Papino's - Windsor

This little Italian style restaurant was a pleasant surprise to us. We stopped here on a week night and it was busy with families mostly. We seated ourselves at an open table and were greeted shortly by a friendly server. The menu is vast--a little surprising they can offer so many different things. Most people were ordering pizza. We ordered the Tuscan Pasta, the lasagna chicken parmigiana. All were tasty fresh. My husband and I each also had garden salads and the lettuce was crisp and cold. We had a basket of garlic bread brought with our meals and with sodas the total bill was under $60-reasonable. The decor was cozy quaint as others have commented. The restaurant lot are not very big and the restaurant is set back a bit from the road though there is a well lit sign. We would eat here again.

The delivery service was slow. The food was delivered to my neighbor 's house because the driver put our address in his phone incorrectly. Really???? Why can 't people take more time to make a better first impression.

We stopped in the other night with our family for some pizza and appetizers. It was wonderful. We ate the Bosco cheese filled breadsticks for an appetizer. We tried a few of their pizzas as our dinner. The waitress was nice enough to allow us to do half and half so we can try more kinds being it was our first visit to thier resturant. We tried the Pepino on half and theTrapino on the other half. This was hand tossed crust. My favorite) Then on another pizza we did bbq on half and the other half brueschetta which was my wife's favorite pizza. This was thinking crust. Both crust good and cooked perfect. They offer beers or wine with dinner if you would like. We thought the service was very friendly. The resturant was smaller, but very cozy and comfortable for a small town Italian place. Not a long wait for food. The waitress brought our daughter a small ball of pizza dough to keep her entertained, which we thought was clever and a fun idea for kids. Got a chance to meet the owner Joe) as we were leaving. Seemed like a nice young man. This is one of those places you need to try if in the area or order out if you live close because they deliver. Very nice food for the small town of Windsor. We will be back to try the pasta and lasagna. Then once we try the pasta maybe we will change review to 5 star if it is as good as the pizza was.

Inconsistent quality and service. Half the time they don 't answer the phone. When you order through the app it only gets to them occasionally. We ordered cheesy garlic bread which we had before and was good. Ordered again and it is a sandwich roll cut in half. Soggy, flavorless and cheese on maybe a 1/3. Charge 2.25 for marinara totally $7 for the cheesy garlic bread . We have given many chances. Not worth the money.

We (my Bella and I) ate dinner here last night because I 've been craving me some Papino 's. This was my third visit, first was carry-out and last visit we ate in the restaurant. I was planning on having chicken parmigiana but my lady reminded me that I thought the chicken portion was skimpy when we did carry-out so I had lasagna. Their lasagna, in my 'umble opinion, is delicious. Their sauce (or gravy for some of you) is more a sweet sauce rather than savory and it tastes bright and refreshing. My lady had spaghetti with meat sauce and ordered a side of meatballs which were yummy. I could tell they were made italiany because they were a combination of meat, crumbs, and cheese. Very delicious!! I had a side of sausage with my lasagna and we ordered cheesy garlic bread for an app. I love this bread....I know it 's just small Italian loaves they break in half and dip in butter and garlic, but it tastes bene (haha thanks google translate)!! I do not recommend all the appetizers as I 've had their poppers and they tasted heated up. For dessert we shared a slice of NY cheese cake. Uhhhh....ya...I was full when we left!! They sell beer and wine although we chose pop to drink with our food. One last thing....remember you promised not to judge....I ordered a pizza for carry out....and it was yummy for breakfast today. Sooooo....to recap....this place will never give Francesca 's al Lago or Bellini 's or even Nonno 's a run for their money.....but we had an appetizer, 2 entrees with sides, dessert, 2 drinks, and uhhh....a large pizza to-go, for $40. We were full and happy when we left. Ciao ' baaaaaaby!! [hidden link]