Reviews for San Vivaldo Trattoria

12/01/2013 - Fred Savage
This restraunt has to be the most horrifying place I've ever been to. The food
was poorly prepared and undercooked. There definately had to be several
healthcare violations since a cat brought in a mouse and there was dirt on the
table, along with the floor. I would highly recommend the department of health
to do another round with an inspection. Over priced food for poor quality and
unpleasant atmosphere. On top of it all the service was slow and rude. Insulting
customers is not the way to bring in ir back customers. My advice to this owner
is everyday you keep your establishment open the more you continue to go in
debt. Do yourself a favor and shut down your establishment. Don't ever consider
eating here and don't bother to waste your time.
-Unfortunate Customer

10/22/2009 - Jimmy D
I dined there last Saturday evening. My sister found it on the web and since it won an award for the best Italian restaurant in RI we decided to try it.
When we arrived the chef asked if were repeat customers, we said no. I explained I had read about the restaurant, he went off on a semi-rant about not believing everything written. I said everything we read was good. We knew something was odd when we asked for a wine list and was told "prices change to often to have one. what do you want to drink" Normally it is nice to see a list of wines, especially the prices. Next we asked for a menu, sort of normal in any restaurant I've been in. He said what do you want to eat. My wife is alergic to seafood, my brother-in-law cannot eat meat, when this was explained he made a face, like we were nuts. To be brief the food was OK, but the main course my wife and I had was lamb which was overcooked and tough. He was rude, and crude. I cannot understand how he won an award. As a retired diplomat who speaks Italian I asked him why he was so angry, his reply was he is angry 24 hours a day. He can stay angry because we will never return.