Caffe Italia

"Oh my goodness... Best Italian cuisine in the Capital Region. Service is exceptional. Food... Flavors... Everything was simply exceptional. Maria, one of the owners, manages to find time to connect with her customers on top of making sure everything is running smoothly. You can feel the sense of pride and love in their meals and in their service."

"I must say I absolutely love this place. The food was fantastic and probably the best of it that I have ever had. However I was a little surprised at some of the up charges. It cost $15 for a glass of wine and the glass was barely half full. I was also charged $3 for salad dressing that came on the free salad that comes with your meal. I would expect that if they offer you a salad, the cost of the dressing would be included. They didn't say any of that to us. Food was great though"

"Great italian dishes with some vegetarian options. I ordered spaghetti with meatballs, and it was awesome. My wife ordered the eggplant Parmesan and we both loved it."

"Place was busy at 5:30 so the only seating option was outside facing a very busy noisy Central avenue. Food and service were both fantastic!"

"SENSATIONAL. From the beginning, the staff was super friendly and attentive. The bread and oil was delicious and had a bit of a crunch and heat to it. We ordered two Peroni beers and they brought out chilled glasses for them (amazing). For start, our meals came with a soup or salad. I got a salad with the tomato basil dressing and it was THE BEST salad dressing I've ever had. He mentioned several other dressings and they all sounded home-made so this felt no different. My boyfriend got the soup of the day, which was a seafood chowder. I tried it and it was AMAZING. I'm not normally a chowder person, but this was nice and thin and creamy, not too thick. I got the lobster ravioli which was absolutely stellar. It tasted home made to me and I'm convinced it was. If not, they got it from the best distributor around. My boyfriend got the chicken francese and it was, to quote him, "twice as good as the best francese I've ever had". The place is very small, so reservations are definitely recommended. We won't be eating any other Italian place. This was amazing."