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I walked into the restaurant after watching Sunday football. The staff was rude from the begining, which is odd for an empty restaurant on a Sunday night if they want business at all. We ordered food, which was mediocre ( how can you screw up ravioli?) but the worst part was that we were cussed at by the bartender when I asked for a new water glass (mine was dirty) and when I spoke with the manager she defended him. To make it worse the rude bartender came out and admitted he told us to "fuck off". Seriously I'm all about supporting neighborhood establishments, but not like the people at perbacco!

My girlfriend and I ate here last night and had a very good dinner. I have to start by saying that some of the past reviews have me baffled,'not real Italian food' that one is classic its as Italian as it gets you have clearly never been to Italy, and the whole staff is Italian? Or the 'portions are too small on pasta,pasta should fill you up'. First of all pasta should not fill you up its supposed to be a middle course so all of you gluttonous Americans who want a pound of pasta for dinner should calm down. And for the record I am Italian-American so I know how much we love our macaroni. We had the raviolis with prosciutto and cantaloupe and there were at least 8 and to be honest I thought that was a bit much,we also had the rosette with speck and truffle and that was filling and totally unpredictable. Great pasta dishes all around and the appetizers were fun and playful,we had the parmigiano creme brulee which was really delicious and the mozzarella caprese two ways which was so fun and innovative,the only one I didnt love was the swordfish carpaccio which was a bit disconnected for me. For entrees we had the cod in prosciutto broth and the pork tenderloin and both were very good,the cod was very warm and hearty and the pork was a really cool play on pork chops and mash potatoes as it was tenderloin wrapped in speck with a potato puree,and had snow peas and scallions. All the portions here were beyond sufficient. They make eating fun here and that is really refreshing.

Not authentic Italian food at all, very small portions, overall expensive and not worth it. Real Italian food tastes much better.

I was expecting better after the reviews. One major complaint... why so cheap on the pasta portions. Pasta courses should fill you up, and shouldn't be finished in five mouthfuls.

We live upstairs and go downstairs to eat more than we should. The wine is lovely, the ambiance fine, and the food is delectable. Go for the specials-as they change weekly.

I saw a lot of great reviews, so I invited a few of my friends to dinner at Perbacco. I recommend the fried rice balls. YUM. One of my friends is a pretty big foodie, and he loved the food. He got there 1 hour late, so my friend and I ended up drinking two glasses of Prosecco at the bar, but I never once got the feeling that they were annoyed at us for taking up the bar seats. The portions were surprisingly small, provided that this is a tapas restaurant, but all the dishes we ordered were delicious! I would get there a little earlier (7pm) for seats, and I would definitely take either a date or close friends to eat at Perbacco again.

Went to dinner after reading a rave review by the 'one and only' Mr. Frank Bruni. Must Miss...dishes were oddly matched with funky ingredients and the pasta was sub-par if that! Bruni is nuts and I am sure this place is gonna fizzle out quick if more people experience the restaurant that same way my friends and I did!