Forno Osteria+ In Cinc

Consistently delicious and always hopping. A fun ambiance for dinner with friends.

Forno is one of our favorite places in Cincy still. If you’re a cincy person who knows all the Italian places, think of forno as a less stuffy Sotto, can be casual still, but some really strong classic dishes as well as some more interesting ones.

This was the first time at Forno. My wife is an East Coast Jersey girl who’s always looking for local Italian eateries to try, so we decided to give it a go to celebrate our anniversary with the kids. We were greeted by a friendly hostess who quickly took us to our table, and within minutes our waitress greeted us. Wish I recalled her name, but she was very pleasant and efficient. We had water service quickly followed by drink orders and appetizers. We ordered the bread basket and Heirloom Tomato bruschetta sampler to start. For dinner entrees, we chose the Tagliatelle Bolognese and added a Veal meatball, Pork Milanese, Asparagus Gnudi “Cacio e Pepe” and the kids ordered pizzas; one classic red sauce Calabrese and the other Bianca Frairielli e Salsiccia. For dessert we had the Vanilla Creme Brûlée and Pope’s Chocolate Salame. Our appetizers were good. The bruschetta comes with Avocado spread, red onion, basil, tuscan vinaigrette. I’m not particularly fond of avocado, but it was really good served this way. My Bolognese was good, but not blown away by it… the chef did spice it up for me with extra crushed red peppers, so I enjoyed the heat. I wasn’t a fan of the meatball. My wife had the pork, which unfortunately was very dry. She enjoyed the cauliflower and sauce that came with it, but ultimately disliked the pork. She ordered Gnudi, but did not like it either. To Forno’s credit, they offered her something else to eat, but she declined. Management took the meal off our bill without us asking, which was very much appreciated. The pizzas were both very good, bonus for crumbled sausage. The star of the night for us was dessert!! The creme brûlée was amazing and my son said the pope’s chocolate was the best dessert he’s ever had in his whole life!! LOL! Our server asked if we were out celebrating any special occasion, so we did receive one dessert on the house. Overall, our experience was very good. My wife and I will probably go back again for pizza and dessert.

We love Forno! Great food and service, always!!! The truffled corn is a must!

It was my wife and I's first visit. The food was tasty and the service eas good. We will go back.