Leon’s Italian Bistro & Pizza

I’ve eaten here before and it’s always been good however I was there the other day and I had the chicken frances, dry also frozen spinach and to much butter. Asparagus was hard and flavorless. Italian wedding soup was decent.

Well,…Just had dinner in the Bistro as my husband and I have done many times in the last 5
was disappointing. Every time we visit Leon’s We order stuffed banana peppers. Well for the last four times they have been completely different then the last. WTH is up with that. the first time they said they changed them. OK, we visit 4 months later and they are different again. Then on the next visit around 6 months later, you guessed it! Different… Now tonight, oh yes again different. I really didn’t think you could screw up a stuffed banana pepper so completely. The salad was good, and the service was good, with the exception of turning the heat up full blast and cooking us along with the dinners! Lol! Why do we keep going back you may ask. Well, its because the pasta dishes are really good. Couple that with the calm relaxing dinning room makes for a good time. I just really hope that the next time we visit Leon’s they have changed the banana peppers again!!! Lol

Love their pizza, have for years since they were in the summit park mall. Stopped after Christmas shopping with my daughter, starving !! I found a half of what looked like a bug cooked in my pizza, I threw up instantly .I’m so sick from what I saw I can never eat their pizza again. Don’t know what happened to them, they have gone downhill.

This is for the pizza side only. This is not the larger bistro part of the restaurant.
I used to come here all the time when it first opened. The food and service were both excellent. Now, both are below par at best. I kept giving then another chance and another and another, but no more.
Two times my appetizer was still frozen on the inside. Deep fried mushrooms? One time they even brought me the wrong appetizer.
The steak and cheese sub used to be out of this world. Now it seems the meat is of lesser quality and they do not give as much. I used to also order an assorted sub [to go] for work. When I would open the wrapping off the sub, everyone in the lunch room at work would comment how good it smelled. That does not happen any more.
The service has gone down hill since opening as well. I have received dirty silverware on numerous occasions. I always have to wait longer than I should have. They rarely come back to check if everything is ok or if I need a refill.
In the picture I posted it shows how skimpy they are with the French fries. I literally counted 22 fires. That may sound like a lot, but it is not.
I could go on and on about both the food and service, but I’m done wasting my time on this place. I strongly urge people not to go.

We visited here on a whim, my son was interested in getting an Italian dinner, the big chain restaurants were very busy, so I opened the Unilocal app. Wow were we surprised! Excellent excellent excellent!!! We had three different dinners and a few appetizers all were exquisite, the portions were large, enough for two each. Best Italian I have had in a long time. Prices were reasonable also. Wait staff were very accommodating and attentive, we will be going back on our next visit!

Really great little place! Food was excellent… Generous portions and not too expensive. Service was great! The sauce is a sweeter sauce, which I personally love as it’s like my family’s. My husband and I had the lasagna… something I usually steer clear of in restaurants because it’s usually pretty disappointing, but theirs was great! Tried a meatball which was also really good, and my son got a personal size pizza that was pretty tasty as well. He really liked the wedding soup also! Since we’re new to the area… will definitely go back!

Great food-​family had the half tray of pizza and wings special – best we have had in ages! I had the Greek Grilled Chicken Salad-​also fantastic! Great service and reasonable prices!

Bought a stinger for the first time and the first bite I knew something wasn’t right. A could bites later I threw it away and instantly felt sick. Which is rare from this place. Ended up throwing up twice. I work in a restaurant so I know that has to mean I’ve gotten a bad piece of meat. Not too happy about it either.

Best pizza by far in the Buffalo area amazing cheesesteaks excellent food Pizza blue cheese sauces prices go there twice three times a week

WOW… We had high hopes going into this choice. We read the reviews and we looking for a good meal. We ordered delivery: A Family dinner of Chicken Parm with fettuccine Alfredo, rolls and salad. They told us 45 mins and were true to their word! Very impressed. The delivery man was nice and courteous. I tipped him $ 6 dollars, all was well up to this point. We opened the bag to prep dinner for our family of 5. First up there was no plates or silverware. No worries, it happens. I was able to wrangle some up at the Tony Roma’s downstairs. We press on and realize they didn’t deliver the rolls either. Again, we made do. We made plates for everyone and started to eat. The salad was gear and the fettuccine Alfredo was actually one of the better ones I tasted. Great Job! Our issue was with the chicken Parm. The presentation was fine but the chicken and breaking was not edible. It was chewy and tough. What a disappointment
We will try them again when we come back. I believe everyone should be given a second chance! Leon’s is on the bubble!!!

We ordered a variety of subs, salads, and chicken fingers, and all were excellent. Portions were huge for the price. It was ready in 30 minutes, as promised, and the service was great. Highly recommend.

Fabulous! On vacation after the Falls we came for dinner. Everything was excellent from the soup through 5 different entrees it was all delicious!

The Pizza was very tasty, especially the sauce. The service wasn’t great. They weren’t busy, but we did end up sitting around waiting for the server for refills, the check, etc.

We were just staying at Niagara falls for a few days and everyone wanted pizza. So I looked for a pizza restaurant since no one wanted pizza hut. This place already had 4 and a half stars so it seemed like the perfect stop. We went 20 minutes before closing time and they took our order happily and didn’t mind. Everyone was super nice. The inside of the restaurant looked clean and the décor was good. The pizza didn’t take too long to make either. maybe 15 – 20 minutes for two large pizzas. I had two uncle with me who both work at pizza shops in upper Manhattan who agreed that the pizza was really good and the ingredients were of quality. I would recommend this place to anyone. The price for the size of pizza was also good.

Absolutely delicious food! The pasta with clams superb! Meatballs, delicious. Pasta cooked to perfection. Fresh crispy salad and wonderful hot bread. Intended to eat «light», and take a doggie bag back to room, but ate everything in site! Attentive friendly waitress. I live out of state, but if ever in this area again, will definitely go back!

Stopped there for a quick snack before crossing the border back Canada. Ordered a large pizza with 4 toppings. Pizza and service were great. Pizza tasted like a home made pizza not like the commercial junk that’s avaliable everywhere.
Will definitely be stopping there again in the future.

I haven’t tried the Bistro portion of Lean’s but their pizza and sub shop is great. Best hot subs in the entire city imo. You’ll pay a little more for subs but it’s definitely worth it; I can barely finish a half sub! Their stinger subs are en entire meal unto themselves. Try the Snake in the Grass for some lighter fare!
They also have a great pizza lunch special. Two huge slices of Pizza and a pop for just over $ 5. If you can finish both those slices for lunch come talk to me, I have a job for that mouth of yours!

Best pizza period! it has been around for years, family owned, cute little place maybe not that fancy but great food!

Sat on the pizza side to have dinner with our family. The waitress was extremely helpful and friendly. Enjoyed the Italian Wedding soup quite a bit. Linguine with seafood was also very good. The garlic rolls weren’t to my liking. They tasted like a Pillsbury bread with margarine on top.
This was a very good option for dinner. If I lived there I would definitely visit more often.

+ very nice décor; great Italian food
— slow service; only bottled beer, nothing on tap
This review is for their classy restaurant. We went here tonight (Saturday) for dinner. Arrived at 6:45pm and the restaurant was full, other than the large group tables in the middle and one smaller table near the window that we fortunately were seated at. The place is nice inside; low lighting, artwork on the walls, nicely dressed tables with cloth napkins. Atmosphere is small, quiet, great for having a conversation, as you can easily hear each other. There are approximately 12 booths and 2 larger tables in the center of the restaurant.
Waitress was friendly and made a recommendation. For alcohol, they shockingly don’t have any beer on tap; bottles only. We ordered Lasagna and Chicken Parmesan. With your entrée, you have a choice of salad (Caesar or mixed greens), or soup (Minestrone or Italian wedding, or another soup of the day which I forget). We chose soup. My Chicken Parmesan dish came with a side and I chose spaghetti. Pricing for entrees is around $ 15, which seems a little high, but the place looks and feels a bit upscale.
After a long 30 minutes since we first ordered, we were presented with two hot out of he oven garlic knots. They really didn’t seem to have a garlic taste, but were delicious. With them, the waitress made up a plate of olive oil and seasoning that was nice to dip the bread in.
15 minutes later our soup arrived. Italian Wedding was delicious. Minestrone was also very tasty. Our waitress even brought us two more garlic knots noticing we devoured the two rolls quickly (we were super hungry after the long wait).
Our entrees followed the soup and they were piping hot. The portion of lasagna was huge with lots of cheese and sauce. The lasagna was piled high with a lot of ground beef. The Chicken Parmesan was a good portion, but I would have liked a little more spaghetti with it. It was all cooked perfectly with excellent flavor.
Once finished, the waitress offered to box up any leftovers.
Other than the long wait for food, a good experience with great food; I would certainly come back. A perfect place for date night!