Had high hopes after walking into the inviting space. Just went downhill from there. We discussed leaving after 20 minutes with no service except bread but no plates.. etc... Then ordered drinks. Well... Then dinner... Entrée were chilly and very meager portions. Veal was beyond tough and couldn't be cut with butter knife. Don't eat here. read more

Terrible. My wife, our baby, and I were staying in Gearhart last weekend and had planned to go to Nonni's Bistro in Seaside on Saturday night; unfortunately, they were closed for construction. I, however, was still craving Italian food, and a quick Google search told me the only other place for miles was Fulio's in Astoria. I ignored my better judgment, which told me to run away when I saw "Italian and Mediterannean" in the restaurant's description. An Italian restaurant should be an Italian restaurant. Period. Don't screw around and add Greek or Lebanese or whatever else falls under the umbrella of "Mediterranean." Anyway, I ignored this red flag and we drove up there anyway. The positive parts were the ambiance (cool, light, nice posters of Italian movies and such on the wall, cool chandeliers and things) and the service (friendly and prompt). However, the menu was another red flag. Immediately I noticed bastardized concoctions like ravioli in curry sauce and totally alien dishes like fish tacos. Again ignoring my better judgment, I told myself I'd stick to the classics and be OK. I should have walked then and there. We started with an antipasto platter. This was not bad, actually, and it was probably the best part of our meal. It was, however, completely uninspired. Nothing on it looked housemade and in fact I'm pretty sure it all came from the supermarket. There was salami, some provolone cheese, water crackers, olives, and peppers. All tasted fine, but nothing special or unique about it. For our main course I had veal marsala and my wife had veal parmesan. It comes with a pasta side, so I chose alfredo and she chose "marinara;" i.e. red sauce. Not correct terminology (marinara means it has seafood in it) but a common enough misuse in America. When the veal came out, it was absurdly thin and skimpy, and yet somehow still overcooked and rubbery. The marsala sauce was OK, but a good sauce can't cover a bad piece of meat. Not in an Italian dish. My pasta was all right, but my wife's spaghetti was drowning in sauce. It looked more like a soup than a proper pasta dish. After a disappointing dinner, our baby was starting to fuss and we had to go, but I did let the waitress talk me into getting tiramisu to go. Tiramisu is my favorite dessert in the world and I figured it would be somewhat redeeming; how could they screw that up? Took it back to the hotel and it turned out it was pretty soggy. Not the worst part of the meal by far but not the redeeming moment I had hoped for. All in all, I won't be coming back to Fulio's, and I've gotten a strong reminder that no Italian is better than bad Italian. I would have been better served to go to one of the fish and chips places in Seaside or Cannon Beach and get simple food made well than to suffer this travesty of "Italian and Mediterranean" cuisine. read more

Absolutely delicious food! A professional, kind establishment. I had the shrimp Alfredo and Caesar salad. Both were high quality. The service was quick, efficient, polite. I highly recommend this establishment. read more

Fulio's - Shrimp alfredo - Italian Near Me - Astoria, Oregon

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Delicious. Great prices. Excellent service. Our first trip to Astoria and we wanted Italian... wish I could take this restaurant back to Portland with me. Ever person working there was friendly and the portions are generous. So glad we went there. read more

Fulio's - Penne Arrabiata - Italian Near Me - Astoria, Oregon

Had a great birthday dinner of shrimp and pasta. Split the grilled Cesar salad. For dessert we split the tiramisu. Atmosphere was lovely. I only gave 4 stars because our waitress did her job but has the personality to work in a tavern not fine dining. Oh well finding help can be difficult read more

We had our company Christmas dinner here and what a wonderful place. Food was outstanding! The Seared Caesar Salad OMG the best dressing I have ever had! Everyone truly enjoyed their entrees. The service was great and our server, Lexie, was outstanding by giving us recommendations and not hovering. Will definitely return and recommend to anyone who asks!! read more

My wife & I took a quick four day trip to Astoria, Oregon. As always started using Yelp for places to eat. We felt like a pasta meal, not an easy feat in a coastal town. This place was not a disappointment. Nice decor inside, lighting was perfect and service was just right; attentive without bothering us. The food was delicious. My wife had her usual pasta meal no matter where she goes; Alfredo fettuccine. I had the sausage, mushrooms in a mustard sauce on penne noodles which was excellent. What else can I add? We'll be back. read more

Fulio's - Italian Near Me - Astoria, Oregon

Delicious, family owned, romantic restaurant. Our hostess Hannah was adorable a pleasure to talk with. While dining our wedding song played. We will return annually as we v visit Astoria every holiday. Food was excellent! My favorite was the veggies were perfect and no one ever makes veggies right. Loved the pasta and garlic bread was hot and mouth watering. read more

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We have been fans of Fulios for many years. Authentic, fresh, delish! Am very happy that little has changed with the new ownership. Oh... And the spumoni for dessert... Is a must! read more

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I love the town of Astoria, it is a great place for a day trip. I'm always looking for a new place to eat. Using Yelp we found Fulio's, I thought I would give it a try. That was a very good decision, I had a truly great meal. I chose the Rigatoni with Sausage in Mustard Cream Sauce. This is a sauce where the mustard is often called stone ground, or to the French Mutarde Anciene. How good was it? It was a huge portion, I doubted I would finish it. I did more than finish it, when I had eaten everything there was sauce at the bottom of the dish so I asked the waiter for some bread to mop the sauce, my wife joined in. Her dish was eggplant parmesan, she was very impressed. The interior is attractive and service superb. read more

What a great Italian restaurant! I was a little apprehensive walking in because it looked like no one was in there eating and it was dinnertime. Turns out there was a huge party in the back room. I ordered the Linguine Crab pesto, a side salad w/ balsamic vinaigrette and my husband ordered the rack of lamb. Both meals were amazing. Generous portions, the best flavor and the food melted in our mouths. Even the bread basket was perfect. I would give this restaurant a 5 star but their customer service was lacking. We didn't get checked on or our drinks refilled. I'm not sure if the poor customer service was due to the party in the back, an 'off' day or it is always like that. However I definitely recommend this restaurant and we will go back next time we are in the area. read more

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Amazing food amazing waitress felt extra special and all the food we had was delicious! We are local and can't wait to join you again! We enjoyed chicken piccata with fettuccine Alfredo, antipasto, some Devine bread and cheese app with tomatoes and capers, Greek salad, and tiramisu. My hubs had the ribeye it's locally sourced from reed and hertig farms. Delicious! Thanks for a lovely evening read more

i'm giving this a 3 star review ONLY because of the TERRIBLE phone service and rudeness of the hostess/waitress when we arrived. also, how we saw them treat another two groups as we waited for our tables. we were told over the phone they did not have a table for 8 or even to split us up. we went in regardless. guess what.....we went in as two separate groups and they were able to seat us (after some huffing and puffing). we had the same waitress, as our tables were literally next to each other...go figure. that waitress however, she was really great, friendly and efficient. i wish i could remember her name. she deserves alot of credit. i hate to write a bad review about this because the food was REALLY GOOD. in that degree we did not walk away disappointed. so i'm not sure that i would actually recommend this place due to the rudeness of two people who seemed to be the owners or managers. read more

Amazing! Great service, staff, food. Never have been disappointed by Fulio's! Everything I have tried has been wonderful! Would highly recommend! read more

Rather expensive. Other Italian restaurants in town are delicious too and less expensive

Came in for dinner tonight on a recommendation and found the restaurant clean and inviting. Our Server Wendy recommended a mustard sausage pasta that was out of this world. My guests ordered the crab pesto and the Mediterranean fish tacos. Everything was very tasty and served in generous portions for a very reasonable price! I will be eating here again! read more

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This place is the best place ever! I love the Squash Ravioli and the Seared Caesar Salad. (Matt, 8 years). Mom agrees! The kids ate all the ravioli but I enjoyed the Checca too. read more

Fulio's - Checca (ordered with gluten free noodles) was delicious too! - Italian Near Me - Astoria, Oregon

We are visiting Astoria and saw that this place had good reviews and was close to our airbnb. I ordered the cioppino and it was swimming in grease and bland. My partner ordered the scampi a diavolle and it was also greasy, and the side of Alfredo pasta flavorless. There were also gnats buzzing around the table. Overall very underwhelming food and atmosphere. On the positive side the waitstaff were very nice and attentive. read more

I stopped in there today for lunch. The place was literally empty, which is typically not a good sign, but it was the middle of the week. The menu looked good so I gave it a try. It was fantastic! The food was fresh, tasty, and delicious. And the service from Jimi was world class! I will definitely be back. Highly recommend! read more

Great food.. we had Clams and linquini and some appetizers -- very good and good service .. we were early -- 4:45 so not a problem getting in since it was so early. Restaurant was pleasant, low-key but w/a "flair"! Highly recommend! read more

Very good food, presented nicely . Warm atmosphere and very reasonable prices. Highly recommended.

Wonderful! Wonderful! Always friendly! Delicious pasta! Calamari appetizer is so good. As is the caprese salad. Worth the visit!! read more

Excellent food and great service. I loved the eggplant Parmesan! Absolutely delicious . You have to add a side of noodles but it was worth it. I'll definitely be back. read more

I drove by and it was closed. Went back an hour later and walked into a totally empty restaurant. Chatted with the Owner, to whom I gave my order. A large party subsequently arrived and went to the back room. Lots of HAPPY BIRTHDAY celebration noise! Forty minutes later, I am without water and my food has just arrived. One bite of cold steak was enough! I was about to leave, and southern manners require I explain to the Owner. For my seventeen years in Astoria, Fulio's had been my favorite restaurant. He had the audacity to ARGUE with me about my lengthy wait and cold steak, holding his hand over my food to seemingly take its temperature. A very sad decline in caliber of food and abysmal customer service since ownership change a few years ago.. Save yourself some disappointment. read more

The service was great here and the food was pretty good. I got the fettuccine Alfredo and it was not great (too much nutmeg). Bb it my mom got the checca and it was soooo good. The Caeser salad was also delicious. read more

This now a very good Italian bistro. Consistently good over a long long time. New owner in 2016 and the renaissance began. Careful improvement by design. Very steady ever better until now it is an outstanding 5 star family restaurant you will enjoy. No doubt you come again. Italian menu with imagination. An excellent award winning chef with a very good sense of what the diner wants. Fresh local ingredients to compliment all the pastas and sauces. Fulio's has a very good wine list well priced. Excellent cocktails served from full bar. Martini anyone? The new owner, Allen has been involved Fulio's first as an outstanding waiter for many years. He still is listening to his customers every day. Fulio's has an excellent wait staff that has personality and gentle service approach that makes you feel really welcome. Buon appetito. BTW I know of nowhere that you can find a better place to have a wonderful steak dinner on the entire North Coast of Oregon. Enjoy read more

Made a reservation here, showed up at the reservation time and was given confused looks and a brusque reception. I guess they lost my reservation... I don't know how that happens. So this review is not for food but rather for service... I wasn't feeling particularly welcome there and so we left. read more

Been here a few times, they never disappoint. I love the squash curry ravioli. This time my partner got the lamb. Worth every penny. Also the expresso martini I had felt like a hug, I just couldn't stop smiling after drinking it. Our waitress Sam (I think that was her name, either way black hair and athletic build) was super cute. Enjoyed her company. Only thing I want to know is where do they get those tint red peppers they put on everything!!?? I want them! Can't wait till next time. read more

Magnificent dining experience at Fulio's once again. The food is outstanding in every way, very fresh and delicious. My compliments to the chef. Over the years they have really improved their way of business, especially in the last couple years. Wonderful service and attentive staff. Our weekend getaway trips to Astoria always begin with our first meal at Fulio's. Allan the owner greets you as old family friends, a very warm place indeed. Not too expensive and generous portions! Thank you Allan and staff, see you again next year! read more

Saturday night in the winter in Astoria, good for a food crawl. And I have to admit to my biases around American Italian food: it can be very good or very bad, but it's rarely Italian food. That said, there are standards. Service is one place to start. When the server approaches your table like a cyclone, talks loudly and rapidly, completes your sentences for you, throws your food on the table and disappears, it's not good service. Two stars for service. When I try a new Italian place, I'll have something new and something old. For something new, we went with grilled vegetables, which were very good. For something old, I like to see what a place does with their red sauce, either the Ragu or tomato sauce. We went with one of each, I had the spaghetti and tomato sauce with meatballs, she had the spaghetti with Ragu. First off, the pasta that arrived was not spaghetti, it was the much heavier linguini. Some may feel that pasta is pasta, but eating a delicate spaghetti is a much different experience than a stout pasta. Next, the sauces: the tomato sauce had a very watery, bland, unintegrated taste, as if it had been prepared right before being served rather than hours or days before. The Ragu committed the Cardinal Sin of American Italian food: cayenne. Cayenne does not belong in Italian food. Period. We left most of our meal uneaten. A comment on something that struck me as odd: the menu had a paper stuck in it that had a very long explanation saying that bread and olive oil would now be 75 cents instead of being free. I'm sure there's a background story there, but really....that's an odd way to start one's dining experience. Maybe OK at the local pizza/burger joint, but unexpected at a restaurant that claims to be the best Italian food between San Francisco and Seattle. Not too much else to say here. Oh, yes, there is: Astoria is not undeserving of high quality food. There are very good, unique, quality restaurants in Astoria, as there are in most sizable towns on the Oregon coast. read more

Great cuisine & service. For what it is it's very worth the price & they serve out quality drinks with it. Very pretty inside as well

In the last four weeks we have been back at least four times. The food is consistently good. The drinks are consistently good. There is another part to the dining experience: service! We were the first customers in the door on a Sunday. We had a reservation and a table was ready for us. Initial drink orders were taken and delivered. When drinks were delivered I made a request of the bartender which received no response. (Not his job or hard of hearing...) We could hear the waitresses talking elsewhere but they weren't in sight. The other four times we were checked on regularly: drink refills, butter, utensils...there are often other needs besides food order and delivery. All four of us felt the difference. read more

We were on a recent trip and were lucky enough to stop by Fulio's one night. We started with the caprese, our usual appetizer. Good tomatoes, good mozzarella, the basil was done in the shredded style. I prefer full leaves, myself, and am always somewhat puzzled when a place skimps on the basil, but it might be a style issue -- I've seen other restaurants do this as well. Certainly it tasted good. My wife had the Spagetti Ragu -- a simple enough pasta and meat sauce. Strong, robust flavor. I had the Spagetti a' "Piccolo Mondo", described in their menu as, "String noodles with pine nuts, pancetta, pesto and crab." I'm not sure how it's "Piccolo Mondo," unless (after a quick google) this is a tribute to the restaurant Piccolo Mondo in Chicago? As may be, for a shot-in-the-dark choice, I enjoyed this a lot. I've commented before (cf. Harris Ave Cafe in Bellingham, WA) how balance in a long list of ingredients can impress me. This did that, with a nice sense of the crab first on your tongue, without taking away from the other flavors. We had the tiramisu for dessert. Nicely soaked in the liqueur they used. Price came to $55 with tip (it's Oregon, so no tax -- bonus!), so $27.50 for each of us, all in. To Kris W., and their comment, "...pretty much on a par with a lot of the other options available." Really? Do tell. Who do you have in mind? Because I used to travel 50,000 miles a year throughout this country, have always eaten well, and think Fulio's would be a credit to any city. If there are *even better* options near by, then Astoria is a gastronomic capital. Please be specific; I'm genuinely curious to know. ETA: For the fellow with the cayenne aversion -- if I can find cayenne as an ingredient in Maria Gentile's cookbook from 1919, and also as an ingredient in "Il cucchiaio d'argento" more recently... Then, that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. read more

Fulio's - Fulio's from the street, at night. - Italian Near Me - Astoria, Oregon

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You gotta do "simple" well first! The Yelp has never led me astray, up to this point. My wife and I went to Fulios because we read such great things. I'm sure their butternut ravioli and rosa rigatoni are great, but their execution of simple fare left us very very disappointed. The meal started good and the service was prompt and friendly (even though we were the only people in the restaurant). Good foccacia with olive oil and balsamic, but serving it in a deep ramakin was just confusing. My wife got the shrimp scampi. Underseasoned shrimp, underseasoned pasta, and undercooked shrimp. (I love my shrimp on the rare side, but I'm told I'm a bit alone of this one.) I saw that this was a tuscan steakhouse, so I got the steak. Nice cut and cooked very nicely, but offensively underseasoned. I don't know where their cows come from, but my cows don't come seasoned. This steak was seasoned with parsley. A pinch of salt and pepper in preparing both of our dishes would have resulted in a two star jump. Just some salt and pepper, come on. Unfortunately for Fulios I live pretty far away and there are plenty of places competing for my dollar on the coast. I probably won't be back. read more

The food was okay, but the service was not. My husband and I were on a date night and it seemed to be a hassle to wait on us. The restaurant was not busy, but it took forever to seat us. Our server was condescending, irritable and terrible at checking back. read more

Dark, dramatic turn-of-the-19th C interior, generous servings, but NOT Italian -- bland and inauthentic. Wait Staff was friendly and helpful, one in particular who jumped in to help our apparently unhappy server, but they were hindered by the restaurant's running out of some menu items and ingredients, so, overpriced, unfortunately. read more

Being cold and hungry while exploring Astoria one night, me and my boyfriend opted to eat dinner here. Was immediately impressed with the quiet and classy decor and ambiance, the professional and exceedingly friendly service. I chose the sirloin steak with pasta + marinara sauce, and my boyfriend ordered the veal parmesan with 2 bottles of beer. He was impressed that he received a freshly frosted glass with each bottle. The steak was nicely presented with tender green beans cooked to perfection, and I absolutely loved the pasta and the tasty sliver of bread, my only complaint is that I wish that they would mention that they add red pepper flakes to the steak, I have extreme sensitivities to spicy things, so it was difficult for me to eat. Since there were red pepper flakes on my steak, I ended up switching meals with my boyfriend; his veal parmesan was absolutely amazing, I have never tasted something so tender and tasty. The next night, I was daydreaming about that veal parmesan. read more

Fulio's - sirloin steak with pasta + marinara sauce - the green beans are cooked to perfection - Italian Near Me - Astoria, Oregon

Got take out. Traveled well. The lasagna had plentiful meat in the sauce. Side of sausage was actually 2 sausages. House salad was awesome. Spaghetti with marinara was delicious. . read more

Delicious food with creative choices! First, they had the front door open for airflow and safety and kept guests six feet apart. We were sat quickly by the owner, who also checked on us to make sure the food was okay. We got bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar as soon as we sat down. I ordered the caeser salad, raviolis with gorgonzola cheese and butternut squash with a cream curry sauce, and a glass of Pinot Grigio. All were well priced and tasty. Our server was friendly and quick. It also had a relaxing ambiance. Definitely recommend. read more

So many delicious choices on their menu. Our waiter (the tall guy, not the loud blonde girl) was awesome. We got squash ravioli, eggplant Parmesan and fettuccini with shrimp. The raviolis melted in your mouth they were so wonderful! Will definitely come back next time we're in Astoria. read more