Standard tourist Italian food, wow, quality and authenticity not good for the way this restaurant is billed. Wine also way way over priced . Folks, value is not here for sure. I don't mind paying up for a good quality meal. This is not a good quality meal. read more

This restaurant caught our eye the second we walked up the street. When we were seated I alerted the host that I had a nut allergy and she personally sent the manager over to talk to me. She reassured me that the kitchen will take all precautions necessary to ensure my safety. She was very kind and told me she planned to personally run out my food to me to make sure everything was okay! The waitress was very nice and informative when we inquired about menu items. She attended our table not too often, while still managing to make sure everything was okay for us! The food was very good. I had some soup and a flatbread pizza. The portion sizes were just enough for me to eat. There were not too many leftovers. The facility itself is very clean and aesthetically pleasing. It has such a homie vibe and there are seatings both indoor and outdoor! The bathrooms were also clean and very well put together. They are one stalled which makes it highly accessible to everyone. I would definitely dine here again!! read more

Excellent food, service and ambiance. The happy hour is also perfect if you want something on the lighter side after a day in the sun.

The best Italian in RB. On this visit we ordered take-out and were very impressed that the same quality and attention to detail we received in the past dining in was also given to to-go orders.   Sazio has done a nice job adapting to covid restrictions and curbside pickup. I called when I arrived and they promptly brought out my order, placed it in the car, and handed me the bill with a pen wrapped in a disinfectant wipe..Nice touch! The food was as delicious as we remembered from last summer. Large portions, fresh ingredients, and professional preparation, contributed to the overall enjoyment of our meals. The caprese salad was fresh and flavorful, the meatball, one of the best we've had, and the chicken parm, cooked perfectly! Highly recommended. read more

We were seated promptly and our server was welcoming and enthusiastic. After putting our order in, it all went downhill... Our server forgot to place our drink orders so we ate our appetizer without them. She was nowhere to be found for a while. We asked the person bringing the appetizer and the next thing she did was to seat other people. Once you experience a mistake like that you'd expect the establishment to hover over you like bees, but no. Grilled octopus was extremely chewy and dry. Swordfish was overcooked. This was a bummer because it was a lovely and affulent settting away from the seedy main drag. read more

Sazio - Patio - Italian Near Me - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Happy Hour review. It goes from 5:00-6:30. Arrived at 5:30-ish on a rainy Monday, and we were the first to get a high-top for Happy Hour. We came for the food, so can't speak to the drinks, but since they are only discounted $1, it seems like Sazio is more into discounting the food instead of the drinks anyway. The two of us enjoyed 4 items: fried calamari, fried mozzarella, vegetable frito misto (fried vegetables), and fra diavolo pasta. Here's the scoop: The calamari was excellent. It's a smaller version of the full menu app, but was a good amount as a tapas. The dipping sauce was a "lemon pepper aioli", which I liked, but player 2 preferred the marinara that came with the mozzarella. Speaking of, the fried mozzarella is interesting: slightly larger logs than your typical bar food, and covered with seasoned breadcrumbs which I found a little overwhelming. Player 2 really liked them, dipped in the marinara that accompanied...had to ask for a second dish of sauce. See the dad/pro tip below. The veg frito misto was a little disappointing. I wasn't sure what it was, so I googled pics and saw some beautiful looking mini platters, so said let's do it. But what came out was a small bowl of fried veggies all mixed together. They were mostly mouth-burning cubes, except for the broccoli rabe, which was dried-out. Artichokes were advertised, but nowhere to be found (except I think one made it in with the calamari?). The fra diavolo was really good. It comes as a small soup bowl of gemelli, with a mildly spicy marinara, and a single large grilled shrimp. So we could've used a second shrimp, but overall it was a nice departure from the fried food. So here's my dad/pro tip: a bite of the mozzarella stick paired with a bite of the pasta made for a nice flavor combo, since it was like a shrimp and pasta Parmesan dish. Photo of menu included. read more

Sazio - Happy Hour Menu - Italian Near Me - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Good food and service with nice ambiance. Down town Rehoboth parking so be prepared. I ordered the Veal Ossobuco which was good, but slightly dry if I knit pick. Most apps were seafood based and my girlfriend doesn't eat seafood so we're somewhat limited by the menu in that regard, however plenty of entree options. Overall quite good, would go again. read more

Food was fabulous! Staff couldn't have been better! You can actually have a conversation at your table and hear each other! All good!

had my first date with an old friend. Sazio was perfect! the meals were excellent, large portions too. Tracy was lovely and took great care of us. I definitely recommend the place. read more

AMAZING food & service! One of my favorite restaurants for Italian in the downtown area. Everyone was super friendly and the ambience was great. Only downfall was the carbonara was a bit bland... overall - GREAT!!! Definitely recommend read more

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Enjoyable atmosphere. Sam was a very attentive server. Specialty cocktails were absolutely incredible. New menu and new cocktails! I had the Shrimp Fra over Penna which I completed enjoyed. Had a nice "sneaky hot" at the end which I really enjoyed. My husband had Crab & Clams linguini. He said not much Crab to be found :( For dessert we had a cannoli -- could have used less whipped cream and more filling as it wasn't filled throughout the shell. I give it a 4 as it all very tasteful just needed a little more read more

Wow! Go here if you are in Rehoboth! If you can't snag a reservation, they do take walk ins. For appetizers, we got the 1 lb Kobe beef meatball - huge portion! Great for sharing. We got the small portion of the Caesar salad which was so tasty! And enough for 4 people. Also may I recommend the Tito's martini with provolone and sopressata olives! So yummy! For dinner, we got shrimp scampi, lobster crab diavolo, clams and linguini, and chicken parm. We recommend them all! Service was great and the atmosphere was lovely! Loved sitting out on the porch! read more

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Third time in Sazio and the food never disappoints. Excellent service and courses spaced out perfectly we had the chicken Marsala and the salmon which were both perfect. read more

Thinking about an Italian dining experience at the beach other than Sazio? Non ci provare! Sean and Devon at the bar are super knowledgeable about their wines and even tequila; Tom the manager always makes me feel welcome with a story or a joke; best burrata I've had outside Italy. Sazio is the official bar of critically acclaimed HBO series Gomorrah! The outdoor seating is a nice wrap around porch, just like nonna used to make. read more

We stayed at Hotel Rehoboth and this was a short walk away. Really great indoor and porch seating. Need reservations but not in bar area. First come basis. I agree the phone reservation system is not great. We sat at the busy bar and enjoyed everything. Real nice wines that they have by the glass. Will return read more

Sazio - Dessert - Italian Near Me - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

We came here for dinner sat 6/20/20. We wanted to sit outside on the covered porch it liked so appealing. We had drinks at the bar while waiting for our table. We had the mozzarella appetizer which seems to be identical to mozorella sti is you Seoul's get from a Ledos pizza. They were good we ate them but nothing spectacular. They were out of the Kobe beef meatball. We also had the caprese salad which was delicious I ordered The swordfish puttanesca and my girlfriend ordered the clams and linguine. They brought out and assorted veggie tray and dipping sauce before our meal. I asked for bread and they said they don't have bread. Hard to believe eating pasta at an Italian restereanunt amd there's no bread. To dip into the sauce. My girlfriend spent the night on the toilet I did not. The food was ok the resteraunt was very nice. Not sure if I'll return read more

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Great food and atmosphere. One of our favorites! Service was amazing. We come here every time we are in Rehobeth

I have never had anything that was not delicious here. I like that music is not blasting in my ear and you can hear the person you are dining with. Little expensive so I do not go as often as I would like. The focaccia bread and the Bellini stand out, could use maybe one extra vegetarian dish as my partner is and gets the cauliflower plate every time. Maybe a pasta without meat, priced accordingly. read more

I had not been to Sazio in a couple of years. Boy did it go downhill. The restaurant was crowded and the acoustics are terrible and the noise level made it pretty difficult to have a conversation. But worse than the noise was the food. The portions are enormous. Freakishly enormous. But the food is bad. We ordered crispy skin Branzino, chicken parm, eggplant parm and mozzarella sticks. There was no crispy skin at all on the Bronzino and so little chimichurri sauce it might as well have not been there. It was essentially an unseasoned piece of fish fillet. It came with broccoli that was badly undercooked. And potatoes that were OK. The other three dishes came with identical heavy fried coatings that completely overwhelmed what was inside the fried dough. All I could think of was, it's the Mama Leone's of Rehoboth Beach: huge portions of bad food. read more

In a word: the Food was flavorless. At least the Angle Hair with clams (which were also tough) and linguine with shrimp. One pound wagu meatball was just meh. Red sauce was good though. Service was great as was wine selection. Sadly we won't go back. We really wanted to like this place. read more

Appetizers were delicious, ambience was good , but the entree wasn't . My wife has the carbonara and it was completely dry, my wife said something about it and they took it back to fix I guess and when she got it back it was like all they did was add water to it and then it was just downhill from there . I had the scallops dish and all I can eat from it was the scallops , the pasta/ risotto was not appetizing . Also keep the salt shaker handy , that's the only way to get any taste out of it . read more

Sazio was a BEAUTIFUL restaurant with the best tortelloni I have ever eaten. The risotto balls were scrumptious as well!Would highly recommend to hungry families looking for a nice place to eat. The service was quick and we got our food quite swiftly! read more

This place was actually so amazing! The food was great, the service was amazing! The vibes were clean and relaxed, like enjoying a nice home cooked meal at your rich friends house. Sam was our server she was amazing :) the fried Oreos were delicious and thats coming from someone who doesn't like sweets. read more

I would like begin by saying I would come to this restaurant again. They have multiple dishes that I would love to try and the food is well seasoned and thoughtfully prepared. I had the salmon piccata. The salmon was delicious, some of the best salmon I have ever had in a restaurant. My only complaint is that they paired it with bucatini, which seemed heavy and chewy compared to the delicate salmon. My husband had the shrimp scampi. Nothing bad about, just was something you could easily make at home. Didn't really "wow" us. For dessert we had the fried Oreos. Again, they were fine but not something I would order again. Just didn't feel like a special dessert. The restaurant is decorated beautifully. They did a great job with everything - the lighting, space between tables, the color choices. I really enjoyed the feel of the restaurant. Finally, they were so understaffed when we were there for dinner but the staff did a great job of not showing their stress to the patrons. They worked together to make sure that the customers were well taken care of. In short, I would come here again and would recommend it to others. It is a great place for date night. read more

The crab ravioli was the best I've ever had and the ciabatta bread was to die for! The service was great, she even gave me a lime with my diet coke. read more

This place quickly became our favorite place in Rehoboth. Tonight we were quoted a one hour wait. Two hours and 20 minutes later we were offered a small table that didn't even fit us. The hostess was never nice and blamed the "people who won't leave." At the hostess stand they told us we really would fit in that table and then cancelled our wait list spot. I really hate to type this review but this was a huge swing and a miss tonight, all based on service. read more

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Had dinner here for the first time on 7/27/24. Ate inside; ambiance is pleasant but could use some updating to a slightly more contemporary feel. Outside porch is what you would expect. The service was very good and never felt we were on our own. (we were a party of 4ppl) Had the Crispy Calamari, Risotto Balls 1lb Kobe meatball. Props on the Risotto Balls and Kobe meatball....yum. The calamari had more of a "fishy" taste to what I enjoy but others seemed not to be bothered by it like myself. We had 1 chicken milanese, 1 eggplant parmesan and a chicken parmesan. The last entree was the Branzino...which they enjoyed. The biggest challenge was with the Parmesan/Milanese preparation; we all felt these entrees were precooked (not uncommon in restaurants) but the each of them were slightly burnt tasting and dry. I think it might be a combination of over cooking and possibly a situation with the oil being used. I ate most of my meal but was disappointed for the most part. Didn't stay for dessert as the burnt flavor kinda stayed with us and didn't want to add another flavor on top. All in all the apps were good but missed the mark on the entrees. Would I go back??? Yes, but would select different entrees and I do believe in giving restaurants a second try. With that said, someone mentioned to me they had the same issue with the entrees we had experienced. read more

food was amazing but what really made the evening spec was Nicole and Eden at the bar with great conversation after a warm welcome. Marissa was amazing when we ordered a bottle of cuvee Brut bubbly and weren't really into it. what a great evening thanks to the fabulous staff. read more

All amazing! Excellent service and we sat outside at night with a cool breeze. What a gem! read more

Sazio - Grilled octopus, mussels fra diavolo, risotto balls and grilled asparagus with prosciutto and Pinot Grigio. - Italian Near Me - Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

It started out with high expectations. We've been there once before. The food had been great. The atmosphere was nice and comfortable and the service was pleasant, although a little snarky when asked about parking. PWe ordered drinks, appetizers and entrees. We didn't anticipate that we were now in a "sprint" to get us done and out the door. We were never told that there was a 90 minute limit at the table. The items were slow to be delivered to the table at the beginning, but accelerated once the appetizers came. At the 80 minute mark, we noticed someone hovering around the table-- we later learned this to be the manager. He didn't say anything. Ten minutes later, he comes back to tell us that times up!! How rude and unprofessional. He won't have to worry about us in the future, because we certainly aren't going back. read more

Repeat customer every time we come to Rehoboth .. enjoy the restaurant..only minor service issues like tonight's big Caesar salad for two delivered in one huge bowl but no dishes for us to eat it on except bread plate .. asked about plates kinda got odd response from server .and by that time we were eating it on the tiny plates .. overall pleased with food Just seems like service could be more consistent read more

We got a Big Fish Group gift card from Hotel Rehoboth and settled on this charming little house restaurant since it was just around the corner. SO HAPPY we did. We started off with the wild mushroom crostinis and the 1lb Kobe meatball. The meatball was juicy and the crostinis still had a nice crust with the creamy mushrooms on top. Followed that up with a bottle of champagne and our entrees were manicotti and the Sazio tortellini. That tortellini was a recommendation from our wonderful waitress (Samantha), and it did not disappoint. It was so creamy and rich in flavor. This is going to be a tradition of ours to come back here from now on. read more

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Sazio was an incredible dining experience. The setting was bright and lively with the nicest servers you'll find in Rehoboth! The food was enjoyed by my entire party, with decent prices and a low wait time. In specific, the fried mozzarella was the largest I have ever seen with a cheese pull that could last a mile. I would also recommend the risotto balls and the tortelloni, some of the best I've ever had! The fish and chicken dishes were also very good. Fish was fresh. The only downside was they ran out of the specials. read more

Beautiful restaurant with excellent food, especially the pasta. Staff was friendly and efficient

I've been here twice. First time was outstanding. Food and drinks were out of this world. Second time, I don't know.... I heard raves about the chicken parm so I ordered it. It came out and the chicken tasted like it was smoked. Just didn't go with the Italian/chicken parm taste I was expecting. Hmmm. I'll try again but I'll avoid the chicken parm. read more

We were very disappointed with Sazio's reservation and deposit system. When we made the reservation, we were required to pay a $50 fee to ensure we showed up and we were told that this would be deducted from our bill. At the conclusion of the meal, not only were we charged a $42 large party fee (we were 5) but our reservation fee was not applied to the bill. It took several minutes of figuring this out with the manager to resolve this . Very dishonest and had we not paid attention, we would have been out the $50. read more

Called 6x to place a carryout order without anyone picking up the phone. Walked two blocks to place an order in person only to Be told they arent taking carry out orders yet the place was less then half full. Mind you it was also before 530pm (any kind of dinner rush). Disappointing read more

Great venue, parking can be tricky but once you're there there's great indoor and outdoor options to see and the mood is elegant. The service was great, timely and attentive no issues there! Now for the food, the pasta was EXCELLENT! Robust flavor and fresh and I wish I had gotten my own! The apps and drinks also great, would highly recommend the octopus! I ended up getting the NY Strip, and this is what brings this review down, it was cooked as requested, but this dish overall needs some attention in my opinion. There was something off, a little tougher than expected and came lathered in sauce, not ideal for $49 steak. Asparagus might need a little more cook time also. Overall give this place a go and I don't think you'll be disappointed! read more

We made reservations to celebrate my daughter's birthday due to some unforeseen circumstances we were running late for our reservation . Our server Brianna was so wonderful she didn't rush us she accommodated all of the guests as they came. The food was good and the atmosphere is very relaxing! read more

I can't even get over how good this place was! We came for my birthday dinner over the July 4th weekend and the online reservation system didn't work and they were booked. Fortunately, we eat early and got to sit at the bar. Both bartenders were quick, and made amazing drinks. We couldn't get over the food, it was so good. The place was so classy with a William-Sonoma home beach theme. We'll definitely be back! read more