor, sweet (not too much though) and savory. Actually ordered the same meal two nights in a row while staying at the Hotel Phillips for a conference.

This is a great place for happy hour after work downtown KC. They carry a nice selection of liquor, the service is great and it's a nice, quite place to hang out. I need to come back for food as the menu looks amazing and has great reviews! Will be back soon!

The food was fantastic. We had appetizers (fried Ravioli and Bruschetta) both were really good. I think my favorite dish was the Caprese Salad the way it was done was a fun twist and SO DELICIOU. For our main course we had lamb chop and the blackened seafood tortellini. Both were good but the pasta was def better. Highly recommend it. Great food and service.

Very good food. My bruschetta salmon was delicious and perfectly cooked. I wish it came with rice or some sort of carb side. My husbands was very good but wow heavy! Our service was very good as we sat at the bar during happy hour. They had great variety of appetizers beer wine and cocktails to choose from at a discounted price. This is in the basement of hotel Phillips. Very convenient as this was our hotel before a concert at T-Mobile.

We tried eating there a few times while staying in the hotel connected to the restaurant. Long wait times if you did not have a reservation, even though there were multiple open tables. Hours of operation were limited. We did end up eating there finally one morning for breakfast. We ordered mascarpone pancakes and an omelette. The food was mediocre at best and the service was about the same.

Expensive, ambiance 5/10, food quality and taste 5/10 When you pay $17 for salad, $15 for soup, $12 for dessert, and $50 for entree + tax and tip, you expect way more out of the restaurant than just okay service and food quality of any hotel chain room service. I'm a local living 5min away walking and I will not be back to Tavernonna((( Im glad i've tried them during restaurant week, so I paid $55 for 4 courses, because otherwise I would be a lot more disappointed with the taste

WOW, just, WOW! The food here was so good! I would be able to take my Italian mother and nonna here for a meal and not have them complain about anything being unauthentic. Whenever I might be back in KC again, this place will be one of the first I visit for a meal.

I stopped here because it's a fancy bar in a fancy hotel Hotel Philips that I was staying at to have an adult cocktail. The place serves food which I didn't try because KC it has to be Bbq. The place is very nice and upscale looking which matches the 20 story almost 100 year old hotel that it's connected to. The decor is white tile and dark brown broken up with light wood accents, nice looking place. The blond woman did a great job and my service had no issues at all. The drink menu had a drink I don't think that I have ever seen before called salted Carmel wave which is Tom's town bourbon, Gifford vanilla, five farms Irish cream, kosher salt, Carmel with a salty Carmel rim. OMG this cocktail was absolutely fu#&ing delicious and would make the perfect after dinner desert cocktail. Overall this was a nice place to relax and enjoy a great cocktail and I should have went back and tried something else on the drink menu.

I came here for breakfast while staying at the hotel and overall had a good experience. When I'd stayed here several years ago, they had a buffet type setup, but now it's more of a sit-down type experience. The server was great and she let us know they were short staffed and that it would take some time. I appreciated her letting us know that but since we weren't in a rush, we decided to wait it out. Another table got up and left and were kind of snotty to the server, even though it wasn't her fault that a lot of restaurants are struggling for help these days. I'm glad we waited because my breakfast was delicious. First, I loved the coffee and even short staffed they kept our mugs full. Then the breakfast itself was perfection. Eggs, bacon, potatoes and toast isn't hard but believe me, it can be screwed up. But here, everything was elevated. The scrambled eggs were fluffy and buttery. The bacon was crisp without being burnt and the toast was still hot when I got it. The potatoes were also great...I loved how thin they sliced them and the seasoning was amazing. I give credit to the chef and the servers for taking what could have been a negative experience and turning it around. The fact that they were open and communicated the challenges was a major plus in my book.

Not pictured: the best chicken parmigiana I've ever had in my life. So happy I randomly stumbled across this spot on yelp. The food was phenomenal. Amazing place to come for some authentic Italian

They launched a new menu and it is fantastic from top to bottom. The salmon picata is full of flavor and presented wonderfully. will definitely be coming back to try more options soon!

Large company meeting dinner..38 people...separate bar tender for dinner who was able to keep up with orders..very dark seating areas..very loud...food was served family still..served barely warm...the bread was the best thing served.

Our server Fran was very helpful considering this was my first time ever visiting. She went over and beyond with customer service. The portion size was more than what I expected. Will definitely come back.

This was the most disappointing experience. Here for a work conference and we walked by what looked like a GREAT Italian place... The food was absolutely subpar for the price and the service matched the food. My friend got the pesto pasta shown in the menu .. which looked nothing like the picture. What showed as a lavish pesto was a soupy mess of a cream sauce with a few noodles. We ordered a salad and it came with the dressing on the side in a plastic cup and looked like something from the Panera... the food was terrible and far too pricey for what was served. Horrible experience. We should have gone to Chipotle down the street ... it would have been FAR better!

Our server straight up told us he didn't have patience and doesn't know the menu, he said we're all on one check with 20% gratuity so he didn't need to work as hard. The fryer had been broken for 6 days and they didn't disclose that when the reservation was made. The menu was very limited due to the fryer being down. There was 10 people in the restaurant and our food took over an hour and drinks took 30 minutes. Super disappointed.. we spent a lot of money here with a party of 7 but it was very disappointing.

The food was amazing! The server was very knowledgeable about gluten free! The place was very nice inside. We had the whole place almost to ourselves. Felt very personal! Maybe we came at the right time! The only down was we sat right under a vent. It was loud and blowing on us. But would not deter me from coming back!

The ambience of this restaurant is second to none. Thick wood tables, darker restaurant with nice lighting over tables, and a great bartender making heavenly drinks. The steak was delicious and cooked perfectly. HIGHLY recommend!

Truly a terrible dining experience. The server was poorly trained and was bored with serving us. Our chicken piccata was almost gross -- it was a giant deep fried chicken breast (not a cutlet) on top of a pile of overcooked linguini drenched in some sort of creamy lemon sauce. Our Rigatoni Alla Vodka was overpriced pasta drenched in what tasted like jarred marinara sauce with bacon pretending to be panchetta. There are plenty of better restaurants nearby that I wish we'd have gone to instead of this overpriced and underwhelming one. I will not return.

Could someone please reply to me regarding the prices? I am thinking about taking me and a group of people to this restaurant, but if it is too expensive for a couple of 16-year-olds, I would like to know. We are mostly paying for ourselves and wouldn't like to spend 30$ per plate.

I was staying in the attached Hotel Phillips and didn't feel like searching for dinner so I stopped in out of convenience. I sat at the bar and the bartender was very nice. I started with a Caesar salad and the chicken piccata (add mushrooms). The salad was ok but the dressing was very tart. The chicken in the piccata was tough. It was hard to cut with the knife I was given. The sauce was lemony but lacked any other flavors. I may go back when I'm staying at the hotel but I'll get something else.

Fran provides excellent service at this great Italian restaurant . Rigatoni with meatballs and the alla vodka sauce.

I wish I could give this zero stars. Party of five for dinner...2 received the wrong order, and my fettuccine and meatball dish was not edible. The pasta was very overcooked, the sauce was pooling with grease, and the meatballs were the worst I've ever had, Bland and mushy. Our waitress was absent the majority of the meal and we watched the chef running food numerous times throughout the evening. Our interactions with the manager were a joke. The women's restroom was filthy...the knobs were ripped off the wall...this place is a disaster.

The food was delicious. However, I'm not sure it was worth the amount of time we had to wait for it. The hostess was unfortunately not very welcoming. Our waiter was attentive and pleasant. Our wine and food were quite slow to arrive. I would definitely give it another try and cross our fingers that the service would be improved.

We came in for a quick glass of wine and some apps. The food was great but it took an abnormal amount of time for us to be served. We were met with "do you have reservations" It took over 20 minutes for us just to get our wine. All in we spent about an hour and a half to get some bread, fried risotto, and a glass of wine. I completely understand slower service when a place is packed but it was nearly empty in there.

Loved the blackened seafood pasta. Would return to have it again. Absolutely 100% notable for quality and taste.

I was soooo excited to try this place and booked it a month in advance for valentine's day. We arrive and had no idea they only had a valentines menu available. did not say that when i made the reservation or when i confirmed or on the website. Really disappointing since we had been looking at the menu for weeks and had both picked out something else to get. They tried to make the place feel nice but the waiter is taking our order on sticky notes. We also requested a high top and got sat in a back corner at a low top. Also for having very limited options still look several minutes to get even our appetizer of bruschetta. Food took about an hour and a half because they said they had one cook for valentine's day. Food was good once we got it but now i'm hesitant to try this place again.

Food = mediocre Olive Garden Italian but without any breadsticks or even bread. I have never ever been to an Italian restaurant that doesn't have a complimentary bread basket, olive oil, or something. I ordered bread and was given none: We asked for red pepper flakes and were told "we don't have any." Service = slow. Couldn't get the check to save our life. Never had anyone check and see how dinner was, did we need anything. Server went MIA for the entire meal. Not even an offer to refill drinks until our plates were done. And this place was empty. We we're one of 3 tables I believe so no one was in the weeds. And they automatically tacked on 20% gratuity for crap service. No motivation to even take care of your customers when you are guaranteed tip just for breathing. Would not recommend. Try YArd House down the street . That place is great. This place is not.

Food was okay, nothing mind blowing for the price point. Probably would've given me a better "taste" had the service (dining at bar for 3rd time) not been so bad. The Russian (maybe?) bartender lady was extremely rude, inattentive and took forever. The restaurant was at maybe 25% capacity. Never once did she ask any of her single dining guests if they needed anything. You had to wait 20 minutes to get her attention. At that point, she made it clear that her "guests" were an inconvenience. I feel bad for the culinary team. The FOH ruins it for them. Will not be returning for a fourth time to spend an overpriced amount of money on a recurring service staff failure. The culinary team are the only folks who deserve a tip. Unfortunately, there was no manager around who ever came to ask customers how their meal and experience was.

I took some friends here ahead of an event at The Midland. Apart from the decor, we had a poor experience. They were out of many things and had to make substitutions, the pasta was overdone, and my dish in particular was excessively salty. The time between ordering and receiving our meals was so long that a skin had formed on some of the sauces. I will not be returning.

We were looking for something different in the area for our last night in KC before leaving to go home. We walked by this place a few time during our trip and decided to try it out, we made reservations. When we arrived we didn't need reservations because it was pretty empty and they sat every one coming in. When we sat down we were first disappointed that the menu online did not match the menu they were currently serving, which was frustrating since they menu is already really small and does not have any vegetarian or vegan options. We honestly debated on leaving since everything was very pricey for the options being offered, but we had ordered drinks and luckily they were able to accommodate and take meat out of dishes. I ordered this cheesy pasta dish that originally was suppose to come with sausage (I asked without), two people ordered spaghetti and meatballs, and one person ordered a short rib mac and cheese. The table also ordered calamari. They thought the calamari was good, it was served with an aioli, which was interesting (I did not try since I do not eat meat). My pasta was not very good, the sauce it was in was so watery and thin. The vegetables were not great I picked them out. The two who ordered spaghetti said it was average and for the price/hungry level they were gonna eat it regardless. But they said the short rib mac and cheese was very good! Overall, my rating goes off the fact that I probably would not recommend this place over others in the area. The service was VERY nice, but the menu not being updated and not offering many options, also the price point is high for the quality you are getting.

The only saving grace to this restaurant was our server, Ana. We were staying at the Hotel Phillips (Word to the wise, way overpriced for what you get!) and we were getting breakfast.... We walked in the restaurant and every table was dirty for the most part... server was left to do all the clean up while the manager was just standing around watching our server clear tables. That manager should be helping! Food was cold, coffee was served in paper cups.... Cold food was WAY overrated and overpriced. Ana, did her best with what she had to work with. And she makes a mean cappuccino! That cappuccino was the best part of the whole thing.

We come here often for dinner and drinks when we stay at the Hotel Phillips. The menu is a bit small but the food is always good. We all ordered pasta at the last visit and was happy with our meals. We will definitely be back!

Carbonara? From the menu description was actually promising to be a true-ish carbonara. When it arrived it was smothered in what appeared to be some sort of alfredo sauce which also contained Italian sausage. So, I assumed the wrong dish was brought out to me. After waiting on the server to return for 20 minutes I informed her that I had the wrong dish as this had Italian sausage in it. She says, "our carbonara has Italian sausage in it." I said, "not according to the menu," and what carbonara has Italian sausage in it anyway?!?! The meatballs were absolutely awful, too...gummy texture and absolutely zero seasoning. Don't waste your time here. Zero Stars.

This is the in-house restaurant of Hotel Phillips. Much like the hotel, it is underwhelming. Here are my list subpar experiences from my stay: 1. I arrived in KC in the evening after a long day of travel and checked into hotel phillips. I go down to the restaurant to get some food and upon entering see a sign which says "please wait to be seated." So I waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, when I questioned the bartender, she told me it was reservation only. Thanks. 2. Went down the following evening with some colleagues for a drink. We order, drinks come. Afterward, bar tender asks if we are getting separate check. We tell her we are. She says "wow you guys are great" very sarcastically. Not necessary. Rude. 3. Go down for breakfast this morning only to find out the chef is out. So there's no breakfast. At all. How does this even happy? Would never recommend going here.

Loved the ambience and the food was great! Started the meal off with cheese and salumi perfectly paired with Chianti. My coworkers opted for the Pork Osso Buco which was so tender that it melted off the bone. The seafood risotto had great flavor and there was plenty of mussels, clams and shrimp and Parmesan risotto with wild mushrooms was a great option for a vegetarian!

Great potential! Food was amazing. Details need attention. Spotty silverware. Salt and pepper in cardboard containers. Servers attire does not fit decor. No bottle service for nice wine. But the food was fantastic.

Terrible service and it was not busy. Very disappointed with the servers. Asked twice for a drink and never got it. Waited over 40 minutes to get our food.

Tavernonna is one of the best happy hours that I have experienced anywhere. The Italian restaurant with a full bar is surprisingly a restaurant for a hotel that is open for BLD. You wouldn't know it by the exterior or the interior or the service. It looks like an upscale restaurant on the corner. When you walk inside, the upscale vibe continues with beautiful tile floors and elegant tables. The service is processional and attentive. Despite the great HH menu, we picked cocktails from the regular menu. DM had the Tavernonna Manhattan ($12) which is a premixed concoction of rye whiskey, bitters, cherry bitters, sweet vermouth and cherry herring. It was very well integrated and perfectly balanced. I had the barrel aged Sazerac ($13) with Union Horse Rye Whiskey, absinthe and bitters aged in an oak barrel. It was one of the two best sazeracs that I have ever had and was very complex. We ordered some pulled pork corn docs ($5) for the LOs, which we insisted on taste testing. The bourbon apple mustard was a great sweet dip for what is basically meat filled fried cornbread. Tasty! Because of the incredibly selection, we also meandered through a few tastes, including Rieger Whiskey, Royal Bourbon and a Willet 12 year that I couldn't even find in Kentucky. The food smelled amazing, and I would have loved to stay for dinner. I was incredibly impressed with this little gem.

First night of KC Restaurant Week 2019 is in the books! Tavernonna received the distinction of being first on my list, so I got a reservation and too my Dad for a nice night out. And it was a nice night out! Tavernonna is a lovely place right off the Hotel Phillips downtown. There was nothing out of place inside and we had a great table right by the window looking out on the town. Our waiter was very nice and attentive while also personable. Michael, I think his name was. Five stars to Michael (and thank you for saving my purse after I left it there and had to come all the way back to retrieve it). I ordered the smoked tomato soup for the first course and it was very interesting. Different, but quite yummy. My dad ordered the focaccia and it was not exactly what he expected, but he ate it all naturally. For the second course, I ordered the salmon and my dad ordered the bolognese. We got a bottle of wine to pair with the meal and it was good, but while on the topic of wine, the $35 corkage fee seems a bit excessive. The bolognese was good according to my father, and the salmon had great flavor but was incredibly undercooked. Not sure if that was intentional, but it wasn't quite to my liking. There also seemed to be lavender or maybe rosemary on the calamari which was a strange flavor. Doing the math, we would have spent less money ordering three courses off the main menu and getting what we would have preferred to order as an entree, but restaurant week is an experience. Dessert didn't quite hit the mark. The bombolini was good at the start, but after a few bites it was kind of just eating some dry, fried dough. Maybe more of the lemon curd would have been nice. The affogato was good, probaby better than the bombolini which wasn't what I expected. I think it is worth going back to Tavernonna to try offerings off of the main menu, but this time around, it wasn't my favorite!

We ate here recently when getting out of STL for election night. We took a quick trip to KC for a change of scenery. Due to COVID spikes we did not want to venture out far. We were staying at Hotel Phillips, which houses Tavernonna, so we opted for dinner here. We were meeting a friend and this was easiest. I will admit I expected very little. I've had little success with hotel restaurants. We were greeted by friendly staff and the restaurant was modern and quiet. We chose our table and waited for our friend to arrive. The staff was very attentive. There was no kids menu so she assisted with options the chef could make for a child. I ordered the butternut ravioli with brown butter and sage. It was simple yet delicious. We enjoyed our meal and dining experience and would definitely return again.

Birthday dinner while staying at the hotel was a huge disappointment. - the bruschetta was good, if odd on super soft garlic bread....but it all went down hill from there - the steak was dry and flavorless - I did not even know what vegetable the broccoli was (it was long like asparagus???) - the chicken Marsala was breaded?!? and on pasta?!!!? The sauce was a lot more like Springfield cashew chicken gravy than a Marsala sauce. - the $9 truffle mashed potatoes had NO flavor - I passed on dessert because I didn't want to pay for another disappointment Even if you think the convenience would be worth it when you are staying at the hotel...just, no!!!

Service is amazing. Raven is in a class of his own. Superb wine list and a very deep bar with all the talent to back it up.

I don't leave reviews but, man, we were so disappointed. The vibe of the restaurant is great, the staff was welcoming. The waitress was very pleasant. The food, however, was terrible. We ordered ravioli, but the waitress came back and said their fryers were down, totally understandable, so we went with bruschetta. It came out pretty quickly and it looked amazing. We quickly both took a bite and our faces just went blank. Our eyes, our mouths just started burning. We took a second to actually look at what we were eating and I am not kidding - I have never tasted or seen so much minced garlic in my entire life. If you like spooning mouthfuls of minced garlic from a jar - you will definitely like the bruschetta. I loveeee garlic, but holy crap. Someone had to have messed up their conversions because there is no way anyone's recipe calls for that much garlic. I should've taken a picture of it, because the ratio of tomatoes to garlic was essentially 1:1. We used our waters to try to get the taste out of our mouths but it didn't work, so it kind of ruined the taste of our wine whenever we went to take a sip, it was just stuck in our mouths the whole date. Our main dishes came out at a decent time as well, however, mine was cold/lukewarm when it came out and my fiancé's seafood pasta was lukewarm with a piping hot salmon filet. The salmon filet was the only thing that we could really enjoy eating as it grossed us out eating lukewarm pasta with cold meat/seafood. We have wanted to try this place for a long time, so we made sure to make reservations this year for our v-day. The vibe was great, but for the $$$ price of what you pay for the food - 1000% not worth it.

We had a reservation at 5:15, seated at 5:30. We received drinks and ordered dinner within 15 minutes of being seated. Over an hour later (and several times of flagging a waiter), we still didn't have our food. We finally had to leave at 7pm without eating. The manager comped our drinks (after we asked him to do so), but was pretty unapologetic about the experience.

Food was ok. Service was ok. To be honest there is Mitch better downtown. Feel like I wasted a bit of a night out here.

After a long day this place is exactly what I needed. Their charcuterie board was so good. My friend could not stop eating the duck ham and the mustard. The wine selection was great. I love waitresses that get you exactly what your tastebuds crave. The star of the night was their bread. I'm pretty sure we ate three loaves of it. Make a reservation so you can guarantee to get in but if not the bar area wasn't that bad at all.