First time at Acqua evFarina. Old school Italian ambience! Great food and service. Gabriella, our server was friendly, efficient, and accommodating. There were 4 of us and we all ordered different entrees... they were all great AND served hot! We will be back!
Jamie
Fantastic Italian restaurant. Had veal for lunch but so much more I want to try so I'll be back
Sara Chan Chan
Very discriminatory of the age of a new server that was hired and not even given a chance to work. I’m a client of Nasser’s and I’ve been following him throughout his career in the restaurant industry and the management doesn’t know what they’re missing. Good luck with your millennial constant call outs and half assed workers!
alfred glenn
My most favorite Italian Restaurant!!
Nerrisa
The service was great. Our servers were welcoming, attentive, and helpful with recommendations. The food was good. Everyone in my dinner party enjoyed their food, even my kids who are picky eaters. We had the crab cakes, lasagna, pepperoni pizza, and shrimp fettuccini. I would definitely eat here again.
Charles
Some of the best Italian food we have ever had anywhere in the world, including in Italy. And very reasonable prices too. A real treat!!
Christine
It's my go to place in Hayward. Always meet my family there when passing through the Bay Area.
Melissa Lall
Great food and wine! Large restaurant with lots of seating options.
Julianna Baxley
We went for a birthday dinner, just my husband and I. To star, the table bread was stale and hard. We Ordered mozzarella capresse salad, wedge salad, lamb shank and the lasagna. The salads were good. The main entrées were Luke warm at best. And the cheese on the lasagna was solid not melted at all. Our sever was excellent. The best part of the experience.
temi
Quite good service!! I did notice a sewer smell near the bathroom area, however. That is a definite turn off. Food entries cost from $19.99 for a plate of pasta, up through fish dishes, which I believe were about $24.00. They made an improvement since I was last there about 2021, and that is that the salt and pepper shakers, were no longer filthy looking. I had noticed several tables had dirty looking shakers during my visit in 202or 2022. This last visit, the shakers were clean. Thank you Acqua de Farina for that improvement.
Aleny was a great server. Wonderful food and environment
agustin garcia
Food is great Italian classics. The bar is like a movie set or something out of Good Fellas the movie. Fresh bread is amazing. Waiters are on top of it, and the food is made with attention a d love. Take a trip to Hayward and end up in Italy worth the drive.
Roy
The service and the food was excellent and reasonably priced for the assn Francisco Bay Area. They hadn't added only two downside to this excellent restaurant was the lack of parking and the noise level, which was so loud that we could not carry on a conversation without yelling at each other. That may have due to it's being Mother's Day and it being crowded with families celebrating Mom. I do recommend this restaurant but be forewarned you need to allow time for parking spot hunting and that it is not the place for a quiet intimate dinner.
Doreen
I ordered shrimp scampi with polenta and coleslaw. The polenta was plated with lumps in it. Although tasty, I couldn't eat the lumps. I ordered tiramisu for dessert. It was over powered buy the amount of chocolate sauce drizzled on the dessert and plate.
george
Mother's day dinner. family of 4. nice Italian specials for dinner. Great place in the heart of Hayward.
First time at Acqua evFarina. Old school Italian ambience! Great food and service. Gabriella, our server was friendly, efficient, and accommodating. There were 4 of us and we all ordered different entrees... they were all great AND served hot! We will be back!
Fantastic Italian restaurant. Had veal for lunch but so much more I want to try so I'll be back
Very discriminatory of the age of a new server that was hired and not even given a chance to work. I’m a client of Nasser’s and I’ve been following him throughout his career in the restaurant industry and the management doesn’t know what they’re missing. Good luck with your millennial constant call outs and half assed workers!
My most favorite Italian Restaurant!!
The service was great. Our servers were welcoming, attentive, and helpful with recommendations. The food was good. Everyone in my dinner party enjoyed their food, even my kids who are picky eaters. We had the crab cakes, lasagna, pepperoni pizza, and shrimp fettuccini. I would definitely eat here again.
Some of the best Italian food we have ever had anywhere in the world, including in Italy. And very reasonable prices too. A real treat!!
It's my go to place in Hayward. Always meet my family there when passing through the Bay Area.
Great food and wine! Large restaurant with lots of seating options.
We went for a birthday dinner, just my husband and I. To star, the table bread was stale and hard. We Ordered mozzarella capresse salad, wedge salad, lamb shank and the lasagna. The salads were good. The main entrées were Luke warm at best. And the cheese on the lasagna was solid not melted at all. Our sever was excellent. The best part of the experience.
Quite good service!!
I did notice a sewer smell near the bathroom area, however. That is a definite turn off.
Food entries cost from $19.99 for a plate of pasta, up through fish dishes, which I believe were about $24.00.
They made an improvement since I was last there about 2021, and that is that the salt and pepper shakers, were no longer filthy looking. I had noticed several tables had dirty looking shakers during my visit in 202or 2022. This last visit, the shakers were clean. Thank you Acqua de Farina for that improvement.
Restaurantji Recommends
Aleny was a great server. Wonderful food and environment
Food is great Italian classics. The bar is like a movie set or something out of Good Fellas the movie. Fresh bread is amazing. Waiters are on top of it, and the food is made with attention a d love. Take a trip to Hayward and end up in Italy worth the drive.
The service and the food was excellent and reasonably priced for the assn Francisco Bay Area. They hadn't added only two downside to this excellent restaurant was the lack of parking and the noise level, which was so loud that we could not carry on a conversation without yelling at each other. That may have due to it's being Mother's Day and it being crowded with families celebrating Mom. I do recommend this restaurant but be forewarned you need to allow time for parking spot hunting and that it is not the place for a quiet intimate dinner.
I ordered shrimp scampi with polenta and coleslaw. The polenta was plated with lumps in it. Although tasty, I couldn't eat the lumps. I ordered tiramisu for dessert. It was over powered buy the amount of chocolate sauce drizzled on the dessert and plate.
Mother's day dinner. family of 4. nice Italian specials for dinner. Great place in the heart of Hayward.
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