We had our Christmas party here so my experience is limited to that and the menu we were given.  We started off with toasted ravolis and bruschetta.  The toasted ravs were pretty standard, good but not great.  The bruschetta was good.  the breaded was sufficiently toasted to keep the delivery consistent.  The manager or owner who was around was very friendly and helpful.  The main course was a small steak  and a chicken dish.  The steak was very tender and full of flavor.  The chicken was good, though I'm not sure what exactly it ws called. Â
Overall the service was good and the food was good. Â Since I live in St Louis and make to commute into IL every day I don't see myself coming back, but that is not because I had a bad experience.
I've been traveling to Swansea and O'Fallon for business for the past 3 years and always wanted to try Agostino's but the exterior is somewhat dim which makes the entrance not inviting. Today, thanks to Gary K's review and my craving for some good Italian dinner, I finally went and dine in.
I started with the lobster bisque and oh boy that was delicious! Then I ordered the Agostinos Original Linguine Maremonte. It has every bit of pure love and authenticity of Italian cooking put on this big bowl of pasta and seafood. The sauce had every bit of perfection, delicious and savory. The portion is large (family size) too. To end it all, I had their famous heavenly Cannoli. Mmmm so scrumptious, light and truly addictive! The shell was made with just the right amount of thickness and the filling had the right amount of sweetness to it, not too sweet. Beware, you will want another!
Everyone were very friendly and so hospitable. It made my night away from home, an enjoyable one. The decoration and layout inside is very much opposite of the exterior. It's so nice, warm and comfortable as it makes it perfect for any family occasion, a dinner date, or even a business luncheon or dinner. Surprisingly, prices were very comparable to Red Lobster and Olive Garden, but hands down, Agostino's has better authentic cuisines with flavors that simply makes you yearn for another visit. Their menu is pretty diverse, they have something for everyone.
This is truly my favorite restaurant in this city to visit now, every time I return to O'Fallon.
I recently went to Agostino's for an anniversary dinner. Our waiter was great and the food was delicious. We ordered the simple spaghetti and meatballs and chicken parm... both were amazing! I had to knock off one star because it took several minutes to be acknowledged by the staff once we walked in the door (even though it was a slow night) as well as another several minutes to be seated. We almost walked out, but I'm glad we stayed for the meal.
Review Source:I LOVE great Italian food!! Â And this place is it!!
This NOT Olive Garden, if that's what you want, it's down the street... Â If you want THE most awesome, award winning cuisine, this place is for you!!! Â
As I looked around the room while waiting for my dinner, I noticed the walls were covered with annual awards... One my meal arrived and I took my first bite, it was blatantly obvious why they had won awards year after year for over 20 years...
I started with a most wonderful Caesar salad!! Then for my entree, I had the lobster stuffed ravioli with a wine sauce... OM-Gosh.... amazing!! Â Hence all the awards.
Finished with their special canolli, Â hand made on site. Waiter said it was the best, and was he ever right... it was the best I had ever tasted. Â It went perfect with my glass of Porte.
I dined fairly early, so when I left they were just getting started with the live music for the live entertainment... what  I heard was very nice!!  Would make for a great night out!! Â
All I can say is that if I lived in the area, this would be one of my regular places to dine!!
On Saturday, October 6, 2012 we attempted to have dinner at Agostino's. Â This was my third visit. Â The first visit I chose to sit in the bar and had hoped to have appetizers. Â They had just opened and told me that no food was served in the bar. Â I enjoyed a glass of wine and went to one of the other non chain Italian restaurants in the area.
The second time we visited it was ok, yet as it was still fairly new we decided to wait a bit and return for a true evaluation.
On Saturday night we entered at 6: 30 to 6:45 pm. Â We were looking forward to a great evening as we knew that they had added music on the weekends. Â Upon arrival we asked the ladies at the hostess desk if we could have drinks and an appetizer in the bar before going to the dining room. Â The bar was about 50% full. Â
The hostess stated that the bartender told them not to seat anyone else in the bar as she was "slammed". Â We hesitated at that response but asked if we could get a table in the dining room. Â Again, we could clearly see open tables. Â We were then told that they could not seat anyone there either. Â What a shock! Â We were dressed appropriately, 50 something couple. Â After watching them remodel, place a very costly sign on the interstate, adding music you would think they would not turn anyone away when there are open seats.
We then left and went down to exit 16 and enjoyed dinner at a fairly new Italian restaurant. Â The wait was 30 minutes but we were welcomed at the bar. Â With appetizers, drinks and dessert our tab was significant as it would have been at Agostino's-----if they had only welcomed us!
I ate here for the first time today after reading and hearing so many good things about it. Â Overall, I was very happy with the food, service, etc. and only a few nit-picky things which they hopefully can improve on.
Pros: Â All three of us very VERY happy with our food. Â Great preparation, presentation, sauces were excellent. Â I had the Land & Sea, the others had the beef speidini and a veal dish - all were top notch. Â Service was great, very attentive, waiter was very familiar with the dishes when we questioned him and helped us make good selections. Â A gastronomic delight all around.
Cons: Serve butter with the bread instead of dipping oil. Â The bread is very good and I would have loved some nice basil infused olive oil to flavor it. But unfortunately, the thing I will always remember about my first time here is that when we were seated, there was a speaker above us BLARING 90's rock music. Â In an upscale, authentic Italian restaurant???? I asked them to turn it down and they did. Â But it was still loud and incredibly annoying. Â Get a clue guys and download some Italian folk music or Frank Sinatra or something and plug it into your sound system. Â Even the plastic Italian food chains have this part figured out.
As a long time resident of the area that has no really great restaurants except chains to choose from... Agostino's is a godsend for those of us who enjoy really great food!
We've been there four times and each time it was wonderful!
We've had the seafood pasta, chicken marsala, pizza, calamari, penne pasta with
a rich hearty yet spicy red sauce and other dishes that were prepared to perfection!
While we will still go to St Louis on occasion we will be often and  long time patrons of this fine family owned enterprise!!!
Twice we've heard a really superb guitarist/vocalist named Vince. Â Truly outstanding!
We highly recommend!
PS.. I just read John H's review. Â I must agree with the other reviewer saying John H is WAY WAY out of his league! Â Or maybe he's one of the competing restaurants near by. Â Either way John H is goofy as all get out and is just wrong!
Also I forgot to mention the desserts!  The tirimisu and  chocolate coconut mousse
are heavenly... the martini's are great too! Â
So John H.. go back to Taco Bell and Fazoli's!!!
First time here.  I travel all over and visit many highly rated stores.  This store ranks at the top.  The ambiance and table settings are excellent  The service was excellent and way better than 4 stars I've been to recently. The menu is very focused and NOT  loaded with midwestern trash food. The wine list is top notch and prices are extremely reasonable for 90+ rated wines. The seafood specials were fantastic and i ordered the pan fried Orange roughy with mushrooms and sauteed spinach with red sauce.  Excellent food preparation and quality. The fish was prepared perfectly.  We had our wine decanted at the table and the waiter did it better than most other stores. The cannoli was homemade and one of the best I've had. My wife had blood orange sorbet which was excellent. Fantastic coffee.  Overall we had a fantastic meal and service. The live piano singer was awesome.
As for John H's pathetic review of this store...well.John should to go to olive garden where you can gorge yourself on free bread and cheap salad for $10. Whatadumbass
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