Villaggio Del Vino

Just love this place. it’s so clean, modern and the food is awesome. Here are today’s meataballs. We also got soup salad and pizza. The prices are excellent. This is in the top 5 in Tyler for sure.

The food was very good. Lasagna was lasagna, but the short ribs were excellent. Interesting and unique appetizers, soups and salads. Cauliflower soup was very good and creamy. Baby kale and shaved brussel sprout salad was very good and made me feel proud to eat something healthy. Good job, me.
The waitstaff is a bit inexperienced, but I assume that will improve with time.
The food is pretty expensive. This would be fine in a five star setting, but it feels more like a café trying to be a restaurant.
EXCELLENT wine selection, if you’re into that. Again, a more experienced waitstaff would improve the vino experience.

Rose City Restaurant Week at Villaggio benefiting the Junior League of Tyler. Food & service was awesome! Lasagna was good, but that Pistachio E Salsiccia pizza was amazing!!! The chocolate ganache brûlée dessert was so much more than I hoped for. We came here when they first opened and though the food was good, we haven’t been back. It just wasn’t anything spectacular, however tonight was awesome! The wine list is enormous and we were impressed. Josh, the manager, came to check on us several times and our waitress was spot on. Patio and the music playing was very relaxing. Couldn’t have asked for a better dinner.

Wonderful food, service and atmosphere! Only complaint is once the dinner crowd had filled the place, it was LOUD LOUD LOUD in the room. But this would never stop me from going back. The pistachio pizza was absolutely amazing! So excited for this vibe in Tyler.

The food was good but not stellar and especially not for the price, IMO. We went because we had a gift card– huge wine menu but $ 9/​glass is cheapest option. A little too uppity for my taste, and I appreciate a foodie place like this more than most. Service was good and dishes were interesting, but I think they could expand their menu just a bit or execute some of the mainstays a bit better. I probably wouldn’t go back unless the prices get a bit more reasonable or at least have that caliber of food represented. Hopefully they make it, but Tyler has a lot more than rich Bscene people these days;) just a bit pretentious for my taste

When I went the food was not really edible. The lighting looks like a car showroom, it’s so bright. If it were me I’d hire a culinary school grad and pay more attention to the food.

I took my wife and daughter here last night. We were all very impressed with the ambience, service, reasonable prices, and especially the food and wine. We ordered 3 separate entrees, 2 different appetizers, the Italian chopped salad, a bottle of their house Cabernet, and their chocolate dessert. We were fortunate enough to meet the owner. He is a class act.

My new favorite restaurant when I come visit my mom in Big T. My first visit to Villaggio was a stunning visual that reminded me of my favorite Vegas hangouts the Wynn and the Venetian (here in Tyler, what a surprise).I’ve enjoyed the Jidori chicken, pizza and my favorite Texas Gulf Shrimp pasta. The shrimp are huge, noodles soft and the broth has a nice «kick». It looks like more wine arrives each visit. I plan on looking deeper in the selection and finding some gems that I wouldn’t expect to find in Tyler restaurants… next visit.

This will have been the first and last time I will be dinning at this restaurant. The service was kind, just poorly trained. The pizza margarita we ordered lacked a key ingredient, the meat was over cooked, the crab was highly forgettable, and the wine selection was very limited and poorly priced. And to top it off, the seating and atmosphere was just slightly above something you might find at an Applebee’s. We won’t be returning, to say the least.

Ate here for lunch with my dad a couple of days ago, and while the service was good, I found the food not up to par for the price. I ordered the pistachio pesto and spicy sausage pizza, my dad had the Del Rey.
First, the good: the pizzas tasted really good, and were clearly made fresh. We were never low on water because of the bottle on the table and attentive staff, so that was nice.
However, we could watch the kid making our pizzas, and he clearly had no idea what he was doing. He kept messing with them, pulling them out of the oven and checking, and when we got them, my dad’s had a really dry crust (he ended up not eating the edges because the flour on the bottom was burnt) while mine was *soaked* in olive oil. I’m pretty sure the dude doused it with evoo before sending it out… In any case, when I picked up a slice, there was so much olive oil left on the serving pan that it was a big pool, and it left a sooty gray mess on my plate so I had to use a fork to eat it. At least olive oil tastes good, and the pizza was still good enough to finish.
The atmosphere of the place is very modern, which I liked, so I *might* give this place one more chance, maybe for dinner when I feel like having wine. Overall, though, I wasn’t too impressed.

Amidst a sea of commercial restaurants and fast-​food chains, Villaggio Del Vino is an oasis. All aspects of this restaurant have been beautifully executed and it is clear that the owners understand fine wine and food. I was absolutely blown away by the décor, knowledgeable staff, and (most importantly) the food.
During my visit, I enjoyed the chicken entrée and the apple crisp dessert. It is rare that I stay for dessert, but this occasion warranted the extra expense. Both offerings were exceptionally prepared and I am eager to try other menu options during future visits. Overall, this is an outstanding new restaurant with class and elegance to spare.

Not recommend at all. We don’t have good experience. I thought Jesus D is manager, he didn’t know what going on with the waiter who’s served us that didn’t know anything.
The point is. Don’t open the restaurant till ready to open.

Tyler has more dining options than most cities its size — a real treat for a business traveler from Austin. A welcome addition is Villaggio Del Vino. The open concept décor includes floor to ceiling windows with a pizza oven on display as you walk up the pathway splitting the outdoor seating and walking thru the front doors. There is a bar that is separate (closed when I arrived for lunch). The tables are modern with four wine glasses perched on top to remind you it is an Italian restaurant. Orange is the «pop» color. They certainly spend some money on the build out.
I wanted to try the pistachio pesto sausage pizza, but my new diet and at the suggestion of the waitress, I went with the fish of the day. The drum was delicious. My concern was a sauce that was pleasant and flavorful but heavy on salt and perhaps too much graced my expertly prepared fish. (The potatoes loved the sauce and there was none left when my plate was retrieved.)
I will be back to try the creative starters and salads, wine, and that pistachio pesto sausage pizza. You should try it as well.
PS. Came back hat night with my niece. We shared the pistachio sausage pizza and it was delicious. I could not make any improvements to it.
I did spend some time in the wine room. Many choices but not yet organized. Any wine lover will appreciate the depth and breadth of the wine list and the wine lockers.

Loved the grits! Great service and great wine list. Had the grits and thigh small plate. It was perfect for me and tasted amazing. Definitely will go again and bring friends!

Went for brunch. Buffalo steak is a good choice. Shrimp dogs make an excellent appetizer.

Finally! Real pizza in Tyler… we have been a pizza-​less city for over 100 years… great atmosphere, service and wine served at correct temperature!
I’ve followed chef here since we ate his food at Nova on Oak Cliff and I have no doubt that he will find his groove on apps and entrees in short order… but in the meantime… order the meat board with duck/​rabbit pâté, the romaine salad and the pistachio pizza with a $ 20 bottle of red blend (rotates and all have been great!) sit on their awesome patio and forget you’re in Tyler for a couple of hours!
Great bar area as well… wish they had a liquor license to have a cocktail before dinner, but with Dakotas scheduled to open soon next door, that issue will be resolved. Thanks for taking a chance on a progressive menu in our city of chains, and I have no doubt that we will not disappoint your investment! Eat Local!

My hairdresser told me the food here is phenomenal so I had to try it. We were immediately seated, no wait. I ordered the pizza del rey while my boyfriend ordered the duck. Both dishes were good! This place would be the only place in Tyler that you can get Neapolitan style pizza. Everything was great, my only complaint is that the music was loud so it was hard to have a conversation with my friends.
The pizza del rey had mozzarella cheese, prosciutto, mushrooms and drizzled truffle oil (I could have done without the truffle oil, I didn’t care for it much). The pizza was great otherwise.
The duck was cooked med-​rare and well seasoned. Tasty and not too gamey as some duck can be.
I’d definitely come back and try other dishes

I am from Houston, a major foodie city. While in business in Tyler, I dropped in for dinner. Dining here rivals anything I have at home. Creative combinations and superb service. A pleasure.

A Neapolitan style pizza joint in Tyler, TX? For real? Yes, indeed. Wife and I came in last Thursday, solely to try the pizza, and sip on some vino. We were kind of amused with the absorbent amount of dinero they threw at this place. For a pizza /​wine joint?! {shaking my head}. It almost has the ambience of a Capital Grille, sans the upscale menu.
We opted to sit in the bar, and the bartender /​server immediately greeted us, and brought over water in a swell bottle. Cool touch. We ordered a bottle of Pinot Noir, and one pizza each, because we wanted to sample more than one.
While waiting for the wine, and food, it was an entertaining sight in the restaurant and bar. Villaggio is littered with what I refer to as «Tylerites.» Tylerites are generally very colorful (in personality and appearance), and are not shy about flaunting their obnoxiously loud clothing, and jewelry. They could be a walking billboard for Harleys, Bridgette’s, or Susan B. Robinson, and shun anyone who isn’t from this area, and in their circle. Most likely, this was their first rodeo, as far as Neapolitan pizza is concerned, and they are oblivious to the fact that most pizza joints of this nature, are kinda’ divey (think Canne Rosso in Deep Ellum). Bless their hearts. {purposely condescending in my northern Yankee accent}
When the bottle of wine came out, it had an aerator attached, which is a nice, creative touch. The pizzas were also a perfect bake– a tad burnt on the crust, which is exactly how they should be served. The Chef, Ian Tate, nailed this. My only minor complaint is Villaggio is a tad stingy with the toppings, and the inflated price: $ 18 for a small, Neapolitan pizza is a severe gouge. Generally, you can get a pizza like this for about a sawbuck, to $ 14 on average. And those prices are in larger metropolitan areas (e.g. Chicago, Dallas, Houston, etc.)
I’m not sure that Villaggio has found their identity just yet. It has some cool style points, but I’m concerned that they’re primarily targeting a certain demographic. If I’m correct with this assumption, Tyler is not a big enough market to succeed in this, and the Tylerites will brush you off as fast as they trade in their Rolex Yacht-​master at Susan B. Robinson.
Good Neapolitan pizza nonetheless.

Here is the bare skinny: A brick oven Italian experience offering an expensive Neapolitan Pizza. Do you wish to know more? Cool deal, read on fellow Unilocaler.
Villaggio shares space with the future Dakotas, just behind the mall. The setting is new, clean, and shiny. The wine bar is very large, and they will gladly rent out wine lockers to anybody that wishes to keep their own personal wine on the premises ready to uncork on the fly. Because ease and luxury is lacking here behind the Pine Curtain. Benard kicked me out the other night for asking to bring in my boxed red Franzia. Is my satire showing? My first wine selection was not available, so for a measly $ 30 bucks I got a local Texas Red that would have set me back $ 10 at Fresh. My wine was uncorked with a flourish and I was offered a tasting. I always love that. As if I’m so stuck up as to actually refuse a bottle that I ordered. From the time I ordered wine to presentation was about 45 minutes.
The menu was just 2 pages, but made sure to contain descriptions that would confuse your average T-​Town diner. Not throwing stones, but most folks have not enjoyed an extended stay in Italy. Use some illustrations or an English translation. I really get an ostentatious vibe, like I should have dressed next door at Harleys and need to sip my wine with my pinkie extended.
I kept expecting to be offered some bread. Perhaps some olive oil and balsamic vinegar. This place claims to be European/​Italian, but I never saw any.
The crab claws were blue crab, although the menu fails to mention this. The portion was soup-​like, and the small claws were overcooked and tough. For those expecting knuckle sized claws, sorry you get pencil sized. That’s a bunch of work.
I opted for pizza because it was the safe bet and I could be 75% sure about the description. The brick oven served up a true Neapolitan pie. It was traditional and good, but can’t say it justified the $ 18 for a personal size.
We declined dessert and just wanted the check. The server was nice, but really slow. This was odd because the joint had a ton of servers, most just standing around bored.
Our check was presented via a tablet. You swipe your card, and the default tip amount is set to 18%. The entire time the server is hovering over you watching you fill in the tip amount and sign. See? This rubs me the wrong way. I waited tables in college and generally tip well unless the service is downright horrible. But don’t hover and stare while the tablet gives me a default «recommended» 18%.
For my money I’ll hit up Benards instead. I wish the management luck, but they need to come down to Earth.