Forte

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   Tammy

   Alabama

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 3

   The first item I ordered, they were out of. Then what I did order I had to send back because it was raw in the middle. I ordered a salad and an entre, and they brought the entre out first, then brought the salad. This is not how fine dining should work. I felt that between the alcohol and food prices, it was too high for the quality received. I understand this is in a college town, but it is also a hotel in the heart of downtown. It is a beautiful location, and I have tried this location numerous times., because I want it to be a place I can come often. The servers were good.
   

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   Bernard

   Alabama

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a great experience. Tasty food and nice atmosphere
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Alabama

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Very disappointed in the restaurant. Food was not up to par. They ran out of some food. We had reservations and were not seated on time. It took a long time to get our food and manager did not give a discount for the food they did not have or even a discount when we complained about the slow service. Our waitress was great. However, we will not be back. Hate to see a nice restaurant like this in Tuscaloosa end up being so bad. They need to work on making it better and they need to be prepared.
   

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   Tracy

   New York City

   26 reviews

   5.0

   26 reviews

   Dined on 14 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food was very good. I would have liked some appetizer options to share. I did think the menu was limited but our entrees were very good.
   

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   Hilary

   VIP

   Alabama

   15 reviews

   4.0

   15 reviews

   Dined on 13 December 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   We enjoyed our meal at Forté. We started with the rosemary fries and enjoyed some of their fun holiday cocktails. I got the miss rosemary. For dinner, I got the grouper. It was outstanding. Cooked perfectly and so appetizing with the spinach and red onion. Others ordered pasta dishes and did not enjoy as much. The main complaints were not much flavor (bolognese) and spicy (shrimp pasta). If it were just my meal - would have rated 5 stars.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   VIP

   Little Rock

   14 reviews

   1.0

   14 reviews

   Dined on 28 November 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   We had reservations for weeks for Thanksgiving dinner and had been looking forward to dining at Forte. Our food was served cold. All of it was cold. Green beans, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing, mac and cheese…all 3 of our party…all cold. So we packed it all up and will heat it at home and hopefully our party of 3 will enjoy our $222 Thanksgiving dinner. So disappointed.
   

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   Tim

   Alabama

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 28 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Ate Thanksgiving lunch there. Abbreviated menu, but everything was great.
   

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   Eric

   Phoenix

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined on 17 November 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible meal and the service was outstanding. I would highly recommend Forte for a nice dinner in Tuscaloosa.
   

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   Laurie

   Atlanta Metro

   2 reviews

   4.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 17 November 2024

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Limited menu. We had the focaccia bread with olive oil and the frites for appetizers. They were just ok. For dinner we had the filet, which was delicious. The steak and frites, also delicious. The meatballs, delicious, and the spicy vodka sauce rigatoni and sausage. It was very spicy so believe it when you see it on the menu! We ordered a sundae which was a treat! These items plus one alcoholic drink was a $250 meal, so bring your wallet.
   

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    Steven

    VIP

    Atlanta Metro

    33 reviews

    4.0

    33 reviews

    Dined on 17 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3

    Service was excellent, staff were courteous and attentive. We were disappointed with the food. Pasta and “Italian food” seemed less than authentic - and lacked the personality one would expect of a fine dining resturant. We ordered Focaccia bread as an appetizer - a huge quantity of greasy tasting thickly sliced bread arrived with a dark brown sour tasting olive tapenade spread that was too sour and salty to eat. We love olive tapenade - and this was bad! Dinner for my date was steak frites and fries - this was great, the hangar steak and sauce were the best - it was tender and highly tasty! Dinner for me was the “Spicy Vodka Sauce and Italian sausage” - this was a calamarata pasta dish and had Italian sausage meatballs. The taste was good but it had too little of the spicy vodka sauce. The dish was dry and lacked any kinds of creative flavor I would have expected from the description of “spicy or sauce”. I took a few bites but could not appreciate the value of eating something so wrong! We shared the steak frites and ended with “Sticky toffee pudding” which was great! I was not a bad experience - but it could have been so much better!!
    

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