Tavern Of Little Italy

Great new place, friendly staff, and my salad was delicious. They need to expand the wine selection and add some more appetizers

The food is hit and miss.
I’ve had great burgers and salads and other times when the meal falls flat on its face. This is to be expected at a new establishments while they work out all the kinks however.
It’s also wonderful to have a place in little Italy finally that will serve some bar food. (Unfortunately, there are many faux Italian restaurants here)
My biggest qualm is that they allege that the kitchen is open until 10. In any restaurant I’ve ever worked at or eaten, that means the customer has UNTIL 10 to put in an order. At Toli, 10 really means 9:30. I tried to put in an order at 9:40 and the response was «I’m sorry, but the kitchen closes at 10.» Meh? Not the best customer service with that approach.
I have all the faith in the world they’ll figure out this hiccup and the chef/​cook will get over that he/​she can’t walk out of the place at EXACTLY 10 just because that’s personally convenient.

Awesome place! Came on a Friday early evening-​ish and were worried about it being crowded, but it was pretty empty; according to the bartender it was a quiet weekend due to it being spring break at Case.
Had the fried spaghetti for an appetizer — definitely recommended. I had a sandwich and my date had a burger — both were delicious and a fair amount of food for the cost. Server was attentive and helpful.
The prices were a little high for us to become regulars here, but it’s definitely a spot I would take people visiting the Little Italy area. Great atmosphere and I’d like to see it on a bustling night too.

Went here for happy hour the other day. Pretty good beer selection on tap, and the menu was interesting. I ordered the Pasta «in» Meatballs, which are meatballs stuffed with spaghetti and mozzarella and then deep fried. Definitely a unique item. Good but a little dry. I’ll definitely be going back to check out some of their other items.

We stopped in for a drink and then could not resist eating. The smells and the laughter pulled us in. The mussels were delicious. Saturday was nearly an all time high temp for winter in Cleveland, making everyone dream of when they will be able to open up the garage style windows, and use the alley space too. Good cocktail and beer on tap. The menu is broader than just Italian. Can’t wait til summer, but we’ll be back before then.

Not bad for one of their first nights open. Nice crowd and great vibe. Time to table could have been a bit tighter, and what the food lacks in authenticity/​creativity, (although tasty for bar food) the vibe carries the day. Prices for the food offered are appropriate !

I wouldn’t recommend stopping here if you’re interested in good food or service. I stopped here when only a handful of people were in the restaurant. The service was slow despite there being plenty of help, and the food was below average. I wish I had taken a picture of the food, so I could show the disappointment in appearance as well. The only reason to stop by might be for a drink, but you should not expect much service. There are plenty of great restaurants in the area. Please visit one of those.

Four or us headed for LIttle Italy on Saturday night expecting to eat at one of our familiar and reliable resturants. We saw TOLI and decided to stop for a drink. The energy was fabulous. I was reminded of a bar/​restaurant I use to frequent in NYC. The draft beer selection is great. We ordered the wings and flat bread for appetizers. They were fabulous. I learned later the wings are cooked on an open fire. We stayed for dinner. The burger was presented exactly as I ordered and it was delicious. The fries were perfect and I’m a bit of an expert. Together we had the mussels, and fish tacos. Everything was great. This place is destined to be crowded. If I had one complaint, the beers were pricey for this part of town. It’s a repeater.

I know they have only been open for a few weeks but the service was extremely slow. It took forever to get refills on water, never got refills on coffee, had to asked another server to get our bill, and had to walk over to another server to hand them our payment. $ 11 or $ 12 for 2 meatballs (appetizer) was pricy even for Little Italy.

They have a good selection of beer and wine with a well stocked bar. I wish they had more food options because what I ate was so delicious and I’d love to try more
I had the burger and fries and split the mussels with a friend. Burger was cooked perfectly and, even though it was a pretty straightforward burger, was absolutely delicious. The fries were perfectly crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and seasoned well. I definitely broke my low carb diet and have no regrets.
The mussels were well cooked but I thought lacked salt. My friend had no issue finishing them off with a side of sweet potato fries (the kind sprinkled with cinnamon, nomz).
Definitely want to come back to try more things on the menu like the flatbread with figs and jalapeño goat cheese, but I hope they expand the menu more. The convenient location and great ambience would make this such a good regular spot