Lombardo’s Trattoria

I absolutely hands down feel this place has the best seafood linguine in the St. Louis area! I have been coming here for years with my family and have always been impressed with the splash fried spinach it’s phonemail. I highly recommended the toasted ravioli, I know most people probably figure it’s the average toasted ravioli you can get anywhere. I beg to differ I for one typically do not like toasted ravioli a but I believe they have one of the best it’s homemade and the sauce is mouth watering. I took my boyfriend here last night doe his first time. I as usually had the seafood linguine it was even better than I remembered the sauce was savory and melted in your mouth the seafood was fresh and the presentation was amazing. He had the filet gorgonzola which was also prepared to perfection. I don’t think this place is over priced for the quality of you they are preparing. We had a bottle of wine as well. Our bill for wine, appetizer, salad and two entrees was $ 122 I personally do not think that’s expense for everything we had and the service we received. It’s all about the sinning experience. They also have other options as well if you are in a budget. But I highly recommend visiting at least once. You won’t be disappointed.
Forgot to mention Robert I believe was our server very helpful

If you’re craving microwaved, cream drenched veal medallions, order veal lucciano. Plate itself should never be so hot that your waitress cannot really hold it. Obvious sign of the microwave work.
It was my first time at the restaurant and I was attracted by all these positive reviews. It saddens me that my experience was quite underwhelming, though. I think my meal was grossly overpriced. The service is very good, indeed. I wish I could have left a larger tip but my budget was eaten by a sub par dish.

My old friend took me to Lombardo’s for the first time Friday 5÷13÷2016. They greet you warmly at the door. The manger Dave walked us to a booth in the back and in the middle of the up scaled restaurant so I had a birds eye view of the whole place. Frist off the deco of the place is beautiful! The lighting is soft and low. Our maître was Angela and Audrey. Angela gave use a run down of all the special’s of the day. I started with the fried calamari strips and my friend had the stuff crab and lobster ravioli in a white sauce. They hand make all their pasta both came out quickly, hot and delicious. The portions for the appetizers where enough for two people ! Then came the Cesar salads, fresh lettuce and tasty with fresh cracked pepper and parmesan cheese. I ordered the Filet Mignon 10 oz. and he had grilled Tilapia off the menu. I tasted his fish and it melt in my mouth delicious light, moist and the flavors made a great combination. I ordered my Filet Mignon medium rare and when I cut into it, was as if was slicing into butter! The steak was perfect in everyway tender, and seasoned to perfection. I have been to many restaurants but Lombardo’s makes you feel at home. The staff is excellent and the food is so good that I will definitely be back. I would highly recommend this restaurant.

Wow. I liked this place and will return.
Homemade toasted ravioli was awesome and paired with the best marinara sauce I have ever had.
Salad was fresh, crisp. Bread was warm and delicious.
The lasagna was HUGE and excellent. Noodles, sausage, cheeses, sauce were all high quality and excellent.
The rigatoni trattoria was excellent. Noodles, sauce, sausage were all top notch.
Service was great. Place was spotless.

The food was great. My review is not based upon the food, it is upon the service.
My fiancé and I walked in after the Schafly oyster&stout fest downtown, and were in jeans (I was in a nice blouse). There were other older guests wearing collegiate t shirts from the tournament going on and they were treated far better than us. I think we were treated poorly because we were in our 20s. My fiancé came back from the bathroom and said that some of the waitstaff had glared at him when he passed by, and at first I told him he was being paranoid. Then, when I later had to go find the bathroom (you have to go up to the lobby of the hotel), a host rolled his eyes at me and pointed instead of giving me directions. A waiter was holding open the door for an older woman who was right in front of me, then closed it in my face.
After that, I felt so uncomfortable that I wanted to leave, so we asked to have our food boxed up. I watched as my waiter asked someone else on the staff to box our meals for us, and his reply was «hell no man, you do that shit». So uncomfortable. Never going back again.

Cool atmosphere similar to an italian mob film. The tv at the bar was on an all horse racing channel which added to the vibe. I had the fettuccine lombardo and it was okay but nothing special. Over all a good experience except the drunk guy at the bar.

Best Italian food. I travel the world for a living and I’ve never had better Italian. I mean, this is even better than the Food that I ate in Italy. Hands down this is my favorite restaurant. The meals are good size potions plus very reasonable prices. The atmosphere is nice. It’s not cliché. I have to recommend the lasagna. It was made by angels!

Well boyfriend surprised me and we went here for our 1^st anniversary of dating here. TO BE HONEST and trying to make this review short… THE WAITRESS AUDREY made our anniversary awesome!!! She was very helpful and knowledge and attentive. More about her later.
The food was ok. I was surprised they didnt have any pasta that was just plain olé pasta without any bells and whistles. AUDREY TO THE RESCUE. She got me special rigatoni cabonara. Eh it was ok. Boyfriend got 2 huge porkchops. He didnt care for the mushrooms on it and the potatos were wedges and not very many. He didnt like so i had to share my average amount of pasta. We were both shocked that with the meal and with pasta bread wasnt sevred. Well, yeah, i lied 4 little squares of weird bread like was served on a small plate that we did not care for. PLUS who would eat TURTLE SOUP! i almost gagged when she offered that. Roadkill anyone?
THE BEST WAS AUDREY OUR WAITRESS go there for her. She brought us out, which was the best part of the night, an amazing piece of pie with cookie crust with a candle. AWESOME! Would I GO THERE again? Hard to say. The food choices were just ok. Maybe a sandwhich next time? i dont know. Our bill was $ 55 for an order or Rigatoni, pork chop dinner, 1 soda, 1 shirley temple, and a EXTREMELY SMALL order of these potato like wedges sprinkled in Ramano cheese. SUCH A SMALL ORDER maybe euqivalent to a small potato. I don’t know i expected more? But when you have AMAZING service it makes up for it all!!!

I was staying at the union station hotel and was looking for something to eat, being in the middle of nowhere and at least 20 minute walk to downtown, I decided to choose something close by because I was tired. Unilocal once again came to the rescue. I had the gluten free penne with seafood, my mo of always modifying things on the menu to fit my picky palette. The penne was cooked al dente, the seafood included shrimp, scallops, crab meat and clams. I thought the seafood was not as fresh. I mean the food was decent but it lacked that fresh seafood taste. I also had the salad which was pretty standard but a bit pricy. Overall it was ok place at pretty standard prices.

I’ve never had a bad meal at Lombardo’s. Is it the best steakhouse? The best pasta? No, but it’s very well done, and at least at lunch the price is really fantastic for the meal you’re getting.
I’ve eaten steak here, which is prepared well, cooked perfectly, and has great taste. I’ve also eaten the seafood pasta dish at lunch, with huge pieces of clams, shrimp, etc, also very tasty.
They use a LOT of butter in their dishes, and though my doctor doesn’t like it, I sure do!
I don’t think I need to mention it, as others already have, but I will anyways. They have the best toasted ravioli in St Louis. They aren’t the dry little hockey pucks you get on the hill, they are huge almost fried dumpling like, and have a very juicy meatball in the center. Piled high with a huge handful of fresh cheese, and their really good red sauce.
Great lunch spot when we feel like getting in the car and escaping the downtown scene. They are never very busy for lunch, likely due to location, but well worth the short drive.
Parking in the Drury garage is free, the garage code is printed on the bottom of your receipt.

Ordered the toasted ravioli and calzoni for our appetizers and both were excellent. The ravioli definitely lived up to its name however the calzoni might be a little to cheesy for some. The appetizers were huge and could almost make up our entire meal so for dinner we ordered salads to share. The seafood salad was the most notable. It had an array of seafood that were cooked to perfection. The only downfall of the place was the pesky, unenthusiastic waiter.

Other than a strange waiter the food was delicious. The timing was good, very clean as well. I enjoyed the ravioli and the rigatoni very much. I would definitely go back to this establishment!

I left here disappointed. The idea of toasted ravioli sounds amazing. Everything is better fried. But these would almost be better off under their normal circumstances. They were good, yes, but lacking.
The marinara, with squiggles of shaved cheese melting inside it, refreshed the meal. The only quibble is that there isn’t enough of it.
The seafood salad seemed haphazard, with its shrimp and scallops scattered about and given no preference over its lowly plate-​mates.
If it is a 4 star restaurant, it seems due to reputation. Saying that and giving it 3 stars seems like nitpicking but why else does Unilocal exist?

I came here because I stayed at the nearby St. Louis Union Station — a DoubleTree by Hilton historic hotel. Lombardo’s Trattoria was across the street and highly rated on Unilocal.Also the Lombardo Family’s legacy of fine food at moderate prices goes back almost 75 years. They own and operate 5 locations including this one. The original Lombardo’s was at a different location. They are known for their famous home-​made toasted ravioli. They also have their own house marinara sauce. The place has a bit of upscale atmosphere.
I just arrived in St. Louis for a convention. My hotel room was not available so I decided to eat lunch here. Very few people were here when I arrived so I decided to eat at a table for two in the bar area. Only one other patron was eating lunch at the bar.
Chris the female bartender and my waitress recommended the highlighted toasted ravioli’s for only $ 8.95. I thought what a deal for only $ 8.95. The Housemade oversized beef, chicken and spinach Ravioli’s are served with their own marinara sauce & romano cheese. The ravioli’s were served almost immediately and then I realized why. They were not toasted, but, deep fried. I don’t like to eat deep fried food often and as it turned out I was not impressed by their toasted (really deep fried) ravioli’s or their marinara sauce.
Chris, on the other hand, was very nice to explain that deep fried foods are very popular here in St. Louis. Now I know not to order anymore toasted food here. One of my Unilocaler friends Clarice expressed interest to visit St. Louis and Lombardo’s recently. I cautioned her regarding my experience. I told her she should not rely on my review, because maybe she might like their deep fried ravioli’s. I will probably give them one more chance to prove themselves with a different item on their menu. So I rated the place as average, because they must be better than my only one experience.

A St. Louis institution that boasts that they are the inventors of the toasted ravioli… don’t know if it is true, but they sure are emperor sized worthy of the boast. These things are tasty in an evil way and you find yourself stuffing a few down fairly casually all the while bemoaning the unhealthiness of the same! Other than the ravioli, the pastas are fairly plebian and generally oversauced and while always cooked perfectly, are nothing fabulous. Parmesan crusted tilapia was good, but a bit overpriced for tilapia. Lemon caper sauce good, but again large puddles of sauce took away the gentle crispiness of the tilapia. Steak overcooked the first time, but fixed fast and with a smile.
One thing that typifies this place to me is really great service. I have been here many many times and even when the food is not really doing its magic, the service has always been great. Worth trying for the kitsch!

When I think of the Lou there are a few things that come to mind. Toasted Ravs are one of them. Toasted Ravioli originated in St. Louis. There had been stories it’s started at Lombardo’s. I will say that it is the best toasted Rav I’ve ever had. That’s big shoes to fill. Lombardo’s is tucked inside the Drury Inn by Union Station. It’s totally worth the trip in here. They have really good soup, pasta and they are also known for their steak with Gorgonzola. I still say the toasted Rav is the best! Check it out.

Located in the Drury Inn is this great little restaurant. Our valet from Union Station recommend this spot and it was within walking distance. It got crowded on a weekday, so I would recommend a reservation.
There is some serious controversy in STL about which restaurant originally «invented» the toasted ravioli. Lombard’s claims they are the original, so of course, we had to try them. They weren’t bad. But the dinner entrees is where Lombardo’s excels.
My husband had the Filet Gorgozola, cooked to perfection at mid-​rare and as I had to sample from his plate, I rate it very high.
I made the brilliant decision on the veal chop. I was served two of the biggest chops I ever laid eyes on. It was melt-​in-​your mouth deliciousness. I made a valiant effort to finish them and you know it’s beyond great if my husband ignores the rest of his steak to finish my meal off. I still can’t forget this chop.

Accommodated a large party! Great starters (cheese bread and fried spinach, sounds weird but is pretty good, it melts in your mouth) service was good. Their house salad is delicious. And I had their wahoo. All 12 guests were pleased with their meals. It’s in walking distance of union station. If you have room for dessert their shaved lemon ice is soooo fresh and Yummy! (I’m not a fried ravioli girl, but my colleagues enjoyed them as a starter)

Great service. I went at a quiet time but the entire wait staff was friendly and attentive.
The focaccia bread was made at the restaurant and tasted awesome. Light, buttery and gone quickly! After finishing the specialty bread they brought my caesar’s salad and some regular Italian bread. Also soft, fresh and delicious.
The delivery of food was well paced and not rushed or slow. When my drink started to get low I received a refill from another waiter (not my own) who noticed and kept me full. It’s the small details that count.
I observed the chef from where I was sitting for a few moments and he was clean, well-​kept, and well-​respected by the waiters and staff (that means a lot in a restaurant).
The atmosphere was nice. The lighting and music created a great atmosphere for a quiet evening out.
Portion sizes were generous but not overwhelming. I eat a lot and I was comfortably full at the end of the meal. The staff knew the menu well and the options all sounded delicious. I ordered the New York Strip steak — medium. The steak came out perfectly cooked and I replaced the potatoes with angel hair pasta and white sauce. It was creamy and a light balance to the steak served.
Overall — 5
Food — 5
Service — 5
Atmosphere — 4.5

Our meals were absolutely delicious. We had the Filet and Lobster tail, and the Filet Gorgonzola. The lobster tail was one of the best we’ve ever had. The service was very prompt and enjoyable. We also loved that anyone walking by with a water pitcher refilled our drinks, or took empty plates off the table. Always love to see teamwork! The one downfall was the Caesar salad. We felt there was an insane amount of cheese. So much we couldn’t even taste anything else. It was the one thing we did not finish.

Unfortunately, this was one of those places that didn’t really live up to their reviews and claims of best toasted ravioli.
Took Teen here at her request after seeing a billboard touting their toasted ravioli as the best in STL. Of course, I checked out their Unilocal reviews too — good reviews, but no one I know.
Had a painfully long dinner here with a really awkward waiter. Its like he was shy to approach us or something. He didn’t offer any suggestions, recommendations, or conversation other than the requirements to take our order and refill our drinks. Didn’t ask how our food was (or notice that I didn’t really touch mine.) Heard him apologizing to other tables about how long the food was taking, but nothing was said to us…
We started with the toasted ravioli, and probably should have just cut bait at that point. They were these golf ball sized doughy things filled with meat and enough of some kind of filler that it probably should have been listed in the description (spinach, maybe) The sauce was pedestrian at best.
I had stuffed squid appetizer as my dinner because I wasn’t too hungry. The squid were well cooked and plentiful, but the sauce was SO SALTY! And I am a lover of salt. I picked at it and shoved it around on my plate for awhile while Teen ate. A manager noticed this and asked me about it — he offered to bring me something else but I didn’t have another hour to be trapped in this restaurant so declined. Teen pretended to like her food but really ate maybe ¹⁄₃ of it and shoved the rest around on the plate. I think she was afraid to tell me she didn’t like it after ordering a $ 20+ dollar dinner; she also probably didn’t want me to agree to sit there any longer while they tried to recover. So she picked at it and asked for the rest to go.
They offered us a complimentary dessert. She chose a chocolate cake — when it came out, the description did not match the menu but there was no one to tell and I was like a caged animal by that point. So she just ate it. I took one bite and detected a hint of freezer burn.
I handed the waiter my credit card when he dropped off dessert, because I knew I wouldn’t see him again for another 20 minutes. When he showed up with my bill, there was no itemized receipt just a number on the credit card receipt. Weird!
Some of you are wondering why this is two stars, instead of one… mainly because the manager removed my dinner from the bill and comped us dessert.
They tried to recover, but given the number of italian restaurants in STL this is not one I can see myself returning to.