I am world traveler and have had the luxury to try many different restaurants, mainly my favorite is Italian. When I went to the Colosseum Restaurant I heard only but great things about the place. Immediately as I enter the doors, I new I was in for quite a treat. Not only was the service great, the food was unbelievable.... more

Went on Sunday 9-20-09,,,Service was very good,atmosphere very nice and clean but the meal completely was the worst we have ever had out.. I'm Italian and know Italian food very well,,My friends the food is just terrible,,spent over 100,00 which I am use to but in this case the biggest mistake of my life. Well , never again,,No wonder there... more

Not worth the time or money to go to this place. I think the musician's are there to distract from the poor food, lame service, and even lamer atmosphere. more

Our party of four experienced many problems: * dinner rolls that were hard as rocks * a long strand of HAIR in the chicken parmasean -- waiter didn't seem to concerned about that * soup too salty to eat * stuffed calamari that was ok at first then started to taste very fishy * the eclair rum cake was so... more

My husband and I heard some rave reviews about this place, and figured we'd try it out. What a mistake. The waiter was not friendly, and called me "sir", which of course bothered my husband since i am clearly a woman. The Bread was cold and a little stale tasting. Hubby got chicken parm and thought it was pretty good.... more

Knockoff "authentic" Italian Restaurant -Everything is A La Carte, meaning they charge you 'an arm and a leg' for a normal, decent meal. -Claim to be authentic, but don't even give you good bread...the butter is in the plastic peel cups found at Denny's!!!!! So sad -Service is horrendous...we went at 6pm on Saturday and it took 40 minutes to... more

Great place - I enjoy myself every time I go here. more

I cannot understand any of the bad reviews I'm seeing here--possibly there has been some mistake, and these bad reviews were meant for a different restaurant! Last weekend we had company from North Carolina and wanted to take them someplace nice near Hampstead, where we live. Many years ago we had gone to the Colisseum when it was less than... more

After hearing it touted as the Best Restaurant in Salem, I arranged for a Girls Dinner Out there. The service was extremely slow and not very polite. Our food arrived cold after a long wait. And the prices were extraordinarily high for what it was. more