Rafael's Italian Restaurant

I ordered a large Greek salad and it was almost 9 dollars and it had 3 cubes of feta, mostly lettuce, three olives, two slices of cucumbers, one pepper, and two pieces of carrots. Then when I questioned, the staff got hateful with me. Last time ordering here.

Best pizza in town

Gyro was good with the cucumber dip. Fries ok. The mozzarella was ok. The ice tea was delicious. Wheel chair accessible a couple stores down. This is in the plaza that has the Publix and the McDonald’s and near Flint River Vet. Overall just “ok”

My mother, stepfather, brother, and myself all ordered lasagna. It very much was microwaved. The center of mine was cold while the outside was hot. I asked for extra ricotta because most places that serve lasagna typically don't put a good portion of it in. They slapped cold ricotta on top of it and didn't heat it up with the lasagna to melt it, which made my sauce even colder. And when I asked about the extra ricotta, they told me that it comes with a lot already. I'm sorry but there was barely any ricotta at all...

All of us had diarrhea that night and the next day, as well as indigestion and heartburn.

Some of the other plates I saw coming out looked great and I probably should have ordered something that would have had to have been handmade. But when I go to an Italian restaurant that serves lasagna, I expect it to be handmade, or at the very least, cooked in an oven. 🫤 I may go back to try their calzone because it looked delicious. I may change my review then.

Always a pleasure to dine here.

My son's birthday party was planned for an outdoor party, but the rain decided to change that. We had planned on ordering Rafael's pizzas for the party anyway, but on a whim, I asked if they'd be able to house our party. Kayla was so kind and understanding, said she'd do what she could and they'd work it out somehow. It just so happened to be during their 'slower' time after the church crowd had normally been in, and it was absolutely perfect. Kayla and Saleena were so sweet and helpful, and Saleena even drew a little picture for my son for his birthday. The fact that it was so last minute and they helped accommodate about 35-40 people was amazing. The pizza is always delicious, too!! Thank you, again, so much!!!

I’ve eaten here for years but lately about half the time the food is overcooked.

Food: 2

Fast and delicious. Our weekly gyros fix. Love the fried mushroom !!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We decided to go back tomorrow & take out friends.

Parking: Seemed to be plenty when we were there at lunch time.

Wheelchair accessibility: Wheel chairs can roll right in l

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Baked Spaghetti

Good food, nice people,

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I hate to be negative, but I only want to be honest with my reviews.
Rafael Italian, the name with Italian in it was the reason I went.
The lasagna was not, at all, and i was disappointed.
It tasted like a noodle with pizza sauce slapped over it! Exactly what it was.
Am not a chef, but I could make a better tasting lasagna.
Pizza may be great, but I have never tried.
This business's name needs to be changed to Rafaels Pizza....& remove the Italian...

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

I really think they have the best pizza in town

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stopped by today for lunch with my family. We were going to get the two pizzas and 10 wings for $30 special but when we went to order we were told wings would take 25 minutes to cook. Which is weird because usually they are fried and come out pretty quick. We ordered the two pizzas, breadsticks and Greek salad plus a turkey burger.

Restaurant is kind of cramped and a little on the warm side. Staff was very nice. There are a bunch of hand written signs all over the restaurant that are a little hard to read.

Pizza was OK. Definitely one of those pizza places that you want to eat it immediately and not let it sit. Breadsticks were OK (served with maranara sauce, bit pjzza sauce), Greek salad was average.

Wife never got her turkey burger. They came out after the rest of the food was delivered and told us they were out of turkey burgers and weren't informed earlier. Which happens, and is fine, but it makes this seem like a pizza place that has other stuff available but you probably shouldn't get it because it's not the main focus.

We ordered pizza to go but everything came out like we were going to eat it to go - pizza was boxed, salad was boxed, etc. I think they could probably cut costs and save some table space if they brought the pizza out on the pans they probably cook them on like other places.

Average small town restaurant, I'd try them once if you haven't but probably won't be a regular spot for me.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza

We had the chicken parmesan with spaghetti. The chicken was fried tenders with cheese on top. The spaghetti was very salty. Garlic bread was a hotdog/hogie roll toasted. We will not be back....

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

This food has the best flavour. All fresh,hot and true Italian taste.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Baked Spaghetti, Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce