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This is real
Very authentic fare, right out or Italy. A little expensive but a great choice for that special night.
The atmosphere is not that great, food was cooked to order so that made the service a little slow but was worth the wait.
Review by Tony from NYC posted August 19, 2009
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The best Italian Food in OHIO
The Lamb was to perfection
The calimarie is to die for
Just ask Mario what wine to get it will be right
the assorted dessert tray that Mario made was wonderful
all i can say is i will be back and can't wait for more
Review by Dave Clark from Sheffield lake posted August 10, 2009
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My favorite Cleveland Restaurante!
My husband and I absolutely LOVE Aroma Restaurante! We have dinner or lunch there at least weekly (more if we can) and every dish we've had has been delicious. Mario (cook+owner) is lovely to us and treats us special! We feel like we're in Italy whenever we're there. The eggplant parmesan and wedding soup are some of my favorites, and my husband loves the spaghetti & meatballs & cipino! Mario ~ you're awesome!! M & M
Review by M & M from Sheffield Lake posted May 28, 2008
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What's That Awful Aroma?
My husband and I have tried Aroma on three different occasions. On our own, with the family and with friends. Every time stunk.Obviously three strikes you out. The service is horrible!! The one time we went on our own, we asked to move away from the draft, we couldn't find our horrible waitress,so we asked the busboy if it was o.k. to move.He made a rude comment,"Oh, I don't know, can you?" We should have left right then and there but, we were starving and had already put in our orders. The place is drafty and dark. The food when it comes an hour and half later is good. It's too bad the service stink! Doesn't the owner know how bad his wait staff is? Get a clue, your back there cooking aren't you?
Review by sofedup from Avon Lake posted March 04, 2008
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The Aroma Stinks
After spending $200 plus and terrible service I (we) will not return. Where is good service anymore? A party of 4 including me went for dinner and got the wrong drinks, the wrong appetizers and a Martini in a water glass, it was not worth the 2.5 hours we had to wait for our food, not due to it being busy, but results of terrible service. While walking out the door, we mentioned what terrible service we had to the waiter and he replied, "Oh, really?" I'm over Aroma! The owner asked us how it was and after us telling him it was a long wait, he turned away. Good bye Aroma!
Review by Daniel Patrick from Avon Lake, Ohio posted June 23, 2007
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Best Italian Restaurant in the Cleveland area
Usually when we want great, authentic Italian food, we go to Windsor, Canada's Little Italy. Now we have finally found a comparable restaurant in our own neighborhood. The sauce is exquisite. I had the veal parmigiana and my husband had penne in a tomato cream sauce with sausage. Both dishes were outstanding. The veal was so tender and the breading was light so that you could actually taste the veal. This restaurant is definitely on our list of repeats. We almost missed the wonderful dining experience because of some of the reviews. I am so glad that we ignored them.
Review by Anonymous from North Olmsted posted February 22, 2007
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I Won;t Go Back
Located in a small but quaint space in a historic building in Avon Lake, the ambiance of Aroma is nice but nothing outstanding. The salad was such an ordinary offering of lettuce & shredded carrots that had is not had some garbanzo beans added, I would have thought it came from a bag. Our party had to wait until after the salad was served until we received any bread, although that was good. The entrees were okay but nothing exceptional. It didn't appear the air conditioning was on even though it was a warm evening, so the doors were left open. The result was an over abundance of flies. You spend a good deal of the time fighting to keep them off your food. That alone doesn't make the meal too appealing. The young servers were attentive though. Overall, I was not impressed at all.
Review by Deedee Neumann from 44140 posted August 24, 2006
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Scratch that one off my list
Linguine and meatballs - pretty standard fare for an Italian restuarant. But at 6:30 on a Saturday night less than an hour and a half after opening, our waiter informed us they had run out of meatballs. They also were out of the next item on the menu. It would have been a courteous gesture to inform us BEFORE we perused the menu of the unavailable items perhaps while he was rhyming off the evening's special offerings. How disappointing and unprepared for Sat. night diners!
Review by Anonymous from avon oh posted July 23, 2006
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Terrible service
I went to this restaurant since I live in Avon Lake and heard good things about it. However, to my chagrin my wife and I had a terrible experience. The waitress was totally rude and even rolled her eyes when I asked for change (gave her 2 $20 for a $25 tab), that was the final straw.
Review by Jim from Avon Lake posted May 23, 2006
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Wonderful, authentic Italian food!
My date and I discovered Aroma by accident. I am so glad we did! We had the artichoke, sea scallop appetizer and it was fabulous! For my main entree I tried the fettuccine with meatballs. The meatballs were the best I have ever had at a restaurant. They reminded me of my Italian Grandma's cooking. We shared tirimusu for dessert, awesome! The service was very good, and the atmosphere was nice too. We'll definitely be back!
Review by Gina Marie from Sheffield Lake posted April 16, 2006
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A few years ago, a stay in Rome almost ruined us forever on America's Italian restaurants. Occasionally, however, a place comes along that brings back memories of the Forum, the Vatican and those death-defying Vespa rides in between, and in Avon Lake, that place is Aroma. The Eternal City comes to this lakeside town by way of authentic eats like insalatina Caprese (an olive-oil topped tomato-and-mozzarella salad), saltimbocca (""jump-in-mouth,"" a Roman specialty of prosciutto-topped veal) and all manner of firm, tasty pastas. Eating light? Try the Italian wedding soup, with tender meatballs and soft strands of spinach suspended in a flavorful broth. But we recommend eschewing any diet for the tiramisu, so moist it nearly disintegrates at the touch of a fork. Wonderful service, an extensive wine list and choice cocktails - including limoncello, Italy's ubiquitous lemon liqueur - makes the meal one of perfezione.
Review by Northern Ohio Live Magazine posted June 03, 2005
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