Pretty disappointed with our service last night. Our waitress seemed annoyed from the second we walked in. Im happy to wait for good food but to be waiting on a server to even get our order on a relatively slow night in a very small restaurant is frustrating. After waiting for hours for dinner service to be complete, our server again disappeared when we were ready for the check.
Food & drinks were great though as always.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 2
K Or
To start I'm a terrible cook.... But even I could make all the dishes we ate 10x better. The grilled sausage was abysmal. I can't even describe how bad it was and I'm Hungarian, we eat all sorts of sausage. Sent that back and got the ravioli, which is frozen ravioli doused oil and butter. Seriously? I mean a pizza place puts more effort into their ravioli. Wife said her seafood pasta was "edible" and all this for almost $100 with tip. To think these people offer cooking classes is shocking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Glenn Kress
Very fresh food and pleasant accommodating employees Look forward on returning
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homemade Gnocchi with Almond Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes
Amy Whitten
Disappointed for sure. My husband made a reservation three weeks in advance and was told the specific date we wanted was not available due to a wedding. We decided to go the day after but certainly regret it. At the time the reservation was made, my husband confirmed the gluten free pasta options. Today when we went we were seated outside and the couple next to us ordered at the same time but received everything including their desert before our food even came… long after we placed our order we were told they ran out of the gluten free pasta because of the wedding the day before. Instead of pasta the only other option was risotto. The food for my birthday dinner took over an hour to get to our table which made it difficult to enjoy. Sad to say it was our first and will be our last time visiting.
Dietary restrictions: Don’t get the “smashed potatoes” they taste like nothing and I have no idea what the gluten free pasta tastes like because they ran out. The only item I would recommend is the French Fries. :(
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Erik Campbell
Great little place. Nice vibe on the patio. Had the sausage which was fantastic. Other reviews mention bad service but ours was great. Apps came out fast and the main course took 15 mins.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kris Lahti
Wow! What a marvelous place! We had a lovely dinner. Our server was wonderful. All of them took a sincere interest in our service. The food was excellent. Top Notch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pedro Segura
Great service!! Great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jasper Clayton
Best thing about this place - sitting outside, the patio is beautiful. Service is great. But the food....eh, tasty but incredibly overpriced. Much better Italian places around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Kael Kleinman
Beautiful place, love the concept and the atmosphere. Had multiple drinks throughout the dinner, which were all delicious. Started with a caprese salad to share, and for $16... Really small. We also ordered the fried seafood which was delicious and a reasonable amount for the cost.
For the mains we had the shrimp and scallop spaghetti special, which was reasonable. The shrimp and scallops were cooked beautifully, but the pasta was lackluster. Seemed really dry like the pasta was made and was sitting (maybe under a heat lamp) waiting for the shrimp and scallops to be added. Almost seemed like microwaved leftover pasta with oil drizzled on top. The other pasta we ordered was the tagliatelle ragu which was better than the special. Softer noodles, with a great sauce.
Overall glad we went here. Will definitely give them another shot, and maybe not order a pasta next time. If they wanted to step up their game, make the pasta in-house.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Keane Flynn
Completely forgot about our order for like 45 minutes then refused to split our check for a group of 4. Just felt lazy and like they didn’t care. Food was also aggressively overpriced for how mediocre it was. Desert was alright, only thing saving my rating on their food. Won’t be going back.
I was really excited to try this restaurant, but it was honestly one of the most disappointing dinning experiences that I've had in awhile. They forgot about our order so we didn't get our food for at least 45+ minutes. The food that we eventually received was pretty disappointing as well. Each person in our group had some kind of complaint about the food - the seafood pasta didn't have any flavor, the truffle mac and cheese had a bit too strong of a truffle flavor, the chicken was too salty, etc.
Overall, they forgot about our food and really didn't offer anything to make up for the inconvenience. At checkout when I was asked how everything was I mentioned that we didn't like the seafood pasta. The person kind of just brushed it off. After giving some honest feedback about the negative experience they again didn't offer anything to make up for the inconvenience - like maybe removing the seafood pasta from our bill or something like that. It felt like the least they could have offered.
I was surprised to hear that they have been open since 2016 and that I hadn't heard of this restaurant, but after this experience I understand why it has never been recommended to me.
Oh also - they couldn't split the bill between two people, which didn't seem like a difficult request.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Grammy LaLaland
Some of the best Italian dishes that I have ever tasted.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joseph Hoffman
Came for dinner with a group of friends. We were sat on the side patio a little before sunset. There were supposed to be lights that automatically turn on at dusk, but for some reason didn't, so the end of our meal was mostly dark. Thankfully staff brought some lamps to have on our table. Service was very good throughout dinner.
Overall the food was very good, and the portions were just right. The Ceasar was good, though could have used a little more dressing as it was a little dry. An offer of fresh cracked pepper would have been appreciated, but I was able to use some preground that was on the table. My wife ordered the ribeye and it was cooked, as she asked, to the perfect rare temperature. The carbonara was made well.
I'd been wanting to come here for a while and finally did, and I was every bit as happy and impressed as I thought I would be. I'll definitely be returning to try some other dishes I was eyeing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad
Nick Costa
Steak was fantastic. Prices were reasonable. Will definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Caesar Salad
Jon Cernok
Tonight was our 2nd time at Calafuria.Service was definitely a miss tonight with the waitresses playing a duel role as hostess, leading to bad estimates on wait times, slower service, and missed timing. The wait was also estimated to be 15-30 minutes but took 50 minutes - the table we were sat at was open when we arrived. Taking reservations would really help the staff be able to plan the timing better and understand the demand for the evening.Good: The food is delicious here, Negronis are always spot on, and they have a fantastic wine menu.Bad: The server we had was clearly not trained well and in way over her head for Saturday service. No introduction of herself, no recommendations given about the menu, she did not know which of the 4 glasses of red wine available were best, plates not cleared before mains arrived, wine ordered with dinner delivered after we finished eating - we sent it back. It’s a shame because we know there are quality servers that work here and know the menu inside/out.Finally, the fact they charge a 3% service charge for using a credit/debit card is a real miss. Just build it into your prices to avoid customers getting upset.Recommendations: Avoid the fried seafood appetizer - only thing on the menu we did not like. Best dishes were the cauliflower au gratin and meatballs.
Pretty disappointed with our service last night. Our waitress seemed annoyed from the second we walked in. Im happy to wait for good food but to be waiting on a server to even get our order on a relatively slow night in a very small restaurant is frustrating. After waiting for hours for dinner service to be complete, our server again disappeared when we were ready for the check.
Food & drinks were great though as always.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 2
To start I'm a terrible cook.... But even I could make all the dishes we ate 10x better. The grilled sausage was abysmal. I can't even describe how bad it was and I'm Hungarian, we eat all sorts of sausage. Sent that back and got the ravioli, which is frozen ravioli doused oil and butter. Seriously? I mean a pizza place puts more effort into their ravioli. Wife said her seafood pasta was "edible" and all this for almost $100 with tip. To think these people offer cooking classes is shocking.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 3
Very fresh food and pleasant accommodating employees
Look forward on returning
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Homemade Gnocchi with Almond Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes
Disappointed for sure. My husband made a reservation three weeks in advance and was told the specific date we wanted was not available due to a wedding. We decided to go the day after but certainly regret it. At the time the reservation was made, my husband confirmed the gluten free pasta options. Today when we went we were seated outside and the couple next to us ordered at the same time but received everything including their desert before our food even came… long after we placed our order we were told they ran out of the gluten free pasta because of the wedding the day before. Instead of pasta the only other option was risotto. The food for my birthday dinner took over an hour to get to our table which made it difficult to enjoy. Sad to say it was our first and will be our last time visiting.
Dietary restrictions: Don’t get the “smashed potatoes” they taste like nothing and I have no idea what the gluten free pasta tastes like because they ran out. The only item I would recommend is the French Fries. :(
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 2
Great little place. Nice vibe on the patio. Had the sausage which was fantastic. Other reviews mention bad service but ours was great. Apps came out fast and the main course took 15 mins.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow!
What a marvelous place!
We had a lovely dinner.
Our server was wonderful. All of them took a sincere interest in our service.
The food was excellent.
Top Notch.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great service!! Great food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best thing about this place - sitting outside, the patio is beautiful. Service is great. But the food....eh, tasty but incredibly overpriced. Much better Italian places around.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 4
Beautiful place, love the concept and the atmosphere. Had multiple drinks throughout the dinner, which were all delicious. Started with a caprese salad to share, and for $16... Really small. We also ordered the fried seafood which was delicious and a reasonable amount for the cost.
For the mains we had the shrimp and scallop spaghetti special, which was reasonable. The shrimp and scallops were cooked beautifully, but the pasta was lackluster. Seemed really dry like the pasta was made and was sitting (maybe under a heat lamp) waiting for the shrimp and scallops to be added. Almost seemed like microwaved leftover pasta with oil drizzled on top. The other pasta we ordered was the tagliatelle ragu which was better than the special. Softer noodles, with a great sauce.
Overall glad we went here. Will definitely give them another shot, and maybe not order a pasta next time. If they wanted to step up their game, make the pasta in-house.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Completely forgot about our order for like 45 minutes then refused to split our check for a group of 4. Just felt lazy and like they didn’t care. Food was also aggressively overpriced for how mediocre it was. Desert was alright, only thing saving my rating on their food. Won’t be going back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
I was really excited to try this restaurant, but it was honestly one of the most disappointing dinning experiences that I've had in awhile. They forgot about our order so we didn't get our food for at least 45+ minutes. The food that we eventually received was pretty disappointing as well. Each person in our group had some kind of complaint about the food - the seafood pasta didn't have any flavor, the truffle mac and cheese had a bit too strong of a truffle flavor, the chicken was too salty, etc.
Overall, they forgot about our food and really didn't offer anything to make up for the inconvenience. At checkout when I was asked how everything was I mentioned that we didn't like the seafood pasta. The person kind of just brushed it off. After giving some honest feedback about the negative experience they again didn't offer anything to make up for the inconvenience - like maybe removing the seafood pasta from our bill or something like that. It felt like the least they could have offered.
I was surprised to hear that they have been open since 2016 and that I hadn't heard of this restaurant, but after this experience I understand why it has never been recommended to me.
Oh also - they couldn't split the bill between two people, which didn't seem like a difficult request.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Some of the best Italian dishes that I have ever tasted.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came for dinner with a group of friends. We were sat on the side patio a little before sunset. There were supposed to be lights that automatically turn on at dusk, but for some reason didn't, so the end of our meal was mostly dark. Thankfully staff brought some lamps to have on our table. Service was very good throughout dinner.
Overall the food was very good, and the portions were just right. The Ceasar was good, though could have used a little more dressing as it was a little dry. An offer of fresh cracked pepper would have been appreciated, but I was able to use some preground that was on the table. My wife ordered the ribeye and it was cooked, as she asked, to the perfect rare temperature. The carbonara was made well.
I'd been wanting to come here for a while and finally did, and I was every bit as happy and impressed as I thought I would be. I'll definitely be returning to try some other dishes I was eyeing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad
Steak was fantastic. Prices were reasonable. Will definitely return.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tiramisu, Caesar Salad
Tonight was our 2nd time at Calafuria.Service was definitely a miss tonight with the waitresses playing a duel role as hostess, leading to bad estimates on wait times, slower service, and missed timing. The wait was also estimated to be 15-30 minutes but took 50 minutes - the table we were sat at was open when we arrived. Taking reservations would really help the staff be able to plan the timing better and understand the demand for the evening.Good: The food is delicious here, Negronis are always spot on, and they have a fantastic wine menu.Bad: The server we had was clearly not trained well and in way over her head for Saturday service. No introduction of herself, no recommendations given about the menu, she did not know which of the 4 glasses of red wine available were best, plates not cleared before mains arrived, wine ordered with dinner delivered after we finished eating - we sent it back. It’s a shame because we know there are quality servers that work here and know the menu inside/out.Finally, the fact they charge a 3% service charge for using a credit/debit card is a real miss. Just build it into your prices to avoid customers getting upset.Recommendations: Avoid the fried seafood appetizer - only thing on the menu we did not like. Best dishes were the cauliflower au gratin and meatballs.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
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