Primo Pizza

When Fredericksburg Restaurant Week comes around, I never miss a beat to visit Orofino because they…read morehave one of my all-time favorite Italian dishes: sacchetti with pear and ricotta. I LIVE for this dish. It's the perfect balance of sweet and savory in a creamy white sauce. I honestly wish they served it year-around. For an appetizer we had the Trio Bruschetta, which was amazing. What I love the most is that you're able to get the best of sweet (ricotta and honey) and savory (pesto) in one appetizer. Service at Orofino is always top-notch. On the night we visited, our server was training a colleague, and it was all super seamless. The ambiance was perfect, though the back room can get a little loud given the acoustics and lack of sound absorbing panels.

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.

Bread with Dipping Oil

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Side Caesar Salad

Basilico

4.3(749 reviews)

5.0 mi

they are consistent with portions and quality. the value is ALWAYS there. I've been ordering from…read morethem for years. I travel a lot and portion sizes and quality suffer all over Virginia but when I come home and order from here I KNOW I'll get the best possible food and quality.

Thank you to Christian(?) for putting extra effort into making our food look even more appealing!…read moreWe appreciate his efforts. I love the Orange Citrus salad (minus the fennel) & the Avocado Chipotle Chicken sandwich (minus the bread). But everything I've had here is good.

Cappuccino Cake

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Ristorante Renato

3.7(197 reviews)

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 don't understand how this place doesn't have a higher average rating but my experience was…read moreoutstanding. My wife and I dined here on a Saturday night with a 6:30 reservation and I will say that reservations are a must unless you're willing to wait hours for a table and also there isn't much room to wait inside if the weather isn't great. They do have some outside tables which in the nicer weather I would consider but it was too cold for us. Some other people did choose the outdoor tables. About 6 other parties arrived around the same time we did all with 6:30 reservations. We arrived about 10 minutes early and had to wait until almost 15 minutes past our reservation time to be seated. Our wait was rewarded with a cozy booth. The menu is classic, old-school Italian restaurant and I say this as a positive. We ordered the clams casino appetizer which I haven't had anywhere in years. It was so delicious. Only negative was an odd number of clams (5) to share between two people. For the main course, I had the Frutti di Mare and my wife had the stuffed shrimp. Both were excellent. The Frutti di Mare was one of the best I have ever had. This had four large and perfectly cooked scallops and ditto on the shrimp along with a generous amount of clams and mussels. It was served over linguine and I opted for the Marinara which was excellent. When the server offers to bring bread be sure to accept it just for dipping in the sauce. The stuffed shrimp comes with potatoes but my wife was able to get a side of pasta with Marinara instead and was very happy with that choice. There is a good wine list and we got a bottle of Chianti which was moderately priced and we enjoyed it. For dessert we got a piece of Tiramisu which was very good. Service was excellent although there was a bit of a wait after we ordered our appetizer until our server returned to take our order. We were not in a rush but be prepared. Everything else was spot on. Every one who worked there was friendly and helpful. We noticed everyone working hard, especially the bussers who turned the tables over very quickly after the previous party departed. Great food and great service - this is how you stay in business for nearly 50 years and still going.

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

Ravioli

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Orange Kiss

Castiglia's

3.0(567 reviews)

The ambiance is amazing now the the weather is getting warmer and we can have drinks and dinner at…read morethe Sky Bar. The pizza is so good!

Sorely disappointed. I come often. Today has to be the worse experience here!…read more It wasn't busy inside. I was sat... and sat for 15+ minutes and NOBODY even acknowledged us at the table. We received ZERO service, none. After 15 minutes, I went back to the desk and told them nobody came. We decided to get up and left. I am VERY upset about this. I think I'll hold off on coming here for a while. Smh. Thanks for a ruined experience.

Bar

Spaghetti, anyone?

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Comfort food in Fredericksburg

Bello Manzo

4.7(48 reviews)

3.6 mi

The restaurant is so cute. Great customer service. The homemade tomato sauce was delicious.read more

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.

Smaller dining area! In the middle of the Resturaunt!

Huevos Rotos

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Bar area

Bravo! Italian Kitchen

3.4(339 reviews)

5.2 mi

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.

My brunch experience at Bravo today was just what the doctor ordered. I needed to "be still" and I…read morewas hungry. I had the nicest wait/bartender who contributed. I had a modified bloody mary because I didn't need anything spicy. It was so good!! I also had the Roman Breakfast with over medium eggs along with the casa bella salad with parmesan dressing. Both dishes were fresh and delicious and they were carefully plated. There were many other delicious choices on the menu. My wait/bartender never missed a beat and she was present at the outdoor patio. The weather was nice and so had a very pleasant experience. I made sure she knew she was appreciated! I will be back!

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Vita Felice

4.1(93 reviews)

5.5 mi

Vita is always awesome Italian food! we have been a bunch of times and they continue to provide…read moreamazing taste, fantastic staff and completely reasonable prices! my wife's favorite is their Lasagna. I try something different each time and all of the dishes I have tried have been delicious! great family run restaurant! support small businesses and have a great meal! Bravo!

I really wanted to like this place. The Manager provided the Service himself and was very kind and…read moreaccommodating. However, the restaurant is in an old shopping plaza that is rundown, dirty and the ambiance was abysmal. My wife had the Fruitti di Pesce. She loves seafood pasta dishes, but did not want to finish her meal because the mussels were poorly prepared. Overall, I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone looking to have a nice dinner with your spouse or family.

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Carrabba's Italian Grill

3.9(275 reviews)

5.9 mi

Super friendly staff! Stopped for a meal after a lengthy drive, VA was our halfway point and glad…read morewe chose Carrabba's as something we were familiar with.

I ordered via Door Dash and my order was fine except the dish needed more garlic and flavor. Also,…read morethe bread that usually comes soft and warm was hard and over can crusty. I couldn't believe it. It his had not been my experience at a Carabbas before.

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Primavera Pizzeria & Grill

4.0(177 reviews)

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Food is always great! Service is fast and friendly. We come here at least once every week.read more

Been coming here for more than 15 years. This is my favorite restaurant of all time. I would…read morerecommend getting the garlic bread with cheese which is what I get every time I go there. Also, the meat supreme pizza, cheesy bread, turkey panini, and rosemary chicken panini are my favorite go to foods at primavera. 10/10 for me.

Inside

Kids spaghetti and garlic bread

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Kids Cheese Burger meal

My Little Italy’s Pizza

4.1(14 reviews)

4.5 mi

Only thing that was good was delivery, it was fast . The pizza was not good at all , I also got the…read morebaked ziti and nope on that also . But I had to try them and I did but I will not order again from here

My wife and I stopped in for a late lunch/early dinner on Valentine's Day. It is a small,…read moreunassuming 1/2 of a gas station and there are only a few tables but the food is excellent. We had a XL pizza which was way too big for two (leftovers for sure) and their mozzarella corroza appetizer. Both the pizza and appetizer were very good. The staff was very friendly. We will be back for sure. I would probably not dine in if you have young kids.