Verdi Restaurant & Pizzeria

Food is phenomenal, and portion sizes are fair but don't expect to take home any leftovers. They use a stone oven to bake, giving their pizza a nice crust. Which are pretty good and fairly priced for the size. They are known for all of their piccata dishes (veal, seafood, and chicken) and I can see why because they are amazing. Only negative thing is that the owner takes some warming up to. He can easily be construed as rude. All in all, pizza earns a 4/5, service 3/5, pasta 6/5. Great restaurant that needs more exposure to do it justice. A bit of warning is that they do sometimes run out of seafood and veal between deliveries, which I think they said is on Thursdays for them. If you want something specific, it's best to call before you go in.

I would say Soup Nazi is a pretty good description, but he does warm up if you talk to him. I just consider it part of the "character and ambiance" of the restaurant. The Lobster Ravioli is fantastic, and the Tiramisu also. Also, he came back to our table several times to make sure the food was to our liking. So, just put on your "good humor" hat, grin and bear the personality and enjoy the great food.

Everything is always made 100% fresh and from scratch. Definitely my favorite Italian restaurant in columbus. Great authentic flavors. And while all the negative reviews relate to the owner/server being rude. That was my first impression too, but after watching him hand make my chicken parmigiano from scratch, and having a conversation with him, he has been warm and welcoming everything I have come back. Everything I have had has been wonderfull. A total diamond in the rough.

My husband and I stopped by for lunch the other day. I was going to order the seafood dish that says on the menu it is what they are famous for because it was so delicious the last time we were here. But when the owner said the lasagna had just come out of the oven, I ordered it. I would have to say it was the best lasagna I have ever had in a restaurant! The sauce was so delicious and homemade.The pasta layers were perfectly cooked. My husband had the prosciutto ravioli which was very good,too. One doesn't come here for the atmosphere. You come for the wonderful homemade Italian food!

On our first visit, we ordered Chicken Parmesan and Shrimp Scampi----and both were absolutely wonderful. After a brief wait while our dishes were cooked from scratch, we thoroughly enjoyed our dishes. Both were well prepared and servings were generous---and the pasta was absolutely the greatest! To me, this is the tastiest pasta sauce ever! We will return many times to this restaurant for their excellent food. The brief wait is certainly worthwhile!