Il Localetto Rossi

Four friends enjoyed four great meals! Each was well prepared and delicious. Server was wonderful, the room is cozy and the food is incredibly good. One of the best meals ever.

Food and Service 5 stars!! Extremely impressed with the food! Everything was delicious! Best Italian food in Albuquerque

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Extremely good Italian food at very reasonable prices. We ordered 3 different dishes and could not find fault with any of them.

We were visiting and looking for a great Italian restaurant. This was rated a 4.7, and I can understand why. The service was a 5, the food was definitely 👌 a 10 if that was possible. Our waitress had the prettiest smile and very, very friendly. If we're ever in Albuquerque we will be dining there again.
Phyllis

Went on a much needed date night everything was great except once I got home I had the shrimp scampi and been sick all night throwing up made me so sick . We totally planned on returning but after how sick I got no way.

Our first time trying Italian food at IL Localetto Rossi, and we were pleasantly surprised! This hidden gem is such a charming little restaurant. We absolutely loved the food—especially the chicken Parmesan and the spaghetti with meatballs. Highly recommend!

Great, comfortable little restaurant. Hidden off of central, but it’s quiet and the food is great, prices and portions are fair.

The meatballs are phenomenal, the pesto tortellini is my favorite of what we tried here, the cheese ravioli is also great. The caprese salad was huge and delicious as well.

Arnold palmer is made with unsweetened tea, as a heads-up, no complaints

The staff was wonderful and good with kids

I would rate higher, but a true Italian restaurant would serve at least beer and wine. It is NOT difficult now to get a liquor license. Won’t be back until you do!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Service was impeccable and the meal was above and beyond. Simple dining but well done.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

This was the worst Italian food I've ever had. I don't usually write reviews but I felt that this food deserved it. I ordered the eggplant parmesan. I found that the pasta was overcooked, the eggplant was not seasoned at all, and the marinara sauce was just chopped tomatoes and onions. It was very unpleasant. Also the bread tasted awful. It all seemed like it was frozen and from Costco. I also found it bizarre that they didn't have a wine list. This was an abysmal attempt at Italian and one that I would not recommend to anyone.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

The problem we experienced : was a very negative interaction with the receptionast who refused to believe that we had placed a reservation on the restaurant's website. Her response was " what website? "She also would not believe that we called the number for the restaurant multiple times but the phone was blocked with a message that the cellular phone numder was unavalible. The food was good and the service was attentive This is the only reason I left a tip. The final straw was; We were asked to leave before we were ready because they had a party of 14 UNM players coming in. While we eating we watched 4 parties be turned away because they did not have a reservation, even though their were open tables. My suggestion: there are two other very good Italian resturnts in this neiborhood that don't treat their customers this way. We won't be going back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 1

Great customer service and a clean, welcoming environment. The half Caesar salad was still a generous portion, and the pasta was cooked perfectly. However, the sauce lacked flavor. Overall, it was a great experience, and I look forward to trying other menu items.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad

Honestly, I didn't enjoy the food. I was so disappointed because it had such great reviews...

Pasta Bolo had a weird taste to it (maybe the Alfredo just doesn't work with bolognese). The rigatoni itself was fine. The meatballs were a bit undercooked and also didn't taste great, so I only at 1 of the 3.

That said, the strawberry sorbet was great.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 5

For and service was really good! The restaurant is an open room so could get noisy if a big party comes in

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5