Velvet Buffalo Modern Italian

"Hands down the best restaurant in Beloit! The food is fantastic, and always consistent. Every single person there is warm and friendly, providing a very charming atmosphere. We've dined here for birthdays, anniversaries, and just for fun. I would recommend this place 100 times over, and that might not even be enough! Please, just go experience the magic that is Velvet Buffalo!"

"We had dinner reservations last night, part of their Valentine’s Week celebration. Unfortunately, the food & drinks were definitely not up to the quality you would expect for a place that prides themselves on made in house pasta. Also, for the prices. First off the focaccia bread was burnt and dry, it wasn’t just ours. It was all the dinners that night had burnt bread. My pasta was chewy, stiff and cold. The sausage in the sauce was mushy and cold. It was like the pasta was cooked way ahead of time, sat out, and then they tried reheating it. It made it very difficult to eat both due to the texture & temperature. My husband had the scallops they were not seared and were tough. The kale was overcooked and the squash was undercooked. The sauce on the scallop dish was too sweet and had the wrong balance of acidity. Which made it taste off & stomach turning. The vesper was too watery… seemed like that added too much ice when making it. Fortunately, the staff were very nice and our waitress, Rosie, was wonderful. We definitely will not be coming dining for food again there."

"We have enjoyed everything we’ve ordered at Velvet Buffalo! The presentation and taste is unique for the area. The seasonal peppermint gelato is amazingly good! Service has been friendly and prompt. We’ll be back many times I’m sure!"

"Let me start with the good: Our server was very nice and pleasant. She was the best part of the experience. The restaurant was clean and I didn’t see any fruit flies, which is always a positive. Now let me provide some constructive criticism: When we walked in all the staff were sitting together at a table chatting. Not a good sign at the start of service. Earlier in the day we called and left a voicemail because no one was available at the restaurant to take a reservation. We wanted a table for five, the fifth person being my three year old son. When no one called us back I made a reservation online but the maximum party size for an online reservation, for whatever reason, is four people. In the comments of the res I said that we were a party of five and that my son would need a chair at the table. When we arrived at the restaurant they attempted to seat us at a small table for four, which would’ve been cramped even just the four of us, and wanted to seat my son on the corner of the table - which was basically nonexistent. When I said, we needed a larger table (and confirmed they knew there were five of us due to the voicemail and comments in the res) the host said “these are the only 4-tops we have but I can maybe put you in the side room but I have to ask my manager.” Ultimately, we sat in a side room complete with a TV on a cart like in grade school because apparently pushing two tables together wasn’t an option. And let me stop you right there Internet, I know sometimes pushing tables together is frowned upon especially on a busy night but there were absolutely zero people in the restaurant when we arrived 10 minutes before our 5p reservation, and when we left 1.5 hours later (more on that below) it wasn’t slammed, at all. The food was OK but nothing to write home about and certainly not worth the $200 bill. What really upsets both me and my wife about the food is that the “finger salad” off the kids menu for my son included unpeeled, unwashed carrots and something resembling soon to be tossed out celery (photo included). Come on man - we can’t peel the carrot? If we’re not going to peel it - how about washing the dirt off? Does it look like celery to you in the picture? If so, would you serve it to your child? As I mentioned above our server was very nice but the service overall was slow (not the waitresses fault I don’t think). We left at 6:30 and only had our meal (I had a salad, but should that slow things down?). When we asked for salt, the salt shaker was completely empty and it took 10 minutes to refill it. Velvet Buffalo? More like Polyester Buffalo. There are better places in Beloit. We were excited about this place but now I’m honestly questioning the entire restaurant group."

"Service was great, very attentive wait staff and management, mood lighting, nice date night spot. I was not impressed with the food. The pasta was undercooked and hard, and dishes lacked flavor. The swordfish and mussels were good. For the price of food, I was expecting better. Drinks were delicious and strong!"