Delightful lunch. Service was good and attentive. Place looks small, but that is deceiving. Calamari starter was light and delicious. Pasta Bolognese and Eggplant Parmesan was hot, fresh, and yummy. This will make it into our restaurant rotation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine Con Vitello Di Ragu Lunch
Tim Z.
Best Italian restaurant in Potomac! Service is always nice and food is great. Table wines are well selected.
Az D
Totally overpriced for cafeteria level pasta and
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
EllenM
Have eaten here many times as we live in the area. Food is great from pizza to pasta. Friendly. Love it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Raul Penate
Good food ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ellen M.
Excellent from A to Z. We are from the neighborhood, we have eaten here many times and it never fails. Never had anything we didn't like and the bread is marvelous. Excellent and friendly service to boot. Couldn't be better.
Rangamani M.
a very nice restaurant with a rare quieter corner where you can have a conversation with friends. Vegetarian options were ok . Minestrone soup made with chicken stock. Cold rainy day a nice soup would be good . Will go back again. Very friendly and attentive staff
Lydia Frentsos
Always a great time dining here - they are quick service and very polite!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
MARY KLARA PERLA Lin
Delicious food excellent serviceVery good food, very good service
Butter had ice on it. Carpaccio was stone cold. I get these items are easier to slice when frozen but at least make sure they are at room temp when served.Tomato sauce that goes with lobster ravioli was watery and barely warm. Meatballs too hot to eat. The microwave comes to mind.Chianti Classico very middle of the road. Was never shown the bottle, glass poured in the back. Could have been any red wine really.Grilled peppers taste sour like they come from a jar.Their “burratta” mostly resembles cheaply mozzarella. Real burratta is creamy in the middle. Theirs is rubbery. Served sliced and grilled. Totally takes away the purpose of using burratta.Server never asked if we enjoyed our food.The bread tasted nice and was warm. The atmosphere is cozy. My dining companion and I still had a good time because we enjoy each other’s company. But this restaurant fares on former success. Place was only half full on a Friday night. They need to step it up.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Adam Decktor
If you are not a regular, may want to steer clear...even after confirming reservation for 4 adults and 2 kids, we were given a table that barely fits 4 adults...for the duration of our meal, there were other tables available that would have fit us, but they were being held for other guests...we were served cold dishes that should have been warmed and were not offered all available options that we very obviously noticed were provided to other patrons...also we ordered a dish of spaghetti and meatballs to split for our 2 kids, and ordered the exact same dish for us, yet the portions were noticeably less when provided to our kids (1/2 the meatballs)...the food was decent but did not live up to the price charged...overall was not a memorable experience and the restaurant severely disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Shyra N.
I'm only giving this place two stars because service was friendly and food was served quick but that's not necessarily a good thing. Food felt pre-cooked and under seasoned and I left very underwhelmed. This is the kind of place where the servers will tell you everything is good when we know the whole menu is not. We ordered the Alfredo, grilled salmon and calamari. I've never had such bland Alfredo from an Italian restaurant that didn't use garlic. I'm pretty sure no seasoning was use in any dish. If you require a bland diet this is your place! For dessert we had crème brûlée. We had to ask them to flame the top again just to get the firm crust versus eating sugar crystals. Unfortunately, I won't return but only because I prefer my food to have flavor. Ambiance was charming and servers were attentive.
Andrew Silverman
After waiting 25 minutes for our reservation that was made weeks prior, we finally gave up and left. It’s a shame because the food looked good but our frustration became too much to wait to find out.
Service: 1
Henry M.
Cafe Roma is nearby. It isn't as tony, but it has better food and lower prices, and you don't need to be a regular or order their fanciest wine to get good service, so why bother with Renatos unless you are a regular who prefers its more exclusive atmosphere?
The food was
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Delightful lunch. Service was good and attentive. Place looks small, but that is deceiving. Calamari starter was light and delicious. Pasta Bolognese and Eggplant Parmesan was hot, fresh, and yummy. This will make it into our restaurant rotation.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fettuccine Con Vitello Di Ragu Lunch
Best Italian restaurant in Potomac! Service is always nice and food is great. Table wines are well selected.
Totally overpriced for cafeteria level pasta and
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
Have eaten here many times as we live in the area. Food is great from pizza to pasta. Friendly. Love it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent from A to Z. We are from the neighborhood, we have eaten here many times and it never fails. Never had anything we didn't like and the bread is marvelous. Excellent and friendly service to boot. Couldn't be better.
a very nice restaurant with a rare quieter corner where you can have a conversation with friends. Vegetarian options were ok . Minestrone soup made with chicken stock. Cold rainy day a nice soup would be good . Will go back again. Very friendly and attentive staff
Always a great time dining here - they are quick service and very polite!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food excellent serviceVery good food, very good service
Restaurantji Recommends
Butter had ice on it. Carpaccio was stone cold. I get these items are easier to slice when frozen but at least make sure they are at room temp when served.Tomato sauce that goes with lobster ravioli was watery and barely warm. Meatballs too hot to eat. The microwave comes to mind.Chianti Classico very middle of the road. Was never shown the bottle, glass poured in the back. Could have been any red wine really.Grilled peppers taste sour like they come from a jar.Their “burratta” mostly resembles cheaply mozzarella. Real burratta is creamy in the middle. Theirs is rubbery. Served sliced and grilled. Totally takes away the purpose of using burratta.Server never asked if we enjoyed our food.The bread tasted nice and was warm. The atmosphere is cozy. My dining companion and I still had a good time because we enjoy each other’s company. But this restaurant fares on former success. Place was only half full on a Friday night. They need to step it up.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
If you are not a regular, may want to steer clear...even after confirming reservation for 4 adults and 2 kids, we were given a table that barely fits 4 adults...for the duration of our meal, there were other tables available that would have fit us, but they were being held for other guests...we were served cold dishes that should have been warmed and were not offered all available options that we very obviously noticed were provided to other patrons...also we ordered a dish of spaghetti and meatballs to split for our 2 kids, and ordered the exact same dish for us, yet the portions were noticeably less when provided to our kids (1/2 the meatballs)...the food was decent but did not live up to the price charged...overall was not a memorable experience and the restaurant severely disappointed.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
I'm only giving this place two stars because service was friendly and food was served quick but that's not necessarily a good thing. Food felt pre-cooked and under seasoned and I left very underwhelmed. This is the kind of place where the servers will tell you everything is good when we know the whole menu is not. We ordered the Alfredo, grilled salmon and calamari. I've never had such bland Alfredo from an Italian restaurant that didn't use garlic. I'm pretty sure no seasoning was use in any dish. If you require a bland diet this is your place! For dessert we had crème brûlée. We had to ask them to flame the top again just to get the firm crust versus eating sugar crystals. Unfortunately, I won't return but only because I prefer my food to have flavor. Ambiance was charming and servers were attentive.
After waiting 25 minutes for our reservation that was made weeks prior, we finally gave up and left. It’s a shame because the food looked good but our frustration became too much to wait to find out.
Service: 1
Cafe Roma is nearby. It isn't as tony, but it has better food and lower prices, and you don't need to be a regular or order their fanciest wine to get good service, so why bother with Renatos unless you are a regular who prefers its more exclusive atmosphere?