Rastrelli's 238 Main Avenue, Clinton, IA 52732

"Easily one of the best restaurants in town. They have the best pizza in a three hour radius. Hamburgers and spaghetti are also top notch and an awesome salad bar. My parents took us here as a kid and as a 30-something adult I drove my wife here from the Quad Cities just to have her try the food. One of the best places in eastern Iowa and western Illinois and worth a stop if you are remotely near Clinton."

"This was our first time eating here, and unfortunately likely the last. The salad bar was great, everything was very fresh, the croutons were great, and the homemade chips were delicious. Though the bread that the waitress brought out was okay, it was cold, like it had been in the refrigerator or freezer. I ordered the Pasta and Seafood. It was box penne pasta, imitation crab, garlic, and olive oil, a lot of oil. The bottom of the plate was filled with oil, so much that it covered the pasta. The menu stated it was surimi seafood (not a term I was familiar with) with a butter, garlic, Romano cheese, and parsley sauce. My husband ordered Pasta Carbonara and received strips of canned ham, imitation bacon bits, in a semi-creamy sauce. The menu described it as strips of smoked pork loin and fresh bacon, neither was the case. We ordered a small pizza to go, and as much as we hoped it would save the experience, it was burnt. The décor is terribly dated and in poor condition, dusty and in places damaged, and there is a lack of ambience. I know this restaurant was amazing in it's day, but something clearly happened. I'm sad to leave this review, hopefully they improve."

"Love the atmosphere the waitress didn't come back to see if everything was OK or to clear dirty plates. We had a reservations for a large party. Food, well I've had better but you do get a good amount of food for the price. Love the bread at the table yummy! My daughter loved the beef ravioli, my sister enjoyed her steak, dad said his catfish was good could have gotten the large order instead of the small order of catfish."

"Attended business dinner. Food were very good. Jennifer worked very hard from 7 AM! She was attending all tables by herself. Thank you for all your service and friendliness. Restaurant should give her special bonus."

"There are several entrances, we didn't know about the side entrance so we parked on the street and went in the front. We were there kind of early for dinner so they were not busy at all, however they sat us in a small room up a couple steps next to a very loud family. I understand putting the customers close make it easy on the servers however it made for a very unpleasant dining experience for us. That family asked to be seated on ground level to avoid the older lady with a cane having to navigate the steps but the hostess told them loud enough for us to hear the 2 steps should be ok for her to go up. The restaurant was decorated beautifully and appeared clean. They had a sign up with the soup of the day however that soup was not available the server said they ran out of that earlier. Our server was very nice but not attentive at all. I asked about their wine options to which she said she was sorry she was not old enough to serve alcohol so she was ask a coworker but nerver had anyone come talk to us about it. Our daughter ordered an appitizer and a soup but they were brought out after our meals were served. The dirty salad, bread plates and empty bread basket sat on our table the whole time we ate our entrees. The salad bar was very nice with a wide variety from fruits and vegetables to prepared salads. There was a friendly lady making sure it was kept clean, fresh and full. I would have felt better had she been masked and had on gloves but that was not how she was. I understand masks are not mandatory in Iowa however with Covid being on the rise masks for servers would be a good idea, however none of them wore them. The pasta was very fresh and cooked perfectly, it was fresh hot and very balanced. The soup was warm and ok. The cheese sticks were fresh and house made they were very good, they were hot and had a nice cheese pull, the marinara they were served with was very good and paired well. The chicken was house made, it was hot and crunchy but the crust was very salty. The mashed potatoes and gravy were not good at all, they both appeared to be your average instant so I would suggest maybe sticking to the Italian dishes."