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    Basilico

    4.3 (749 reviews)
    ModerateDelis, Italian
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Casual
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating

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    Pastry counter.
    Chris H.

    Another quick and succinct review here. I always like to find different places to stop on my travels north and southbound on I-95. I came across Basilico in Fredericksburg on Yelp and stopped in for a quick lunch last Sunday on my way home. The restaurant was bustling, the food was great, the service was quick, and it was delicious. I was not disappointed. There are many options to choose from. The bakery choices were abundant and looked delicious but I passed (this time).

    Cup Tomato & Orzo Soup
    Danielle G.

    Fast service, great food, and delectable desserts. This was my second visit and it did not disappoint. I love the pick two option, because there are so many great options . The tomato orzo bisque is amazing. I typically do not get the bread, but I forgot to swap out with my tuna melt and it was not overpowering and I enjoyed the meal.

    Steak Stromboli
    Brittanie M.

    Basilicos for the win once again! I just love this place and the food is delicious. The steak stromboli is the best I've had. I made the mistake and bought pre made ones from Wegmans this past week... and had to order this to recoup from the disappointment. I also ordered the lobster bisque which is amazingly thick and creamy. I haven't tried the cake yet, but I know it's going to be tasty!

    My co workers raved how great this place was. I was in Fburg today today so figured I would check it. Order to go Italian Hero Large and Italian Hero small and chicken noodle soup. The small was put in a container and it's like they just put everything in the container and didn't close the sandwich I was like what deli puts a sandwich in the container and doesn't close it. My wife took a bite of the small sandwich after trying to close it was bone dry no Italian oil, seasoning or dressing. She was like what Italian deli doesn't put any oil or seasoning on a sandwich. The large was rolled and I thought maybe they just forgot to put the oil and seasoning on the small one. Similar bone dry sandwich took one bite and tossed both in the trash. I wouldn't recommend this deli and I wasted $31.15 didn't try the soup but put it in trash bin.

    Grace K.

    Food - 4.2 service - 3.5 ambiance - 4 I got the cranberry turkey panini sandwich with cole slaw side and potato salad. I was pleasantly surprised. Solid food stop in Fredericksburg. I did think the sandwich could use a little more butter- it was not as oily a panini as it should have been (it wasn't at all). But it was flavored well and the sides were delicious. The slaw was an Amish style.. very fresh and healthy tasting. The service was extremely slow. There is a restaurant there too so that's probably why. Next time I swing by the area I will try to make an order in advance.

    Hot food was delicious. The desserts looked great, but did not compare to the food. Service was outstanding

    Baked goods
    Xavier I.

    I first tried this restaurant in 2021 and I remember having tried the fettuccine Chicken Alfredo (good), the Mac n cheese (great), and the carrot cake (bad). Now I've returned to see if the place is as good as I remember. I had a to-go order of the chicken fettuccine Alfredo $17.50, the custom chicken sandwich on ciabatta bread with a side of Mac n cheese $12, a slice of Oreo cake, and sampled the Oreo gelato. The chicken Alfredo was okay but definitely not as good as I last remembered and it's also crazy how the small amount of chicken given was an additional 5 whole dollars (ridiculous). The custom chicken sandwich on ciabatta bread was solid but nothing special. The mac n cheese was very good and easily the best item I've tried. The Oreo cake was pretty bad tbh and I definitely wouldn't get it again. The Oreo gelato I tried also wasn't good.

    Chilling out on my day off!
    N.J. R.

    This is a Italian-American restaurant fused w a bakery-gelatoria. It's a nicely lit place w good service and not too loud. Nice place to meet a person for lunch or coffee. The dessert selection looks delectable and fresh. I had a pizza and exercised restraint but it was really hard. The pizza was pretty good. What stood out was the richness of the sauce. It tasted fresh. Not the best pizza in FXBG but good. It's cooked in a brick oven and had that crunchy crust you would expect. I went w the safe selection as it's my first time here for food but they surprisingly have a nice selection. I'll be back for dessert and coffee.

    The ice cream is very tasty.
    Cynthia P.

    The food and service are amazing. My mom and I dropped in for a bite to eat and were pleasantly surprised at how much we enjoyed our meal. The pizza and potato salad were excellent. The staff is very friendly and attentive. And, just when you think you're full, a glass case filled with every dessert you could dream of, will call out to you. Not a pastry, cake, tart lover? That's ok, because their ice cream is top notch!!! We'll be back to enjoy this sweet lil gem!!!

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    Went to Stafford location. Excellent and would absolutely go again. Food was great! Warm and friendly place.

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    Excellent food, both sandwiches and deserts. Friendly staff. Convenient locations. We return there often.

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    The Cuban sandwich is superb, with homemade bread, the soup was fantastic also, delicious meal

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    Orofino

    4.5
    (592 reviews)
    1.7 mi
    $$

    New to the area, and what an amazing experience!…read more From the outside, the restaurant looks smaller than it actually is, but once inside, it's surprisingly spacious with a warm, traditional Sicilian atmosphere that immediately makes you feel welcome. Our waiter, Jack, was an absolute superstar. He was knowledgeable, attentive, funny, and incredibly helpful with our selections. He truly made the evening special. We started with the calamari and a salad with goat cheese, walnuts, and pomegranate unfortunately, I can't remember the name of it, but it was absolutely delicious! The complimentary bread served with their infused olive oil was outstanding and worth mentioning on its own. For our entrées, my husband and I both ordered specials the Lobster Ravioli and the Halibut. Everything was cooked perfectly and full of flavor. We also enjoyed an excellent red blend wine. By that point, we had enjoyed enough wine that I completely forgot to take photos of the specials! We finished with the cannoli special dessert, which was good, though not quite as memorable as the rest of the meal. Most of all, we can't thank Jack enough for the great service, laughs, and overall experience. It's rare to find food and hospitality that work together so perfectly. We'll definitely be back very soon!

    I heard this was a good place in town. Overall not impressed, probably wouldn't return…read more Parking: street parking downtown Reservation: they like you to have one but you can get in without Seating: inside and outside area. Outside area is cute Food: the complimentary bread and oil was really good. The appetizer was just ok. The pasta Left a LOT to be wanted. I've had different levels of pasta and this was a solid 4/10. Presentation was beautiful, but the taste and texture was not good. I did not even want to finish it and I'm a fatty. Service: wonderful, some of the best service I've had.

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    Ristorante Renato

    Ristorante Renato

    3.7
    (200 reviews)
    1.6 mi
    $$

    The food was just about average. Nothing spectacular. We did enjoy the salads, fresh crispy…read morelettuce. The spaghetti with meatballs was bland. Linguini with clams was ok. Eggplant dish was good. What did stand out was the phenomenal server, an older gentleman. He was an elegant man with impeccable manners. He took orders from the females first. We also enjoyed the happy hour menu, allowing us to sample a bit of everything.

    I've become a tougher reviewer over the years because food is expensive, and if I'm paying for a…read moredining experience, I expect more than "good enough." I've been to this restaurant before, years ago, and I probably would have said it was good. Sadly, today's visit was awful. This is often presented as Fredericksburg's version of upscale dining, but it just isn't. The pasta tasted store-bought, the flavor profiles were flat, and the tomato sauce was overwhelmingly acidic. The mozzarella appetizer with lemon butter? Absolutely not. It felt like I was eating a culinary mistake from the 1970s. It looked like a grilled cheese sandwich covered in sauce and drenched in lemon butter. Nothing about it worked. The arancini was forgettable. My dining partner couldn't even finish the lasagna. It was extremely over-sauced, sloppily presented, and tasted only a small step above something you'd buy frozen at the grocery store. To be fair, the Pomodoro was the only dish at the table that was reasonably enjoyable. However, even that felt overpriced for what was presented. When you're charging premium prices for a simple pasta dish, I expect exceptional ingredients, technique, or house-made pasta. This wasn't that. It felt like a basic pasta dish with a premium price tag attached to it. Maybe my expectations were too high based on the restaurant's reputation, but at these prices, "decent" simply isn't enough. The lone bright spot was our server, who was attentive, friendly, and apologetic. Honestly, the service is the only reason this review gets a star. If I were rating the server alone, it would have been three stars. The atmosphere didn't help. It was cold inside the restaurant, extremely loud, and the lighting seemed to have an identity crisis. One minute it was dim, the next it was bright. If there hadn't been so many elderly people dining, I might have thought I had accidentally wandered into a rave. I couldn't hear my dinner partner without leaning across the table. Even our server apologized and mentioned that it's not usually that loud. I left genuinely disappointed. If you've never ventured beyond Fredericksburg, you might consider this fine dining. But if you've experienced great Italian food elsewhere, you'll likely know there's a significant difference. Significant. Unfortunately, this visit missed the mark on nearly every level.

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    Drink of the Day: Rum Punch - $5 Happy Hour Special
    Drink of the Day: Rum Punch - $5 Happy Hour Special
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    Bello Manzo

    4.7
    (49 reviews)
    1.8 mi

    Stopped here on an afternoon wandering around the town. Was asked if we had a reservation and they…read moreacted like the place was so packed we needed it and then they "would see what they could do". We ended up outside on the patio and pretty much every table we passed on the way out there and on the way back out of the restaurant was completely empty so I was so confused why we couldn't sit inside. The menu is limited at best. I felt there were a ton of classic items you see at most Italian restaurants not offered. Fettuccine Alfredo? Nope. Lasagna? Nope. No choices of sauces and no choices of pasta styles. The sauce is on the sweet side, if you're into that. The pasta didn't taste homemade, but wasn't awful. Service was friendly, people were nice, but I wouldn't come back here if I'm looking for more traditional classic Italian dishes. It was fine to try for a quick afternoon stop.

    We decided to pop in for an afternoon date while strolling around downtown on a Thursday afternoon…read more The place was relatively empty, but considering the time frame it could have not been reflective of the food or service. the restaurant is quaint with a simple aesthetic not overdone in the traditional way that Italian restaurants can have of going overboard. There were about ten tables total in the establishment. We were greeted and our waitress did her best to navigate all of our questions. She was friendly enough during our visit, and attentive enough without hovering. We decided on an assortment of items based on our conversation with the waitress about what was made in house versus sourced pre-prepared. The menu is front and back but it is not overwhelming by any means. They have a nod to some Chicago classics by having the Italian beef sandwich and Italian sausage but that is it for the specialities. I thought I saw a Chicago Dog online but sadly, they did not have it on the menu. First up: what we ordered--We got toast as an appetizer, and I got a small Italian salad. My husband got the calamari and I got a fish sandwhich with fries. I don't often finish my food so we decided to share it. I got a sweet tea to drink and my hubby got a gin and tonic. Let me preface this by saying the food was absolutely beautiful. Like picture perfect, but it was certainly a mixture of perfectly cooked items I could pick up at the grocery store I believe. The garlic toast was the frozen toast slices you get from the grocery store (you know in the yellow box) perhaps id imagined crusty bread or something that required effort but alas.... It was cooked perfectly though, so no complaints other than it came with three slices and nothing to dip, so I used some of my husband's marinara sauce and that went perfectly with the dish. I'd recommend asking for some. It seemed homemade if it wasn't and I'm sure would be great on some pasta. The calamari was also perfectly cooked and my husband enjoyed it. The salad was a good portion size and included traditional Italian dressing. Well worth it on that one. The fish sandwhich was just okay. It was fried well but was a basic cod patty and there wasn't enough sauce on the sandwhich to really make it flavorful. The fries do not come with the sandwhich and are an upcharge. They were crispy and semi breaded fries. Again, not bad but not spectacular either. The total for our meal was about $60 and I think that's fair. Pricing on the menu is decent and is certainly reflective of the quality of food you're getting. The ambience of the place supersedes the quality of the food that we got at least in terms of food we ordered. It seems to be a small family owned establishment and I think that is wonderful. Great for a quick bite but I wouldn't expect gourmet. They are excellent at preparing the food though which I'd prefer to homemade but not done right.

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    Smaller dining area! In the middle of the Resturaunt!
    Smaller dining area! In the middle of the Resturaunt!
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    Bravo! Italian Kitchen

    Bravo! Italian Kitchen

    3.4
    (340 reviews)
    1.6 mi
    $$

    I'm so sad:(. This has been my favorite place to come once a year for my birthday. I looked up the…read moreaddress last night to double check the opening time on Google, and it told me the time. I pulled up today and was meeting family. I searched back up on Apple Maps to see the walking distance from where I parked and saw it said "permanently closed". I walked there anyway and saw the sign is gone and they have a note on the door saying they had decided to close. I'm so upset because this is my favorite place. I'm also annoyed that Google didn't even show it was permanently closed , so we all drove about two hours to come. I wish there was at least one close by to go to because the closest locations are Virginia Beach and Pittsburgh :/. I'm sad to see this place go.

    The wife talked me into giving Bravo another try. She and a couple of her happy-hour accomplices…read moreswore it had "gotten better," the way people swear a possum tastes like pork if you cook it long enough. So I said fine, let's do this. Now, let me be clear: Nicole the bartender is the sole reason this place isn't getting the kind of rating you give a broken lawnmower. She was thoughtful, attentive, and smiled like she actually meant it--which is rarer in restaurants these days than a Baptist drinking a margarita in public. But then the food showed up and dragged the whole evening back down the hill. The flatbread pizza was so thin I'm convinced the crust started life as a Nabisco cracker. It was edible, in the technical sense. The calamari, on the other hand, was about 85% breading--looked like somebody dumped a bag of fried socks on a plate. Not greasy, I'll give 'em that, but mostly just a pile of extra coating searching desperately for a squid. So, yes, Bravo did better... but only because Nicole held the rope while the rest of the meal dangled over the cliff.

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    Carrabba's Italian Grill

    Carrabba's Italian Grill

    3.9
    (275 reviews)
    1.1 mi
    $$

    If I remembered I'd been here I never would have returned. (Two stars! Whoa!). But a lot has…read morechanged in a decade and the restaurant really shaped up. I mentioned this to the managing partner who checked in on us. Despite a packed house on Mothers Day, the restaurant was well staffed and ran pleasantly and efficiently. (We had the best server who said, "you're my favorite customers all night!" And I think she meant it.) Dinner was what I've come to expect from Carrabba's: really good! Per usual I ordered chicken Marsala with extra mushrooms, and angel hair pasta with garlic and olive oil. Wine has gone up a bit in price, but cab still comes in at less than $40 a bottle. It was a nice Mothers Day dinner even though (boo hoo) my daughter wasn't with me.

    I don't usually feel the need to write reviews for chain restaurants, but after a recent visit to…read moreCarrabba's Italian Grill in Fredericksburg, I felt compelled to share our experience, especially because of the outstanding service we received from CJ on Saturday evening. Despite a busy Saturday evening, CJ stood out with friendly, attentive service. He greeted us promptly, explained the Happy Hour options, and made sure we got our drink orders in on time. He went above and beyond throughout our entire visit, and it made a difference. (I'll flag that the waitress who also stopped by our table in the same section was very kind, attentive, and helpful as well). The hostess who took our name was also great, even though she seemed a bit stressed, she clearly communicated our wait time and set expectations well. (I didn't get her name). The food was solid, as always. While Carrabba's isn't the most authentic or best Italian in the area, it's consistent and satisfying, with a good selection of appetizers and drinks. Additionally, the ambiance is relaxed, not overly romantic, but comfortable enough for a casual date night or family dinner. Overall: Carrabba's might not be on everyone's list, but based on our experiences, and the level of service we've consistently received, I'd say it's absolutely worth a visit. And if you're lucky enough to have CJ as your server, you're in for a great night.

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    Carrabba's Italian Grill
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