Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurant

Reviews

• OG

  Orlando Garibay

  1 day ago
  1.0
  Today was meant to be one of those rare, golden evenings—a celebration of two retirements and two January birthdays, all folded into one. We chose Buca di Beppo because it promised warmth, a family-style cheer, the kind of gathered happiness we wanted to mark this turning of the page. We arrived with that quiet, hopeful excitement that comes with a long-awaited treat. But somehow, from the very beginning, we slipped through the cracks. Seated in a quiet corner of the bar, we watched as laughter and attentive service flowed everywhere but to our table. It was as if we were behind a pane of glass, looking in on the celebration we’d come to join. Our server, who was also busy behind the bar, seemed worlds away, and the minutes stretched out slowly, emptily—no water, no greeting, just the growing sense of being forgotten. When the food finally came, long after we’d given up on timing, it was a mix of small mercies and deep letdowns. My wife’s Alfredo was freshly made, a cruel contrast to my own plate of rubbery, clumped pasta and lukewarm sauce, clearly abandoned long before it reached me. By then, we were just hungry, and the chance to speak up never came—our server vanished again for what felt like forever. We ate in quiet resignation, the joy of the occasion seeping away with each passing minute. I had told them, more than once, that this was a special night. It’s a detail that now hangs in the air, unanswered. In the end, we paid dearly—not just in cost, but in that quiet feeling of having been overlooked on a night that deserved a little light. Maybe somewhere, in another location, the spirit of that restaurant still lives. But tonight, as I paid for my own birthday dinner in silence, even the dessert we were promised felt like a distant rumor. We left carrying the weight of the evening, a celebration that simply… wasn’t.
• MJ

  Mister J

  4 days ago
  5.0
  Great buca location. I always do in for a dinner at conventions and the service and staff were amazing. Definitely recommend if you have never been or enjoy them. Was not disappointed at all.
• BB

  Brittney

  4 days ago
  1.0
  My friends, party of 4, came here on a Wednesday night around 5pm and it wasn't busy at all. They sat us in a back room with about 4 other tables which seemed to be the only others dining in the entire restaurant. After being sat by the hostess it took about 10 minutes for a gentlemen to show up to say hello. We knew what we wanted so we ordered right away so we didn't have to wait longer. We weren't offered any bread or had any dropped at our table. We got our drinks fast and food about 15 minutes after. When the food came we asked if we were able to get bread as nobody brought any by and we're informed it was only by request? Nobody told us that when we were sat or even when we ordered, so we asked for the house bread. I guess 3 dry cold pieces of ciabatta is the house bread. No oil or vinegar was dropped off with the bread either. So after about 5 minutes of trying to find somebody walking around, we requested the oil and vinegar. It was like a ghost town and everyone was hiding from guests. We ordered small plates which were underwhelming for the prices charged. When we were done it took about another 10 minutes to flag a different server in a new section they opened to come by and asked if we needed anything, yes the check. We saw our server a whopping 3 times the entire service and never came by with the check. The other server helped us again. 3 small chicken breasts cut in half (a thin sliced breast, not even a full sized one) with lemon, shrimp pasta and a plate of cheese manicotti and 4 soft drinks came out too 145?! The service was horrible as nobody came to the section unless food was coming out and you had to flag someone walking by for anything. Food was mediocre and portions were so small for the prices. I haven't visited buca in a few years but I remember loving it because the atmosphere and food portions were outstanding. This chain has definitely gone downhill and I would not ever recommend someone dining here with family or friends. I'd much rather support a local family business that values their patrons. I was embarrassed to even take my friends here.
• DB

  Don Baxley

  4 days ago
  2.0
  Simply the worst spaghetti I have ever eaten! I could not eat the bread it tasted like fish. There were 6 of us. We all agreed we would never eat there again! Over the years we have frequented Buca and they were good. Not this time, it was terrible!
• LH

  Laurie House

  Jan 6, 2026
  1.0
  Food was okay...not the best Italian in my opinion ...Christmas day but they wouldn't allow any specials ordered featured on the menu!!! You had to pay for full priced items... They should have allowed whatever we wanted and be glad we came!! I won't be back next Christmas!

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