Sestina
Bentonville, AR · Italian Steakhouse
Tier 3 · Menu claim only What the tiers mean
Wagyu from $28 on the menu we read · up to $88
This listing's current published materials advertise Wagyu, but the offering does not meet our full verification standard for provenance. It carries no authenticity badge; undisclosed details remain explicitly unverified.
Why it's listed
Sestina is a Tuscan steakhouse in The Compton hotel in downtown Bentonville. Its current seasonal menu lists a 12 oz Australian Wagyu strip at $88 among the steaks and a Radiatori pasta with wagyu beef bolognese at $28. Neither names a farm, a producer or a marbling score. The steak list also carries a Chef's Cut at market price, a daily selection the kitchen sends round on a tableside cart, so the Wagyu actually available on a given night may differ from the printed list. Dinner nightly from 5pm, brunch at weekends.
Authenticity flags
- The 12 oz Australian Wagyu strip names its country but no farm and no marbling score, so the menu does not tell you how richly marbled the cut is. The Radiatori pasta is described only as wagyu beef bolognese, with no origin at all.
- The restaurant's website describes its Radiatori as made with Certified Angus Beef bolognese, while the menu it currently publishes describes the same dish as wagyu beef bolognese. Ask which one the kitchen is serving.
- The most interesting cuts here are not on the printed menu. A Chef's Cut is sold at market price off a tableside cart that changes daily, so what you can order tonight is worth asking about rather than assuming from the menu.
Wagyu on the menu
- unknown
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
- Australian
- Brand / Prefecture
- Not listed
- Grade
- Not listed
- Producer
- Not listed
| Origin | Brand / Prefecture | Grade | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|
| unknown | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Australian | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
Menu rotates This kitchen changes its menu, so the cuts above may vary by night. Confirm with the venue before booking around a particular one.
Evidence on file
“STEAKS ... 12 oz. AUSTRALIAN WAGYU STRIP* 88”
images.squarespace-cdn.com “PASTA ... RADIATORI 28 ... wagyu beef bolognese, san marzano tomato, whipped ricotta, parmesan”
images.squarespace-cdn.com “CHEF'S CUT MKT ... ask your server about daily selection”
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“the signature Bistecca alla Fiorentina, a 42-ounce dry-aged cut cooked over an open flame ... Radiatori with Certified Angus Beef(R) Bolognese”
sestinabentonville.com “Location SW corner in The Compton 200 E Central Ave, Bentonville, AR 72712 ... Dinner Sunday - Thursday: 5 - 10 p.m.”
sestinabentonville.com
Quoted from the venue's own menu or site. A Wagyu claim on a menu is not the same as documented provenance.
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Common questions
- Does Sestina serve real Wagyu?
- Its own current menu advertises Wagyu, and that claim was read directly on August 16, 2026. What the menu does not do is say which Wagyu: no prefecture, grade, breed status or producer is published, so the sourcing cannot be checked from outside. That is a gap in what is written down rather than a suggestion that anything is wrong with the beef, and plenty of kitchens buy carefully without printing the details.
- What kind of Wagyu does Sestina serve?
- Its menu discloses unknown and Australian. Each of those is taken from the venue's own current materials rather than from a review or a listing site, and the evidence behind it is quoted further down this page.
- Why is Sestina listed without a Wagyu badge?
- Because a badge here means the sourcing was checked, not that the food is good. This listing is published because the venue genuinely advertises Wagyu on its own current material, and it carries no badge because that material does not say which Wagyu. If the venue publishes the prefecture, grade, breed status or producer, the listing can move.