My family (a one and four year old and husband) went to Sole Sapori for dinner tonight. Overall, it was a good meal. I had the Eggplant Parmesan, and my husband had the meat lasagna. We are typically fairly picky when it comes to Italian food, and we thought the food was great. Probably the best tomato sauce I've had in Madison; the eggplant was good but not great.
The food comes with a somewhat strange, but good caraway cheese bread. Kind of interesting, but not something I'd eat every time. From the kids' menu, my son ordered a cheese pizza. It was good, but not great. If you're in the mood for pizza, try Great Scott's (traditional, fast-food-type pizza) or The Naked Elm in Blue Mounts for an eclectic, Mediterranean-style pizza. But for pasta, Sole Sapori is quite good. They also had a decent-looking array of warm winter drinks, but we didn't order any.
The salad was OK. The greens themselves were good, with an OK mix of other veggies, but the dressing somewhat lacking. They only make one dressing in-house, and I felt it was heavy on the olive oil, low on the flavor.
I gave it four stars because while all the food was good and some was great, I felt it was also overpriced. Many of the pasta dishes were over $15, which seems like a lot for a small family restaurant. It's a good place to go for a treat, but not a place I would frequent often.