This is definitely on my top 5! We took some friends last week they absolutely loved it …read more We took in laws last night they equally loved it. The staff is always attentive ,professional and prompt ,&personable . Karl is our favorite ..he welcomes you like a friend .. very enthusiastic about your dining experience and his place of employment ..we thought the first few times he was the owner /manager. It doesn't always work out that we get Karl and the others do not disappoint at all. The ambiance is always so inviting and clean !! The food is just fantastic ! Food is why we keep coming back! Staff is the second reason for sure !!

Lovely little spot with an upscale feel and decor. I sat at the bar for a solo dinner. The…read morebartender / server was fantastic. Everything was prompt and well timed. I got a seasonal watermelon sangria which was light and refreshing. Tuna crudo appetizer was good. The star was the lobster gnocchi special. I shouldn't have eaten the entire plate, but I did. I even used an explative when asked how it was. I will definitely be back to try more. Decent sized parking lot right off the highway, so very convenient.

I visited Conti's several times and always had a good experience with the friendly, helpful staff…read more The place is very small but unique as they have hot Italian meals ready to go, cafeteria style. The food is exceptionally good and the prices are in line and what you'd expect. I do have one complaint..... The red sauce, although quite tasty, was EXTREMELY oily. So much so that I had to keep my plate tipped so I could drain off some of the excess. I noticed when she removed the lid on the sauce pan there was a pool of oil on top. Had that been spooned off rather than mixed back in, it would probably have been OK. I believe some folks may like their sauce like that but there are others who don't or should not have that much grease in their food for health or diet reasons. Maybe they could offer the sauce as is and also a "lighter" version where the grease is drained ? Other than that, the place is a nice treat and a good alternative to cooking dinner yourself ! I think some little round "personal" pizzas would go over well too along with pizza strips. You gotta have pizza strips !~ Great little place and I hope they do well, very nice people !!!

Exceptional Experience. The food was delicious. Sauce was outstanding. Thoroughly enjoyed the Scrod…read moreFrancaise, and seafood, stuffed mushrooms. Our waitress was so attentive. The restaurant itself was cozy and clean.

We try to go every week. The food is excellent. The waitresses are good and friendly. They often…read moresay hello to us even when they are not our waitress.

If you looking for excellent food, service and ambiance (remodeled diner) then Caffe Milano is for…read moreyou. Fresh warm garlic bread, Snail salad, Veal Saltimbocca and pistachio tiramisu were some of our favorites. Great food for all four of us. Came on the recommendation of family and a friend and they were right.

Excellent Italian food with outstanding flavor. Portions are on the large side. Strawberry Arugula…read moresalad was delicious and the veal chop special as well. Our servers were attentive and professional. Because we booked late we could only reserve a table in the larger igloo. While it was nicely set up, I did not care for the acoustics. You could hear the conversation from across the igloo amplified like through a loudspeaker. Other than that, everything was perfect.

I love a hole in the wall that makes you feel like you're interrupting someone's family gathering…read morewhen you walk in. Truly. My favorite spot was closed for vacation so my friend and I decided to try this spot since I've had it on my list for a while. The parking threw me off right off the rip. They have double length parking on the side of the restaurant. The inside is a small square room with only a handful of tables. Everything sounded amazing so us two women ordered three appetizers and three entrees between us. Zero regrets. Fried mozzarella is handmade and somehow light ans crispy. Caesar salad comes complete with a homemade dressing and a crispy cheesy bread on top. My friend ate the entire order of garlic butter calamari all on her own. Our entrees were delicious and enormous. We took leftovers but had I a second stomach I would have eaten it all. Given the portions and how good it all was, our total was very reasonable. Can't wait to come back with a bottle of wine in tow next time.

Excellent service. Good food. Menu offerings on the smaller side but solid choice if you don't like…read morea lot of seafood

Another great dinner at Sardellas! Service was fast and attentive!…read more It's a great spot out of the hustle and bustle of town and it's a perfect spot for large groups!

A few of us ordered variations of the rigatoni with vodka sauce. The sauce was only placed on the…read morebreaded chicken we added on and the pasta was served below it completely dry. As a result, there was not enough sauce so the dish was somewhat dry and flavorless. Wasn't an awful experience and I'd imagine they could easily fix this. However, the restaurant wasn't remarkably strong in any other aspect during my visit so I probably won't be back.

We came here for a family dinner to celebrate our grandfather's birthday and honestly, I'm still…read morethinking about it two hours later. Our whole family can't stop talking about how good everything was. That says a lot. First, the space. The atmosphere is warm and inviting, and the acoustics are genuinely impressive. My grandfather wears hearing aids and he had zero trouble following conversation all night. That's rare and it meant so much to us. We had a reservation and they sat us early, which immediately set the tone. The bread and bread oil kit they bring out? Do not skip it. Just trust me. We had kids with us and their food came out so fast I actually laughed. Our food followed shortly after and the pasta was truly exceptional. Just genuinely high quality, generous portions, and completely worth every penny. We were shocked at how affordable the bill was for what we got. Our server Envy was an absolute gem. Friendly, attentive, and so kind. But honestly the whole staff was like that. Other servers who weren't even in our section came over just to joke around with our kids. The table was never cluttered. A dirty dish sat in front of us for maybe ten seconds before it was gone. I travel for work domestically and for pleasure domestically and internationally and can say that Bar Lino is the only flawless restaurant experience I have ever had. Flawless from start to finish. We will be back. Bring everyone you love!

There's a mural on the back wall at Bar Lino on Atwood Avenue in Johnston. Black background, white…read moretype, Italian town names stacked and scattered across the whole thing. Sant'Angelo. Napoli. Fondi. Itri. That last one matters. That's where Joe and Esther DeQuattro's family recipes come from. That's the promise on the wall. Joe and Esther have been building serious Italian restaurants in Rhode Island since 2002. Pane e Vino on Federal Hill. Massimo, also on Federal Hill. Bar Lino is the newest, and they've built something that has no business looking this good in a Johnston strip mall. Red leather barstools, black tile floor with white cross inlay, globe pendants, warm light, a full liquor wall. Walk in and you forget where you parked. Start with the meatballs. Two of them, in sauce, with a dollop of ricotta on the plate. Tender, dense, moist all the way through. The sauce and the meat came from the same place of intention. Sunday dinner The ricotta cooled things down just enough. Get these. We went for the grandma pizza. Fior di latte, pepperoni, black olives added. It arrived on a sheet pan looking exactly right, cut into squares, edges golden. The crust looked like it would crunch, somewhere between focaccia and Pizza Hut visually and in its golden brown texture, but it didn't deliver in either direction. The sauce soaked into the dough. The cheese separated from the top. The pepperoni carried the pie, crispy-edged and punchy, and did it well. The grandma pie has four versions on the menu. The one with pink vodka sauce and roasted garlic might be worth the next visit. If I come back again I am probably going to shoot for a chicken or veal parm because I think they probably do an excellent version of that based on all visual cues. Service was professional and well-timed. There when you needed them, gone when you didn't.

Delicious!! The sauces were so amazing and flavorful. We had fettuccine alfredo, haddock and…read moregnocchi pink vodka. Huge portions and a must try restaurant. It's small no wait during week 7ish, I'm sure weekends you would need a reservation.

One of these best Italian restaurants in Cranston ! Sauce is amazing . Pink vodka is even better!!read more

Easy to book a reservation online. Restaurant is clean and cozy, Plenty of parking. Went on a…read moreTuesday for dinner. I Had the seafood Stuffed mushrooms app which was ok, I'd Prbly skip that next time. Not seafood flavored enough and only came with 3pcs. The showstopper here was the Fig & prosciutto flatbread! All the flavors hit your palate: salty, savory, sweet and tangy. Goat cheese and balsamic glaze married so well with the prosciutto. My friend had the Shrimp scampi and wow it was good!! Shrimp were big in size, cooked to perfection, flavors were light and savory. I would highly recommend this and the fig flat board! I had the Ck piccata w/breaded chicken substitute. The serving was generous, I could only eat half. Came with angel hair pasta. The flavor could have been more savory as it was light and moreso too citrusy for my taste.

Food - house made salad it was good basic salad Garlic…read morebread appetizer very mediocre I could've done without Veal Parmigiana with house made pasta 10/10 I've had many veals this is by far one of the best! The pasta was delicious too! Great portion size! I also ordered the blackberry cosmo they were amazing My friend ordered the chicken Marsala it was a good sized portion could've use a little more flavor on the chicken Service- great service, very attentive and friendly Ambiance- nice, fresh, very big inside they have two dining rooms and a room with just the bar. I definitely will be back and during the week they have a $25 dinner specials worth every penny!

Mini Italy in North Providence .. this is an authentic Italian restaurant.. you don't get food…read morelike this around here anymore. It is to DIE FOR. DELICIOUS. PERFECT. The owner is the sweetest man you will ever meet . This is a hidden gem. Cozy, great music, service was impeccable. Ever since we first walked in the door we said YUP NEW FAVORITE SPOT . We can't get enough - we have been here a few times within the past two months . I get something different each time bc it's my goal to try EVERYTHING haha -- WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! Get there asap!!!

This is one of the best hidden gems of the providence area…read more If ever any of you are in the Providence area and you want a really authentic Italian dinner without the price, pretension, and hassle of Federal Hill , but also a restaurant that accommodates families, I highly suggest "Posillipo" off the beaten path on Waterman Ave in North Providence. I've been there twice now and their food is amazing and the ambiance and hospitality are so very rare. You walk in and it feels like being invited to a family dinner. First time I had the Lobster Pescatoré. Was fantastic. Tonight I had their special Rack of Lamb. They asked how I wanted it and delivered perfectly. The chef/owner Luigi is a really friendly older man from Italy. He's the real deal and he runs an amazing restaurant and kitchen. He once told us that he goes to the market at dawn every day to pick out the choicest produce. Everything is made fresh. The Place isn't fancy, but they've made it nice with the space they have. It is a hidden gem. They serve only beer and wine, soda and water. I've only gotten half carafes of Cab. But the chef came out and had shots of homemade limoncello with us before and gave us complimentary Bruschetta. Rumor is they get their bread from Buono Italian Bakery in Providence. I've been there for double dinner dates and dinner with the kids. I highly recommend.