Pomodori’s Trattoria

We purchased a groupon and went here on a Tuesday night. Hadn’t been in years. We decided to try the pasta dishes. I ordered the chicken parmesan. He ordered the roma tomato and goat cheese in cream sauce. Both were very good. Portions were plentiful, with enough that many people will take some home. Each was served with 2 pieces of garlic toast. A small side salad would be a nice addition.
The place was warm and clean. Service was prompt and friendly. There were several large groups tonight, but didn’t delay our service. All in all very pleased.

Long wait for food, very cold in room with wall of windows, women’s restroom sink in need of repair. Food was hit or miss. Our Best pizza was the Sicilian crust with toppings called «best dollar in the holler». Marguerita pizza was sub par. Prosciutto pizza had no prosciutto on half the slices. Everything had lots is garlic so you need to like garlic a lot! Probably won’t be back. Three stars only because Sicilian pizza was so good.

1^st time eating here. Seen a Groupon so thought we would give it a go. At first glance looked nice inside, clean, casual, and the aroma was fantastic! Then everything was pretty much all downhill. We quickly learned that there 1 hostess had quit that night. So because of that the cashier/​phone call order taker/​carry out order organizer and cash out person/​NOW also hostess was seating one table every 5 minutes between orders. Did I mention HALF of there tables were empty and open for seating, but yet still 5 minutes between seating the next group. Customers began pointing out which table they could sit at. Again because only one employee quit. Everyone in line was rolling their eyes, whispering «can you believe this?», and deciding wether or not to leave.
So once we got seated (about 15 minutes with only 4 people in front of us, and 8 – 10 empty tables) our waitress was friendly and fast with our drinks and appetizer. Then 45 min. to 1 hour later our meal arrived. She apologized for the delay as she left the food. We ordered 2 pizzas. One loaded up for mom and dad (of no interest to our son), and the other simple 2 topping pizza for our son. NOT SO SIMPLE I guess. There was no sauce of any kind on his pizza. NONE! No red, no white, and no oil sauce. We ordered red, but just wanted to clarify they didn’t just accidentally put the wrong sauce on. There was no sauce. MEAL RUINED after over a 45 minute wait. Yes we were offered a new pizza (no thanks) an hour was long enough. Settled for sauce on the side, but crust cooked with no sauce made it hard as a rock. She did end up removing the pizza from our bill in the end, and we did not fault to our waitress. Who by the way noticed the ridiculous back up at the door, and seated 3 tables in 3 minutes! At least she was able to recognize the problem. The cashier seemed oblivious.
NOT so sure we will go back, but our waitress begged us to please give them another shot as it was obvious we were disappointed on our 1^st impression of this place. Bummed us out for sure.

Beautiful restaurant with a beautiful brick oven on display. Got the pesto & pine nut pasta and it was delicious. Gonna go sleep for 3 days now.

The WORST service I have ever received. Food is ok but nothing is worth that kind of wait and lack of responsiveness. Other people left but we toughed it out in hopes it had to get better but it did not.

We had a party of 8 and our server Justine was fantastic! She took great care of us, keeping drinks topped off and being attentive without hovering. I had a side salad that was filled with peppers, onions, mushrooms, etc. very good! My main course was the Leek, pancetta and goat cheese pizza. So delicious! Crispy thin crust — true Italian. And those toppings — yum! Others had chicken parm, fettuccine Alfredo, a variety of pizzas and the pasta carbonara. We were all very satisfied. A good evening!

Tasty wood fired pizza. Yummy pasta dishes. To die for tiramisu. Great Italian restaurant in the cozy town of Montgomery.

This operation is is a joke!
I called the Clfton location and they took my order without telling me that the store was closed.
After I drove 20 miles only to see a vacant lot, I called and they informed me that the Clifton phones had been forwarded to the Montgomery location, and my order was there!

We stopped by on Friday night at 7pm. Place was fairly empty, which suggested this would not be as good as our last visit 4 years ago. The wait staff was friendly but stretched, even with the few tables occupied. Our kids plain cheese pizza took well over 45 minutes. Pasta and individual pizza’s took about ten minutes less. Overall, the service was not good, mainly due to the taxed staff.
I had the fig and prosciutto pizza and it was wonderful. Others commented their meals were so-​so (pasta and pizza).
We probably won’t stop back.

If you want pizza a la extreme char, then this is the place for you. Live it up! Check out my profile pics to get a full visual.
As we entered Pomodori’s for the first time in almost 8 years, we crossed a row of 4 – 5 booth tables on the right which I referred to my fiancé as «Blue Hair Alley». There wasn’t a single person on our side of the restaurant that was under the age of 88. That really shouldn’t be surprising as most 88 year olds probably have greatly diminished taste buds and poor vision so they were blissfully unaware of the black triangles they were casually munching on. However, the two of us are in the prime of our lives and our olfactory senses, palates and eyeballs seem to be firing on all cylinders so we were not as fortunate.
Everything was burned beyond recognition and the little of what we could eat off the top of the pizza tasted awful. The server politely told us «yeah, that seems to happen quite a bit» but never offered a resolution.
Worst pizza joint in Cincinnati! I guarantee you’ll get more enjoyment out of eating Marco’s pizza and I’ve never even been to one.

Today I had a good pasta perfectly cooked aldente. It was a simple alioli with srimps. Shrimps where not overcooked and it was the correct amount of sauce. Service was good.

Friends and I went into Pomodori’s over this past weekend for some inexpensive but good food. The service was good, no complaints, but the place was practically empty on a Saturday night at 7… This seemed a little strange to me. We ordered the Antipasto app which was plenty for 4 people but a bit overpriced at $ 11. It was good though. I got the Pesto Pasta with pine nuts and hubby stuck to a greek salad. Our friends each got a calzone with were just ENORMOUS. The pasta was bland and it’s still sitting in our fridge just waiting for someone else to give it a second chance in the form of leftovers. My hub’s salad was just ok, too much cheese, but decent veggies.
Overall, the experience is just ok. Ok food, Ok atmosphere, but overpriced for just OK.

Upon a recommendation from a friend, my husband and I decided to try Pomodori’s in Montgomery. Once inside, we were greeted warmly by two staff members and were seated immediately. What caught my attention as we entered was a notice that they won «Best Entrée» at Montgomery’s Bastille Day in 2013. Curious, I asked which of their menu offerings was worthy of this award. Turns out it was their Leek & Goat Cheese Pizza in case you want to give it a try. What also struck me was the ambiance –very warm colors, high-​ceilings in their beautiful open kitchen containing their wood-​fired oven, booths with high backs for privacy along with a smattering of tables throughout. One blip is that after seating us at a table, my husband had to request a different chair because there was so little padding that he felt like he was sitting on a 2×4 frame. Turns out my chair was the same, but apparently I provided enough of my own padding to not notice as quickly! The waitress agreed and quickly accommodated him — we only hope they replace them as opposed to playing musical chairs with other customers.
On to our meal. We started with a roma and goat cheese pasta which was yummy! Because they make all of their pastas from scratch, the noodles were so fresh tasting & extremely tender — perfect for the addition of roma tomatoes, fresh basil, fresh garlic and goat cheese to bring out the Italian flavor. We love that combination so much that we opted for a Roma & Basil Pizza. Those two toppings came on a fresh garlic and olive oil crust with a blend of five cheeses. Again, delicious! All through our meal, our server was attentive and friendly. I can’t speak to the landscaping issue that was mentioned in another review as we went when it was dark already. It’s a place that we plan to revisit!

Note: I have been here at least 8 times. How on earth can a restaurant with this much charm, cooking out of such a large, beautiful kitchen with a wood-​fired oven, and located smack dab in the middle of such an affluent community, render such shitty, tasteless 20 dollar pies and still survive? Can you say cardboard flavor? Can you say I can’t taste anything? Can you say did I lose my tastebuds in the parking lot; did they fall out straight onto the asphalt; what happened here?
Top that off with a bunch of cute waitresses who are so poorly trained that they stop and stare at everyone who walks thru the door like a group of teen zombies, and who can’t answer the most basic questions, like: «what beers do you have on tap?»
My mind is reeling that this restaurant is so beautiful inside and can crank out such consistently bad food. I just don’t get it, but they won’t be getting any more of this: my hard-​earned cash. Goodbye and good luck. Oh yes, this place is bad. Very bad.
Thank GOD we had a coupon. If not, I might have gone Justin Bieber on them and egged the place. As my wife said: Papa Johns at half the price is ten times the flavor. Amen. My eighth and final visit.

Our second visit to Pomodori’s is probably our last. A lackluster experience start to finish. If it weren’t for the
$ 25 off coupon– we would have called a manager over to complain but figured it just wasn’t worth it.
My main issue is the pizza has ZERO flavor. I don’t pretend to have an overly sophisticated palate, but all three of us at the table agreed– we would have rather been eating Papa John’s pizza for $ 11.99 rather than the $ 20 pie that even though loaded with toppings, tasted like cheese on cardboard. Unfortunately I see this is a common theme among the other reviews here as well. Each of us ate 1 piece, and didn’t even want to take it home.
The service was okay, our server was a 19 – 20 year old girl who was very sweet but couldn’t answer questions about the beer on tap, and instead of finding out what she didn’t know gave the wrong answers, etc. etc. Not a big issue– fine otherwise.
This place is in a primo location, a beautiful building with great ambiance, but the food is tasteless. What a shame!

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. The selection of restaurants are limited, so we picked Pomodori’s in Montgomery. *You can only use on gift certificate at a time.
It’s a good sized place right in the heart of Montgomery, kid friendly with a smokey smell from the brick wood-​fired ovens.
We shared the Antipasta (apicola, salami, imported olives, cheese, hard-​boiled egg, artichoke hearts, and pepperoncini. Served with ciabatta) $ 10.75. The value was good for the portion, but the quality was lacking… lunch meat salami, only 1 cheese, and small portion of olives. We then split the Figs & Prosciutto Pizza (sliced Turkish figs with imported prosciutto on a garlic and olive oil crust) $ 10.80. It’s the perfect size for two, and the pizza had a good amount of toppings. The perfect bite was when you hit a sweet fig + salty prosciutto We enjoyed the crust… light, airy, with a slight wood char. Our only knock on the pizza was the outer crust ratio, some pieces had way too much crust.
Overall, if you in the mood for pizza in the Montgonery/​Blue Ash area for lunch or dinner and don’t want a chain, it’s a good selection.

I went late on a Tuesday night so it was empty and quiet. We tried the gorgonzola walnut pasta, and a pizza with leek and. some kind of meat. I got there late and they had already ordered. First of all, all their carbs are hand made, the pasta, the bread, the dough… Second of all, they have a pretty stellar wine selection that pairs nicely with their menu. Do yourself a favor, get a pizza, a pasta, and nice bottle of white wine, and have a terrific meal for two people for a reasonable price. A bottle, 2 pastas, a pizza, and 2 glasses of wine for under 100 bucks, Not bad for a nice meal for three people, with enough left over for 2 lunches.

Place is a cozy little spot for a date in the heart of Montgomery. Pizzas are wood fired and pastas are fresh. I have been a fan for a long time and it used to be my «secret» place to take chicks 20 years ago. The pizzas are great and the ambiance can be quiet when the place isn’t packed on a weekend night. Service can be spotty from time to time and they can (more frequently than I care to admit) run out of stuff (pasta, beer, you name it). Probably in an effort to contain costs. In any event, give it a go. Not super expensive and tasty all around.
Favorites: The BLT, the Fig and Procuitto Pizza and the Minestrone.

Pomi’s is best known for their wood fired pizza and you really shouldn’t bother with anything else on the menu. If you go for only one thing have their apple pizza – it is a dessert pizza with ricotta, apricot jam, granny smith apples and strudel topping. It is the most amazing thing and will keep me going back time and time again.

It’s been a long time since I ate at a Pomodori’s. I’m not sure why. I’m also not sure why I’ve never been to the one in Montgomery before as it is so close to home. I think I just keep forgetting it’s there, since it”s not visible from Montgomery Road. Tonight, however, was the night.
Since it was peak dinner time and Friday night, I didn’t know what to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised that we were seated immediately. We were asked for our drink order very shortly after being seated. I couldn’t decide if I wanted a pasta (they make their own) or one of their signature wood-​fired pizzas. The BF had already settled on a pepperoni pizza… his go-​to pizza. I finally decided to order the Bianco pizza (artichokes, onions, and mushrooms with a garlic and olive oil sauce). We ordered a Caesar salad to share.
The salad came out very quickly. It was fresh and not too heavily dressed. The croutons are actually strips of crusty bread, not too hard and not too soft. Shortly after we finished the salad, our pizzas were brought out. They were hot, fresh and tasty. I thought the crust was light and airy and very good. The toppings were just right… the onions were carmelized! It had a good garlic flavor, but not overpowering. Hours later, I’m not still tasting or smelling the garlic. The BF liked the pepperoni wood-​fired pizza and ranked it among the best he’s had since moving to town. Service was
also quick and friendly.
I don’t know why it took me so long to go here, but believe me, it won’t be long before I’m back.