This is the 3rd year in a row we have come to Astoria for 4th of July, and the 3rd year in a row we have been to Fulio's. I thought it was about time I wrote a review. Don't let the look of the place fool you. Yeah, they have beautiful tables, cloth napkins and gorgeous vinyl wallpaper with wainscoting on the walls. There is nothing uptight about the place, it's just a nice looking place. The staff are all super fun and they play great music at a reasonable level overhead. During our dinner tonight we heard AC/DC, the Eagles, Billy Joel, Robert Plant and Bad Company. The vibe is great! My wife has a service dog for her medical condition and they made a point to put us at a table that was big enough for Halle to curl up underneath. In the past they have brought bowls of water and offered treats. Major bonus if you have any idea how difficult it can be finding places that are accommodating for service animals. The food is fantastic! We both had chicken parmesan as a show of respect to Peyton Manning winning the super bowl and going out in style (even though we are hardcore Seahawks fans). You get more than enough to eat and every bite is better than the last! In the past I have had lasagna and a sausage dish, and all were top notch. I don't believe it is possible to leave this place disappointed. Oh, yeah, and the prices...two dinners, one glass of wine and two non-alcoholic beers cost a grand total of $49. See you next year! read more

What a great spot for a birthday celebration or romantic evening. My step-mom is Italian and she wanted to go here for her birthday while we were visiting on an RV trip to Astoria, and I had my doubts that a pasta place would rise up to a special occasion. But this isn't a run-of-the mill Americanized Italian restaurant with bland sauces and loads of cheap noodles you'll find like a lot of places. This restaurant has an incredibly skilled chef, superb hi-caliber wait staff and a diverse menu with a few simple meat and pasta dishes and several other dishes with tons of flair, creativity and flavor. I had the Dungeness Crab Linguine, it was scrumptious but not overpoweringly fishy tasting. My husband had the spinach salad - it had to be one of the most interesting and colorful ones I've ever had. And the drinks were perfecto- I had a Lemon Drop that was made just the way I wanted - tangy with a hit of sweetness. I'd have given it a 5 star rating but I was hoping to have more crab in my pasta dish, but overall it was terrific and I'd go back. read more

I try not to attack the owner of any business on personal level but in this case I have to make a exception. I will tell you what happened you be the judge . My wife and I brought a friend from out of town to dinner. We had a great waiter and the food was excellent. So why such a low rating? The owner! As he walked by the table I expressed how wonderful the meal and service were and instead of thanking me he had the balls to ask me how much I had eaten. I had ordered clams. I had not even considered they were part of his daily special, on his blackboard it said all you can eat. I am, obese so I guess this idiot thought I must have come to his place to graze. I was humiliated beyond words and all I wanted to do was get out of restaurant as fast as possible. I will never be back! I can't believe even on his worst day that he would treat a patron that way. For the record I had one serving and the waiter sensing I wanted more had put a few more clams on my dish. Not asked for and certainly not needed. If they were giving food away I would not patronize this place again. Oh and if you are trying to find a place to park downtown during dinner hour chances are that prime parking spot in front of his business will be occupied by his car. I'm sure he has lost thousands because potential customers could not find a place to park. I always encourage people to shop local and I love taking out of town guests to good restaurants this place is not on my list of places to visit in Astoria. read more

You'd be a FOOL-io to eat at Fulio's. From the rude service, to the bland, straight-from-a-can-of-Chef-Boyardee food, this place has a thing or three to learn about Italian food and hospitality. Our waitress had an attitude problem from the start. We walked in, I said we had a reservation, and she rolled her eyes. "Did you make it online?" she asked. "The Owner is super old and doesn't have a clue with technology," she smirked. I'm still not sure why she had this reaction to me simply saying we had a reservation. The place was completely empty, so whether we had a reservation or not, it didn't really matter. No need to bad mouth the boss! We sat down, looked at our menus, and immediately, a different waitress comes over for drink orders. We said we needed a minute. Then, bad attitude waitress shows up for drinks, and we got a bottle of wine. She told us "You should really get this other bottle. The one you want is crap, and I don't want to sell you crap." Umm... okay... Why are you calling your own food/wine "crap"? Whatever, we took her recommendation and moved on. The same different waitress shows up trying to get our drink orders again, and we said we already gave them to another waitress. Flustered, she scooted away. Umm... communication, much? The place was nearly empty and every 3 minutes someone was in our faces. Truly annoying and super uncomfortable to constantly be interrupted. Now, the truly awful food. We got this sad bread, cheese, garlic... thing, drowning in a pool of cheese grease and olive oil. Bland and disgusting. My husband got the meat lasagna and I got the scampi. My husband's lasagna tasted exactly like some Chef Boyardee meets canned dog food concoction. Seriously, even the Olive Garden has better food than this. To top it off, it was soggy, greasy, and was clearly microwaved to a boiling mess before being messily dropped on his plate. My scampi was a sad pile of noodles with a whopping six over-cooked shrimp lining the plate. There was supposed to be a garlic wine sauce with some basil on it, but the noodles were dry, not fresh, and completely tasteless. We both ate 1/3 of our plates and begrudgingly took the rest home. For a $63 bill? We expected A LOT more out of this place. But then again, upon looking around, everyone in there was over 60 years old. Perhaps they're catering to worn out, baby taste buds. Upon paying the outrageous bill, rude waitress appears and asks us "Where are you guys staying?" We tell her that we live here in Astoria. She says "Oh! I thought you were tourists staying at The Cannery!" Okay, I still have no idea what this means, but her tone of voice indicated that this was some sort of insult or something. It's at this point we were pretty angry for leaving a 20% tip. In short, this place is utter crap. If you actually want good food and great service, hit up Astoria Coffeehouse, Fort George or Buoy Brewing. For half the cost you get super fresh, awesome food AND solid customer service. read more

What happened to you Fulio's!!??? You used to be my favorite restaurant in all of Astoria but after the last two experiences I'm sad to say I won't be back. From my observation the owner definitely sets the tone. He always seems rushed and the employees follow his lead. The food is good but getting smaller portions these days. It's heart breaking to see the decline in what was once a gem. I wish one of those restaurant rescue shows would come in and give the owner a dose of reality. We made reservations this time since last time we didn't and that was such a bad experience we walked out after being treated rudely by the owner. So when we arrived this time with reservations the first thing out of his mouth was "you're early" not welcome, we're getting a table ready for you and will seat you shortly. This used to be a 5 star rating in my opinion and now I just don't want to be treated like a nuisance when I dine so we will sadly not return. read more

It's safe to dine out in Astoria again! This version of Fullio's is dialed in and the kitchen is coming in loud and clear. From wine to apps to entree. Good food, good service. The price point is right on the mark. Looking forward to our next visit. read more

It is needlessly expensive. We had caprese salad and some pasta. The salad had three pieces of tomato (the cheap ones), mozarella, and basil in some vinaigrette. It didnt come with bread which is the norm in most places (had to be bought separately). The pasta was bland and appeared to be a mix of pasta and cheese, and little of anything else. read more

We stopped tonight to grab a dinner to go. We each ordered the Chicken Marsala over pasta. We requested extra sauce for our pasta. It was exceptional! I've heard they charge for bread but our to-go bags had yummy bread. The dish came with a side of steamed veg that was tasty and the servings were big enough that I have some for lunch tomorrow! Excellent decision! read more

We have come here occasionally over the years. We have gotten the same server more often than not and he's outstanding. I've never met someone who is that consistently awesome. And he is. Always positive and welcoming and great at what he does. Tonight I noticed an improved menu and same great server. Our dishes were delicious and service was of course amazing! Turns out that guy is now the owner. We called family right after to say this is the new family go to for eating out! Keep up the good work!! read more

I love Fulios! Three must haves are the seared Caesar Salad, Eggplant Parmesan, and Rigatoni Salsa Rosa. The food is consistently yummy, and I try to eat here every time I am nearby. read more

This place was so good!! We stopped for lunch and we're glad we did. I had the butternut squash ravioli and it was great. My husband had the special, which was clam linguini. It was fabulous with at least a pound of clams. We will definitely go back. read more

We were so disappointed by this establishment. We read the reviews on Yelp and decided to give Fulio's a try for the "All you can eat" clam night. We arrived around 6:00 p.m. and asked if we "had reservations". We didn't but the hostess said it was "OK, but there are no longer any clams". We decided to stay for dinner anyway and were seated,. All around us patrons were enjoying clams. It is extremely unsettling to arrive fairly early for a dinner meal and the special is not an option. My husband ordered veal and I shrimp scambi. The veal was $20.00, the shrimp $16.00. My shrimp consisted of 6 medium prawns in a garlic tomato sauce with three aspargus spears. Bread was offered but was forgotton and arrived late, a small plate of bread is an additional $2.00. The veal parmesan was good but came with mashed potatoes which is an odd combination in my opinion. The price of the meal is ridiculous, I have been to restaurants where soup, salad, bread were all included in the meal and still not cost this much. We will NEVER be back. read more

Great dinner with sister. Large portions so didnt really need both entrees. Bread pudding is wicked good and so is the eggplant parm.

Excellent food and Wendy and Alex (our servers) were awesome! Best Rib eye steak I have had in a very very long time, and the Chicken Parmesan for my wife left us speechless! Definitely a go-to for your visit to Astoria! read more

It has been almost month since we tried this restaurant during an early anniversary weekend in Astoria. While we enjoyed much of what this city has to offer, I can only say that the thought of the amazingly poor service and subpar food still gives me heartburn. My wife and I do not expect much but we do expect our order to come out right (NO), to come out hot (NO) and to be checked on through our meal (NOPE). The waiter even had the gall to blame the kitchen for his error. I would be disinclined to ever darken this restaurant's doorway in the future. I would strongly recommend any of the several nice, friendly and well staffed brew pubs or Baked Alaska over this place. Thinking of having a good Italian dinner in Astoria? Then look elsewhere, this is not going to ever be my destination again. About the only thing right was the grilled caesar salad. Nice portions, tasty, and nice consistency. However, that is where it ended. My first pasta dish was some thin meat sauce when I ordered Alfredo. My chicken was some 3 ounce piece of embarrassing piece of meat. When the Alfredo finally did come out, I had finished my entree. The Alfredo pasta was undercooked and the sauce was watery thin. Yuck. To give the waiter a chance to redeem himself I ordered the tiramisu which was only OK probably a B- effort. I have had better and more authentic tiramisu at Cafe Monticassino in Forest Grove Or. My coffee came when we had already gotten up to leave. Geez! read more

Wow....after reading reviews I figured it was worth a try. Bad idea...I don't like writing bad reviews but I like eating bad meals even less. On a Wed night the waitress was busy with the 3 tables she had so service was slow. The Caesar salad was way over dressed with a bad dressing and the cheese crisps on top were burned and it was loaded with Kraft canned parm cheese. Why yes I would like some fresh cracked pepper on top.. ..to bad she didn't offer it...as a matter of fact she didn't ask or offer drinks so we just drank water. The food...my daughter will eat ragu sauce and like it but she could not this and the meat ball _ off the kids menu) was so spicy it brought tears to her eyes....it even left my lips burning. My chicken pacatta was bland and had very little sauce and I could not eat the pasta on the side. The sauce was bad and the pasta over cooked. My wife's pesto was ok at best...again sorry for the bad review but it was just plain bad... read more

Went there for Valentine's Day. Husband made a reservation. We got there and were taken to the bar. The tables were wide open. Almost no one in the restaurant. read more

I gave it only 2 stars because the food preparation was terrible. My husband ordered a medium rare and was served done. The table next to us had the same problem. The placed got slammed and there was only one waiter. He was very good but service was slow. Not his fault. The food was good but not for the price. read more

Great place! My Dad and I had piccolo mondo and seared Ceasar Salad. The salad was so full of flavor! The pasta was so yummy. Jimmy was so full of life, it was very enjoyable lunch. We will be back. read more

Solid reviews brought us here and we were not disappointed. Food was wonderful and the staff was knowledgeable, funny and kind. A must try.

This place was amazing. We walked in 8 mins before they closed without knowing that's when they closed. We were just turning around to walk out and he says I said we close in 8 mins not that you had to leave. He welcomed us with a smile. The food was amazing as were the staff. I would highly recommend this place to anyone that lives here or that is just passing through as we were! read more

The Spicy Marinara Sauce is out of this world in terms of classy Italian food. This is a great place for any type of dinner - impressing a date, drinking with a friend, or taking your family out to dinner. The owner, former Vice Admiral Roscoe, is an amazing host and nobody should ever let an opportunity slip to dine here. Thanks from the Phi Gam men at University of Oregon! read more

This place failed from start to finish. Walking in the door to be 'seated' an older man briskly grabbed two menus walked away from us, threw them on a table and kept walking, never looking back. We sat for 20 minutes without a server before asking the young woman serving water if we could have someone take our order. We almost walked out after 10 minutes of still no response but just then the same water girl came and took our order (she was nice and competent). It was very strange as there was a server attentively waiting on the table next to us but completely ignoring us. The food was fine, you cant really screw up vegetarian lasagna, though even I can make a better one at home, The caprese salad was terrible, just a dried out scoop of cheese on unripe tomatoes. We couldnt wait to get out of there, we did not feel welcome or taken care of. It took a bit longer though since the server was too busy texting to give us a our check until we gave him our credit card and told him we were ready to go. We just moved to town and have found some true gems here in Astoria, but Fulios is one we will never go back to. read more

fulio helped with some great winery recommendations and made out evening quite enjoyable.

Just ate here this weekend with a bunch of friends. The hospitality offered by Mr. Roscoe and his family was outstanding! Everything was fantastic from the bread before the meal to the spicy red sauce penne pasta! Came hungry, left satisfied! I will be sure to come here again in the future! Thank you for such a wonderful experience! read more

Went in with a very large party of over 20 people. I have never had better service in my life!! The food, servers, hostess and everyone were so amazing. Spoke with the owner of the place and he is a very welcoming man who really does care about his customers. I have never felt more at home at a restaurant before. It felt like I was at a family dinner back home because of how considerate every employee of this fine establishment was. If you are in Astoria and don't eat at Fulio's Pastaria, you're doing something wrong. read more

Finally a good meal in Astoria! Thank you! This is our second year coming and almost decided to start heading out of town every night just to have dinner when we found Fulios. The soups and salads were delicious! And thank you for such great service! read more

Great ambiance, but have to say we were disappointed in lasagna and eggplant dishes. Over cooked and covered in oily cheese. Desserts were a joke have NEVER seen cheesecake look like a plate of cottage cheese covered in rum sauce and the flour less chocolate cake was just plain embarrassing! read more

Horrible food and service, we waited forever to be sat- there seemed to be 1 employees working and doing his best to keep up. No cocktail order or bread offered. Portions small for the price and bad sticky decor. I wont be going back--- avoid this place! read more

My husband and I are visiting Astoria on a possible relocation visit and stopped here for dinner on a Sunday night. I was not impressed. We were seated quickly but after almost being settled we were moved to a different table (we had our 1 year old and had been originally seated in the bar) I was okay with the move. We finally got settled and waited. About 10 mins later the hostess asked if we wanted something else to drink. My husband ordered a soda and I just drank water. Both waiters stopped by and said they'd be with us soon. 15 mins later the woman finally stopped and asked us what we were having. Didn't apologize for the wait and didn't even mention the specials. We ordered bread and linguini ragu and linguini with sausage and a meatball. She said great and walked away. Bread came immediately and while I think it's ridiculous to pay for bread at an Italian restaurant it was good and we were hungry. Couldn't get to the balsamic mixed with the olive oil obviously because it sinks. About 20 mins later our food finally showed up. It was okay. I've had much better food with free salads and bread and nicer staff for less money. Our waitress checked on us once, never refilled my husbands drink and pretty much ignored us the entire time. Didn't ask if we wanted dessert or anything, asked if we were done, took the food right from in front of us and dropped off the check. My husband put his card in the folder and the male waiter immediately took it. We signed and were out of there. We noticed that the waiters were being friendly with other tables and overheard the specials from them and joking and laughing. I'm not sure why we seemed to be ignored but we won't be back. read more

Really boring food, could have been made by a teenager with limited experience. The ravioli are brought, not made at Fulio's, so if you want grocery store food at restaurant prices, I'd go for that. read more

Great food, wonderful atmosphere, and amazing staff. The service at this place is what really did it for me. There is this red- headed waitress in there (I WISH I knew her name) that was just amazing. She was attentive and well mannered, and made our dining experience very nice. read more

The food here is wonderful and the wait staff were friendly and open to making recommendations. I had the butternut squash ravioli and my husband had the spaghetti with marinara. Both were excellent. I highly recommend this as a date night experience. read more

The fettucini Alfredo was very bland and watered down. I complained about this so the waiter took my food to the back and added more sauce and some parmesan cheese which didn't help because the sauce is bland to begin with so after adding more salt then anyone should I eat to try to get some flavor I was done with trying. the owner was a complete jerk about it there were no apologies they just brought me out a check charging me for food I didn't even eat. As I left the owner just gave me a smug smile. That is not how to run a business. When I think Italian I think friendly and personable... that is not what I got read more

This place surprised us. It was one of the only options on July 4th in Astoria, so we decided to give it a shot. When I entered, I was turned off by the decor. It looks like a former Thai restaurant but they never redecorated. In any event, I ordered a soup special that was phenomenal. Then we each ordered the pasta and meat sauce ( I wanted some meat since it was July 4th and we weren't at a cookout). The sauce was amazing. Very tasty, just not a huge portion. The soup beforehand helped compensate for the smaller portion so that I didn't leave hungry. (Note, I'm a big eater so the portions are probably fine for most people.) The kids really enjoyed the noodles with butter sauce, and surprisingly they don't always say that. The wine selection was decent too and the girls liked the dessert they had. Great food with a quirky atmosphere, and I guess in Astoria that all makes perfect sense. read more

I first visited Astoria several years ago when my husband to be who loves the places brought me here on a short visit. I was born in Switzerland and had never visited the Northwest of America, but I immediately fell in love with this place. So, after we got married three years ago, , in December of 2010, we decided to move here for good. Since then, I've never had a single moment of regrets, and have always marveled at how nice people were here, and how at home they made me feel. Well, until tonight that is... Tonight, on the first day of 2012, my husband and I decided that we didn't want to cook, bur rather, go out and have some pasta at Fulio's pastaria where we'd eaten before, because we loved their pasta with clams. When we got there at about seven, we found a half empty restaurant, yet, the maitre d'hôtel asked us to wait for a few minutes before he could get us seated. While we where waiting, a party of four came in and a waitress immediately came up to tell them that « Peter » would be with them in a few minutes. Apparently, Peter was the M d'h who had asked us to wait, and I recollect one of the incoming party mentioning in our back that he'd been to school with Peter. Shortly after that, the maitre d'hôtel came back and ushered that party to a table, turning back to us, and, as an excuse, telling us that he'd be with us shortly, but that these people had a reservation. An explanation I could have agreed with had the place been full, but hardly appropriate in a half empty restaurant. I've traveled to many places, but have never been treated so badly in all my life. Needless to say, we left, and went somewhere else to have dinner. This is the first time since I live here that I have been treated in such a rude manner, and will never return there unless we receive a full apology. read more

while traveling thro town we stopped for dinner. we had a delicious feast. a big menu of seafood. we had a bucket of steamed clams so fresh they must have just been dug! fried oysters that were succulent with an unusual, light tomato sauce. the fried ceasar salad was delicious. the waitress was very accomodating and patient wt. my 6yr old grandson. the restaurant is comfortable and welcoming. i found it very clean and NO FRUIT FLIES!! the putanesca pasta was delicious!!! read more