Balistreri's Bluemound Inn

Reviews

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  Crystal Brooks

  Oct 12, 2025
  5.0
  Have ordered almost everything off the menu and have never had a bad dish. The pizza is incredible, but the Sicilian veal is my favorite (be sure to ask for extra sauce on the veal)!
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  LaTasha Smith

  Oct 12, 2025
  5.0
  great pizza a nice place for family or dinner date. wonderful experience at this Milwaukee treasure . Service and food were impeccable . The tiramisu was the best I’ve ever had ! Can’t wait to try more and more items on the menu ! So good . Highly recommend reservations because it’s always got a crowd
• JM

  Jeffery Madison

  Oct 7, 2025
  5.0
  Some of the best pizza you’ll find in the city. Great service as well. The Pizza and the fried eggplant were phenomenal. That crust on the pizza is amazing.
• AJ

  Angel J

  Sep 21, 2025
  4.0
  Food was really good. We ordered a chicken Alfredo pizza and chicken parmesan with pasta dinner dish. The place was really crowded which we kind of expected because every time we drive pass this place the parking lot is packed, plus it was the weekend. The service was a little on the slow side, maybe due to it being busy and/or short staffed, not 100% sure what the reason may have been. The staff was friendly. The layout of the restaurant is very tight, so it kind of felt like everyone was on top of each other. We would like to visit here again, maybe when it's not so busy and crowded.
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  Leia

  Sep 17, 2025
  1.0
  When we walked into the restaurant, we stood there for a moment, there were a few people at the bar, but the main dining area had several open tables. No one greeted us. I had to walk up to the bar and ask where we should go to be seated. Instead of a friendly welcome, the bartender simply asked, “What do you need?” I told him we were looking for a place to sit, and he pointed us toward the hostess stand. When we approached, there was a man who was not uniform (who appeared to be a manager) standing with a group of women. The man greeted us with a sharp, unfriendly “hi”, no smile and the women looked at us as if we were unwelcome. One waitress elbowed another to quickly grab menus. She then looked at the man, who signaled toward the back. She seated us in the back of the restaurant. Back there, we noticed only one other Black family and two women seated. No one else was ever seated in that section during our entire visit. When we left, we walked through the front again and noticed the area was now full, every table taken and all of the customers appeared to be white. The contrast in how we were treated and where we were seated left us feeling very uncomfortable. It gave the impression that this restaurant is not welcoming to Black patrons, people of color, or members of the LGBTQ community. The one positive note was that our waitress was pleasant and provided good service. However, the overall atmosphere was unwelcoming, and we will not be returning.

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