Savini’s Restaurant

We went for Mothers day breakfast buffet and we’re pleased.
For me buffets are very hit or miss, and theirs was a hit.
Scrambled eggs were not runny or dry, bacon done well, sausage gravy over biscuits was great. Eggs Benedict was done to perfection.
The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars was they were unorganized and seemed to have been understaffed.

Service slooowwwww. Steak dry, burger over-​cooked, marinara complete with «straight from the can» taste and standard iceberg lettuce salad. They occasionally do good family style chicken and mini roast potatoes. Mom doesn’t like venturing too far from home, so it’s unfortunately a Mother’s Day mainstay for us. I’m sure we’ll be back in a year or two.

So I went there last night I missed a step an sprain my ankle so they were very nice and got me ice but I went there for clamcakes and they may pay and they were horrible it’s like the leftover cooked him again never again

I really wanted to enjoy my meal… Loved the calamari and my drink was amazing but when it came to the meal (surf and turf) twice the steak was brought to the table extremely overcooked and the waitress telling me that RI law prevents them from cooking steak rare… I can go to the chain steakhouse down the road and get a steak cooked correctly. The scallops still had the abductor muscle still attached. Not a great experience this go around. The remedy for this fiasco of a meal was $ 3.00 off the bill. Very disappointed!

I am very disappointed and upset at Ms. Savini, and her cagey business standards. Recently, my family hosted a dinner there after my mother’s funeral. We chose Savini’s for their reputation for traditional family-​style chicken and its easy access from the funeral (which was in the middle of a blizzard.) Upon arriving, we were asked if we wanted soda served. Without being told it was extra, we agreed and found pitchers of $ 6.95 soda on the tables. Then we were asked if we would like soup served, since «it was a good day for nice hot soup». The idea was comforting and so I agreed. Again, no mention of an extra charge so I assumed it was included (yes, I know the aphorism about the arse and you and me).
What’s worse is the chicken was dry and over cooked. The soup was so salty it must have elevated the lowest of blood pressures there! They had only one other funeral party so they weren’t overly busy — no need for dry chicken and heavy handed salt shakers.
When I received the bill it was almost THREE TIMES what we had expected at $ 9.95 per person for 33 adults and 2 children. Coffee, hot chocolate, soda, soup, and dessert are NOT included. Agreeable, tips for that size crowd are usually 20%, and worth it. However, the rest of it was price gouging. I understand she’s done this before — taking advantage of grieving families who aren’t paying attention and who are glad to have «someone» there who they can trust and take control. And M knows exactly how to do that, without of course mentioning the word «extra».
Either raise the price to include all of the above or make it a point to LET THE PATRON know exactly what is and is NOT included. «Honesty is the best Policy»

Came for Sunday brunch made reservations and no one called us to tell us that they were closed due to one inch of snow. ONE INCH! We live in new England! No one bothered to call us. 11 people including my grandmother managed the fierce one inch blizzard to get to the resuarant. Add to that some of the worst service in the area and sub par food and I will not be returning. Due us all a favor and lock your doors and find a new line of work.

I am absolutely livid and disgusted by this place. My family hosted a dinner here after my sister’s funeral. We chose this place for the family-​style chicken dinner because it was easy and supposed to be inexpensive (we were told $ 9.95 per person). We had 51 people there. When we arrived, carafes of coffee were already on the table. We were asked if we wanted soda. We said no, but we’ll have water. They gave us bottled water. We knew better to ask for a carafe of tap water after that and we thought it was pretty low of them to bring us bottled without asking. We knew the drinks would be extra (soda, hot chocolate, and the bottled water they gave us), but we didn’t expect the coffee to be extra since it was already on the table. They proceeded to serve us soup, salad, the chicken, pasta and potatoes for sides, and ice cream. Since all this was just served to us without a word, we assumed it was included. Since the coffee was already on the table, we assumed it was included. The bill comes, and the total is almost twice what we expected to pay. We could have gone to a nice restaurant for that price. Turns out the coffee, soup, and ice cream were extra. They served it to us without consulting us or informing us that it wasn’t included in the dinner. Also, they charged per person for coffee when they gave us carafes at each table. Not sure how they figured out a per person charge for the carafes. Utterly ridiculous. They completely took advantage of a large, grieving party of people to serve what we didn’t ask for so they could double our bill.
We are satisfied with other vendors we needed to go through for the funeral, so, no, I am not a complainer. Yes, I am angry about this behavior from Savini’s…extremely.
Not only did they price-​gauge us, but the food was terrible. I didn’t really expect the food to be all that great since family-​style places aren’t usually, but I am pissed we paid so much for sub-​par food. The soup was extremely salty and tasted canned. The salad was also salty. The chicken was dry; everyone was looking for gravy or something to put on it. My husband didn’t eat the food after tasting it and ate when we got home. The coffee was of poor quality and was cold quickly. All the plates and utensils were dirty. I had to wash out my coffee cup before using it. I noticed the place setting on the empty table next to us was coated in dust. The bathrooms were cold. It took us several asks to get water refills and napkins.
I wouldn’t have been too upset about the food or service if it was really $ 9.95 per person (plus drinks, tax, and tip) like they told us on the phone. But, I am disgusted they feel okay with taking advantage of us.

6 of us had family style chicken there today. Service was OK, food was fair. We were charged for 8 coffees and only 4 of us had coffee; total coffee cost; $ 16.00, we asked for water and instead of getting a glass of water for free, they gave us bottled water and charged $ 2.25 per bottle. Go figure, we were never asked if we wanted bottle water, I assumed something was wrong with the tap water. A sneaky way to padding the bill. For dessert, we had one apple pie, two pecan pies, and one pumpkin pie. They charged us for 5 pies instead of 4 @ 5.95 a piece. They then proceeded to automatically add a 20% tip. What a great racket they have, over charged, over billed, over rated. Avoid this place at all costs. The Rookie Critic.

June 15, 2013 — I woke up on the morning of Fathers day at my boyfriend’s house. He is a father, so he wanted to go somewhere for breakfast, and I know his first thought is Ihop. I had to go to work later, and I knew that Ihop would have a huge wait, being fathers day and a Sunday, around noon, after church gets out. We started out of his driveway, and across the street is Savinis, so we decided to give it a try. Big mistake, and here’s why.
We walked in and waited to be seated for about five minutes. Longer than usual, but we didn’t let it bother us. A waitress finally greeted us, and brought us around a corner and we were sat behind the desert buffet table. There were plenty of open booths near the sunny side of the restaurant, but we were sat in the dark. We were finally greeted by our waitress, who talked to us over the dessert table, and informed us that we could get out food when we wanted.
The hot food was on one buffet table, and the desserts and fruit were on another. The hot food consisted of the following: scrambled eggs, bacon strips and sausage links, Texas style french toast, tater tots, home fries, and biscuits and gravy. I picked up tater tots, french toast, bacon, and biscuits and gravy. Here’s where the next problem arises.
The food all tasted like it came out of a freezer. You could tell most of it was because it was all uniform in shape and size. The ladle for the gravy was inside the container, so it was hot to the touch. The only thing I really enjoyed was the biscuit and gravy, and the french toast wasn’t bad. We were brought out complimentary juice, which we had no choice over and were brought orange juice in a four ounce glass. The waitress never came back to the table, except to take my boyfriend’s plate, and leave his silverware on the table, not on a napkin, which was on the other side of his plate. I went after and paroused the dessert table, and noticed it was the same story. There was a bowl of fruit that was definitely fruit cocktail from a can in an over-​sized bowl. They had danish cubes that were cut from danishes from a bakery.
While we were sitting at the table, we looked around on the floor to notice that our floor was the only one with dirt around it. To round off the entire visit, I had to get up and find a waitress to pay for our bad meal. I eventually found one, who was snappy and rude to me when I told her we had had bad service. Our waitress eventually brought our bill to the table, and we paid and left.
My main issues with the visit were that the food was obviously not fresh, the waitress acted like we didn’t exist, and there was barely anyone in the restaurant, so they cannot say it was busy. I have been told to try them out when it is not a Sunday, but after that visit, I don’t plan on ever trying it again.
*Visited on June 15, 2013

Gee, what happened to this old time favorite?
Went to dinner the other night with some family members. We all chose seafood plates. I chose blackened swordfish. The meal started with a small salad which was fine. Then my dinner came. My first bite of fish was so tough and overcooked I couldn’t even chew the thing. Then I cut into one of my roasted potatoes and it was rotten on the inside. I sent my dish back asking for a piece of fish that was not overcooked. Our waitress was very good. She seemed to always be apologizing for something. When I finally got my dinner, nearly everyone else was done eating. Not too great. Anyhow, this piece of fish was much larger and thicker and not overcooked, however, it had a funny flavor. After eating half I had to stop. On and the roasted potatoes? They gave me a baked potato instead. I never even cut into it considering it wasn’t what I ordered. My sister was very disappointed with her lobster ravioli as well. The food was very poor.
And again, the not having coke products forced me to just have water, which everyone else did too.
This IS NOT the place I remember when I was growing up. Except for the dark dated décor. That hasn’t seemed to change. Hate to come back to Woonsocket for a visit, go to a place I have such great memories of, and have them shattered. Needless to say, I will not be back.

The food here is pretty good. The family style chicken is better here than other places I’ve been to.

Attended a function and a combination of chicken and roast beef were served family style.
Starting the meal were cold buns along side the salad. There was something off on the salad dressing. The main meal consisted of roast chicken that was dry and appeared old or reheated, sliced roast beef, french fries that were not cooked through and pasta topped with a bland sauce.
The atmosphere inside the function room is stale and sorely in need of an update.
The owners daughters run another restaurant in the city Ciro’s Tavern and it is the complete opposite experience from this location.

I recently attended a large birthday celebration which was held in the hall. The food was family style chicken, pasta, French fries and salad. I enjoyed all of the dishes. The services was good and the hall was comfortable. The dance floor is huge, we had a great time dancing the night away. I had a great experience here for a large gathering.

I came to Savini’s for the first time in ages for dinner with my grandmother. I got the Anna Savini’s Combo which consisted of 2 Stuffed manicotti, sausage, meatball, & roasted peppers served with fries, soup or salad. The manicotti was meh at best but everything was good not great. One good thing about Savini’s is it is very reasonably priced for Italian Food so not a bad place to eat in Woonsocket.
Savini’s also has a Sunday Brunch Buffet. If I was reviewing this place just on their Brunch it would be 5 stars. I was very impressed with the selection, the quality, and the price. They also have some of the best Corned Beef Hash, I have ever had. If you are looking for a nice Sunday Brunch, I would highly recommend Savini’s

We had a family birthday celebration last Saturday and were very disappointed in the food. The place was basically empty when we arrived and filled up later with an older crowd. It is in a very old section of Woonsocket and not modern at all. We won’t be back!!!

Had lunch yesterday with three other women. Place was basically empty, usually not a good sign, but maybe Saturday lunch times isn’t Savini’s thing. Server was friendly and helpful. Salad and dressing were boring – greens reminded me of tired supermarket type and were chopped too finely; dressing had no flavor. Pan seared scallops were good, nicely cooked, as we’re mashed potatoes, but green beans were overlooked and boring (almond slivers at the least would have taken it up a notch). Tried the bread pudding dessert– I’ve had way better. This version wasn’t tasty. Coffee was colored water. Not a memorable experience – Woonsocket has way better restaurants for the same pricing.

We had my nieces’s first communion party here. The food was OK but their private room got so darn HOT. The staff never seemed to bring ice water or anything over to us.
If you want some OK family style chicken this is A place to go but there are better.

The food is pretty mediocre and the service leaves a lot to be desired. I’ve been here several times but most recently, we waited almost 15 minutes to get our drinks which were just soda and water. The food itself did come quickly once she took our order and it was decent. The food is really inexpensive. It was $ 20 for a cheeseburger with fries, a soda, chicken Parm, a salad, and dessert. This is not someplace I’d recommend to people (except maybe my grandparents; they might like it) and it’s certainly not someplace go on a date but you do get quite a bit of decent food for almost as cheap as McDonalds or Subway.

I’m giving Savini’s a 4 star rating because I’ve never had Porketta before and it was very good. Lots of garlic and pepper. Hard to find spicy food in Woonsocket. I liked it and also my parents both enjoyed their «special». The Rib Eye was a great deal. Everyone was happy.

The food here is mediocre at best, unfortunately. I’ve been several times because my parents like the family style chicken. The service is ok, but the food is never very good.