Villa Gennaro

We found Villa Gennaro while searching for an Italian restaurant near Menlo Park Mall and it looked promising. The service was good, likely because the restaurant was not very crowded. Bread was served promptly after we were seated. We ordered a Greek salad, two chicken entrees, Chicken Cacciatore and Chicken Piccata, and the Vodka Burrata pizza. Unfortunately, the Vodka Burrata pizza was the only dish we truly enjoyed and stood out among everything we tried. The Greek salad was just average, while both chicken entrees were bland and lacked flavor, which was disappointing. They were also out of several menu items. The restaurant is BYOB and adds a 20 percent service charge, which seems to be increasingly common. Overall, this feels like a once tried and done place and is probably better su

We went there for the first time to celebrate our wedding anniversary, and Victor's service was incredible. The atmosphere is very welcoming, and the food is some of the most delicious I've ever eaten in my life. Truly authentic Italian! We will definitely be back many times. There's parking in the back, and you can enter through there. And you can bring your own drinks if you wish.

Been buying food from here for almost 2-3 years. Usually Grubhub- I generally like the food. I just don’t like the service. Asked the receptionist guy for a bag to take out since i work at JFK hospital. The guy straight up said he doesn’t do bags for these orders and refused to give me a bag. Don’t see what the big deal was. I usually get take out here from lunch and always get it in a bag with napkins and utensils. Nothing this time, and refused to give it to me when I asked.

I booked a private party here after hearing great food reviews from family members. A few weeks prior to the party, I had lunch here to "taste test" what I was ordering for my party: chicken parm was over baked and dry with very little flavor or seasoning; the salmon and the chicken saltimbocca were decent; the pasta with oil and garlic was too al dente and very chewy. However, I was pleasantly surprised that the food did taste better the day of the party. When I received the final bill at the end of my event, it was $750 more than I was quoted when I called to confirm my headcount. I had to guarantee 30 people, regardless if I had less in attendance or not, which I understood and was fine with. Looli (the owner) told me that the 7 kids we had at the party did not count toward the 30 ove

Last weekend we were a party of 5 that dined there. The food was decent, prices comparable to other places, and atmosphere was okay ( a bit noisy)! The service was somewhat lacking all around. 2 servers waited on us and they seemed to rush us. Forgot the bread in the beginning and never offered dessert menu after the meal. Just wanted to give us the check. We asked and did order dessert. Then the waitress charged us for our dinner and someone else’s bill was put on the credit card. My husband told the waitress of the error and she said she fixed it, all was taken care of. We gave her a hefty tip too. But needless to say the error wasn’t fixed and my husband had to put in a dispute claim with credit card company. Very disappointed and no apology after spending $170. And charged for another