We hadn't visited the restaurant in several years. We decided to go back with our family to see if it was just as good as we remembered it. I'm happy to report that we really enjoyed our meals as well as the wonderful service we were given. There aren't many places left in Rochester like this. I believe the family who runs the restaurant comes from another restaurant we enjoyed many times in the 80's. To our surprise, the restaurant was really crowded on a Thursday night. We won't wait so long to return the next time.
pfr60
We think Agatina's is the best restaurant around, and we eat out frequently. Over many years we have NEVER had a bad meal, or even a fair one. All have been excellent, and no we are not related to the Agatina's family. Service is always great, plenty of room, and yes gets a little noisy, but so what, place is always full. Prices are reasonable. Great place to have parties and showers.
Robert G
Went with relatives that like to go to high end places. Agatina's is certainly one. Started with artichokes French and chicken liver italiana. Wonderful. We each had four different meals, tried each others. all agreed that all four were great. Excellent sauce. Wines and mixed drinks were top-flight. Desserts were excellent as well. I loved the chocolate peanut butter pie. Anxious to go again.
Marlene M.
We were seated promptly for our 7:00pm dinner on a busy Friday night. Salad and appetizer of eggplant parm were the best part of my meal. The very thin slices of the eggplant are the way I always love it but rarely get it this thin...so kudos. The red sauce was also to my liking as it was a bit sweet rather than acidic....again much loved. The entree of veal Oscar was too rich for my liking and the veal was a bit tough. You do get quite a lot of food here. My only negative comment would be the too quick clearing of plates from the table...girl asked if we wanted our bread to go and my utensils were almost cleared when I had to stop the girl and told her we didn't even have our entree yet so she had to leave the utensils and the bread! I'd go back, and because I don't have a huge appetite, just order the salad and appetizer of eggplant parm. I may be in the minority but I prefer quality to quantity.
Joe W.
Food was only ok to good. The rest was worse- was on time for our reservation and wouldn't seat us at 6:03pm for 6 pm reservation, they wanted us to sit at the bar. I get it $$$ Then my wife and I shared an eggplant parmesan. It's cut like a slice of lasagna with an extra empty plate and charged 8 dollars for splitting- and we had shared two appetizers. Mind you we bought cocktails and an $80 bottle of wine. Will never go back.
Ken L
What a delicious meal !! Four of us had dinner here and all of the meals were outstanding. The chicken Parmigiano was the best I've ever had.The angel hair past with marinara sauce also got high marks. The Autumn Sangria was spicy and pleasant. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves italian food.
Amy M.
We had a wonderful dinner here. It was so good I forgot to take pictures of the appetizer and salads. The Italian vinaigrette dressing was yummy! Artichokes French was delicious. I had the homemade manicotti and it was light and I enjoyed their red sauce. My husband had the Italian trio and also really enjoyed it. We will definitely be going back to try other things.
Jenna F.
I would definitely recommend having a reservation if you don't want a 45-1 hour wait. The meals were great and the perfect portions. Meals come with a house salad. The chicken Parmesan and broiled haddock were our meals of choice. The bathrooms were not clean unfortunately.
Madelyn P.
Pretty good Italian, you can tell it's a family owned place and it's a little nicer than most places, we got Togo family order and 4 kids in a dorm ate it it was great definitely worth the money
PJ B.
I've driven past this place often. Outside looks tired. Decided to give it a shot based on reviews. Ended up loving it!! Inside is pleasant and up to date. Bread was wonderful... crispy outside soft inside. Food was plentiful. I had the chicken French, hubby had lasagna. Both loved our dishes, and we both had plenty to take home. Will definitely go again!
I heard this place had good food, and perhaps at one time it very well may have. That time, however, does not appear to be the present. My first clue, when me, my wife, and son sat down was the body language/behavior/demeanor of the servers. They seemed.... overly wary or nervous, perhaps? They flocked and milled rapidly around each other, scanning deeply into the dark recesses of the place, not unlike a small flock of frequently-hunted birds, or something like that. Covey of extra-alert quail, maybe. Almost like they were used to, and/or expecting explosive customer complaints. Enough about them. The food: My wife's Veal Oscar tasted flavorless as far as the meat goes, and the sauce was just off. Burnt, overcooked baked potato. I had the mini surf & turf, and it was a poor, tiny, VERY deceased lobster tail that was more crayfish-sized. The filet mignon was more medium well than the medium rare I had requested. Not only did it appear to be smaller than the listed 4 ounces, but it was borderline MANGLED, as well. Almost like it was a chunk of flesh ripped off a zebra's posterior by a honey badger. Now, the BEST part: The prices on the menu were different than what was on the actual tab. As in, like four dollars MORE, for my entree. Believe me, that came out of the tip, QUICK. I asked our server why this was so. I won't give what her reply was, because there's really no excuse, anyways. I talked to the head server, I believe is who she was, about this, and she apologized, saying that our server should have mentioned the price difference off the get-go, and that there was a sign on one of the doors outside stating something about price differences. Nice to know, but not my job to do extra research when I sit down to a menu. In summary? Yet another one of many post-Covid restaurant casualties. So many have gone downhill, and you're paying more for less. Skip this place and go somewhere else.
Megan T.
Update: We have ordered take out multiple times since first review and more than a couple times has my chicken dish not been cooked all the way. I even called the restaurant one time to inform them what was going on, sent a picture, and was told "just put it in the oven at 350 for 10 minutes, the pink will cook out". If I wanted to cook that night, I wouldn't have ordered take out. This has never once happened while dining in so that is what we will stick to for now. We still love the food but we do prefer it cooked all the way.
Judy H.
Absolutely delicious. We arrived on time for our reservation and were seated immediately. All staff was wearing masks and wearing them correctly, nice to see. Our waitress was great, her name was Luanne or Leanne. She was knowledgeable about the menu and easily answered our questions. I'll cut to the chase. Parmigiana dishes were sooo good and my husband got the pasta sampler. All of us were happy with our dishes and the prices are very reasonable. Can't wait to go back
Bill H.
We had chicken French over escrow, jumbulyah, and lasagna. The lasagna was good but the other two were below average. Escrow was mushy and the jambalaya was plain and not much meat and seafood. All the prices were high compared to other Italian restaurants. Very disappointed.
scoots20
Nine of us met for a small retirement party at Agatina's and everyone left happy. Service was excellent, food was out of this world, and prices were very reasonable. The freshest food was served and we had zero complaints. Keep up the great work.
We hadn't visited the restaurant in several years. We decided to go back with our family to see if it was just as good as we remembered it. I'm happy to report that we really enjoyed our meals as well as the wonderful service we were given. There aren't many places left in Rochester like this. I believe the family who runs the restaurant comes from another restaurant we enjoyed many times in the 80's. To our surprise, the restaurant was really crowded on a Thursday night. We won't wait so long to return the next time.
We think Agatina's is the best restaurant around, and we eat out frequently. Over many years we have NEVER had a bad meal, or even a fair one. All have been excellent, and no we are not related to the Agatina's family. Service is always great, plenty of room, and yes gets a little noisy, but so what, place is always full. Prices are reasonable. Great place to have parties and showers.
Went with relatives that like to go to high end places. Agatina's is certainly one. Started with artichokes French and chicken liver italiana. Wonderful. We each had four different meals, tried each others. all agreed that all four were great. Excellent sauce. Wines and mixed drinks were top-flight. Desserts were excellent as well. I loved the chocolate peanut butter pie. Anxious to go again.
We were seated promptly for our 7:00pm dinner on a busy Friday night. Salad and appetizer of eggplant parm were the best part of my meal. The very thin slices of the eggplant are the way I always love it but rarely get it this thin...so kudos. The red sauce was also to my liking as it was a bit sweet rather than acidic....again much loved. The entree of veal Oscar was too rich for my liking and the veal was a bit tough. You do get quite a lot of food here. My only negative comment would be the too quick clearing of plates from the table...girl asked if we wanted our bread to go and my utensils were almost cleared when I had to stop the girl and told her we didn't even have our entree yet so she had to leave the utensils and the bread! I'd go back, and because I don't have a huge appetite, just order the salad and appetizer of eggplant parm. I may be in the minority but I prefer quality to quantity.
Food was only ok to good. The rest was worse- was on time for our reservation and wouldn't seat us at 6:03pm for 6 pm reservation, they wanted us to sit at the bar. I get it $$$ Then my wife and I shared an eggplant parmesan. It's cut like a slice of lasagna with an extra empty plate and charged 8 dollars for splitting- and we had shared two appetizers. Mind you we bought cocktails and an $80 bottle of wine. Will never go back.
What a delicious meal !! Four of us had dinner here and all of the meals were outstanding. The chicken Parmigiano was the best I've ever had.The angel hair past with marinara sauce also got high marks. The Autumn Sangria was spicy and pleasant. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves italian food.
We had a wonderful dinner here. It was so good I forgot to take pictures of the appetizer and salads. The Italian vinaigrette dressing was yummy! Artichokes French was delicious. I had the homemade manicotti and it was light and I enjoyed their red sauce. My husband had the Italian trio and also really enjoyed it. We will definitely be going back to try other things.
I would definitely recommend having a reservation if you don't want a 45-1 hour wait. The meals were great and the perfect portions. Meals come with a house salad. The chicken Parmesan and broiled haddock were our meals of choice. The bathrooms were not clean unfortunately.
Pretty good Italian, you can tell it's a family owned place and it's a little nicer than most places, we got Togo family order and 4 kids in a dorm ate it it was great definitely worth the money
I've driven past this place often. Outside looks tired. Decided to give it a shot based on reviews. Ended up loving it!! Inside is pleasant and up to date. Bread was wonderful... crispy outside soft inside. Food was plentiful. I had the chicken French, hubby had lasagna. Both loved our dishes, and we both had plenty to take home. Will definitely go again!
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I heard this place had good food, and perhaps at one time it very well may have. That time, however, does not appear to be the present. My first clue, when me, my wife, and son sat down was the body language/behavior/demeanor of the servers. They seemed.... overly wary or nervous, perhaps? They flocked and milled rapidly around each other, scanning deeply into the dark recesses of the place, not unlike a small flock of frequently-hunted birds, or something like that. Covey of extra-alert quail, maybe. Almost like they were used to, and/or expecting explosive customer complaints. Enough about them. The food: My wife's Veal Oscar tasted flavorless as far as the meat goes, and the sauce was just off. Burnt, overcooked baked potato. I had the mini surf & turf, and it was a poor, tiny, VERY deceased lobster tail that was more crayfish-sized. The filet mignon was more medium well than the medium rare I had requested. Not only did it appear to be smaller than the listed 4 ounces, but it was borderline MANGLED, as well. Almost like it was a chunk of flesh ripped off a zebra's posterior by a honey badger. Now, the BEST part: The prices on the menu were different than what was on the actual tab. As in, like four dollars MORE, for my entree. Believe me, that came out of the tip, QUICK. I asked our server why this was so. I won't give what her reply was, because there's really no excuse, anyways. I talked to the head server, I believe is who she was, about this, and she apologized, saying that our server should have mentioned the price difference off the get-go, and that there was a sign on one of the doors outside stating something about price differences. Nice to know, but not my job to do extra research when I sit down to a menu. In summary? Yet another one of many post-Covid restaurant casualties. So many have gone downhill, and you're paying more for less. Skip this place and go somewhere else.
Update: We have ordered take out multiple times since first review and more than a couple times has my chicken dish not been cooked all the way. I even called the restaurant one time to inform them what was going on, sent a picture, and was told "just put it in the oven at 350 for 10 minutes, the pink will cook out". If I wanted to cook that night, I wouldn't have ordered take out. This has never once happened while dining in so that is what we will stick to for now. We still love the food but we do prefer it cooked all the way.
Absolutely delicious. We arrived on time for our reservation and were seated immediately. All staff was wearing masks and wearing them correctly, nice to see. Our waitress was great, her name was Luanne or Leanne. She was knowledgeable about the menu and easily answered our questions. I'll cut to the chase. Parmigiana dishes were sooo good and my husband got the pasta sampler. All of us were happy with our dishes and the prices are very reasonable. Can't wait to go back
We had chicken French over escrow, jumbulyah, and lasagna. The lasagna was good but the other two were below average. Escrow was mushy and the jambalaya was plain and not much meat and seafood. All the prices were high compared to other Italian restaurants. Very disappointed.
Nine of us met for a small retirement party at Agatina's and everyone left happy. Service was excellent, food was out of this world, and prices were very reasonable. The freshest food was served and we had zero complaints. Keep up the great work.