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    Wood Fired Oven

    4.0 (28 reviews)
    InexpensiveItalian
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Chicken Rollitini -chicken breast stuffed with ham, ricotta, and Mozz, lightly breaded. Served with spaghetti in marsala sauce.
    Danny L.

    I have driven past this place every day on my work commute for 5 years and have never stopped, mostly bc of timing. However, tonight we were returning to town too late to make dinner at home and pulled in. So glad we did. The pastas each of us selected were very good. I've heard the pizza is great but we didn't try it this trip. Portions were excellent. The ambiance isn't super Italian themed, but who cares as long as the food is good. Tonight there was a young and casual wait staff, but their service was good.

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    Kayla F.

    If you aren't starving, consider sharing, the portions of pasta are humongous. The food is super tasty. I got the stuffed eggplant. I never thought about making a eggplant lasagna, but that is kind of what it resembled but with bread eggplant. Definitely hit the spot. The kids had pizza, they seemed to enjoy it. Highly recommend.

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    Very good food. House made pasta. Friendly staff. Highly recommend. Will definitely go back.

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    Great food and even better prices! Got the chicken parm,comes with a salad and a side of spaghetti for $12.99! Hugh portions!

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    9 years ago

    Went here after visiting the grand caverns. Pizza was very good. Medium size was like a large in most other places.

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    Great eatery. Top-notch, food outstanding and service is impeccable. Grottoes is a quaint little town.

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    Romano's Italian Bistro - Gnocchi

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    3.8(204 reviews)
    10.1 mi
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    Romanos, once again, did not disappoint. We were staying at Massanutten and didn't want to go out…read moreto eat. We decided to order delivery, which I am always hesitant to do. Well, I was pleasantly surprised. The delivery was fast and the driver friendly. The portions were the same huge size as dining in. The food arrived piping hot and well-packaged. I had the Seafood Romano --Shrimp, mussels, clams, calamari and scallops sautéed with garlic and olive oil in a slightly spicy marinara sauce over linguine. The marinara sauce was delicious and really added to the dish. The dish was packed with mussels and so yummy. The only "negative" is the calamari was a bit "rubbery." I did not care for the garlic bread. My room was well-decorated and seating comfortable. We hope to dine-in for our next visit.

    We ordered a GF pizza and a chicken Marsala for pickup. The…read moreGF pizza was fine. Not the best but not the worst. We also ordered a chicken Marsala with angel hair pasta. The pasta was overcooked and the sauce was very watery. Portions are large so I was able to cook the leftover chicken Marsala in a pan for a little longer to thicken up the sauce. The taste was better, but was still pretty bland. The garlic bread was soft and (in my opinion) underheated--the garlic butter side was not crispy. Overall it was okay, we might give it another chance next time we're down at Massanutten.

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    Ciro's Italian Eatery - Fettuccine Creamy Bolognese Meat Lovers Pizza   12" Medium

    Ciro's Italian Eatery

    4.5(350 reviews)
    13.9 mi
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    My favorite dish of the entire trip was at Ciro's Italian Eatery. We were in the mood for either…read morepasta or pizza, and after a quick look on Yelp, their fettuccine creamy bolognese immediately caught my eye -- I knew that was the one. My husband went with the meat lover's pizza. While he was happy with his pizza, I was absolutely blown away by my pasta. Everything about it was perfect -- from the texture of the pasta to the richness of the sauce. It was incredibly satisfying and easily the best thing I ate all trip. We loved it so much that we came back a second time before heading home and ordered another one to-go for our daughter (yes, it survived the 2-hour drive!). The staff was kind and efficient, and the restaurant itself was clean and well kept. This spot has officially made it to the top of my list for future visits.

    Good food, ok service. Older restaurant with a hometown feel. Came in to celebrate my babies big…read morebirthday and of course he requested Italian. Service wasn't bad it just felt like we were a burden to her. It was just a pure off feeling nothing I'd deem harmful but the feeling was there. Calamari was good, overall a 3.5/5. Crispy and soft, not chewy. Breaded Mushrooms were a miss, but could be someone's favorite if you don't mind textures. 3/5 Gnocchi, ravioli, chicken salad were all really good, 4/5 The cheesesteak was meh, meat was too dry. 3/5 The cheesecake was still frozen in the middle but it was shared between 3 of us and it was still a good plain cheesecake 4/5 Son's tiramisu was a 5/5, he really loved it and our waitress was sweet enough to write happy birthday on his plate even though we didn't ask.

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    tavola

    tavola

    4.1(451 reviews)
    24.7 mi
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    What a lovely and charming restaurant! Dined this evening with my family during our stay in…read moreCharlottesville and everything was really great. We began with very well crafted cocktails and I had the most delightful mocktail, an Unlit Gimlet; so bright and fresh and the pink peppercorn garnish was the perfect counter to the sweet. Food from beginning to end was fabulous. Servings sizes were filling and just right and not overly huge. So enjoyed our pastas from the Bolognese, the Carbonara, the Raucci, and the Primaverili (a perfect bite of spring green). Of the four, our table's favorite was the capellini gamberi Raucci but I wouldn't hesitate to order any of our selections. Sides of roasted fennel with oranges (the best fennel I've had) and the cauliflower were beautifully done. Appetizers enjoyed were the Roman artichokes, bread and olive oil, and olives. We ended the evening with the chèvre cheesecake, affogato and espressos. Service was professional, yet friendly and very welcoming. Thank you for an unforgettable evening!

    We went to tavola tonight for my partners birthday and overall we had a good time and would be…read moreback. Between us, we did 3 cocktails, 2 apps, 2 entrees and 2 desserts and the bill came to about $220 tax and tip included. The restaurant had their main door closed (maybe they always do?) so we entered through a narrow back alley entrance into their bar. Parking is kinda tough. We did arrive a few mins early to our reservation and watched a table of 2 and 4 get seated before us which was a bit frustrating (it seemed like the host knew them and maybe they were given preference). Additionally, despite the reservation saying it was for my partners birthday it was not mentioned while we were being sat or by our server during our meal. Other restaurants in town (particularly Orzo and C&O) are really good about noticing these reservation notes and ensuring they are acknowledged. Both restaurants have also provided complimentary dessert or champagne and so it was a bit of a bummer it seemed to not be noticed at all. The ambiance was also much louder than we expected. Unfortunately we got sat next to 4 very drunk rowdy women which can't be helped but we could hardly hear each other over how loud the room was. The vibe was more of a nice dinner out with friends than romantic intimate dinner we hoped for. The music was upbeat and funky. Not a bad thing just maybe a misfit for what we were hoping for this evening. I haven't been here before so it might have been nicer to be sat in a quieter corner since it was just the two of us (not sure if that would have been possible). Our server Ginger was nice. She did provide a list of special for the evening which we ordered a few of. Food wise, tavola, in my opinion, certainly beats mockingbird or the local which are its two neighboring restaurants I've been to. It's actually not even a close comparison the food is significantly better imo. For starters we had the fried artichoke in aioli. Delicious - 5/5. Only problem was there wasn't more of it! The bread was from alb baking co and was served with olive oil. It was fine. Not the best bread or oil I've had. For drinks we had the alpine air (gin, pear, lemon, rosemary I think) and some pear cocktail (pear simple, Tito's, maybe pear liqueur?). My partner had an espresso martini with dessert. All cocktails were 5/5. Very good. For entrees we had the duck rotini and the pork special with collard greens and potatos au gratin. The rotini duck was interesting. I liked the flavor profile of duck, cocoa (in the pasta), pickled chiles and mushroom. I did feel like the flavor combination was so rich I wish they would have been a little more bold with the cocoa flavor. To be honest, it got lost and was completely overpowered by the mushroom flavor in the sauce. The sauce itself felt more of like a butter and fell a bit flat. The duck was chopped into small pieces and I just felt like the execution of this dish didn't do the ingredients justice. I wish they had done a braised duck breast in maybe a cocoa-orange sauce as I thought the cocoa duck combination was quite smart. I felt like the pasta version of these flavors just fell a bit flat and ended up feeling a bit bland as the mushroom was the only prominent note. Overall, I'd give this a 3/5. Neither of us were wowed by it but I think the flavors are ambitious and interesting. The pork on the other hand was fabulous. The pork was cooked perfectly in what felt like a wine reduction and was incredibly tender, no knife needed. The potatoes au gratin were a tad on the underdone side and had a bit more bite than maybe I expected but the flavor with the caramelized onion on top was fabulous. The collard greens are some of the best I've ever had. I love collard greens and am quite picky and these were amazing. I wanted a whole plate of them. 5/5. We ordered Brussels and pancetta on the side and this was also a 5/5. Very good. For dessert we had the tiramisu and the cheese plate. The tiramisu, frankly, was a 2/5. The lady fingers were totally soaking and the dessert was actually just a wet blob. The texture was just not good. The cheese plate was fine, 3/5. It was served with grilled crostini, cherries and candied walnuts. The cheeses themselves were a soft maybe goat cheese, what felt like pepper jack, and then two hard cheeses similar to Parmesan. None of them were particularly flavorful or compelling. I wish the plate had been served with some sort of jelly or sweet spread to accompany the cheeses as I felt the bread nut cheese combo was a bit too dry. Overall, I would say the main foods we had were very good and I think next time we may try their more traditional italian pastas like the carbonara or the bucatini. Overall I think the food here is very good and we would be back.

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