Best Restaurants for Special Occasions in West Allis

Approximately 9/16/24, I submitted a 1 star ⭐️ rating for Movida, which had been one of our favorite restaurants in Milwaukee for quality of overall experience - beautiful ambiance, friendly and efficient service and delicious food taste and presentation. I will not repeat the reason for the 1 star ⭐️ rating of our 9/15/24 dining experience, but it was quickly addressed by a phone call follow-up by Sean (Manager) who listened to my issues of our very disappointing experience and apologized and said they all would be addressed and resolved. He was very attentive and wanted to correct to ensure we would continue to be patrons of Movida. Upon our first return visit (with our out-of-town friends last evening 11/30/24) since our unfortunate 9/15/24 experience, Movida did not disappoint. I rated Movida a 5 star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating. The ambiance of course had not changed and the food quality was spot on and delicious and the service provided by Emily was “best in class” -she was friendly, personable and very attentive. Thank you Movida for coming back to us with your much deserved ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating. We look very much forward to our next visit and will now continue to recommend to friends.

Only reason for not giving higher scores on service was due to a 10 minute wait when we arrived because there was no hostess. Also significant way early on to get the drink order in. Other than that, the server was attentive and on our. The ambience is very good However, I would not read it. Excellent based on other options in this category. The food exceeded our expectations for all four entrées, steak, fish, chicken, and prime rib.

We are enjoying Ristorante Bartolotta’s tour of regional cooking of Italy. Wait staff knows the menu and offers helpful advice. This time, the Piedmont region was a source of our delicious 4-course meal with wines to accompany.

Great food! So many options. Servers were attentive and the meat never ended!

We have always had excellent meals at Joey Gerard's. However, yesterday (11/26) the steak was a little overcooked and the lamb chops were a little undercooked. Both were hard to cut. Usually, the mashed potatoes are creamy and flavorful. Yesterday they were a bit dry and quite bland. The spinach was good but we couldn't taste any glaze on the "glazed" carrots. We did not complain, however, the waitress mentioned that the chef was "off today". Never got a free birthday dessert either.